We can do TO every two weeks IS that right or is it 4 weeks?

Cecil: I would love it if you wouldn't mind helping me get a game plan together. I see your ticker and I really want to get a boost, so I am willing to try it. I know that I will drink on vacation and really don't want to set myself up for failure. So I will start once I am back.

If the To is 2 wks, then I can do one I am back and then do the express?
Do I need to do the To before starting the express?

Kitycat- they recommend using takeoff every 2 weeks. I use the LAWL slimdown shakes. If you do not use them I would use something low carb high protein ina shake form. I do not know if they help or not but when I do TO it helps me keep the initial TO weight off. Also it is easy to just grab a shake and go no meal prep or worries.

Cecil- good to hear you are doing well. You really have had an amazing weight loss in such a short time. like I said earlier LA should put you on a poster....

Kennedy- good luck with day2 of takeoff

Amy: the lawl centers closed so I am not able to purchase the meal replacement shakes here at all. I was hoping to find something at the store that did not taste like crap! LOL
Does anyone have any alternative options that they have tried??

Kennedy how is day two going for you? I can't wait for it to be over, I think I might go to sleep early to get this day over!!

HA! Cat I did the same thing. Early bed time. HA!

Of course I will help... no way do I want to be on a poster Amy! ha! Funny!

I say that your plan is perfect. When you get back from Vegas you can do a TO and then express that will give you a pefect junp start. I just started express and then about a week before I was done I did TO. But that's just because I hate TO. HA!

Mommyofsix: Thanks for wishing me the good luck on my TO journey. Also, a big whooora goes out to your husband who had that chicken ready for you when you got in. It must of been great to be able to just eat right away after being stuck in traffic for so long.

Cecil: Good job on the weightloss 2.6 is a great result. Good luck on writing your paper. What are you going to school for???

KityKat: Don't worry too much about the salty Rotisserre Chicken they are delicious and they are protein so drink lots of water when ever you have it and you will be fine. Meal replacement shakes are great if you want to mix up your food plans. Mommyofsix typed in the nutrition facts so just copy them down and go to any store walmart etc... to see what they have their that's equivalent. Filling foods on Take-Off I don't know of any except proteins and veggies. I would bring food with me just in case the temptation comes. And exactly as Mommyofsix suggested fill up on the water. Also, you and I seem to be doing TO together -- Yeah to us. From what I remember meal replacement should not be used during the TO phase. As far as the healthy weightloss per week I think it is about 2 pounds. I believe that is how the counselors calculate how many weeks your program is going to be they base it on the 2 pound a week factor. I am hoping for a 10 pound per month weightloss as well. You are not alone KityKat what you are feeling is withdrawl I went through it many times before but it will pass. I also weighed myself on the scale this morning and I was the same weight and today Thursday is also Day 2 for me.

Okay so this is the SECOND day on TO for me. I have been doing pretty good. I ate a lot pf protein yesterday but not enough veggies. Today I had the same amound of protein and veggies so far. I am still at work trying to finish some things up. I would love to take a day off next week. We'll see...

Today I woke up very sluggish and I woke up late. I didn;t have enough time to prepare myself some type of breakfast so all I had was lunch so far. After TO I plan on doing the Meal Replacement Shakes for three days. I did it last time. I was also planning on using Soy Milk instead of a meal replacement. If I drink 16 oz. it is considered one protein. I might try it to see how it works. It is also less expensive as well.

Okay ladies I have something absolutely funny to tell you....
Yesterday I am washing the dishes and as I am pouring the dishwashing liquid on my dish cloth the Apple Scent Aroma from my Palmolive dish liquid sent me in some type of frenzy. I started to have a fit because I remembered ice cold apple juice "Snapple Apple to be exact". I also started to day dream about everything apple "strudels, turnovers, pie...." I was losing my mind. I started to laugh because I couldn't believe that just that smell alone made me trigger and almost fall of the wagon. So today I picked up a new dishwashing liquid "Dawn" the original blue soap scent. (ha, ha, ha).

I will check back with you guys later on today. Tommorow is my weigh in.

Kennedy Great job on TO! I know it is tough but you guys are almost done! You guys will have definatly see a loss! Can't wait to hear about your success!

So what else is new ladies any new meal ideas???

OMG! Kennedy! That is soo funny! But so true!

I had turkey burger and green beans for dinner, just need little more water and the rest of that juice, I am starting to HATE the juice. I am so bloated feeling. I am not sure if it's the water, that time of month( I am actually 4 days late and very worried!) So I am hoping for a loss and a monthly friend by toorrow. FIngers Crossed.
I'll check in tomor morning.

Kennedy: Thanks for all the tips I will check out the meal replacement shakes tomor as well. Good luck on your weigh in

It is Friday and I jumped on the scale to weigh in and I lost "ZERO" pounds. Maybe I didn't enough or drink enough water. I must say both days I was going good with a lot of protein but some reason I could not get myself to eat enough vegetables. Then I also realized that I forgot to eat my 2 eggs both days. I am not sure if any of these things contributed to the "ZERO" weightloss. I have always had success when I followed it to a T. I have been feeling a little crummy this morning and today. I hope I am not coming down with something. Also, I expect it might be that time of the month (TOM). Also things have been kinda crazy at work, home and school I guess I am feeling worn out.

Well I will continue to eat POP this week. I am making a promise to myself that I will not miss a food portion. I will also use a meal replacement shake for one of my meals for the next three days. I was also thinking about getting a watch that has reminders on it so I can remember to eat. Sometimes get so busy and I don't feel like I am spacing out my food the way I should.

Have a nice day ladies and good luck to all! I will check back later on this afternoon.

Hey guys!

Kennedy- I am sorry you didn't lose anything! TO is bad enough, but usually the payoff is worth all that torture! And you crack me up with the soap!! Biut I am the same way, I dream about food while on TO. Haha, and I teel people they should appreciate "real" food since I can't have it!!

Cecilia- have you coked out of Deb's cookbook? It's really good...

AmyM- ow are you today??

Well, off to pack and get ready for my trip to MD. Take care guys!

Have fun on your trip Amy!

Kennedy what a bummer... but I am glad that you are keeping a positive attitude and if it is TOM that is probably why you stayed the same normally you probably would have gained??

Guess what I am up again after TO what a surprise! HA! I am back to 169.8! UGH! I am still down one lb since Monday but still so frustrating! HA!

Hi Amy M Happy Friday to all of you! Hope you all have a great weekend!

I am a little concerned about my weekend but I hope to stay in control. Wish me luck! HA!

Cecil- Have a good time this weekend with your friend.

AmyNJ- hae a great trip with your hubby

Kennedy- I am sure that you lost. Tom messes things up. give it a day or two maybe the results will show them. Great job on staying positive and way to stay on plan. It sound like maybe you did not eat enough? I thought the watch Idea was a great plan. The dishsoap is a hilarious story. I feel the same about candles. If they smell like food they are not allowed in my house..

Kitycat- hope you survived Take off ok. It sounds like you did great on Takeoff and have a plan to stay on plan

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well TGIF and I mean TGIF in a big way. Today has been just crazy all day long. I feel like I am losing it in terms of patience. I think I need to talk to HR about getting some mental health days (ha, ha, ha) Working in this environment can be quite challenging. But I love my job.

JerseyMadChen: Thanks for your well wishes. I believe this has happended to me before and as the saying goes ...this to shall pass. Enjoy your trip to Maryland -- I think that is what MD stands for (ha, ha, ha)

Cecil: Thanks for the well wishes and have a good time with your friends this weekend.

Mommyofsix: You are right it must be TOM. I feel so irratable that it is not even funny. But you made me laugh with the candle story. You guys really now how to make someone feel better. Also, once I leave here I am heading to Wallie-World (Walmart) to buy that watch I was referring too. Because it happended today as well. I got so caught up that I didn't eat my food on time. My breakfast was rolling into snack time, snack time was rolling into lunch and lunch is now my PM snack. I am hoping with a wrist watch stop watch thingy maybe it will alert me when it is time to eat. Boy am I difficult or what? (ha, ha, ha)

KityCat: We are thinking about you.

Ladies....enjoy your weekend and what ever you set out to do. May your weekend go by real sloooooooow so you can enjoy every minute of it.

P.S. My DH is also trying to shed a couple of pounds. I am so excited. He was on LAWL a couple of years ago and did fantastic. So fantastic that he looked like a different person which I wasn't to crazy about but he was happy. Then of course just like the rest of us he gained it all back and then some. However, when he lost he lost quick and I am sure it will be the same next time.

Hello Everyone I thought I would pop in to say hello to all of you and wish you all a wonderful weekend. I bought my watch so it can remind me when I need to eat my meals, snacks and bars. So with this neat tool I hope to eat every 3 hours to keep my metabolism burning throughout the day.

Well I help everyone has a POP weekend.