I haven't seen them come out with much new stuff that is both gluten free and soy protein free :(
So, I stick with my alts.

I passed the "100 pounds to go" road sign a few days ago. A milestone.

https://mindstar.com/scratch/100_to_go.jpg

I am now past the 25% point of my goal ... with 37.25 pounds vanquished ... and only 98.75 pounds left to melt away.

The one thing that I find really motivating is knowing I am going to look and feel a lot better dropping just another 30 pounds, which will take me to the half-way point of my journey. And that should take me only 8 weeks or so to accomplish. A period of time that will come and go fast.

Those little intermediate milestones are really helpful to me in maintaining my motivation. Sometimes it's hard to think about the entire journey and the long road some of us have. But much easier to simply focus on that next rest-stop ... or next osais .. or next tourist attraction -- which is coming up much sooner.

I agree Avalon, it's very daunting to think of the entire journey at the outset. Breaking it down into smaller chunks makes it feel a lot more "doable" and you can enjoy milestones on the way more frequently! :)

I'm just hoping to get into Onerderland before Christmas.

I am not impressed with the potato puree either -- my plan for substitute potato is rutabaga or turnips - cut up in half inch to 3/4 inch cubes and cooked in the crockpot with a cup of WF maple syrup and a half cup of fat free reduced sodium chicken broth -- the result is like sweet potatoes! I usually put a pork roast or 6-8 thick pork chops that I have seared on top of the veggies in the crock pot, but turkey will be the protein of choice for a few days, so I'll just do the veggies as a side dish for the big family dinner. btw, I have done these on the stovetop by themselves, and it works out fine, but they take quite a while to cook tender, so the slow cooker is really just as easy. The recipe for Pork Roast with Rutabaga is in the thread on crockpot IP friendly recipes and probably in the other recipe threads as well.

For substitute regular mashed potatoes - one of the cauliflower versions really fits the bill for me - cooked tender with some garlic (I cook it in chicken broth), drained well and then pureed in the blender or Ninja... excellent alternative to mashed potatoes!

At my clinic on Thurs nite, I was looking at the nutrients in the new Choc Chip Pancakes, and the original IP pancakes, and to be honest, they did not look 'unrestricted' to me... I was just eyeballing them without my notes handy, but the Choc Chip ones have 170 calories, 17g carbs, 7g fiber (that's net 10 carbs, right?), and on top of that -- there are 3g of sugars...

When net carbs are more than 8, it's restricted in my 3FC-informed mind... Based on that quick assessment I was afraid to buy them. I am sure I would like them but I have enough restricted items in the house that I like... it's important for me to manage temptations.

If someone can dissuade me from believing they really are restricted, I would love it...:dizzy:

Yeah congrats :carrot::carrot:

So maybe I should not have taken her word for the fact they are unrestricted? I did not re- do the calculations as I would have assumed she knew what she was talking about. She also said the new pancakes were unrestricted. I'll have to check them too...

My coach insisted they are not restricted... I just don't think that categorization is consistent with our 3FC rule of thumb for assessing food items to be unrestricted.

I am interested in what some of the IP veterans on this forum think about the nutrients... for my part, I think I will just keep making muffins, pancakes and waffles from the pudding mixes, wilderberry yogurt, or Proti Diet oatmeal, and added cauli rice or shredded zuke, and forego the new IP pancake mixes.

Avalon & Briael- You're right, setting little milestones for ourselves seem more feasible :carrot: I still remember the first day of my IP consultation when I got on the scale and I found out I was 258lbs :yikes: and my coach asked me what was my goal weight? I immediately did mental math, I wanted to be at the most in the 150's and I would be so very happy and comfortable in the 140's even 130's but in those seconds that I did the math, I could not think of having to lose 100 lbs. or even more than that, it just was a huge thing to achieve and I didn't want to feel discouraged, like I was never going to get there.
Now, 3 months later, I've lost more than 50lbs, and I'm getting closer to 165lbs, but that's not the weight I want to reach. I'm going to focus on a small milestone, just like Briael, I want to get to Onederland by my next WI ( next Tuesday ) and then I want to get to 175 (which is the goal weight I ended up giving my coach that first day during consultation) and then I will get down to 165 (the goal weight I have here in 3FC) and then I will concentrate on losing 20lbs and I don't know if I'll want to lose more because I have to see how I feel. I wanted to be a size 6, the smaller I've ever been is a size 8-10 now I wanted to be a size 6-8 but I might want to be a size 4-6? I remember when I was a size 8 I thought I was fat, and I wasn't happy with how I looked, so that's why I think that I would like to be smaller than a size 6.
Also, I would like to see how my fat% is, I am not very tall, but I'm curvy, and I'm finding out that I'm a pear shape because I'm keeping my hips and thighs, my waist is getting smaller and my boobs are vanishing! :o
Anyway, I do belong in this group, I guess I just didn't want to admit it before, but I always knew it :D I too want to lose over 100lbs. and by setting small milestones we'll be able to stay strong and get there! :carrot: Good luck!! :dust:

Don't worry too much Ariel, your hips & thighs will catch up with the boobs when you are closer to your real goal weight, it does even out some in the end, lol.

Liana

Ariel I set my initial goal at 100 because they asked and I was overwhelmed too! Lol. It's a huge number to chip away at so I do love mini goals. I'm not sure if I will stop at what I have set my goal too or keep going....I'm planning to see how I feel when I get there...:)

Ariel - goal setting is hard. I started at 288 and set a goal of 180,lower seemed unreasonable to me. How would I maintain it? As I get closer and closer, I am reevaluating my goal - probably moving it to 170. My confidence and success with IP makes it clearer what I really want.

I just wanted to say a quick thank you for all the help and support on these boards. I started IP in mid-January at 280 pounds and I've lost 90 pounds so far. My goal is to lose another 30 pounds. I've been following 3FC since the beginning and have found all of the advice, recipes, encouragement and success of the members so inspiring. Thank you!!

Wow that's fantastic! Your doing awsome. Keep it up and you will be at goal in no time.... I was hoping to be at goal 1 year from start...that's slow and steady, but my body seems to be stuck right now....that's ok, I will plow thru... I am so used to eating this way I am scared to go back now lol..

Shedding those 100 pounds bit by bit! Post Thanksgiving WI down 3.8 - onederland by Christmas looking like a real possibility!

That's fantastic!! :D