Great loses and it sounds like everyone had a pretty successful Thanksgiving.

I'm down 3 lbs this week and was hoping to lose the cold I have. Hopefully a quiet weekend will do the trick.

whooo hooo Renee you look AWESOME!

Way to be strong and great comeback! You are doing awesome! :carrot:

Hope you are ready to get some alterations done, because you will need it! Isn't that a nice feeling? Great job!! :carrot:

Congrats to all the US IP'ers for staying OP. It was a big feat and you did it!

Renee you look great. You are a new person!

Had my WI today. Very happy...down 4.4 lbs and 5.25 inches....woot woot!!

Hello IPers! I am so happy to see all of the progress going on here!

I'm here to repent. I'm restarting with the IP packets I have tomorrow morning and getting more during the week. I'm so disappointing in myself. I am the problem. I didn't phase off. I just jumped back into my bad old habits and guess where it got me... my bad old self. Back up to 180 lbs and miserable, never wanting to see the people i love, never want to be intimate, feel uncomfortable ALL the time. I am very excited to get into day 1 tomorrow.

I feel that I am using Ideal Protein to treat my symptoms and not my problems.
Girls (and boys), how have you really gotten your good habits to stick? When I'm on IP, I find myself constantly looking forward to hitting that *magic* number so I can have _______ again. I make all sorts of excuses for myself. I justify wants as needs. I'd love any advice from those of you that feel you've really gained control and changed the way you think about eating. Maybe I should see a therapist?

Thank you! Once again I'm so excited about the wins I'm seeing from faces old and new :)

-Breanna

Welcome back Breanna. I am sorry you are back, but at least you are taking control of what you need to do. Be strong and carry on with your journey!

Actual I think if our head isn't right we will never sucessfully keep the weight off. There's lots of good info out there on emotional eating. There's an app you can get and refer to when your hungry. It asks you a few questions to determine what is making you feel this way. IT was mentioned in another forum. It's called pocket hunger.
It's really good. You can't beat yourself up too much. You need to just get back on the program and focus. My reward to my self is money.....$10 per lb. I think that's pretty easy. I thought of the 200 dollars a week on eating out I was spending.
I made myself a dream board of exactly what my goals were for the next year. It wasn't just about the weight.

I wish you luck ! :cheer3:

Hey everyone. I just wanted to jump in and say hello. Today (Friday) is/was my first day on the program. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I look forward to talking to you guys about our successes!

Looking good Renee!

Welcome Idahogirl! There's so much support and information on this board - you'll do great!