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Congrats Jan, great progress for you! I'd agree it gets boring, or as I tell friends very VERY routine. I got to the point that I was pretty set in which meals I had every day; about the only thing that varied were my evening meat/veggie. Good thing was it made it easy not to cheat as I knew what was coming and to expect…

Do cover them though, I did that with a pudding and let it sit for an hour... bad idea, had to make another.

Phase 2 is not much different then Phase 1, or so I found. My weight loss slowed dramatically on 2. I was actually disappointed with Phase 2, some ways wish I'd gone to Phase 3 but I understand the thought process behind phasing off. Once you get back from your trip you can decide if you want to jump back in or not. I've…

Hi Lindsay, only had an issue with a couple of them. The Lemon 'Pledge' pudding was gross, as were the pancakes, I tried one soup and took the others back. At first I like the omelet but eventually it grossed me out. I liked the Wild Berry, the Dark Chocolate/Butterscotch pudding, and Cappuccino. For a few and just to add…

Not a year, I started in August and began phase 2 about the 1st of December and phase 4 first week in January. As expected I regained a few pounds when I went off plan, due to the glycogen stores, but I haven't fluxuated for then 2 pounds after that. I watch what I eat and I still use some IP drinks/bars (mostly using…

Congrats to you! I'm on to Phase IV at this point, but been spending about an hour a day on the bike and loving it. Shovels snow for about two hours a day for the past two days and never felt exhausted, just found that some of those muscles need more work. Happy I've lost that 70lbs with IP and keeping it off.

Yeah I've heard the comments too. As I started on my 75# loss a number of coworkers figured I wouldn't stick it out or keep it off, so far they are all wrong. I don't bother talking with naysayers like that, I figure after I've kept the weight off a year I will make a point to let those people know, and I do know who they…

Do be cautious with exercise while on IP as it can burn through your protein/carbs and increase your hunger. Talk to your coach about your limits and how to eat for it. I was told to keep my heart rate under 120 by my Dr. and no exercise for the first month which became 2 months. Now that I'm on to Phase 4 I've gotten into…

I'm on phase 4 now so I will be visiting the my docs office/clinic once a month from this point forward. I had been weighting in on Tuesday's Phase 1-3 but during that time I only got on the scale on Sunday and Tuesday, now I get on daily just to track my patterns day to day. I do miss the Tuesday routine though, and got…

The headaches are carb withdrawal or caffeine, either way increase your salt intake. What worked for me, as recommended by some on 3fatchicks was to lick sale like you would for a shot of Tequila, just lick sprinkle some of your sea salt and lick a couple of times a day. I had headaches for about 10 days, but mine was due…

That's very common for first couple of weeks, as explained to me your body is burning off your storage of Glycogen. This can be about 8% of your body weight. Key is not to get discouraged in week 3 or 4 when your weight loss drops down, you'll still lose steady but not at that rate. I'd lost 17.4# at my third weigh in,…

Late reply to you, but yes I was always a bit apprehensive about my WI but after a month or so that subsided and I found myself looking forward to the weekly WI and the discussion with my coach. Hang in there, the IP system works if you stick to it.

Before you jump into exercise on IP talk with your coach/doc too. First month they really don't want you working out, and after that still keeping it toned down. Having lost 73# on IP the exercise restrictions bothered me, but now that I'm phasing off and had the results I wanted I can't complain with the protocol of the…