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Originally Posted by kissi
Good Morning IPers!! I hope everyone has a great week!! I had a 'mexican' night last night and made cauliflower tortillas and some chicken with homemade taco seasoning. It was sooooo good.
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Kissi, what recipe did you use to make the cauliflower tortillas? I’m not a fan of cauliflower, but I’ve been seeing so many recipes using it that I’m considering taking the plunge and trying something….and tortillas would be awesome since I miss tacos and burritos (Mexican is one of my top 3 fave kinds of food!).
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Originally Posted by CO_6
nomorepancakes- almost 20lbs in 20 days is crazy! congratulations
Had lunch out yesterday and I knew the extra salt would tick the scale up today and it did. Lesson learned. Hoping to "deflate" and be down again.
Here is to a 100% week!
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Thanks! I’m pretty happy about it.
My goal is to lose another 5lbs next week, so that I can phase off for my trip and enjoy myself whether I eventually decide to continue being OP during my trip or going with a moderate non-IP diet....that way, if I choose non-IP and indulge more than I should and gain 10lbs, I am still back to the weight that I have been for the past 5 years. And I definitely do want to get back OP and see where this adventure takes me (while staying OP for the holidays).
Hope you were able to get in extra water today to help flush your system and "deflate."
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Originally Posted by CenTXChk
Nomorepancakes - I recently went off plan for vacation for a week so I totally understand what you are going through. My coach talked to me about the fact this diet is a lifestyle change and people go on vacation and gain weight (I gained 7 to be exact!) but you have to come home and get right back on plan. I was worried about being able to hit it 100% once I got home but was able to get right back in the swing of things.
I think it is great that you want to be more moderate on vacation and will likely fair even better. Good luck!!
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CenTXChk, did you experience any ill effects during the transition to being off-plan while on vacation? And did you phase out/off before your vacation or did you just jump from P1 to non-IP eating? I haven't decided which approach yet that I'll take because I'm quite apprehensive about the side effects of not phasing off first or phasing off improperly.
evemomma, I really appreciate hearing about your experience and I have been reading the posts by SGrealtor. I honestly think that her posts are what brought me from the “total freedom and indulge when I want/how I want” approach to the “try to find a balance” approach. Aside from my apprehensions about shocking my system, her posts have shown me that though there will be some struggles, it is manageable to stay OP on vacation.
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Originally Posted by sarajoyus
YES!
I had a disappointing weigh-in this morning. And, sure enough, the old "I could stay fat without trying *nearly* so hard!" sabotaging thoughts cropped up again. On previous attempts, I have 'thrown in the towel' at about this time after similar results. But I've decided to make a change this time.
I promise myself (and put it up here for the accountability that I won't stop this program out of frustration or discouragement. That doesn't necessarily mean I'm in it to goal with 'no way out.' There is a possibility that this plan simply won't work with my biochemistry, but if I decide to stop, it will be a calm, rational, unemotional decision, *not* an implusive reaction. |
sarajoyus, how long have you been on IP? Your join date says August 2014….if you’ve lost 18lbs in 25 days, that is AMAZING!!! Don’t discredit your achievement, girl! That’s an average of nearly 3/4 of a pound each DAY!! That’s an awesome average! I know it’s a struggle, but you have to get into the right mindset. I’ve seen others on here set mini goals for themselves and treat themselves with something (non-food) as a reward for all of their hard work when they achieve a goal. I do believe that the eating better means that we are treating ourselves better, loving ourselves more. Show yourself more love as you continue to work hard and lose weight; it might feel weird at first…because we’re not used to doing it, but just like most other things, we eventually adjust.
