Tonight was our Company Holiday Party. Of course a lot of the food we couldn't eat because it was Italian, but we didn't care and got through it by eating plain salad with some veggies and a snack bar.

But the greatest thing? I bought this SUPER cute dress 2 years ago thinking it would fit me, it was a 22/24 but it was just too clingy and showed too many bumps for me. So I put it away, sad I couldn't wear it.

Well this year once I started IP I decided I wanted to be able to fit into that dress for THIS years Holiday Party.

In 4 weeks I lost almost 25 lbs and FIT into the dress! I tried it on with just my normal undergarments and saw NO bumps! I did put a few sucker inner undies and tights on, but for once when I sat down I was not pulling on it all night!

AND I didn't care who took my picture when! Below is a picture of me in the dress! Of course tons of people made me spin around in it an compliment that I was looking great!

You look great and I know that it felt great too!

Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you...it is such a good feeling..at least for me it is nice to feel like i'm not the heaviest person in the room! Just think how that dress will look in a couple months, probably hanging off of you!

Your happiness is evident in your smiling radiant face

Super cute!

You look great!! the dress is wonderful! I especially love the children's' art work on the back of the door. A glimpse of real life for you

You look AMAZING! Tell me more about losing 25lbs in 4 weeks!! Did you do something extra special like no restictive foods or something?? That's awesome!

Congrats! You look awesome, and it sounds like you did great staying OP around all that Italian food!

YOU LOOK AWESOME! Congrats! So happy for you!

You look amazing! I love the dress!

Wonderful and beautiful

You look fantastic!!!

You have done so well. You look FANTASTIC in that dress.

You look wonderful

Thank you everyone! It was a GREAT night! And today I am wearing a XXL shirt instead of an XXXL.... and without having to stretch it too much Still in the chest area a bit because it's a guys shirt!

And no we have just been following the IP diet exactly as it's written with restricted foods once a day, I even had 1 extra serving of restricted veggies 2 of the weeks (without thinking)

There are some nights I don't have my snack, but hubby almost always eats his and has lost almost as much weight as I have.

I even have eaten a little more than 8 oz of protein at night. But whatever we are doing is working! The nurse at our office said my 14 lbs I lost in my first week was a lot, most anyone in their office has lost.

I just look at it as I have a good chunk of weight to lose (I want to lose 107 lbs, but even then I could go smaller) and with the kinds of stuff I was eating.... lots of carbs and bread I am not surprised with how much I have lost!