Good morning all! A small NSV for me today is I put my warmer coat on today for the first time, the coat that I couldn't button comfortably since the day I bought it 3 yrs ago, and today it fits - comfortably!
My coworkers and I are giving a baby shower at an italian restaurant today for lunch. I LOVE italian food, but will be enjoying my salad with grilled shrimp, chicken and asparagus while others indulge. It's really been ok to be around the foods that are not permitted, and I'm still amazed the temptations don't bother me. I make my girls 3 meals a day, so am handling food regularly, and in some way I think it actually helps to be exposed to it.
Next week it's a going away lunch for a co-worker at a mexican restaurant - the fajita salad sounds great, so I'm in!
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Originally Posted by Big Daddy
Only 2 pounds this week. but 2 is better than 0.
2 lbs. is awesome. The closer you get to goal, your losses will become smaller. Look at the loss as a percentage of your total weight, and you'll see it's really more consistent than you think!
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Did have some nice NSVs (also posted in the Fab 50 thread) yesterday! Went to my previous work place to drop off some work to be done for this job. Haven't been there since early July - got lots of kudos & hugs and 'OMGs' re: how much I've lost! It felt really good Then went to Walmart to get a smaller belt and a couple pair of slacks - got size 10s!!! Woo-hoo!!!! And lastly, saw my doc and he was thrilled on how I've done on IP! He said I've lost 50 lbs in the last 6 months per their records!!!! Wow. Just wow...
Have a great OP day & drink your water!!!!
Congrats on the NSVs!
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Originally Posted by Karen71
Good morning fellow IPers!
Been several days since I have been on here. Hope everyone is doing well.
I am down again...LOVE IP! I was in a slump according to my coach as I was only losing a pound a week. So we finally started me on walking for exercise (haven't done ANY since I started in May) and took out my sugar substitute from my teas. That was tough but last week I was down 2.2 so it seems to be working. Either way it is the healthier choice.
So close to onderland now. SO EXCITED!
Have vacation in a month so nervous about that but I am confident that I can do this. My coach said that I can have my wine or small cheats but the next day 100% OP. I really don't think I will cheat that much. Just looking forward to getting away from work. Normally on vacations I was looking forward to all the foods i got to eat. Not this year...plus DH said he wants to do some hiking. SWEET! I have never done anything like that before. He is on his feet all day and the last thing he wants is to walk/hike on vacation.
Definitely starting to see the new me. I actually window shopped the other day and the 14s were a little too lose. NICE!!! I haven't been in a 14 (I am now) since 6th grade (over 30 yrs ago). DH has always been extremely affectionate towards me on a daily basis but even more so now that I am getting tired of it. LOL Who would have thought that would happen? He reminds me every day how great I look, how proud he is of me and that he loves me more than anything no matter what size I am. I was huge at my wedding and when dating so when I started really losing I was thinking in the back of my mind that he would pull away as I did not look like the person he has been with for 20 years. God, I love him so much. I am truly blessed to have him in my life to guide and support me in this life long war.
Hope everyone has an AWESOME OP day.
Time to sneak out of work and go for a walk.
Keep up the great work everyone!
Congrats on your continued success - you're rocking it! Have fun on your vacation - you'll do great. Your DH sounds awesome.
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Today is my first WI, at 12:30 this afternoon. I have all kinds of strange feelings going on..I am excited, nervous, curious....all rolled into one. I know I have lost some, but not exactly sure how much. I am going to wear the same clothes I wore last time. I am really excited to see how much my husband has lost. He has done a stellar job this week and I can see the loss in his belly and his face. A NSV for him, that I must share because I am so proud of him...he has always been a huge diet soda drinker...at one time he was drinking over 2 liters a day, I did get him to cut back some, but I think about a month ago he really started having more and more. He rarely drinks anything else..maybe one cup of coffee in the morning...zero water. Well this week he has drank all of his water and then some and only had 2 small bottles of diet soda each day. That is huge for him!!! I am so proud of him. I have done something similar with coffee...I was drinking 4-6 cups a day, with heavy cream. This past week I have only had one cup each morning with 1 oz of the RTD vanilla shake. In the afternoons or evenings I have had one cup of decaf coffee or an herbal tea. On Saturday my allergies were totally kicking my butt and I had a sore throat, that day I had an extra cup of hot tea to soothe my throat.
So it is all these little baby steps, but for us they are huge leaps in the right direction to getting our weight and health back on track. I will post this afternoon what my loss is for this first week.
You and your husband are really embracing this program. Stick with it and you'll be amazed. Good luck with your WI today!