Just a few initial thoughts:

1. 64 oz of water minimum. Don't count tea in that.
2. Splitting protein is okay I have done it the entire time on IP
3. Vitamins/supplements should be taken as directed on the sheet for phase 1 - some in the am, lunch and dinner.
4. Does Montreal have 0/0/0? Are you getting too much salt?
5. Are you eating your 4 cups of veggies per day? Are you limiting your restricted veggies as required?
6. Are you only eating what is on the phase 1 sheet? (ie not on the sheet don't eat it)
7. Getting your 1-2 tsp of evoo or grape seed oil per day?
8.do you measure veggies and meat raw?

Hope this helps.

Carol[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the suggestions... Yes to most of these... need to work on vitamin timing and evoo......and Montreal Steak seasoning is 0/0/0. My husband used it on spinach today and it was delicious. Even my assistant, who won't eat spinach liked it. Highly recommend it!

Congratulations! The prize is awesome, but even more so is the feeling of success in that new scale number and knowing this is another leap towards a healthier you!

Deana: it is amazing to watch your transformation. You have continued to be so upbeat and such a positive inspiration to me and I know to many others. Thanks for continuing to share your successes along the way. I am so happy for you. It is great to find that new confidence and feel good about ourselves. I love the feeling that I look as good as I feel now.

Congrats to everyone on scale victories and NSV's today!

[QUOTE=JLUS;4937318]Yes, I am eating a third packet. Proteins are beef, tenderloin and sirloin, chicken, pork loin, trout, hamburger (7% fat)...

Had my WI and I lost 1 pound. The coach now I guess was the coach before and is the most "certified" of anyone there. Whatever...I wasn't impressed and miss my old coach. She was much more encouraging. This new coach measured me in different spots, so my measurements were all messed up. Not thrilled, but I guess I have a new baseline. No way did I gain an inch in my arms this week, but that's what my measurements show now. She showed I was up in places and barely down in others. Also, I had been able to get individual packets before (I've never bought a whole box of something) and she wasn't in to doing that this time, but let me...I just don't think that'll be the way it is going forward.

All in all, it was a downer of an appointment and part of me wants to go have a Starbucks skinny vanilla latte and a muffin to make me feel better...but I know that's not the answer. So, I sit here sipping my decaf herbal tea.

Ugh.

jendilly
I know it is hard when we really like someone and they become part of the comfort of what you are doing. I know the feeling and it is hard to stay away from our triggers like the comfort of food. Congrats on you for going to your decaf, in the end it is how we feel not what we put in our mouth that helps. The hardest part for me is food has been there for over 17 years and it is so easy to gravitate back to that. We are getting to be stronger and remember you could always ask the coach that emailed you if you could still consult with her.

Not sure if it will mess with my electrolytes. The one I used was suggested by the clinic since they can't sell Novaclense in the US. She said she looked at a lot of different cleanses and felt like it was good. It was not my normal coach, but a chiro in the office that is also a coach.

It is called:
Garden of Life
Wild Rose
Herbal D-Tox

"Easy 12 Day Whole Body Herbal Cleanse"

It is vegan compliant (I'm not vegan), gluten free, dairy free and soy free. It does not contain stimulant laxatves.

Jendilly...I am totally jealous that you got to go downtown and watch the parade. I watched it from the warm comfort of my house.My sister and I are both doing IP and live in Renton/Issaquah area and LOVE our IP coach. If you don't mind me asking where are you located?

Judith

Oooo! I have been looking for a coach in the Renton/Issaquah area! Where is your coach?

My coaches name is Heather, and she is located at http://www.banichealth.com/ideal_protein.asp in Issaquah. She is great!

Judith

Hi all-- I had to cancel my 3rd weigh in today, so I am going tomorrow. Please send good thoughts!

I know I need to get better at eating the lettuce and veggies, I rarely find myself hungry enough and figure I need the packet more. I am good with the water as I feel like I have never been more thirsty in my life.

What rituals do you have for weigh in day?

Good luck, IPMary. My ritual is asparagus the night before.


Ugh, I am so cranky. PMS is off the charts (its so way worse when I'm op…). Today I would rather eat ANYTHING but IP food, animal protein, or veggies. I almost had a tantrum over my evening veggies and forced myself to choke them down even though in my head I kept saying "but I'd rather eat NOTHING UGGGGG."

Sorry for the neg, just needed to vent instead of have another internal tantrum and graze dangerously near the fridge.

Congrats Deana! You're doing great. Very happy for you on your fun new revelations.

My ritual is I eat a very light breakfast (usuall IP RTD chocolate drink with coffee) and a light lunch (usually wafers or pudding). About 1/4 of the daily water. I don't want to carry any extra weight to the scale. I would prefer to have a morning weigh in, but they don't do any Saturday appointments.

WI ritual, I go first thing on Sat. morning. I do not eat or drink anything (not even coffee!) and I wear the same thing every weigh in. I also cut back on sodium items at least 3 days before.

Hi all: I've had a trying 2 days of work travel in spite of planning ahead, taking packets, pre-reading menus etc. let's just say I'll be happy when I close my eyes on today. Planes, trains, automobiles, delays, ice storms, overcrowded hotels, really hot trains that ran out of water... Dinner last night was sketchy and really late with maybe butter on veggies even tho I asked not. today...two bars. It was either that or not eat at all for many hours (bar 1 was planned) and I was feeling sick from the heat. Just so angry and sad and out of sorts. So I'm reading all your posts and getting inspired. Thank you! Whew!

Susie - you're still shrinking and the big C will definitely do it. Screws me up every week or so even though I take colon RX pills and drink Calm - both from my clinic. There's always next week is right. Keep it up girlfriend!

TOM, the visitor we'd all like to send packing! You always do so well ems - following the plan... Keep on keepin' on. The scale will cooperate soon I hope.

CONGRATS finale! That's so cool - losing weight is great and getting paid to lose weight...even better!

Six pounds is awesome. And 8.5 inches...wow. congrats tbc!

Holy wow! I never had a week like that. Amazing. Good for you Sammie!

Good for you Jendilly with the decaf herbal tea. It takes willpower and you are flexing that muscle! And good for you with the 1 pound down. I know we always want more but it's a pound and it's GONE!

Btw...If you really need the tastes from starbucks, you can add a little sugar free vanilla syrup and a splash of IP vanilla drink to your coffee...and make muffins with a pudding packet. Though I know it isn't the same as getting both in s'bucks... I can sometimes beat a craving that way.

Hope you all have a good evening. I'm trying to turn my attitude around and move forward from my tough two-days. Tired, tired!