Well, I DID IT!!! Went to the pool party today and there was a table of delicious treats there....brownies, home made dough boys....I didn't eat a bite of it!! I am feeling good about my choices !

Yay!! That's awesome!
Just think at next years pool party you want be itching to get to the table of food. You'll be itching to strip down to your bikini and show off your hot body!!

Brilliant! Just keep your eyes on the prize!

Way to go everyone for the great week. Have a great weekend!!!

Wannabe and Kelsey - I lost 40 pounds in 3. 5 months too but boy do I feel deprived compared to what you're been eating Kelsey!! My diet is way more like Wannabe's. No restricteds in a long, long time and some of those bars are very very good. Somehow, I just feel better with the drinks and then real protein at dinner. Not sure if it's my digestion, food allergies or metabolism but once you know what it feels like to be digesting and eliminating properly, you don't want to do anything to upset it! I guess I have a sensitive system like Wannabe is describing. Congrats to us. Proves there's more than 1 way to have success with IP!

I agree on the pink lemonade. The pina colada is pretty good and the banana/pineapple is ok, but I agree that they need about twice the water to make them taste right. I shake them up, let the sit in the fridge anywhere from 30 minutes to a day, then shake with some more water and pour over ice and serve with a bendy straw, so I'm sipping a lovely fruit drink. Sitting in the fridge seems to make them less grainy.

My DH has been doing his own kind of alternative along with me (on plan) and he has been eating the Dixie Diner Nutlettes to go, which he orders from Netrition. They are $4.29 for a 6-pack, and they are REALLY crunchy, kind of like grape nuts. Pretty good with some WF maple syrup...
146 calories
17g carb
7 g fiber
(10 net g carb)
1 g fat
23g protein

He has a really high metabolism, and these do ok for him. I've been thinking about using them but I'd probably use a half packet at a time (given the calories and carbs). But each packet is probably 1/2c of cereal, so a half pack is still good size.

Way to go!

I totally agree - I've even added VIA to the IP cappuchino - keeps me going until lunch!

Here's a technique that might be useful for people who tote their lunches. I've found it VERY helpful. Since most of our food comes by boat from the mainland (which is shameful, but another issue), getting prime, fresh salad lettuce is a challenge. We have wonderful farmers' markets but I'm squeamish about the slightly more than occasional bugs that come with their organic salad. So this method is ideal for keeping salad fresh.

http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/skinny...salad-in-a-jar

Try Medaglia d'Oro instant espresso coffee. A small teaspoon + cappuchino + 16 oz water + heat = great. And it's cheaper.

Brilliant.... I am just in the process of borrowing a dehydrater to try to make turnip chips, sweet potatoe chips (for my son) and dried fruit (also son) for now. I have often looked at the vacuum sealers, and when I get my garden next year, I think both will come in very handy.... I will be searching the garage sales, I love salad, hate having to spend every night making them, this is perfect.

Oh, boy. I've been wracking my brain trying to remember who was interested in a dehydrater. I stumbled across this a few days ago. Great fun.

http://thetanglednest.com/2009/08/drying-food-in-car/

And could someone please tell me how to reset my tracker? I'm tired of wallowing in frustration.

Got this from a friend at work...


With time, women gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room, it distributes out
to the rest of our bodies. So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.

Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, Good grief, look how smart I am!

Must be where 'Smart a$$' came from!

Just a little humor to get ya thru the weekend!

awesome!! WOW!! 6 lbs a week average, like rocky said-you're ROCKING this!

**** i'm pretty much in phase 2 now but i still do those 3-4 times a day. some kids have blankies and pacifiers, i have ketostix

i stay away from chocolate drink, cereal and cappucino. other than that i think the carbs are pretty decent in the non-restricteds-i too stick to making shakes with the chocolate and vanilla puddings and dumping them in coffee in the morning for my am packet. and i do the LOW carb restricteds like chili (9 net carbs) if i'm going to have them, i refuse to buy bars anymore, everytime i eat one i just want another so i've given up on those-and i really only lost about 1 lb a week when i was eating them daily

woot-woot!!

go to quick links in the bar at the top of the page, then click edit signature. once that opens you'll see your link and just dit the number saccordingly. hope that helps, let me know if just confused you more though, i'm having major low carb brain today!


OK PEOPLE!
tell me how this happens?? i go in for weigh in today first thing in the morning post pee, pre food/drink and weight 165, NOW after eating meals and drinking all day i weight 164...i think i'm counting this week as a -3 lb week, what do you think? and for inquiring minds.....i'm still waiting for that cute mr. ups man to bring my my itsy bitsy bikini! will let y'all know what i(and hubby) think when i(and hubby) get it!


ellie by the way i miss you! hope you're having a great vacation!

I ordered on the last day of the Lindora 30% off sale and just got a package today. I'm not sure if it's all of it, but its close. Woot!

I completely agree that the net carbs matter -- weeks I eat stuff higher in carbs, I don't lose as much. Period. I started tracking, and I'm doing much better.

Have been so busy the last two days with house guests I have't had a second to check the boards...glad everyone seems to be doing ok.

Did Pita take her scale to the Oregon Coast? Inquiring minds want to know.

I have a big 'wine event' tomorrow, and I'm cooking a full chicken tonight and getting my veggies ready to go so I am ready if I can't eat the dinner (which is, um, likely). Then I'll debone it and put it in 5 oz packages. Someone said (carla?) it's like packing for kids -- I don't have kids, but I imagine this is similar. Of course, no freakin' WINE for me.

The strawberries I planted before I was on the diet are turning red. Giving those away when they ripen. Oh, and I can live without most fruit, but I'm going to miss cherries this year, since they are hard to get in the winter when I'll be off. Bing and Black Republican's (it's a cherry, honest, very rare, hence the name...) are my favorite. Ok, I think I needed to type it, now I'm over it.