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Originally Posted by Alaskaipjourney
Happy Monday all!!! So very excited I will be hitting the 120s this week. The last of the weight I have to lose is all in my butt and thighs. I'm hoping it sucks the fat right from there. :-) I went to a get together this weekend and everyone was commenting about how skinny I was and how much weight I had lost. It was wonderful but different. Sometimes I wasn't even sure what to say. Have a great day everyone!!
Welcome new IP's you will love your results!!
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Originally Posted by Treena
By the way, some of you knew I was going to a potluck yesterday. You guys gave me some great ideas for what to bring, and I ended up using one of them which turned out to be a great success, everyone loved it and I had several people ask me for the recipe. Thanks so much for your help!
I had been worried about cheating, but I ate only from the dish I brought (everything else had cheese, pasta, crackers, or something in it I couldn't eat). There were even triple chocolate brownies there, which used to be a weakness for me. I admit, my tastebuds wanted a bit of everything, but strangely, I didn't struggle too hard to say "no" to myself. I'm so glad it's getting easier! AND the only real craving I had was for some more of the food I brought. It was sooooooooo good!
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Originally Posted by TatiN
WI #5 this morning, I haven't had a weigh -in in 3 weeks! In those 3 weeks I lost8.5 lbs according to coach's scale. So tgats a total on 23 lbs and 8.75 inches. Should my inches be more? My coach measures neck, right arm, bust, waist, hips, and right thigh. Either way, I'm happy, I'm almost to onederland according to my scale! That will be huge for me.
Good luck to those that weigh in today, and here's to another 100% day for everybody!
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Originally Posted by jd447
I had a great NSV this weekend. I went to see my sister - she lost a bunch of weight on IP last summer. She has been on vacation since about my week 1 so have not seen her in about 7 weeks. I hadn't updated her - wanting to surprise her. It was great to see her face when she saw me. My niece was there too and she just kept saying things like "You look amazing!" It was really great. I have only had one non-family person (my babysitter) who has mentioned anything. I have gone down from a 20/22 pants to a 16/14 and from a 2X/3X top to a 1X/XL. I feel really good and am really looking forward to summer!!
We have a big campout with friends scheduled for opening day of fishing season - April 30. We do it every year and I pretty much only see these people one or two times a year. Can't wait to see if I get some comments! I've been OP about 9 weeks and lost 35 lbs.
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Originally Posted by Susanmly
Just got back from WI #6 and my first week on Phase 2 and I lost another 4lbs. Six week total of 33.2 lbs. I'm only 2lbs away from my goal which is just so incredible. I feel soooo much better than I did 6 weeks ago
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Originally Posted by hawndragon
Yeah! Short-range goal of 50 pound loss made today at WI#17!!! WhooHoo!! I am so happy and only need 22 pounds to ONEDERLAND. So motivated and happy that I have remained 100% on protocol and getting results. Feel great and going strong.
All you newbies hang tough, stick to it, and you will succeed too! Have a great week everyone.
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Originally Posted by ash825
Hello hello IPers!! Sounds like there are some good weigh ins being reported!
Can I just confess my love for the peanut butter balls? They are de-licious!!!
The nose piercing celebration for ONEderland was great!! It hardly hurt at all and I love love love it!! I'll try to attach a pic.
Have a fabulous on point week, y'all.
http://flickr.com/gp/thehustadfam/tjMv42
Okay, so I can't figure out how to post the pic, but here's a link.
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Originally Posted by Pxlkitty4
Back from WI #5 and down 3.5 lbs... for a total of 17.5 in 5 weeks! I'm so thrilled there are no words. I'm officially in the 180s, and next mini-goal is 184 (10% body weight lost). I am going to strive to reach that next week.
Got some new restricted products and some sample bars. Can't wait to try them all, of course only have one restricted per day.
YAY! I'm off to NYC tomorrow, so I won't be posting until Wednesday or Thursday. Keep up the good work everyone.
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Originally Posted by brandam6
Hello everyone! I had a couple of NSV's over the weekend that I would like to share.
I had a very stressful Saturday, and was ready to go have several beers. We went out, but I drank water! About halfway through the night, I was talking to friend that I don't see all the time, and didn't know I was dieting, and he asked if I had lost some weight. It reinforced that I had made the right decision.
Sunday I had a coupon for a department store, so I thought I would go and see what I could find. I tried on a ton of clothes, it was so fun. I can comfortably wear a large instead of XL shirt. I was able to wear size 11 and 12 pants! The first pair I got into, I thought it was maybe just the brand. That maybe they just ran big. So I got a couple different brands, and still 11 or 12, and they fit! WooHoo! I did end up buying a pair of pants, a shirt, and a jean jacket. I am really trying not to buy too many clothes, because I am not done, but it is hard!
Here's to another OP week!
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Originally Posted by ontariophotogal
Thanks!! So the kale chips are a "go" huh? I just can't seem to wrap my head around them being so good but then again, 6 weeks ago, I barely knew what a turnip actually was and now love them done up as "fries" LOL. So yep, gonna have to try that too!
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Originally Posted by momoffive
So I was so excited to see the scale move on Sat, but of course, Sunday and Monday it stayed exactly the same. Grr.. shouldn't weigh everyday. Anyway, I have WI #9 tomorrow.. I am hoping for more than the flipping
-1.2 lb loss last week. I got a medi/pedi today and everytime I look at my toes or fingers I am going to remember how hard I have worked to get here and to keep going this week with 100% perfect IP .
A NSV, my sister (lovely size 2/4 tall, DD top (she paid for ) sent me some size 12's a few years ago, and I didn't fit into them then, but always kept them in my closet with the tags... Everytime I would clean my closet (usually to take away non fitting clothes, darn dryer, and add bigger clothes.. am I right guys and gals?) I would try them on, eventually I couldn't even get them past my hips.. especially when I was a tight 16.. well anyway, I tried them on, and they were too big today, I still took off the tags and wore them, as a victory to myself, but I dare say if I were to buy those today, I might have to try a size 10, (which I haven't been since 1995, when I was 20...) Hello?? What the??
So I will report tomorrow... Hope I can pee away a couple of more pounds before my WI. LOL
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Originally Posted by sugadiva
Ok so I've been on the forum looking for inspiration and encouraging other people because I've been having a tough day. Briefly, I am newly divorced and my heart is broken (though I know this is the right decision). I also have a non cancerous brain tumor that will be ok but because of the tumor I have to be careful of other types of cancers and tomorrow I have a biopsy of a growth they found (not in my brain) and I'm a bit nervous. It will be fine and the Dr. says it's probably nothing but I'm dealing with this health stuff on my own (aside from my awesome family) because my husband didn't want to try to make our marriage work anymore. Sigh. Sorry for too much information, I just needed to vent somewhere and my family has heard it all ENOUGH.
This is the type of day I would go to 7-11 and eat two taquitos, a bag of mrs. vickies salt and vinegar chips and a twix for dinner......but I stayed on plan and made my own version of lemon chicken with miracle noodles and bok choy and asapargus. It was delicious but there's still the emotional eater side of me lurking in there that wants to CHOW DOWN! Bahhhhh!!! What's up all you emotional eaters? Does it get easier when you go through crisis or sad times? Do you ever stop wanting to turn immediately to bad for you food for comfort??
ah diva, I feel for you, I feel that you are a strong woman and can get through anything, if you are anything like Rene you are great. I am an emotional eater but have not been tempted so far... fingers crossed that it keeps up. As I have woken up a couple of time in the middle of the night to help my old dog up the stairs, then I head for the kitchen for a look at the kitchen for something to eat. Haven't yet, but when I make something I like and make too much I just want to eat it all... I have to laugh to myself, when my dad was alive and any of our kids would come and visit after saying hi to him we would all go into his fridge to see what goodies he had there. He always had cheese slices and anything he wanted so it was always fun to see what was there.... even a couple of times some really good looking meatloaf that was actually dog food he had made for his dogs... No I never tasted it but it had basically the same veggies we are eating now... I still think my dad is looking down and proud that I am finally getting my weight under control. I can't wait to show off my new body for my relatives that all thought I am "always" the same... Have a good night.