Hi Rebooters-

Hope everyone is doing well- seems like the boards have been a bit more active- nice to see more posting!

I am rounding the corner on a month on IP and it's TOM so I have to say that I'm struggling a little- I usually don't feel hungry on IP, except when it's TOM and then I want stuff that isn't on protocol. I'm also super bloaty (sorry for the TMI post today!) so I'm skipping trying on the next lower size jeans until this is over. I swear I am only losing weight in my arms and legs, not my tummy so I look even more pregnant then when I started. I'm trying to drink a lot of water and remember that I'll be done with this feeling in a day or two. Might have to make an IP mug cake tonight.

How is everyone else?

How was your mug cake?

I hear you. Those first 4 days are TOUGH! I am just started week 3 and was down 9.1 total this morning! I am getting a little resltess with my alternatives, and missing some of my IP favorites. Cheese curls, crispy cereal, cookies and cream bars, etc.

Going to reach out to my old coach to see if she'll let me get a few boxes :-)

It was good- I added a bit of the walden farm caramel, which is really the only walden farms thing I like.

Congrats on your loss! That is great!

Have you tried the quest protein powder cookies and cream? It's pretty good- reminds me of the IP bar. I ordered some of the samples from nashua so I could try all the flavors.

I am feeling much better and seems like I've had a little whoosh post TOM. I tried on the next smaller size and while they fit, I think I'll give it a few more days so they are more comfortable. I'm really excited because I have a lot more clothes in this size.

I have never been too into the WF stuff, at least not until ima few months in and I get REALLY bored. I forgot about the quest shakes! i'll give those a go again.

Tell me what you want and I will get it for you - I go to the clinic in Tysons and work from home inside the beltway most of the time but would be glad to connect up with you to get you some IP foods.

Private message me and we can work it out!
cheryl

I will let you know! My husband works in tysons!

had WI this AM and down 2lbs! It was a good week last week. Hoping to keep up the momentum. People have started to notice the WL and my clothes are starting to feel loose. I may be able to tap into some of my pre-pregnancy clothes that have been hiding in the basement.

Weigh in yesterday and down 3 lbs from the IP scale I weighed on last week. Actually down 1.8 from my scale. DOWN is good.

Drinks, soups and puddings are the best food choices to maximize losses. I love restricted and alternative foods that are restricted, though. This week I discovered blueberry muffin quest bars... cur into 8 pieces and baked - they are YUMMY.

Coaches seem very focused on timing of meals - minimum 3 hrs between meals and 4 hrs is better. Something about Your body's ability to process the Protein and burn fat. I don't know how really critical this is, but the coaches are really emphasizing it at my clinic.

How is everyone doing with progress?

Just an idea for newbies...this program was created, tested and has been used by hundreds of thousands of people using 2 non-restricted and 1 restricted product. There are many, many, many factors that contribute to losses or unexplained gains each week. This is a simple (not always easy) program that works but is restrictive enough without cutting anything additional out.

If you enjoy a restricted product go ahead and have it! Myself and many others have had lots of success eating 1 restricted product every day. Enjoy it!

I need mine every day. I find that when I dont I am more likely to cheat bc my body needs those carbs and crave sit.

Ditto - I need the restricted!

However I do think that combining pancakes, crisps and a restricted in one day, repeatedly will slow losses. The oatmeal and the mug cake fit that same profile -- they are higher in carbs and if I eat those combinations consistently my losses really slow down.

Drink/shakes, puddings and soups are the best choices for the unrestricted if anyone wants to keep losses moving along at the fastest pace -- still have the restricted though!! ;-)

Hi everyone,

I hope it's alright to join this thread mid-stream. I am re-starting IP this Thursday after having lost about 45 lbs two years ago and then gaining back half of what I lost since then. I've tried to get back on IP at least a half a dozen times since I went off the program in May of 2015, but I was never able to find the same iron willpower that I had the first time around. In my prior attempts to reboot, I also never came back to 3FC but this community was a huge part of why I was successful two years ago, so I'm back, I have my start date planned, I've purged my kitchen, and I'm ready to start feeling good again.

Welcome back to 3FC - sorry for your re-gain - it's hard to get going but you know that once you have a few days under your belt you will begin to see the scale move and you will get more motivated to stick with it.

There are only a few of us posting here these days but we are dedicated - please check in regularly!

Hi everyone! Long time no talk. I know at least twice I've cried wolf on here about rebooting. I'd get my alternatives from nashua, make a reluctant restart and then fizzle out in a couple of weeks or less. I think most of it was mental - I didn't have sufficient motivation. I also think the alternatives I was using were not as caloric as what IP provides so I was HUNGRY. Well, I've been hovering at 207 lbs for awhile, and I have been beating myself up. I promised myself back in 2014 that I'd never leave onederland, but I was failing and the scale was going up and up.

So I finally bit the bullet and returned to my clinic. They are offering a new service of 8 weeks with a food therapist who will work with you during the program and/or during maintenance to help identify and address those food issues that may resurface once you move away from IP for a bit. So I'm looking forward to that and having a more supported maintenance plan once I get back down to an ideal weight.

I made the decision to get back on board two weekends ago. Then my boyfriend surprised me with a proposal, so now I am ENGAGED! Wahoo! So that is major motivation to get the scale back down and lose a couple dress sizes.

I started IP Monday and I'm already on the cusp of onederland at 200.2. I sunk back in to ketosis really fast - I could tell yesterday morning that I was getting there - my thirst was unquenchable, which is always my sure sign. Goes to show if you stick to program it really really works.

Anyway, I hope to be back on the boards a bit more. I never really stopped lurking. Glad to see so many familiar faces tackling the journey.

Hi and welcome back to sarallpol, mapetitechoux, and pishposh! Congrats on your engagement! Yay!

I'm just popping in to let you all know I'm still here, even though I haven't posted in a few weeks. I'm still staying the course with alternatives and today the scale went down 2 pounds! It's moving very slowly, but at least it's moving in the right direction!

Big shout out to everyone!

Got to go to work now...

Welcome back to so many! Glad you're all here. How are the reboots going?