We had our weigh-in yesterday and things are good. My husband lost another 8 pounds, and I lost 5.8, which brings my total weight loss since 9/3 to 9.2 pounds! Men always lose faster, and I'm not terribly jealous. I'm just happy with my own weight loss. I am following the program fully--no cheating so far.
I think I've gotten used to the schedule and I'm fairly happy with the food. A lot of times I just stick to the simple and eat the same thing every day. This week I'm branching out with a couple of IP recipes. I made some muffins with the Wildberry Yogurt Drink and Crispy Cereal mixes. I actually enjoyed the muffins a good bit.
I have not noticed any changes in my appearance or in the fit of my clothing yet. I'm sure that will come within a couple of weeks. It's hard to believe that I'm losing weight this fast and this consistently. It does terrify me a little--what if the weight loss stops? The program is pretty restrictive, and I worry that if I plateau or anything that I would question why I'm on it at all.
Hubby is open to the idea of just losing some of the weight, but I really want to go full out and get down much closer to my ideal weight range. It's going to be a long, hard road. I plan to lose 104 pounds and that would still mean I'm about 15-20 pounds heavier than the higher end of my ideal weight range and BMI. But I would also be massively excited to be that size! But we'll see.
I think the only problems I'm currently facing are leg cramps and boredom. The boredom is always a problem and I try to keep myself occupied so I don't start reaching for food. The leg cramps suck. I will wake up at night with leg cramps and I get them in the pool too. I'm trying to get in more potassium, but so far I still get them.
Overall, I'm extremely happy so far with Ideal Protein.
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