I got a sample of a bunch in a starter pack.
Ones i liked the most

Orange Drink
Chocolate Pudding
Banana Pudding
Chicken Soup
RTD Chocolate Shake
Southwest Cheese Curls
Chocolate Soy Puffs

Others are good if you mix them up some. Add a few things to them. See FINN's site for lots of yummy recipes.

Yes boil the turnips first. I made that mistake my first time and they were too bitter. Now I boil mine first and they are really good.
I also make the Kale chips when i want something salty and crunchy.

It does get better and easier. I am at the end of week 3. Some foods i still do straight but i am starting to make other things when i have time. It really does help to have the variety.

You can do this. Just get through the first week or so and you will feel better and start seeing NSV. Great support here too.

I had the chicken soup for the first time yesterday and I love it! I'm already thinking about thinning it out with more water and adding some shredded chicken and veggies to it for a nice chicken soup. With the added water and veggies the portion will be much larger so I could split it and use it as both a snack and meal. I agree about Finns site, he has so many great ideas. I can't wait to try the green bean casserole.

Too funny. i can't wait to try the green bean casserole either. It sounds do similar to the original that it sounds totally do-able for Thanksgivings day.

I forgot, I also like the oatmeal.

I have not added anything to my soups yet. I typically eat them at lunch with my huge salad. But i hear lots of people do that and love it. I will try it on the weekend.

Thank You All For Your Suggestions!
 

I appreciate you all for sharing your favorite IP items. I just love being in this forum because of people like you!

Technical Question
 

How come every time I write my response to somebody who has addressed my question, a notification pops up saying my response was too short and so I needed to add a line.

The way I respond to you guys is by pressing QUOTE found on the lower right side of the box-is this the correct way of doing it?

Thank you in advance for your valuable responses.

If you click the "+ next to the quote, the one after the quote you can respond to more than one post. Just click that to all the post you want to respond too then click post reply on the left. It will copy all of the quotes and you just go back and type inbetween them.

You need to type your response outside the brackets the enclose the first and last [QUOTE]. Hope this helps.

Thanks WuToBeLoved! You are such a blessing! BTW, I love the photos on your profile- show a better comparison of the THEN and NOW! Amazing!

[QUOTE=Linden;4097099]You need to type your response outside the brackets the enclose the first and last Thanks Linden! You're very helpful! Appreciate it!

Hello everyone..I restarted 2 days ago. Working on this terrible headache I have..wishing it would go away. I don't recall it being this bad the first time. I have several health issues all related to my weight in some way. I am at my highest right now, and cry a lot because of it. Any and all help would be great...thanks so much

Thanks.. I am a truly amazed with diet. I know that I personally have spent thousands of dollars on diets thru the years with some achieving great inital results but all having same long term result (all weight gained back plus a few lbs)...

This one is going to work for all of us....

Take a 1/2 tsp of the sea salt in the palm of your hand and lick it straight out of your palm then drink water. Your headache will be gone in 10-15 mins

Wuv,

Can't wait to you share your WI results today.. you are doing just an great job:cp:

I had what I call a warm orange creamsicle for breakfast.

I use a stick blender for this, but you can use a regular blender, too. Just make sure to clean either one immediately, or you will have cement later. ;)

Make it from 2 cups ice cold water, 1 vanilla packet and 8 drops (about 1/8 tsp) pure orange extract. Resist the urge to add more orange, it's strong. If you do want a little extra, add by the single drop. Trust me.

Place water in stick blender cup/blender first. Add orange and pulse. Add pudding and blend. I like to make it frothy, so when I drink it warm, there's like a foam topper, similar to whipped cream.

My stick blender cup goes in the microwave - if using a blender, pour result into a large 4 cup bowl and microwave for 2 mins. You need the extra room because it does foam more in the micro.

Next, I use a smaller coffee mug to drink. Pour in some and the foam rises to the top. I get 5 small mugs from my concoction, YMMV depending how big your mug is. If you want the drink warmer, micro your mug for 30 second intervals.

My point here is that you end up with a mug of hot vanilla cocoa, like white chocolate, w/ orange flavor. Like a melted creamsicle!! Very tasty and warm and filling, like a new treat.

FinnSteve has more "warm pudding packet drink" ideas, check them out. I also make the dark choco pudd into a melted peppermint patty drink. Just be so so so careful w/ peppermint extract, a single drop is very powerful. ;)

Thanks guys for all the warm welcomes and wonderful suggestions. I still stare at those boxes of peach mango every day and can't go back to them yet but love the other things I have tried. And best of all my cravings for all things carb and sugar are gone and I lost 7.4 lbs my first week! So excited! The hardest thing is retraining myself on my daily "habits". since I am always on the go I am now packing a bag of veggies and IP with me- but I still had a need to drve thru fast food restaurant window (so strange) but just ordering a bottle of water did the fix for me.
And I will admit I did have a breakdown one day and cheat by eating a carb item that I used to love and I could only eat a bite of it because it now tasted like dirty feet to me. So now I have no desire to eat anything of sugar and carbs because dirty feet are not to my liking:dizzy: . Looking forward to our new weight loss future!