Personal Update-After following Finz's good example, I upped the water yesterday to 128 oz, and this morning I was back to my pre-Ike weight. Yea! I also had my second yoga class tonight. I used a thicker mat this time, and it was much less painful than last week, but I still have a lot of stretching work I need to do on my own between now and next week. Have any of you yogis ever had a mat turn slippery midway through a class? How do you prevent that?
That's WONDERFUL! Being able to get that amount of water down on a daily basis has really helped me, too.
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Originally Posted by Meemo
Stabilization is ideally a 6 week plan. The catch is that you have to maintain or lose each week - if you gain you have to repeat that week. (Each week you add something to your menu.) So if you maintain or lose each week, it's a 6 week plan. Took longer for me - I think I started in late October, finished on Dec 31. Of course I had Thanksgiving & Christmas in there, not to mention a death in the family. So it was no surprise it took me some extra time.
Thanks for this overview of stabilization, Meemo. I start November 17, so right before all the holidays. I imagine it will take extra time for me as well.
2kiddos: Glad your travel plans are going well--you're inspiring me
rn5192008: This is my second time on the program and I actually found it easier--hopefully you will as well!
Rocki: Welcome back! Did you try to eat OP at all when you were away? Just curious as we leave Thursday for 9 days. I've got all my HNS & bars packed, along with supplements. I'm hoping to have those and try to make good choices during that time. I will have a few days home before I go back to WI to get myself back totally OP.
Thanks! You guys are so good for my ego! I tried to get my picture up so many times before then it dawned on me that it wasn't my "profile picture" it was my "Avatar"......i'm new to forums and stuff so I was a little confused
2Kiddos - sounds like you're doing great under the circumstances! If this is going to be a lifestyle change it has to be about making the best choices for each situation and it looks like that's what you're doing!
Welcome WooPig, I'm a newbie too! I'm on my first week of the program.
Meemo - I just got some tortillas that will work OP so I'll give that a try!
Rocki - You can get right back OP! You look beautiful and you've come so far!
keepin...Thank you, thank you. You look great too! Keep it up. You can do this! It's hard to adjust to, but really easy when you stick to it. Just don't slip. It's difficult to get back on track.
Finz..NO, I didn't even try. I had my HNS and pills and took bars (didn't eat any). Just stay focused. You can do this. I let my ego get the best of me and thought I could do what I wanted. I was SO wrong. I just have to get back and stay on track.
Shannon..As I said to Finz above...Stay focused. TRY as hard as you can to stick to plan while you're away. It WILL be hard, but CAN be done. No one's perfect, but we can follow this plan ANYWHERE! Make the best choices you can.
[QUOTE=Finz;2364701]That's great --when will you go to your Stab class?
We will talk about that next week. I am a little scared if you want to know the truth. I am not sure what is a head for me and I love the support I am getting now but one day Ill have to do it on my own and that really scares me.
Hooray for you! I am so jealous! You need to post a new pic!
Thanks I am going to take a new one at the center and try to get a copy of the one when I started, I wrote out my little story for the wall, not sure what I think about it, I might have to post it and get yall's thoughts on it. lol I just realized I am a pound away from the 20 board maybe I can get there Friday.....
Thanks I am going to take a new one at the center and try to get a copy of the one when I started, I wrote out my little story for the wall, not sure what I think about it, I might have to post it and get yall's thoughts on it. lol I just realized I am a pound away from the 20 board maybe I can get there Friday.....
Your doing great Shannon. Keep it up,
Thanks. I think part of this new attitude of "I deserve to be healthy and feel good about myself" is helping me not berate myself when I screw up. Normally, that sends me into a downward spiral: depressed/angry, might as well eat, I can't do anything right, might as well eat...You know the drill.
I am so proud of you for making it to stab so soon! You are an inspiration!
We will talk about that next week. I am a little scared if you want to know the truth. I am not sure what is a head for me and I love the support I am getting now but one day Ill have to do it on my own and that really scares me.
I think we all are scared of that! I know I am. I am thrilled that there is a year of maintainence to help us start to stand on our own.
Rocki: Thanks for the info and the support! I know I can--plus I'm taking all my new "thin" clothes and I need to be able to keep fitting into them That will be good motivation as well. And I'll have my laptop so I can check in here and get a good dose of support if I need it!
I think we all are scared of that! I know I am. I am thrilled that there is a year of maintainence to help us start to stand on our own.
Rocki: Thanks for the info and the support! I know I can--plus I'm taking all my new "thin" clothes and I need to be able to keep fitting into them That will be good motivation as well. And I'll have my laptop so I can check in here and get a good dose of support if I need it!
"Thin clothes" reminded me of an article in one of my magazines. It said when you come from work and want to change out of heels and uncomfortable clothes, to make sure you don not put on really baggy clothes. Those make you feel thinner, so you may have tendency to snack more. She said to wear "yoga-ish" clothes that are snug, but still comfy. I thought that was a fabulous idea. Plus, now I have a reason to buy "yoga" pants. Lord knows, I cannot wear those in public with my derriere! Maybe I need some yoga shoes too! Oh, the wheels are turning now!
YUP! I went to Vegas and gained 4.5 lbs. I lost 5 lbs in the next week. I thought I was invinsible. I went to NYC and guess, what???? I gained...drumroll please...... 6.5 pounds! OMG! I thought I could do whatever the heck I wanted, as long as I walked and walked and got back on track as soon as I got home. Well, I AM back on track, but I'm pretty ticked at myself for doing what I did!
Anyway. There's no way I can catch up on 15+ pages I missed, but I wanted to say I'm back, on track and need a good swift kick in the A**!
I'm starting stabilization again b/c I was informed (last week) that I should do the 6 weeks straight and consistent and I have yet to do it right! I'm doing MQ for a a few days to get myself back in gear and then I'll start week 1 stabilization on Monday.
No more trips or special dinners out for me for a while. I WILL DO THIS!! I AM WORTH IT!
Rocki: OMG, what a pair of support buddies we turned out to be for each other, let alone the bad example we are setting for the rest of the forum. I think you pegged it...I've gotten, cocky, too, so am relieved that enough of the group online here gave me the kick in the @ss I needed. Here's yours
OK, back OP for both of us. My two-day trip to Washington DC is next week, so I need to have my act together.
I thought I would be totally OP today and started out fine at breakfast, but just found out that they are serving lasagna at my Rotary noon meeting which means I've got to come up with an alternative meal in the next couple of hours and eat at my desk before I go. Of course today is one of the days I don't have an MRC bar. At least I have some blueberries here to mix in with a pudding HNS, so I'll have to find something to go from one of our downtown restaurants. I also have a dinner event at 6:00 p.m., so have my fingers crossed there will be something I can eat there. I've no idea what will be served, but do have my carb blockers with me just in case. I don't want to chance taking them at lunch and eating the lasagna, then having to need them again on the same day.
Meemo - thank you for the run down!!!! I wi again on Friday and I'm going to insist that I start the stabilization then. That will give me the motivation to be perfectly OP so I can get all the way through stabilization by the time I leave for my trip. I'm really glad I counted out the weeks to halloween now!! Rocki - I feel for you. I went through the cocky stage around the 50lb mark. I've had some trips where I gained a lot and some where I stayed the same. Does anyone remember Sam? She was a school teacher in Kansas - she was famous during the summer. She had a lot of trips and would come back reporting great amounts of lbs lost! I think she lost 9lbs the 10 days of her NY trip. I only bring this up because she is my mental trip motivation!! I know if I can stay OP while on a trip, I can still lose. Which gives me hope that I have modified my way of thinking about food and health enough to not slip back into old habits down the line. You're going to do great Finz!
I havent been around too much lately cause I've been frustrated!! I went to the center 2 weeks ago and thats when I got to sign the 10 lbs wall ... then I went back last Friday and was still at the exact same weight.
The lady told me to stop eating watermelon/peaches at lunch time (even tho they on the list as a fruit I can have) She told me if I wanted to see a change ... switch over to strawberries and fish for lunch rather than chicken. So I started doing that on Monday, and according to my morning weigh in at the house today I'm down 2.5 lbs ... so hopefully when I go back to the center on Friday, there will be a scale change!! *crosses fingers*
Sometimes I just get so skepitcal as to how I'm supposed to lose all this weight. I even go to a body sculpt class on mondays, spin class on wednesdays, and pilates on fridays (all of which WORK me ~ I'm still sore from Mondays class ... lol)
Hey, guys. I'm back. The summer has been fabulous in terms of travel, family, love, etc. But I am so far off plan I might as well be on Jupiter. I had a minor melt-down over the weekend and went back to my center yesterday. Yup. Up about 8 pounds. Damn. BUT...I've been OP since 10:30 yesterday morning and am trying to reconnect with my sources of motivation. I woke up this morning pondering the question, "Why is losing this weight so important to me?" Still mulling over answers, and forcing myself to look deep. One of my commitments is to check in here more often because, like an AA group, y'all seem to be one of my higher powers. You sure helped when I was well-focused last fall and winter. Good to connect again and let's keep going!
Wow...everyone is doing so well. It is fantastic to see so many people starting stabilization...it inspires me.
I am starting to feel better and a lot less itchy from shingles.
Now I am worried about a couple of trips that I have coming up. This weekend I am going to a retreat. I am expecting "camp food". I am planning to take a cooler, but I'm not sure what to expect and whether or not the cooler idea is even feasible.
My bigger issue is a five day vacation to the spa. It is an all-inclusive trip. I've been there before. I've talked to the center about it pretty extensively, but they don't have many recommendations other than to try to stay under 1500 calories. I think it will be a rough week, because I am not used to counting calories and the portions there are not the portions I am used to.
Any suggestions? I won't have a refrigerator in my room.
Texdoc!!! Yipee!! It's so good to hear from you again. Compared to the things you have gone through in the last two years, you'll be able to stay on plan when you're ready. I know you can do anything you put your mind to. Denise - ahhh, a spa vacation. That sounds like fun. Spa places usually have pretty decent food choices. Stay with your low gluclose (spelling?) foods - anything in the berry group for fruit, high grain for the bread - just make sure it's a small piece to fit the 50 cal category, low fat proteins and lots of fish is available. Just eye ball it and make the best choices. And most of all - enjoy the experience! MagicEyez - the center is right for the same reasons I just gave Denise. the low gluclose fruits is more fiber and less sugar carbs. Your fish is a lower calorie protein. However, when I kicked up the intensity of my exercise too much, it did stall my weight loss (burning too many calories puts you into starvation mode). They told me to keep up my 6 days a week, 30 min a day low intensity or choose to do 2 times a week high intensity. I'm a creature of habit, so I'm sticking with the 6 days and I'll add the higher intensity during stabilization. Don't get me wrong, the exercise is so very important. You need to keep up your muscle tone so you're burning fat and not muscle. You don't want to reach your goal and look all loose and flabby Just have to find your balance.
--when will you go to your Stab class?
Just have to find your balance.
