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I strayed, did some cheating, but now I'm back. Luckily I only gained back a few pounds. When I eat junk, I feel like junk. On the plan I feel so much better!

Hit the -20 mark! And a nsv, I am able to fit into my size 10 jeans! Was at 14 prior to starting Profile, and had to wear the stretchy ones. My first go around with Ideal Protein I was getting into the size 18's so pretty happy where I am!

I am close to 20 pounds since I started profile! And feeling great. I love their foods and being able to add some things that make me feel like I am cheating.

I will be shopping there for sure!

Wow fantastic loss! Good luck on your traveling. Yes it is hard but you can do it

I'm on week 2 and doing great. I did Ideal Protein previously but I like Sanford better. Soups are tasty and a little more flexibility. I can have cheese and avocados!

I lost slowly on phase one as well. But I kept it up and lost 45 pounds. I felt great the whole time! Clean and healthy. I am going on phase one again to clean some of the holiday cheer foods and pounds out of my system. :) Keep it up! When you go on maintenance be sure to track your foods and to keep weighing in! I…

I never log meals on FitBit just MFP. I read somewhere you shouldn't do both. I guess I never check FitBit to see if my calories from MFP are correct.

I did IP and had great success and felt great! I go back on phase one or two occasionally if I've had a crazy binging weekend. I started exercising when I went to maintenance and am still down from what I was when I started a year ago. Yeah you may gain weight back if you go back to your crazy eating lifestyle. Logging,…

I felt great while on the diet. People looked at me weird like they thought I was crazy when I explained it to them but it worked and I felt wonderful. It is a hard diet but the payoff is great. I am on maintenance and have slipped some but I go back on it for a day or more and I lose the weight and feel clean and full of…

I was down to Chocolate drink, lemon pudding, strawberry pudding and the brownies. I didn't get sick of them at all though.

I had a hard time with the certain things at certain times too. And to be honest with you and myself I ignore that. I eat the same breakfast I did with phase three. Have cut back my portions from my pre-diet days and avoid foods I know are unhealthy. I also ramped up my exercise by using my FitBit. I stay within a certain…

I went on the IP diet because others I knew had great success. It is hard and very strict but it works and I felt absolutely amazing on it! I had energy and was healthy. Didn't get the normal winter cold or sinus infection. I liked that it was so strict because I needed someone telling me exactly what to eat and how much.…

My breakfast of choice while on Phase 3 was and actually still is, Fage 0% plain Greek yogurt with 7 oz blueberries and/or strawberries mixed in, 2 slices Sarah Lee 45 calorie (for two slices) toast with Walden Farms preserves. Easy to bring to work and delicious. And awesome job by the way!!

I tried the rotini and hated it. I couldn't even finish it.

Don't beat yourself up! Just get back on the plan and make sure you drink a lot of water. Not sure what phase you are on. If it isn't phase 1 just go back to a phase 1 day then carry on. If you can get some exercise in to offset then do that. I'm on phase 4 and when I go over I get on the treadmill and burn more calories…

I'm not a fan of their dressing so the only thing I have tried besides them is the Jellies when I started phase 3. They are good.

I start phase 4 next week. Would love to read your blog and hear how it is going with you. I will blog as well, the good and the bad. And those banana pancakes sound delicious!

I am alternating two different breakfasts and plan on trying French toast with fruit this weekend. Yay. I prefer the Fage yogurt over the Chobani but the fruit makes either one delicious. My other breakfast is Grape Nut Flakes with 7 oz strawberries/blueberries and a cup of Silk milk. So good.

Good to know! I did a lot of investigation to find the best one to try. One reason I picked wine besides the lower carb options is because I am not a huge fan of it and knew I would sip it very slowly. :)

Not that I condone cheating but I sipped a glass of wine one evening while on phase 2 and did not get sick. I drank it very slowly over a period of an hour and a half and drank about three glasses of water with it. But that is me. Everyone may react differently.

This sounds awesome! I will be trying it.

Phase 3 has been easier than I thought. I love having breakfast! I was worried about eggs. Sometimes they cause stomach distress for me and I didn't want to carry milk and cereal in to work. She said to get the Plain Chobani yogurt, 2% and that can be both my fat and my protein and it's dairy. I mix blueberries and…

Drink a lot of water. Maybe a walk to burn some calories. Also, my coach recommended that if this happens, the next day do packets only no meat and eat your vegetables. Good luck and have fun!

My biggest fear was high BP and cholesterol. My boobs do not define me nor make me more of a women. I have never been busty and that's fine with me.

Sounds good. I may start a phase 3 thread short term to share meal ideas. :)

I think you nailed it. Support, recipes, motivation and reminders. All stuff we may need going forward.

Yay Jan! Starting week two of phase two and am a little apprehensive about phase 3. I have done a lot of surfing and found some good meal ideas. I would love to hear anymore people may have to share.

How exciting for you both! This plan really does work. It's not always easy but the results are great.

A lot of water and for those bad times, there is an herbal tea called Smooth Move. It works very well!