Originally Posted by ShineOn (Post 2277148)

Hi everyone :wave: Just have a few minutes but wanted to report in - I did wi this morning and lost 5 lbs since Wednesday!!! :carrot::carrot: and I got to sign the 90 lb board :carrot: (nice little b-day present to myself). Last night DH and I went shopping - I was looking for black capri's and was getting so discouraged. Everything was out in my size - DH said, well that's what happens when you are now a popular size. Anyway, I actually bought a size 10. I stayed in the dressing room forever trying on the 12 and 10. I felt like the 10 must be way too tight - although DH said they looked great. And I knew I wouldn't be happy with the 12 because I could pull them partly off without unbuttoning. So, I took a deep breathe and purchased the 10's. This morning I had to recheck the tag because the 10's fit so well I thought I had bought the 12's by mistake. Ok, I'm rambling. When I was married, I was a size 12, so I was haivng such a hard time wrapping my head around this size! They scheduled my pre-stabilization apt for Wednesday morning too! She did tell me I get new foods added when I get within 6 lbs of goal - so that matches what everyone else said. On a little high :flow2: gotta get back to work!

Originally Posted by tvmitche (Post 2276411)

hello everyone. I love reading this blog. I JOINED MRC 3 years ago and lost almost 20 pounds in a month. I would really like to get restarted on this program...this blog is so great for the support. I have everything it takes to get restarted...protein drinks (HNS), the pills...i just have to do it...I NEED to lose 40 pounds (I'd like to do this by the end of december, when i turn the big 4-0. SO i am excited about this forum. I need to figure out how to add my pic and the ticker.

Originally Posted by rockijames (Post 2276379)

Crystal..Way to go!!! WOOHOO!!

Judy..Welcome Back again!! WE can do this!

Jenny....You've caught up to me and are a month behind!! Phewwy on you! :) Just kidding. You're doing awesome!!! It was great to hear from you.

Welcome to all the newbies! This is an AWESOME plan and an even AWESOMER (:)) group! Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for all the pics. You all look amazing!

NSV this week..We went to Adventure Island (water park adjacent to Busch Gardens) and I didn't feel self-consious in my bathing suit. It's the 1st time I've been to a water park in more than 10 years. We had a great time with our 5 year old.

I haven't WI this week b/c we've had a lot of crazy sh*t going on (sorry, but it's true). I'm gonna try to go tomorrw. Probably the main reason I haven't gone is b/c I went SO WAY OFF plan last weekend it's taken me all week to recover. I ate what I wanted for 4 days straight and it's taken me 5 to get that gained weight back off again. I hope to be down again by the AM (hopefully a REAL LOSS, not just a loss of what I gained back). If I'm not I might wait to Monday to WI at the center. I just hate going in there knowing I've screwed up. I've been TOTALLY OP ALL WEEK! I promise:). I've really got a great mental thing going now. I want the foods but I'm able to TELL myself that I don't NEED them. Sad, but I saw this VERY overweight girl at the water park and I just keep thinking of her when I want to do something off program. It's horrible and I felt so sad for her b/c she was really young and extemely overweight. I just keep picturing her and telling myself that if I slip at all I could do that to myself. So, that's part of my great mental thing right now. There was also another young girl at Sea World (last weekend) who couldn't ride the roller coaster b/c she was too large and I felt terrible for her as well. I know I didn't have problems like that before but I was WAY overweight, esp for my height. I just keep thinking of things like the girls I saw and feel horrible b/c I'm finally able to get myself under control and hope that someday they will too.

Have a great weekend everyone. If I WI tomorrow I'll check back in.

Originally Posted by ShineOn (Post 2277148)

Hi everyone :wave: Just have a few minutes but wanted to report in - I did wi this morning and lost 5 lbs since Wednesday!!! :carrot::carrot: and I got to sign the 90 lb board :carrot: (nice little b-day present to myself). Last night DH and I went shopping - I was looking for black capri's and was getting so discouraged. Everything was out in my size - DH said, well that's what happens when you are now a popular size. Anyway, I actually bought a size 10. I stayed in the dressing room forever trying on the 12 and 10. I felt like the 10 must be way too tight - although DH said they looked great. And I knew I wouldn't be happy with the 12 because I could pull them partly off without unbuttoning. So, I took a deep breathe and purchased the 10's. This morning I had to recheck the tag because the 10's fit so well I thought I had bought the 12's by mistake. Ok, I'm rambling. When I was married, I was a size 12, so I was haivng such a hard time wrapping my head around this size! They scheduled my pre-stabilization apt for Wednesday morning too! She did tell me I get new foods added when I get within 6 lbs of goal - so that matches what everyone else said. On a little high :flow2: gotta get back to work!

Originally Posted by momofboys (Post 2277473)

Whoo-Hoo! I'm so happy for you - you REALLY deserve that spa package now! ;) Thanks for the update about Kai - I do feel bad for Roger, but I understand the hair thing! I doubt I'd do it. :^:


Well I'm here for a little bit of distraction - cause I'm feeling the urge to munch on something. Today was my's son's 17th birthday and I think I just plain wore myself out resisting temptation! He wanted to go to Valentino's buffet for supper :jeno:- I managed to stay OP with lots of salad and a piece of fish- had no idea Valentino's had talipia on their buffet?! I did have a smidgen of ranch dressing and I didn't get my bread in tonight - but I figured I did pretty ok considering I was watching everyone else eat pasta, pizza, cheese bread, and mini mozzarella cheese sticks:drool: Then of course I had to cut and serve up the birthday cake - which isn't really cake at all but a very sinfully yummy dessert called "gooey butter cake". It was hard enough just making it for him - but then to serve it and watch everyone enjoy it was about enough to kill me! I'm actually kinda depressed now - maybe cause my "baby" isn't that much of a baby anymore at 17 - but also because I felt like I was just sitting there watching rather than enjoying with everyone else. Yes I did get to eat with them - it just wasn't the same ya know? :( So now of course I'm hearing this little voice in my head tell me :devil:"hey - you had a bit of ranch dressing tonight - that probably knocked you out of fat burning for 3 days anyway.....you might as well eat something you really want!":devil: I'm sooooooo tempted to give in and do just that - HELP!!!!

Originally Posted by ShineOn (Post 2277148)

Hi everyone :wave: Just have a few minutes but wanted to report in - I did wi this morning and lost 5 lbs since Wednesday!!! :carrot::carrot: and I got to sign the 90 lb board :carrot: (nice little b-day present to myself).

Originally Posted by alexiah (Post 2277275)

just wanted to say hi and wish everyone a great weekend!By the way i did break the 213 mark today atb wi and lost 2 pounds Thanks for all the words of wisdom!!

Originally Posted by momofboys (Post 2277473)

It was hard enough just making it for him - but then to serve it and watch everyone enjoy it was about enough to kill me! I'm actually kinda depressed now - maybe cause my "baby" isn't that much of a baby anymore at 17 - but also because I felt like I was just sitting there watching rather than enjoying with everyone else. Yes I did get to eat with them - it just wasn't the same ya know? :( So now of course I'm hearing this little voice in my head tell me :devil:"hey - you had a bit of ranch dressing tonight - that probably knocked you out of fat burning for 3 days anyway.....you might as well eat something you really want!":devil: I'm sooooooo tempted to give in and do just that - HELP!!!!

Originally Posted by momofboys (Post 2277473)

Yes I did get to eat with them - it just wasn't the same ya know? :( So now of course I'm hearing this little voice in my head tell me :devil:"hey - you had a bit of ranch dressing tonight - that probably knocked you out of fat burning for 3 days anyway.....you might as well eat something you really want!":devil: I'm sooooooo tempted to give in and do just that - HELP!!!!

Originally Posted by theycallmemom (Post 2277490)

Argh :( I was so hungry today!!! And this evening I caved :o I ate 2 ounces of chedder cheese and a 4 ounce serving of melba. Now I feel stupid :mad: I couldnt even make it through 2 days!!!! GOOD GRIEF

Originally Posted by namaste (Post 2276332)

I took it off because it appeared on each post..... but here they are. I've added an extra one..... These are from July 4th in Estes Park, CO.

Originally Posted by Gma to 4 (Post 2277514)

Originally Posted by tigerlady48 (Post 2276423)

I'm with DKRiley...I don't understand. They say that I have lost only 6 pounds, but I have lost 34.5 inches. How is that even possible?? I didn't believe it and had all 4 ladies at the center measure me within a 3 day time period and they all come up with the same thing! My clothes feel a little better, but not THAT much better. I have been very discouraged by the scale, so that is why I went to the measurements for some sort of encouragement.

Any words of advise out there????:?:

Originally Posted by Gma to 4 (Post 2276427)

[COLOR="royalblue"]One of the things that helped me was preparing things ahead. I'd mix up an HNS in a water bottle or make up the gelatin in advance and just have it in the frig. That way I could grab one quickly and use it to pace out my eating. I keep hard boiled eggs and cheese on hand to grab, too, as that is a quick breakfast or lunch (with either toast in the a.m. and fruit at lunch). I'm not a veggie person, so pretty much stick with those 12 oz. steam in the bag ones (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.). I cook one up, then measure into three baggies so I can get to it quickly. That way I know I've got my 4 oz already measured out and can zap it for about 30 seconds in the microwave. The easier I make it to be OP, the better it is for me.

Originally Posted by namaste (Post 2276954)

I don't think it's going to be the MRC6.... does that multi vitamin have iron in it then? If so, it probably is the culprit.... I think that's a good plan about trying to narrow it down. I'm sorry I don't have any amazing advice about it, but my guess is it's the multi vitamin.... I haven't had an stomach issues with the supplements, thank God. I take too many to figure it out if I did!!! Haha!