Hi All! I just wanted to say hi and let everyone know I'm still here and OP. This time it's very, very slow for me, but I'm sticking with it I started this reboot the third week of January and have lost 12 pounds. That is very slow, compared with the first time on IP, although I don't have all of the weight to lose.

So now I have 16 pounds to lose to get back to my goal weight. But I'm going to stay the course. I'm going in the right direction and happy about it.

Starjan, many people use alternative products that are comparable but less expensive. You have to really compare them, but I have found Proti-Thin and Health Smart from Nashua Nutrition to have comparable products. Check the Alternatives thread.

Hi to all! Welcome back to those of you who are just starting.

Hiya, joysh! Good work, hang on, you are close to halfway there!
:carrot::carrot::carrot:

Hi everyone! I'm back, for real this time! I started IP May 2014, lost over 80lbs, didn't reach goal, didn't phase off, stayed away from carbs and maintained for a while and then I started gaining. I'm up a little under 20 lbs, I went back to my coach last week and am back on IP. ready to reach goal and phase off properly this time. Missed y'all!!

Hi everyone

I have been trying to drop 10 lbs since mid February. I am 3 lbs away, but have not been 100% on plan. I am going to start walking again this week and be strictly on plan and see what happens. I was thinking this time would be really easy, and it has not been. I wanted to actually drop 2 or 3 more lbs from goal weight to give myself more wiggle room. Maybe I can lose those lbs in ph2 and 3.
Good news this week I put on my favourite jeans I bought after losing weight (they also happen to be the ones that fit the smallest) and I wore them all day on Friday.
I am realizing that walking is not enough, I need to incorporate strength training as well. I guess I was still living in a dream world regarding exercise! :)

Congrats to everyone on here who is rebooting. I read everyday, I just don't post.

So many of you are an inspiration for me since I started this journey. I love reading your posts and I learn so much. Thank you!

i am new to this site and this i am starting round 2 (and hopefully my FINAL ROUND!) of IP. i read the threads last time around just wanted to officially post that i am starting again! i lost about 28 lbs last time and in over a year gained it all back plus 20 more :-( I set some goals for myself and am going to power through this and phase off correctly this time. i want to lose 42-47 lbs. and would love to hit my goal by June 6, or at least be very close. looking fwd to chatting with all of you!

I have been off and on phase 1 for about 5.5 years now (the first 4.5....I maintained pretty well)...then I took a solid year away from IP and reboots and gained back half of my loss (40 of the 80!!!!)

This time the scale has been rough....I was down 10 week one and 1.2 week two and then I weighed every day for the first half of week three...down .4...up .2....down .4...up .6...ugh! That ended last Friday and I haven't stepped on the scale since. It messes with my mind!

I started a group fitness gym yesterday so I have added a few extra calories a day (boiled egg...one ounce of cheese on salad). I will weigh in Friday to see how I am doing...feel skinnier!

Darn scale...I feel everyone's pain.

Reboot Trouble
 

I started IP in February 2015 and quickly lost close to 30 pounds. I was thrilled with my body and had so much fun buying new clothes.

I never really phased off correctly. I continued to drink IP drinks for breakfast and lunch, but ate whatever I wanted the rest of the day. Soon, I went back to my old ways, but worse. I gained most of the weight back pretty quickly. I can no longer fit into my nice new clothes. Instead, I'm wearing stretchy pants daily.

I never stopped purchasing the IP drinks and bars. It has been expensive and a waste because I can't seem to complete a whole day staying on the plan. Once I mess up, I consider the whole day a loss and eat large quantities of whatever I want.

I've been trying to get back on the IP bandwagon and hoping that I can stick with it. Recently, I purchased alternative protein drinks (EAS and Premier Protein brands) and bars (Quest) to try to save money and save face from having to go to the IP clinic. My IP clinic is supportive, but I don't know what else they can say to get me to follow their plan again. I need to make a commitment to myself.

I've never posted on this thread, but I've followed it for inspiration. I'm hoping that I can gain support here. I understand from the clinic that if you follow the program for 5 days, you will be in ketosis and things will be easier. I need help getting past 3 days without cheating.

I will hold myself accountable on this thread. Hopefully, I won't let myself down again or any of my new "thread" friends.

Susie

Susie, welcome to the thread and to the club. I kept my weight off for 2 years and then did exactly what you did! Bar for breakfast and lunch- way off plan food at night for 3 months! And I gained 25 pounds. I finally drew the line, set a date and started Phase 1 on Feb. 6th. I am down 15 pounds since then. That idea of 25 pounds was overwhelming! My approach was one meal at a time, knowing that each meal would get me toward ketosis. Also, I do not eat after 8:00, no matter what. Can you de-junk your house, so that your trigger foods are not available? For me, posting on the threads keeps me focused. I am so glad that you reached out! This hard journey is so much easier with support.

Thank you for your response and encouragement and congratulations on your successful reboot thus far. I'm hoping that you and others in the group will continue to inspire me with all of your successes.

Yesterday was a good day. I followed the plan to a T and feel good about myself for doing so. On to day 2 . . .

I know that I can do it, because I did it before and it worked. I do have 4 young children and I try to prepare healthy meals for them, however, their favorites are pasta, potatoes, fruit, dairy and sweets (all of which are forbidden on Phase 1). I have all of these "forbidden" foods in my home. There is no way around it. I just need to be committed and stay away from it all. I know myself. Once I cheat a little (even if it's one small cheat), I say the day is wasted and continue eating large quantities of whatever I want. No cheating can me allowed for me to succeed!

I'll continue to follow your success and keep you updated on my journey.

Susie

Reboot 1.0
 

So glad to be back! Lost 40 of 60 lb goal, then got overconfident, then had a car accident in October...still recovering. I am right back where I started but since I did it before, I KNOW I can do it again. I must go through the phases though and not get cocky and start thinking I can eat the old way again. I have a new granddaughter - my first and only grandchild - and I'm determined to be the fun, go anywhere, travel to Europe Nana! :D Cholesterol/triglycerides,A1C and liver tests all came back scary so this is serious. Today is my first day back and I'm doing ok so far, but have had a couple of hunger pangs. Ate a huge 'tree' of broccoli and that helped. Here is to Healthy Living for us all! K

Susie- Yahoo,one day down! How did today go? Sorry that you can not clean out the snacks, that does make it more challenging. I am working on my all or nothing attitude too. Posting and focusing on staying OP helps.

Newlife62- how lucky your granddaughter is! Your determination to live healthier is a fantastic goal. My mom, my niece and I will be heading to Europe this summer. Ages- 75, 50 and 25!

I have two small kids who eat everything I want to eat...bread, pasta, peanut butter, cheese, and even candy. And it's hard, because these things can't be avoided and they are in our faces every single day. I just have this boundary in my mind. Black and white. I can eat IP foods. Everything else is like poison. Ha!

Also I remind myself why I am doing IP...and my kids have a lot to do with it. I want to be active in their lives. I want to have energy to run with my boys this Spring at the park or the zoo. I want to be around a long time for them. I also feel happier when I am a healthy weight and that makes me a kinder, less irritable mom. They motivate me to stay on track even when they are shoving chocolate in my face (like yesterday).

Wishing you the best. I am on my reboot of my reboot. I phased off for a mini-vacation and on day 3 of Phase 1 again. It's rough, but the other way is even harder. Take good care!!!

Had my first weigh in today, down 5lbs :carrot::carrot: woot woot!! So excited to be back on track!!!! IP Works!!!

Day 3 of reboot and I feel very proud of myself. I'm feeling good and I know that after a few more days of this, it will be easier.

I went to my IP clinic today to restock on vitamin supplements. The diet is so popular in my area. I couldn't get a parking spot right away and I had to wait in a long line to purchase my items. This is proof that the diet has a good reputation and does work.

I decided to do a weigh-in to get a baseline to see how my reboot weight loss goes. The counselor told me that if I follow the plan for 7 weeks, I will get back to my lowest weight from the first go around. 7 weeks does not seem too long to lose 20 pounds! I am skeptical of this time limit, but it only encourages me more to stick with it. Hopefully, in 7 weeks, I can fit back into my cute skinny clothes!

Yay Susie, three days down! 7weeks is a great way to look at 20 pounds gone.

Today was tough! I love St. Patrick's Day and it was very hard to resist going out with friends. But I did! At least I have March Madness basketball :)

Slipfree:

Proud of you that you got through St. Patrick's Day. Life has so many challenges!

Day 4 so far, is going well! I met friends for lunch and had a salad with Phase 1 approved veggies and grilled chicken. I passed up on the bread which looked delicious!

Tonight, I made a big dinner because we are having guests. I made a lasagna, a large salad and I even baked brownies! I will make sure that the only thing that I eat is the salad. I'm going to think like Miwi, another person on this thread, that the brownies and everything not in Phase 1 is poison.

Good luck to all the rebooters!

KellyC.- congrats on a great 1 week weigh in!

Susie, awesome willpower, girl! I make different food for myself so that I do not feel deprived when I am with company. It is hard to explain but I have reached the point after 3 years (Phase 1 or maintenance) that I just do not care what people think.

Slipfree - I feel the same way. I eat and drink what is right for me, sometimes I indulge and other times I know I have reached my limit and cannot do the same as others. I don't know even bother attempting to justify what I do anymore.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hi all!

Was here about this time last year and losing on IP but got pregnant! Now that everything is going well it's time to lose my baby weight! I have about 100lbs to lose to get to my ideal weight of 160. I start Monday and I am looking forward to this journey again :-)

Thought this quote was perfect!

6 days down! This is the longest I've gone since my first time on IP. I've had numerous reboot attempts, but nothing has lasted past 3 days. No doubt, this is a very hard, strict diet.

To be 100% honest, I have been 98% good on IP these last 6 days. I've used regular salad dressing on my salads, had an extra protein serving one day and had a few sips of my daughter's milkshake. This is all still way better than I've been for months!

The weekends have always been harder for me than the weekdays. My family is all home and it seems like they eat non stop. No one in my family is overweight. My boys are athletes and my husband is in very good physical shape. We also tend to eat out more on the weekends. I've been very tempted by the chips, breads and sweets that are all around me. I find that chewing gum helps a little.

I remember when I was on IP before, one of the many benefits of the diet was the incredible sleep I had at night. The no sugar/no caffeine really did the trick! When does that kick in again? I loved waking up feeling very well rested and refreshed.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Congratulations fosfos on having a new baby! Don't be hard on yourself. Be very proud of all that your body has accomplished.

Susie

Fosfos, congratulations on your baby :) Welcome back!

Susie, 6 days! Yay! You are right, weekends are harder. When we get back to goal, we will be able to enjoy our indulgence day without guilt! 11.6 more pounds until I have avocado, olives and wine! Not together,lol! I figure the more time I stick OP, the shorter Phase 1 will be. Must admit Phase 1 is getting a little old on week 6. Going to have to get creative with dinner recipes to get over my phase 1 fatigue.

KellyC, how are you doing?

I'm not sure what happened to me...I won't go into detail, but I did NOT have a good weekend. :( Ok, well maybe I will go into detail... Friday night my DH decided we should try a new restaurant, bad idea, they didn't have anything I could eat. I decided to order a hamburger and just not eat the bun. Well they served the burger in a basket that would have made it difficult to eat with a fork. So... I ate the bun. :( I don't know why I did that. I would never have done that my first time around. Saturday went well, stayed 100% on plan, then Sunday..... I made chicken and dumplings for dinner and ate a bowl :( and then I ate a s'more. :?: BUT I am back on track today. I am not going to throw in the towel and give up.

Why is it so hard to do this the second (or third?) time around? Why do I self sabotage? Well the important thing is that I am back on track....

I even put my slip ups in my diet journal for my coach to see. I am going to own up to it! That's a new one for me! Normally I wouldn't write it down and definitely would not have shared it with my coach!

KellyC, it is harder the second time. You are not alone in this struggle. I think it is because the urgency and desperation are gone. Try to make a list of why you want to do this reboot. What is driving you to want to lose the weight this time? Is the taste of food worth the price of the pounds? It helps to let go of this weekend, take one meal at a time and try to change your mental message. The inner brat (cravings monster) won't win! :)

Just starting again with phase I. Wondering how it takes a year to lose the weight and 15 minutes to gain it back. Was down to 228 and now at 278. Better stay on track this time as it really hurts to do phase one again.

Slipfree, good idea! The twisted part of my brain knows that IP works and I wonder if that hinders me, because in the back of my brain I know that the weight will drop off once I commit. I know that makes no sense. It frustrates me that I was able to stay OP last week and then derailed over the weekend. But again, today is a new day and I put the weekend in the past and am back on track.

How was everyone else's weekend? The weather was beautiful, I cleaned off by back patio and bought some new plants for the front porch. I love spring time. The weather is warming up and that's even more motivation to get this weight off!!

Starting over
 

Well i have been away for some time...fell off the wagon big time...cant get back on...every day is a challenge!
Tomorrow will be day one...i know i can do it...i am worth it...

Hi L13 - a couple 2015 starters are still around - come jump in :)

Yes, that is a great reminder - we ARE all worth "it" - whatever that "it" is: health, clothes, a special event, playing with the kids/grandkids...
and remember - "you only fail when you stop trying"
:hug:

Welcome back L13 - I'm sorry to hear you've had a hard time, but you've made a good first step, checking back in here and putting "today is day one" in writing. For me, anyway, putting it in writing makes it more real than just saying it in my head. You know you can do this, and you have friends here who are happy to help, whether it's advice, or handholding, or just as your sounding boards.
Good luck....no, scratch that.... you don't need luck, that makes it sound like success is fickle and beyond our control, some whim of fate or luck, and that's not the case at all. I know that you know how to do this, and you know you can do this.
For today, you just have to get through this "day one".
Let us know how it's going :hug:

Starting again, one year later. Glad to see I'm not alone. Thanks for being here...

Hi all,

Reboot started 3/12 after keeping it all off for 2 years! Gaining 13 lbs and getting to 150 was a huge STOP sign for me. I tried to go it on my own when the pounds started adding up - 3-4 after Xmas, 2-3 after NY eve, 4 after a Florida holiday. I'd have a couple of IP P1 days, but little cheats - a piece of cheese, a handful of potato chips, a bite of hubby's ice cream and before you know it, I hit 150 lbs. So totally focused now, on day 11 with no plans to cheat. My question is how to phase off. I think it's going to take 4-5 weeks to lose the 13 lbs - I lost 5 lbs last week but know that rate will slow significantly so expect it to take another 4 weeks to get to goal. Do I skip phase 2 and do several weeks of phase 3? How do you guys do it? I lost so much hair the first time, really freaked out about losing more. So I don't want to stay on the severely restrictive phase any longer than I truly have to but I was so successful the last time phasing off, living on P4 during the week with a cheat day on the weekend for 2 years. I want to ensure success but worried about the hair thing. Thoughts?

Rebooting my Reboot -- Ugh!

Lasted 6 days and failed on day 7 and again on day 8. Found myself very hungry and lacking energy. One small "cheat" (an extra bar), turned into pasta, bread and desserts. I want to lose weight and fit into my skinny clothes very badly. I don't know why I keep sabotaging myself!

Here I go again -- starting fresh. Hoping to last more than 6 days. This is not easy. Kuddos to those who are sticking to it.

UGH I feel ya! I did GREAT week one of my reboot, lost 5lbs, then sabotaged myself over the weekend. BUT I am back on track and that is what is important that we get back up and try again!! We did it before, we can do it again!! :)

Hi everyone. Starting over/rebooting. I recognize a lot of names. I didn't post much but found this group to be so helpful. I lost 70 lbs in 2013. Last year I had some health issues and a complete hysterectomy. I've gained about 45 lbs back. I felt terrific after losing the weight, and now feel sad and frustrated. I know you all know what I mean. I've been trying for about four months to focus on whole foods, 90% low carb, no sugar, very limited grains, no wheat, but it's not working. So here I am, day one.

I have a lot of leftover IP products and Nashua Nutrition products that expired in 2015. I just threw out the RTDs but do you all think the dry packets are safe to use? I don't plan to go back to my coach. I used one of the packets for breakfast this morning. I haven't had Splenda in a couple of years. Have been using Truvia or its equivalent. It didn't taste as good as I had remembered it, lol, so I don't know if it's because it's "aged" or my tastebuds.

Hello all; this is my first time posting in a VERY long time. I've been on and off IP for 2.5 years now. I've lost and gained the same 25 pounds about 5 times (no exaggeration). Getting older and developing health problems, and REALLY need to get serious. Started phase I yesterday... end of day 2... doing well so far... but I know the devil inside me will rear its ugly head at some point. Hoping that posting here and reading everyone's posts will help. Thank you everyone so much for your support!

Hi all,

Welcome back to the new Rebooters! Wishing you an easy restart.

Week two of reboot was rough, but I made it! I had a few slip ups, but I got right back on track. I even kept a food journal and showed it to my coach, which is progress for me! In the past if I had slip ups, I didn't journal them, and if I did, I sure didn't show my coach! I didn't get to weigh today though. I kept my granddaughter over night last night and she woke up with fever and vomited all over the car as soon as I pulled up to the clinic. poor honey. I called my coach and she brought my bag of food to the car for me and took a quick look at my journal. This week has been a week!! A seriously stressful week.

I hope you all have a good weekend and a Happy Easter. :bunny2::easter2::easter:

OK, Day 1 AGAIN!!:mad:

I am focusing on my mind this time around. I am definitely self-sabotaging on getting going again. I am giving myself a small goal of getting to Monday 100% OP.

I dont even enjoy the carbs and sugar when I eat them- I eat them out of boredom and feel terrible after. Nothing but protein, veggies & fat will pass through my lips!! :cool:

Okay, Week 7 of my reboot. Down 17 pounds, 11 more to go. No cheats, but for the past two days I have been starving! Drinking a tone of herbal tea and water, but still growling :( Does not help that I am eating fish tonight for Good Friday.

Good Job!
 

Congratulations, Slipfree, on your success. You are inspiring the rest of us! I'm doing pretty good the last few days. Do you think IP alternatives such as EAS protein drinks and Quest bars make the weight loss slower than IP products? My coach says "no", but I'm not 100% convinced.
Going on Spring Break tomorrow. There will be a lot of temptation, but I'll try to stick to the program and make sure that I am well prepared with my products and veggies. Happy Easter!