Congrats, Johnsdeere! What an accomplishment!

Resolve! It is hard...but you can do hard things!!!!!

OMG! Fantastic accomplishment! Congratulations!

Congrats who all met their goal. I have long way to go. I hope to done by 1/1/2015.

Made it thru pizza lunch!! I ended up just going into a meeting room away from were the lunch is held and ate my chicken noodle soup and veggies now just to wait until tonight for my first weigh in!

Jealous of the breakfasts - oh, how I'm going to enjoy those when I get to P2! Are you taking enzymes at all?

Good job, Dannielle! Resisting temptation in the early days is hard.

Ohhhh, congratulations to you, Johnsdeere, that is awesome! Enjoy P2 and let us know how it's going for you.

Good luck with your WI, Teags. Even if the scale doesn't play nice, the tape measure will. 100% OP is quite an achievement, so you will see results for sure!

Ohhhh, I love slow cooker recipes (got my organic chicken, some yellow onion and baby bella mushrooms with fat-free low sodium chicken broth as I type) so I'm definitely going to have to visit that fried rice recipe. Wonder if you can do it in a rice steamer, too.

Sounds like you hit ketosis if hunger is a minor sensation now. That's great to hit it on Day 3. IP should get a little easier from here.

Congrats on the loss. Even if it's over 2 weeks it's nearly 5 whole pounds gone. IP isn't about getting it 100% right at the start, it's about learning for the future. If you're a Quest bar addict, have you considered cutting it in half and putting the second half in a ziploc bag? That way if the first half doesn't satisfy you, you can always have the second ... but if you put it away out of sight you may not want it at all.

Luck? You don't need no stinkin' luck, you've got fat-burning muscles on Team Aria! Remember not to overdo it, it's easy to ramp up the weight and forget that you aren't Arnie.

Way to go on resisting the pizza. Good luck with your WI tonight!

One thing I've noticed is that I can enjoy the smell without the intense craving anymore. Not sure if that's common or just because there are so many times I've been disappointed with the taste of pizza because it doesn't match the smell. Anyone else feel that, too?

Haha Thanks Amanda!! Yes, I will tone down *Balboa Mode* a wee bit today
Oh and about Pizza and even wings in my case, ever since I started making pizza and wings at home i don't crave the ones from a box.So many yummy recipes on youtube!! i like the one with almond flour flax crust I think it helps when u can cook a healthier and yummier version at home
Allright Katiemcbee!! You showed Pizza who is the boss!! Good luck with the WI!!!

Just took clothes out of the dryer to find I had thrown my nice red turtleneck sweater (lay flat to dry) in there too!!! WAAAAHHH!
Now instead of a nice drapey sweater with long sleeves to cover my wrists, I now have a 'body-conscious' T-neck with 3/4 length sleeves, GRRRR!
Oh well, NSV for the day, at least the 'new' body conscious sweater can still be worn, lol.

Liana

Johnsdeere - WOW and Congrats !

Johnsdeere, Congratulations!!!!

20 oz of water down. Only 40 more to go. (self imposed goal) I think I need to start drinking earlier in the day. Maybe put a bottle of water by my bed and start drinking first thing. Can't wait to get started on Day 1. When I first decided to do this I thought to myself, "Piece o'cake. I can do this, no problem." The closer I get to Day 1 the stronger the doubts become. Whatever was I thinking?

In a few short months you will be thinking "why didn't I start this diet sooner?".

I find that this diet makes me thirsty so I have NO problems usually drinking enough water. It is only when I drink coffee that I slack in the water department.

If you really commit to this diet, it WILL work! Steel you mind and grab your inner strength...you can do this!

When do you plan to start?

Liana: Google How to save a shrunken sweater. You might be able to fix it!

Congratulations! It is such an accomplishment to reach your goal.

Does anyone feel like this or is it just me..........Im ready for my main meal, havent eatten for three or 4 hours, lots of water, measure out all my items to eat, looks good, smells wonderfull, all items I have eaten before and love...i start eatting, get halfway through and Im like ok enough......I know if i dont eat all my protien in an hour i will be hunry again, and its not good for my body...its like god I have to eat all that meat........5 oz, and its not 4 cups of veggies, just maybe one and a half.....so far i drink some water, read the forum nibble a little more......but after im done i feel really good.
Isint that weird?

I read 6 eggs for one meal protien replacement......i can not imagine eatting 6 eggs, two is really pushing it lol..........