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Daily IP Chat Wednesday 10/19/11
Welcome back to the Daily Chat thread -- introduce yourself, post your plans for today, share what's been happening, ask questions!
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Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!
We are halfway through the week. I'm doing well. Had WI yesterday. 3.8 loss. Would have been more but I retained a bunch of fluids for some reason... Then I Pee'd like a mad man once I had already left!! I'm half way done with my training course for Derby. Had a good tough session last night as. It's amazing how much I have advanced.... Hope everyone has a good day! I'm working a 12 hour shift today. So ill be on these threads all the time! |
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WTG on a great weigh-in this week! |
Happy Hump Day!
Sounds like everyone is having a pretty good week. I went to a HS game last night and was able to avoid the popcorn at the concessions, but my it did smell good. The players even threw candy out to the crowd (I love candy!) and the skittles came to me. I promptly tucked them into my purse and they are going in my son's lunch today! Everyone doing o.k. with all the Halloween candy? I had to stop by a store on way home from game and was looking at Halloween treats for my nieces/nephews. Wow-that was hard but I just ignored it the best I could. They are too little to eat candy anyway, so have to buy non-food treats, unfortunately all in the same area! We have a lot of trick or treaters, but I am not buying my candy until the day or so before and not opening it until Halloween night. I will be fine! I can do this! My diet mantra is "This is not the last time in my life that I will have____________" (fill in the blank) halloween candy, pie, mashed potatoes, whatever. this is a phase and we can do it! Since I started this diet on sept. 26th, I set for myself a goal of being down 20# by Halloween. This also keeps me focused. Not positive it will happen but I am close with 2 weeks to go. Need to figure out tonight's dinner. I usually do my menus a week ahead, but getting low on entree groceries around here and won't shop until after payday on Friday! Usually these are the nights I would make a pasta meal, but that's not going to happen (at least for me!). What is everyone having? What phase are you on? Will give some ideas for now and later! |
Hello everyone. I haven't been on the daily chat in a while. Just wanted to pop in and say hi. I'm still doing well in maintenance. I had my first cheat/free day on Sunday, and the scale went up two pounds, but now it's headed back in the right direction.
wuv2bloved - just wanted to say a big shout out "thank you" for always starting the daily chat. You are a rock star! You are doing really well, and I am watching your progress and seeing how you answer questions and motivate others every single day. You have everything to be proud of. It's a rainy Wednesday here in Northern VA. I am working from home today, then off to NYC tomorrow. It's my first business trip since being on maintenance. I will probably end up doing Phase 3 while I am away, simply because I can't see finding carbs without fat at a restaurant and I'd like to eat something without asking ten million questions. On a nice note, I did get takeout last night from a place called Chicken Out. They have menu items listed with a little symbol "ff" for fat free. I was able to eat mashed sweet potatoes with my chicken and veggies, and enjoyed a whole wheat dinner roll. They were delightful, albeit a little too sweet. On a funnier note, I had to laugh out loud when someone had labeled their "gluten free" salads with a fabulous typo. The cobb salad said "gluton free". The other people in line looked at me like I was strange. I kept the whole thing to myself. Quote:
Instead of pasta, make zucchini noodles for you. This will give you the basic idea. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/zucchin...-2/detail.aspx Here is another page with recipes: http://idealweightacadiana.com/recipes Also, if you are on facebook, you should "like" the following pages as they put recipes out all the time: 1) Ideal Protein - Lohja, Finland 2) Ideal Protein AZ There is a lot of cross polination of ideas between these two, but I consider that a good thing. Enjoy! |
Good morning! I know I have been scarce on the boards lately- work and life are getting in the way of 3FC! ;)
WI this morning, down another 1.8, bringing my total to 32# even and bringing me 7.8# from goal. Good luck to all those who weigh in today! Wish I could spend more time with you. The motivation and stories on here are so inspiring! But I am still plugging along and jumping on whenever I can. :) |
Goodmorning everyone,
First time posting! I am on Day 5 today of IP. So far so good - some days are easier than others - but am so happy I am doing it! I find all your stories very inspiring! Alana |
Good morning everyone! I forgot to take my mag/cal last night and then I don't sleep well, so I am up early again. I weighed on both of my scales and I don't think I will make it to the 150's at weigh in this morning. It's my own darn fault for eating 2 Pure Protein bars in one day for several days these last 2 weeks. I need to get over this diet fatigue and just get these last ten pounds off. Maybe a little self sabotage going on here?
I'll let you know how it turns out. I have school till one and then trainings /workshops until 7pm. Going to be a long day. |
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Good morning everyone..wow just tried the mango smoothie last night..that was yummy but watch the carbs 9.... My favorite right now is taking the banana in my little bullet sprinkle cinnamon and a stevia and make a shake..yummy..nice breakfast..I'm up a few lbs so I am kicking it off now...
Have a great day...San Antonio is cooling off and the Rock N Roll Marathon is coming up so runners are everywhere... :exercise::strong::yoga::boxing::bike2::belly: :lifter::woops::running::trampo: :swim::ebike::tread::workout: |
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Pulled out a scarf this morning to wear to work because it's so stinkin cold here all of the sudden. I took a new pic to put in my avatar because my bare arms were making me cold. ;) Good luck to those who have weigh ins today! |
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Good morning everyone..It is cold here also..dragging out sweaters.
I also have Halloween candy everywhere at work. I like the idea of buying the candy right before Halloween and then getting rid of it! I am hanging on with Phase 2 for another week. Then hopefully will move to Phase 3. Good luck on WIs today..Also..great losses posted today! Itsaboutime..I like your new picture! Sandy..Hang in there through the diet fatigue..you are close to your goal.The |
Maile, thanks! How many weeks are you on Phase 2? Did you start it when you reached 90% of your goal? Somewhere I read that IP trainers are suggesting that you don't start phase 2 until you reach 100% of your goal. Am I imagining that or is it true? Anyone know?
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Good luck today Sandy!! Come on 159!!! LOL
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Good morning everyone! It's super windy, rainy and cold here in Chicagoland. Trying to keep my spirits up because it sure is gloomy out there!
Had another NSV last night. I tried on a new dress I bought for my first shower on Sunday along with a pair of tall boots that have never zipped all the way over my calves. Everything fit and looks amazing! I can really tell the difference in my stomach and butt. Hopefully you all won't get sick of my wedding talk on here - it's all consuming right now but it's the big day I'm working towards! boyz4us: The Halloween candy hasn't bothered me too much yet. Jewel had a good sale on mini candy bars 2 weeks ago so I bought a bunch for the trick or treaters and threw them in the bottom of our pantry (which we hardly go in anymore) and covered them with the rolls of paper towels and bag of napkins! Out of site, out of mind! Have a great OP day! |
Newbie Here
Hello everyone, :) I am just getting started on my IP weight loss journey. Infact, my first appointment isn't until Monday the 24th but I have been checking out the blogs and getting lots of great information before I even start. I have already been to the Walden Farms site to get some salad dressings ordered. Any tips that helped you all when you first got started? And is the Mio water flavor okay for phase 1?
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone! But, the scale said 160 pounds!!! I'll take it, next week will be the 150's!! 3 more pounds gone! Total of 43 1/2 pounds!
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[QUOTE=misswinter;4076907]Good morning everyone! It's super windy, rainy and cold here in Chicagoland. Trying to keep my spirits up because it sure is gloomy out there!
Had another NSV last night. I tried on a new dress I bought for my first shower on Sunday along with a pair of tall boots that have never zipped all the way over my calves. Everything fit and looks amazing! I can really tell the difference in my stomach and butt. Hopefully you all won't get sick of my wedding talk on here - it's all consuming right now but it's the big day I'm working towards! I'm just a little west of you in Iowa and I know what you mean about the cold. It's coming!:( Congrats on the NSV. I'm helping my daughter plan her wedding for August, so I'm quite used to the wedding talk! Quote:
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[QUOTE=I just restarted Monday after great results. Now I'm ready to finish what I started. I really like Netrition for ordering my Walden Farm stuff. I don't know what Mio water is so I can't speak to that. I'm a plain water drinker myself.[/QUOTE]
Wow, thanks for telling me about Netrition, the Walden Farm stuff is cheaper than on the WF site and the shipping is much less too!:wave: |
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Good morning everyone!! First weigh in yesterday and I lost 11.8lbs so I was thrilled!!! I know that it was alot of water weight but my body fat percentage went down so I got rid of some fat!! I used to think I didn't have any willpower but after starting this diet, I found that I had more than I ever thought possible!! Went out to dinner last week for our anniversary with my fiance and the roll and cinnamon butter smelled soooo good! But I just keep repeating "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!!!"
Have a great day everyone!! |
Well tonight is weigh in number 6 and I just don't feel like I've been loosing like I should even thought 100% OP :(
I'm worried about this weekend, I'm attending a 4 day conference where all meals are set, I did call ahead and the lunch is buffet so I should be able to pick from there and I will bring along some WF dressings to use. Is there a problem with skipping the IP package at lunch and doing a protein if they have it along with salad and veggies? Plus do the same for supper? Also up to this point I have been measuring my veggies and I obviously can't do that so I'll just have to guess. On top of that it is a 6 hour drive so guess it'll be quite the test. I have good intentions at this point and hoping to stay that way ..... |
Is it considered "sexual harassment" if you walk past a male co-worker's office, exchange greetings, he calls you back to his office only to tell you he wanted nothing more than to "look" at you again? Don't get me wrong...I am totally charging on the compliment, but does anyone else think that's a little over the line?
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Happy hump day!!
Weekly WI, down -2lbs. Not stellar but I will take it! |
Good morning everyone, great to hear how everyone is doing. I am on week 2 of IP and finding it hard to eat everything. but I will do this I am loving the restrictions so much easier for me to follow. Hope everyone has a great Hump day, and congrats to all you that have a loss this week.
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Thanks ladies..... |
Hello everyone,
Glad to hear everyone is having a good morning!! I had a NSV last night as I was going through my old jeans (pre-marriage) which I haven't been able to fit into for last 5 years and surprisingly they FIT (went from a size 10 to 6):carrot:. I'm so excited to WI this friday since I finally hit my 127 lbs hurdle. In the past 5 years that i've been trying every fad diet you can think of, I have never been able to break my 127 plateau, always seem to get stuck there. This time on IP it only took me 3 days. My scale this morning read 126.1 and Im so excited to lose more before WI:D and finally start phase 2. |
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WELL....I DID IT!!.....I REACHED UNDER 300Lbs....I loss 3lbs so I am at 298lbs NOW...A NEW decade!!!....I am SUPER excited, its been 20 years since I have been less than 300lbs, I just don't know what to do with myself right now...I called my mom and she yells WOOHOO!!!!! and my brother says she must of gotten under 300...hahaha... I Love you MOM!! My cousin loss .6 BUT he went eat at a couple of buffets this week and he has NO SELF CONTROL!! When he told me he went eat buffets I KNEW he wouldn't lose very much, he is lucky he didn't gain. He said he will do better this week so we will see. |
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Great job WUV!! What a feeling that must be for you!!!! You should be so proud of yourself!!
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That must feel AMAZING!!! Well DONE! |
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