Bloating
 

Hello
Just finished my first week and no cheating!!!!!! Just wondering if its normal to get so blaoted throughout the day. I wake up every morning really excited at how loose my pants feel but by bedtime they are tight again????? Anyone else experience this????

Just got home from my second weigh in, down another -3.8 pounds, I'm going to call it an even 4 pounds since I had clothes on ;)

Have a great IP day all!

kelly, DH is on IP as well and he does 5 packs a day while I do 4, and I have more to lose than him. Having said that, it's based on percentage of lean tissue, etc., so he likely wouldn't have to start at 5 from the get go. Then again, if he's built and needs to maintain that muscle mass he may NEED 5 packs.

It's so individualized it's hard to really know. Sorry that's not too much help!

Also noticed that you were loving the turnip. Good stuff, eh? My one caution would be that it is one of the more carb-y veggies that we're allowed so I'd say be cautious with how much you have OR would suggest not having it too close to weigh in day. I learned this lesson from another friend who's doing IP and every time she'd have turnips she'd notice a huge drop on the ketostix she was doing and so she's stopped altogether.

I am in day 5 of IP and I am sooooo crabby,anyone esle feel this?:D:D:?:

Congratulations, on planning ahead and being prepared!!! In the past whenever I had a hard time it always came back to being unprepared and lack of planning on my part. Keep up the good work and helpful reminders for us all.

There is an Athlete version of the protocol. I started on 3 and went to 4packs a day. If he works out he is going to need the 4th one for the protien.

I have followed your progress since approx July 2011. I do alot of silent IPeeping. I'm a 2nd timer and have to say you have always kept me saying to myself do not give up I can do this. There will always be excuses, wuv2bloved has excuses also, but she just chooses to not let them stop her. It's time for me to CHOOSE not to let excuses get in my way. Thank you for the part you have played in my life.

I am thankful for everyones comment, helpful hints, recipes, etc. Each of you play a roll in my success, even all of you newbies remind me of where I come from, how confusing things were at first and how much I need everyone help and kindness. You are all a wonderful team to be a part of! :)

I'm looking at the 'Phase 1 Diet Plan' outline that I was given when I signed up at my clinic three weeks ago. I'm on 4 IP protein food items/day (Breakfast/Lunch/3pm snack/and Before Bed) and I'm allowed a salted snack as well 3 hours after dinner (only if needed - I've rarely eaten that, once I got past the initial week). If I get hungry between breakfast and lunch, I'm supposed to eat 1/2 of my 3pm snack, and finish the other 1/2 at 3pm. On my sheet it says that men would be allowed to have a full bar mid-morning and again at 3pm. So that would be 1 extra IP protein item allowed me... if I were a male. According to this sheet I'm to follow this plan until 90% of my weight-loss goal is achieved. I'm not sure why I'm on 4 IP items/day whereas it seems many of the posters here are on 3... after doing the weight & body composition tests, etc., she did say I have good muscle mass - maybe the 4 IP packets are required to make sure I maintain it?

Hi all -
Had a challenging weekend - went out of town to Cleveland with DH and did great on the drive there, had a packet and dry salad at Wendy's with salt/pepper as I'd forgotten my WF dressing, but at dinner he had the "Chili Pepper (Red Hot!)" tasting menu in honor of the Rock and Roll HOF induction ceremonies, and he got the wine pairing. My dinner choices were good - mussels and steak and brussels and mushrooms, but I sipped a little of his wine and ate half his dessert. Whoops.

Did fine the rest of the weekend, we were there for a food show - (I KNOW!!??!! (he's a chef)) and I did really well on not eating anything I shouldn't during the show but but it was hard to get in enough water as I drank my first bottle and then the water station was out of bottled water. Lots of stuff I didn't want to drink, so I held off until we were in the car and had my own water on the way home. Piled on the veg when we got home for dinner - had enough tastes of protein during the day at the show...

Back 100% OP since we got home - hoping my indiscretion doesn't hit me too badly (WI is tomorrow), and I'm definitely committed to being 100% OP from here on in. It just isn't worth it...

Hello All,
Well here I am again. Restarting again. I need to stick to my routine (which includes coming to the blog and checking in) because that is what i really need to stay on plan. I was very successful the first time around (50 lbs) so i know i can do it, i just have to remind myself every day that i am worth it. I don't need the candy, i need to be healthy.

Thank you for all the support you provide on this blog. Good Luck Everyone.

I finally had to break down and buy some metamucle this morning, not going to the bathroom for 3 days at a time is not good for my IBS! I hope this works. I can't believe I'm constapated after all those greens I'm eating...

[QUOTE=LizRR;4295754]That is AWESOME! I just moved from Obese -> Overweight last WI and am looking forward to when I move on down the scale myself. Congratulations on such a wonderful accomplishment!



GOOD JOB TO YOU TOO!! thats great i remember when i went from obese to overweight i was so excited!!!

2nd day on IP
 

It is my 2nd day on IP, I didn't sleep very well last night kept waking up one minute sweating the next cold. Then around 10:00 this morning I felt very nausated for about 1 1/2 hours, just drank more water it eventually went away. Has anyone experienced this in the beginning while on IP? Other than that I have stuck to the diet / no cheating. I find eating the veggies hard as I was not a big veggie person to begin with. I will take it 1 day at a time as I want to keep on this diet to take off 50 - 60 pounds.
Great feedback on this board helps keep us on the straight and narrow.
Good luck with all your WI this week.
;)

Welcome back! I'm a 2nd timer as well. Hang in there, we can do it! Look at all of the support we have out here it's wonderful! I remember how good I felt while I was eating right and I'm already starting to feel it again, as I'm sure you are probably experiening. If not, at least mentally we know we are taking care of our body's and that's a good feeling. Stay healthy, we can all do it!

Lace and Levis.
I totally agree about feelign better. I feel like crap when i went off and starting eating candy again. It just goes to show that our bodies do not want that stuff. i am looking forward to feeling better.
Thanks for the support. We can do this.