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Anyway - Happy Canada Day!! Hope my fellow Canadian IPers here enjoy the long holiday weekend. Everything is still going well here with my reboot. I'm just about to make my cauliflower-protein home-made soup for lunch. I really like it so I'm looking forward to it.:) Off to a BBQ tonight... I know there will be meat on the grill, and some sort of veggies, so I'm 99% sure all will be ok. If I 'stray' slightly tonight, with some extra fat content or something, I'm not too worried. For sure I'll avoid the obvious culprits. :) Cheers to everyone - have a great day. |
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Hello all,
I'm coming back, gained some weight and will do a weigh in tomorrow morning. It is so clear to me that I need constant support to maintain. However, with my departure from IP, I still continued to use certain products and my weight is in the upper 150's, from a low in the 140's last year. I think my weight gain would have been much worse had I been on another diet. Anyway, it's lovely to see some familiar names! Looking forward to actively connecting with all again! Chloe |
Chloe: It was good to hear from you. I agree..I think the IP approach works better than other programs for maintenance. It is the first one that has worked for me in years and years of continual diets. I also rely on support to maintain. Good luck on your weigh in tomorrow.
Patns: I also wondered if Ishbel was having her wedding during the holiday weekend. Bubbleblower: I stay away from high carb foods also when consuming wine! Evepet: I put yogurt and strawberries on top of my waffles..crazy but good. DRegan: I am going to look for that sugarfree margarita mix.. Dukeofilano: I have wine now and then with dinner. Sometimes I have other drinks when going out to eat. However, if my pounds are up I cut out wine for awhile. Generally alcohol has not hurt my maintenance. I am at one year and 8 months of maintenance. 4 more months to go! We are in the 100s and it is hot, hot, hot. |
Yay for P3 breakfasts and FRUIT!!!!!!!!
I had some sauteed mushrooms, scrambled eggs, 1 piece of gluten free toast, cottage cheese and fresh STRAWBERRIES! :) I grew up in strawberry country in Michigan, and they taste like summer to me. SO excited to have fruit again. I've been off the boards for quite a while, but I think I will be checking in here frequently as I move into maintenance. This is when the hard part starts. |
Hello everyone!
I'm irritated with myself, because I had some ice cream :devil: on the weekend... Drat. So today I've been strict with myself again, and back to my *perfect* P1/P2 eating. So far so good today... breakfast & lunch were on track, and I've got my dinner & evening snack all planned and waiting. Not quite sure why I ate that ice cream! I wasn't craving it - wasn't having any cravings at all for a few days, for that matter - after having been strictly P1/P2 for seven days straight... I think it might have been having others at the BBQ chastising me that I look so slim now that I don't *need* to be so strict with myself....? :devil: I'm currently sitting at 153lbs...I'm sure the weight I lost last week was pretty much water weight, because I know I was really retaining water for some reason. I want to keep eating P1/P2 until I get back down to 147 again, and stick with my former intention of treating 150 as my 'ceiling' for maintenance. Looking back at these past 3 months of my maintenance, it seems rather odd... I kept fairly easily under 150 for the first two months... then when I got sick in early June I succumbed to the temptation of using ready-made soups, and a few frozen entrees, etc. as I didn't feel like cooking from scratch... I felt pretty lousy for close to two weeks... and during that time ice cream also crept back in to the picture. It was from that point forward that things quickly got worse. I started allowing more 'fun items' into my meal plan on more than just one day/week... and not always sticking to a strict P1 day after a Fun Day. So - the regain started... I saw the scale move up to 153 or so over a 2 week period or so... then in the space of 2-3 days I suddenly zipped up 4-5 more lbs!!! Yikes! As you can all well imagine, that number really SCARED me!! Anyway... I'm back on P1 today, and things are moving in the right direction. And I'm still feeling strong, despite this weekend's ice cream lapse. Chloe222 - Welcome back! Definitely the place to be for ongoing support and encouragement. I have a feeling I'm going to be hanging out here a LONG time!!! LOL. :) Maille - Yogourt & strawberries on the waffles sounds yummy. I just bet that would taste good on their chocolate chocolate muffin/waffle too!!! Do you ever use any of their other low carb muffin flavors? I like most of them. :) And I love that I can enjoy them and still keep those carbs down. GreatLakes86 - Welcome! Much as we all appreciate P1 & P2, when we finally get to experience those P3 breakfasts, they taste so wonderful!!! I remember it well... and I'm looking forward to them again, once I get back to goal weight. I can't encourage you enough to hang here frequently, and take full advantage of everyone's support and encouragement. Guess that's it for today.... cheers everyone - Hope your day is going well. |
Here I go........ after a 52 pound weight loss today is my first day in maintenance. I'm a little nervous we head out camping this weekend.
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Hello All. I am feeling like I'm in between two worlds now. While I've hit goal and did P3 (had some difficulty there - granola is a trigger as well as nuts-almond butter). It sort of figures - peanut butter flavored anything has always been a draw in P1 but I had control over bars etc in P1. I'm not sure where to post as I feel so in limbo still. I know I'll get the hang of this, but right now I'm sort of stumbling along here. I've retreated to P1 yesterday and today to get my feet back under me. Anyway, I thought I'd jump in over here since you all went thru the transition. I've been lurking a while.
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Maile congrats on your 1 yr 8 mos of maintenance. I hope to follow in your footsteps. You seem to have mastered maintenance.
Greatlakes & BEEGEE welcome! I just starting maintenance mid June so it is all very new to me. evepet be kind to yourself. We all stumble, but what is important is that we learn from our mistakes. It may take a few stumbles along the way, but I'm sure you will figure everything out. Halfagain I'm going through something similiar. Every time I try to add any grains back into my diet I lose control. It takes 2 days to really reign it back in, then I do a phase 1 day. I've decided for now to completely eliminate the grains and also peanut butter which is also a trigger for me. I'll try experimenting with some gluten free or paleo bread when I feel like I have a better handle on things. Physically I feel better without the grains. I've noticed whenever I do have bread, almost immediately I feel tired and kind of foggy brained & the next morning it feels like a hangover. |
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You池e posting in the right place. For months and months my maintenance looked pretty much like Phase 3 with only 2 or 3 cheat meals per week. I maintained this way for close to six months...even lost about 1 lb per month. Then I added a few more snacks, more wine with dinner and a few more cheat meals. Now I知 up an average of 5 to 7 lbs in less than a month! Even though I知 still under my goal weight, I don稚 like the way these extra lbs feel. So I知 back to Phase 1 until I get these extra lbs off! I guess what I知 saying is that it will take some time to adjust to maintenance. You sound like you understand your triggers and are adjusting as necessary. I still have a bar everyday. That's how I control my chocolate cravings . Maybe you can find a bar that will satisfy your peanut butter "tooth". So keep testing the maintenance waters and you値l figure out what works for you. We are all different. |
Hi everyone. Hope everyone is having a good day.
Halfagain - You absolutely belong here! Maintenance is sort of 'trial and error' as we are all different. When we stumble it's great to be able to come here and share, knowing that everyone here understands and supports us. cbl70 - Your experience sounds very much like mind. What's good is that we are monitoring ourselves, and doing our best to get things back under control again. Ragdoll - Thanks for the support! Beegee - Welcome! Things are going well... I'm back on P1, although I added in an extra 'allowed' packet yesterday. Thankfully I'm not experiencing cravings, so thankfully my weekend ice cream splurge doesn't seem to have retriggered them. Not much to report really - just wanted to pop in and say 'Hi!'. |
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Your experience is so similar to mine, it's great you are back in control again. I need to do the same. I went to get on the scale yesterday but the batteries in it were dead, I knew I had a party later in the day, I didn't exercise discipline... HalfAgain, You look tremendous! Congrats on making goal!! Re peanut butter cravings, I use Nashua Nutrition's HealthSmart peanut butter bars as my go to snack. They have regular and a double peanut butter, I like both. Maybe you would enjoy them. Does anyone know how the lady from Alaska who underwent a tummy tuck is now doing? I wonder about her and wish her the best. She and I started the same month and had about the same amount to lose. Maile, Thank you for your inspiration. I always enjoy reading your posts, they are filled with wisdom and good advice overall. |
Halfagain, have you ever tried the Oh Yeah! bars? There are several that are P1 compliant (depending on how you feel about calories and fat content) and they have a few flavors that didn't jive with P1, but sounded tasty. And they have peanuts in them! And they are little if you get the "Good Grab" size. Might be the perfect treat since it is pre-portioned. :)
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Evepet, I think I know exactly what your going through and I have too started back at Phase 1. Since reaching goal and starting maintenance I can feel myself getting weak on the carbs (for me) which has always been my source of weight gain. I have gained back the dreaded 3-4 pounds which my coach warned me of, but I'm sure it has all hit my bely area, which is the one place I don't want to gain. I see my coach tomorrow, but I'm thinking that maybe I need a quick re-training, get myself back in order and lose maybe 10 more to become comfortable with having the odd "treat"
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Another thought that came up was during P1 I logged my food after I ate it. It didn't matter what I chose because I knew there was so little planning, a packet was a packet. However I believe I need to log my food before I eat it for a while. It's amazing how logging it afterwards you discover you really should not have eaten that much or added something to it etc. I'm going to give that a go when I get off my few days of P1 here. Have a great day! Thanks for all the support and welcome. Barb |
Hi, just like many of you I am struggling with the balance of eating and gaining a few lbs. I am up 1.5 lbs right now but my eating is starting to get out of control. Amazing how trigger foods just throw me off. The carbs have such a hold on me once I start.
I have noticed this contributing to my issues: I am off my daily routine with work, I have some emotional things going on that I tend to mindlessly snack and I ran out of Quest bars which tend to work well for me to satisfy that hunger/craving for things. I also realized that if I don't get enough protein in my meals, I am just HUNGRY. I went out to lunch the other day, had a decent meal (salad and such) but it did not have as much protein as I have become accustomed to eating. I was hungry for hours and struggled with food thoughts. I was out of town and went to In and Out and got a hamburger protein style which took care of the need. Interesting to watch myself learn how to eat again and make good choices. |
Just a quick post to say 'Hi!' to everyone.... :)
Nothing new to report - same stuff. Hanging in there, and staying P1/P2 - so far so good. Halfagain - I can second that the Oh Yeah bars are yummy. I'm able to buy them at my local big chain drugstore (in my case Shopper's Drug Mart here in Canada)... I expect they are pretty easy to find. Only problem with them (for me at least) is that they taste just like a regular chocolate bar... make me want another.) When I'm buying boxes of protein bars, I have to find one I *like* but don't *love* so much that I just want more. :) The Oh Yeah! bars are in the category where I'll buy 1 or 2... but not the whole box. Canadiandieter For sure, complete diligence is required in order to navigate maintenance successfully. Those sugars and carbs are deadly triggers for most of us.... I'm hoping that as we experiment and & add things back in to our maintenance eating, we learn what works (and doesn't work) for us and benefit from our mistakes. I HOPE this is what happens!.... I don't want to just repeat the same pattern as last time around once I return to maintenance again. :dizzy: And I totally hear you on the lbs returning to the stomach - for me they were the last to go - and the first to come back - definitely a bit 'doughier' there than I was when I originally phased out and went to maintenance. (Sigh)... Oh well... at least I'm persevering.... :) Workingit50 I can relate to all that you said... my sugar and carb triggers definitely got me off track, and made it necessary for me to come back to P1. And, I've definitely noticed that same thing about protein - not enough, and I'm hungry much faster. Chloe222 I think you're thinking of 'MooseLover' from Alaska? I don't recall seeing her here for quite some time now. There's also a woman from Montreal who had a tummy tuck who reported in not long ago. Things seemed to be well with her. Cheers everyone - have a great day! |
Good morning! I am officially a "Maintainer" as of 6/20/13!! Though I still have a goal to lose until I am comfortable, I'm doing it at a much slower pace. I'm getting to the point where I'm going to add an additional 200 or so calories to my day with planned exercise.....but I'm terrified! LOL, I don't wanna gain! I have had 2 cheat days since my phase off and I have still managed to lose 2 more lbs, so I guess this is the kind of experimentation so many have talked about. "Find what works for you". I feel really in control of myself for the first time in a very long time and my outlook on life is just super bright. Can some of you share your plans? Are you still losing? What's your eating plan? Forgive me, I'm still finding my groove!
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I maintained for almost 2 years doing phase 1 week days and eating and drink more liberally on the weekends. I stayed fairly low carb, but would occasionally have pizza, etc. I exercise 6 days a week, very intensely.
Eventually I got tired of drinking so many meals. In January I joined an online group called precision nutrition. Since then I have slowly worked myself off shakes and bars an noe eat normal food. I'm still very low carb, but I do have fruit and some starcher vegetables on a regular basis. A normal day includes A 2 egg and veggie omelette with cheese Approx 3 oz protein, a cup or 2 of veggies and a mixed green salad with 1/4 avocado and vinaigrette A snack that is usually 1/2 cottage cheese. Sometimes with fruit. Dinner-about 6 oz protein and a couple of cups of veggies. If I am eating out, etc i try to just order something i know I like but don't worry overly about fat, oil, etc. The precision nutrition diet would allow for significantly more carbs than what I eat, but I am usually too full to want them. The focus of pn is to eat slowly and stop at 80% full. If I am out somewhere and there is a real treat, like cake, or bbq ribs or chips, I will eat it and try really hard to stop at 80%. I still drink wine on the weekends! It is working well for me. Lots and lots of trial and error. |
Thanks for sharing! Right now if I'm going to have a fun meal, I'll have a P1 day the following day. Then the rest of the week my menu looks basically like this:
0% FF Greek Yogurt Raspberries (1/2 C- 1 cup) Almond butter (1 TBS) Zucchini Noodles (2 small) Sauteed Mushrooms (1 cup- 2 cups) Chicken ( 2 oz) Sauce of Coconut oil, curry and garlic Egg White Omelet Daiya Mozz (1/4 c) Zucchini (1 small) Tempeh Bacon (1/2 serving) I'll usually have a Quest bar for a snack. I'm really surprised that my calories are staying at around 850-1000. I think I'll need to up it a bit though. |
Consider eating the yolks of the eggs. They are very nutritious.
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Momto2cs: Your pn eating seems healthy and well balanced. I like the idea of focusing on eating to 80 percent full and eating slowly. It is interesting that you only have 3 oz of protein for lunch, but that you get lots of protein throughout the day. I am glad it is working for you.
Zombiedawn: My plan is to stay in a 3 percent range from my goal..up or down. Congratulations on reaching your goal weight! Workingit 50: I eat a fairly high level of protein and find it satisfies me as well. Canadiandieter: I also find that I gain weight around my stomach when I go up. Ragdoll, Evepet, Halfagain: Thanks for your warm support. I also find that refined carbs and sugar foods can be triggers. I mainly stay away from them. Last night I took one bite of a french torte. The good news is that I stopped with one bite. Today is a low carb day and getting exercise in at the gym. Yesterday we had my son's friends to dinner and I am tired. One of my sons is allergic to gluten and dairy. I have been learning new ways of cooking. |
"In the depts of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer." Camus
I am simply enjoying maintaining in summer. My non scale victories for the summer are good changes. For the first time in over 10 years, I am wearing sleeveless tops. Last summer even though I was at goal weight and had lost 110 pounds, I did not like the loose skin on my arms. I always wore shirts that were either long sleeves or covered up with a sweater. Now after a year of strength training, I have muscles in my arms. I felt very self conscious wearing a sleeveless top at first, but now am comfortable with it. I had the same reaction to loose skin on my legs last summer. I would only wear shorts that reached my knees or capris over the knees due to loose skin. Now with muscles in my legs, I am wearing shorter shorts! Another thing that I am celebrating is gaining muscle strength from last year. On my last trip to Hawaii, I found that my strength in swimming is much developed from my previous trips. I wish I had know this when I was young and competitively swimming. It took me over a year to lose my weight. I am in my 1 year and 8th month of maintenance. In that year of losing, one of the tools that I used, was to tell myself that I wanted to wake up happy with my food choices from yesterday. This mantra was very helpful when I was resisting foods to lose weight. I would picture how happy I would be the next morning..to get through an event or food situation. Now in maintenance I use this same tool. Here is the reality of my maintenance. Mr. Creep can still occur with up pounds even if: You are no longer bingeing..3 years for me. You are eating healthy low carb, low sugar foods. You are exercising 6 to 7 times a week. There is no, " I've done enough. I am doing everything right and I should not have a weight gain," in maintenance. You simply start tweaking or changing your eating or exercise. There are times when you lack motivation, but you just keep following your successful habits. I drag out my mantra and tell myself that I want to wake up happy in the morning while I am cutting back to basics or increasing exercise. Then success occurs. There is the glow of satisfaction when the scale moves. Yes, I am doing it.Yes, my efforts are working. This is the invincible summer that is in me, that is happy to be healthy and taking care of myself. I hope all of my IP friends enjoy that glow of accomplishment and feel their invincible summer. Thanks to all of you for your warm support. |
Maile,
Thanks so much for this bit of inspiration! I've felt the same way. "I've done enough. I am doing everything right and I should not have a weight gain, in maintenance." I do want to be happy tomorrow morning. So I'm on day 4 of a mini-reboot to lose the extra 5lbs that I acquired during the last month. I'm hoping it won't take too long so I can resume my Phase 3 breakfasts. Really miss them. Thank you all so much for the support! |
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Yesterday was my first "holiday" on maintenance. Had a few bites of treats, but tried to alternate with bites of kale leaves. My neighbors were cracking up that I brought a cookie cake AND a plate of kale leaves and celery to our potluck, but it was a great thing for me to have a healthy option to alternate with bites of unhealthy. I probably had a few too many bites and sips, but, today is a Phase 1 day to make up for it. I am learning this maintenace thing one day at a time, and, Just like during the weight loss phase, all you 3fc IP posters are such an inspiration. =) |
Momto2cs, I will try your suggestions... I look forward to it actually. More fat?! Ok, twisted my arm! LOL!
Maile, you know I just love your way of thinking! I'm going to remember that for myself. So many good points to remember. :D |
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There is nothing stopping me from eating more protein at lunch except for the fact that I am usually too full. I often only eat part of what I thought I wanted. Some of that's the salad, but I really like it! I could probably use a bit more protein...I occasionally have a protein shake just for that reason...but usually I just can't fit it in! If I am snacky hungry I have one of there's 100 calorie almond bags. If I buy a larger package I have been known to eat the entire pack in a day �� |
Mom2cs I like your WOE.
Maile congrats on all your NSV's! I'm hoping next year I'll be more comfortable with the way my arms look. My arms are definitely a problem area for me. I still have some fat there and also a lot of loose skin. Hopefully some exercise and time will help with that like it did for you. dukeollano the visual of alternating bites of kale and treats is pretty funny. It's a great idea though and I will use that with some other veggies since I'm not a fan of kale. I'm going to a wedding tonight at Maggiano's and will be eating low carb all day knowing dinner will be an Italian carb fest. Tomorrow will definitely be a phase 1 day. |
Great posts and inspiration from fellow "losers". I had another bad eating day, these non-structured days for me are just plain tough. I will take your tips and get back on track.
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Hi everyone! Wow - it's hot and humid today! I was up and out at 8:30am today to have a 1 hr walk with a girlfriend - we have a gorgeous trail/park only a 10 minute walk from us that is part of the Trans Canada Trail. I'm glad I got that exercise in early in the day, because it's already hot & humid, and both the temp & humidity is going to increase as the day goes on.
Doing pretty well with P1, although I slipped a little yesterday. Today is re-committed again to stick 100% P1/P2... otherwise I'm just procrastinating and delaying my results. I also have a family event to go to on July 20th and I want to be back to my goal weight (or as close as possible) for that... want to show any naysayers there that I've got the stamina to keep this weight off!!! :) I'll think of that if/when I'm tempted to stray again... Maile - you always have such thoughtful posts. I loved that last one. Thank you. :hug: Cheers from hot, humid Central Ontario - hope everyone has a great Saturday. |
Hello everyone!!!! I had been in reboot mode for the past few months and was posting in that thread until I found out I was pregnant! It is still early on....only eight weeks.... but i am beyond excited! this is my first. A few people suggested I should maybe start looking at the maintence thread. So here I am :)
I am trying to stay healthy and have added carbs back into my diet. I am trying to follow the same type of eating habits as phase 3, but not focused so much on packets. So far I am feeling good. I've gained about 3lbs which I guess is normal. Hoping others have some eating advice for me during this exciting and completely new time!!!! |
Sarabean: That is so wonderful about you being pregnant! You might look through past posts here or look for Lizzyrr posts as she is pregnant and doing very well.
Thanks to all for your kind comments. I was in the mood to write a celebratory blog. Evepet: I am heading to a trip next Thursday and like you want to get down a few pounds..We can do it. I was going to tell you that Big Train buttermilk pancake mix is a good one for low carb! Too bad about all of that humidity. Workingit 50: Those unplanned days can be hard. Hope today is a good one..and you always have P1 to return to. Ragdoll: That is a good plan..eating very low carb before a big Italian event. My arms are not perfect..but the muscles do help. I am sure you will see results over the next months. Momsto2cs: I do the same..I either eat the 100 packages of nuts or count exactly 15. Nuts simply taste too good. It sounds like you are getting plenty of protein. Zombiedawn: Good luck with adding more fats! Thanks for your support. Dukeoflano: That was too cute about munching on Kale while enjoying your food. Kale is so good for you. Thank goodness for Phase 1. One day at a time is a good motto. Cbl70: good luck on that miniboost..Yes there is a point that you just have to keep working on up pounds, even if you are eating healthy. It really is hard to give up those p3 breakfasts. I miss my strawberries when I do. Hope you will be eating p3 soon. Off to clean. My main problem is my dear Foodnetwork son loves to make wonderful foods and wants me to try them. I have to limit myself to bites! |
Congrats SaraBean!! How exciting!!
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Hi Everyone!
Just checking in to say hi! I'm on a three-week trip. Right now I'm in Syracuse visiting my daughter and two little grandkids. I'm hanging out with the 4-old this week, so I'm getting plenty of exercise. Since I've been here last (in December) I've reached my goal (in March), but one significant thing is that my daughter's mother-in-law started IP in January. She was inspired by me and I was her coach on the phone for the first 3 months. She has now lost 50 pounds and looks great. She's still on P1. Tonight she and her husband came for dinner and we all had a wonderful IP-style dinner. She just about cried when she saw me and I did the same. Quote:
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Hi all,
Just wanted to report that after 6 days of P1/P2 style eating, I'm back in my range. I'll be doing a few P3 days before I head off on vacation again. If that bumps me out of my range, I'm planning a longer reboot (2 to 3 weeks) for the end of July. Again, thanks to all for your support. It's so helpful to know that so many of you are finding ways to maintain you losses. Hugs! |
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