Fewer migraines!!
I saw my neurologist this week after being on IP for a month - my migraine frequency has dramatically reduced - so he's lowering my dose of my daily preventative med!

I have every hope this is the beginning of getting off many of the medications I take!!!

I feel better overall - just a general sense of wellbeing.

Well, I don't drink wine after work any more. The best thing is that I don't miss it, either!:)

-Before IP, I couldn't stand artificial sweeteners. Now, I enjoy the occasional glass of water flavored with Mio and love the WF pancake syrup with my crepes.

-I no longer forget to take my daily supplements.

-Getting in all my water is not only easy, it's something I crave.

What's changed?

I no longer need insulin. Yup, 10 days in and I was off of it.

I can no longer wear any of my current bras or pants. It's just embarrassing!

The last flight I took didn't require a seat belt extender.

I wore a dress for a work event today that I haven't worn in years because it didn't fit and I've gotten so many compliments I have no clue how to handle them.

I have energy.

TOM returned after an almost two year absence.

My scale read less than 300lbs for the first time in maybe more than 2 decades - I honestly don't know.

My blood pressure is better than normal.

I'm well on my way to feeling like a million bucks.

Since I started IP, and am in the beginning of Phase 4...I have found hope in a future. When I was so heavy, I could not do anything about it because I have chronic fatigue. I knew what I needed to do, exercise, but I simply could not do it, and my brain was so foggy that I couldn't 'think' my way out of it either. I was a heart attack waiting to happen and felt utterly defeated.

This program has saved my life. Not to be too melodramatic... :) but I am so grateful to be alive and feeling svelte and enjoying cooking again and wanting to eat more and more vegetables! I will never, ever go back!

my confidence is back, for the past 8 years I have been putting my life on hold, telling myself I would wait to do that, buy that or go there "until" I lost the weight. No more I am coming out of my shell and not hiding anymore.

Originally Posted by Sewmam:
This program has saved my life. Not to be too melodramatic... :) but I am so grateful to be alive and feeling svelte and enjoying cooking again and wanting to eat more and more vegetables! I will never, ever go back!

Sewmam-I don't think you are melodramatic at all obesity makes our lives shorter and usually have several health complications. One of my driving factor for doing this I don't want the best years of my life to be over and have my health decline. I see you on the boards everyday and you are an inspiration I think that staying connected is going to help make sure that you never have to go back if you think you are headed the wrong way you have a huge support system to help :hug:

Originally Posted by Pookiepotpie2:
Sewmam-I don't think you are melodramatic at all obesity makes our lives shorter and usually have several health complications. One of my driving factor for doing this I don't want the best years of my life to be over and have my health decline. I see you on the boards everyday and you are an inspiration I think that staying connected is going to help make sure that you never have to go back if you think you are headed the wrong way you have a huge support system to help :hug:

Thanks Pookie! As my dear old dad would say, 'you're a good egg!' ;)

I know that some have issues with hair loss but since I've started, I've had the total opposit. I used to drag my toe across the drain at the end of the shower to clean out my hair and come up with a small animal. Now there's virtually nothing!

Originally Posted by Ducksmy:
The creamer thing is what surprized me as well. Now I just drink it black.....

I am too, I used to add extra cream for the taste and because it was too hot for me. Now I just add some water. Only thing is ya have to make sure it's good coffee when it's black.

Originally Posted by Kellym1021:
I love the increased energy and my head feels a lot 'clearer' if that makes any sense??

That totally makes sense and I agree. I have the same feeling and I don't get the big cravings. I think it's because my blood sugar is more stable. All those carbs used to make it shoot up and down.

Originally Posted by IPdivajen:

I no longer need insulin. Yup, 10 days in and I was off of it.

The last flight I took didn't require a seat belt extender.

No more Insulin, that is freaking awesome.

I look forward to my next flight, hopefully I won't need the extender either. We are flying to St. Martin in Feb of 2013. Sounds like a new goal for me.

I was listening to music while taking a shower and danced through two songs smiling the whole time. It was fun. My legs and feet feel so much better now. I did not realize how uncomfortable I was. I used to try to get off my feet as quickly as possible. Also no more persistent shallow cough.

Since I started IP, I've lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks. I have more energy, and I'm getting into a good daily routine, which I've never had before. I'm enjoying watching my pants get looser and looser. And I'm starting to like my body.

As I was gaining weight (it's pretty much been all up since I was 12), I never really noticed the weight going on. Every day I was just a tiny bit bigger then the last and then one day I'd look in the mirror and realize I was suddenly so much fatter. I hated myself every time. At 160 I felt fat and wished I was 140, at 180 I felt fat and wished I was 160, and at 200 and felt disgusting and huge. I wish I had realized that at 160 I was pretty, and maybe I would have maintained that weight if I hadn't been so negative and hard on myself.

Now on the way down (from 235 at the end of my pregnancy) I feel good every step of the way. I can't wait to get to 140, but I'm so happy at 195 too. I still can't see the change in weight from day to day, but I'm paying attention to how my clothes fit, and I'm reminding myself to be happy with any loss I get.

I quit drinking diet coke for energy and now I seem to have a natural energy and quit chewing gum which I chomped on constantly!

I like who I am today. I also like who I see in the mirror and I am showing up for life today. Thank you everyone. This website is my medicine every morning :). Nancy from the Cape

I no longer get heartburn. I feel good about myself. Before I used to worry that I wouldn't fit into my pants. Now I the only thing I worry about is if I will still fit into them. I am wearing clothes I haven't worn in years!! I used to always save my clothes, including the larger sizes, but I am not giving them away because I do not plan on going back to where I was before.