Thank you for your post today! I needed the incentive from this blog!

May I ask what is Trader Joe's what do they sell?:?:

That's terrific - congratulations!!

I'm going to echo the good advice given already. If you stick around the boards long enough you'll see that many people started with an ounce of cheese, then still lost so they added a sprinkle of nuts then extra this and extra that and before you know it they slid right down that slippery slope.

Then, despite advice from others, they got defensive and insulted then stopped posting all together (most likely they fell off the wagon.)

This is a sore subject for me and a couple others because we are only trying to help and we get accused of being mean, unsupportive, etc.

Stick to it 100% and you'll be much happier!

PS. In case anyone is wondering, 1 ounce of cheese is in no way equal to 1 oz of skim milk. The milk is 10 calories while the cheese is closer to 110 calories for a teeny tiny ounce.

Sorry that got so long!

Welcome! You can do it! Stick to the sheet and you'll do great. I'm smaller now but I was pretty freaking big before :D

Woo-hoo - that is wonderful!!

sweetenuf: Wow! Keep up the great work!

Had my weigh in today. I had to skip last week and it felt like a month. 5 lbs down over the two weeks. That made me happy. Got my chips! That made me really happy! :carrot: I opened them in the car!!

AND my hubbie says he wants to join my using alternatives and let me be his coach. I really hope he follows through. He tends to want the easy way out all the time and while I find the IP plan simple to follow it isn't easy! Not a lot of room for excuses if you want success. I'll have to reward him with sex to keep him motivated! :devil:

:lol:

How do I download that icon at the bottom that tell how much I lost?

I have a question. I was searching for information about how often ground beef was okay in a week (apparently, it's fine to have it several times) and stumbled across and older thread. In the thread it said that salmon is only supposed to be once a week because of fat content. But isn't ground beef WAY higher in fat content than salmon?

I hadn't read that before and now I'm concerned since I ate salmon three times since my last weigh in. I thought if I did a beef one night, I would follow with a leaner meat (chicken, turkey, fish) the following night.

Ruth Ann, congratulations on your loss and moving on into P2


Iskandgirlwannabe, welcome:). I started IP at 282, having lost 25lbs before that. It seems like losses vary for people but if you stick to the program you can expect the scale to go down from week to week and/or inches lost. I think light exercise is ok after you get used to the diet, good luck.

Way to go Johnsdeere!

[QUOTE=sweetenuf;4971232]Week 10 WI : (drum roll) -8 lbs total of 40 exactly....I WI every 2 weeks with my coach :) thats 4 lbs a week. Hope you are all having a great day!

Great job:carrot:

I liked reading the discussion about cheese today on the board, I feel like this food will not be in my house on maintenance as it is a trigger but I hope to enjoy a limited amount at a restaurant.
Is there a group for peanut butter addicts?

Thanks Hiker!

Good job! And too funny on the motivation!

I really dislike PMS... the actual TOM isn't bad it's the week before, hungry, cranky, and I want to do nothing but sleep. Pffffff

Hi, does anyone have the most recent P1 Protocol sheet or can you direct me where to go for it? I could not not find it in the "sticky" section and I forgot to ask for one at my WI today. Thanks!

It is linked in the first post of each daily chat. There are all sorts of great links in that first post, including one to each phase protocol sheet!

You shouldn't have to ask for it at weigh-in... Didn't you get it at your initial consultation along with all your program info and first week of food?