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We only truly fail when we quit trying!!!
WE CAN DO THIS!
Safety in numbers!!!

Today is a new day!
I WILL stay on course!
This is not difficult....

Thank you for that information. I was wondering if there were less expensive alternatives to the food, it's just so expensive. So I began my research yesterday...it's a process :)

It is a lot of comparing stuff... I have spent a lot if time in front of protein bars comparing the nutritional values with IP products. Don't cheap out on your protein powder though. Get a good isolate. It really is important to use high quality protein. I also sometimes will have 1 egg with three egg whites for breakfast... About the same as an omelette package and you get to eat real food.

Some days I wonder why I try... My friend calls and has a surprise for me... Taking me out to eat tomorrow ... I've googled the menu ... I am a GONER .. Creme Brûlée with Praline Bottom :?::dizzy::yikes:

How do you guys get past your favorite desserts without giving in?

Ugh! I hear you all.............I am struggling right now too! I just can't seem to stay OP. I need to get in the right mindset again. My 7 days eating off plan during a vacation was the WORST thing to do! I am going to try my hardest to have a completely OP day tomorrow. I need to get back into ketosis...then the hunger will fade. Sending strength to all! We can do this. I keep telling myself that...I can and I FRIGGEN WILL! haha!

.... And so you will
And so will we!

This is why we all were trying to convince you to stay OP.

You did it before, you can do it again.

Good luck to you all, I just completed my fourth week. I did strictly IP products for the first two weeks and have done 100% alternatives ever since.

Another day and more fat to lose!
Water... Water... Water...
That is my mantra for the day. I need to drink more water!

I restarted about 2.5 weeks ago too. Lost 70 lbs March-Sept last year and regained about 30 lbs over the past year. I have a candy\chocolate problem and can't eat just a little. It was getting out of hand some back to IP.

This time I am doing alternatives. Got about 4 weeks worth of food from Nashua last week for less than $140. And several of the products have to be IP....like the RTD chocolate drink and caramel nuts bars. They taste exactly the same and come from Canada. I do still have some IP products so I am set for a while. So far I am down about 11 lbs! And feeling great.

I'm back on plan after a year off... I'm on my second week and I'm just dying! I told myself I'd do this for 6 weeks and now I'm second guessing myself- can I make it even 2?

I'm doing the Alternative Phase 1 since I still exercise, anyone else??

I am doing the plan on alternative products but not following the alternative plan. I am far too lethargic on IP at the beginning to even think about doing any extra exercise. I wow at people that can do this plan and spin classes. Wow

Survived the surprise night out without a lot of damage!! I did eat things I shouldn't have but back on track yesterday!!!

Got my shipment from Nashua yesterday!!! Syntrax Nectar Wild Grape this morning was GREAT!!! Excited to try some of the others!!!:)