Afternoon, I did a little closet shopping today. My wardrobe is really getting larger, but the shirts and pants are getting smaller. Yeah.
As per the regular course the naked scale was down a pound and a half. Today, seem to lose best after weigh in.
Will not have a weigh in this coming weekend, headed out of town for a long weekend with family. Taking off Friday, and Monday, may take Tuesday off too.
My brother, Dad and I are taking an 8 hour kayaking trip on Monday, may have to take Tuesday off to come home, it is a 3.5 hour drive home from the folks.
You all have a good week, hang in there, and best of luck on a losing week.

Sorry you're having a tough time with this but you have to admit that 21.5lbs in 3 weeks is pretty amazing. It took me nearly 7 weeks to lose that much.

I've probably been on 1 diet a year since I was 8 (that was 1972 for those keeping count). This is by far the easiest diet I have ever been on and the only 1 that 2 months in I haven't cheated on. That's not to say I want to do it forever but I sure as heck want to do it as long as it takes to get to goal. By my scale I'm down to 191 - haven't seen that in 10+ years. My goal weight I haven't seen since 3rd grade (1973 and a few inches shorter back then). When I make goal (and I will) I'll be the thinnest of my entire life. That, to me, is worth a little hardship and doing without for a couple of months. I'm 2 months in and know that 2 months from now I still won't be there but I'll be a whole lot closer than I was 2 months ago or even today. This is one of those races that doesn't go to the quickest but to the one willing to keep slogging along.

Good luck and stay strong!

finally found the thread again!
 

Hi everyone. It took me a week to find the thread back. Thank you for the encouraging welcomes. Now I am also ready for the baseball season and watching my 3 boys play and then when we get a chance take in a Brewer game. I still have 3 feet of snow in the yard. I have been on ip for 4.5 weeks and am thinking of starting to exercise. I have been told not to exercise too much but what is too much? What are you guys doing for activities?

Thanks m35. I have not cheated yet. Not saying the temptation isn't there. Wife made cinnamon rolls this morning. Could have eaten the whole plate. The only down side, I have been extremely lethargic. Sleeping in until 830-930 on my days off. Have not done that in YEARS! Plus, I was a cup and a half coffee drinker before I started. Haven't had any for 2 weeks now. Maybe have something to do with my exhaustion?

Coffee is fine unless you're the sugar/cream kind of drinker. Only caveat is make sure to drink extra water to make up for the caffiene. I got mine through Diet Coke and haven't had any since 1/25/13. I'm now a black tea drinker but still not getting a full dose.

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I can't wait for baseball to start either. My 8 year old and I started "spring training" (catch in the backyard) this weekend even though there is still a bit of snow. On this diet I have done very little exercising. I was trying to do about 15 minutes on the treadmill and a bit of lifting but that has petered off somewhat. I did stay pretty active, skating with my son's hockey team, but the season ended today. I will be keeping it pretty light until I reach my goal weight. I want to lose my weight quick, go a little under goal and then hit the gym hard. Plus my other activities like golf and softball should be going just when I get to my goal (fingers crossed)!

Yeesh, Chaz...your wife making a plate of cinnamon rolls when you are struggling on a diet is a bit like torture! I do know the feeling though. My wife (and kids) are definitely not on this diet so I am surrounded by great smells all the time too!

My feeling is I spent 45yrs eating anything (and everything) I wanted to. On Jan 21st I simply had enough. It was a great run of stuffing myself but it is over!!! I was sick of being the fun fat guy! BigT, Big Guy, Big Man...that BS is over. Stick with it, tomorrow I hope to be close to 40lbs down. My closet is bare, I've sent all my "fat clothes" to the Salvation Army. I was wondering if I'd be around to dance at my daughter's wedding (she's 10)...now I may just jog to the service!;)

Don't give up Dude! IP is just a start, just something to get you to your goal then the real work starts. If you like cinnamon buns go out and buy Doctor's CarbRite Cinnamon Bun Protein Bars. One of my favourite...one of those will get you through the tough times alright!!!

I like the nickname "lower case t"

Hi there Buzz. The exercising limit....that's really up to you. Listen to your body. Eat an extra packet before exercising and have one on standby for after, if you feel weak. I know that a couple of times last summer I felt really weak after just working in the yard, mowing/edging/weed eating.

Anyway, just listen to your body. The extra packet before exercising should get you through. I wouldn't try to break any records, but light cardio/weights should be ok.

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I have just started feeling good enough to even think of doing anything active. I work from home and sit all day on the phone and all my summers have consisted of sitting in a lawn chair watching my boys games eating jumbo hotdogs and drinking diet coke. I think I actually thought the diet coke was eating the calories from all I was eating:) Is your profile picture a 68 beetle? My dad has a 68 convertable sitting in his garage and I have been wanting to get it fixed up. I used to play alot of catch with my boys but I started losing my sight and they turned into teenagers and now it is hard to see an 85mph fastball or curveball coming. Enjoy the ages of your son each stage is so much fun. How did you determine your goal weight? Mine is 190 because that is what I weighed in 6th grade and in 7th grade I started getting called fatty by the older kids when I weighed 200.

Thanks JW!
 

Will an extra packet slow the weightloss?

There's a lot of variables in that question. How many are you using now? How much excercise do you plan on doing? Are you using Restricteds?

Another non-restricted packet is only going to add 80-150 calories to your total amount. That's not likely to slow things down too much.

Some clinics have people on 4-5 packets to begin with but the standard daily amount is 3 packets then your meat and veggies. My coach suggested I add an additional packet per day because the (highly inaccurate) meter said I was losing too much lean mass. I'm going to do it for a week and see if there is any difference and if not go back to 3/day.

Here is my list off the top of my head. I am sure I missed alot. With the exception of low-fat/sugar, I did have some success on each of them. One slip and usually I would be off and gain the weight back and some more.

Atkins (several times)
Carbohydrate Addicts Diet (several times)
Low GI diet
Weigh down workshop
Big Breakfast Diet
Seattle Sutton
Grape Fruit Diet with massive amounts of exercise. (Got to the promise land)
Juice Fasting
Low Fat diet
Weight Watchers. (several times)
Lemonade Diet (several times)
Paleolithic diet (Paleo diet)

The most effective one I was on was the Army Infantry Basic/AIT Diet. I went from 210 to 175 in 16 weeks and gained a load of muscle. The only problem was once I was out of basic it took less than 16 weeks to get back to 210 (1st semester of college so a fair amount of pizza and beer). I'm thinking IP will end up being the best (and hopefully last) one.

Had my weigh in a few days ago for Week 3. I am down 18 lbs. This is by far the best diet.