OMG, you guys. The weirdest thing happened today.

I can pass by a bowl of candy just fine now. I can pass by the plate of cookies in the kitchen at work, no big deal.

But today someone put out a fruit plate and I was walking around the place like a rabid dog. Seriously?! I mean, I like fruit and all, but it hasn't been something I've really missed (and I sure didn't eat a lot of it before IP anyway!) But OMG OMG OMG I have wanted some grapes and honeydew melon something FIERCE all day long now.

How can your tastes change when it's for something you're not even eating? lol

I think I have a theory!

I watched bits and pieces of a special on PBS over the weekend, I think it was called "the Sugar Solution"- something along those lines. It was a talk given by Dr. Mark Hyman, and the point was if you cut out sugar, a lot of your health problems will resolve.

He made the point that eating empty calories leads to a cycle of binging, because your body is crying out for the nutrients it is not getting. So, I am going to guess that since you are giving your body the nutrients it needs, your brain has learned to distinguish between empty calories and nutritious calories (even if it's something you're not currently eating)

WI Wk3 2 1/2#, total so far 18#. Feel as if it is going well. My last two scheduled night shifts are TH and Fri 7p-7a. Start afternoons Monday at 3p-11p.
Haven't had too much trouble with work nights it's the day after when I don't have to work that night. Looking forward to the more stable schedule.

I have officially gone completely alternative! Today was my first unofficial, non-office weigh-in. I missed last week because my scale hadn't came in. I'm down 7lbs these past two weeks, for a total of 16! Yes!

One thing I will miss by going alternative? Those delicious strawberry wafers. If my car wasn't near death, I would've stuck around with the official protocol for as long as I could.

I have to tell ya, I am not one for packets b/c I love to cook! Here is the link to Rainbowsmiles recipes and let me just say, they are fabulous!! Be sure to check with your coach on any ingredients that you are unsure of, and make sure you stick to what is allowed. Some of the recipes I have seen have milk and my coach doesn't allow milk The crab cakes are the BomB!! and the homemade mayo isn't all bad either!

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwW...URKU1JkMkdIMFk

OH, good theory! I was just thinking that my palate isn't being overloaded all at one time so it can destinquish (sp) between the flavors...kinda like a cleansing.

Quick question...I got two of the new Strawberry Banana RTD smoothies today from my coach. She didn't mention that they are restricted, but 10 carbs makes them restricted, right? Am I totally forgetting something?

Thanks!

Subtract the 3g fiber makes them 7 carbs

Ahhh, perfect! Thank you! Stupid question...is that how you calculate net carbs?

Not a stupid question.
There are many ways to calculate.
Some people subtract sugar alcohols and other things.
Simple is total carbs minus fiber = net carbs

Get the Proti Diet vanilla wafers.

Put them in the freezer for a while before you eat them. OMG YUMNESS

Thank you! Good to know on a low carb diet!

I'm glad they aren't restricted! They're so good!

I'm a newbie (on day 4) so this might not count for much, but my coach recommended having my evening IP snack in the late afternoon if I was going to have a later dinner or just couldn't handle that end of work day/just home and thinking about making dinner timeframe.

WTG!! Thats awsome!!

Just started on IP. The phase 1 sheet my coach gave me says we can have raw onions.