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Originally Posted by THX1138
Just starting day 2 of the IP program (after just getting off work 11pm-7am) and the hunger is causing me to impulsively reach for things I'm not supposed to eat! Don't despair! Haven't succumbed! Constantly telling myself, "Hey, stop! We're on a journey, remember?"
Its beginning to suck already! Got to make momma proud though!
Knew it was going to be sucky at first... You know, like when a vampire turns you and you have to go through the dying process to become a vampire?
How you folks cope the first 3 days!
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Howdy and welcome to the show!
First week is quite difficult indeed...heck, it is still difficult for me and am hungry all the time! Except now, I don't pay attention to it any more!
I take a cucumber and cut it into strip (THIN) like noodles...I use a julliene(spelling) tool and it shreads it nice! Then add some zero cal/zero fat/zero carb salad dressing (walden farms products)...some sea salt and bleck pepper and bang-o! Snack time! You can have plain old lettuce till you drop, iceberg, is free and is the only thing that is free. Again, add sea salt, pepper, salad dressing....hopefully you prepared and got some walden farms dressings, if not check your local grocery stores usually in the diet section.
Another thing I do: we get 4 cups veggies a day...try splitting them up...I know its not much...but a cup of cauliflower for example at 10AM can save your life...haha!
Don't forget you get 2 tsp olive oil a day too...you can use it how you want! Imagine that! I mean how can we NOT be hungry on 750-850 calories a day?
After 3-5 days you will be ketosis...that will help "some"...and how much it helps varies from person to person. For me, I am just plain hungry all the time, and thats life....I want the fat off more then I want to eat, so I suck-it-up and plow ahead.
Like the vampire analogy...lol! I could kill a cow and drag my cig lighter across its butt and start eating, especially if I had some sea salt! haha!
Also; make sure you do get the water in each day. Very important...and when really hungry, drink a bottle of water, wait 10 minutes..and then nail a cup of the veggies or such. Its not much, but it does help a little. I walk around burping water all day...too funny!
You also get 8oz of meat protein each day. Some folk's split that between lunch and dinner. So you can consider that also. I save mine all for dinner. After I have dinner is the only time I really feel "human" on this program...and that lasts about an hour!
Be prepared for constipation...ask questions etc...read forum threads, get products NOW, and be ready. Green leafy veg choice help some, getting your olive oil helps some...but still..........be ready.
If I can be of any help, just post up here...I check it usually once a day and glad to answer if I have a suggestion for you.
Good luck!
Remember...when you are starving:
No kicking, biting or punching allowed...unless its your cauliflower! We expect a clean fight...when you hear the dinner bell, go to a neutral corner and drink a bottle of water. After every 15 rounds, you get to have dinner...Ahhhhh, dinner! And if you win when all is said and done, you get NOT a gold medal, not a pizza or donut...nope...you get to go on to Phase II!!!
YES...Life is good!
Be safe out there...drive with windows UP when passing food places, and keep your eyes straight ahead on the road!
And remember; YOU CAN DO THIS THING! Yes, you can!
Cheers
Jake
Hunger Pangs!
