I won't lie; the first few days on plan were rough. The third day, in particular, was my worst. By that afternoon, I had untouchable hunger, and one of the worst headaches I've ever experienced. I tried upping my salt (a tip recommended by the plan), but nothing would touch it. I came home & got my grumpy, irritated ass in bed for the rest of the night. The 4th day (yesterday) was great! Minimal hunger, no headaches. Yay!
My experience with IP food has been a mixed bag so far. I'll be glad when the experimentation is done, and I can select my own food (week 3 at my clinic). While some things have been really good--most of the "restricted" foods that are limited to one per day--others, like the soups, are not my thing, to be kind. I'd read on random forums and blogs that the puddings have an odd texture on their own, but are great in recipes. I was excited to try the banana pudding as a pancake, made by beating a couple of egg whites & baking powder into the banana pudding powder. It was edible, but eh. Not something I'm likely to try again, particularly with the banana flavor.
I'd also heard about the puddings being blended to make a shake. I tried that last night with the milk chocolate pudding, and OMG yes! Love! A cup of water and a handful of ice cubes somehow fluffed up enough to fill a 40 oz cup with chocolatey, creamy, on-plan yumminess. I'm particularly happy that this worked so well, since puddings are in the unrestricted category. They have only 1-2 carbs per packet, vs upwards of 15 in the restricted ones. Guilt free and filling!
As I mentioned, I found the soups to be pretty revolting. The first one I tried was tomato basil. I *love* tomato soup, so I dug in without hesitation. Unfortunately, the aftertaste that hit me was horrible. I'll tolerate a lot from soup, but holy hell. I had to chug the rest of the soup to get it down. When I found chicken soup in day 2's meal plan, I was really apprehensive about trying it. The first bite was surprisingly tasty; however, it didn't take long for me to feel like I was eating a thick chicken gravy and feel super grossed out. I couldn't even bring myself to chug this one; I dumped about half of it. I've read that it's better with some veggies added, and I could totally see that, but I'm not brave enough to try it again. Ugh. I'm kind of shuddering just imagining :-S
There have been many products that fall in the "okay" category, and several others that I really enjoyed. I'm happy that I'll have a good assortment of things to choose from when I'm on my own with food selection. Can't wait!
I've spent a lot of time this week thinking about my long term goal. I wish my goals were largely motivated by health, but I'd be lying if I said they were. I want to wear cute clothes in normal sizes! That is my main goal. I'll definitely be happy to be healthier and at less risk for obesity-related diseases, but the clothes are where it's at! I promised my 8 y/o niece/mini-BFF that we'd get matching bikinis next summer ;)
A friend mentioned plus size model Robyn Lawley a few days ago, and I've been sort of obsessed ever since. At 6'1", she's the closest I've found to my 6'2" height. Her body is exactly how I'd like to look: curvy, but healthy. I'm not unrealistic enough to think I'll be model material (she is 9 years younger than me, after all!), but I think that her body type is similar to mine, and attainable for me.
Source: July 2012 Glamour Magazine
Source: Vogue.it
Finally, I've found myself talking about my diet a lot more than I have in the past during weight loss attempts. I'm not annoying about it (I hope!), but I feel so empowered and confident this time around. I've never not been overweight. Ever. But this time around, I feel like I really can do it. And I will.
Thanks for your response! It went great. I created a new blog on 3fatchicks figured it would be easier there. http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/tigerpaw615/
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