I'm with you Slip! I am having a much better day today as well! And zumba tonight so Mondays always end well. I didn't have a bad day yesterday, got my hour run in but supper wasn't great. I had friends over, some wine, etc. Got on the scale and at the top of my range too. So, this week I am determined to get rid of those nasty up lbs and back to where I feel good.

Want2b; I struggled a bit after my holiday too last year but got down to my original goal weight. I found myself more hungry when I returned to P1 but I was determined to get to goal. You will get rid of those up lbs, I have no doubt.

Liana; Thats frustrating with your hubby drinking the wine! I hope he makes it up to you somehow! hee hee

Have a great week everyone!!

Slip: Great attitude. You are right about the up pounds, but it is hard to get the motivation some times.

I am having a good day food wise. I am doing at least a few days of strict P2 and then I will decide if I should keep doing P2 until Christmas or go back to P3. My gut thinks I need to be on P2 until Christmas just to get everything back on track, but we will see what the scale says on Wed.

Got news today that our very dear friend had a stroke yesterday. Still waiting to hear how he is, we live 14 hours away, so stressful not knowing what is happening. Not turning to food in anyway, just needing to let someone know. Please pray for him.

Want2b, saying a prayer for your friend now.

I find that Phase 3 breakfast do not effect the scale, but I am not usually trying to lose-just maintain. It is the free meal that makes the scale go wonky! But, I can live with that Planning on a pretty clean week, low on carbs.

My range really helps me. Seeing that number really draws the line for me. No way that I am going back up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No goodie/drink is worth that burden.

To quote Slip my inner brat was out today, the sugar brat! I had a treat meal my dad's side of the family party last night and the deserts got the better of me. Dinner was great, lots of veggies and meats and then it went downhill. I drank a lot of water, planned my meals for today it was just the I between parts that were a problem. So I know I have to plan and tolerate being hungry for the next few days and not feed in the inner brat and that should put her back to sleep.

Thanks Hawaii and Slip for thinking of my dad. It seems to be happening so fast whatever it is.

Want2be - thinking of your friend

Slip- glad your feeling better

Liana - your doing great with the mini challenge

Hi everyone,

Had a great time at my work Christmas party on Saturday. Dinner wasn't too debaucherous but there were plenty of drinks followed by a midnight pizza run. Holy smokes. I will have to be so careful with drinking in the future. It causes a chain reaction of bad eating that is so hard to break! I was more tired than hung over yesterday but I couldn't stop thinking about eating garbage. Today was a bit tough that way too but I made it through without any slip ups.

I am determined to continue with my Phase 3 reboot until Christmas holidays.

It seems like many IPers in this and the daily thread are dealing with ailing loved ones. My heart goes out to you all.

S.

Hello!!

I am still here but hanging on a thread. Have a question....has anyone changed clinics because they feel they needed more support or heard of better ones out there? I am debating to do this. Did you feel guilty? Did the new clinic treat you different because you were a transfer? Just wondering.

Jenny, pick yourself up and join me and my grumbling stomach. High carb days are always followed by hungry days for me. One thing that phase1 taught me is that we will survive a growling stomach. Push the water and herbal tea tonight to fill up. We used good judgement during phase 1, a family party fun meal does not have to turn into a slide. Otherwise, we will spend the holidays focused on the struggle and not experiencing the joy of looking smoking hot at our holiday parties!!! Stay strong my friends.

Luccilove- I did not change clinics, but I see this as a business relationship. You are paying for the support and if it is not working for you, it is time to move on. Have you called any other clinics to find out the logistics of switching?

A friend of friend switched and she said it was like night and day. There is $100 transfer fee and it is a farther drive but she says it is totally worth it because it is your health.

If I do this I am debating if I should take a break from IP and then start up fresh with the new clinic in Jan. I also might go to their free seminars to see if I like the place in general

I think attending the seminar is a good idea, then you can see if you like the vibe there. I am not very good with time off, seems to lead to chaos for me. I require some form of structure especially around the holidays. But you know yourself best and it sounds like the clinic move might provide more support. Here for you, no matter what.

Hi everyone; Yesterday was a good day. I stuck to my plan and got to zumba. Yayy! Today will be another strict day and I'm making sure that I get all of my water in. I expect to see the up lbs start dropping by tomorrow. But, I can already feel the difference, the scale doesn't always tell the story especially when I am exercising lots.

Want2B; sounds like you have a good plan for your eating. I'm sorry to hear about your friend.

Slip: I agree, its those free meals that affect me not the breakfasts which are usually P3 for me.

Jenny; I hear you in the sugar department! And I'm with you and Slip this week in feeling hungry and eating clean, low carb. A few days is worth the maintaining!

Lucci; I agree with Slip, change clinics if that is going to help you. It is about investing our money in the best possible care that we deserve and are paying for. And sticking with a plan right now in some way is probably the best way to go, but its your decision. In the end, its about whats best for you.

Steph: sounds like you are determined to continue in P3, good for you. You have done great in your reboot.

Have a great day everyone!

Hi all,

Yay Hawaii! Doesn't feel good to stick to a clean eating day? My scale was down a pound this morning. Couple more to go before I am comfortable again.

The kids were bouncing off the walls today. Felt like the day before Christmas break! Not a bad day, just exhausting.

Hope the rest of you are having a great day!

Hey friends,

Much better day for me and tolerated the grumbly tummy after higher carb day yesterday. Lots of herbal tea. Just going to focus one tomorrow but really hope to take it thru the weekend.

Lucci, I agree you got to do what feels right for you and not stay with your coach to please them if they aren't pleasing you. Check out a seminar and get a feel for the new place. I hope it's what you are looking for.

I was going to write "stay clean" but then it felt a bit like we were all recovering from an addiction but come to think of it we are so here's to another day of staying clean.

Jenny38: I find it takes a few days to put the inner brat back to sleep. At least we know this and are able to deal with it before it gets really out of hand.

Steph: you have done so well on your reboot, good for you. Keep up the good work.

Lucci: sending positive thoughts your way. I would go to the new clinic meetings and see if you like that one better. Then decide if you want to make a switch. And don't feel guilty,you are paying good money so you should go where the service is.

Hawaii: how was your day? Strict days are hard, but so worth it in the end. Keep going.

Slip: sorry about the kids, my play school kids are like that too. When is your last day? I am finished on Dec 19th for 2 weeks. Hang in there, not many days left.

Our friend is hanging in there. They are going to talk to the dr again today to find out what the plan will be going forward. So hard being so far away, just wanting to be there. Thanks for the concern.

Want2b- I hope that you get good news about your friend. School ends on the 23rd for us. It will be fine, I like the kids. Just a lot of moles to whack, lol.

Jenny, I am going to keep it clean until Sat. Hopefully, that will get me down to the bottom of my range. Was down 1.5 this morning. Have been drinking ginger snap tea, yummy!