Diabetics should benefit the most from this protocol. My mom is a thin type 1 diabetic and she takes 4 shots a day (this is why I started diet, to try and kick genetics butt) Mom got diabetes after she had me over 27 years ago. My aunt got it after her 3rd child.
My diet coach said even if I convinced my mom to do an alternate plan, still eat carbs but incorporate some IP products it could reduce the amount of shots and insulin she takes a day.
Talk to you coach. There should be no reason why you aren’t losing if you are doing everything OP.

Thanks everyone!!...I am glad that a few of y'all decided to follow me with the progress pics, aren't they fun?

Jodi, you will be surprised, you might just be more than 88lbs in 25weeks, never know what that body will do ya know?

Went back to walmart and found 3 more shirts @$7 a piece, so my son got them for me. He said NOW get RID of the ones that are too BIG for you...geeze....haha....gotta love it!

I hope so!

That is so sweet of your son... now go throw them old clothes out Momma!

Woo Hoo, I went to my weigh in and I am down another 2.6 pounds. So I have officially lost 60 pounds. I did talk to my coach about me starting a walking program and she discouraged it. She said I shouldn't be walking 2 miles at a fast pace. She suggested that I walk 1 mile or walk at a regular pace for 15 minutes. She also said that I may need to add an extra packet if I see that I am not losing weight. Thankfully, this week I lost weight. So I will continue walking the 2 miles - 3 times a week.

My favorite is the thousand island. The rasp ving. is o.k.

I do understand what you are saying, and I totally agree about manipulating weigh-ins. My question was due to the fact that my goal at the clinic is more based on my early morning nude weight, not on the added clothing weight. I just need to decide if my goal eight is my TRUE goal weight or not. If it is then my at home goal weight needs to be about 127.5-128. Unfortunately I do have to think about the numbers and not just how I feel or my clothing feels, since my goal (and i.e. $$$$ on buying products at clinic is based on a number). I will talk to my coach next week.
Thanks to all that replied with their opinions.

I am SOOOO happy to hear Da Vinci has a SF pumpkin pie. I am psyched! SB pumpkin lattes are my absolutely favorite!!


You look amazingly different. Love the new hair cut!

Hello, everyone!

I started IP last week and have my first WI tomorrow. It seems kind of crazy to look forward to weighing in! Going by my scale at home, I am losing 1 pound per day. I like it.

Everyone's pictures are FANTASTIC. It's amazing the kind of beauty that gets hid behind the weight.

I browsed for hours yesterday and this morning and decided it was time to register. The support and ideas here are amazing.

Thank you all for your contributions.

Thanks, I sent you an instant message...check for it

Welcome Foxnhound, I did the same thing, read read and read some more then said I can give some of the suggestions I get from my coach as well and it may help someone else...here I am 25 weeks later and loving every minute on the site

I didn't even consider what clothes to wear to weigh in - I know I would have preferred to strip! My scale at home seems to be 2 pounds less than the one at the clinic. - and, of course, I strip at home.

I had no side effects at all. The one problem I seem to have is invitations from my boyfriend to go to dinner (like tonight - right before WI). I'm so worried about cheating - that I'm almost afraid to eat. I haven't told him I am on this diet and want to surprise him when he comes back in a few weeks.

Actually at my clinic it is a private room with just the coach and she said some people strip down to the undies!

Just have a salad of some sort and unsweet tea, if he ask why you are eating "light" just tell him you aren't really hungry

That is so tempting. With the difference only being 2 pounds - I think I will suck it up. My coach is uber-skinny.........

I'm also having trouble getting my salt in. I really dislike salt.

I feel really good, though, and I'm not having any difficulty staying on it from day to day. I thought the water was going to be a problem since I'm used to strictly Chai Tea and Pepsi as drinks, but I'm downing 80 oz a day.

Does anyone know if the Oregon Chai fat free is on-program? I'm really missing that........ I tried a recipe I found here made with vanilla pudding. It was gross. Might just take awhile to be weaned from it.

That will be the plan. I will do my best not to be tempted by the bread!

Just remember its ONLY TEMPORARY you WILL be able to eat that bread the NEXT time IF you stay OP and get to your goal