Hi,

You ladies make me smile. I actually read your dress posts out loud to my mom

Want2b, you are not wrong, the right dress will make you say WOW! Plus you are still losing.

Schenectady, so glad that you found a dress that makes you feel beautiful.

We had a lovely day today. The weather was outstanding and the island is gorgeous. Hiked out to the cliffs, the views were stunning. Heading home, via the long way tomorrow. Have a family event on Sunday (cousin is visiting from Utah) and book club on Monday night.

Looking forward to Phase 1 on Tuesday.


How are the other Newbies??????

Home in CT. Boy, do I have some repairing to do. Hopped on the scale when I got home. Up 10 pounds!!!! Will weigh again in the morning to get a better idea. Phase 1 here I come. Crazy thing is- I ate and drank half of what I did last year on this vacation.

Slip: Isn't it good to be home? I am sure the WI this morning was a little better then yesterday. I know a few days of P1 and the weight will be gone. Lots of it will be water anyway. Don't be too hard on yourself, get right back to P1. This is your lifestyle now, you now have the tools to get your weight where you want it.

Welcome home Slipfree! You'll get that weight off in no time. I bet some of that is the "glycogen storage" or whatever the correct word is for what comes back of when you go into maintenance and you're no longer in ketosis. It sounds like you had a wonderful and relaxing time! You didn't go buck wild with food...I think our bodies just react quickly and put on water and other mystery weight when you're no longer in ketosis.

During/after my nightmare week, I had a food slip up and ate off plan for 3 days. I'm going back on P1 indefinitely because I didn't hit my goal and I feel like I'm too close to getting out of a healthy weight range when I do mess up. I think I'd like to lose another 10-15 lbs to put myself in a solid place where I have more of a buffer zone for that 3 lb gain in maintenance, plus for other things that might happen along the way. I'm not very happy with my food mistakes, but they are pretty minor considering the stress I'm dealing with. I could have done much worse.

KookySuki - I have always found the stage where you are now to be a dangerous one for me. I enjoy the delights of being slimmer and wearing different clothes, and and and....it slips away so quickly without actually getting to the goal.

I know for me that maintenance, when I get there in another 17 pounds, is going to be my challenge. I will need more discipline and attention to what I eat than ever before - no easy reliance on those silver packets.

You have got your mind in the right place and just need to fall back into the rhythm of P1 and you will be back in no time.

Hi all,

Day and a half of phase 1 done. My body likes clean eating so much better. I think that the answer to food slips in "real life" is how we respond. When I got on the scale, I freaked out! But IP has given us the tools to use- the key is not complete perfection, but quick response to the slip. Ergo, hopping back on phase 1 and not allowing a week of vacation to become a summer off program.

Good morning,

Work up at 5:30 and read my book for book club. Now, I have the whole day in front of me, yay!

The scale is moving in the right direction, which is a good thing.

How are all of you?

I started the last week of September 2013 so have always considered myself one of the "October people". I still have at least 39 pounds to lose but my mind is focused on the maintenance phase.
I went on a week vacation and messed up the last 4 days. It was really a food fest where I was way out of control. When I got back home it was a struggle but my stubbornness paid off and I have been back on Phase 1 for a week now. I weigh in tomorrow and no matter what the scale says I am so happy to be on track and in control again. Big YAY!!!!

Huge yay, Peppergirl! Fantastic losses, I am so glad that you are back on track.

I have ketosis flu symptoms, now I know why I did not go off Phase 1 for all those months! Ugh.

Congratulations on your 149 lb weight loss, pepper girl!

Hope you feel better soon Slipfree! Ketoflu is no fun!

This is my 3rd day back on P1 after my slip up and I'm almost back down to my pre-slip up weight. I think I'm going to start back up with P3 this week instead of going back to P1. I think I just made myself feel really bad for eating off plan, felt really bloated, and out of control and wanted the feeling of control and comfort of P1. I was happy with my results prior to my food slip up, so I think I'm going to continue phasing off after doing P1 today. It's weird, but I miss the simplicity of P1. The later phases involve a lot more shopping, prep, planning, and cooking which are not my strengths. I need to build these skills in order to maintain long term, so I shouldn't hide in P1 just to avoid having to cook more and make more decisions about what I eat.