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11-16-2013 01:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by nolasmurf
(Post 4883267)
Hey Augusters, how's everyone doing? I'm hoping well. I see some folks over in the daily thread . Things are a bit wonky for me right now. My scale is showing a gain from last week but it is TOM :(
Getting a little bored with the food choices. Trying a few different recipes out. My sweetie liked Scorbetts chili last night. I think we'll be eating that for a few days! Lol
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Hi, NOLASmurf! Doing okay up here, although the cold weather and being colder due to IP are not making me a happy camper! :shocksn: LOL Couple that with not having sweaters or long-sleeved shirts that fit. I think I have to run to Goodwill today and find a few to tide me over.
I have been getting a little bored with some foods, too. We've been enjoying more seafood lately, especially scallops. Yum! I also got turned on to the turnips and jicama. Planning to phase off for the holidays, too. Fingers crossed!
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Originally Posted by Kellimomo3
(Post 4884090)
I can't believe I am saying this but I'm pretty sure that I have decided to phase off for a while. I love this diet and have had such huge success but in the past three weeks I have been losing hair by the handfuls and it is freaking me out. I spoke with my regular doctor (not an IP coach) who was supportive of me being on this diet and checked me out before and she said the only sure fire way to stop the hair loss is to get out of ketosis. I have long hair that I love and took me so long to grow out!!! I have lost 37 pounds as of this morning and am within spitting distance of the 130s where I have not been since the early 90s!! I hate to stop now but I would hate a bald patch more. I talked to my coach and she suggested phasing off for the holidays and seeing how my body does and maybe going back on phase one after the new year. I just can't decide. I love the way my body looks now and I have gone from a size 14 to a size 6, I just don't feel done yet. I really wanted to get to 130, phase off properly and never let myself get out of the 130s again. I have not cheated once on this diet and have been in ketosis the whole time. I have tried upping my calcium and fish oil and added Biotin but the hair is coming out in handfuls!!! It's hard not to feel like a quitter but I am trying to think of it as a pause not a stop. Anyone else losing their hair like this?!
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This, as others have said, is definitely not a failure or quitting. Best of luck with phasing off and with your hair loss. Mine has seemed to slow down a bit, possibly due to taking the biotin every day.
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Originally Posted by kcdoe
(Post 4884406)
Hello my August IP friends. I returned from a 14 day hospital stay Monday. Thank you for the well wishes!!!!
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Glad you are on the road to recovery! I know you will do well, whatever plan you take as you're recovering.
Well, Augusters, here we are, in mid-November. I love seeing all the success and the support on these boards! We have cheered each other through thr losses and NSV's and lifted each other up over obstacles and rough patches. The info and support on this site has really been a driving force, at least for me, through this weight loss process. I have gained a lot of insights and confidence to move forward into maintenance over the next few weeks. It still blows my mind how well IP works! I am just waiting for these darn "love handles" to leave, but otherwise, I am so happy! :cb::cb:
Have a super weekend, all! :dust:
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