Nicole, Thanks for getting honest with yourself and us! You deserve your best effort! And training for a 60 K bike race sound amazing! Reminds me to get my bike out of the shed and at least walk it around the neighborhood a little!

That is the way to be, just start over, don’t let a little slip up defeat all you have accomplished so far. You can always begin again, that is the beauty of this program. It will always be here to start you on the right path. Tim McGraw has a new song out that should be our anthem “I ain’t as good as I’m gonna get, but I’m better than I…[Read more]

That’s the spirit! Way to go Nicole. Every day we have the choice of which way to go. It’s never too late to start over. I’m proud of you and that bike race training is impressive. You go girl!!!

Oh but I did go on a bike ride last night, so I am still making SOME good choices.

I am just getting started with this particular plan but have been off sugar, dairy and gluten for several months at a time for the last several years. Some things that motivate me to get back on the saddle are to re-read parts of the book for the “why”, take a bath and go to bed early. In the past I have started over too, focusing on the no…[Read more]

Hi, Nicole,
Sorry to hear you are having a tough time. Your first week on any “diet” is going to be fantastic , but the following weeks will show a more tempered weight loss. Don’t fret over that. Focus on what you know you can eat, and if you don’t feel great right now, I would add more protein to your meals, until you feel better. You…[Read more]

Hi Nicole, I can appreciate what your are dealing with when it come to feeling bad. I’ve been through a phase of feeling bad too and I’m thinking it is a combination of adjusting to the dramatic change in what we are eating and the body detoxing and maybe even having some internal strife over the absence of sugar, starch, etc. etc. I started…[Read more]

Hi Nicole, It is your choice to start over, but I would just get back on track ASAP. Pick a go to treat that is on the plan; one that you would not ordinarily allow yourself. Macademia nuts, olives, filet, wild salmon, something that you can eat when you feel yourself slipping. Make sure you always have food on the plan prepared to eat. If you…[Read more]

Nicole, I would add that beating yourself up will not help. Many of us have this pattern of beating ourselves up and telling ourselves that we’ll just never do it. Stop that story. Just bring awareness to the slip ups, and move on. Identify the last few slips and bring awareness to what triggers led you to make the choice to eat off plan. …[Read more]

Hi Nicole. I’m sorry things have gone awry for you but it doesn’t have to stay that way. I think our “lives” are always going to throw obstacles at us. It’s a good reminder for all of us how easy it is to slip. However, I would just get back on the horse. You fell, ok, it happens. Just pick up and start again. You can do it. We are all here…[Read more]

Thank you all for the lovely responses. They are both inspiring and motivating! I have been doing better since this post. I have a plan and I have identified my triggers.
A couple of months a go I registered for a 60K mountain bike race. I know myself – I won’t get moving unless I have a goal in mind. A date where I will be tested and that I…[Read more]

I know what you mean, Nicole, I was having a little trouble with it too. I tried mixing it with more water, which made is a little easier, but then there was just MORE to get down. I’ve been doing it in two parts with a little break in between and using more water. And it says somewhere we can sprinkle it on soft foods, so I’ve done that a…[Read more]

I find that I have to drink it VERY quickly. If I let it sit for even a moment it starts to expand and get really gooey. So when I mix it up I drink it ASAP. Once I put it in a shake I couldn’t drink immediately and it became strange. it had expanded so much!

I’m with Lisa on this. Drink it almost as soon as you put it in. I actually mix with less than 8 oz (about 4oz) and I don’t mix for long. I gulp it and try to avoid having it touch my tongue as much as possible. Then I follow up with a full glass of water. So I’m getting the water intake I need. I have noticed since taking it that I feel…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback, ladies! I’ll give it another try with less water and less ”mixing” time so it doesn’t get so slimy. Bleh. Hopefully that will make it more possible to choke down.

Cheers,
Nicole