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THE WEEKEND is ALMOST Here for me....Super behind since its Mountain Time!!! Have an Ideal weekend everyone!!! :)
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Hi everyone,
I wanted to reach out to all you experienced IP folks out there. I am having an issue that is going to sound crazy...but here goes...the best way I can describe it is that I'm smelling exhaust fumes that aren't there. I don't smell them constantly but frequently throughout the day. I can be home, at work, in my car. It's been going on for about a week. I googled it and was happy to discover lots of other people (not IP, just in general) have experienced this as well....Whew! I'm not crazy! Well....=)... Anyway, couldn't really find any info out there from a medical person (I can keep looking) but lots of info from various people and there have been some recurring possible causes: epilepsy, tumor, sinus infection, being on antibiotics, and reflux disease. So yah, pretty wide ranging and obviously some more concerning than others. And FYI, I am not on antibiotics, have no reflux symptoms, no sinus symptoms and no KNOWN history of epilepsy. But here is why I'm running this by you all. Two other recurring possibilities that came up a lot: vitamin B deficiency and hormonal changes. The only real change in my life (well, you know what I mean) has been starting IP six weeks ago. Things have been going great. I've been taking all my vitamins, veggies etc. So, I'm skeptical about having a deficiency but who knows. And, I am due for my TOM next week so perhaps that coupled with the hormonal changes they say can happen with IP (I was status quo with my TOM last month)is contributing?? My plan is to see if anything changes after my TOM. If not, then I think I'll call my PCP to start investigating. But, thought I would throw it out to you guys as well to see if anyone else has had "weird" things happen on IP that isn't in the realm of the typical issues. Sorry for the loooonnnnggg post! Any thoughts are appreciated! BTW: happy weekend everyone! -Marie |
Marie - I have a super-sensitive sniffer and sometimes will wake from a dream and *smell* the dream, if that makes sense. I've even woken (from bad dreams) thinking I am smelling smoke or gasoline. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to consult with your PCP and have a comprehensive panel run just to rule out deficiencies. Fwiw - I have had an issue with low D - but attribute the phantom night smells to an overactive imagination.
Originally Posted by : Originally Posted by : Originally Posted by : Originally Posted by : IT'S MAY 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :dancer::woohoo::cheer: Happy Friday! I survived the month of h3ll (work-wise) - it was a close thing though. Went to the doctor today though. For the last 2 weeks I've been having an achy-ish feeling in the lower right quadrant of my back. I *thought* it was where the kidney is...kept putting off going to my PCP - maybe it was gas or constipation - but where it was coming and going, the ache become more regular. Anyway, long story short(er), I told her where the ache is and my PCP smiled and said 'sweetie, your kidneys are "here"' and placed her hands on my back approx where they are - a good ways up from where the ache has been :o:o Oh did I feel like a dingleberry lol! Good news is, urinalysis is 100% clear (no protein, etc...), and comprehensive blood work comes back Monday. The initial "diagnosis" is an inflamed muscle and I am to take regular doses of ibuprofen 3 times a day :o:D She also told me about her MIL, who at the age of 70 lost 85 pound on IP! She congratulated me on my loss and encouraged me to keep at it! |
Late night lurker signing off. Got my long run tomorrow at 6am, barely got my food written down, will have to myfitnesspal it tomorrow. Enjoy the weekend!
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Originally Posted by canadjineh: Originally Posted by tuscanygirl: It's not as silly as it sounds. When your body burns the fat from a white fat cell, it also releases stored estrogen, so you may see weird things like spotting, more frequent periods, cramping and feeling all over the place emotionally. This will settle down, but it can be frustrating to deal with. You're hearing hoof beats and thinking zebras (one of my favourite Grey's Anatomy quotes!) and not horses. Don't go worrying about the big stuff until you rule out the small stuff. In the first five weeks of IP I could've sworn I had a heavy smoker sitting beside me - the smell of nicotine and stale smoke (and neither hubby or I have ever smoked beyond the school bus puff!). It's something that I'll add to my "google it" research on Monday, but I would suspect it lies in the body making the switch from being purely carb fueled to running on both carbs from food AND ketones from the fat burning. Have you noticed that your skin smells slightly different yet? Smelly pee? So many changes happen in the body when you become "dual fueled" that you may want to hold off for a couple of weeks and see if it settles down. :) --- Have my long weekend of kitty transports - 8 hours tomorrow and 9 hours on Sunday so won't be around much. I have planned though! I have my rotisserie chicken all packed up and ready to go, I have my asparagus and cauliflower ready to be cooked and "riced" respectively, and added into the chicken pot. Have a bar to take and 6 water bottles so I should be good. Now to decide whether to gym or walk in the morning so I don't feel resentful of sitting behind a wheel for so many hours. The exercise decisions are always tougher than the food ones these days! Wishing everyone a strong-willed, focused May. Remember - good decisions one at a time lead to great health and less weight. :) |
Well its 4am and i can't sleep....why? Because I ate so much junk food (and I do mean lots) that I am having cold sweats and can't sleep. After working so hard at being in ketosis...I am furious at myself but for the first time in my life I am owning up to it by posting it here. i ahve been on a weight loss journey for over ten years (not IP) but always sabotaged myself when I did great and let a one day slip become a week...month...slip. So yesterday I stole a few chips from my daughter...well....what happens...my mind says go ahead...you just ruined it anyway so might as well go all the way. And so I ate...and ate...and ate...i don't know why I do this all the time. I have been feeling so great after a week of IP...I mean GREAT...like I had a bounce in my step...lost 10 pounds...
I just got in the scale...up 5 pounds...but thr worst is that now I have to start all over. i know I will have to fight like crazy during the next days not to eat junk..I have been on the wheel SOOOOO...many times before... I am posting this hoping that since I put it in writting that it will help me. I am so mad at myslef (once again) and am sittiing here in the dark and it is eating (no punn intended) at me. I just don' t know why I do this all the time. When I started IP I was not a happy camper for a few days...severe migraine...I would not of wanted to be around me...now I will have to go through this again...hopefully...not letting this one days turn onto a week..month...binge I am sorry for being such a downer...what a great impression I make...I wish I wish I knew how to stop the cycle..the second I have one bit of a chip...candy...I can't control it and spin out of control...as I eat I am telling myself to stop...but I don't listen. Thanks for your ears (or you I say eyes) ladies. |
Originally Posted by lisa32989: Originally Posted by simplchaos: Originally Posted by Grateful4Health: Originally Posted by tuscanygirl: Originally Posted by Loser13: |
I enjoyed reading all the discussion around the advance preparation required for eating during a busy day on the road. For me, this reinforces the idea that there is NO EXCUSE for going off plan. I'm only a little over a week in so eating off plan hasn't been an issue for me yet, but reading about how well you ladies handle IP around your difficult schedules away from home sure makes me feel inspired that I can succeed at this too. Thanks!
Originally Posted by Great Dane: Originally Posted by Grateful4Health: Originally Posted by Loser13: |
Originally Posted by Loser13: One thing I've learned somewhere along the line with my many diets is that the most effective way to re-motivate is to be kind rather than scold yourself. Don't add any more distress. Just put a period & move forward. You've been doing fine...keep going! Being on a severely restrictive diet like IP can trigger a flood response when even a tiny bite of off-program food is added--it's hard-wired into us, instinct to avoid perceived starvation, etc. That means you do not have a lack of will power or character flaw. By the same token, you are not starving and that survival instinct does not need to be heeded. Hope this helps! :) |
Loser13 - I just “ditto” everything mars735 wrote - just try to spend the day on a positive spin rather than burrowing further into negative - be kind and gentle with yourself, and see going back to IP as a kind and gentle way to treat yourself, rather than a punishment and something painful. Even the hard day when you re-start is actually a kind thing to do for your body.
I think with these slips all we can do is evaluate (in a kind way), see if there is something we might like to do differently next time, but not get into a “black and white” thinking - like “now I’m bad and I suck and I might as well just keep hurting my body and not take care of myself because I suck". Like mars said, many if not most of us have had these days, I think most people in the world overeat or over drink from time to time. I still at least weekly find myself thinking in these ways, the negative spin, the “I am bad” outlook…. but I am getting better and better and stopping it, and trusting myself more that I will treat myself well. The trick is how long the cycle lasts - you caught it in one night this time!!!!!! And then you took action and wrote something here, and asked for help.I would see that as an awesome success story. Keep going, keep writing here if it helps. Part of what works about these boards is the strength of the social support. Though I have never met anyone here in person, when I am having a hard day in these areas I know I can write about it later, and I feel the people here “with” me, and it somehow makes it doable. |
Originally Posted by bongo: Keeping letting us know if there is any support you need or questions. |
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I have nothing to add to mars735 and Grateful4Health. Thanks for sharing how awful you felt. It is so true and it will most certainly help others. Jump back on the IP horse, fight the cravings, move forward :hug: and be a WINNER by being a loser ;) |
Originally Posted by Loser13: Hop back on. Remember the little tricks to make those first couple of weeks easier - get in all your water, your supplements, have extra salt to combat dizziness, have your restricted packet and focus on the BIG meals, not the small ones. One of the tips from the IP veterans here that really helped me was to bag up snacks in advance. Put half a packet of the soy puffs or a bar in a baggie so that if you get the overwhelming need to have something that is in addition to your daily allowance, you are at least eating a food that is not as bad for you as a bar of chocolate or nuts or something similar. Basically, plan for a controlled cheat until you get further into the program and it gets easier. It's great that you can own up to it, but being down on yourself won't make it better. It's more helpful to your mindset to be positive about doing better today. If you have lots of weight to lose it isn't about getting it right every single time. It's about learning tips to stop you from regaining weight once you finish the weight loss element of IP. The only way you can be successful in that is by learning what derails you on the journey, and understanding how to work around those desires. To give you an example from my own diet. Hubby loves to go out for Mexican food. I find tortilla chips and salsa hard to resist. However, when I realised that this was going to be a regular meal for me, I sat down and calculated how many calories/carbs/fats/protein were in a portion of 12 chips and I now limit myself to those 12 chips with the tips dipped into the salsa. Is it compliant? No. Does it cause me problems? No. Because I accept that I can have it in moderation it stops me from going crazy and finishing the entire basket of chips. Some people don't do very well on feeling restricted. It builds resentment and that makes them fall off the plan at some stage. Don't beat yourself up, you're human and mistakes are going to happen. Hop back up onto the IP bench and plan plan plan how you can avoid that slippery slope next time. :) |
Loser13, like Amanda just wrote, I also had planned off program things, and for me it was actually adding a packet or two. I ate a few pieces of the IP chocolate bar and one wafer on Saturday nights, on top of my other packet. For example if I had a date, I brought that with me and if he had a bit of chocolate or chips, then I had something eat with him. After a while he started eating my wafers:) - he liked them better than his snacks:). He also liked my soy puffs, so it was nice for me to be eating something that someone else actually found special and preferable over other things.
I definitely had days that were over the top and I had 2 or 3 extra. But I considered this preferable to eating carbs that would set me off, or bother pancreas/insulin/ketosis/blood sugar/cravings. I talked this all through with my coach, and she felt like it was completely fine as long as I didn’t stop losing weight, which I didn’t. I was actually able to stay what I consider 100% on program for the entire year of P1, as I didn’t eat anything other than these extras. I think all of us that have been able to stick it out have found our unique ways of working the program what work for our particular mind, body, and daily lifestyle and just our desires. Whatever allows you to stick with the program in however you can and keep losing the weight and then maintain, as Amanda wrote. |
Totally off subject......It's another beautiful day in the DC area so I'm gardening up a storm. Planted knock out roses, clematis, rhododendren, and acuba. Also working on a bunch of container gardens with geranium, dracena, alyssum, variagated ivy, and a little purple flower who's name escapes me right now! I love this time of the year: blue skies, low humidity, dogwoods and azaleas blooming. We had a new flagstone patio installed last year by a local garden center and everything looks so lovely.
I'm hanging in there with IP. I have found that IP is a diet of contrasts for me. In some ways the diet is very easy: I have no hunger pangs nor cravings for non IP foods. But the flip side is that I am starting to get bored with the food. And I still have an aversion to the IP packets. Some days I don't want to eat the packets and find myself delaying meals. Those days are tough. Last night's dinner was consumed at 8:00 pm! But I made myself eat and drink everything! (And then I peed all night long:o!) Next WI is on Monday. My scale is not showing much movement but I know from this forum to hang in there and take it one day at a time! Welcome to all the May starters! And I hope everyone is having a great weekend! Don't drink too many mint juleps!;) |
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