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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Onederland!!!!!

Today something really exciting happened! Something, that a few months ago seemed really close to impossible. Today for the first time in years the number on the scale started with a one. That is kind of hard to admit to the whole lot of you, but it is so amazing to me that I am just going to own it and be proud! After 20 weeks of following the IP protocol I am down 64.8 pounds! Tomorrow I will be down over 65 pounds and I will be half way to my goal weight. I can't even express how happy I am to be succeeding. There have been so many times when I have failed at dieting and have given up, and let me tell you after a while being a failure takes its toll on your self esteem. I know I have a long ways to go and the second half of this journey may be harder than the first, but the truth is, this time I know I will succeed. There is no doubt in my mind that if I stumble I will get back up and keep going. This is the first time that I have had that much confidence in myself and in an awesome program that has worked so well for me. After all who loses over 6 pounds on their 20th week of a diet unless Bob or Jillian are your trainer? I continue to be amazed! I'm thankful for a husband who has loved and supported me before during and hopefully after all of this and so grateful to have found the ticket for health for me. By the way, I haven't exercised at all while on this protocol until about 2 weeks ago when I decided to take off running and see how far I could go. I was hoping to make it to the corner of my street. I ran to the end of a dirt road by my house and then called Scott to come pick me up so that we could measure it with the odometer in the car. It was over 6/10 of a mile on my first time exercising in years. I was pretty excited about that. When my son got home I told him I had run that far without stopping and he didn't believe me. I said "come on, let's go". We took off jogging and I did it again. 1.2 miles of jogging on my first day! So anyways, I've decided that I am going to run a 5k on October 9th. I will spend the next few months preparing for that. It is really hard for me to believe knowing that a few months ago I could hardly make it up the stairs. What a happy day! Here are some before pictures (actually I was already down 13 pounds when these pics were taken)  and some pictures taken today when I entered onederland!

6 comments:

  1. You look so amazing. Congratulations!!!!!!

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  2. Hello!
    I am just finishing my 3rd week of Ideal Protein. It is such an easy program but I have not had the same success as you. I have lost almost 8 pounds in two weeks but with my weight my consultant was expecting that much in 1 week! I am finding that I have cheated at least 2 times a week...granted it is not a major major cheat, just a little handful of something (CARBS) but I still feel so guilty after and know I have messed up my ketosis. I have made a commitment this week...to stop with the bullsh*t and get moving all because of you. After reading all your posts I find you amazing and such an inspiration!! You can do it, so I can do it!! You are much more busy than I am and you have done wonderfully! You look AWESOME! Congratulations on everything you have accomplished!!!

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  3. AAWWW!!! Thanks guys!! Anonymous, you have done amazing, especially considering your slip ups!! One thing about this program, is that it is so easy to see the difference when you put in the effort! Commit to yourself to give it 100% for a week. You will be glad you did! The way I look at it is the better I do the faster this will be in my past! Doesn't mean I'm perfect, the important thing is to start fresh tomorrow and make it a great day!!!

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  4. Thanks for the Advice Kadee!..and for the blog! I have noticed a difference with inches but for some reason my consultant doesn't measure until 4 weeks after you started...which I do not agree with LOL! :)

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  5. That is one important thing to keep in mind, sometimes even if the scale doesn't show much the measurements do. We measure our dieters every week, and it is exciting to see them shrinking! Have a great week!

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  6. Hi - I am SO SO impressed with your pictures. I've been on Ideal Protein two weeks. My first week I lost 7.4 pounds and was buzzed. I can't believe how easy it is. I love your site - it has given me just the boost I needed with your recipes. I was beginning to feel I hated salads. It just takes a little imagination and you are helping with that. Keep up the good work! You look GREAT.

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