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Some forum lingo:

NSV = Non-scale victory
TOM = time of the month
WI = Weigh-in
WF = Walden Farms
OP = on program

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Dr. Tran Tien Chanh's website

Dr. Tran Tien Chanh's book (PDF file): The Unbalanced Diet Approach to a Slimmer You

Good Morning IPeeps:

Good Luck on to those who have weigh in 's today. I hope everyone has a great OP day!!!

Good morning. Its 4am where I am and I'm at work. I am doing really well OP there are all kinds of cookies,choclates and chips here tonight,I look,but DO NOT TOUCh. I quit smoking 23 yrd ago and haven't touched a cigarret since. So I figure if I don't touch anything I shouldn't eat,then I can be safe! So far my plan is working.
Hope everyone has a great day,when they wake up,I'll be in bed

Good morning!! Week 5 here and I'm down another 3.4lbs WooHoo!!! I can't wait to break into the 160's, I honestly don't remember the last time I was there, probably just shortly after I got married. I hope everyone has a great day!

Good Morning everyone! Hope everyone had a great OP weekend! Stayed home yesterday and didn't go anywhere for Super Bowl. (not that I watch it anyway) It was a nice and relaxing afternoon.

Have a great OP day!

Happy Monday, everyone! Starting week 4 today, and so far I'm down 21 pounds! I even survived a long weekend out of town and managed to stay OP! I rewarded myself quite handsomely this weekend and splurged on a new Coach purse...with my husband's encouragement, of course. People are starting to notice and compliment me on how I look...it feels great!

Well I'm with those that say 100% OP and gain! WI was +0.2 this morning and how SUPER frustrating when I was OP all weekend!!!!!! I just wanted something to show for all my resisting efforts this weekend at a big family get together. Grrrrr oh well here's hoping for the woosh next week, guess my body is saying "not so fast missy" have a good week everyone!!

You've done amazing! You may be retaining some fluid, or maybe starting to get a little constipated. Either way, I know it's frustrating, but I would NOT worry about it one bit!!!

Look at me...I got a ticker! It's the small things.....

Whoo Hoo and getting smaller. Smile. Great job...

Happy Monday!
I hope that everyone has GREAT WI's today! I have stayed OP for 2 weeks, the scales have stopped moving and only lost 1.5lbs last week, a little discouraged. Any one have any ideas?

We just had our Week 4 weigh in and for Husband/Wife team we are down an amazing 9.8 pounds for the week and 44.6 total pounds since the start. We couldn't be happier.

We had an IP Milkshake taken from EnlightenWithZarah's youtube Channel and it was very good. Had the Tapioca pudding added extra water and tad of ice with stevia, mix in blender and it made two enormous IP Superbowl Milkshake drinks

Discourage ??? you should be proud of yourself, 99% of the population would love to wake up and see they've lost 1.5 pounds. Your body reacts differently, like me I lost 40% more weight this week than last week and I didn't even exercise at all because I had a foot problem. Once your body adjust, I think next week you have a nice result.

Icathinme- congrats on the ticker!

I'm starting day 4, waiting for it to "feel" like its all working, right now I still feel like I'm just going through the motions