You are not extremely overweight to begin with so don't compare your losses to people who have much more to lose. Also the more you cheat a little the longer it will take to get past the cravings.

My WI's vary. I've had two 'small' loss weeks on IP which can be deflating but I stick with the plan 100% and keep trucking through. I'm losing inches and my clothes are fitting better.

I wish we could all lose weight with a snap of the fingers, but it takes work and dedication and of course there is the 'mental' battle. I'm a little down today about my WI an only losing 1 lb this week but I think of the overall picture and the goal ahead and just keep trucking along.

Best of luck to you and your journey. Don't let the WI's get you too discouraged. The scale moving down any should be a motivating factor!

Looking at your stats... I am in awe! You go! I can only dream...

I know that's great advise...cheating is a constant temptation right now. I just have to get the monkey off my back!

Would it be great if it was as was as easy to take off as it is to put on? You are so right about the Mental battle...just overwhelming how self defeating it can make me. Thank you all for the encouragement, this board is great!

You are going to get there. I never lost more than 3 pounds, and I think my first weigh in was 2 pounds with 4 inches. For awhile the inches were more than the weight and my coach said that for my muscle type and activity level it showed I was not getting enough protein in my diet.

This diet works and it is working for you, keep it up!

Wow Laurie, I think I am going to print that out and read it again and again. Thank you SO much for the words of encouragement. Now I have to "pick my hard"!

To look at what you have achieved is certainly encouraging! That is wonderful, I can only imagine the dedication and determination it has taken. I guess I need a chill pill! 👌

Oh, the mental battle gets me too. Especially with slow losing weeks like this one. Once you get into a cycle and start seeing the weight come off, I just look at my before pic and take a pic of where I am now and think about the total weight loss I've achieved to this point to keep me going. 19 lbs in a month and a half is not too shabby.

I guess I truly was unrealistic in my expectations. I just saw so many great results on here ( I know, don't compare) and I gave up Soooo much food and was starving so I expected the scales to reflect my pain! Lol. Thank you...👍

I will try the Pure Protein ASAP. How do you get that by your coach? I am so hungry right now I can barely stand it. All I have had is a RTD shake and water.
You too are doing awesome, so close to your goal! This site is full of many, many inspirational people!

I don't eat bars very often so it wouldn't really show up in how much I was buying. In your journal you can just write bar. My coach has never checked my journal since I have consistently lost. My coach is also new and doesn't pay that close of attention. In my first few km this on IP I was buying 4-6 boxes a week so I would have variety. Now I order some protidiet on line and use some alternatives. When I don't buy 3 boxes I just say I am trying to use up all my extras from before. I eat the same 3-4 things all the time. I'm having to force myself to eat the extras I have since they cost so much.

That's a good plan....I just need to learn to become a salad & veggie fan! Thank you...I am going to really try!!😍

I have read some of the alternatives are really good and less money! Win, win!

The first three days getting into ketosis are the worst. You will almost definitely be hungry. You will probably be tired and have a headache. You just have to summon all your mental strength and tough it through. You should start to feel better once your body adapts. Your have to limit yourself to foods that will allow it to do so otherwise you will never know if you are one of the many who feel very good (and not hungry) when in ketosis.