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We were on the Brillianc of the Seas, planning Allure in May!! We basically "tried" to eat sensibly. By that I mean I still splurged on some pasta, cheese, occasionally bread. But I always tried to eat all my veggies and protein per IP. There was a LOT of walking involved so I really think that helped. I do not recommend going that far off protocol on a normal basis, getting back into ketosis is not fun.
My official weigh in last night (3 weeks after the last one) and I was only up 3.4!!
I have decided to phase off for the holidays and start back on Phase 1 in January to get to my original goal. I am pretty comfortable with how I look and feel in my new clothes at my current weight. And my coach does say that Phase 2 is still a weigh loss phase. Anyway, if I find the struggle to phase out too difficult I will just return to Phase 1.
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When you say you are going to try to phase off for the holidays, what do you mean? I'm not a big fan of meat so phase 2 has no appeal to me. I'd rather have a lunch hot chocolate and salad than meat and salad. I'm asking because I have a big vacation coming up in December and I'm considering two options. 1. going off for 2 weeks completely. or 2. sticking to IP faithfully for 12 days and having 4 cheat days where i go off completely. I really need some advice here.
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Originally Posted by Lesley
Hey everyone! I signed up for IP last night, and just had my first cappachino! I have been on LOTS of diets before, like Herbal Magic. Hopefully this is my last! Excited to start loosing weight!! Looks like you are all doing good things here!!!
I love the cappuccino! I like it iced better than hot. For hot cappuccino I like to make an espresso and add a little hot vanilla drink! YUM!
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Originally Posted by JonathanandZeus
I e-mailed my coach about the newest IP product - the Southwest Cheese Curls --- and I am sooooooo excited because she told me she put an order in for them. Can hardly wait to taste them and I am not sure, but I would bet the farm that they are going to be restricted!!! That's okay --- I am so missing my cheese that this just might be the fix I need!!!
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I've had these and they are wonderful! Such a huge portion compared to all the other packets. Very spicy. My coach says they won't last long and they're a limited batch so stock up now! Oh- they definitely ARE restricted. 15 carbs. Same as the barbque crisps.
Tried a new WF product today. The marshmallow dip. I put it in my hot chocolate. I was told people love this. I found it disgusting. Like a cross between gelatin and chemical plastic. The only other WF product I've disliked this much was the peanut butter. Tasted more like chick peas and gelatin. I think all the WF products must be spices and flavorings with sucralose and gelatin to make them thick. This was a huge disappointment. I've tried a couple of recipes from the forum and discovered that I can't have sugar alcohol at all.
I had atkins peanut butter cups 2 days ago and meringues made with splenda yesterday. I haven't lost any weight in 2 days! I had my weigh in today - down 2.5lbs. But I know that my home scale hasn't budged since i ate the treats. I should have been another lb down based on my average. My coach also fussed at me for having beef so many times this week. She said I can't have it more than 2x a week. I honestly don't remember this but my life is pretty busy and hectic outside of dieting so I probably didn't retain everything I was told in that first visit. I despise fish and seafood of all kinds - and chicken I have limited desire for. So, I'm going to try a week of chicken, no restricted veggies and no restricted packets and see if it makes a difference. Today is day one. I weighed 198 and I've had crispy cereal and hot chocolate (with disgusting goo). I'm interested to see if it makes a difference.