You all look like you're having a wonderful time!!
I agree with the diminishing returns, absolutely. When I was dieting though, the returns NEVER diminished. Every tiny bit of food felt like the last food EVER, so I never got to feel that "I don't actually want this..." feeling. It's so wonderful to get it now!
I'm having a few IE debates with myself right now. I'm going back to the doc's for a third attempt to get the pill in 2 weeks, and as I'll be 32 in a few weeks, they're much stricter with my BMI. Last time my doc's scale put me 10lbs over my morning weight, and pushed my BMI over 35... Man, I felt cheated! I had a repeat prescription for 20-odd years after being prescribed it when I was 13 due to really bad TOM (it's put me in hospital twice, hence one reason I loved the pill so much - I'll spare you the second reason!) SouthernMaven, it sounds like you can relate! I agree that daily weighing is really helpful for me, I'm about to get rid of 5ish lbs of puffer fish weight from a week of ibuprofen. If I was fixating on Monday's weight like I used to, I'd have gained weight over the week. But in a few weeks? It'll be low again. No matter what I eat. I seem to be gradually shrinking with some very predictable weight behaviours related to what food I ate, what medication I took, and what TOM it is. The short version? I really need my weight down as low as possible for my doc's appointment. This is the MOST IMPORTANT thing, temporarily. How do I reconcile this with IE, any ideas?
Also, I got hit with some big bills this week. It's gonna be a beans on toast week. What do I do here, eat beans on toast, but only when I'm hungry? I can buy more food in about a week, but right now I can't just want salmon and veggies, and go and buy them. Any ideas?
In short, it's great seeing you all on track and enjoying IE in your own ways, whether you're a weigher like me or not, and I agree with a whole load of what you're saying about it all. But I'm due a conflicting couple of weeks and would love any input anyone has about how to handle it