Also, when you are extremely hungry, you should have an egg. You should not let yourself get extremely hungry.

haha that's funny, as long as they're supportive in the end is all that matters, he's a good guy my boyfriend

my coach does not do the body fat thing, she only weighs and measures once a month

was thinking that I should but didn't want to risk not losing
I will see if my coach wants me to up my protein or just have another packet this week
thank you

I was hungry when I was stalled. I think I was getting kicked out of ketosis because of the extra skim milk, WF syrups, and tenderloin beef I was having. Someone posted on 3FC that certain spices have carbs or it could be your artificial sweetener. Sleep helps weight loss, get lots of sleep! Also, google "how much water to drink". I read an article that gave amounts based on your body weight. It also said not to drink too much at one time as it will overload your kidneys. Drink small amounts of water throughout the day as it is cleanses your kidneys, liver, etc of ketones and the impurities produced from using up fat reserves.

OMG is it really that complicated?
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I don't use milk or WF syrups (I hate those), I've gone the last 7 weeks without dessert after dinner, meaning I would rather not have anything sweet than eat the WF syrups lol.
I check my spices and they do not have carbs in them. I also try to space out my water througout the day.....

this is how I feel

I don't think you should worry about the calories, because this isn't a calorie counting diet. Maybe you are feeling lethargic because you were kicked out of ketosis by something? Just stick with it, and as I was told by others, keep a positive mentality. If you don't believe in yourself and have a defeatist attitude, or just don't think it's going to work for you, it's not going to happen. But you mentioned that your clothes were looser, so I say keep going and don't pay attention to the scale. The scale does not tell you what percentage of your body is fat or lean muscle. It's fat loss you want, not weight loss.

And I hope too much water isn't an issue, because I drink 3 liters most days.

not sure what kicked me out of ketosis if it's that. Funny I felt like I was in Ketosis all week last week and did not lose so not sure I can go by that

Water's good. But I'd stick with, at your weight AND on the IP program, at around 100 ounces. Basically you always need 1/2 ounce for every pound of body weight. That varies if you're exercising/sweating (and of course you aren't ) or live in a high humidity tropical zone, like Hawai'i, which you obviously aren't, etc. Also, you can only absorb about 24 ounces of water at one time so try to space out what you're drinking -- although more in the early morning, when you get up and are somewhat dehydrated, is better than any other time. But I don't mean much more than 24 ounces. Hope this helps. And good for you for drinking lot of water. That will really pay off in better hydrated skin, among other things.

Edit: I hope you're due for measuring tomorrow. AND I hope, and think you might be pleasantly, gratefully surprised at the number of inches you've lost because you HAVE stuck to the program. If tomorrow isn't a normal measure day, ASK FOR IT.

3 litres may even be a little light. Could you look at the post I sent to Trinique?

3 liters is not a problem unless you are elderly and have congestive heart failure. Drink it all in one gulp or throughout the day, it matters not.

Okay, so breakfast is a shake, then you have 1/2 cucumber and a boiled egg for a snack, then you have a shake and 2 cups of veggies with salad, then you have a bar and 1 cup of veggies, then for supper 5-8 oz meat with 2 cups veggies. So, you are having a restricted which is higher in carbs and you are having an egg which is giving you more fat and you are having 2 extra cups of veggies per day than allowed on protocol.

People will say that a restricted shouldn't hurt your losses, an egg won't hurt your losses, a cucumber won't hurt your losses and an extra cup of veggies won't hurt your losses. That doesn't mean you can have all of those extra things everyday. No wonder you aren't losing like you should. Please look at your protocol sheet. You need to follow that very closely. Yes, sometimes you will be hungry. But, you aren't exercising and have a desk job. You should be able to get by with what is on the protocol. The first week is the only week you are allowed to have an extra packet to help you stave off hunger to get into ketosis. You are eating too much on a daily basis. It's hard to accept because you are still hungry, I do realize that. But, that's probably because you aren't in ketosis anymore. Vegetables do have carbs. You are allowed 4 cups a day and also get carbs in the packets and especially in the restricted packets.

thanks Linden, I was thinking I will ask her to measure me, she only measures once a month, I'm usually OK with that as you see more of a difference than measuring weekly.

maybe my scale is completely wrong and when I go WI tomorrow I would of lost 4 lbswishful thinking

nope, when I have a cup of veggies in the p.m I only have one cup in the evening, I also stay away from the higher carb veggies such as brussel sprouts.
if I"m eating too much on this diet then there is no way I'm going to give it another month because this diet is NOT for me if that's the case. I consume no more than 8-900 calories a day, no more than 25-35 grams of carbs a day (and I count my veggies too) and if I'm eating that little and not losing weight then IP is not for me. It's that simple. Thanks for your suggestions but I am not over eating I can guarantee you that.
Not only that aren't the restrictives allowed in the first phase now?
So you suggest I eat less, which will make me hungrier thus more prone to cheating and I will lose weight?

Perhaps IP is not for everyone.
I will see what my coach has to say this week and get back to you guys.

Linden, I looked at that post and what I drink is closer to 4.5 liters. I thought the bottle I was drinking from was only 1 liter, but it's 1.5 so there's that. It's a lot more than I'm used to drinking anyway xD

Determinedat47; Well I'm nowhere near elderly so I'm sure I'll be fine. Maybe my bladder feels like it's going to burst sometimes, but it's okay. Drinking a lot of water makes me feel great.

Trinique; Good luck with your measuring and I hope you start to see results closer to the ones you would like!