My title describes what is currently bothering me! lol!
I have yo-yo'd with my weight since high school and am now as heavy as was post-giving birth to each of my boys...the problem is, I haven't given birth in over 10 years!!!
My Dad got me interested in the Ideal Protein diet after he lost 100+ lbs at the age of 58/59 y/o. We have the same habits, body type, and dietary issues, so I thought this would work the best for me.
I'm not paying $$$ going to a clinic or buying their products, thanks to this community website, I was able to find all the information and alternatives to buy for FREE!!!
So far I have lost 8 lbs in 13 days, and I can tell and smell its fat coming off (smelly keto breath). I am getting a little bored of the chocolate and vanilla protein shakes, so I'm off today to find some new flavors.
A weird thing that I experienced recently is that l was extremely PMS'ing yesterday. I read that as fat melts off, it releases extra estrogen into the bloodstream as fat cells store estrogen. Some women can have messed up cycles...JOY!!!! I guess I get what I deserve, punishment from eating at Taco **** too much!
Last night I dreamt the entire night that I was eating food I wasn't supposed to be eating...I woke up thinking I was eating a 1/2 a sandwich and crying because I wasn't supposed to eat bread (and it was the super healthy bread in my dreams!) Then I was staring at these cookie bares with my mouth watering! LOL...this diet may make me go insane as well!
Good luck to all!!!!!!!!! We are each other's biggest (literally) cheerleaders!
Jenny! I'm afraid I have no solution for the bad breath except the usual ideas of chewing mints, cloves, gum, etc. But congrats on the 8 lbs down so far! Keep going and good luck!