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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, this post will be a little long.

@16:10, I haven't gotten on the scale yet, I just started on Sunday. I was supposed to have my first weigh in tomorrow, but got a notification for an event that I'd put in my calendar two months ago and forgot all about, so we pushed it back to the following Friday. Hoping for a sizable weight loss after nearly two weeks on the diet. Don't feel any different, but I'm peeing a LOT, it's unreal. I had no idea that I was so dehydrated.

PP@ 16:46, I can sympathize. I did a vegan diet a few years ago, and I've never been the same. Not only did weight loss become progressively more difficult, but I developed and was diagnosed with food allergies (strawberries, pineapple, kiwi) that I didn't have previously and still have to deal with. The human body can definitely be fickle, but I doubt most people have the terrible experiences with vegan/vegetarianism that I did, I'm sure I was an outlier.

PP@ 10:46, welcome to the club! I hope we can encourage and support each other on this journey! My husband is super supportive, but I do feel awfully alone doing this. I haven't told friends or family what I'm doing because I don't feel like the criticism and discouragement.

@22:38, thanks for the words of encouragement! I started to feel a little better yesterday! I got in all of my vitamins, all of my water, and found some low calorie high protein water that I'm able to drink in the morning so that I don't have to force down a protein shake as soon as I get up, so life was pretty good yesterday. lol I also made sure I really got in my salt intake, and my two teaspoons of fat, and I think that helped as well. I also bought a trial size bottle of flavored electrolytes that I added to my water and I'm sure that was beneficial. I am going back to the store this evening to pick up a full box.

I'm surprised at how I'm not totally disgusted by the food, except for the protein shakes, but I find ALL protein shakes to be pretty disgusting. The oatmeal is edible, but needs help. The snacks, such as the "Doritos" are very good and very filling, I almost couldn't finish the bag. I also LOVE the vanilla crispy square and I have it every evening for my snack. I know I should switch it up, but I really like it that much.

I did not like the chocolate chip pancakes at all, so I won't be reordering that. I like the chicken noodle soup, and I had the potato puree with steamed broccoli, and it was almost like broccoli soup.

The veggies were a problem the first couple of days, but I'm getting the hang of it. 2 cups of broccoli or cauliflower isn't much at all and much better to get down than say, two cups of collard greens. 
Still, I have to say that the vegetables and the water is the worst part of this protocol, because I'm not used to consuming so much of either.

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I'm the PP that is starting IP.  I joined a group on FB called "janeva's ideal recipes cookbook - phase 1".  It has a lot of recipes and encouraging posts.  I also found walden farm salad dressings at Harris Teeter which are 0 calorie dressings that a lot of IP dieters use.  Also I read people supplement the day with pickles to curb their appetite.  
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