07-30-2008, 07:51 PM
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Cheryl
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 35
S/C/G: 244.5/see ticker/180
Height: 5'10"
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Originally Posted by Meemo
Opened up a kitchen cabinet yesterday & remembered another thing that should've been part of my newbie advice. I think I did say to check your menu at every meal (if I didn't I should've!). I actually taped my menu to the inside of my kitchen cabinet. That way I knew exactly where it was all the time - right there in the kitchen so if I had a question on measurements, or if something was legal, all I had to do was open that cabinet. And I opened it a LOT!
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I have a habit that helps me stay grounded - particularly good for pre-conditioning . . . I have a small whiteboard in my kitchen. Every evening, I sit down and map out the next day, for example:
Breakfast
A Cottage Cheese
B Slice of Bread
C Egg
D Apple Slices
Then I know what to pack up and can make sure I'm hitting all the food I am supposed to. It's made it easy for me - and my "mom-brain."
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08-09-2008, 09:04 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 64
S/C/G: 187.5/see ticker/149
Height: 5'4"
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Hi everyone! I just signed up yesterday. I'm in preconditioning now, and will go to Food Instruction on 8/22. (Have some work travel in between now and then and was afraid restaurant eating so early would sabatoge me.) I'll be scouring the boards looking for money saving tips/tricks. I think the program sounds great, but am concerned about what I've signed up for from a cost perspective.
Thanks for the newbies post - very helpful!
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08-09-2008, 11:54 AM
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Denise
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 388
S/C/G: 321/ticker/175
Height: 5'-10"
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This newbie post is extremely helpful to me, too! Thank you so much for putting it together.
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08-09-2008, 02:21 PM
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Lindsy is Blah
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Posts: 47
S/C/G: 215/185/140
Height: 5' 7"
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This is a really good idea....
I'm new and the whoel MRC thing is kinda confusing...
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08-09-2008, 03:42 PM
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One day at a time
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Opelika Alabama
Posts: 205
S/C/G: 215/see ticker/125ish
Height: 5'2''
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Read and ask questions Austons Mom - by the way I Love You lol  Lots of activity on Take 25 so make sure to look there too
Last edited by theycallmemom : 08-09-2008 at 03:43 PM.
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08-09-2008, 07:15 PM
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Lindsy is Blah
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Posts: 47
S/C/G: 215/185/140
Height: 5' 7"
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Thanks Mom... I'm still getting my bearing around here... The whole having to wait to post a sig is kinda crappy!
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08-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
Posts: 449
S/C/G: 181/150/135
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Hi, I'm new to this and I am in need of some support. I have been trying to lose weight since June and I lost 8 lbs and then nothing. So, I added exercise and have been doing the treadmill everyday for 30 minutes for the past two weeks and, still, I haven't lost a pound. I also do WW by myself and count points and have been staying within my points. Is this common? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get going again?
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08-11-2008, 02:33 PM
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Is it October yet??
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1
S/C/G: 215/160
Height: 5'9
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Hi! I'm new to this too. These posts are VERY helpful! I just got done with my pre-conditioning and lost 4lbs. I did my food instruction Friday, but was sick all weekend, so I'm starting my yellow menu tomorrow - any ideas on ways to make the food not so blah???
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08-11-2008, 02:39 PM
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Em
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW FL
Posts: 1,495
S/C/G: 170/142/137
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlmostMrsWest101108
Hi! I'm new to this too. These posts are VERY helpful! I just got done with my pre-conditioning and lost 4lbs. I did my food instruction Friday, but was sick all weekend, so I'm starting my yellow menu tomorrow - any ideas on ways to make the food not so blah???
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Welcome! I found that mixing my cottage cheese in with my veggies for lunch helped a lot - and weighing up 6 oz or so of cukes before adding other veggies keeps that lunchtime salad from being so ginormous. And lots of Mrs. Dash - in assorted flavors. Be sure you weigh & measure your food. Good job on losing 4 lbs already!
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If you think a weight loss program is too restrictive, stop and consider how restrictive it is to be overweight.
MRC Repeat offender  First time - 2006 Lost 33 lbs - 170 to 137.
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08-14-2008, 11:47 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 5
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Hi everyone! I am going for my consultation tonight. I did MRC a long time ago, more than 10 years ago. I lost weight and quit going.
I keep reading about the salads and cottage cheese. I remember that I found the first few days extremely difficult as I am not a big veggie person. I can do salads but to be honest, I really don't like raw veggies. I like romaine lettuce and can eat iceberg. I don't like cottage cheese either. Will I be able to do the first few weeks? Are there other options?
Thank you for all the helpful information.
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08-14-2008, 09:30 PM
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Em
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW FL
Posts: 1,495
S/C/G: 170/142/137
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarisaKaye
Hi everyone! I am going for my consultation tonight. I did MRC a long time ago, more than 10 years ago. I lost weight and quit going.
I keep reading about the salads and cottage cheese. I remember that I found the first few days extremely difficult as I am not a big veggie person. I can do salads but to be honest, I really don't like raw veggies. I like romaine lettuce and can eat iceberg. I don't like cottage cheese either. Will I be able to do the first few weeks? Are there other options?
Thank you for all the helpful information.
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Actually the entire program could be difficult if you can't learn to enjoy veggies - wondering if that's why you stopped going before? All through the program you're supposed to eat 4 oz of cooked veggies or 8 oz of raw veggies for lunch AND dinner. If you like cucumbers it really helps with the raw veggies - cukes are heavy. Cottage cheese is optional.
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If you think a weight loss program is too restrictive, stop and consider how restrictive it is to be overweight.
MRC Repeat offender First time - 2006 Lost 33 lbs - 170 to 137.
Currently:
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08-18-2008, 03:54 PM
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Katie
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: St. Simons Island - Brunswick, Georgia
Posts: 43
S/C/G: 205/198/150
Height: 5 Ft. 4 In
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Favorite Recipe
Meemo - do you have a favorite recipe? I have the MRC cookbook, but would love to know if you have tried any of them. I hear the vegetables with the cottage cheese dip is really good.
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08-18-2008, 11:19 PM
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Em
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NW FL
Posts: 1,495
S/C/G: 170/142/137
Height: 5'6"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kclewis5606
Meemo - do you have a favorite recipe? I have the MRC cookbook, but would love to know if you have tried any of them. I hear the vegetables with the cottage cheese dip is really good.
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I honestly didn't use the cookbook that much - I just kept things pretty simple. But check out the recipes thread here - lots of people posted their favorites from the cookbook, plus ideas they came up with on their own.
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Meemo www.myspace.com/meemo_b
If you think a weight loss program is too restrictive, stop and consider how restrictive it is to be overweight.
MRC Repeat offender First time - 2006 Lost 33 lbs - 170 to 137.
Currently:
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08-29-2008, 08:10 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Kansas
Posts: 34
S/C/G: 210/210/160
Height: 5'8
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[quote=Meemo;2311495]Welcome! I found that mixing my cottage cheese in with my veggies for lunch helped a lot - and weighing up 6 oz or so of cukes before adding other veggies keeps that lunchtime salad from being so ginormous.
Thank goodness for cucumbers. I too am not much of a veggie person, but I REALLY hate being fat, so I am learning to have a healthy relationship with them and my fake butter and mrs dash....lol
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08-30-2008, 03:43 PM
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Auntie Weiz
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Monroe, Wa
Posts: 50
S/C/G: 279/236/150
Height: 5' 2"
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[quote=SeekingSvelteness;2339458]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Meemo
Welcome! I found that mixing my cottage cheese in with my veggies for lunch helped a lot - and weighing up 6 oz or so of cukes before adding other veggies keeps that lunchtime salad from being so ginormous.
Thank goodness for cucumbers. I too am not much of a veggie person, but I REALLY hate being fat, so I am learning to have a healthy relationship with them and my fake butter and mrs dash....lol
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thanks Meemo...great idea. Seekingsvelteness... I hate being fat too... Mrs. Dash and cucumbers are becoming my good friends... LOL 
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