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Originally Posted by kristiekat
Week one is in the books....down 14 pounds and 4 inches!!!! Still craving a few things but mostly a mental thing than a I NEED thing.
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Congrats kristiekat, that is an excellent start! Hopefully it'll keep you motivated.
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Originally Posted by mike7059
Hi everyone. I Just had my WI today after being on vacation for two weeks. I managed to lose 10.5 pounds, while going phase 2 with a touch of cheating. I'm under 300 for the first time in 10 years and am wearing clothes from my college days.
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Wow Mike, that's awesome, so pleased for you. Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by mkp1111
Last night I had the weirdest feeling. I suddenly started feeling nauseous.  It came on fast. I tried to eat something and that didn't help the situation. I was freezing cold and shaking. After about 2 hours of feeling this way it went away as fast as it come on. I've been on my reboot/restart IP for 6 days now. Has this happened to anyone else? |
Potentially many reasons for this. Only time I get the nausea and shaking is if I have too much water and my sodium and/or potassium levels get too low. I see many others have weighed in with what causes it for them.
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Originally Posted by Andi4630
I have my second weigh in tomorrow and am so excited to see my progress. Last week I had been drinking the ICE water that has 0sugar and 0carbs so I thought it was OK but didnt realize that the carbonation was no great for the diet so I will not be drinking those as often anymore! My coach told me to use Mio in my water instead for a little extra flavor. How much is too much? Is a couple times a day ok or is that way too often.
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Good luck with your WI, Andi. A couple of quick squirts is enough per glass (assuming it's a 10-12 oz). Try it and adjust as required. I personally have a bloating issue with the amount of sodium in the additives if I have more than 2 per day, but we're all different. Only thing you can do is test your tolerance and see if you have issues.
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Originally Posted by taffetadarling
I haven't been doing too well even sticking to 90%...I do better in a boot camp protocol. I know that's not recommended but I can stick to the diet better that way. I have BCAAs that I will take to make up the extra protein. Too many options cause me to take more and more. Until I can psychologically avoid eating all the things because I can somehow make them fit my guidelines, I need to be extra extra strict.
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What are you excluding that is making it difficult for you to stick to mainly OP? Are these things that you can incorporate into the diet on a regular basis without having much effect on your loss pattern? I have a hard time giving up chocolate, so we found the ChocoRite dark chocolate bar as an occasional treat. I hate pancakes without butter, so I allow myself a tsp of that on pancake days. They aren't part of the protocol, but they ensure that I will stay on IP as long as it takes. I would rather build in a minor workaround than fall off the diet completely.
I think I remember that you take BCAAs because you are also exercising (gym, was it?) on IP. This means that you should be supplementing additional packet or acceptable caloric/carb equivalent anyway.
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Originally Posted by Lilaberry
It is day 5 for me and I am way better than I felt the first couple of days.
This is day 5 for me 100% on plan. Each day is getting better and I am really looking forward to my first WI on Saturday.
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Glad to hear you're feeling better, Lilaberry! Hoping you have an excellent first WI to kick start you into happy ketosis.
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Originally Posted by MizBeadz
In the 6th week. Have been feeling HUNGRY. Maybe it's the cold weather. Have been putting my veggies in chicken stock and using the immersion blender. Sleepy, too.
WI tomorrow. Wish somebody would notice I'm losing weight. LOL!
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Yes, yes, yes. I have also been experiencing hunger once again. I'm sure it's the cold. Good luck on your WI, MizBeadz.
