IP Daily Chat Monday 7/1/2013
 

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Morning all! I am off to work, and then I will have my first WI tonight. AHHH! Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Good morning Lisa! I'm into day 5 and doing fine. I was really hungry yesterday so I had a hard boiled egg. I'm down 4lbs about 25 to go... a day at a time. I am loving this site and finding new ways to use the drinks. I put an order in with Nashua yesterday. I know with my work schedule I will find it hard to get weighed each week at the same time, so now I will have extra packs on hand to stay on point.

Have a great day every one!!!

Good morning everyone!

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!! I did happen to slip up a couple of times this weekend... but I tried to make up for it at different parts of the weekend. Luckily, I hit down 25 lbs Saturday & haven't gained!! So, although I'm not happy with the bad things I had, I'm proud of myself for making up for it and not gaining! Yay for the weekend!

I was telling someone this morning the key to this plan is planning.
If I wait until I'm hungry to plan what I'm going to eat I could be setting myself up for failure.
If my whole day is planned, when I get hungry I already know what to eat.
If I don't want that food then I know it's about cravings and not about true hunger. Cravings are "head hunger" and not true hunger
Success for me is going to be about learning a different relationship with food and the key for me is planning my day before it starts

This is especially important with all these special days: holidays, barbecues, graduations, weddings, etc. coming up. It is important to plan!

If I fail to plan, I plan to fail.
Plan for success!!!

Lol, I think I needed to hear that this morning, Lisa! I'm planning my food for the day, and I'm thinking (whine) MAN, I don't wanna eat that!! It's because I'm craving something else and come to think of it, my TOM is coming in a few days. Thanks for turnin' my head on the right way! :D I'm not in a whiny mood anymore!

Good morning I Peeps. Finally, I'm down 1.2 this morning. It's been a bit slow these past few weeks.
Something exciting that's happening for me right now. I'm planning a trip to France in September. I can't wait. This is a great motivator for me to remain on plan and hopefully drop another 20 pounds or close to that. I plan on enjoying wine on my trip so I will phase out before we go to account for that.

I also look forward to having a little more than an inch of seatbelt left once I put it on. LOL. I'm tall so I'm usually smashed in the seat area anyway but the extra weight all around didn't help with the situation.

I'm going to France in September too, and I'm right with you on the motivation! :D

I know, right? I want to feel good in the new clothes that I plan on buying in the smaller size! We also tend to do many walking tours so that in itself is a good reason to be in better shape. Good luck with your motivation. We'll have to keep cheering each other on over the next few months,

Good Afternoon y'all! This morning I'm down 6 lbs after 4 days OP. I have my first WI on Wednesday. Trying to figure out what out of this starter pack I want to eat next. I had the broccoli and cheese soup yesterday - only slightly better than the tomato basil :P

Take care everyone

Yes, definitely!!

SO TRUE - If I didn't plan EVERYTHING I was going to eat for the next day the night before, I wouldn't be on this plan anymore. Great advise!

oh and I am down a grand total of 25.6 lbs.........and the shorts, fit :) Need to get a new 'next' goal.

Think of the fun clothes you can buy THERE too! Years ago I got some fantastic outfits in Paris. Save some clothes money to splurge on new sizes there.