IP Part Duex- Baguette Safari & Pinterest
I see that many of you are on your second journey on IP. I am also on my second round (part duex), and I wanted to share my experience.
I started IP last year, and was successful for many months. I was even successful when traveling to what I would call food paradises like San Fran, LA, NYC, Hawaii, and Chicago. It was an empowering feeling.
I made the mistake when I visited South Dakota's Black Hills in late winter. I was confident the restaurants would work with me, and I could stay OP like before. Unfortunately, being off season, there was nothing green on the menu besides Jalapeno Poppers. After a successful few months, I decided to go off program for week, and eat incredibly fried foods in small portions. Voila, after a week, I still lost 2 pounds. I lost 2 pounds the week after that.
I became embolden and went off program. This did not cause me to gain weight in itself. However, a strange thing happened. OP I didn't think about food, but when I went off program, I found myself pinning every recipe from butter to baguettes. I become obsessed with recipes, and I even stayed up nights looking for the next banquette I could serve friends.
After awhile the pounds crept back. Thankfully, I started on program again, and after 3 days I don't even think about Pinterest and my well curated recipe boards.
I don't consider myself the Keith Richards of carbs, but I do know they impact how I think about food. I keep that in mind any time I want to cheat. Thankfully, that hasn't happened.
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