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GOOOOOOOOOOOD MOORNING 3FC!!!

I'm up bright and early this morning trying to get stuff done after Post Turkey Stress Disorder has passed Heading to the laundromat to get Mount Laundry taken care of, then hopefully we'll put the house back in order. We are heading to Grammie's house for cookie baking with the cousins (I am hoping it's not too tempting but bringing a HealthWise cookie for my snack just in case!) and then the kids are staying there overnight. I have my 20th high school reunion tonight! I'll be taking LOTS of pictures, have my CUTE outfit picked out and I feel really good about how I look. It's not even a vanity thing - I know that I would have had trouble enjoying myself because I would have been VERY self-conscious about my weight had I not found IP. I was much more obsessive about my weight before losing it, but in a negative way. But now I can just feel good and have fun!

Hope everyone has a great Saturday!!!

I am proud to say on thanksgiving I did not get stuffed like a turkey, I stayed on protocol. Loved being in control.

Thank you for all the support on the boards, helps a lot

Have fun at the reunion Scorbett!

Look at you, Sonia - minus 3!

Look at you, Cindy - minus 4 from Friday's thread.

And on a holiday week, no less!

Thank you fishette, very motivated by the boards

have added workout to the mix, did jillian michaels yoga meltdown this morning!

also just more active with all the parties and people!

plus the extra shopping for all the food

Congrats to all on the weight losses!
scorbett have a blast at your reunion!
Ive had issues the past 2 days getting everything eaten. My schedule has been off. That'll teach em to shop for hours on end!!! I know eating less than we should is a BIG no-no so I am determined that today will be better.
Huh, usually I have to worry about overeating during the holidays and now I'm just trying to eat enough!!!

Take a RTD and some celery and cukes with you. You'll be good on those crazy shopping trips. Better you than me. My shopping gets done online and sent to the intended recipient (one of the bonuses of not living near my relatives). I'm going to have to venture out to the hated shopping weekend, tho b/c hubby wants a Magic Bullet. BBB has them on sale for 49.99 and the 20% coupon in the mailer I got yesterday brings it to 39.99. I'll "take one for the team" for that price. I need to dig out some more coupons tho b/c I want a couple other things if I'm going in there...ugh! If I find another 20% coupon, I might get the soda stream, too, altho we'll have to move appliances to the dining room to fit them all!

Good morning, all!
Have been up since 7:00, thanks to two doggies who wanted to go outside. :-)
My extended family is having our big "fall/winter birthday" party today (celebrating 6 birthdays), but I feel pretty good about it. I am in control of food, not the other way around. I'm gonna wear my new boots that I got when I hit 25 pounds, and that will be a great reminder!
Have a wonderful weekend!!

12miles is a GREAT way to start the morning! Off to bfast with the family...have fun at the 20th!

Thank you all for posting. Day 4 for me, Thanksgiving was my second day OP. so I stayed by myself and read these boards and your posts. Ha, guess I should have taken the handle "lurker". Your daily posts and those on the maintenance boards have helped me grasp IP! Like most of us I have lost the same 30 pounds using every plan under the sun only to gain it back. I have requested help from my doc for over 10 years and this visit was the first time he had something for me...IP. I am experiencing the eating conversion extremely well and dealing with the emotional aspect thru y'all. Have a GREAT day!

Good Morning all! It was a wonderful Thanksgiving for me and I hope you all enjoyed yours. All of my family just left and I had to take my foster son back to his home early because I am SO sick! I have the worst head cold I think I have ever had. I didn't get all of my veggies in yesterday. I am going to attempt it today. Pureed is the only way i can get them down. I don't think I am getting my water in either. All I can drink is hot tea. I want to sleep but have finals coming up and 4 projects to do this weekend. I am going to make some pudding muffins to take to the library with me in case I can't find any hot water to make my drink.

Scorbett, have a blast at your reunion!!! Sounds like fun!

LizRR, 12 miles! Do you run every day or do you take a day off in between your long runs?

Hey S!! Have a get time at the reunion! Can't wait to see pics of that sexy you!!

I have been totally OP, but am feeling blah this week. I do have a head cold and it was TOM but I can't seem to get out of the funk. Last night all wanted was something crispy, cheesy and gooey and felt hungry!! Once again, I have been having really strange dreams.

Hope it passes.......................

Congrats to all who stayed IP during the big T day!!

[My IP failure]
November 3rd, i went off plan for a weekend trip to new orleans. gained 2 pounds. Ok that's fine, I can accept that in exchange for enjoying all the great N.O. food and drinks.
But then, I didn't get back on. Got home exhausted and didn't prepare my meals for the week like usual, grabbed fast food instead.
In a week and a half, I gained back what it took me TWO MONTHS to lose. The quicker I gained, the more I (stress) ate. I was dumbfounded as to how I could lose it so slowly and then gain it back so quickly. So I relapsed to an old favorite crash diet, which of course just lead to binging. Somewhere along the line, I ate myself OVER the weight I started with.

blah blah blah, yada yada yada.
I don't know if Phase 3 and 4 will ever work for me. Seems like I need to eat low carb for life. I'll probably eat a piece of whole grain toast and gain 5 lbs.
Nevertheless, November 19 I decided to recommit.
and now here i am.

Wow! Sounds like you're feeling pretty down on yourself. You DO have the strength to do this program, you've already shown yourself that it can be done. Today is a new day. The folks here are very supportive. With their encouragement you can get back on track. You need to stay health for YOURSELF. Don't let this slip-up decide your future for you.