I'm a 2015 Rebooter too!
 

Thanks for starting this thread, Lisa! I had a very successful experience with IP in 2013. I experimented with different maintenance programs including the one where you alternate between eating whatever you want one day, then doing a strict P1-like day the next. That worked very well for me until about 9 months ago when I started eating whatever I wanted EVERY day. :o

So here I am rebooting and very happy with how it's going so far. The changes I made:
1) Got up to date on the protocol changes. I'm thrilled with the unlimited veggie options!
2) Bought about 2 months of packets on eBay instead of using a coach. Saved a lot of money this way.
3) Stayed strict with IP packets for a week to get back into the swing of things, and then started using Quest powder as an unrestricted substitute and Quest bars (the bars only very infrequently) as a restricted substitute.
4) Expanded the variety of oils slightly
5) Created more "eating episodes" during the day by making the cauliflower pancakes (mix 1 egg + around 2 tbsps riced and pre-cooked cauliflower + some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice. cook like a pancake and serve with WF syrup). This has helped me spread out the eating throughout the day and I never feel hungry anymore!
6) Expanded my recipe repertoire, trying some new things like Miracle Noodles (made Singapore noodles with them yesterday and they were very tasty!)

With those changes I am already seeing major improvements around my waistline in 3 weeks. I'm thrilled that I decided to do this. The creative ideas from this board have helped so much!

I am rebooting as well. I started last month and it has been so slow. Wine is not a good thing for me either. I had a glass last night and went up. Just starting my mid term break and felt I needed to celebrate. I teach as well in college so I am hoping to reach my goal again before I am off. No more wine until I het my goal. I just joined a new gym. Orange Theory Fitness and have my first work out today. I need to do it this time around. Last time I didn't work out and didn't like the way I felt so will see how it goes now. My coach suggested eating more.

Laughed out loud when I saw this comic. I can relate.

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Good morning! Hope everyone is doing well today!

I'm in an interesting situation of caring for my sister for 2 weeks as she begins cancer treatment. My goal (with her) is to get as many calories in her as possible. Therefore, I buy her treats (pretty unmentionable ones here!) and cook foods that I know will have extra calories and be tasty.

And me? I'm in my P1 reboot with about 10 or less pounds to go. It's a great temptation to throw it out the window and say "this is only for one more week," etc. but I'm going to stay P1 this coming week. The truth is that I'm not sure I'd be able trust myself knowing that there are all of these yummy foods so readily available to me for a nosh here or here. I'm better with this "all or nothing" right now and I know I'll feel so much better if I stay OP.

Ack. Just sharing.....

Joysh
I'm the same way: there are certain things I'm better-off not having one bite! Those are things I can't stop with one bite.

If I were feeding someone for calories, I'd have to look for calorie-dense healthy foods to keep me out of trouble with over-exposure to treats. And I keep reading that cancer likes sugar so it's another reason for me to keep away!

Good luck to you and best wishes for your sister. It sounds like you're doing an amazing job caring for both of your needs.

Good Morning All
I am amazed how good I feel on phase 1. I am not saying it is easy. I have so much more energy. I always say IP is a gift. It is the only diet that I can lose weight on. I don't lose weight eating carbs. Everyone enjoy your day.

Has anyone done the Nori Cleanse? I picked some up last week to see if that will help move things along, no pun intended. Had salmon yesterday and pork tenderloin the day before and nothing out yet. Very frustrating and have gone up 2 pounds.

Lisa, do you mind sharing links, if you have them handy or run across them again, please? I'm interested in this! (I'm also at a higher risk of developing cancer than most people, due to some medicine I have to take.)

Lots of familiar faces here. I guess I found where I belong, too.

My biggest struggle with a earlier reboots was 1) waiting too long to reboot - the high weight was WAY TOO HIGH, 2) not having my head in the game to stick with the program - I found too many excuses, too many good days followed up with really bad days and 3) not maintaining correctly.

My weight crept back and I never did anything to head it off. I kept eating and drinking like before my first round of IP.

I am a very all or nothing person. I like the comfort of IP and the diminishing cravings for the foods I have no utterly control with. I finally was in the right head space to reboot, and successfully reboot with no "cheats."

I still workout - hard - but was very active prior to IP. I take the slower losses with the mental sanity of exercise.

I do add extra whole protein many days that I am at the gym or snowboarding days. My 'cheats' amount to extra vegetable or chicken. Maybe even some deli oven roasted chicken or ham.

Once I got my head in the game, I don't look for a 'reason' to cheat. Those cheats are what got me here in the first place. Again, I like the simplicity and structure of IP. I would LOVE a local handrafted beer. I would LOVE three or four slices of pizza. I would LOVE to finish off the cookies that just got opened in the pantry... but now that I'm fully back on IP-mode, saying no to those things is easy. It's the finsing a middle-ground after Phase 3 that is nerve-wracking for me since I blew it before.

However, I am ready for the correct mentality of maintenance - where earlier I wasn't. I am also going from a being a strict lacto-vegetarian for 25 years who did IP completely vegetarian to a local, paleo viewpoint. Doing IP with whole proteins has been incredibly rewarding and much easier. Moving into maintenance (whenever that may be) will be completely different with my food choices and meal plans, now that I eat with a Primal/Paleo viewpoint.

So many intros here are familiar. But It's nice to have a similar place we are all coming from. I like that we are all moving together in the same direction.

Cheers!

I think I sort of qualify as a rebooter. I met my goal (159) just before Thanksgiving and then got a bit out of control. Since then I've been hanging out in the 170s and 160s. I've got a very supportive coach who has understood what I am going through - we think the three biggest factors are 1) diet fatigue 2) I feel entitled to enjoy myself because I'm thin now, right? and 3) there's not the sense of panic that I felt 100+ pounds ago.

I feel as though I am back on track the past few days (with phase 1). I raised my goal weight to 165 because the twice I've been at 159 now it just didn't feel sustainable. Also, my coach just attended an IP conference. She came back and instituted some changes to the clinic - she will be required to see my food journal every week (I had gotten lax about that since she hadn't been looking in a while) and I will be unable to buy food from the clinic unless I see her (before you could just pick up food if you couldn't make your appointment - I used that as a way to avoid her during bad weeks). I feel like with the new strict accountability, I can finally finish what I started and I'm feeling very hopeful. Also, although I've never been a frequent poster, I used to be a frequent reader, which is something I stopped doing when I lost control. I plan on spending more time on here again.

All of this. Especially #3. I don't have the fire under my butt like I did when I was having serious health issues and barely fitting into my size 16s. Right now I'm trying to focus on just sticking to good eating habits (namely, stopping the sugar!!) rather than being totally restricted as in P1. So far it's ok, but I seem to slip at least once a day and knowingly too. But, a 98% good eating day is better than something lower. Working on it.

I definitely fall in the rebooter category. I've gone on and off IP a million times before Ive finally realized a healthy weight and lifestyle is what I truly want. I had a really half%^$ attitude and it just didn't work, I was miserable and gained a ton of weight. I currently weigh more than I ever have in my life, it sucks, I actually gave myself stretch marks which I'm horrified about, I don't have kids yet so I had never had stretch marks until now :(. I've put on 65lbs and I'm terrified I'm going to end up with loose skin when I get to my goal. Any thoughts on this?? Anyone who has gained around the amount I have, have trouble with loose skin??? Thanks!

AlaskanRN:
Time for a reality check.
Obesity vs loose skin.
Which carries severe threats to health and wellbeing vs which is cosmetic?
Our health is more important. Without it,who gives a crap about vanity? For if we are not healthy we don't thrive!
I'd hate for vanity to derail getting healthy and losing excess fat (which BTW, can also be pretty unsightly, along with the cellulite).

I'm a rebooter as well. I reached goal in 2012 and maintained for a about a year. Then started the rebooting process yo-yo. I do have to say that for the most part, IP tought me to be more selective with what I was allowing. This time around i'm still using EAS drinks, but using Quest bars as my 3rd packet. I've been playing with when I eat it. At first, it was the snack at 3, then it went to 2 and now I eat it for lunch and then drink my shake with spinach at 2. It's working and I feel great. I want to remember this feeling going into maintenance and not do days of Phase 1 because of my eating but stick to good food all week and have just that one fun day.

I am very happy to have found this thread. I'm on week 2 of my reboot. This is just the extra incentive and motivation that I was looking for, especially seeing that I am not the only one that has had struggles and in need of a reboot. Sadly, I gained all of the 60lbs that I lost back. I went back to old eating habits and the grab and go lifestyle rather than plan, prepare, and cook lifestyle that is so much more healthy.

I am using alternatives as well, while trying to stay on plan 100%. I did have 1 issue already at a business meeting, but learning not to let a cheat day, or cheat meal rather, turn into a cheat week has helped this time around.