Life! Yes it does get in the way We're leaving on Wednesday for Vegas - my sister in law is getting married, so it's just a short 4 day trip. I really wanted to start January 1st, but the day after Christmas is ok - that will give me a jump on the new year. I'm really ready to be 100% compliant again. I think I just fought it too hard the last 50 lbs. Those, now 40 lbs, came off kicking and screaming. I just need to have the same attitude as when I started . . . . "I'll do exactely what you tell me to do". I just keep thinking about what Finz said. The second time was so much easier because she didn't fight it. We deserve to be at a healthy BMI!!! Let's fight the good fight Meemo!!
I really enjoyed reading your posts, Shine On, Finz, and Meemo. I've been visiting off and on over the last few months. I needed a little encouragement since it's the holiday and everything. I've been on maintenance since July. I have gained back about 6 pounds since then. It's been pretty hard with all the parties and all. I too want the oompah I had when I first started the program. I certainly don't want to gain the weight back and then some. It's good to read about your struggles and victories. That helps me too! Good luck to all of you and your goals. We are going on a trip the day after Christmas but when we get back I am going to set my goals again and really put effort into meeting them!
Hi everyone, I has been awhile since I last posted. I really have been having a hard time keeping my weight off. I gained back 9lbs since before Thanksgiving. I am still holding my weight at 185lbs. I have found I cannot eat carbs at all I am very carb senistive. I gained most of my weight during Christmas. I just got so depressed But I finally pul;led myself out of it. I started walking and got out of the house instead of worrying about everything. My contract with metabolic ended in dec and I didn't renew.
Well anyway Hope everyone is doing great on Maintance. Melanie
Losingforhealth good for you for getting back on the wagon! That is what I try to do when I cheat - just start all over again the next day. Sometimes it is hard because I get so depressed at how much I gained on a little cheat, but you can usually kick your body back into fat-buring mode pretty quickly and get it off in a week or two.
Is there anyone on here who has not stuck to their stabilization? I am supposed to be on week 4, but I have not really done any of the menus correctly. I am not ready to stabilze yet - I want to lose more weight, so I find myself going back to my old menu. They don't know this at the center - I just keep "forgetting" my food sheet. Has anyone else not been ready to move on to the next menu?
Losingforhealth good for you for getting back on the wagon! That is what I try to do when I cheat - just start all over again the next day. Sometimes it is hard because I get so depressed at how much I gained on a little cheat, but you can usually kick your body back into fat-buring mode pretty quickly and get it off in a week or two.
Is there anyone on here who has not stuck to their stabilization? I am supposed to be on week 4, but I have not really done any of the menus correctly. I am not ready to stabilze yet - I want to lose more weight, so I find myself going back to my old menu. They don't know this at the center - I just keep "forgetting" my food sheet. Has anyone else not been ready to move on to the next menu?
Stabilization is really important for long term weight loss. When you mess up on a week, just repeat it. There was a week where I gained, so I just repeated too. I went through stabilization back in October then went off plan through the holidays. I just wasn't mentally ready to be off the diet yet. I signed back up to get my rebel weight off right after Christmas and went through stabilization right this time. I actually started maintenance at the end of April and it has worked out really good. I know it's hard, but just trust the plan and you'll be fine.
Thanks for the encouragment ShineOn! I will probably have to resign too because I know that I have already gained about 10 pounds back in three weeks. I just haven't gotten the courage up to go back into the center yet. I go to Mexico tomorrow for vacation and then will probably go back and face reality when I return next week. If you can do it again - I have faith that I can too! : )
Stabilization is really important for long term weight loss. When you mess up on a week, just repeat it. There was a week where I gained, so I just repeated too.
I wonder if I'm screwing up the whole point of stabilization. I started stabilization on June 1 and was really good through June 6th. I actually lost 3 lbs between June 1 and June 6. But the nights of June 6th and 7th I ate very off plan because it was my husband's 30th birthday weekend. I gained some weight (8.5 lbs to be exact) but I've jumped right back on the stabilization wagon and I'm already down 6 lbs since Monday morning. I hope to be back to 149 by Friday morning...I don't think that will be tough.
But anyway, the reason I'm worried if I'm screwing it up is that Saturday I have a wedding to go to and I'm going to eat off plan again. Probably will gain 5 lbs again, then lose those 5 lbs next week and then I go to ANOTHER wedding the following weekend where I'll probably regain 5 lbs and then lose the 5 lbs the following week. But after that, I have 3 weeks (the last three weeks of stabilization) to be 100% on plan because I have no special events or parties to go to. My husband is out of town July 4th so I plan on just being good that whole holiday weekend. But then July 11, 12, 17 and 18 I have special parties/weddings to attend.
I just hope I'm not screwing this up. One of the main reasons I wanted to take on the MRC plan was so that in the end I could sort of re-start my metabolism. I want to be able to eat the amount of calories a very active woman who is 6 foot tall and weighs 150 pounds should eat! For the last 5 years I've been starving myself to maintain my my weight (back when I was 165-170 lbs) and I just don't want to do that anymore.
I would check with the center - tell them exactly what you said here. They might just have you hold on your current week until you get through all the cellabrations. I know I played around the first time for about 12 weeks to get through the 6 weeks. Looking back, I wasn't mentally ready to fly yet - a lot of the fear of the unknown was holding me back. The 2nd time I went through like clock work and have been able to hold the line pretty well. With that said, we are in completly different situations - I was on forever - lol - and had a lot more weight to lose. Just be brutually honest with the center - they are there to guide you through.
I would check with the center - tell them exactly what you said here. They might just have you hold on your current week until you get through all the cellabrations. I know I played around the first time for about 12 weeks to get through the 6 weeks. Looking back, I wasn't mentally ready to fly yet - a lot of the fear of the unknown was holding me back. The 2nd time I went through like clock work and have been able to hold the line pretty well. With that said, we are in completly different situations - I was on forever - lol - and had a lot more weight to lose. Just be brutually honest with the center - they are there to guide you through.
Oh trust me...I have been brutally honest with the center. They know all about these parties/weddings and my plans to go off plan. They knew about my going off plan last Saturday too. They didn't seem too worried about it because I've shown the 3 times I've gone off plan that I gain a bunch of weight but I'm able to lose it within the week, plus lose more usually. That doesn't really seem like a healthy way to go through stablization or maintanence to me.
I'll bring it up again tomorrow when I go in for my WI.
The light at the end of the tunnel, at least for me, is my weight doesn't jump around on maintenance. It used swing wildly during the green menu & the first few weeks of stabilization if I had any off plan meals. When I venture outside of my calorie count on maintenance, I don't see a wild swing. I can have the occasional "bad" meal and not see a jump on the scale. Now, I have gone back to only weighing once a week. I monitor more now by how my clothes feel. I found the scale was messing with my head. My 10 lb gain was a result of slipping back into old habits and it came back gradually. Now I just need to get back to good habits and let it slip off gradually.
[QUOTE=ieduc8em;2249718]I'm on stabilization too. I am on week 5 so I've added back in just about everything. It hasn't been too bad. I was getting confused so I did me a little check list in a note book. It goes something like this:
I just cross them off after each meal. It really helps me keep up with what I've eaten. I'll do this until I get used to it.
I know this is a really old thread/post, but I'm going to be starting stabilization soon & wanted to get some hints. I had to laugh to myself when I saw your post. Do you remember the old "Deal-a-Meal". There was a card for each amount you could have (3 cards for bread, 2 cards for fruit, etc.) What an oldie but a goodie! Good 'ole Richard Simmons!!! Bless his soul!
We're leaving on Wednesday for Vegas - my sister in law is getting married, so it's just a short 4 day trip. I really wanted to start January 1st, but the day after Christmas is ok - that will give me a jump on the new year. I'm really ready to be 100% compliant again. I think I just fought it too hard the last 50 lbs. Those, now 40 lbs, came off kicking and screaming. I just need to have the same attitude as when I started . . . . "I'll do exactely what you tell me to do". I just keep thinking about what Finz said. The second time was so much easier because she didn't fight it. We deserve to be at a healthy BMI!!! Let's fight the good fight Meemo!!
