Metabolic Research Center - 15 pounds and accountability challenge!

Thuoght I'd start this thread for anyone who wants to join Karen, Leah, Teresa and I on our goal of losing (for me the last) 15 pounds! This way we can post our thoughts/progress in this thread just case other users may not want to see that in another thread :)

Ok, so since we are holding each other accountable, I did manage to stay op yesterday, well almost. I was working on my homework, doing mq this week and realized late afternoon I didn't have my hns at lunch when I had my shake and I didn't have all the veggies I should have had at dinner. Today is going better. Time for a refill on the water though. How did everyone else do yesterday?

I would love to join in if that is ok.:) That would put me at about 186.5! I have not scene that in over 7 years! I would be thrilled and this group would be a great way for me to stay accountable!! :carrot:

Too funny! Yesterday I made my goal for November which was to loose 15 lbs! So, I would love to join in this group challenge! Great idea! Thanks for the open invite! Still have a long way to go but it will keep me on track.

I should say that I made up my goal for November, not reached my goal. OOPS! LOL! But, met my goal for Oct. of 10 lbs!

Too funny! Yesterday I made my goal for November which was to loose 15 lbs! So, I would love to join in this group challenge! Great idea! Thanks for the open invite! Still have a long way to go but it will keep me on track.

Good for you on reaching your goal!!!! :congrat:

Yesterday was an okay day for me. I had 2 cookies and one cheddar biscuit at Red Lobster (which is better than eating both of them I suppose). Today is a wash for me sort of already. I had another cookie and know that I'm going to be eating some off program thigns for dinner tonight. We're having an Oktoberfest themed party at work tonight. I know they're having a pumpkin roll for dessert. I've never had that but it sounds great! Tomorrow is a new/better day I'm hoping!

My co-workers can be so cruel. Since a lot of the schools are closed again today, they have this stuff that was supposed to be for school parties that they have now proudly displayed in the kitchen. I have to go in there every hour to get another glass of water. Sad thing I can smell the cupcakes even in my office. Those warm fresh bagels this morning weren't easy to walk by either. I'm going to picture this each time I have to walk by or go in to the kitchen. This will be my picture of one of you doing this to me should I not remain strong. :kickbutt: Yes, who ever kicks me can have that silly grin.

Teresa- I SOOOO know how you feel! 4 of my classrooms in my program just had their parties all morning and in each one parents brought in home made cupcakes (which are my downfall) and other various treats. It was unreal!! But, kept telling myself how worth it I was and how worth it it was to loose my first 10 lbs and how good I feel. Oh, and I also remember how toxic sugar is to the body. Here is some strength to get through the day!!:dust:

goodluck to all you wonderfull ladies with the last hurdle. You are amazing inspiration to the rest of us. You can do this!

Go on show the world that you can stick to your commitment and get this done!

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hah, lynn, today is kind of a wash for me too. SUPER stressful day at work, and someone brought fun-size candy bars to final proofs of the magazine issue we're closing today and i gave in :( maybe the day before (and the day of) halloween is not the best day to choose to get back on track? LOL!

i'm going to be completely, 100% honest and shoot for getting back on plan on sunday. i'm 25 years old, and "going out" on halloween is kind of an inevitability, which means i'll probably imbibe in a beverage or two. i'm looking at it the same way as i'm looking at thanksgiving: i KNOW that this is going to be a bad day for me, so i'm planning accordingly (exercising at the gym tomorrow morning and walking a charity 5k) and not beating myself up over joining in the fun. then, when the festivities are over on sunday, it's time to get back to business.

is that a bad attitude to have? :S

p.s. i changed my second ticker to reflect my second 15-pound goal of three. :) i'm lucky i have 45 pounds to lose altogether, lol... makes it easy to divide in 15s!

Okay ... I'd like to join your little 15 pound party! Woooo hooo.....

I'm in. But I am going to one up you and go for 16 pounds. That will put me in onderland and I would be soooo very happy.

This weekend is going to be my biggest test since I started my journey back in May. Tomorrow night traditional halloween pizza party at our house. The problem will be that the pizza will be here all night until everyone leaves (I will be sending left overs home with them). I will have to put it where I don't see it. Sunday I am breaking down and cooking Lasagna for friends and family. They have been wanting it for so long. The lasagna will be easier. Wednesday going out for my daughters b'day at Kobe's. It will be very hard not to eat the rice and everything is so salty. I think this challenge will help me make the best choices.

Good luck to everyone.

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Well I can honestly say I wish I hadn't eaten what I ate at the Oktoberfest. I took one bite of a brautworst (SP?) and have been belching it all night...ick. So tomorrow is a new day (or so I say) or maybe Sunday?! It jsut depends :) I'm eating another dilly bar right now so definitely one day this weekend and I agre...halloween isn't the ideal time to start lol :) Have a good night.

Leah I agree, today was a complete wash! oh well, there's always tomororw! :)

I have 17 pounds to go, and the closer I get to my goal weight the harder it is. I'm so ready to be done with this and begin stab./maint! My program ends next week so I'll have to buy more weeks...............ahhhhhhh! More money, more money, more money!

I too have 17 pounds to lose. I haven't cheated at all on this program, however my weight loss is almost at a standstill. I think because I haven't been drinking enough water and I have had some caffeine in my coffee. Other than that I can't think of a reason the weight loss has stopped.. So count me in ..

Ronnie

Well I can honestly say I wish I hadn't eaten what I ate at the Oktoberfest. I took one bite of a brautworst (SP?) and have been belching it all night...ick. So tomorrow is a new day (or so I say) or maybe Sunday?! It jsut depends :) I'm eating another dilly bar right now so definitely one day this weekend and I agre...halloween isn't the ideal time to start lol :) Have a good night.

Leah I agree, today was a complete wash! oh well, there's always tomororw! :)

OMG noahsmama!!!!!! that Chocolate Pudding Cake with Almond Icing sounds tooo delish!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool: .. cant wait 2 wake up in the morn n try it!!!lol!
(sorry i knw its SO not the thread to be posting this in! but just wanted 2 say thank you! thank you! have been cravng cake 4 a while now.. just abt every1 is baking choco chip cupcakes these days :(

OMG noahsmama!!!!!! that Chocolate Pudding Cake with Almond Icing sounds tooo delish!!!!!!!!!!!! :drool: .. cant wait 2 wake up in the morn n try it!!!lol!
(sorry i knw its SO not the thread to be posting this in! but just wanted 2 say thank you! thank you! have been cravng cake 4 a while now.. just abt every1 is baking choco chip cupcakes these days :(

Oh it's great for a dessert, especially the icing! I hope that it might help out a few people with their sweet craving :) Choc. chip cupcakes? yummo.

Well I went to WI at the center this morning and she basically said you've got about 13 pounds to go and we ARE going to stabilize you at the end of this month. She also said no b-day cake for me, but merely postpone celebrating until after I enter into stabilization. So I hope I can do that. I'm just going to get back on it for another 4 weeks or so and hopefully be done!! If I had only not gone off the dep end I might be further along. There's no looking back only forward!!! We can do this and we WILL succeed

MAJOR NSV TODAY YOU GUYS!!! i ran a 5k!!!!! i hadn't even been training for it or anything but my favorite instructor at my gym was convinced that i would be just fine and convinced me to sign up... and i did it!! i ran it in just under 40 minutes and only walked about 5 to 7 minutes of it. WOOOO!!!! i joined the 5k club!!!!

Way to go Leah!! That's absolutely amazing!! Congratulations

So checking in to see how the rest of you did today. Today I can say I was 100% OP and I must say it feels pretty good. We'll see how tomorrow goes when I have to go grocery shopping :) I want to try some new recipes that I tasted at the cook-off last week so that's got me pretty excited. I even exercised too lol

I weighed in today and was down 2.5 pounds...15 more to go! My experience at the center was somewhat unpleasant (first time ever)! My consultant wasn't her usual chipper self and was criticizing every little thing from not buying their vitamins or efa anymore and using Walmart brands instead to the way I dress when I come into the center!!! She made a point to look at my picture in my file and say "I haven't seen you dressed up since you signed up for MRC." I had to defend why I choose to wear the same (way too big) workout clothes each time...because they are very light and I want my weight to be consistent and not vary based on clothing. Ugh...
Anyway, I ended up crying a little and felt so stupid for breaking down under her criticisms. She is usually so supportive. Of course after I began crying and saying how tired I was of the program and ready to be at goal, etc...she changed her tune and tried to be my cheerleader.

It took me all day to shake it off. I have to remind myself of how far I've come and not let these last few pounds get the best of me!

Hi my lil' peeps. Yesterday was Halloween and went to a party where there was all sorts of food and drinking and of course Trick-or-Treating. I was able to resisit all of the food and drinks :) but felt a bit frustrated because everyone was just eating and drinking and the food looked soooo good and there I was just standing around. It makes it a bit harder because one of the other ladies there is also on MRC and she was eating the food and drinking beer and as much as I would like to have a carefree attitude about eating food off program, I know that is what got me in this situation in the first place.

MAJOR NSV TODAY YOU GUYS!!! i ran a 5k!!!!! i hadn't even been training for it or anything but my favorite instructor at my gym was convinced that i would be just fine and convinced me to sign up... and i did it!! i ran it in just under 40 minutes and only walked about 5 to 7 minutes of it. WOOOO!!!! i joined the 5k club!!!!

Leahruthie - AWESOME JOB!!!! Welcome to the 5K club :)

I weighed in today and was down 2.5 pounds...15 more to go! My experience at the center was somewhat unpleasant (first time ever)! My consultant wasn't her usual chipper self and was criticizing every little thing from not buying their vitamins or efa anymore and using Walmart brands instead to the way I dress when I come into the center!!! She made a point to look at my picture in my file and say "I haven't seen you dressed up since you signed up for MRC." I had to defend why I choose to wear the same (way too big) workout clothes each time...because they are very light and I want my weight to be consistent and not vary based on clothing. Ugh...
Anyway, I ended up crying a little and felt so stupid for breaking down under her criticisms. She is usually so supportive. Of course after I began crying and saying how tired I was of the program and ready to be at goal, etc...she changed her tune and tried to be my cheerleader.

It took me all day to shake it off. I have to remind myself of how far I've come and not let these last few pounds get the best of me!

Goose - I am sorry your counselor put you down during your last WI...do not feel singled out... I have been wearing the same dress (a very light weight sundress) for every WI since Feb...it has become a joke at my center...I refuse to wear anything else as I want to keep everything the same...same clothes, same time of day...as to keep everything consistent. Don't let others make you feel bad...you are in charge of your success not your counselor!

Great Job Leah! You rock!

Goose, you are not alone. I wear the ugliest shorts and tank top to weigh in. I started that during the summer and now take the time to change out of the warmer clothes in my WI outfit. If they are in a hurry, so sorry but this is how I know I am consistant. I try to WI after waking up, before water and breakfast, or whatever meal it is that I need to eat next. No one has the right to make you feel like you are not up to snuff or whatever because you want to do things your way. You do what is right for you. I say, cry if you feel like crying too! If she feels a little guilty, then maybe she should! This journey is about more then weight loss, it is about discovering the person we have hidden with the extra pounds and what she/he really needs. How to support that beautiful person and let the rest of world see us for who we truely are. :hug:
I am signing up for the 15 pound challenge. I have more then that to go but need a mini goal. Not sure if I can make 15 pounds but the end of November but it is something to strive for. :carrot:

Okay - I have finally decided on 150 as my final goal for now...I feel this will be a more manageable weight for me, 140 would be a dream but I am not trying to get myself into the shape I was 25 years ago...150 is a good weight for my height...So this means I have 20lbs to go and I am trying to get 10 or more off this month and reach stabilization, my goal is to continue losing the last few pounds during the 6 weeks of stabilization... I am so ready to be off this plan...Feb 10 2010 will be a year for me, (except for the 6 week break I took in the summer) and I am ready to move on to living with the loss and not to be consumed daily with what I can and can not have...I have learned a great deal about balancing food and exercising...running is my lifesaver right now!!! Funny thing happened during my last WI, I mentioned I had reduced my weekly running because I was focused on maximum weight loss...my counselor told me NO, they do not want me to reduce my running at all, this will help me continue to drop good numbers as I enter Stabilization.... so now I am back up to 12 miles a week and will keep it there for a couple of weeks...but I am hungry!!! just three or four weeks left of this an I will get into stabilization....So I am joining this challenge!

Funny thing happened during my last WI, I mentioned I had reduced my weekly running because I was focused on maximum weight loss...my counselor told me NO, they do not want me to reduce my running at all, this will help me continue to drop good numbers as I enter Stabilization.... so now I am back up to 12 miles a week and will keep it there for a couple of weeks...but I am hungry!!! just three or four weeks left of this an I will get into stabilization....So I am joining this challenge!

I am so confused :?: what plan do they have you doing? When I was walking more than 5 hours a week, they told me I wasn't allowed to exercise that much. I really wanted to "kick it up" a bit and start doing more labor intensive exercise they told me I shouldn't/couldn't without having to change programs. They told me once I entered stabablization I could really start exercising.

Thanks to GWE and Lori for your support! Lori, you are so right about this being a journey to discovering the person we have hidden with the extra pounds. The closer I get to goal, the more I realize how very true this is!

I've decided that I won't let any nitpicky comments from consultants to get me down again. It is my program, and after all...they should be working "for" me, not against me. I had to remind myself that they aren't doing me a favor; I've paid a great deal of money for this program!!!

For my first 100% OP week, I knew I wanted to try some new recipes to keep things interesting for me. I posted a few recipes that I received at our cook-off last week. Today, I tried the brownie for lunch. I have to admit it was pretty good except that I didn't like the almost extract in the icing. I'm not sure what to change. I may add vanilla extract instead. But it was good for a different protein source at lunch. I spent 2 hours slicing/dicing/prepping for 2 meals. I fixed the cajun jambalaya chicken and it was so well worth the time it took to prepare. Granted, I wouldn't fix it every week but maybe once a month and it was so good. I'm not normally a spicy person and it definitely had a 'kick' to it but it was really good.

I'm going to try the Spaghetti squash/shepherd's pie that someone posted on the recipe thread Tuesday night. It feel so good to be prepared for the coming week! I think that'll be my key. What about the rest of you? Do you prep ahead of time? I usually prepare my menu for the comign week on Saturday night in time for me to go shopping on Sunday.

I was going to exercise, but I spent 3 hours of my feet prepping/cooking dinner tonight so I'm just plum exhausted. Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well.

For my first 100% OP week, I knew I wanted to try some new recipes to keep things interesting for me. I posted a few recipes that I received at our cook-off last week. Today, I tried the brownie for lunch. I have to admit it was pretty good except that I didn't like the almost extract in the icing. I'm not sure what to change. I may add vanilla extract instead. But it was good for a different protein source at lunch. I spent 2 hours slicing/dicing/prepping for 2 meals. I fixed the cajun jambalaya chicken and it was so well worth the time it took to prepare. Granted, I wouldn't fix it every week but maybe once a month and it was so good. I'm not normally a spicy person and it definitely had a 'kick' to it but it was really good.

I'm going to try the Spaghetti squash/shepherd's pie that someone posted on the recipe thread Tuesday night. It feel so good to be prepared for the coming week! I think that'll be my key. What about the rest of you? Do you prep ahead of time? I usually prepare my menu for the comign week on Saturday night in time for me to go shopping on Sunday.

I was going to exercise, but I spent 3 hours of my feet prepping/cooking dinner tonight so I'm just plum exhausted. Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well.



The brownie recipe sounds interesting where did you find it.
I have lost 64 lbs and seem to be at a stand still so am looking
for different menu items hoping to change things up. You have
done so well maybe you have some ideas.

The brownie recipe sounds interesting where did you find it.
I have lost 64 lbs and seem to be at a stand still so am looking
for different menu items hoping to change things up. You have
done so well maybe you have some ideas.

The brownie recipe was created by a guy at my center. We had a MRC cook-off last Monday and that was one that he submitted. I posted it in the recipe thread. I'm full of ideas! :) What types of foods do you like/not like? Going from a picky eater to what I eat now, you'd be amazed at the things I fix/eat.

I'm in too.

I love a challenge.

The brownie recipe was created by a guy at my center. We had a MRC cook-off last Monday and that was one that he submitted. I posted it in the recipe thread. I'm full of ideas! :) What types of foods do you like/not like? Going from a picky eater to what I eat now, you'd be amazed at the things I fix/eat.

I'm semi picky. Not a real big fish eater. Don't like broccoli or green peppers.
I will look on the thread to get the recipe for the brownies.

I want to lose 15 lbs. I havent weighed in november yet, my last weigh in was on halloween. I have lost 11lbs in two weeks. I doubt Ill keep that up, but I can wish. If i could just lose 15 lbs a month that would be awesome. I had some trouble this weekend. I didnt go completly off program, I just didnt really pay attention. I didnt weigh my food, I didnt take all my vitamin, or drink all my HNSs. I dont know whats up, I just havent been feeling it lately. I really need to get it together.

I am so confused :?: what plan do they have you doing? When I was walking more than 5 hours a week, they told me I wasn't allowed to exercise that much. I really wanted to "kick it up" a bit and start doing more labor intensive exercise they told me I shouldn't/couldn't without having to change programs. They told me once I entered stabablization I could really start exercising.

E4FEwife - I started out this program doing no exercise at all, then I caught the running bug and started training for 5Ks, my center has been very supportive of my running, I am on the green menu, however I have switched to the Meta-Balance for a few weeks when I need extra energy for a race. Typical response from MRC is to do the recommended amount of exercise for maximum weight loss, it is hard to exercise more without being physically exhausted on the green menu, however my center is treating my running as a very positive change for my health and diet... the goal is to keep me running and have the program work for me...the benefits of running will out weight the program in the end, my physical health is so much better not only from the program but from the running...my center and doctor are amazed with my blood pressure since running, - my tanita is measured two ways each time, normal and athletic -

i struggle with the exercise, too--i have a membership at a gym that i LOVE and spend probably 3-4 hours per week there--although i haven't been as lucky as genell with getting my center's buy-in; they still tell me i should cut down on the exercise. however, now that i've done my first 5K, i've got the fever and i want to keep doing them (there's another one on sunday, yay!), but that also means i need to keep up some mileage during the week. going from zero running to running 3.1 miles all at once was really rough on my body this weekend! so i think i am either going to start following metabalance (without telling the center about it) or come up with some kind of hybrid of the green and MB menus. my physical fitness is far too important to me to give it up for a few months, you know?

Hi everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm putting this out there to help me stay op. I've managed to stay op, even with going out to lunch yesterday for work. Ordered my salad without several things on it and it is getting easier to ask for things like this. I have always hated asking for special things when ordering, but it isn't so bad. I am feeling renewed and recommitted as I was at the beginning of my journey. I won't go to WI until Saturday as I don't have the time before then. I've even managed to stay away from all the chocolate and cookies in the break room all afternoon. It hasn't been easy, but just keep talking to myself.

I'm hoping I have a good wi on Saturday to jump start on remainder of my weight loss, doing it with these first 15 lbs.

Have a great evening everyone.

Where's Karen1234?! She and I were originally going to do this and I haven't heard from her? What msim, has anybody heard from her in a while?

Leah, I wish I had time to spend 3-4 hours at the gym. But with having a 2 year old who's bed time is 8 PM, I jsut simply don't have the time. But we have a very nice treadmill that I walk on and do some free weights/squats/crunches.

TeresaG, way to go avoiding the temptation of the cookies and sweets! Trust me, I know first hand about giving in. I did PLENTY of that the last 4 weeks to know all too well. Stay strong and we're going to do the best we can this month and get this weight off!

I also struggle with exercise.

When I'm not working I don't like to do anything.

But when we wear pedometers at work, we walk between 3-5 miles in 12 hours. Not exactly cardio, but enough that I feel achey after I get home.

I walk around our place with the dogs and practically do the cha-cha when they intertwine around my legs. One-two-step over yorkie. One-two-step around hounddog. Sometimes I do a sprint when my SO has moved the longhorn to a different pasture and hasn't told me. I have a fear of being impaled by a steer.

Where's Karen1234?! She and I were originally going to do this and I haven't heard from her? What msim, has anybody heard from her in a while?

Leah, I wish I had time to spend 3-4 hours at the gym. But with having a 2 year old who's bed time is 8 PM, I jsut simply don't have the time. But we have a very nice treadmill that I walk on and do some free weights/squats/crunches.



i'm glad you have a treadmill to turn to! anything is better than nothing, you know? tomorrow i'm planning to get up at 5 a.m. and join a group of girls from my gym for a run. i'm really not a morning person, so wish me luck...

and hey, you're right--where is lori??

I can relate to not wanting to exercise. Like tonight I felt so tired but I actually chose to exercise and feel so much better that I burned 200 calories in 35 minutes!

Little edie, where do you live that you have a longhorn lol? :)

Leah, getting up at 5 AM ARE YOU NUTS?! :) There's no way I could do that with my 2 year old at home. It's good that you have friends that go with you and get you out of bed. I can't even imagine.

I HATE to exercise! I hate that I hate to exercise...I wish I was one of those "exercise is the best high ever" people. My entire program hasn't required any exercise on my part for weight loss, until recently. So I've dusted the treadmill off and have been getting on there to finish up this weight loss journey! Honestly, on this diet I've been so tired and felt so exhausted that I haven't had the energy after I get off of work. Anyone else felt this way?

I feel tired all the time but I don't think it's because of the diet. I think it's because of my 3 kids, 12 credits of university classes and 25 hours of working every week. Plus we have my husbands ex wife living here and she is a total slob and a lazy bum. :dizzy: It's enough to make anyone crazy. Vuz I am kind of a neat freak and I like my house to be clean and the laundry to be done. She doesn't work or go to school. She goes and drops Christopher at school and then goes to her mothers where she sleeps on the couch all day. GRRR!!!! Sorry just venting. My poor husband has been getting the brunt of my frustration lately.:eek:

I can relate to not wanting to exercise. Like tonight I felt so tired but I actually chose to exercise and feel so much better that I burned 200 calories in 35 minutes!

Little edie, where do you live that you have a longhorn lol? :)

Leah, getting up at 5 AM ARE YOU NUTS?! :) There's no way I could do that with my 2 year old at home. It's good that you have friends that go with you and get you out of bed. I can't even imagine.

hee hee... i've been trying to join the morning group for a couple weeks now but this was my first successful attempt. 3 miles ran before i'd normally even be out of bed!! what a great feeling. :)

i have nothing but admiration for you, though, Lynn. i cannot even imagine how difficult it is to make time for yourself with a little person relying on you, and yet you've made yourself a priority and worked hard to get healthier for your little one. GO YOU! :D

hee hee... i've been trying to join the morning group for a couple weeks now but this was my first successful attempt. 3 miles ran before i'd normally even be out of bed!! what a great feeling. :)

i have nothing but admiration for you, though, Lynn. i cannot even imagine how difficult it is to make time for yourself with a little person relying on you, and yet you've made yourself a priority and worked hard to get healthier for your little one. GO YOU! :D

3 miles?! Wow go you!! I do 2 miles of walking/running in 30 min (only about 12 minutes running).

Well thank you leah. I'm really blessed with a great mild tempered (except for the occasional red-head rearing its ugly head) little boy. He is at such a fun age right now and he's just so stinking cute. I'm lucky that he goes to bed around 8 each night with no fuss and takes a 2 1/2-3 hour naps on the weekends. My husband also works 2 jobs so he's not home but 2 nights a week so unfortunately I do have some time for myself, which isn't a bad thing I must admit. So GO US and everyone one of us on this journey!!:cheer2:

I used to get up at 5 every morning to work out but with the timing of this diet I just can't...or I would be eating dinner at 4 or 5 every day! How do you guys do it? I would much rather work out in the morning than trying to fit it in at night.

here's what i do:

wake up at 5, get dressed, drink some water, and go run.
get home at 6:30ish, have an HNS, shower, and get ready for work.
eat breakfast around 7:30
have an HNS around 10
eat lunch at 12:30 or 1
have an HNS in the afternoon
have dinner around 6:30 or 7.

i know i'm probably pushing the time limits a little and i know i'm staggering my meals and HNSes rather than having them at the same time, but it really does keep me from zonking out or falling over in the middle of the day, you know? just my two cents. :)

So far so good today. I'm back at my pre-splurge weight as of this morning.

Planning a turkey burger and broccoli for lunch--which is around 5:30pm today. I'll probably have the same for my late supper.

Going out dog tripping now while the weather is so beautiful and no kids are home. On days like this I'm so glad I work night shift so I can be outside.

I am here. I went to the center and discussed my frustration with one of the counselors. We came up with a game plan, now I just have to stick with it! I did better at work until the chocolate came in. Left over candy from last weekend. I had 4 small pieces of the bite size candy (not fun size). TOM started yesterday as well so I was crampy, whiny and bloated. Not fun! So after the candy, I drank a glass of hns, ate my cherry tomatos and avoided the breakroom like the plague. I even used the visitor bathroom so I wouldn't have to walk by the table with the goodies!
I am headed to bed, then off to pick up oldest and friend. After that, to get car worked on and walk the mall!
Still no change in my weight. I am going on 5 weeks losing and gaining the same 3 pounds. However, I am hopeful that after the water weight goes down from TOM, I will have broken through and have a good lose!

Lori,

I'm beginning to think night shift and lack of sleep is not kind to our metabolism. The graveyard shift may be catching up to us.

I weighed in Saturday and was down 1.5 lbs. Finally got to sign the 35 lb. board. I get almost giddy when I realize how far I've come and how I only have 13.5 left to reach my goal. woohoo!!!!
Has anyone wondered if when they reach their goal, if they will be satisfied? That thought keeps creeping into my mind at times. Will I feel good enough about myself to quit the "diet" and enter stabilization??

I weighed in Saturday and was down 1.5 lbs. Finally got to sign the 35 lb. board. I get almost giddy when I realize how far I've come and how I only have 13.5 left to reach my goal. woohoo!!!!
Has anyone wondered if when they reach their goal, if they will be satisfied? That thought keeps creeping into my mind at times. Will I feel good enough about myself to quit the "diet" and enter stabilization??

Great job Goose! I think about how I would feel getting to goal and although I worry about maintaining that weight once I get there (and how to live a normal life eating healthy and tasty foods) I can't help but think I would feel better than I did at my higher weight. I don't want to be back at that place again. My thought is entering stabilization would be a nice problem to have! Keep up the good work!

Great job Goose! I think about how I would feel getting to goal and although I worry about maintaining that weight once I get there (and how to live a normal life eating healthy and tasty foods) I can't help but think I would feel better than I did at my higher weight. I don't want to be back at that place again. My thought is entering stabilization would be a nice problem to have! Keep up the good work!

Thanks Keiko! You are right...I should focus on how great it will feel to be at a "normal" weight for once in many years. It kind of freaks me out that I won't feel thin enough. My goal was for a healthy weight but I keep wondering if I'll still feel fat. I should probably just quit thinking!!! :D

Perfect! 15 lbs is my November goal. I'm down to participate ;)

Goose,

I used to wonder if getting to 150 would be good enough. Now I just wonder if I'll ever get there.

Personally, the part of me that always saw the skinny chick when the pounds were piling on is probably the same part that will see the fat chick now that I've lost a lot of weight.

Stabilization seems further off to me than when I lost my first 20 lbs.

It's interesting because when I quit WW in October many years ago I didn't gain weight until December. That training was really hard-wired into my brain. I'm thinking we may have a few splurges but overall stick to our basic menus.

Goose,

I used to wonder if getting to 150 would be good enough. Now I just wonder if I'll ever get there.

Personally, the part of me that always saw the skinny chick when the pounds were piling on is probably the same part that will see the fat chick now that I've lost a lot of weight.

Stabilization seems further off to me than when I lost my first 20 lbs.

It's interesting because when I quit WW in October many years ago I didn't gain weight until December. That training was really hard-wired into my brain. I'm thinking we may have a few splurges but overall stick to our basic menus.

Edie,
I had a breakdown a couple of weeks ago at a weigh in, partially due to exhaustion with the diet and being so close but NOT QUITE there yet. So I know what you mean about stabilization feeling farther away than the first big 20. I see myself in mirrors and store windows and often don't recognize myself. All the negative self-talk that took place in my mind over the years of being overweight is certainly a difficult habit to break. I guess I still feel fat and I probably will when I reach goal. Perhaps after spending all this time improving my health and body, I'll need to focus on retraining my mind. It's a long journey...

So just wanting to say that I planned an off plan meal on Saturday, but with a lot of running around I didn't get all my water in either, so the scale jumped up a tiny bit. I have been craving chili so bad, and although the other two at home like it as well, haven't made it because I knew it would be too hard to stay away from. With the snow on Saturday and being out in the cold during the day, I decided I was making it. I had a small bowl and throuroughly enjoyed it. It's kind of funny in a way though because I feel I now have a new resolve to make sure to stick 100% to the plan. I'm at more ease with the holiday next week. I just hope that feeling of resolve carries through until after Thanksgiving. Temptations were not hard to deal with yesterday for the first time in a long time. Weekends have been hard for me lately. Seems like a struggle to stay op. Anyway, I've lost 3 of the 15 I committed to here.

I am determined to get to my goal before my birthday on the 29th of December to start the next decade of my life not being overweight!

I did have a BIG NSV last week. I went to the dr. and when I got on the scale the girl slid the weight over to 100 and I told her she was dreaming. She looked at me, then looked at the scale. Moved it over and said well you certainly don't look like you weight that much. That put a big smile on my face for the day.

So I weighed in Friday and i was down 2lbs for a total of 16 in 4 weeks. But this weekend was not good. I had some alcoholic beverages and half a cookie, and I went to shoguns where they cook the japanese food in front of you, and I had a ton of rice and all kinds of sauces. I know the scales are gonna be up tommorrow and I just feel kind of fat right now. Well tomorrows a new day and I will be 100% OP

Okay, I lost another pound or so this week. So yesterday I ate THREE replacement bars at once and then ate a small cheese pizza and three breadsticks with marinara sauce.

So after doing well for a week, I'm going to have to start over and not begin to lose weight for three days instead of maybe dropping a pound tomorrow or the next day.

I just HAVE to get it through my head that I only have fifteen pounds to lose and THEN I can vary my diet a little.

So from now on, no more slacking. Thanksgiving is going to be strictly OP and no more excuses.

Time to get to goal once and for all.

Hope everyone is doing well and staying OP. Went to WI this morning and down 3 lbs in 6 days. These last two weeks the scale has moved a little faster so it is helping with the motivation to stay OP for Thanksgiving. My center is having a promo for the week. If you come in M, T, or W, you get an envelope with something in it, then if you go back on Fri or Sat and have a loss, your name goes in to a drawing for $50. Cheers to everyone and lets all have a great OP weekend.

Ok so far as of today I am down 7 labs for the month of Nov.. I need to lose 1 lb by Tuesday cause I want to sign the 40 lb board.. I think I can do this!

Cheers!

Ronnie