I would like to get going ASAP - I will be 100% OP today but look forward to you and Sandra joining on Thursday or Friday
I'm with you today! The kids are going to their dad's house this weekend, so I dumped all of the junk and I'm white-knuckling it through the carb purge. I know I'll be happy for it next week when I lose some weight, feel better in my clothes, and stop the carb craziness!
I'm with you today! The kids are going to their dad's house this weekend, so I dumped all of the junk and I'm white-knuckling it through the carb purge. I know I'll be happy for it next week when I lose some weight, feel better in my clothes, and stop the carb craziness!
Did you used to have a picture of you and another gal on a boat as your avatar? Just wondering if you are who I think you are!
Seriously! I feel like the stupidest person in the universe! I really am!!
It is the 25th of January and I've been trying to be OP since January 1st with no success whatsoever!! It is getting me depressed beyond what you can imagine and it is making me feel like a failure!!!
And to top it all, my DH started training not a long time ago (and I really mean NOT a long time ago), he is determined to do the half iron-man, and for those of you who don't know what is that, here is the definition: consists of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run!!! I just got tired reading about it! And here he is, after only 1 month and a half of committing himself to the gym and exercising like crazy, he has like the widest shoulders ever, the most defined muscles a man can dream to have, he looks like a God! and me... the wobbly, full of cellulite me who can't even stick to a diet that made me lose about 50 pounds when I committed to it! Why this much stupidity from my part? Really? I have no excuse whatsoever!
Please, I am begging you, I need you to reply to me, all of you and encourage me to finally go back to it and stick to it like I did the first time, please pretty please.
You can do it! Make a plan an stick to it for a week. After that it will be easier.
Can you enlist the support of your husband? Mine didn't do ip with me last year and it was hard.
This time he is trying to lose 50 pounds, and having to plan for both of us has kept me on track. Plus, we have a "splurge" meal our once a week (steak and salad, not too crazy) that seems like a treat.
I would like to get going ASAP - I will be 100% OP today but look forward to you and Sandra joining on Thursday or Friday
How about a compromise? I'm don't cheat so I'll stay an OP and start the process Friday in case Sandra or anyone else wants to start that day. Besides, I want to "borrow" my son and his family's 6' bathtub while they're all out at a playground on Saturday freezing there you-know-whats off. Talk about self-indulgence.
Seriously! I feel like the stupidest person in the universe! I really am!!
It is the 25th of January and I've been trying to be OP since January 1st with no success whatsoever!! It is getting me depressed beyond what you can imagine and it is making me feel like a failure!!!
And to top it all, my DH started training not a long time ago (and I really mean NOT a long time ago), he is determined to do the half iron-man, and for those of you who don't know what is that, here is the definition: consists of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run!!! I just got tired reading about it! And here he is, after only 1 month and a half of committing himself to the gym and exercising like crazy, he has like the widest shoulders ever, the most defined muscles a man can dream to have, he looks like a God! and me... the wobbly, full of cellulite me who can't even stick to a diet that made me lose about 50 pounds when I committed to it! Why this much stupidity from my part? Really? I have no excuse whatsoever!
Please, I am begging you, I need you to reply to me, all of you and encourage me to finally go back to it and stick to it like I did the first time, please pretty please.
Sandra! I understand totally! My dh just dropped 20 pounds by cutting back on soda! He still eats whatever he wants and does not work out other than what excersise he gets at work. I have been doing zumba 3x week since sept and nothing. I have been back on IP since Jan6th and have only been "good" the first week! I know we can do this! We have proven it before! we really need to put our big panties on (working towards smaller ones) and just do it! No excuses! Maybe hang a really cute outfit on the wall and lookat it when we are tempted? Or find someone to call or text? I dont know what to do that will get my full attention but I know if we dont give up we will find what works and will win this battle over our minds and bodies!
I am in too! I started out great this morning and have now had a little slip up but am not going to let it ruin my day! Making the rest of it OP is my plan. Have a weigh in tomorrow morning so hope this week has not erased the good I had done before. Then I will have a better variety of IP foods to keep on track!
It is very very very hard to restart, I am in the same boat. I have done ok the last couple of days with just a little extra protein to get me through the afternoon. I don't know why I am hungry then, but I am. Stay the course, keep posting, it will click and then off you go to goal!
I am finding the re-start difficult because I am not coming from the same desperate place as I was when I started the program. I need to keep in mind though that if I keep going this direction I will be back to 191lbs!!!
It is very very very hard to restart, I am in the same boat. I have done ok the last couple of days with just a little extra protein to get me through the afternoon. I don't know why I am hungry then, but I am. Stay the course, keep posting, it will click and then off you go to goal!
I am always hungry in the afternoon as well.... hate it!
I have done ok the last couple of days with just a little extra protein to get me through the afternoon. I don't know why I am hungry then, but I am.
I don't know either, but I'm in the same boat. Even though the days are getting longer it's dead dark here at 4:30 and the sun actually starts to go down long before that. Well, actually, there isn't any sun but one still gets the sense of its diminishing. I think my system starts to think dinner. So I do what you do, have a little protein. It really helps. This is easy for me since I'm using a bulk protein isolate and I can measure out the grams necessary to give me 10 g of protein isolate. This puts me at about 95 -105 g of protein a day, depending on whether I have fish, chicken, or beef for dinner, and I'm very comfortable with that.
My problem is not that I am hungry. I am not hungry at times but still eat. I guess it is really just a matter of discipline I think. I am having a hard time getting my veggies in. I need to just make a decision to choose the right foods and leave the no no's alone! I have also been very tired and have had no energy. I think I should have kept exercising instead of waiting the first three weeks? maybe I would be better off if I get active again.
I'll play a game of get ready, get set, go with you -- if you'd like. Tomorrow's get ready. Put together whatever you need to make the plan work for just 5 days, until you're in ketosis. Get set is Friday. Friday is a day to just pamper yourself in any way you can think of. Pamper, not indulge. And Saturday is Go. My go will be boot camp, which I don't like much; yours will be to be on plan, OK? Or we could start on Friday with Saturday a day to pamper. I'm dead serious about this. I am GOING TO lose the weight I've put on from a week of pain killers and 2 cortisone shots (which I did NOT ask for). If you're willing to join me, it will make things easier. We'll just make a go of it, OK? Anyone else in? Man, I'm just sitting here planning out pampering and relishing it.
EDIT: So, everyone else was saying what I was while I was trying to think up a plan. But I AM serious. So will you think about it?
I'm with y'all for Ready-Set-Go, starting Friday if that's when everybody else is doing it... no upcoming obstacles, thank goodness, like there have been for the past two or three weeks... I'll be doing Boot Camp with you, Linden...
One thing that's thrown me off lately is that one of my main motivations, the Continental Divide Trail Project, has ceased operations... lack of funding, no surprise there... so, I've been sorta down about that & have been comforting myself too much with no-nos... but, I have plenty of other reasons to finish this journey, so I'm working on getting my head back into the right place...
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I am sorry I couldn't reply earlier as I got very busy at them office andthere ended up staying until 7pm. Thank you everyone for replying especially Linden and Lalibe, I am so totally in. Actually I am glad to report that today, i was 100% OP despite the hard day I had at work. Tomorrow I will weigh myself and post it in my signature cause for sure I gained about 10 pounds since I stopped. I will stick to having Thursdays as my official weigh in day.
Again, thank your for the encouragement, we can do this.
PS: sorry if I have some typos since I am using my phone and it is hard typing on this
but am not going to let it ruin my day! Making the rest of it OP is my plan. Have a weigh in tomorrow morning so hope this week has not erased the good I had done before. Then I will have a better variety of IP foods to keep on track!
