Hi Sweetenuf, I remember you! I am sorry to hear of your hard times :hug:. So happy that you are ready to head back to Onederland. You know how to get the scale moving down, the UP pounds will be gone in no time.

OK, Im rebooting AGAIN!!! I took off a little time to do a paleo 21 day challenge to kick my sugar cravings, which did help. Im on Day 1 of IP now though. I lost NO weight or inches doing paleo, so Im hoping this is the last reboot ill do. I brought a full blender into work for lunchtime smoothies and some veggies. Glad I did cuz I left my wallet at home! :(

I am here rebooting too -- so glad to be heading into my 2nd week - I will update my ticker and status after this post.


Welcome back CO_6 and Sweetenuf -- sorry for your regain - but glad you are here on 3FC to enjoy the support and benefit from the accountability. I always feel like I need to do the right thing on IP so that I have something good to share here with everyone.


I don't have Janeva's book but I found her FB page - plenty of good recipes there - I have used her pancake recipe to refine my own - been having cauli or zuke pancakes every morning this first week. Definitely yummy!


And I tried Janeva's crack slaw too - you are right, Slipfree, it's pretty good! I think my fave of hers so far tho is the fried cauli rice. I wish I could get IP mug cake packets... they sound pretty good. But I am on alternatives for bars and chips - I have a supply of IP soups, some puddings, and some drink mixes that I am working out of, too. So far so good - down almost 7 lbs in 7 days - let's see if I can get to Onederland this week. Just a pound away. I am thrilled!


So glad to find old friends here on 3FC too - you all are the best encouragement and support anyone could want. I am free from caregiving duties, now, though I have much paperwork and house chores to catch up on from the last few months before my husband passed away. Time here on the boards helps to fill in some needed companionship - following everyone on here helps me to feel much less lonely. I am grateful to you all. :hug:

Cheryl, we need you TOO! Have you ordered any products from Nashua Nutrition? The weight loss system choc. cake seems a lot like mug cake. I am doing alternatives too. I have access to IP food through my old clinic, I just can not get myself to pay the $30.00 a box.

I had an idea when I was posting to one of the FB IP sites, I am going to tape a message to myself about how hard it is to lose this last 10 pounds. So if I start to slip, I will play my message as a warning!

Oh Slipfree - I think the recording about losing the last 10 lbs is a great idea... I actually thought about doing a video for myself - I am so porky right now compared to the slim me that I had become last Spring and Summer. If I can get my head together to do it, I think a video of me telling me how miserable it is to be 40 lbs overweight might be a really good incentive to stay on program till I lose it, and later to avoid regain. The videos they do at the start on Biggest Loser, and then bring out near the end really get the message across....


Thanks for the idea of the Nashua Nutrition Weight Loss System chocolate cake - I get my oatmeal there (Proti Diet), and their WLS pancake mix.


Per my home scale I dropped another 0.3 lb since yesterday - I was hoping I might drop below the 200 mark, but not yet - I am sure I will take the whole week getting there! That seems to happen to me at the ten's (19x to 18x for example). Sometimes I think it's the power of the mind working to just keep me under it's control.... the hard part is a head game, as we all know.


I am doing well untll mid afternoon - I may have to have my snack in the afternoons this time instead of holding onto it for the evening. That would encourage me to get to bed earlier anyway, so it could be a good tactic.


Thanks for all the welcomes and the support, everyone!
I hope all are doing well on their reboot today!

Hi Everyone!

Oneuh, slipfree, canadijineh, hi! I'm back as well. No big story here. I just went off P1 for a while and went a little nutso with eating. But I'm back now and will stay OP until I get back down to where I want to belong.

Life is fine for me, and very busy, especially these weeks at the end of a semester. I sit and grade for hours and hours. It will all be over in a few weeks, then I'll do some traveling. It's a little more difficult to stay OP when I'm visiting my sister in FL and trying to cook and feed her so that she'll GAIN weight - or when I'm visiting my daughters and grandkids, but I just need to remember that I stayed OP 100% for 9 months when I first lost the weight. I can do this for a 2-3 months. I know I can.

Have a great day, everyone! I'll be posting daily - or nearly daily.
:wave::wave:

Hi everyone, I have been off of IP for about a year. I had lost 64 pounds for my daughters wedding and it was great! Every time I went back to it I couldn't do it. So in the past 6 months I've gained 50 pounds back. In the meantime I had my synthroid go from 25 to 100 mg. So I was fighting an uphill battle. I broke down and made the call and saw a new coach Monday. So I'm only day 2 and feeling like I can do it this time. I guess it's about the right mindset. I hope to use this forum for support and to share my successes. Thanks in advance! My goal is back down those 50 pounds and 5 more. Ready. Set. Go!

Mug cakes Sounds yum..maybe too yum for now Phase 1 ...just a newbie

Hi, I'm also rebooting after 5 years away from IP and this board. I originally lost 60 lbs and thought I was invincible and just ate, ate and ate. Oh well, of course as the saying goes if you continue to do the same thing and expect different results then you're .....!!!. OK, well I'm so glad to be back and thankful that you guys are here and I look forward to sharing in the motivation and success from each of you.

Welcome back ladies! Missed you Joysh :)

Joysh! Happy to see you - sorry you had some regain, but you sure seem calm about it - that's a good mindset I think. Just take it as the logical next step to go back to P1 and take care of the scale readings but keep moving forward.


aecker4
Sorry you have had a tough time getting back on the wagon - I can relate - getting started is the hardest step to take, and ya have to start and commit, not keep starting over and over again. It's hard, but you know from experience that once you get a rhythm going you will do fine and those pounds will go away.




BarbieBoston77 - Welcome to IP - apparently the mug cake is a newer product offered by IP - I am on alternative products so I don't have access to the new IP stuff... I don't think it is restricted, but your assessment might be true for a different reason. I think you can rock the weight loss by staying with the drinks, soups and puddings for your unrestricteds, and having any of the restricted items you like each day. Some of the unrestricted pancakes and maybe the oatmeal seemed to slow my losses on my initial run with Ideal Protein, especially as I got closer to goal. But you are in a good place during your program - check in often and let us know how you are doing or if you have any questions.


happy2bme1
Welcome back to 3FC - you can do this!


Slipfree - I tried my new WLS Dark Chocolate pudding this evening - I gave it a shot of cinnamon just to pump up flavor a bit, and it is terrific! Maybe I am just glad to have something different - I never used the IP puddings often, and when I did, it was usually to make muffins. Anyway, I have new respect for Nashua's Weight Loss System products.


New menu selection for me... I have to share a yummy item - over on the FB page someone posted about a smoothie/soft ice cream made from IP Vanilla drink (I think they used the ready to drink version but I prepared the drink mix and used that) and frozen rhubarb. I made that for breakfast this morning, and it was excellent. And I really liked that I left a some bits of rhubarb in it and they were kind of chewy -- I like chewy stuff, so that was good. I could have pulverized it I think, but anyway - the flavor was really good. I highly recommend this concoction!


Staying the course - glad to check in with you all! I cannot believe tomorrow is Thursday already!!!

Hi everyone!

Quick check in for me - work is really crazy right now and I've brought stuff home tonight to work on <sigh> There is a new person starting on Friday who's supposed to be taking on some of the extra work I'm doing so I can't wait.

I made it to Onederland today - woohoo!!! I am soooo happy! My "official" weigh in isn't until Monday morning but today is a good day :)

Jo

Congrats on Onederland, Jo!


Cheryl, I think the key to sticking with this program is variety! Changing up your choices and trying new recipes. Your morning shake sounds delish. Some of the WL system bars are tiny :(

Fantastic, Jo -- I look forward to joining you there in Onederland before too long... Great job!!!

Hi Everyone!

I'm on day 3 of my reboot on P1 and the scale is down 2 pounds already! I know the first week I'll lose 4-5 pounds of water weight, but I don't care. It's nice to see the numbers go down on my scale. I know this is just the beginning - and I've got a way to go, but it's still nice.

This was the last week of classes and now I've got gobs of grading and finals to give and grade next week. Then I'll have a little respite from it all!

Today was my first day of saying "no" to the cake in the teacher's lounge. In these past few years, I know that it's easier for me to be an "all or nothing" person. I still have not learned how to ration sweets and limit myself when I am not OP. Perhaps someday I'll learn that. For now, I'll happily be on P1 for a few months each year and "just say no."

Have a wonderful weekend!


Oneuh - my condolences to you on your husband's passing. Sending you some light and support....

And.. where's the recipe for "crack slaw?" That sounds interesting!

Also - That WLS dark chocolate pudding sounds good. Is it unrestricted? I notice that it has some fructose in it, but only 80 calories (only 5 from fat!) and 12 g protein. I love anything chocolate, so this might be a great treat to have.

Aecker: and Happy2beme1: Welcome back! You can do it and we're all with you on this.

Welcome, BarbieBoston!

Congratulations on getting to Onederland!!!! Hooray!!! :carrot::carrot: