hi, I am very new to this - i have never been on any forum before. I started IP on 6/10/13 and have lost a total of 4.5 lbs. as of today - 7/8/13. I have not cheated once - my coach took me off of restricted items. I am very discouraged and not sure what is going on. My WI this am was 140.4 - My family is going on vacation Aug 1 thru Aug 10 - so i am so very serious about getting weight off for this trip. I have been reading all i can on blogs and every blog i read shows people losing at least 2 lbs a week - CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ADVICE to what i may be doing wrong???

Hi donna. Can you post a typical days' diet? That might help give people an idea of where to offer advice.

it sounds like you don't have many lbs to lose is that correct? how tall are you? 4.5 lbs in your first week is pretty great if you don't have much to lose to begin with. Are you discouraged because your coach took you off restrictives?

speaking from experience, if you're only trying to lose 20 lbs or so, the weight comes off slowly but surely, don't give up!

yes -
B: IP choc pudding
L: IP soup; shredded iceberg lettuce, 1 cup raw cauliflower and 1/2 cu cooked mushrooms, apple cider vinegar, salt and lemon juice
S: IP premade drink
D: 8 oz. of sauteed chicken or tilapia or extra lean ground meat in 1 tsp. evoo; shredded iceberg lettuce, 1/2 cooked asparagus and 1/2 cooked broccoli; apple cider vinegar with lemon juice and salt and pepper
I DRINK WAY MORE THAN A GALLON OF WATER EACH DAY!!!!!!
As i said earlier - my coach took me off of restricted IP food!!!

no I lost 4.5 lbs in 1 month!!!! - i am 5'4" and starting weight was 145.6 - sorry i lost 5.2 in one month!!!!

hey Sunflower - i'm trying to understand how to reply to posts - i put my typical day on here - hope you see it!!!!!

hey lauran - i posted my typical day's diet but didn't know i had to click on quote!! - sorry

sorry wrong response - i lost 5.2 lbs in one month - i am discouraged because i wanted to lose more than this in one month!!!!!!

Read Mntrose's post again. The reason she is right is because fat loss is an equation of energy. A 145lb person uses far less energy than a 350 lb person so you'll burn less fat every day. IP diet doesn't talk about this but calories matter. You're eating the same (less now that you are off restricted) but burning fewer calories so you'll lose fat slower.

Also, weight loss is not linear. There is a difference between fat loss and weight loss. You may wake up tomorrow and be two lbs lighter. Fat loss is fairly linear but you can't measure it easily.

It is unlikely you're doing anything wrong.

The best advice? Patience and more realistic expectations.

You are not getting the oil in. Your body needs new fat to lose old fat. IP calls for 2 TSP a day, if I am reading your menu correctly you are only getting 1 tsp in.
Make sure you are putting the oil on your veggies or salad so you are getting the full amount in. I stalled forever until I realized I was not getting any fat in because I was eating chicken breasts and white fish and using the WF packets for convenience.Cutting out the restricteds will probably make it worse because it is cutting out the only source of fat you were getting.

Also make sure you are getting some fat in your dinner protein choices, salmon or sirlion steak are good.

MntRose couldn't say this any better... The closest to your goal the slowest the loses... Big loses are for people who their BMI is also big. Sorry I know it's not what you wanted to hear

It took me 97 days to go from 147 to 135. When I was heavier the weight was melting off.

Here is the link to the protocol sheet post

The protocol calls for 1-2 tsp oil. Dr Trans first book called for TBSP. Perhaps that's where the discrepancy is coming?

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