This feels too good to be true!!
 

Yay - My 3rd day!:carrot:

Gotta say, I feel fabulous!!! The first day was a little rough, but woke up the next morning feeling better than I have in a long time. My joints were about 70% less stiff than usual, and even better the past two days. What's up with that??
I was really expecting this to be a lot harder the first week. I feel so good it kind of scares me. Makes me think that I'm doing something wrong!
I didn't get a lot of instruction when I first went in. I can have a little olive oil, right? Like a teaspoon for my salad dressing?

It's dehydrating as we speak. Will check it in about 5 hours. Just in time for some veggies with my dinner. Yum Yum (I hope).

So happy you didn't quit. Sometimes it just needs a bit of tweaking.

You need to be a 3FC member for 20 days. Have you? Once you have you can go to to the top of the page and click on User CP in that purple strip. Then scroll down to "edit signature" and follow the prompts. It took me a few times to figure it out, but I eventually got it.

LOL, it was Chloe. I told her I thought I could use some. Guess I was more right then I thought. :yikes:

Low carb is a great anti-inflammatory diet. Good news for all of the joints. Yes, make sure you have the 1 to 2 tsp. of olive oil each day. I generally use it when I roast veggies which is most days for me. Very happy to hear you are doing so well on the plan, especially by day 3. :cp::dancer:

Love it! Thanks for my Friday laugh........:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Seeing the grandkids is always so much fun!! If going out to eat, I would offer to buy and say where I want to go... Say, "How about if I buy dinner at..." (Of course you name a place or a couple of places where you know you can stay OP.)

Too funny, Rainbow!

Whever us girls are too warm at work, we go check the temp with one of the guys, just to make sure we're not all "flashing" at the same time.

And being well-endowed can be dangerous for sure - I am excited about having lost there, and losing more!

Hello Dear IPeeps! Happy Friday!!

Twindy, congrats on your 3rd day!! Yes, joints start feeling better. EVERYTHING starts to feel better and it's great! Welcome to the forum!

You are required to have 1-2 tsp olive oil each day. You can have it on your salad or cook with it, although my coach says that it's good to have at least 1 tsp on a salad (uncooked) each day, just to be sure it "gets in there." There are program sheets posted on the stickies at the top of the Ideal Protein Forum.

Rainbow, Too funny! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA:rofl::rofl:

Yes, this diet really moves us into a "take charge, be prepared" mode. It's also unlike me. I decide what to wear in the morning when I get dressed. I decide what to eat when it's time to cook. With this diet, I need to plan and prepare and I like the feeling!!! And my family is shocked, too! :D:D

I know you'll do this and we can't wait to celebrate with you!!
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Thanks so much for the encouragement, everyone! I took off work early today to get things prepared, and I picked up a few extra tasty IP packets while getting my WI this morning - which, by the way, registered 3.4 lbs! I will tell you how the visit went when I return, but I'm sure I will be OP. I know accountability is a wonderful thing! I'm ready for lots of baby smooches!

Yesmyqueen, if I knew how much love grand babies bring I would have had them first!

I had to post again so I could see my new progress meter! Yea!

I've had practically no pain in my joints since starting IP. Like Dana said above, it seems to decrease inflammation in our bodies, which certainly minimizes joint pain. You said you didn't get a lot of instruction when you first joined up.... I recently started a blog (the link is in my signature line) which contains most (if not all) of the info newbies generally get... it is focused more towards those of us who decide to do the diet using alternative products. But the info is still there. For instance, you asked about olive oil... if you look at this link it takes you to the Phase 1 Phan protocol sheet, which says that we are REQUIRED to take an extra 1-2 tsp of oil/day. Here's the link to the Phase 1 Plan sheet: http://diettalktoday.com/wp-content/...L-PROTEIN5.pdf


OMG - that is too funny. :D I'm fairly well endowed, and can't help but notice that I'm getting saggier 'up top' as the lbs drop off. One of these days, one may well end up dipping in to my coffee cup.

"I think!" ? Better hit the jug of coconut oil Rainbow! :) I did indeed notice that. :D Glad to see the coconut influence is spreading.

Made my day!

You're on the good side of it now, Dana. Glad things are going your way. Have fun with your new toy!

Happy happyday to you all!!! I've been catching up on all the recent posts, sounds like everyone is humming right along and that's a GOOD thing.

I have a little joke to go along w rainbowsmiles joke,

A woman was ten pounds overweight so she went to the doctor and he advised her to eat normal for a day and skip a day, eat normal and skip a day,for a month. At her next Dr visit The Dr was amazed as she had lost 20 lbs, he said you have done so well how did it go? She said great except I thought I would die with all that skipping every other day.

hahahahahahaha!!! :rofl:

i LOVE FRiDAY FUNNiES!!!