October Newbies- Jubilant in June
 

Hi, this amazing group of people began their IP journeys in October 2013. Let's focus this month on our successes. We have all come so far! It is time for some jubilant celebration. :dancer:

Thanks Slipfree--We should be Jubilant . Slipfree so what did u eat on P3? Was it weird to eat more and new food? Did u feel sick or guilty doing it?

Great weather here in DC area. Off to do more house hunting. Hubby comes home late tonight. Had a bad allergy attack last night not fun.

Still plugging away on P1. I am trying I just want some more weight to come off this week so I can be on track. It is getting harder. This week I have been eating my 8 oz of protein for lunch. So far it is ok for me - not sure if I will see a difference weight wise.

JIG-Best of luck to you. Check in with us when you have a chance. We are hear for u.

Morning Luccilove, I have missed you :) Not sure if everyone wants to see what I am eating on Phase 3 here, but it is posted under Life After Phase 1- renew. I started the thread to get information but also as a resource for when all the Newbies get to Phase 3.

I did not feel guilty at all. This is the next step in this journey. It was great to have variety since I have eaten only Phase 1 foods for 7 months.

The process was helped by my shopping yesterday. I bought small tops, even an extra small and a size 8 Lilly Pulitzer skirt. I am satisfied with where I am now size wise. I am actually looking forward to a little more puffiness in my face from reintroducing carbs. Have had a lot of people tell me that I look too thin this week.

So how about celebrating our success for all the world to see:

Height: 5'7 Weight: 161

Sizes in Oct. Sizes in June

Jeans: 18 Jeans: 8

Dress: 16 Dress: 8

Carpris:16 Capris: 10

Tops:XL Tops: small

Bra: 38 ddd Bra: 34 dd

Shoe: 8.5 Shoe: 7.5

Good morning! The scale 'only' went down .2 from yesterday but that's all I needed.... made goal of hitting 80 before I fly out today... Yay!! Great idea to compare sizes slip!

Sizes in Oct. Sizes in June

Jeans: 22 Jeans: 14

Tops:2X Tops: medium

Bra: 42 D Bra: 34 c

Shoe: 9 Shoe: 8

Good to see those stats side by side!

You have done great Slip! Here are my stats as of now, not when I phased off which put me at a lower weight

Height 5'6 weight 162

Sizes in November. Sizes in June

Jeans 14. Jeans 10

Dress 14. Dress 10-12

Capris 14. Capris 10

Tops L. Tops Small

Bra 36B. Bra 34B

Shoes 8.5-9. Shoes 8-8.5

Hiker earns her 80 pound reward! :yay: What will it be?

I think I may have to get a massage at the Vancouver airport!

:cheer2: Congratulations Hiker on losing 80 pounds!!

Congratulations everyone on your successes! I'm so happy for you ladies and I'm glad to be part of such a motivated and supportive group!

Here are my stats:

Height 5'5
Beginning Weight: 241.2 Weight Today: 167.2

Sizes in October and Sizes in June
Jeans: 18 to 8
Dresses: 18 or XL to 8 or M
Tops: XL to M or S
Bra 42H to 38DD
Shoes: 8 to 7.5 or 8 depending on brand

Originally Posted by LUCCILOVE:
Thanks Slipfree--We should be Jubilant . Slipfree so what did u eat on P3? Was it weird to eat more and new food? Did u feel sick or guilty doing it?

Great weather here in DC area. Off to do more house hunting. Hubby comes home late tonight. Had a bad allergy attack last night not fun.

Still plugging away on P1. I am trying I just want some more weight to come off this week so I can be on track. It is getting harder. This week I have been eating my 8 oz of protein for lunch. So far it is ok for me - not sure if I will see a difference weight wise.

JIG-Best of luck to you. Check in with us when you have a chance. We are hear for u.

Hi Lucci! It's good to hear from you. I'm glad you're having nice weather, but sorry to hear about your allergy attack. Are you ok now?

I hope you have a great WI. It is harder to see larger weekly losses once you get below 190-200, but if you keep going OP, you'll see the results. It's just more slowly. When I've gone off plan in the past I think it took about 2-4 weeks of being 100% OP for the cravings and hunger to go away. I've found that certain things make hunger worse like having too much Splenda in one day. Stevia doesn't seem to have that affect, but Splenda and the sugar free syrup they use at Starbucks seem to make me hungrier.

I'm sorry you're struggling, but I hope you start feeling better soon. We've all been there and I still have challenging hungry or stressful days, especially PMS or TOM.

I hope you find a place to live soon. I read something yesterday about how hard it is to find a good rental in DC. I'm thinking about moving out of this complex and into another place. I don't know when and really don't want to deal with moving, but the complex has become too loud. I might get a fake ID so I can move into a 50+ community. ;)

Wow! You guys are all amazing!! So inspirational to see your stats. Slip free, I'm stalking you here as I'm moving into Phase 2 in four weeks. Still a while away but I'm one of those people who likes to be prepared. I should have been a Boy Scout!! Hiker, congrats on making your goal before you leave. That is fantastic.

Rosie, I like Phase 3 better than Phase 2. But IMO, 16 ounces of protein at lunch and dinner is too much. Feel free to stalk :) and join our thread.

Originally Posted by [B:
schenectady[/B];5014788]Thank you, Slipfree , for posting this to give inspiration to others that we, too, can reach that sweet size. (I am not October or part of your group but there are not many, if any, other Augusters left posting so I am somewhat bereft).

It is so nice to se this group continue plugging along and read of all the great and wonderful successes. Kudos to you all!

schenectady, I started in September but the October newbies have no problem with some of us 'joining'! Please add you stats for us to see!

Originally Posted by Hiker88:
schenectady, I started in September but the October newbies have no problem with some of us 'joining'! Please add you stats for us to see!

Exactly, we welcome everyone!

Originally Posted by schenectady:
Hiker88 - thanks for that kindness...do not have all my stats but will post what I can. Maybe that will prove to anyone if you stick with it, even with 'detours' that it will work.

Exactly schenectady!!! I too have not been perfect but I'm just too darn stoburn to give up.... and look where that got me!! 80 pounds!!! Whee Hooo! I messed around for two months struggling but its wonderful to be following the plan properly again and not far from goal... I think we learn something from struggles... as the guy on extreme weight loss said this week.... fall down 7, get up 8 times!! Have a great day everyone and I hope to check in while I'm on the road...

Have fun, Hiker! Safe travels.