Yay, you're on the move again! Won't be long before Onederland, Sue. :)

SOOOOOOO glad you had a nice loss this week!! I know that extra pound last week was a real aggravation -- as you have shown before... YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

Thanks guys! :o:o. Today's challenge and for that matter the next 3 days...I have a relocation client in. That means long hours and no time for food. I am picking her up at 12 today so I am pushing my lunch up early. I will toss my snack in the car to eat after I drop her off this afternoon....depending on how fast she looks that could be anywhere from 4-5pm...ugh. I have done this before, but the winter is so slow I have not had to do these marathon days! Then I need to cram all my water in tonight before bed because I can't stop on the road and go lol......

I have another Relo like this set to come in at the end of the month also. Love my job, but.....

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 4 weeks in on Ideal Protein and am already a half pound away from losing 25% of the 100lbs I have to lose!! I feel like I am on top of the world!!

Week 5 and I am down 14 lbs. I am very pleased with the results.

Great results today! Congrats everyone. You've got this!

I wish there was a Like button. Kudos to staying on track and earning your losses Ladies. Good stuff.

:cp::bravo: good job! Keep it up and you will get fantastic results....

Congrats on all the weight losses! Any amount of weight loss is a win!! Mine has slowed down a bit but as long as it is going down, I'm am thrilled.
WE GOT THIS!!!:goodscale

Fantastic results being posted!!!! I am so happy and pleased for everyone here!

Keep up the great work everyone - terrific results!!

:congrat: to all! :hug:

Good morning my 100+ IP losers!

Trucking along in CenTx land. Yesterday was a beautiful day and I spent much of it outside garage saling looking for cheap clothes and taking my 12 year old DD to the park with DH and our dog to meet a boy from school. Yikes! Not ready for that...was thinking I may need to start working on the "attack" command with our lab. Lol! Poor kid was so nervous when DD introduced us. My DH is a cop and I am no shrinking violet so I am sure we can make an intimidating pair.

Went through my closet yesterday to clear out remaining clothes in original sizes that I hadn't parted with. Blows my mind to get rid of 2nd and 3rd sets of clothes that I shrunk out of during my weight loss journey.

Maybe going through those clothes and questioning (again) if this was a good idea to get rid of these sizes...what if I need them again!?! I ran across a post on the Maintainers volume 17 thread that gave me pause. Post #367 talks about long term IPers and dealing with maintenance. She has been dealing with intense cravings in maintenance and spoke with a nutritionist. It sent me into a bit of a tailspin last night. I keep hearing maintenance is the hard part of this program...and some days I think P1 is more than I can handle. KWIM?

I reread the post again this morning and have more perspective. I also committed to reading the Beck Diet Solution which I have but haven't gotten past the first 5 days of tasks yet. I've also been talking to my therapist about where my cravings and feelings of "I better eat this because I may never see this again" feelings are coming from. I don't have to scarf snacks and junk like there is no tomorrow. There is a tomorrow and a grocery store right down the road that will be happy to sell me what I crave 24hrs a day. Why do I eat I like will never see food again?

Don't mean to get too deep this morning. I am kind of glad that I still have a few months before I reach goal so I can work on these feelings and get my head in a good place for maintenance. Will talk to my coach tomorrow too.

Oh, I hit 90 lbs lost on my home scale this morning. :)

90lbs is awesome, CenTXChk .. what a difference that makes to how you feel. Congrats! :)

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!! :cheer2: :cheer3:

Oh, CenTXChk!!! Wonderful milestone to make the 90 lb marker - super scale victory!!!

And I really appreciate your thoughts around understanding where the desire for more and off program foods comes from. You are battling the beast, tackling the hard questions and sharing your journey -- thank you so much for that.

You are doing this, one day at a time -- kinda like AA I guess - I have my ups and downs, too, when it comes to following the straight and narrow path OP.

I am beginning to own the notion that I will need to continue to fight this battle the rest of my life, and beginning to face it head on -- but I also am noticing that I do not obsess about food nearly as I did before I began IP. I hope this small success will continue to grow roots in my psyche and help carry me through successful maintenance when that time comes.

I am looking forward to understanding the science behind phasing off and P4 -- that will help me buy in to it and keep the focus.