2016 IP Rebooters
 

Oneuh2 pointed out that we are at almost 500 posts in our old thread (2015 IP Rebooters). Starting a new thread as a continuation...

Reboot day 3! NEEDING chocolate so I am looking for a recipe to go with the chocolate chip pancake packet; I need to eat something warm and mushy and chocolatey, and am hoping to find a recipe for a mug cake or something. ( I'm sure there's one somewhere on these boards!) That's what saved me from cheating before; going to try again!

I finally figured out that it's not about the Willpower, its about having ON PLAN options that will work!!! =)

I used the blueberry packet (I got as a sample) and made muffins. I don't recall the amount of water I used, I based it off of consistency. I just added some water (maybe 2oz) and 1/2 tsp of baking soda. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 13-15 minutes. It was so good I ordered a box of blueberry and choc chip pancake mix. :)

Starting again 2 years later is in some ways harder and some easier. Today is day 4 and I want to eat everything I think it's a 4 packet day.

For a Chocolate Chip Pancake mug cake spray a mug with PAM, add 2oz water, mix well, then microwave for about 60 seconds. It should pop right out of the mug when done. I use the WF pancake syrup on it but I've heard others like the WF chocolate syrup too.

Personally I think the new IP Mug Cake packet is ten times better. I'm actually using it twice a day.

Yesterday was week 1 of reboot. 4.6lbs lost, Yippee. It was my birthday yesterday & even going out i stayed OP. I hope I am in for the long haul this time. Have a good week :)

Happy birthday Bellamack! Congrats on a great forst week!

Happy Birthday :woo: And great job!!!

Day 5 of my reboot. It was a hard day and I really had some bad moments of thinking that I'd start again another day. But I made it through and feel better for it. Just enjoyed my IP snack and a big glass of water!! Hoping for better motivation tomorrow. It will be hard since I am babysitting my grandchildren over dinner. The plan is to bring my own food so I'm not tempted!!

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!!

I believe that is much better to have a 4th packet than start eating just anything because you are hungry. I have done it a few times...stomach was just grawling and I couldn't concentrate...

I find that one I get past the first week it usually gets better. It depends on my day...the other day at work I was so busy walking around that I racked up 12000 steps...I had an extra packet.

You can do this!

Way to go seetharmony! You made it through the day and that is what matters. I know what you mean about those bad moments...I have this little voice in my head...I call it the devil...it is always trying to tell me...go ahead, eat it, you can start again tomorrow. I know I cannot do this...it takes me forever to get back on plan when I cave and have junk (I can't just have a bite....I binge...that little voice tells me since you will start tomorrow have EVERYTHING you want today...arghhh...I need to kick his a**!!!)

Hopefully you will be so busy playing with your grandchildren that food will not be on your mind. I don't know their age but you can make them a meal and adapt it to you...chicken with veggies...maybe potatoes for them...or even that cauliflower potato and they won't know the difference....

Hoping to hear great news from you!

OMG From your stats, you have done so well. i didn't reboot soon enough and now have much more to lose. Keep at it. Those grandkids need a healthy granny!

Good morning rebooters!
One week down! Had a good weigh in for my first week back, 3.4# bringing me to 145.8 and a total of 19.6#. Almost at the 20# milestone!

This was a great jumpstart and motivator because honestly, it was a really tough week and I had some moments where I wanted to cave. I am really glad I stayed OP though, and it should give me the motivation I need to keep on. Hope you are all having a good day and have good weigh ins! :)

Lynn Margaret - I have been a member of Orange theory fitness - Canada- for 2 years now and love the work out. Have you gotten back into it?

Hi rebooters,

Thought I would pop in and use the thread for support and accountability. I need to get 8-10 off. Have been on maintence for almost a year and a half and have been struggling in the past 5 months to stay within my range. Commiting to getting there and staying there.

I made mini muffins out of the IP choc caremel packets and they were yummy.

Sounds like everyone is working so hard on their reboot.

I think sometimes this is the little boost that we need to keep going. It shows us that the plan works if we stay OP.

Sometimes we expect immediate results but we have to realize that it didn't take us one week to get where we are (or were), it wasn't just one week of bad habits but sometimes a year, 10 years even a lifetime of bad habits.

I know I need to figure out why I binge when I decide to treat myself. I have the famous 'last supper' syndrome. I need to eat everything since I will not be able to eat it once I start a diet. I need to be able to treat myself and accept that this is ok and move on.

Week 3 for me of my reboot! Have a great IP week everyone!

Loser- yes for sure! I am already finding that this week is easier. I am also deeply in ketosis now, which is a huge benefit because I completely lose my appetite in ketosis and "off plan" foods do not bother me.

it is so great to be back on this site. Have been away for far too long. I will update my ticker tomorrow, as I was hesitant to get on the 'scale' today. I forgot how great the support is here !

Loss of appetite....never heard of it...lol

Welcome! Yep sometimes that scale is scary...better have a smaller scare today than in a week...month...

Same happens to me. Yesterday I forgot to have my shake at lunch until almost 2pm. I drink so much water during the day it helps keep me full.

Another good week for me on this reboot. 2.2# this week bringing me to 143.6 and an overall loss of 21.8#. Hope everyone else's reboots are going well.

Hi All!

Well, I'm getting ready to begin my January reboot. Starting on Monday. I'm looking forward to it and I know I'll need support.

I haven't gotten on the scale in a month and I know exactly what it's going to say. Ah, well. I also know what to do. First to clean out my fridge and house. Then reset my ticker. I probably have 25 pounds to lost. (again) I already have a good stock of OP foods. I'm ready to go.

Loser 13, I think last night was my "last supper," (I had friends over for dinner.) and then I was up until 3 AM with heartburn. That doesn't happen when I'm OP. Sigh. One of these days I'll learn how to control myself when I'm not on IP. But for now, time to get back OP and watch my body resume it's more desired size.

Best of luck to all of you - and to me too! :)

Good Morning everyone! I am back on a reboot, having gained a good 10+ lbs (lowest was 151, now at 163) over the long holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Years with all of the various visitors and activities). In fact, with water retention and binging, I actually saw a 20 lb gain - 172 - on one recent morning, from where I was at my lowest - ugh!. It is so hard getting back to the same spot, mentally, that I was when I was on the straight and narrow and being successful. Before, I not only didn't have the URGE to 'cheat' - and I would not THINK of letting a morsel of non-plan foot go into my mouth - it wasn't even a consideration I would entertain. Now I find myself 'considering' that the beef and broccoli at the Chinese restaurant would probably only have "a little bit of cornstarch" in it so might be acceptable. I've become very 'loose' with the rules. And the scale proves it! Oh, how to get that mindset again!

This is EXACTLY what I struggle with! And it is as if I cannot get enough. Even if I am uncomfortably full, I keep eating because it is my "last chance" before I have to "give it all up". So ridiculous and defeatist! And it really concerns me that I still struggle with the same type of binge eating behavior as I did before I started IP.

I use both IP and alternatives and just got this notice in my email from Nashua Nutrition:

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I lost 53 lbs several years ago and got down to 147 lbs which, at 5' 7" was a great weight for me. Did well for a long time but then got careless and ate whatever I wanted and got back up to 161. Down to 151 in time for daughter's wedding August 2015. Now looking at 163 so needing to reboot. I consistently have shakes at breakfast and often for lunch; eat meat and the right veggies for lunch and supper, but then BANG - watching TV at night I eat snacks....


Like many people have said, once in ketosis I no longer have to fight cravings because I just don't have them - what a relief. And, I need to figure out how to ignore those cravings in Phase 4 and beyond.

Hi Restarters! I too lost weight (60lbs) on IP years ago and when I got on maintenance I lost control and slowly put all the weight back on plus some. I am back on plan because I KNOW this diet works and will attack the fat and not muscle. I accept my weight gain and have learned from it. We can't lose weight and go back to bad habits. When we do, it is on us, not the diet! I went back to old habits and have only myself to blame. This is not what my coach or IP had taught or encouraged. When I was at goal, I swore I would never be back at this weight, but here I am. I feel tired constantly. I am on day 1 and am so looking forward to feeling that energy burst on day 4! I am now on a path of health and weight loss. I was reading a blog where they talked about making sure your food is the proper fuel for you. If we approach our food as fuel, we will make better choices for our bodies. IP is the proper fuel for me at this time. Let's go IPers! We rock!

Thanks CC Sunshine. I needed that I am on day 1 again too.

Thanks, Sunshine! I am on Day 1 today of my reboot. I agree that we cannot blame IP for our weight gains. I'm happy on IP and happy that it gives me a way to control my eating. I've always said that it trains us and trains our taste buds to love healthy, fresh foods and vegetables. I believe that it true and I learned how to make delicious roasted vegetables, tasty meats and fishes, and every dish known to man that can be made out of cauliflower. However, twice a year (mid-late summer and Thanksgiving-Christmas) my taste buds have a weird trip. Sugar and carbs seem to consume me. I'm completely conscious, but choose to do this. I just don't know if it's physical, emotional, or mental. I suspect it's a combination. I usually enjoy it, in fact.

So, then I come back to IP and stabilize my eating for a few months. When I'm on, I'm on and on IP 100%.

So here I am. Back and happy about it. Who cares if it's a safety net. I give thanks that it's here, that I know about it, and that I love the foods.

I order from Nashua and get into my routine. My coach even lets my come by for a visit and I purchase a few of my IP favorites as "treats."

Thank you all for being here! Congrats to you all for (re)starting this journey. It's a step in the right direction! Have a great day!

Mind if I join y'all?.. I did IP with alternatives in 2010-11 & lost about 70 lbs... I quit because of stupid reason -- my face was looking gaunt... so, I added back some carbs & that snowballed... I've gained back about 40 lbs. (I think) & can't stand to look at myself in the mirror anymore... I'm on Day 3 of my reboot... all is going swimmingly, except for this awful headache, which I'm hoping is just Keto-flu & will be better in a few days...

Next time my face starts looking gaunt, I'll just spring for Juvederm injections to fill out the marionette lines, etc.!..

I hate putting this in print, but I'm estimating my weight at 195 lbs... I don't have any scales & don't plan to buy any very soon... I checked my body fat % & it was 41.7... I hope to see that go down... so along with that & how my clothes fit & how I see my face slimming down, I'll be able to tell the diet is working...

Anyway, glad to meet you all... best wishes for everybody's continued success...

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hmmm wonder if you can do the quest recipe for this in a mug and microwave?

HEY THERE! you and I were on here at the same time back then! Good to see a familiar face / name ! :)

YAY!!!.. I remember your name too... I just know we're both gonna be great successes this time...

In my previous post, I mentioned quitting IP because of the gauntness of my face, the marionette lines (from the corners of my mouth down to my chin) were getting really deep... trouble is, even with gaining weight, they're still there... all that indulgent eating for naught... the rest of my face has filled out nicely (not really so nice, more like horribly!)..

Since then, around March 2011, too many of life's stresses just came tumbling in, & I put off taking care of my weight... my dad's health began deteriorating at a faster & faster rate, then in June 2012 he passed away at age 88... food became my comfort, I suppose... in May 2015, I moved from a horrible house/town, to a nice house in new town, & many of my stresses have resolved themselves, thank goodness... at least enough of them are gone that I can start to think again about my own health & remember how wonderfully the IP protocol helped me in the past...

OK, I'm rambling... have a MAHVELOUS Monday, y'all...

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P.S. I was just now looking at my old Mini-goal Photo Album & it made me even more determined...
In case anybody wants to check it out, it's here...

Several mug cake recipes here... they don't use IP products, but they sure look yummy!..

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YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!! :carrot:

Thanks for encouragement!.. hit a small bump today, my mom took me to lunch at Logan's Roadhouse & I had a 6-oz. sirloin with a big salad... the bump was the rather large baked potato... I think that constituted my entire week's allowance of carbs... oh, well, I'll jump back on the IP wagon tomorrow & all will be well...

My NordicTrack ski machine is in the garage & I'm trying to figure out where I can set it up in the house... living room is out of the question & the garage is too cold (or too hot in the summer).. bedrooms are kinda small, but they're my only option... why, oh why, didn't I buy a mansion with a dedicated exercise studio!.. not rollin' in money, that's why!.. anyway, I'll figure it out & be glad to have the NordicTrack at my disposal again... it's by far the best exercise I've ever done... I also like kettlebells & yoga... they round out the workout very nicely...

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Back at it
 

Hi all,
After a couple of successful rounds of IP, I was starting to slip...Up 15 lbs in a little over a year. It had been a hassle to get the food before...mostly online, sometimes ip to go, sometimes alternates.
When I spotted on the weekend that there's now a clinic right in my own little town, I figure it's a sign. I started yesterday so I'm done day 2 and am super happy to find the forum again - like a fuzzy warm set of friends I haven't seen for awhile. I am really motivated to go all the way this time. 2016 for the win!

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Hi weathermom & welcome back... that's great that you've discovered a new clinic... let us know how you like it... so far, there's not a clinic in my little town, but when I did IP 6 years ago, I didn't have a clinic then either & I still managed to lose 70 lbs. with alternatives... my only coach was the wonderful group of fellow IPers on 3FC & they were priceless!.. I'll always treasure the experience I had with them... I'm expecting my return visit to be just as rewarding...
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down 2.0 this week. Have a Great weekend Peeps

:woohoo: :congrat:

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Well I am back exactly what I thought I would never have to do again. I started IP January 2015 and lost 70 pounds. I told myself this time it would be different and I would follow through on the all the phases, well I never got to phase 4 I did phase 2 and 3 but then stopped going to see my coach and I don't remember why probably because it was some excuse I had conjured up :)
I was 144 at my lowest I gained some of the carb weight back and was at phase 3 at about 147. By the time I went in for my mommy makeover I was 152. After the surgery I was basically out of commission for 4 weeks and unable to do exercise so the weight gradually came back. I am now a little over 2 months post surgery and have been given the go ahead to start exercising and so I decided to do a reboot as well. I am discouraged and ashamed but also determined. I was sure that the money I spent on my new body and all the work I had put into it would be a good motivator to stay at my goal but it wasn't. I am at least proud of myself for not letting my weight get all the way back up before taking action.
Part of a successful reboot for me is to come back on the forum :). I have not gone back to my coach (I can't right now) so I bought the products on eBay
Mixed emotions about being back but so happy you are all there for me :)