My daughter's first day of pre-k. This is one of the reasons I'm doing IP. She deserves a healthy mom.

Thanks everyone.

Hope my WI this Friday is reflective of how I've been feeling!

Sophie- your daughter is too cute and I'm sure she is super proud of you. My kids were two of the reasons I joined IP, I wanted to be healthy for them and be an be able to run with them.

Kissi great picture.
Johnsdear- so glad your dad is doing well on IP.

We had our work BBQ yesterday, it took forever for them to cook the hamburgers and it was 4 by the time we had our late lunch. Thankfully I had IP shake and salad at noon and ate most of the veggie tray that was there.

Have a good day everyone

Hooray for other yarnies! I totally agree, smaller size = less yarn = nicer yarn able to purchase = faster knitting = more patterns = more stash busting! Okay this all leads me to feeling like I can buy more yarn! LOL
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/undercurrent My sister (cleaned house, stopped knitting) gifted me a bunch of Noro Silk Garden and I've had it for several years. There's enough of two complimentary colors to do this one. It's in my queue for after I finish the Tea Leaves cardi. I can't wait!

Happy Weds everyone!

Catlady...LOVE your new pic and haircut!!!!

On the one week countdown to P3 today...yay! I made some IP friendly deviled eggs, and that is helping me get my protein in (mixed yolks with a little WF creamy bacon ranch and mustard and sprinkled with paprika...mmmmmm). As much as it is a challenge eating so much protein and "giving up" one of my ip packs (I really do miss it), my home scale read 132 this AM. Same scale read was up over 136 last week! I won't count anything not on my coach's scale...but makes me think my body really has needed the extra calories. I am not as tired on P2 also.

My parents are staying with me this week and weekend. My mom was up in Amish country yesterday and brought me homemade egg noodles and sugar cookies...Aaaah! The noodles can wait....I took one cookie and wrapped for the freezer afyer a good long sniff. Not long until I can have some of it! No need to cheat when i'm so close (this is what I keep telling my inner brat anyway, lol!).

Happy Wednesday IP Peeps!

Kissi - You look fabu!! Love your photo. WTG!

JohnsDeere - So glad to you rocked it at the wedding. I love IP too! What a difference it makes for so many people.

Lost 5 lbs at my WI Monday. So excited!! Down a total of 26.5lbs if I include a few pounds I lost prior to starting IP. NSV, I am wearing a pair of jeans I haven’t fit into for nearly 5 years!! What, what!

Last weekend was tough as my DD had an out of town soccer tournament. There was a lot of long (HOT!) waits at the fields followed by lunches at the first restaurant we could find. The first day I sat and watched everyone eat lunch…patiently waiting to make my salad that was in the cooler in our car. I forgot to pack a plate and silverware…duh! Grabbed a togo box and plastic fork and ate in the car as we drove to the next game. Dinner was at a pizza place. I actually had a mini-meltdown after looking at the menu. We ended up leaving the restaurant/team and driving back to a relative’s house we were staying at where all my food was in their fridge. Sunday was slightly better with lunch at a deli (at least I had my dressing with me) and dinner at McDonalds with 2 unwrapped, no sauce grilled chicken lettuce wraps.

That being said, I am now convinced of two things: 1) if I can get through that weekend without cheating, I can get through most food scenarios; and 2) the amount of water I drink directly relates to the amount of weight I lose. I probably drank four 32oz glasses of water both Sat and Sun due to being out in the heat. The scale was down maybe a pound or two before we left and 5lbs Mon morning!

Water, water, water is my new motto!

Have a great week

I need to get a grip! so close to goal and I'm starting to lose it. Since the beginning of August I have cheated 4 times. Every time with chips. (Always by downfall, hence my name) Only a handful and so far without ill effects but I don't understand why I am doing it! I've had chips around the whole time but recently there have been plain ones which oddly enough are my favourite. It has to be because I got away with it the first time.

I need someone to kick my @ss because my DH just says oh well, what's the big deal. It's a huge deal! So someone please yell at me!

Maybe you should get rid of the chips...not have them around? You have come so far...don't get derailed now!

Kissi; you look great!!!!!!! Good for you.
I finally went under 150lbs yesterday.....woooohoooo!!! Today I went shopping, not buying, and size 6 pants were actually comfortable. Yes!!!!, I guess I just jumped right over the size 8/10. Saw my profile in a door today, and thought, OMG that's a slim person...oh right, that's me.

Well now that would be too simple . I've spoiled my family by not restricting anything in the house. I've been so good at resisting temptation. But you are right. In the garbage they will go.

Just stick with measuring 2 cups veggies raw and weighing your 8 oz meat raw. You can also Google vegetable weight if the person Lisa referenced in her post doesn't chime in with the site.

While weighing is certainly much more accurate than measuring, IP doesn't require that because they want to make it easy and accessible so people don't need a different weight for each veggie!

Many of us have interpreted the select vs unlimited as... If it is on the select list, it counts towards your 2 cups (raw or cooked). If you want MORE then you can choose from the unlimited list, but must eat those raw when they are part of your "more"!

Good luck to you... Keep reading, posting and asking questions here in the Daily Chat and you will learn from people in ALL phases!

Change your name to something else and perhaps you will crave it instead! Like maybe call yourself LettuceLeaf, or BellPepper

DH took a new profile picture today for me... we were scouting locations for the IP video. Video to be filmed & downloaded tomorrow to Dr. Wilkinson.

Liana

Beautiful! Will you be able to post the video so we can see it?

Really gorgeous!