Yay, you're on the move again! Won't be long before Onederland, Sue.

SOOOOOOO glad you had a nice loss this week!! I know that extra pound last week was a real aggravation -- as you have shown before... YOU CAN DO THIS!!!

Thanks guys! . Today's challenge and for that matter the next 3 days...I have a relocation client in. That means long hours and no time for food. I am picking her up at 12 today so I am pushing my lunch up early. I will toss my snack in the car to eat after I drop her off this afternoon....depending on how fast she looks that could be anywhere from 4-5pm...ugh. I have done this before, but the winter is so slow I have not had to do these marathon days! Then I need to cram all my water in tonight before bed because I can't stop on the road and go lol......

I have another Relo like this set to come in at the end of the month also. Love my job, but.....

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 4 weeks in on Ideal Protein and am already a half pound away from losing 25% of the 100lbs I have to lose!! I feel like I am on top of the world!!

Week 5 and I am down 14 lbs. I am very pleased with the results.

Great results today! Congrats everyone. You've got this!

I wish there was a Like button. Kudos to staying on track and earning your losses Ladies. Good stuff.

good job! Keep it up and you will get fantastic results....

Congrats on all the weight losses! Any amount of weight loss is a win!! Mine has slowed down a bit but as long as it is going down, I'm am thrilled.
WE GOT THIS!!!

Fantastic results being posted!!!! I am so happy and pleased for everyone here!

Keep up the great work everyone - terrific results!!

to all!

Good morning my 100+ IP losers!

Trucking along in CenTx land. Yesterday was a beautiful day and I spent much of it outside garage saling looking for cheap clothes and taking my 12 year old DD to the park with DH and our dog to meet a boy from school. Yikes! Not ready for that...was thinking I may need to start working on the "attack" command with our lab. Lol! Poor kid was so nervous when DD introduced us. My DH is a cop and I am no shrinking violet so I am sure we can make an intimidating pair.

Went through my closet yesterday to clear out remaining clothes in original sizes that I hadn't parted with. Blows my mind to get rid of 2nd and 3rd sets of clothes that I shrunk out of during my weight loss journey.

Maybe going through those clothes and questioning (again) if this was a good idea to get rid of these sizes...what if I need them again!?! I ran across a post on the Maintainers volume 17 thread that gave me pause. Post #367 talks about long term IPers and dealing with maintenance. She has been dealing with intense cravings in maintenance and spoke with a nutritionist. It sent me into a bit of a tailspin last night. I keep hearing maintenance is the hard part of this program...and some days I think P1 is more than I can handle. KWIM?

I reread the post again this morning and have more perspective. I also committed to reading the Beck Diet Solution which I have but haven't gotten past the first 5 days of tasks yet. I've also been talking to my therapist about where my cravings and feelings of "I better eat this because I may never see this again" feelings are coming from. I don't have to scarf snacks and junk like there is no tomorrow. There is a tomorrow and a grocery store right down the road that will be happy to sell me what I crave 24hrs a day. Why do I eat I like will never see food again?

Don't mean to get too deep this morning. I am kind of glad that I still have a few months before I reach goal so I can work on these feelings and get my head in a good place for maintenance. Will talk to my coach tomorrow too.

Oh, I hit 90 lbs lost on my home scale this morning.

90lbs is awesome, CenTXChk .. what a difference that makes to how you feel. Congrats!

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!!

Oh, CenTXChk!!! Wonderful milestone to make the 90 lb marker - super scale victory!!!

And I really appreciate your thoughts around understanding where the desire for more and off program foods comes from. You are battling the beast, tackling the hard questions and sharing your journey -- thank you so much for that.

You are doing this, one day at a time -- kinda like AA I guess - I have my ups and downs, too, when it comes to following the straight and narrow path OP.

I am beginning to own the notion that I will need to continue to fight this battle the rest of my life, and beginning to face it head on -- but I also am noticing that I do not obsess about food nearly as I did before I began IP. I hope this small success will continue to grow roots in my psyche and help carry me through successful maintenance when that time comes.

I am looking forward to understanding the science behind phasing off and P4 -- that will help me buy in to it and keep the focus.