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Looks like its time for a new thread!

Yay new thread! On the final stretch to my daughters. Every time we drive this I am reminded how very big the Midwest is. Still have two hours left.

Wow - we filled up the last thread fast!

Enjoy your trip drd.

And thank Hiker for starting the new thread.

I need to get a new picture. I got a pixie cut yesterday. It will be much easier to work with after surgery. This morning I just stuck some gel in and left. So nice.

LOL...gotta love wash'n'go hair!

When is your hip replacement? Best wishes...I did 4 mos of PT this past fall trying to avoid that for the present...Am sure eventually it's going to happen though.

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

The right will be done mid July. The left is still tba. Both are very bad. Basically bone on bone. Sad for someone my age, but was born with deformities. It is what it is and was my main reason for losing and keeping the weight off.

So I've been thinking and I have a couple of questions. I noticed some conversation a few weeks back about chicken and store rotisserie chickens being life savers. So my question is I know we are not supposed to eat skin, but can we cook our chicken with skin on? I have been painstakingly cutting the skin off of whole chickens, can I just take the skin off my own after it's cooked? Also the whole veggie thing is starting to make me curious. I mean how many veggies you can fit in two cups depends on how you cut them. I personally love sweet bell peppers (the little ones). If I just slice them into rings it's 8-10 little peppers, if I chop them up a bit more for in something I can get more peppers in, the same with a lot of veggies. I mean we talk about cauliflower rice if I take two cups whole cauliflower before its cooked I can fit more in two cups if I chop it small, or 2 cups grated is a bunch and still raw... so I wonder how close I get to too many veggies when I cut them smaller?

My family is full of osteo arthritis...and I have a sister younger than I who has had 3 hip replacements already...yep...the first one has been redone. She was in her 40's when that 1st one happened. We have had a grandaughter with bilateral hip dysplasia...which was treated as an infnat. Years ago that never got any attention which is what we think happened with my sister. hope you heal well...and the newer hip joints and surgical methods work wonders for you. Another sis had one done about a year ago and she was weight bearing right away and has done amazing!! You'll be great and feel wonderful when it's over...!

"LOL...gotta love wash'n'go hair!"

mine's been wash'n'go for years now - too fine to do anything else with it!!!

First, I am always leery of the store bought cooked chickens - they tend to inject them with lots of stuff for flavor and to make them last longer. Need to read the ingredients list carefully. I bake chicken with the skin on and then remove it before eating if I'm doing a whole chicken. But I'm careful with what I put on it too. I do usually stick a 1/2 onion inside it - gives a great flavor and helps keep the chicken moist.

I think you have to use your judgment on the 2 cups of veggies sometimes. A lot of times I weigh mine if they don't fit easily into a measuring cup. When in doubt i try to measure the larger pieces and then chop them up - like bell peppers. I slice them up and then chop them. Does that make sense? Even though I still measure, I'm pretty good at figuring out what will be a cup of something.


maureen - love the pic! I'm seriously thinking of going much shorter, but my hair is really thick and really curly so if I go short it's still not "wash n' go" cause it goes "poof"!

LOL ty I just posted this question on the daily chat! I don't use the store bought chicken myself, but if I can cook my chicken with the skin on that makes life so much easier!!!!! No defrosting, skin removal, then crock pot! I can go straight from frozen to crock pot!
:carrot::carrot::carrot:

Ruth this is me with a wig!! I'm treating myself to a new(cheap) wig every time I hit the next digits in my weight loss - 1 more to go - I picked up 4 so far!! lol -they're fun just have to get the nerve up to wear them more often - each one is a completely different style but all short
by the way I did buy 2 before I started IP!!

You look great in the wig maureen - what fun to have a bunch and make it easy on yourself to change styles!

I was at PT last week and a new woman was helping me out (somebody double booked my regular guy). We're going through the exercises and she says "so, you were in a car accident." I said "no, I lost 117 pounds and realized I had no muscle tone at all." She looked at me and said, "well, you aren't very big you must have been really...." She started stammering looking for the right word, so I helped her out and said "I was very round." Made me laugh. I've noticed people tell me I look really great and then say "not that you looked bad before." Like they are trying to not hurt my feelings. It's really sweet.

Yeah...mee tooooo....I was a very short, no longer young, chubby lady....

LOL - exactly 65! It's hard to believe where I am now. The reality of putting on size 4 slacks in the morning sure makes it seem more real though! Who would have though I could lose 10 pant sizes in less than a year?

I found out in October the worsening pain I was dealing with was hip dysplasia(and I only thought that was for dogs). I actually have really sturdy bone mass as does all the women in my family. We are not small people. I am looking forward to it, at least after the initial weeks. God has been sending me people since fall all the time. New people I meet, my age who have had them and are doing wonderfully. Finally He sent me the wife of the best surgeon in town. We met in December and have become friends. I have not met him, but everyone who has had great success rave about him. I meet him in May.

Love the haircut drd - that is so cute! You look wonderful!

Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you! Your recovery will be so much easier with less weight on you. I really wish I had lost the weight before I had a spinal fusion, I think it would have made for a much easier recovery. But my surgeon is delighted that I have now lost, said it will probably help me avoid having further issues. Let's hope he is right.

Agreed. (Ruth Ann often says the exact thing I'm thinking)
To this I'd like to add
Your recovery will also be made much easier eating the real and healthy food you eat now.
The more I learn about food processing, the more I stick with raw food shopping and make my own.

Somebody did a lot of cooking ahead-of-time & freezing prior to surgery so there would be healthy meals to heat & serve until they were able to cook again. Fantastic idea!

I agree. I had a friend tell me that if people ask to help with meals I need to make sure I tell them my dietary restrictions. She said most folks will bring heavy carbs. I think I will tell them just to go for a rehab walk with me instead!

I have been at my new job for one year now and exactly one year ago I was frantically shopping in the only plus size store in town looking for something to wear to a conference. From there I had to get on a plane where I felt that I should be apologizing to the person sitting beside me because I was invading their space!

Its time for the conference again and this year I shopped in regular size stores for some clothes and had way more variety to choose from. I will get on the plane this afternoon and not worry about how much 'space' I am taking up. When I get to my destination an old friend is meeting me so we can have a visit and instead of dreading seeing old friends this 'big', I will be focused on having a great visit with her...

IP has changed so many things in my life and sometimes I forget how much of my life has been affected by my weight loss...

Now that realization is a LCV!! (Life Changing Victory)!!!! It is a wonderful thing...don't you just want to GIGGLE!!!!!!

Yes... Yes I do!!!

Congratulations Hiker and YES YES YES... It is truly life changing, which was a happy surprise for me too. I am happier, healthier, more confident. Not all days are easy, but when they aren't, it's nice to be able to reflect on how life-changing this journey has been and will continue to be. I'm so grateful!

Good luck with your surgery DRD..pic looks great!

It is warm...almost what you'd call hot here today. Such a refreshing change from the never-ending winter. I wonder if I will like heat more this summer...in the past, I really hated hot/humid/sweaty/sticky.

Happy Sunday!

I love this Hiker. I went through the same situation. In Sept '13 I had a work conference in Chicago with my new job. I went to Banana Republic to find some business casual clothing since all the clothes in my closet were too tight. I was almost in tears trying on a size 14 petite dress pants that were too snug but I had to buy them because they didn't have any 16's. I knew at this point something had to be done but it still took me over a month to start IP. 6 months later we had another conference in Las Vegas and what a difference that was! This time I had nothing to wear because everything in my closet was TOO BIG. I had an awesome time shopping in LV for new clothes. I also loved seeing extra room around my hips in the plane seat. :D

Have a great visit with your friend!

Thanks! I'm glad 65 mentioned how she hadn't seen as many NSV's lately and taking the time to write that post reminded me of all the reasons I'm on this journey!!

I love everything about this!

Hooray Hiker & Slipfree on your new clothes! It's so much fun to put something on and say "nope, too big, gotta go."

I am slowly putting together some Spring stuff. It takes time. Next weekend I think my sister and niece want me to come over and go through their closets to help sort out which works since we're all about the same size. Plus my niece is a shoe fiend and we wear the same size. I love shoes!

LOL! HAHA! I had to buy a new bra yesterday... yes, another size down.. not much left!! I'm a pear shape and no matter how much I lose... the pear will still be there... BUT I will be a hot pear!!

Thx!!

<sigh> we always want what we don't get. I really wanted to girls to go down, but it didn't happen (much). I'll gladly share! :D

Okay, you 100%ers. I am humbly jumping into your 100%-bunker.

I have always hesitated to post here because I use alternatives and have never been to an IP clinic. That said, I follow the protocol to the letter, as much as humanly possible. I have lost more than 100 lbs and ain't never going back . . . I am making it my life's work.

So . . . can I play? (feel like I'm trying to join in a game of jump rope with the cool girls ;) )

Welcome SylviesGirl! Lots of people use alternatives and stay 100%, it's the 100% that counts here!

That said, you have to pass the initiation which I believe involves dragon meat and lawn clippings. :lol:

I think I saw dragon meat and grass clippings in the P1 protocol, so we're good to go. :D Thanks for the welcome.

Holy cow, it is getting "hot" out there. Taking heavy fire. I'm just going to chill out in here and catch my breath. :faint:

Just like Sylvie I would also like to join :) I am still technically new but unfortunately I am on my second attempt. I was very successful a few years ago but did not phase off - therefore I gained it back. However I have been 100% for almost three weeks now and I'm anxious to see my numbers on Tuesday. I started doing 20 minutes of light weights every second day - I don't want to lose any muscle so I'm trying not to push it. I'm thinking of getting the jello as extra protein for those days. I'll find out on Tuesday if this is helping my inches or just breaking down my muscle. I've looked through the posts and love how supportive everyone is here - it's nice to speak with people who understand!

Of course you can join MellyIP!

I'm not sure on the extra after light weigh lifting but I'm sure someone with more experience on it will chime in. I know I add an extra hardboiled egg after PT, but those monsters really work me out.

SylviesGirl and MellyIP: Welcome to sticking to Protocol 100%!
Alts are fine. There is no magic in IP brand, as long as we match the nutrition.The original science for this program wasn't based upon the actual IP brand. That came later.

I've had a fun and busy weekend. Let me add to the NSV (or LSV-love that!)

I think I said it somewhere else...
I did a service day project yesterday. We were trail building at a county park. Last year I was the photographer due to back pain and even all the walking was difficult for me.

This year's terrain alone would have caused me problems last year.

Here is what IP has done for me.
It enabled me to get enough weight off to be ABLE to do the needed exercise (and months and months of PT) required to get me into shape to be able to do things again without severe back pain. Just the weight loss didn't fix it.
IP helped me realize that my health is worth expense.

I was worth 10 months of a coach/clinic (and would have continued had my coach been worth it...long story)

I was worth 9 months of 2-3 times per week PT (at $30 copay each time)

I was worth the wii fit I bought to help me exercise, even tho at first I could hardly do any of the things on there due to back pain.

I'm worth the gym membership and a personal trainer to help continue to slowly move me forward (maybe at some point it'll become flab-reducing because now that i'm smaller, I feel flabbier than i was)

I'm worth the search for the right doctor/program (not covered by insurance) to get my adrenals and thyroid back on-track so I'll get off the holding pattern. We have a good plan of action right now.

Every single day when I exercise, I realize what IP has done for me. Had I made excuses why I couldn't do the plan, I wouldn't have gotten here.

I'm so grateful for those who were here when I arrived and who helped me learn to stick to the straight-and-narrow, no matter how "painful" it felt at the time. I learned I had more strength than I ever thought I did. I never wanted to find ways to cheat & "get away with it". Instead, I wanted to find ways to stay OP and see incredible results.

SylviesGirl said in another thread today she feels like she hit the lotto when she found IP. I couldn't agree more!

:cp: I agree with everything Lisa (amazing how often that happens!).

I will be forever grateful for the people on this board who helped guide me through this program. I have a fantastic coach, who is well educated in IP and in nutrition in general who has been super supportive, but being able to talk to people who are actually going through it at the same time I am has made all the difference in the world to me.

The determination I have seen on here to do IP right and make the difficult decision to change your life convinced me that I too could do this and do it 100%. I'm still amazed that I have enough will power to do it. I am much stronger than I thought I was.

Missed this earlier! I love it!

This is legit! Let's do this 100%! I'm soooo ready to finally see some progress and not feel like crap. Count me in :)

Yes! Everyday work on the 100 percent and you will feel soooo much better!