I'm with you today! The kids are going to their dad's house this weekend, so I dumped all of the junk and I'm white-knuckling it through the carb purge. I know I'll be happy for it next week when I lose some weight, feel better in my clothes, and stop the carb craziness!

Did you used to have a picture of you and another gal on a boat as your avatar? Just wondering if you are who I think you are!

I'm still chugging away 100% OP..... I have hard moments daily but I am getting through them.

best wishes to those of you who are re-committing yourself!!

You can do it! Make a plan an stick to it for a week. After that it will be easier.

Can you enlist the support of your husband? Mine didn't do ip with me last year and it was hard.

This time he is trying to lose 50 pounds, and having to plan for both of us has kept me on track. Plus, we have a "splurge" meal our once a week (steak and salad, not too crazy) that seems like a treat.

Welcome back!

How about a compromise? I'm don't cheat so I'll stay an OP and start the process Friday in case Sandra or anyone else wants to start that day. Besides, I want to "borrow" my son and his family's 6' bathtub while they're all out at a playground on Saturday freezing there you-know-whats off. Talk about self-indulgence.

Sandra! I understand totally! My dh just dropped 20 pounds by cutting back on soda! He still eats whatever he wants and does not work out other than what excersise he gets at work. I have been doing zumba 3x week since sept and nothing. I have been back on IP since Jan6th and have only been "good" the first week! I know we can do this! We have proven it before! we really need to put our big panties on (working towards smaller ones) and just do it! No excuses! Maybe hang a really cute outfit on the wall and lookat it when we are tempted? Or find someone to call or text? I dont know what to do that will get my full attention but I know if we dont give up we will find what works and will win this battle over our minds and bodies!

I am in too! I started out great this morning and have now had a little slip up but am not going to let it ruin my day! Making the rest of it OP is my plan. Have a weigh in tomorrow morning so hope this week has not erased the good I had done before. Then I will have a better variety of IP foods to keep on track!

It is very very very hard to restart, I am in the same boat. I have done ok the last couple of days with just a little extra protein to get me through the afternoon. I don't know why I am hungry then, but I am. Stay the course, keep posting, it will click and then off you go to goal!

I am finding the re-start difficult because I am not coming from the same desperate place as I was when I started the program. I need to keep in mind though that if I keep going this direction I will be back to 191lbs!!!

I am always hungry in the afternoon as well.... hate it!

I don't know either, but I'm in the same boat. Even though the days are getting longer it's dead dark here at 4:30 and the sun actually starts to go down long before that. Well, actually, there isn't any sun but one still gets the sense of its diminishing. I think my system starts to think dinner. So I do what you do, have a little protein. It really helps. This is easy for me since I'm using a bulk protein isolate and I can measure out the grams necessary to give me 10 g of protein isolate. This puts me at about 95 -105 g of protein a day, depending on whether I have fish, chicken, or beef for dinner, and I'm very comfortable with that.

My problem is not that I am hungry. I am not hungry at times but still eat. I guess it is really just a matter of discipline I think. I am having a hard time getting my veggies in. I need to just make a decision to choose the right foods and leave the no no's alone! I have also been very tired and have had no energy. I think I should have kept exercising instead of waiting the first three weeks? maybe I would be better off if I get active again.

No, that was minewgoal.

I'm with y'all for Ready-Set-Go, starting Friday if that's when everybody else is doing it... no upcoming obstacles, thank goodness, like there have been for the past two or three weeks... I'll be doing Boot Camp with you, Linden...

One thing that's thrown me off lately is that one of my main motivations, the Continental Divide Trail Project, has ceased operations... lack of funding, no surprise there... so, I've been sorta down about that & have been comforting myself too much with no-nos... but, I have plenty of other reasons to finish this journey, so I'm working on getting my head back into the right place...

hugs

Hello,

I am sorry I couldn't reply earlier as I got very busy at them office andthere ended up staying until 7pm. Thank you everyone for replying especially Linden and Lalibe, I am so totally in. Actually I am glad to report that today, i was 100% OP despite the hard day I had at work. Tomorrow I will weigh myself and post it in my signature cause for sure I gained about 10 pounds since I stopped. I will stick to having Thursdays as my official weigh in day.

Again, thank your for the encouragement, we can do this.

PS: sorry if I have some typos since I am using my phone and it is hard typing on this