I was told restricted. Wish it wasn't!

wantanewme - I just read you are from NoVa too - where are you located?

Week 1 weigh in and I'm down 6.8 lbs. Feeling pretty good and looking forward to continuing. Thank you everyone who posts little hints on how to include veggies or their favorite foods. The variety will really help me to keep going!

Had 8oz of scallops tonight stir fried with some garlic and spinach. Yummy but warning if you were really hungry it might not be really feeling. Funny how 2 cups of spinach just disappeared when stir fried.

My coach said something at the end of our meeting which struck me as wrong. He told me cucumbers and celery don't count for my select vegetables. Yet when I got home they are on the list he gave me for select? He is new and in the midst of training so maybe he's wrong. Anyone else know for sure?

Hi...I am new here. I am on IP week 2, lost 4.8 lbs. in week 1. I have a question, I noticed 4 days ago that after my bowel movement there was a red color in the water, this happened today as well.

Could this be blood or as I had the peach & mango drink, could it be the color from the drink. I am following the protocol and drinking lots of water. I am on Blood Pressure medication and my coach knows and hence substituted the salt.

Anyone else have the same concern? let me know.

Moby,

While most of us come here looking for guidance and support, I always suggest to defer questions such as this to your doctor or IP coach. Most of us here aren't qualified to give medical advice (not to say that there aren't a good deal of smart, helpful people )

I agree on checking with your doctor. ASAP!
I've not had colored stools from drinks

Morning everyone, just feeling a little chatty.. first time I've felt good in a few weeks, hoping to keep this trend up!

Testing out my new signature.

My coach says they are part if my veggies. I don't think I could live without my jicama and cucumber slices in apple cider vinegar and water. Great snack!!

Calgary,

My center definitely says that Cukes and celery are on the list. They count! The only thing that's "free" is romaine.. It's actually one of my go to snacks lately. I'm finding I crave salty/savory much more than sweet, so I went out and got some high quality sea salt and have been sprinkling that on with my veggies. My coach said this is fine to do (actually a good thing) since I drink on average 150oz of water a day..

Kawaii

what does jicama taste like?

Hard to describe...sort of like an apple, but not as sweet. Very crunchy. Kind of a cross between and apple and a raw potato, maybe.

Kawaii,

Since we're pretty close in size I was curious if you had noticed the same thing. I'll go 3 or 4 days in a row where my weight doesn't really fluctuate at all, then suddenly drop like 4 pounds in a day. Do you do the same too or do you lose pretty steadily?

Hello!

Sorry to re-post but my first trade fell through. I never heard from that person. Hope she is ok. I am desperate to get rid of these and try new items. I would hate for these to go to waste.

My clinic in VA does not exchange/take back or have a swap basket for any packets we dont like or use and they only sell food by the box. I have several individual packets I will not use because I dont like them. The packets are either from my sampler that I got or from boxes I paid for to try.

I have:

1 Wildberry Yogurt Drink Mix EXP 11/2014

1 Peach & Mango Drink Mix EXP 11/2014

Other unexpired packets I just bought that I have to trade are plain egg omelete, Rotini, tomato basil rotini, chocolate brownies, spaghetti bolognese

I am new - this is my 3rd week on the plan. I would like to try dill pickle zippers, leek and tomato soup, pancake mixes, Choco-Peanut Butter Bar, Vanilla Peanut Bar, BBQ Ridges or Soy Nuts.

Let me know if you are interested. I am in the Northern VA area outside of DC. I will send in US or Canada if it is not too expensive. Thanks in advance.

I love looking at everyone's tickers. I am amazed at how much everyone has lost in such a short amount of time. It encourages me to stay on tract and I will be there soon.

Jig,

I don't weigh in unless it's at the center. I had some trouble with hyperfocusing on numbers and doing a good bit of emotional damage if the numbers weren't moving "fast enough" or if I wasn't doing "good enough".. soo I wouldn't really know. I'm feeling good about the progress being made. Sorry that this doesn't answer the exact question..