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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!
Ideal Protein Diet Recipes #4

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I hit the 30 pound mark this morning!! I am so excited.

Congrats!!!!

Excellent! I can't wait to hit that mark!

Congratulations on the 30 lbs! Great Accomplishment! Happy Thursday Everyone! Weigh in tomorrow!

Strong work on the 30 lost pounds. It's downhill from here

Congrats on the 30 lbs!!!

Hey everyone! Just got back from Jamaica Monday night....had a fantastic time and only put on 4 lbs while I was away but already back down to where I was before leaving. Think the biggest issue I had was not drinking my water like I do at home. It's weird but my biggest fear was I would put back on all the weight I lost in one week....I know that's silly as it would be impossible to gain 37 lbs in a week but I was worried when I first stepped on the scale.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Thursday. The weather is absolutely gorgeous here (yippppeeee). I love summer.

Congrats on 30! Can't wait to get there!
Happy Thursday.....another beautiful SUNNY day!
Anyone needing a good laugh check out the 'Now that I'm thinners thread.'
Have a Great Day!

Congrats!!

Congrats!

Congrats on the 30 mark !!!

Woohoo! 2.2 more lost!

Hey everyone..well after almost a year (time has gone by very fast) i am starting up again tomorrow. within the year i have gained 20 pounds (40 total if you consider what i all gained back after i had lost the 20 pounds from ip) i had lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks than was slowly cheating on like pop n fast food and was still losing and prob lost total of 25 lbs when i quit because i was cheating and felt i really just wanted to eat normal food and i was still losing weight..well i gained the weight back and more because i <3 pop!!!!! i just love the taste of it and its so hard for me to drink anything else even water....anyways so i am meeting tonight to get the packets and i will start tomorrow (may 3rd)...my birthday is may 24th and it would be awesome if i could lose the 20 pounds in 2 weeks like i had before....and i really wish i could stay with this program until i lose like 70 pounds that i have gained sence colllege...not to mention me AND my mom did this before and are doing it again together....she is shorter than me but we are both about the same size...i use to be very ahtletic and skinny than i moved out of the dorms and gained 70+ pounds because i wanted to basically live life and stop being active and eat whatever i want....anyways, just letting everyone know that i am back

Rough morning of vitamins- My overactive gag reflexes were in hyperdrive and I was almost sick again.

I'm responding really well to IP except that I want to hurl every so often.
Day 1 - Body didn't respond well to Broc N Cheese soup. Hurled it and all my veggies.
Day 4 - Spinning around in pole class made me so motion sick I had to take a break.
Day 5- Vitamins + Already Touchy Gag Reflexes = Miserable drive to work (I take my vitamins in the car on the way)

At least I have yummy pot roast and cabbage waiting in the fridge for me for lunch! I cooked in the slow cooker overnight and it smelled SOOOOOO good when I woke up.

I find that I have to take my pills with my meal or I will also get sick to my stomach . Maybe try that !