MRC Maintainers
Here ya go! You go, you maintainers, you!
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Thanks Meemo! It has a good ring to it, doesn't it?
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Now that you can get back to your normal routine - you'll be here in the blink of an eye!
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Alright, I get to officially be a MRC Maintainer on Saturday, so I'm going to make this thread active!! I'm finding myself falling back into the comfortable green menu receipes that I've made over the last year. I know I can get so much more creative with all our new food choices, just drawing some blanks. Anyone experiment with some great OP Maintenance recipes yet? I would love to post them here, so we don't accidentially confuse or make the regular MRCers unduely hungry for our extra choices. :D
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Help getting back on track
:( HELP! After nearly 3 months of maintenance, I'm completely off track. The holidays were a killer...anything and everything edible or drinkable went right in my mouth, and I did no exercise for over a week and never got in the 64 oz of water. It was like I had absolutely no control or will power. I'm up 4 lbs in two weeks, which is 10% of what I originally lost.
To make matters worse, the MIL from **** arrives this Thursday for an 11-day stay. She wants to "cook and bake" for us while she is here, which means things like spaghetti, pies, etc. We've already told her we can't eat those foods, which causes her to pout. At least my DH is with me on this and is trying to dissuade her from cooking. I did get back on the treadmill last night and again this morning and am really watching what I'm eating today (Namaste's U turn), plus drinking more water than ever. Any suggestions as to what is the best way to get back on track at this point in my journey with what I'm eating? I don't want my body to yo-yo diet, so am not sure if I should go back to the green menu or what. Any suggestions will be so much appreciated. Judy Gma to 4 |
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So far, it is only the 4 lbs (which is a total of 5 lbs from my goal weight). Today, I went back to the choices on the green menu, so will stick with that for awhile. Drank 90+ ounces of water, and no cheats. Tomorrow it will be eggs for breakfast, salad with chunks of leftover turkey for lunch and a piece of fruit, then a protein/vegetable/starch for dinner. I CAN DO THIS! And so can you! Hey, you are already down 3 lbs. Thanks so much! :hug: Judy |
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Judy & Meemo, you two are life lines for me!!! If I had only followed my instincts and got back to the green menu when I felt things going astray - that's ok, I'm back in control again :D and now I know what to do next time. Hang in there ladies - I think we are officially the old timers of the group!! But we look great!!
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OK...both of us need to jump back on that wagon! Thanks for responding. Judy |
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Back on the wagon today. Need to get out and walk now that it's warmed up a bit, and really pound the water down to get rid of this excess bloat! We can do this! |
I'm struggling around with you all! I have yet to get on the scale, but will tomorrow. I find Christmas sooooo stressful with my family, MIL is here from England for 2 weeks and she is an EXTREMELY picky eater and I often have to cook 3 separate dinners. My stress level is just off the charts. We went away to stay at Callaway Gardens in Georgia right after Christmas and just got back. I tried to be good, but temptation just got the better of me and believe me, I NEEDED that wine at night ;)
MIL goes back on Friday and I will *hopefully* be able to get my old life back--boy, do I miss the routine and regularity of it all. I am going to get on the scale tomorrow morning and assess the damage! I was supposed to start week 4 of stabilization but didn't so I am thinking about starting week 4 on Monday and just doing green menu until then. I just wanted to chime in and let you all know that I am having a tough time with it these days as well! Good news is my husband gave me a bike for Christmas! I haven't ridden in a few years and I'm really looking forward to starting again :) |
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I ended up repeating weeks 5 & 6 of stabilization because of our trip to Hawaii. I really thought it would be easy to continue on to maintenance, which it was for awhile. Should have known you couldn't pig out without some type of consequence. I called our MRC office today and requested an appointment with my favorite counselor, asking for a "Come to Jesus meeting". He is the only one that really makes things sink in for me. I didn't WI last week, as we were out of town. I'm just crossing my fingers that at least a couple of those pounds are off by Friday morning. Enjoy the bike. What a great way to exercise. Judy Gma to 4 |
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