I went for my WI yesterday and lost two more lbs and four inches off my hips. So in two weeks I'm down 8 lbs 22"! I have not put a crumb in my mouth that should not be there LOL I'm good actually and it is getting easier without bread or a cookie once in a while in my life!

I am a smoker, and it has increased since I started this diet. I used to only smoke about 3 or 4 cigarettes a day. I am up to like 7 or 8 a day now.

Started IP on Jan. 4th and I'm please to report that I am still completely on program. I know that is only about 2 1/2 wks, but for me amazing that I have not been tempted to cheat. A friend was over this evening who knew I was doing "something", but didn't know which diet. We somewhat compared notes, she has been working out several times a wk for the past couple of months at Gold's Gym AND dieting and has only lost 17 pounds but clothing size hasn't changed a bit. I on the other hand have lost a total of right at 10 pounds and have already gone down a clothes size. Needless to say I'm a happy camper!

Quick question. I've been signed up long enough that I can have a weight tracker. But wondering if I am missing something. Do I have to create it each time I post, then cut and paste it to each post? (Can you tell I've never really posted on a message board before...lol) Or is there a way to save it and have it appear with each of my posts? You know I used to consider myself really computer literate, but I think those days are long gone.

I would recommend adding a packet to your day somewhere during the day. Usually when you exercise you had 1/2 a packet before and the other 1/2 after the work out....this is only a suggestion if you are not losing. You are burning more than you are putting in your body and this is while its not coming off.

If you have been here long enough then you should be able to go under the User CP tab and edit your signature, it will walk you through the steps to make a ticker ...Wait, your ticker is there.....lol

Welcome! I'm new to IP as well and also live in WA. I was really excited too to find this site and was worried about my doubts. It's gotten easier as I've stuck to the plan and away from cheats. Hopefully it will get easier for you too. Good luck on your first WI and remember you can eat salad as a freebie between meals.

That is really awesome of you volunteer your help. Wish I'd seen this sooner but we haven't had power for the laptop to recharge so I stayed off as much as possible. Thank you for your offer but for now I've got alternatives and now that we have power back I'm hoping the doctor's office will too. Did you lose power?

It is there because I cut and pasted it to the post. But I don't see anyway of saving it. That would be a pain to have to create it for every post. Again, maybe I haven't been signed up long enough for it to work. ??

Yes, we lost it 3 times during the week, for about an hour and a half each time. One time I was in the middle of cooking dinner and had to transfer it to the woodstove. In the 1993 storm, we were out for 5 days and in 2006, we were out for 8, so I think we caught a break this time.

Just let me know if you need anything. I'll be running around tomorrow also (cabin fever ), how far down south are you? You can PM me, if you want.

Glad you have power. Stay strong.
Heidi

you may not have been a member long enough yet....but you shouldn't have to do it each time

you may not have been a member long enough yet....but you shouldn't have to do it each time

I have a couple of different things to chat about today! Some of them have to deal with weight loss in one way or the other . . . some may not; I'm not too sure because I"m just spilling all of this out xD

FIRST THINGS FIRST. I am considering doing an overhaul with work to help my mom with bills. She said it's not my responsibility, but if I can do extra work, especially while still in recovery, I can help us not lose our car. We're also in danger of losing our furniture, having our timeshare foreclosed, and being brought to court for medical bills. Oh and my mom has 80k in school loans she must start to pay on this month. She makes 3,900 a month and needs to pay OUT 3,500 a month to take care of bills (this does not include food expenses for 7 people; it also does not include what she would need to pay to catch up on backed up bills or emergencies). As of right now she is behind two months on the car, and the car needs 1200 spent for car parts because there is something wrong with the engine. She has already spent 1000 dollars this month fixing car problems. She is stressed because she's worried about the car breaking down or it being repossessed. She is also worried that she'll have to file bankruptcy, and won't be able to get another car or move anywhere for ten years. My dad can't work because we don't have another car, so that would be bad. Anyway, I'm rambling, but the point is that even if it is not my responsibility, I feel a duty to do as much as I can to help catch up on things to prevent further stress.

SECOND MATTER.

I found, as I was looking through a photo album of this past year's Zombie Walk, a picture of myself whilst lurching around downtown. This is the photo. I am so embarrassed that this was published on a website because I looked horrible ): I'm a bit thinner now, but I wish there hadn't been photographers around every corner as people lurched about. I still had fun . . . I dunno, I guess in retrospect it will make a good before photo? Maybe I'm just being super hard on myself today, on top of not feeling well.

And lastly . . . I created a forum a while back asking if anyone wanted an excel file I was making to keep track of measurements and such, and I wanted to let everyone know I will be updating that thread in a few hours with download links because I'm nearly done making those.

Sorry for ranting

Well said! I feel the same.

Great job! Congrats on staying OP. There are a lot of experienced people here but a lot of us are struggling newbies too. We're here with ya and cheering you on!

15 days and still going strong, tried the pancake today out of the cereal but I found I'm not a fan of nutmeg :-/ next time I'll skip the nutmeg and maybe increase the vanilla

- Tammy

I tried to PM but it said I didn't have privileges. Perhaps because I haven't been here long enough yet? I dunno. I live in Auburn. What city are you in?