[scorbett1103]

Originally Posted by BeccaGrim

Food is Fuel not my Friend.

At first when I read this, my brain said "Fish are friends, not food".

[Desafinado]

Huh. I dont say anything specific, but I am always giving myself pep talks about staying on plan and remembering that while I have had success on this diet, I still have a long way to go so I can't slip up etc.

I have started collecting recipes for maintenance and thinking about how I will handle it. One thing I know that keeps me on point is planning ahead and not leaving things up in the air. Knowing I have a plan for meals has taken the stress out of mealtimes for me.

I also want to prove to myself that I can keep this promise I made to get healthier this year.

[Tailwinds]

I haven't been doing this long enough to have any great advice. But I do think of a TV advertisement for another weight loss program. I forget what it is, but the old/heavy woman is talking to her new/thin self. The new/thin self is thanking the old/heavy woman for finally losing the weight. So sometimes I get through a rough spot by thinking of what I want my future self to be.

I also focus on getting through one day at a time. My toughest time of any day eating-wise is night. To avoid eating anything I shouldn't, I think of how I'm going to feel the next morning when I wake up and get on the scale.

Hope that helps.

[leannekarella]

"If you don't lose weight, you will die."

It's pretty effective, and true in my case.
Keeps me on the straight and narrow!

[SFNinerGirl]

Maui Maui Maui!! Bikini Bikini Bikini! Photos Photos Photos!

[LexiChanel1]

Social girl,
You are so right. People tell me I am starving myself as well, but i am not going to lie to you I do not tell anyone my secret. Why should I? They abuse me with terrible comments and I need to tell them? no way!!!! I tell them I eat right and I exercise, and they have negative stuff to say about that too.
f you lost friends because you were trying to get healthy then they werent your friends to begin with, thats pretty sad. I am losing them cuz I am thinner than them, they are just showing their true colors, and I have my own family, 3 kids, I dont tneed them")

[BeccaGrim]

LOL---Scorbett. I love Nemo!

[BeccaGrim]

Tailwinds--THats for Medifast and it makes me cry every time I see it. I'm not much of a crier usually...But I think its the whole 'why did you wait so long to do this' part. OMG

[WorldTraveleronIP]

It's about getting healthy for the rest of my life and eating for nutrition, not to cope with emotions or stress.

I love JenRem's tag line under her name: IP is a Journey, not a Race.

I know this is the easy part-the cravings are pretty much gone, all I have to do is follow the sheet. I worry about maintenance, but I am arming myself with information and preparing for it (even though it is months away).

I watched Wuv's latest video on YouTube this morning and felt re-energized. She has such an amazing spirit-what a gift to give to others!