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Originally Posted by stuck in grad school
(Post 2337999)
Sometimes my capacity for stupidity is astonishing...even to myself. So here's a little warning for everyone thinking they might want to attempt the MRC pancakes listed (I believe) on the recipe thread or in the (I believe) cookbook. DON'T SNIFF YOUR GINGER! Just take my word on this: it smells just like sushi, and when it poofs up your nose and into your sinus cavities, it will feel just like wasabi. Cheap thrill for some, I suppose, but I was really hoping to channel my friend's ginger cookies. But alas, I did not.
Those of you less venturous pancake bakers, is one batch the morning serving size? It seems like the right proportions--1 egg, 2 oz of cottage cheese, 2 oz of oatmeal--but it makes soooo much!
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OMG!!! That is too funny!!!! I haven't made that particular recipe, but I frequently make egg whites with oatmeal. That with some SF pancake syrup is my favorite breakfast when I am NOT OP. Yes, it makes tons!! I, unfortunately, seem to have a bottomless pit for a stomach.
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Originally Posted by Meemo
(Post 2338278)
Amen to that - I had one of those "lightbulb" moments awhile back reading one of People magazines articles on people who'd lost a lot of weight. One of them said something along the lines of "There is no 'there' with this, where the journey ends and I can stop thinking about what I eat and stop exercising. This has to be a lifetime change for me."
The way I usually put it: If you go back to eating the way you did, you'll go back to weighing what you did.
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And the honest truth is, most folks simply don't want to change enough and for the long run. They don't want to give up old habits. I know it's hard, I still struggle with it every day, but if I can do it, then anybody can--if they really want it bad enough.
I think our society also contributes to a lot of it in so may ways. Wasn't the latest news something about having fat friends & family makes you fat?!! PLEASE!!! That's just putting the blame on somebody else. Same goes with the genetic excuse. YES, that is a huge contributor, but I suspect that there is also a lot of family tradition & upbringing stuck in there as well.
I was talking to a lady about MRC yesterday (she says she's going), and she mentioned the theory of doing something XX number of weeks, and it becomes a habit (therefore 'easy'). I just don't agree. It is still a conscious effort to get up each day and do what I know I should. I know for a fact that it was much easier to lose the weight than it has been to keep it off.
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Originally Posted by namaste
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Happy Friday!!!! I've missed you all and hope you had a great week! Welcome newbies and congratulations to all the "losers" out there! Denver is clearing out and things should return to normal shortly; what an exciting week we had! I look forward to catching up with you all...... :)
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I'm heading through there in about a week, so I hope it will be quiet by then ;-) I didn't even have a clue about the convention when I made my vacation plans.
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Originally Posted by silverbelle
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Well, i am going to wi today, but according to my scale at home I have not lost anything since Monday. I will be very frustrated if that is the case. The losses came quickly the first time I did this and now i've barely moved on the scale. And I feel like I am eating WAY too much. I am following plan EXACTLY. argh!
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If you've been OP, then there is definitely progress whether it shows up on the scale or not.
I know you can't stay off your home scales any more than I can, but I can't tell you the number of times that I'd weigh at home and then go to the center to weigh on to find that their scales changed exactly opposite of what mine had. I'd go in all happy thinking I'd lost a bunch only to show no change there. I remember once being all upset that I'd gained only to show a two lb. loss at the center. Very weird. I know it's hard, just try not to beat yourself up about it.
