Good morning Augusters! WI 9, just finished 8 weeks, down a total of 26.2 lbs! Unbelieveable! I still struggle with hunger but boy, can't argue that IP works!! My jeans that I've been hanging on to for 10+ years still don't fit around the middle - guess that's a combo of getting older and fast weight loss. thanks to all for your support, it's made such a difference! Happy weekend.

Thanks slownsteady and Schenectady.
I do think this forum provides so much help and support. It's nice to share our successes and the bumps in the road. It's a journey.

Congrats! Yay, you! And, in turn, this inspires me. Keep it up!

Yes, it does. Congrats, keep up the good work.

Never, ever apologize for being proud of yourself.
My DH tells me frequently: If it were easy, everyone would do it.

To survive through everything life throws at us and STAY on plan, no matter what, takes A LOT of perseverance.

Yay you!!!!

Congrats on your great progress!

So I started a two days before August 1st, but I horned my way into the August group. (I'm not sure there even was a July group?) I just couldn't be happier! I am a bit over 3 months into the IP diet ... I have had no cheats, I lost 63 pounds, and my waistline has sucked in 10.5 inches. I feel amazing! Just one little tiny plateau in the low 270's, otherwise my losses have been pretty much straight down.

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I am wishing everyone in this thread and on this board continued success and insanely great willpower to stick with it! YOU CAN DO IT!
(I am blowing a bit of dieting willpower fairy dust now.)

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Hope everyone is enjoying what's left of the weekend!
I had a big closet purge today, which felt great. I had done some closet shopping previously but hadn't yet gotten rid of some of the bigger sizes. I've been wondering why I was holding on to them - I definitely don't plan on going back down that road again! I don't want to keep those things as a crutch in case I do - better for me to have the attitude that I will only keep getting smaller from here. So now I have a bag of sized XLs, 16s, and 18s destined for goodwill, and a closet full of only size 12s (which don't fit yet but will soon!) and 14s. I feel lighter already just having those other things out of there!

HOORAY 4 U @vachinyc!!! That's so excellent!!!

AND, Avalon, that's incredible - you're a total super star!!!!

I lost 3 pounds this week!! :carrot::carrot:I think it's about week 12, I have lost count and I have been posting 1-2 losses for weeks so this was a nice surprise!! Cruising right along.....

congrats Kelliemomo3! Isn't it wonderful to get a little happy surprising scale bump now and then? Yay!:carrot:

Avalon you are amazing. And inspiring.

Good morning all: happy Monday!

Thank you for all the congrats on my weigh-in. I am still smiling. Trying to save all that positive energy up for the weigh-ins that annoy me :) happy and grateful for the progress. (And grateful for you all too)

Wishing you all IP POWER for a great week!

ecd, avalon, kelli.......incredible continued losses, great job! :carrot:

Later today I will have my first weigh-in since the beginning of October, at which time I left for vacation for 3 weeks (100% OP during), then returned and had a 1 week "lapse" followed by last week getting back on track. So, we'll see where I "officially" am today after 5 weeks without a weigh-in - I really have no idea as I refuse to get back on the scale at home - which was part of my undoing when I got back from vacation. I think I am at least back to where I was at my last weigh-in, but hoping to be at least a pound or two down from there. I hate that I've virtually lost a whole month of time by 1 week of messing up, but what is past, is past, and I can only go forward from here!

Have a great Monday everyone!! I'll update my ticker later today. Wish me luck! :)

I am there with you, slownsteady, although I am still working to make it back to where I was before I 'detoured'. Five more to go which I hope disappear this week.

Struggling still to get my mind back where I need it but started the day bright and early, up and cleaning, keeping busy.

Yay!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Down 5 LBS at my weigh in today!! Some might think that's not so exciting since my last weigh in was 5 weeks ago :), but I am taking it as a MAJOR victory because I had a MAJOR (week long) slip up a couple of weeks ago, got back to 100% last week, and now I'm back on track and LOSING again!

AND, I'm just 1.5 lbs from being in the 80's! Looking forward to that. This provided a MUCH needed boost to my confidence, AND determination!

great news slownsteady ... keep pushing

WTG, Congrats!