Hi all,
I started at the beginning of June. I lost about 20 lbs and then went to the beach. I just let myself get off and began again last Monday. I went today for weigh in and lost 4 more.
I need to keep my motivation going. Looking for support.
Suzanne

Okay wait. You lost 2 lbs in one week and that is disappointing?
That is well within average for this diet.
With a journey ahead, it's time to work on attitude. The scale doesn't get to control how we feel!!! Sticking with the plan is most important so we need to let go of expectations. What will be, will be. Progress is measured by the scale, by the measuring tape, and by sticking 100% to the sheet

Suzanne hang in there! This is a great spot for support.

Speaking of support I am heading to the bra store this morning for some lady parts support lol.... My bra's are all stretched out. I just need 1 or 2 to get my by to the next size drop.

Vacation is on the horizon for me too. Amusement parks (Disney) for 10 days. I'm looking at all the menus and making a plan. Doing the best I can do and bringing IP packets with me. My attitude is good so I am planning on actually losing weight on this vacation instead of coming home 10 lbs heavier...

Had my WI this morning. Down 25.2 lbs since June 20th. Have been getting more adventurous with recipes. This site, friends and Pinterest have given me great ideas and kept me from getting bored. I am discovering some favorites and settling in to this life style nicely. Hope this can carry over when I get to maintenance.

Here is a laugh for all:

PROTEIN OVERLOAD!!!! (guess this is what I get for running on 2-3 hours of sleep)
I messed up. Got a meat lettuce wrap for lunch today from Jimmy Johns (also had to wash everything, it was loaded in mayo). Also ate my IP lunch. OOPS! Was not even thinking of switching it to tonight. My stomach is saying what the BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP did you just feed me. Food overload!!! ugh. I should be good for quite a few hours now till I have to have my night snack! — feeling blah.

Good morning Juners! Hope you all have had a great week/weekend. I know today a handful of us have WIs today. Good luck to you all. Today I have measurements and hoping there is a difference from 2 weeks ago. For some reason I feel like just the weight is dropping and no body change lol. I look at myself and think...nothing has changed. Just seems like the first 4 weeks boom drastic'ness and now it slows. Anyone ever feel that way? Anyhoo..hoping the #s today tell me different.

I did notice that but then just very recently, I started noticing changes again. I think it has to do with your body shifting around maybe? As we lose weight we start carrying it differently. I hope your measurements go well. I was measured last week and the results were not really great. I was down in some areas (by a half inch or an inch) and the same in others. But that's okay, it is going in the right direction!

Just had my WI - down another 6 pounds. woohoo! And this is after I started having a restricted every day and having 4 packets about 3 times this week. Not because I was hungry but because I wanted to add the blueberry cran granata into the mix for the collagen and someone had mentioned that it is good as an extra packet. I wish I started this diet sooner. LOL Good Luck to everyone on their weigh-ins!

AWESOME!!!!!! Great job!

I feel the same way. I've lost almost 25 lbs and my clothes are fitting so much looser and I've actually gone down in sizes....BUT I still look at myself in the mirror and see an overweight person. I get a lot of comments from people on how good I'm looking and I just don't see it. I guess it's just part of the mental battle.

Hello juners! Great to read that everyone is OP and are dropping lbs, some less some more. My last two weeks have been slow moreso because of my own self. Got off track due to personal reasons , but I am back now and am fully focused and ready to lose. Good luck to everyone !!! Xx

Welcome back! Worry about one meal/day at a time.

Hello June-Peeps!

I'm still trucking towards my goal but I seem to have slowed down. I started using some alternatives -- I'm going to back them out of my diet and see what happens. I am at the point where I know I am expected to slow down, but I want to do everything in my power to keep momentum.

Are any June starters using some alts? I'd be curious to know how many of us are... Have a great week, everyone!

Hey June Ppl... Funny I have also felt things going slow. My body to me looks the same, inches and pounds are slowing down. But the good news is that I feel fantastic! Have not felt this great in years.

So I plug along lol...... WI on Thursday....

Great week for WI! Down another 2.8 My 2 week measurements are 3.50. So somewhere I am losing it :P I wonder if I can go a week with out looking in the mirror. Sounds like a challenge. I can brush my teeth with out a mirror. I can throw my hair in a pony tail (well till it gets chopped off Thursday). I think I will try this challenge and then see if next week I look different HEHE.

I am not using alts...strictly on IP. I believe I would fail if I tried something else.

Remember to keep one pair of 'fatpants and a fatshirt' to compare when you aren't sure if there have been changes... Even though my loss was only just over 30 lbs I wish I did that because theoretically , my brain KNOWS I've lost the weight, but sometimes my eyes don't tell me the same story...

Liana