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Hope everyone is having a terrific Thursday... Make healthy choices and you will be glad you did... Have a great OP day everyone!

So last night I heard a guy joking about how the fat lady hasn't sung yet, and I used to joke about how I was not going to sing. This time I didn't...because you know what? I may not be where I want to be...but I don't think I fit the description of the fat lady singing! Might be the chubby lady, but not the fat one

Happy Thursday! I'm so glad the weekend is almost here...

I'm feeling good today. My stomach issues are cleared up. I even woke up hungry today- so breakfast was less of a trial. The scale is moving again, which is very nice.

I had to hit the grocery store early this morning because the vegetable crsipers were empty but for a few limp pieces of celery and some carrots. I nearly fainted!

We're having a staff lunch out today- so I get to run the gauntlet of restaurant fare. I guess I'll have my protein at lunch and a packet for supper.

Willpower NSV for me- I had a rough day at work yesterday- and an extra long one. When I got home I noticed a text from my girlfriends who were out for drinks. Man, I wanted a drink (or 5) but I sipped my water and let them do all the eating and drinking. It was fine. I left feeling quite proud

On the downer side, none of them mentioned my weight loss- if they even noticed. I'm not really that disappointed because they've seen me at every weight since high school, but I had a small hope that someone would say something. Things like that just get me wondering if the 25 lbs I've lost doesn't really show the way I perceive it. Blah!

I hope everyone has a fabulous day!

IP is a great program!

Good Morninnnnnnnnng Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay I am SUPER tired this morning and yet I want to be filled with energy so I am trying to cheer myself up!

I read yesterday's posts..and I noticed that some of you were talking about a A particular person..and that triggered my curiosity so I will be searching for those threads LOL
I am also VERY happy to hear that some of you are feeling better…it was a weird week for our bodies I think!
Tomorrow is my 2nd weigh in and I am a bit nervous. I have been fluctuating all week and I have stayed OP! I hope I at least lose 1-2 lbs so I can stay in the draw to win a trip (yupppp because at my centre where I get my products and do my weekly WI you can have 2 coupons a month until august to enter to win a trip for 2 somewhere in the SOUTH! You have to stay on plan, lose weight, go every week for your wi and so on and we have this passport booklet that she stamps and it gives you 100 points a week (500 if you refer someone) and when you reach a certain amount of points you can trade them for a gift! Anyway it is pretty neat and it keeps you focused! so ya I WANT THAT TRIP so I NEEEED to lose at least 1 lbs!)

Onto some more fun stuff the RIHANNA concert!!!!SHEESH MAURICE was she ever AWESOME and HOT! Ouff!! She’s got some serious sex appeal going on! B.O.B opened up for her which was a surprise because we were expecting CEE-LO !

Anyway I did feel a weird moment though at one point..I had my sister in law on one side and a friend on the other and both are tiny..and there I was in the middle with my fat legs and a bigger body and they were rocking some hot outfits while I was in my jeans and a cute top but didn’t feel as good when I noticed the difference between our leg size..but at the same time that made it even more clear that I needed to continue and loooose it ALL.
I want to have fun in my 20’s and not regret not wearing cute things and feeling left out because I am fat. NOHUH Okay enough caps lock for today I think :P

So here goes another awesome IP day and I wish that everyone of you take the time and look at yourself and congratulate yourself for all the hardwork you are putting into this it is SO worth it

Hey Cindy!! WTG for NOT having any drinks but water last night. Great will power .

I know exactly how you feel about your friends not noticing your 25 lbs weight loss. I had the same thing happen to me last weekend with my dad and step mom. They've seen me at all kinds of weight too and I figured with my 24 lbs loss they would have noticed. But they didn't and kinda made me feel pretty bad because I was doing another diet. They saw me eat my packets and said OH NO, not another diet. And they didn't even ask me about it, nothing!!! So I was pretty disappointed. But I decided that I'm not gonna let them bring me down. I'm not doing this for them, but for me. So hopefully you can think the same way and eventually they will notice and say something positive about it. All the best!

Good Morning everyone!
I went to my first IP meeting last night and I am going to start the diet Monday. I am so excited! The meeting was so impressive and was very inspiring to see all the pictures of peoples before and after!

But Now I feel like I want to eat everything insite just because I know I wont be able to next week! lol

Good Morning! It's been a busy week at work, and I have been trying to get some outside projects done at home since the weather has been so nice. I got the pool open and have been painting outside furniture and cleaning everything outside. I love spring and summer!

My scale has been teasing me all week! I was at 159.6 Sunday morning fully clothed (no shoes). But it has crept back up slowly all week. My official weigh in this morning has me at 161.0. I needed 160 to start Phase two. So close!! My BMI is 25.2, which is almost in the healthy range. Close again. But I did hit some important milestones! Tomorrow, I will have been on IP for 4 months. And I have officially lost 50 lbs!! So even with the minor disappointment of not going to Phase 2 yet, I still had a 2.4 lb loss. And really what's another week? I have a lifetime, and hopefully it will be longer because I will be healthier!

Have a great day!

Well I went and had a visit with my trainer last night. Remember I was saying that I had 2 of them. Well I made an apt with the original trainer as the second one is in trainer and I wanted some feedback from the first trainer. I told her I started the 4 packets a day. She said she supported me in my decision but had never heard of it. She did say she has a seminar in Toronto in a few weeks for IP, so she will be asking them about it. But she also recommended that I start taking Omega III, Anti-Oxy and Enzymes. I don't know much about it. Can anyone tell me what are the benefits to taking them. I just feel like I'm taking so many supplements already along with my BP meds. Also suggested that I take a Novi-Cleanse. Has anybody else used this yet and what are the benefits.

It's a pretty gloomy day here again!! Yesterday morning it was raining but cleared up in the afternoon and it was 29 degrees celsius and today it's overcast and only 15 degrees celsius. So a big difference.

Well wishing everybody a good OP day.

Welcome to the forum! You'll look hot on vacation!!

I am missing Browneyes and Sugadiva...


It's funny how we tend to put ourselves down like that and how those messages affect our self-esteem and progress! I am so glad that you no longer feel the need to put yourself down and that you are ready to let your spirit soar! You will rock this diet now! You are so ready! I would say that is one BIG NSV!


Congratulations on starting the program! Hang tough during this first week and the best is yet to come! Congrats to your mom on her progress too! You will reach your goal for your vacation and you will be so happy in your new body!


I am so happy for you that you are feeling better! You should be so proud of yourself for the willpower that you displayed while out with your friends. I am wishing you a great WI as a reward for that! You really deserve it!


Good luck on your WI!

Hang in there and you will be rocking a new body and hot outfits with your SIL and friend before you know it!

It's funny that you mention your 20's because I almost feel like I "wasted" most of my 30's being so heavy and what a shame that I couldn't get it under control sooner. But what's done is done! ...and at least I have my family from my 30's, which is the most important thing in the world for me! Now, I will live the rest of my 40's feeling like a 30-year-old! I am like Demi Moore (and please don't ask who that is! LOL!).


Good luck! You can do it! We are here for you when you need us!

If you feel that you need to eat certain foods to "get them out of your system" before starting, then by all means do it (I sure did!) but consider that the more of it that you have in your system, the harder it may on those first few days when you "detox" from all of that "junk" in your system! However, it is different for everyone.


Aaaah! So close! How frustrating! You will be there before you know it. If the scale doesn't cooperate next week, you should consider trying phase II anyways as some report doing better when they switch to phase II. This has not been the case for me yet, but it is my own fault. I had another slip (as you may have read).

I am hoping for the whoosh fairy to visit me soon so that I can move on to phase III. Although, moving on scares me a little. I like routine and habit and have gotten used to this. Also, I feel insecure about living and eating in the real world again. I know that I now have the tools to "fix" my slip ups but still... I am nervous... especially after messing up so badly this week! ...but I think I've learned my lesson (I sure hope I have)! I kept changing my goal between 135 and 144 but I have decided that I am quite happy with the way that I am now, so I am going to go another 5 lbs (in case I go up by about that much when my glucogen stores refill) and I will phase off. I am looking forward to following your progress too! Maybe we'll reach goal around the same time!


I take Omega III but not the IP brand... I have been curious about the enzymes but the cost has kept me away... if I take everything, it ends up being 5 types of supplements at $20 each + packets, which I just find too steep for my budget. I have seen digestive enzymes at the pharmacy though (for far less money)... I don't know!

Many have posted about the Novi-Cleanse. From what I've seen, you either love it or you hate it. I am afraid to do a cleanse because I normally (prior to IP) have a very sensitive digestive system to begin with and suffered from chronic D. I am terrified of cleanses and refuse to try any! I seem to have so many food intolerances that I don't really need a cleanse, I can just eat something that ends in "-ose" and will act like a cleanse anyways (except that it also causes inflammation and we don't want that)!

Good morning/more like noon time to all of you. One more morning. I have downed 30+ oz of water, had an egg white omelet. I am hungry this week and I don't know why!? Still, I have controlled it pretty well without any cheats.
We are moving this weekend, so I figured I could grab my RTD drinks for the road and when I get hungry.

Any fast food places with good salads that are IP friendly?