hahaha your funny! With all the weird trends going around up here I think 17 year old maternity clothes would be in

Hey Kawaii,

Glad to see you're back. I was wondering what happened to you! Congrats on your weigh in and progress so far! I go in tomorrow morning for my next weigh in. So far my home scale shows I haven't lost much this week after losing 21 lbs in the first two weeks. Need to take a look at what I did differently this week and try and pinpoint any issues. Keeping fingers crossed for more good numbers!

Just FYI - The weight loss slows down by the second or third week. My first time around ( I did it for 5 weeks till goal) the first week I lost 9.8 lbs, the second week 6 lbs but the third to the fifth week varied from 1-3 lbs a week. I was assured that it will slow and the average to loose weekly is only 1-3 lbs and your almost guaranteed to go up during TOM weeks

So don't be to hard on yourself if you only lose 1 lbs. Its still a pound down in the right direction right?? And sometimes you may lose only inches and no weight. Weight loss is never a guaranteed thing unfortunately. But stick to the plan as much as you possibly can and you will see results.

I just joined this blog so perhaps most of you have already shared. But, why now? I'm interested in knowing what triggered you to make the decision to say now it the time to commit to a diet. Is there an event coming up you need to prepare for? Are you like me and and refusing to buy more "fat clothes" and tired of feeling like wallpaper when you are in a group of strangers? I have a sales meeting in Mexico in February and there is no way I am going to waste a free 5 star vacation sitting in the shade swaddled in towels like a baby. How about you?

I started for several reason. My cholesteral is borderline high and don't want meds. My dh and I are TTC and it is not happening. For 2 years now we have done everything to conceive naturally and my FS said loose about 10% and it would help. As well I just have never been thin. I don't remember the last time I was under 225lbs! And realized that for me and for my health I needed to do something. I'm going to be 37 next month and if I want a baby I need to act now! I choose IP because of the success rate, I did WW and lost 5 pounds over 5 weeks. With IP I lost 5lbs in the first week!

I am fighting my gene pool. I inherited a thyroid condition - apparently, the same thing Oprah claims to deal with. I was thin and fit until I hit my 30's and it was all down hill from there. I have always been very careful about what I consume because it's so easy for me to gain, and impossible for me to lose. This has been the only diet that has ever worked for me - ever. Believe me, I have done it all. Just short of hiring someone to slap the Twinkie out of my hand. No expense spared. Once you get into the routine, you will be amazed at the ease of this diet.

I wish I would have joined back when my friends were discussing it. I would be so much further instead of in the first week. Why? Because while I should be doing this for myself, and I am, I don't think it's fair to my family. I don't think that it's fair to my husband that he has to get in bed with a fat lady every night. I've always wanted to lose weight. I think the big triggers are that we are going on a family trip with my siblings and parents to Mexico in March. I don't want to be the fat girl. And, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary next June and going on a cruise. I would like to go on that cruise looking good.

I am only 30. 8 years ago when me and my hubby met I weighed 128lbs. After having 2 babies I struggle with keeping myself below the 150's!! Its so annoying. I can get into the 130's but not the 120's. After 2 years of brutal exercise, extreme healthy eating I finally got to 136 (it took 2 years to go from 155 to 136) then a good friend of ours did IP and he lost an amazing amount of weight in 8 weeks. So Apr/May of this year I decided to try it. In 5weeks I lost 26lbs. Hit 130 for the first time in a long time. But then I just quit. Over the summer I gained 36 lbs Heaviest I've been since giving birth!! But I have to say I truly enjoyed my summer. Ate what I wanted and never gave a second thought to it. Until this past month. I was asked to teach a class at my daughters school and had no dress clothes to wear. All my dress clothes were size 6 from spring. Now I need a 8/9. That was my deciding factor. If I am going to commit to teaching this class for the remainder of the year, I am going to do it feeling confident and in my size 6 pants!! I seen a few pictures of myself over the summer and could not believe how round I looked. Even my face looks like I'm poofing out my cheeks. All in all I have decided enough was enough and I'm determined to be in my size 6's for Christmas!

Anyway, that's my story.

Why now? Because, I'm back to almost not fitting in my fat clothes... again. Because, I'm turning 40 next year. Because I'm sick of being the fattest person in the room. Because, I'm tired of being tired! Because, this isn't fair to my husband or my kids. Because, this is NOT me!

I will do this! I will be successful and I will keep it off!

My husband has always been adoring and supportive of me, you can't imagine the horror when he referred to my belly one night as my "gunt". I almost clocked the SOB. I think, he thought, I would think that was funny. I find humor in everything but the suit of blubber that incases the person I am. Only I can make fun of me.

[QUOTE=ButtBgone;4869920]My husband has always been adoring and supportive of me, you can't imagine the horror when he referred to my belly one night as my "gunt". I almost clocked the SOB. I think, he thought, I would think that was funny. I find humor in everything but the suit of blubber that incases the person I am. Only I can make fun of me.[/QUOT


Last night my dh said to me "I'm fat too!" after I was *****ing about the food i was eating. He is supportive and I love him to death, but he has never actually called me fat until last night.

Why now? Hmmm...I think I just got tired of being the fat one in the group. Of not fitting in. Of feeling out of shape and unhappy with myself. I was tired of being the "fat cheer mom". The one that has a "pretty face" but fat a**! I'm doing this for me. This benefits the rest of my family, but this is for me!

Okay all...had to share a NSV from last night...

Had book club at my house last night. We always do some sort of "bar" for dinner. I chose to do a taco bar with all the fixings. And there is always lots of wine flowing. Well...last night, I drank nothing but water!!! Not a sip of wine for me. HUGE success! And for dinner, I ate only the ground turkey, lettuce and some tomato. No cheese, sour cream, chips, etc. I couldn't believe I did it. I think this was the first time in my life that I stayed 100% OP on any diet I've ever been on. Needless to say, when I went to bed last night, it was with a huge smile on my face. I was actually proud of myself for once!

WTG!! I feel the same, I just can't even bring my self to cheat and self sabotage. It would just seem to much a waste of time and money.

I lost 31 lbs. in 2010 with Weight Watchers, but when they changed their plan, I put back on at least 15-20 lbs. and had so much trouble getting it back off again. I knew I needed to completely rid myself of sugar and carbs. Chocolate, ice cream, and pizza were my biggest downfalls out of many. It wasn't until my cousin told me about this program that I started to consider it, after seeing how much she lost. It took me a while for me to decide, but I started last Saturday. Even tho it won't be official until tomorrow morning, I am already down 5 lbs. in my first week I can't remember the last time I lost that much in one week! I have been faced with a lot of temptation this past week, from seeing all the pizza and Chinese food my co-workers are consuming (they're all guys, btw), to having dreams about cheating on this. However, I have NOT caved in even once! I'm so excited to get down to where I want to be, and not have to worry about buying bigger clothes anymore!