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Some forum lingo:
NSV = Non-scale victory
TOM = time of the month
WI = Weigh-in
WF = Walden Farms
OP = on program

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Information for newbies:
Check the sticky page for lots of good information and please read before asking what might be a frequently asked question here in the daily thread: Information on Ideal Protein phases (1-4), recipes, newbie guide, FAQ, and other important threads. IP Ultimate List Recipes, FAQ, Newbie Guide, Exercise, and other Important Threads

More Recipes Here Mix'n in the kitchen...Recipes from the Rainbow
MiX'N' iN THE KiTCH'N.... Recipes from the Rainbow Volume 2
here Fun with Ideal Protein Packets
and here Fun with Veggie Purees!

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Progress photos:
have been moved to the Mini-Goal Photo Album.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini-goals-201/

Other helpful links related to the Ideal Protein diet:
Dr. Chanh Tran Tien's website
http://www.trantiendiet.com/site/spip.php?rubrique19

Good morning all! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Woke up to a great morning! 31 degrees in south Louisiana....and my son comes home from college tomorrow morning!!!! YEA!!!!!
The holidays officially begin when my son comes home and my little family is together!

Question for yall.....
I'm stalling just a little with weight loss and even saw a gain. I have been tracking my calories on myfitnesspal and the past 3 days I have eaten no more than 765 calories. Is this too low? And if so how would I add more calories? I am 100% IP -
breakfast coffee with 2 oz ff milk, tea
1 egg white "fried" with panola, IP pudding mid morning
Lunch leek soup, yellow squash, broccoli, lettuce w/ WF dressing w/ 1t evo
snack pure protein bar 210 calories
dinner 60z chicken, 1 serving red peppers, 1 serving broc, lettuce w/ WF dressing + 1t evo
piece of gum - orbit

Halfagain- WOW your new comparison pics are great.


Good morning all!

My coach has asked me to follow the plan till January 9th, she is sure I will reach goal. Gives me a definite date to work towards. Gives me the necessary push to strive harder to get to goal.

I am a very positive person, realize it may not happen, but I like goal setting.

I like that for the next few weeks I will eat 100% op and reenergized.

So excited

Good morning! I made it through my first day (again) yesterday and feeling surprisingly great! I was worried since I had been soooooo far off program for 5 months that I was going to be starving until I hit ketosis, just had a moment between lunch and dinner but a dill pickle spear held me over! So excited to do this once and for all!

Good Morning all!
Day 2 and feeling excited after reading many posts. I don't think I will get much done around the house today.... I will probably spend mosy of my day reading things on this forum. Thanks to evryone who takes the time to post!

I have been craving cashews, but I can certainly wait a month to have them

THANKS RAINBOW! I will try that and see if I can shake things up a little. The voice of wisdom and experience has spoken!!!! hahaha

Your calorie count is exactly right (600-900 per day).

You have to remember that you are injured right now. Which means your body is inflamed. Which means you are going to retain some water. You just have to let go of the scale till after you recover from surgery...you are following the program perfectly, keep it up and the payoff will come on the other side of your surgery.

Good Morning IP folks!

I just restarted IP mainly with alternatives and feeling pretty good on day4

I was 100% OP for about 5 months last year and lost 90lbs. Then I got lazy/careless feeling too happy in a size 12 for a while and after Thanksgiving I found myself scrounging around my closet for size 14 pants, ugh! I decided to get back on IP for December to avoid the Christmas gain that was going to be inevitable the way I was going. Now I am striving for as good as possible until the new year and back to 100% OP in 2013 as a new year's resolution to be at goal around May.

I'm impressed by everyone's dedication, and I want to be part again of this wonderful group.

Stay strong through the Christmas parties, dinners, etc. we're worth it!!!