Our center does not have a Stabilization class. Since I have been going for the past 3 months, they have had only 2 classes, both cooking instruction classes.

I asked them about Stab, and they just said they give me a new sheet with foods to add in each week, and that was it.

Lame

Okay with those I use them when I go out to eat and know that some of the items that I may eat are off program or more calories than I really want to eat. I truly try to stick as close as I can. I have still lost everytime I weigh in. So I guess they must do something!

Good luck.

Welcome back!!! We've missed you!:hug:

Congratulations Finz! I'm so happy for you!:hug:

Isn't that great??? Congratulations to you and when you see him in 6 months, you will have lost another 50lbs.... you've got it! No problem!!!:hug:

Sorry to hear about your Grandma....:hug:

Katie....
Just wanted to say I love your pic!

40 lb board

I am so excited I weighed in and have finally hit the 40lbs board. I have exactly 10 lbs left to go and hope to lose that by the end of the month. Whoo Hooo, Whooo HOooo, Whooo Hoooo!!!!

Blue eyed angel---I know what you mean about getting comfortable where you are at because people start to notice. I went off program this past weekend and realized that it can be hard to lose the last 10-15lbs because you allow yourself to go off program. I called the center to help me get on track and the girl told me that the last 10-15 lbs wants to melt off just as quick as the rest has, but with the slip ups I am preventing it from happening. I truly do believe that!

To everyone: We are worth it and we will do it!!!!

THELISH:[B] My commute is about 35-40 minutes depending on traffic. I, too, make myself drink at least 24 oz of water in the car in the am and pm. If I drink one of those at work - I've done all the water for the day. I also make a cup of hot tea, decaf, now that it's getting a tiny bit cooler. Drinking something warm seems to help and calm my cravings. I love Constant Comment original flavor tea...which I just found comes in decaf. With some equal it's great - if you like hot tea. Also, I got my soy chocolate mine crisps from DietDirect...my center doesn't have them. I do love those...they are oddly satisfying and I'm not even a big chocolate lover. Another thing I do is I talk on the phone! I catch up with friends I normally don't get to talk to as often...talking keeps me from thinking about snacking. I get to catch up with friends - and not fall off plan! Just a thought.

Congrats to all of you who've had great losses...I also got to wear a pair of pants to work today that I haven't worn in about a year. However - I totally understand the feeling that when you start seeing the difference and people start noticing, you get a little cocky/overconfident. It's easy to swing in the other direction and I'm fighting this myself just now. UGH. I know what I need to do and that I'll be even happier when I get to my goal...still, it's hard. I just try to remember that by not taking it seriously, well - that's how I gained the weight. This board is a HUGE help to me.

Rosemary

congrats to everyone on all their losses....ya'll have done a great job...your effort has really paid off. for a moment, i am going to imagine that i am telling you all that i just signed the 40 pound board....(moment of silence).....okay, i didn't sign the board....i would be signing the gain weight board. tonite, once again, i am getting motivated for losing...i want it so bad. why does food get the best of me???? it's insane, that i am controlled sooo much by food. i am only hurting myself. i have 2 beautiful children to raise and i want be the best i can be...and i am turning 40 in dec.....yikes..my panic mode is kickin in. so once again, i am going to get my inspiration from all of you who do soooo well.....you're my role models. thanks for listening to me vent. i will go to the store in the morning and get chicken and ground turkey and oranges ...i have lots of vegies and melba toast and cheese on hand...any other essentials i should get? i have boxes and boxes of hns drinks....o.k. i am all set. ready, set....GO!!!!

Welcome back Crystal!

I made it to stabilization! Just week1. I am wearing a size 8 or 10 and I was starting to get so many complements. And then we had to put our dog to sleep this week and my 11 year old has been a basket case! So I have been emotional eating all week I think I have gained 6 pounds this week. I just cannot seem to get it under control. I need to get serious. So I am right there with you Crystal.

That is lame. My center has a party. They take your after pictures. So everyone is dressed up. They made mock champagne and gave us goodie bags. They made a poster of the total weight loss of all the people stabilizing that month. They make it a big deal. Too bad I am struggling!

Wow! We've had some great losses this week, and I'm excited to see Bonnie & Thelish are back! And congrats on starting stabilization, WorkingARMom. I'm so sorry about your dog--that would definitely trigger stress eating for me.

Just a quick update before I head to the snakepit, err...school. This has been a bizarre, maddening, insane, hilarious week. For starters, midterms are this week, which always makes for a tough week without any crazy outside influences. My boss, however, who has been growing increasingly unstable over the summer, flew off the deep end on Monday and just began randomly attacking all of the graduate students in the office. But rather than retreat to her office and lick her wounds after being confronted by the big boss, she just kept digging the hole deeper & deeper! I could barely function on Tuesday because there was so much adrenaline flowing through my veins, but everyone has been tip-toeing around all week. Her tirade lasted through Wednesday, and yesterday she swung into a passive-aggressive state.

I made a very good choice Tuesday, though--I really wanted to go to Chili's and have one of those blue margaritas that are so big you can do a backstroke in them, but I CHOSE to eat the MRC turkey lasagna and go to yoga. (Week 5 of yoga, btw, was GREAT. I am really getting a lot of benefit out of this!) Anyway, the point to this is that I have not had this difficult of a week since my first semester of grad school, but I have managed to stay on plan this week and actually have lost 2 lbs. I can only attribute this to having the lasagna already divided up into individual servings and waiting in my fridge.

Just a quick pop in. Just got back from wi . . . . . I lost 4 lbs since Monday (on week 3 of stabilization!) and I GOT TO SIGN THE 100LB BOARD!!! :woohoo: :carrot::carrot: I'm officially at 101.5 lbs lost. It was awesome. The lobby was super crowded today & our 100 lb board is out of the hall & in the classroom. They had just started a new food instruction class, so I got to sign in front of about 10 new people. I hope that will give them the motivation during the rough patches. Not everyone knows about our amazing support group! Thanks group :hug: I couldn't have done it without all the support from this forum!!!

That is so awesome!!! You look amazing! I am sure you were great motivation for all of the newbies in the food instruction class!!