I did a video for myself to remind me how to maintain.
What a good idea to do a video! I wish I had thought of that when I first started, when I was so truly miserable with my size, with my swollen ankles, unable to fit in anything but plus size 2X, and too embarrassed to really leave the house to go anywhere but to work...
Since I am only halfway to goal, maybe I can do an effective video even now though. It would be great to have something to view periodically to remind myself of the work it is taking to lose the weight -- something to strengthen my incentive when I am in maintenance.
Hi Stephacope, you might have my favorite screen name of all time! Are you a doctor? (Have I asked you that before??)
I'll be floating around; but perhaps feeling a bit more red in the face. Maybe my embarrassment might help me stay on the straight and narrow more next time I try to maintain.
Although I am starting to get the feeling that perhaps the only way I can truly maintain any loss is to never actually go off any diet I am on. Maybe I need to change my way of thinking -- from a binary "diet / no diet" mode -- to a more permanent "lifestyle change" mode.
I have so much respect for those maintainers on this board. That is something I clearly have not mastered yet.
Haha, thanks - I am not a doctor. I used to babysit 3 children as a teenager and the 8 year old girl had a super imagination and came up with that one (my name is Stephanie).
No need to be embarrassed. I got down to the maintenance phase and failed. I thought if I became a "runner" that I wouldn't have to worry about what I ate and that maintenance wouldn't be hard. Ha! Here I am, rebooting, trying to shed the 22 lbs I put back on while training to run 10k. I knew what I was doing was foolish but I knew I'd jump back on the wagon once I reached my 10k goal.
For some of us IP won't be a one time fix. I know now that I'll have to work hard every day to be successful in maintenance. One fun day a week has to remain ONE DAY and not turn into 2 days, a long weekend, a whole week etc. Always easier said than done of course.
What a good idea to do a video! I wish I had thought of that when I first started, when I was so truly miserable with my size, with my swollen ankles, unable to fit in anything but plus size 2X, and too embarrassed to really leave the house to go anywhere but to work...
Since I am only halfway to goal, maybe I can do an effective video even now though. It would be great to have something to view periodically to remind myself of the work it is taking to lose the weight -- something to strengthen my incentive when I am in maintenance.
I did not do a video 5 years ago when I originally lost the weight, nor anytime since. But this reboot being 39 pounds...my biggest fall from grace...it was a must.
Make yourself a video now...don't wait another minute
I also want to make a video when I can wear my 8's again, to remind myself anytime I think it is only 3 pounds...5 pounds...8 pounds....10 pounds...IT is TOO MUCH!
Haha, thanks - I am not a doctor. I used to babysit 3 children as a teenager and the 8 year old girl had a super imagination and came up with that one (my name is Stephanie).
No need to be embarrassed. I got down to the maintenance phase and failed. I thought if I became a "runner" that I wouldn't have to worry about what I ate and that maintenance wouldn't be hard. Ha! Here I am, rebooting, trying to shed the 22 lbs I put back on while training to run 10k. I knew what I was doing was foolish but I knew I'd jump back on the wagon once I reached my 10k goal.
For some of us IP won't be a one time fix. I know now that I'll have to work hard every day to be successful in maintenance. One fun day a week has to remain ONE DAY and not turn into 2 days, a long weekend, a whole week etc. Always easier said than done of course.
Ha! Leave it to an 8 year old to come up with that!
Wise words about dieting.
Interesting about your running -- I would have thought that might work as a maintenance trick.
This 2nd time on IP for me I feel EXTRA DETERMINED not to fail in maintenance. At least I know the drill in P1 and I know this way of eating WORKS for fairly rapid weight loss.
Morning everyone! I have been on and off IP for a few years now. For about the 4th time I have 20 lbs to lose. I can usually get to goal within 2 months, but then within a month or two I gain half of it back if not more and start all over again. I'm sick of spending the money to constantly do this over and over again. I'm meeting with my coach tonight to get product again.
Starting before the holidays may not be the best time, but I'm hoping to be almost at my goal shortly into the new year and then have a few more months of learning to properly maintain when it's still cold and quiet here in Canada before all the social events pick up again.
Anyone else trying again for their second or third... or how n-th time around?
Morning everyone! I have been on and off IP for a few years now. For about the 4th time I have 20 lbs to lose. I can usually get to goal within 2 months, but then within a month or two I gain half of it back if not more and start all over again. I'm sick of spending the money to constantly do this over and over again. I'm meeting with my coach tonight to get product again.
Starting before the holidays may not be the best time, but I'm hoping to be almost at my goal shortly into the new year and then have a few more months of learning to properly maintain when it's still cold and quiet here in Canada before all the social events pick up again.
Anyone else trying again for their second or third... or how n-th time around?
LOL there are several of us on a repeat visit with IP We got this!
Anyone else trying again for their second or third... or how n-th time around?
Me. I am about 10 pounds heavier than my before picture. And in on Day 10 of Round 2 (though I've tried to start many times). And I lost only half a pound last week, so it might take awhile to get back to 130 or wherever I end up.
I have a mix of IP and alternative products. I was going to do IP, but my office moved, and now it's hard to get to the clinic. Harder to eat too as I used to go home for lunch. Now I can't cook an omelette!
Me. I am about 10 pounds heavier than my before picture. And in on Day 10 of Round 2 (though I've tried to start many times). And I lost only half a pound last week, so it might take awhile to get back to 130 or wherever I end up.
I have a mix of IP and alternative products. I was going to do IP, but my office moved, and now it's hard to get to the clinic. Harder to eat too as I used to go home for lunch. Now I can't cook an omelette!
My coach switched to Pro-Energy this past summer. She's always been such a supportive coach and I've gotten to know all her staff too so I am going to try Pro-Energy this time around. It sounds very similar to IP with a few differences, all of which I'll know after my consultation tonight. The biggest thing is they want you to work out on it (not sure how much though). Since I was last on IP I've become a gym rat and really enjoy working out surprisingly, unfortunately I've learned that it doesn't matter how hard you workout, if you're not eating healthy, you're not gonna keep the weight off, so hear I am again. Wanting to get back on track, but not give up my workouts.
I have not read this whole thread, but enough to know that this is exactly how I feel. I lost nearly 110 pounds with IP and was almost to goal (most friends and family thought I was at goal and wanted me to stop). I needed a break and phased off properly, with the help of my coach. I slowly crept up, but nothing like the last couple of months when some very hard times when I have been hit with serious health problems of my family, me being the caretaker. THEN my husband and I went on a cruise, just returning Sunday. It was ridiculous that I ate everything that was't nailed down. I am a small framed person who can gain at an alarming rate.
I am back on IP as of Tuesday, and my official weigh-in that day on our doctor's scale we have (I am doing it on my own and not at the clinic with alternatives and a couple favorite IP products from eBay) showed all told I gained back close to 40 pounds. Which means I am still more than 70 pounds less than when I initially started, so why do I feel heavier than I was then?? I donated so many clothes and I was down to Mediums mostly and size 10-12 in pants, and I can wear the 12s and all the 14s I still can find, but they obviously don't look good (and some need zipping up as I lay on my back on the bed ), and I wear the loosest tops I can find. But when I look at myself, I think I am at size 22 or 24. I did have a few things I found that were larger sizes in a closet and they are way too big on me, but I think my psyche is all screwed up right now.
I am bound and determined to get over my shame at this whole thing and get back to feeling better physically and psychologically. I have my favorite veggies prepared, and have no problem getting back into the IP eating. I had a bad headache for Day 2 and 3, but that is gone, so I hope I am into ketosis and can cook along. I know the losses won't be like the first time, but I am determined.
Thanks for anyone who read all of that. I appreciate this forum, and love seeing some of the people here I have admired in the past, such as Scorbett and Lisa here.
Your comments about your wacky thinking (okay I know you didn't say wacky) really hit home with me. As the risk of sounding really really stoopid, I've been having some wacky thoughts and I think they are causing me to struggle and feel like just having a big honking muffin.
Last night I measured myself for the first time and the numbers shocked me. I feel like I've been losing - okay I know I've been losing - and fitting into smaller clothes and getting good comments, but those numbers seemed so BIG! I mean 39 inch waist. I would have thought it would be less by now. I'm a big SquarePants - a big rectangle.
And then I started poking my fat and feeling the bones not that far underneath and starting thinking that perhaps I won't lose anymore. Okay and then this is where I got really really stoopid. I started wondering where the fat would go? How would my inches go down? Perhaps they can't go down much more and I'll always be big and rectangular. Where would my stomach and boobs go? Would I just become like a deflated balloon?
My coach has a big plastic fat thing to show how much you actually lose when you lose 5 pounds and she showed it to me the other day and said I had lost five of those. I can't even understand that. Where did it go and how could I have had those five big fat things on me?
I am at the point where anything I lose now will take me to lower than I've been since the mid-1970s. I can't even imagine what I will look like because in 1979 - when I weighed more than I weigh now - I had a breast reductin and in 2008 I had both knees replaced with new ones that weigh 3 to 5 pounds more. So for me, any number on the scale from here on out is going to be a totally new experience and I'm having trouble imagining it and believing that it's possible.
That may be why I'm struggling right now not to give up. That and the fact that I lost only .4 lbs last week.
Does anyone else ever have those really stoopid thoughts?
JackieGee I totally understand what you are saying and it is not stupid. I'm going through the same thing. Same thoughts about my measurements, being at the lowest weight I can ever recall etc. You can do this and together we can break through to a new, low weight and have a new "story". At this point I am seeing the scale bounce up and down by .5-1 lbs daily and then "whoosh" ....I get a good loss. It is hard to stay motivated when there is a few days/week of bouncing up and down. I believe it is our body getting past old "set points." Almost like our body has to adjust to this new idea of being thinner than ever too!!!! Good luck. We can do this.
Lots of great advice and experience on this thread (and agree with someone else who suggested we should re-name it the "Rebooters" thread hahaha)!
So, so true....all the previous posts!!! This is a LIFETIME commitment!! We cannot be either "on" or "off", we need to be "on our game" AT ALL TIMES.....FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!!!
IP is the ONLY diet (and I have done EVERYTHING) that got me to goal (since my early 20's.....I'm 50 now)!! And I worked thru ALL FOUR PHASES. As I was nearing the next Phase I'd do research to be prepared.....sample meals, etc. It's all about being AWARE.
Those of us who have fallen off.....we are back up, brushed off, learned lessons along the way (ALWAYS learning along the way actually) ....and are better prepared for what lies ahead!!
Here's to our future my friends!!
...and the future is looking AWESOME (as are YOU)!!
Oh and a SHOUT OUT to Maintainers....YOU ROCK!! Thank you for your support!!
How are you doing? Are you still going strong. Hit 188 this morning. I think I am going to stay on this through the holidays...If I do should hit high 160's by end of January. Then I have to phase off for a cruise.
Morning everyone! Today is day one for me, for probably the twentieth time! Haha. I met with my coach last Thursday and got all my products and had a quick meeting to learn the difference between Pro Energy and Ideal Protein. Seems fairly similar with just a few minor changes. Pro Energy actually gives you a bit more lee-way but I think I'm gonna stay slightly more strict since I'm used to IP anyways.
I'm looking forward to getting rid of all this water weight I can tell I'm carrying!
Hopefully everyone had a great, on program weekend!
Lots of great advice and experience on this thread (and agree with someone else who suggested we should re-name it the "Rebooters" thread hahaha)!
So, so true....all the previous posts!!! This is a LIFETIME commitment!! We cannot be either "on" or "off", we need to be "on our game" AT ALL TIMES.....FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!!!
IP is the ONLY diet (and I have done EVERYTHING) that got me to goal (since my early 20's.....I'm 50 now)!! And I worked thru ALL FOUR PHASES. As I was nearing the next Phase I'd do research to be prepared.....sample meals, etc. It's all about being AWARE.
Those of us who have fallen off.....we are back up, brushed off, learned lessons along the way (ALWAYS learning along the way actually) ....and are better prepared for what lies ahead!!
Here's to our future my friends!!
...and the future is looking AWESOME (as are YOU)!!
Oh and a SHOUT OUT to Maintainers....YOU ROCK!! Thank you for your support!!
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Originally Posted by knm
Morning everyone! Today is day one for me, for probably the twentieth time! Haha. I met with my coach last Thursday and got all my products and had a quick meeting to learn the difference between Pro Energy and Ideal Protein. Seems fairly similar with just a few minor changes. Pro Energy actually gives you a bit more lee-way but I think I'm gonna stay slightly more strict since I'm used to IP anyways.
I'm looking forward to getting rid of all this water weight I can tell I'm carrying!
Hopefully everyone had a great, on program weekend!
Good luck and remember to stick with it. I made myself a video so I would remember to not quit. Week one was an awesome reboot for me...I lost 10 pounds of water weight. Hope yours is good too.
We got this!
Which means I am still more than 70 pounds less than when I initially started, so why do I feel heavier than I was then?? I donated so many clothes and I was down to Mediums mostly and size 10-12 in pants, and I can wear the 12s and all the 14s I still can find, but they obviously don't look good (and some need zipping up as I lay on my back on the bed 
), and I wear the loosest tops I can find. But when I look at myself, I think I am at size 22 or 24. I did have a few things I found that were larger sizes in a closet and they are way too big on me, but I think my psyche is all screwed up right now. 
