Very excited to see some "re-starters" I am right there with you. I have been on maintenance for 2yrs and have let 15 lbs creep back on. I'm not going to let that go any further, so here I am. I will be checking often to get some encouragement and lending any advice

Welcome back carlasherea, you can do it

I am a slow looser but I still had lost 28 pounds and needed to go 10 more before I quit. I had company for 3 weeks and family get togethers so I decided I would phase off and start back after everyone had left. Well it has been hard getting back in the groove of eating all of the veggies and staying away from fruit. I had my first IP day yesterday and was able to stick with it so far. Good luck to all of you because it is worth the reward of new clothes and compliments!

Peg

Jumping over from the second time around thread. Someone mentioned this thread was here and I hadn't seen it. I'm one of those that did well on IP and now I have gained half of it back after falling off track. Started back on IP this week. Hope to check in daily and see how everyone is doing.

The first time around, I wrote everything down that I ate and looked forward to keeping track of my weight lost. I haven't started keeping my journal yet and I think that will help keep me motivated. I also kept track of inches down as a motivator.

Stress is really high in my life right now but I have managed to keep from eating to comfort myself. I just take off on a walk and drink a glass of decaf tea. Also spending more time at my office and then golfing in the evening to keep away from food. Usually once I get through the first ten days I'm good to go. The first week or so are the worst. I just keep telling myself no cheat is worth it.

Everyone have a great day.

Good job Peg!

I haven't gotten my packets yet, I have been getting into the "state of mind", and gathering new recipes (there is a TON now!) I am scared to start the program in the middle of summer, but I gotta! Lol. I have to lose this baby weight, I am uncomfortable in my own skin again and I just can't have that!

Hi! I remember you from my first time on here! Good to see a familiar face! I will also be checking here daily to keep myself accountable. Good luck!

I wanted to mention the compliments, be careful they don' t go to your head! I had several compliments when I got down to 141 and they told me that I didn't need to loose anymore weight. Well after so many of those comments and you start to believe it and before you know it, you are eating food that you shouldn't have. I had bought some smaller clothes and realized they were getting tight so I thought I had better weigh myself. I wanted to cry when I saw that the scale was 7 pounds more than it was the last time I had stepped on them! I am back to weighing myself more often and no more taste testing!

Peg

Hi all

I am doing a mini restart to get rids of a few vacation pounds. I usually eat phase 1 on weekdays anyway (sometimes phase 2) and then am more lenient on weekends. This has allowed me to maintain, as long as I don't let weekends turn into weeks, as I did over Christmas!

I find having a pair of goal pants very useful! If I can't wear them then I had better up and stick to my phase 1 plan!

I really did this in january-I did 6 weeks of phase 1 to get back to my old low. I found trying some of the new recipes really helped. Otherwise I drink vanilla pudding as shakes, eat the chicken soup and use simply bars every day.

I agree with the compliments comment. It is easy to be swayed into thinking you are at a sufficient weight. That's how the pants help keep me grounded!

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome back, me too, I have gained half of what I lost , but I should lose again and be at a healthy weight before I get pregnant (which I am dying to be).

Anyway, welcome back, we can do it

Its so good to be back on track. I have been OP for 1 1/2 weeks and already feel better. Now, if i can just keep in the mindset i am in now i should be ok!

Have a great Wed everyone...

I think we started the first time within a few months. Good to see you here.

This is so true about the compliments. When I was close to goal last time, this is exactly what happened to me. Amongst other things.

Very good point...I experienced some of that too and I was no where near my goal. I try to weigh myself twice a week, I was a compulsive weigher when I first started...I'd weigh morning and night but that about drove me crazy!

I weigh every day. It is the only way I have found to endure I keep myself within my maintaining window. The only times I don't is on vacation-I am willing to take the pain of phase 1 to atone for some flexibility when traveling!

Seriously... I need serious help!!

Please help me everyone!

I am not sticking to this diet! I was, with the best intentions and then I got TOM (the first after my surgery) and now it is day 4 and it is still heavy as h e l l, and since it is heavy, I feel like I need to eat all the wrong stuff.

Please help.

Hi Sandra, are you craving sweets? Remember you are better off to add an extra IP packet than you are to eat something that is a cheat. If you need some sweets add some pudding or a shake or even a bar. I know some people don't like to eat restricted items but you are so much better off having a restricted or a even second restricted than to break down and eat the wrong stuff. What is it your tom is causing you to crave???