That's sooo exciting - to see the 160s. I'm right behind you still hoping to break that 170 barrier soon! Good for you!:D

First off what are you calling a stall? A stall by most experts is called not loosing any weight for several weeks. If you lost 1.2 this week you aren't stalled. Second, don't limit yourself to only 2 restricteds per week. Many of us have one everyday and we haven't stalled. Maybe your body wants a bit more calories, not less so it doesn't think you are trying to starve it. I've also read that IP has found that restricted IP foods don't slow down weight loss at all and may in fact help. All of us have had our great loss weeks and not so great loss weeks, it's just part of the average. So enjoy your restricted foods. I have found for me upping my water has made the scale move more. Hang in there, there is just no way you can't loose on this diet.

Glad to hear you are more encouraged today and great job on the push ups. Might have to give those a try. ;)

Day 2 and 3 can be the worse days, so hang in there. Soon you will be waking up feeling so much better. And these difficult days are just a reminder of just how bad carbs can be if they make you feel like this going through withdrawal.

Welcome. I'm sure you have heard about the challenges of the first few days. Hopefully you will be one of the lucky ones, but if not, hang in there and it will get better soon. We promise.

A slow caffine withdrawal is a wise move. I have a friend who was addicted to diet coke too and she really suffered those first few days. Carb AND caffine withdrawal at the same time = not pretty. Welcome to IP, it is an amazing diet.

Mazel Tov - Congratulations! :bravo:

Wow, that is so exciting. When I first started I gave myself 100 days. That was kind of a marker for me. I just wanted to see where I could get in 100 days because of well the previous 100 days. Not much happened then. In fact, if I am not mistaken today is day 50 for me.

Congratulations on P3. It really helps to see how people progress on this diet. This is a wonderful motivator. Thank you.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Do any of the working people have any tips for me about bringing lunch to work? I'm starting my first full-time job (@ 30hr/week) and would really appreciate some tips on bringing lunch and dealing with children 5yrs and younger.

I don't work, but I do often wind up eating lunch in the car. I pre-slice, measure, and bag all my veggies (pick things you like raw, cucumber, pepper, broccoli) and have my restricted with lunch. Makes it really easy, no drinks to mess with, and no cooking / heating. GL to you and congrats again on the new job!

WOW!! Congrats!!!! SO excited for you! Let us know how P3 goes.

You have gotten yourself into a rut and your body is slowing down.

I expected my last 10 pounds to be really slow but I have lost the quickest in the past 6 weeks than in all the rest of the time.

I realized I was eating the same stuff over and over and had stopped making sure I was getting all my veggies in, not using any of the recipes for them.
I had also gotten down to almost no fat as I was using the individual WF salad dressings for convenience.
I also was always eating chicken breasts for my regular protein.

You are likely not eating enough for your size and your body is holding on to fat for dear life.

Go back to the protocol sheet and start again like it is your first day. Very carefully make sure you are getting all your veggies in. Same with oils, don't just count what you use in cooking, you don't get all of that in. Best to measure it out and use it on your salad. Get some fat in with your regular protein.Make sure you are getting in your restricted everyday. Get in everything on the sheet at the upper limits. Also stop jumping on and off the scale. Give your body some time to do the hard work you are asking of it.

Your body has likely gone into shock and needs to be woken up again.

Pat

Shan it took me almost 5 weeks to get out of the 270's, it was driving me crazy but I just gave it time and now I am in the 260's. NEVER be disappointed, your body is adjusting to your weight loss, IT WILL COME OFF.....TRUST the program and most importantly TRUST YOURSELF!!!

Thanks for that ONE pound of fat pic...I got one for ya....here is 100 lbs of fat!!!!....THIS is a scary site...Several of us have loss THIS plus some!!

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday, it made my day extra special. I see we have a lot of new people just starting out, which is great!!!...welcome to the IP family Each and everyone of you!!!

Great points....thank you!!!

Happy Friday everyone!

Well today marks my 5th month anniversary on IP and being 100% OP the entire time. Lots of exciting things to look forward to in the coming week. Unofficially I'm just 1 pound away from onederland, my mom is coming into town next week and she last saw me 20 pounds heavier, and I'm seeing my brother and SIL the following week and I last saw them when I had just started IP 65 pounds heavier, I'm going to see my doctor who recommended I go on IP and the last time I saw here was before starting IP. And I'm leaving on a cruise next weekend. Feels like a party, LOL!

TGIF!
I'm in the end of my first week (day six); the cravings have stopped, I've lost just short of five lbs, and am feeling pretty good. I need to find a way to stop checking the scale every couple hours though. I know logically I won't lose any (I may even gain depending on when I ate), but I want to be sure that it's working :^:

Same thing happened to me at my weigh in yesterday, down 1.? but I've been on it long enough to know that the week before TOM is always a low number and sometimes a gain. Keep staying OP and you should be happier with next weeks number

Dana- sounds like you have lots to look forward to and many reasons to celebrate; congratulations and enjoy all of it!

That's awesome, just be careful!
I go to the gym on a regular basis but usually just walk on the treadmill at an incline and then do weights. Well, I thought I'd try and tighten up my stomach muscles so did the plank and side plank and then could barely get off the mat - somehow screwed myself up so now I have to stay away for a few days to let my muscles relax as I could barely walk. Take it easy and work your way up to it especially if you haven't been doing exercise for a while.
Fun to do it together though :)

Thanks for posting this. I've been telling my daughter the exact same thing, but this time I showed her your post too. My daughter is on her last five pounds and it's been going extremely slow for her. Her body fat is only 17%, and she weighs 105 pounds, but she really wants to reach her goal of 100 pounds. She is short (4'9) and very petite. She only eats chicken for her protein and she's been like this for weeks now. I keep telling her to shake things up a bit. I guess Mom telling her wasn't enough, but after reading your post she has agreed to eat something else tonight. I'm making steak tonight for dinner. ;)

If the scale is making you crazy then put it away, especially if you are weighing yourself more than first thing in the morning. This diet does work. Just look around at all of the amazing stats.

Thank you so much.:)