Roberta- It is not unusual to gain back some right after a TO. It is suggested that for the next 4 days after TO to eat light proteins and starches and really watch the condiment intake to keep off as much as possible from TO.

Bunnylubber- I love stir fried veggies, cooked to crispy, you can make a big batch of the ones that are 1 cup raw or 1/2 c. cooked and really 1 1/2 cups of them really isn't that much. Mix it with some shrimp or with some chicken and you have yourself a yummy meal.
I also found some very low sodium marinara sauce at my local HFS that is just yummy. I use a 1/2 c. over anything from chicken, veggies to pasta and it counts as 1 veg.

Yesterday I was very POP, I was getting hungry last night after I got home from work and decided to go to bed. I realized last night that I don't have another bottle of knudsen's and I don't have any oranges in the house. A counselor told me that after TO it's good to eat grapefruit or pineapple because they have the higher acid contents in them to flush the system, so I am going to try pineapple with my TO today. I can eat fresh pineapple all day long, so we will se how it goes.

Stacy- Don't get discouraged, it's called life. Just keep plugging away and you will get there, and don't forget how much healthier you are making your body!

Angemama- The COD's don't really tell you about the fruits you can eat on TO because they want to sell you their juice. But if you can't take the juice for some reason (I get really bad heartburn from it) then thye suggest either oranges or cantalope. There have been ladies on here who have done it with grapefruit and watermelon too with good success.
Oranges are 4 small per day, cantalope is 1/2 melon per day. I don't remember on the grapefruit or watermelon, but I am doing 4 cups of fresh pineapple today, we'll see how that goes.

Michie!
I am not doing TO right now, but I just noticed the new Avatar nice to put a face with the name! I like! HA!

Wow! I didn't know that! Thank you so much Deb!

Lol! You are toooooo funny Cecilia! Yeah I figured I might as well find a picture and put it on.. I'm really bad at taking photos so it took me a long time to find one i was okay with. This one is just funny... so I like it.

Day 2 started at 3:30 for me! Yikes it was early! So now at 11:00 I am starving and just waiting to have some lunch so my body can feel normal again. Back on schedule I guess... I've had all of the water I need for the whole day before 8 am! I'm never getting up that early (to workout) ever again! BUT I haven't done any cheating or anything, so the day is a success so far!

How is everyone else doing? Stacy? Deb? angemama (sorry i don't remember your name! :o)??? Hang in there girls!

Michelle

Is it a bad thing that I have just eaten lunch and I am still starving? I was alright yesterday, but today is rough. I can't wait to get home so I can eat an LA lite. Probably doing stir fry for dinner again. It's the easiest for me during TO. i hope you all are sticking to it!

Well I finished TO last night and weighed in this morning and all is good I think. I lost 2.8 pounds, I was hoping for more but I guess I will take what I can get, any loss is a good loss. I am also eating only chicken for my protein the next couple of days and grapefruit for my fruit. I am hoping to not gain any back but this is the first time ever doing TO and what to reap the whole benefits of it. Any other suggestions? Oh I get to update my ticker now YEAH!!! How is everyone else doing now that most of your second day is getting done?

Happy to report that I am done with that blasted TO and it was a success! Well... I did well that is.. we'll see if it was a success tomorrow when I go WI. Hopefully it was because I have been stuck for a few weeks now and I want to move it down!

reda- So happy to hear about your loss! Woo Hoo! It truly is a great feeling.. hopefully I will have good news to report tomorrow too!

Stacy- No pain, no gain! Or loss, rather. Once you see that loss tomorrow it will feel so much better knowing you didn't cheat and have anything you shouldn't. Glad you made it strong!

Thanks, Deb, will definitely concentrate on no condiments for 4 days following a TO that next TO (I am going to do one every two weeks for a while to jump start my weight loss). I did realize that this time and probably should not have weighed myself at home the morning after. Drinking lots of water and we will see what happens when I WI on Saturday at the COD. Since I can't have Lites, my TO was a secret from my COD> :)


Roberta

Whoo Hooo, this was the best TO I have ever done. I lost 6 lbs! Can we say I was carrying a little extra water weight! Yeah, I feel so much better. Now, comes the real challenge...staying POP! I can do this and so can you! Thank for all your support!

Stacy! Awesome job! Sooo happy for you! Keep up being POP! I know you can do it! Now I need to kick my self in gear and do TO.

Wow Stacy! You kicked that TO's butt! Compared to you my 3 pounds is sub par! But yes, I did lose and I couldn't be happier! Now I have to eat well and keep it up! I want to be under 230 by my DBF BDAY! 13 days... 2 pounds.. I CAN DO IT!

Thanks for the support girls! Until next TO!

Yeah my TO plan had NO fruit and I COULD have whole eggs...are the plans different in different states or something??

Congratulations Michie and sscott losing 3 and 6 pounds is awesome. Jully19wed my TO plan does not allow fruit or whole eggs. It allows 1.5 cups of egg beaters or 12 egg whites not sure what the difference could be unless PWL is different than LAWL?

Guys- Make sure you read through the newbie sticky thread at the top of the forum. There's a lot of good info there.

Reda- What part of SoDak are you from? DH has family in Custer, Hoven, Watertown and Aberdeen. He was born in Gettysburg and lived in Hoven and Watertown when he was growing up.