Norissa- You Rock!!!!!

angelica!~ yey you! i wish you the greatest luck on the challenge...i think you will reach your goal and go past it in the 8 wks!! great luck with it!

OK. A little disappointed with the scales this AM. Granted, I did have 2 beers over my allowance Friday night but was totally good the rest of the time and drank tons of lemon water. I am wondering if the Slim Fast is helping me or not. I am not sure about my Luna bars either. Maybe between the Slim Fast and Luna bars I am getting too many calories? I am not up but not down either so I guess I shouldn't be too discouraged, but I really wanted to get this weight loss started right! After the 6 lbs I lost on TO it is disappointing to see the scale not budge after working so hard! Do you guys think those 2 extra light beers had that much effect on me?

Thanks I am really liking this challenge so far

I am currently on the gold plan with the lites, except that I do the Luna bars. I have noticed that with the Slim Fast and the Luna bars, I am getting a too much sweets related belly ache. I would like to go to not doing the bars. This means I need to go up a plan right? Does anyone know which plan is right above gold and what foods I need to eat? I think the bars are making me crave sweets even worse! I don't go to my COD anymore for reasons I WILL NOT go into right now. Please help!
Thanks,
Stephanie

I NEVER congratulate people or tell them how great they look unless they have let me know they are trying to lose weight. I have put my foot in my mouth once before and it turned out that the person had been ill. I felt horrible and could not apologize enough. I read on here that someone else had either had or heard of someone having that same experience. Its just not worth it.

Stephanie - You would move up to Purple without Lites. Purple is PP, SS, VVVV, FFF, D, Fat. Also, the protein sizes are larger...Chicken - 8 oz, Beef - 6 oz, eggs - 3...

I was on the elevator at work the other day and there was the girl that also works on the floor. We know of each other but never really have any interaction . . .anyway, she was like "I'm sorry to say this if it seems rude, but I've noticed you've really lost weight." She looked so nervous, worried I would be offended. But I just thanked her and we chatted a bit. I guess it's getting obvious enough that folks don't just think I got a haircut or something Anyway-a total boost for me!

I totally understand what Carmen's saying, but I don't think it could ever hurt to tell someone they look great, and if they offer up that they've lost weight, then the subject's up for discussion. But compliments should always be okay.

Well everyone its official - I am doing the challenge. I actually committed to it. I went to Walmart on Saturday and stocked up on Choc Peppermint Stick Lunas and Slim Fast High Protein.

I am doing TO right now and so far, so good. So far I've had...juice and water, and 1/2 of a Luna because I started getting hungry. For lunch, I will be having baby spinach and grilled chicken, with no condiments. For Mid PM, I will have my other half Luna, and then dinner will be more spinach and grilled salmon, with my final Luna for dessert.

Thanks Carmen! So the only difference b/w gold and purple is 1 veggie and bigger portion sizes!?!?!? I would be getting more calories, starch, and protien with the Luna bars especially since 1 of my protiens is the Slim Fast shake! That's only slightly bigger portion sizes. Wish my stomach could handle all of those sweets. Too bad there's no hot dog flavored Luna bars

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I find that after TO I will stall just a little. and as for the two beers--I think that if we drink (and I do) we will retain water, even with the lemon juice. I try not to weigh myself for a couple of days after drinking, even the amount aloud due to the water weight.

As far as people noticing/commenting on weight loss, here's one for you...I was at church a few weeks ago and this girl comes up to me and says, "You've lost a lot of weight..." I was flattered and glad that someone noticed and I started to thank her when she finishes her sentence by saying, "Cuz that skirt used to be REALLY tight on you and now it's not..." HELLO! Some people just have no tact, honestly. It didn't hurt my feelings cause this person is a little strange, but seriously, could you say it in a worse way???

sounds like a comment my MIL would say --

Direct quote of what she said to my SIL -- "that dress looks good on you now, the last time you wore it, you looked really fat"

Might not have been the "best" comment, but at least folks are noticing your hard work

I love the comments too, but I also feel like "wow was I that big before?!?!" Yesterday I saw and old friend and he said "where's the rest of you at?" I kind of played it off like I had no idea what he was talking about and he just insisted I had lost weight. Quite nice of him, but it was kinda awkward. I'm not good at accepting complements but I felt so good afterward that he would even notice....especially a man!!!

Is everyone seeing a loss with the shakes as opposed to the plain OP eating?