Finz: My husband and I go to SGI several times a year...it is our home away from home! We have made lots of friends with the locals down there and I am jealous you are there this week! We are going down again in Feb, though. Which little seafood place are you talking about? We go to Teach's most nights/afternoons...have become friends with those guys and just love the group of regulars there...SGI is just amazing and relaxing!

ALL: Sounds like so many of you are having great results lately...I am still struggling to get to the next level...struggling with this stupid "complacency" thing really. I find myself eating off plan too much, then u-turning for a minute...then beating myself up. I am so happy with the loss and the ability to wear my clothes i couldn't wear for several years, etc...so WHY am I sabotaging myself??? I haven't done any damage - but I am just waffling around and then being relieved the scale hasn't gone up...rather than getting my @$$% in gear and staying OP, which wasn't hard to begin with! What is wrong with me????? I haven't been takiong my supplements for a couple of weeks...(wanted to see if it really helped and maybe save the money they cost...) and I do find myself waking up hungry and feeling unable to resist munching. I am not sure if it's the lack of supplements - or just poor willpower.

OK...sorry for this pity-fest. I am just disgusted with myself and my actions that I KNOW will ultimately lead to the scale inching up, mayble slowly - but certainly surely! I guess I need some good old 3FC talking to! Help, anyone?

Thanks so much - this is better support than anything I can imagine...to you newbies - you have SOO come to the right place. This is the best program and best group of folks you could hope to surround yourself with!

Rosemary

Rosemary...I find myself doing some of the same things. It's like my head can't get caught up with my body and I am constantly in an emotional battle within myself. On the outside no one else would even know. What has been helping me is to really take a step back and figure out why I am self sabotaging. For me it has been that I am starting to look better, but I don't like attention drawn to me. I also don't like to make choices. Take a step back and try to figure out what is REALLY going on with you. Self sabotage is a symptom of something else.

dla: you are absolutely right...it is something else, though i don't know what that is just yet. I was sitting here trying to figure that out when you posted.

A few years ago I lost 51 lbs...then gained back the 24-25 I am in the process of re-losing. Part of that loss was divorce, then hard work to keep losing. Then, a happier me seemed to keep it off nearly effortlessly...but with healthy eating. Then...slowly, bad habits resurfaced along with over-confidence and it crept back on and would have kept going if not for MRC. So, here I am, within reach of goal, and yet I am waffling around. I don't know why.

You are right that I need to figure that out to address the "real" issue. It can't be just that I like to eat off plan....because i certainly like the feeling of succeeding at this far more. So, I've got to get inside my own head, I guess. And not reach for the homemade fried corn tortillas. Ugh! Thanks for replying...

Hey Finz,

I took my college graduation vacation trip to St. George Island (years ago). My best friend and I were experiencing 'brain fry' and needed a quite place to recoup. What is it like now?

I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving!

Welcome and what great success you've had so far!!! Keep up the wonderful work.

Another WI Success!!
 

I WI yesterday and was completely blown away.....another 7.5 lbs gone!!! So far, 27.5 total pounds!!! Yeah :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

I hope all are doing well!:

Ridiculous.
 

Sooo, while I was pondering why I self-sabotage...and thinking about dla's reply...I decided to have an early supper. A little tiny piece of left over salmon, some artichoke heart...good so far, right?

And then I put it on top of a bowl (not what you'd call a small bowl either) of bow-tie pasta. With salt, pepper and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.

I am truly spazzing out. I am :mad:angry:mad: at myself and it is so my own stupid fault. It's just poor choice-making and an inability to control myself at times. What the ****? I have got to get it together. Faced with figuring out why I do this...I go to the kitchen and break out the bow-tie pasta. :?: Ridiculous, isn't it??

I wish one of you were here to kick me, swiftly and repeatedly, in the butt.

Hi everyone!
i posted on take 29 so thanks to namaste for telling me there is a new thread. I have been on this program before and had huge success...74lbs to be exact! So over the last year I have had no disciplin at all what so ever and gained back 55lbs. So I am starting over and reaching for a new goal which is another 80lbs. I don't have an MRC in my state but I am able to get the drinks and very similar supplements. Sooooo.... I am going to be getting very involved on this message board for my accountability!!! Thanks everyone!

Welcome and good luck with this journey!

Denise-
My contract was to lose the weight by sometime in December then on to stabilization etc... I have added a couple weeks here and there and then hope to add 2 more after thanksgiving with their Thanksgiving challenge. So we'll see what happens. Yes it would be nice to probably lose a little more but not sure if I want to. I'll talk to them this week when I meet with one of my normal coaches and see what they think. I also do measurements this week so that will tell us a little more.

ROSEMARY! I am giving you a virtual kick in the butt right now! I'm wondering if your little cheats aren't just setting you up for cravings and impulse eating? If you could be 100% OP for a week (or close to it) maybe your willpower would be stronger? I know it's a tough week to commit to being OP. Any way you could get rid of (or lock away!) all your bad foods so that they aren't tempting you at home?

You are so close to goal and looking terrific--self-sabotage is an evil monster. I totally understand it, and agree w/ dla that there is some cause, though I'm not sure I've ever identified what that is for me. I've bounced betwen 135-185 for the past 10 years and I'm so sick of it. I'm so afraid that once I get off the menus that I'll go right back to my faves of mac & cheese, pizza, and other high carb foods. I do not want to have to lose this much weight again! Hopefully stab/maint will help me figure out this cycle, and I probably need to start attending the connection classes too. Do you go to any of the MRC classes?

Rosemary, tomorrow is a new day. Think about your goals, focus on the end result and get back on plan!

I had a cool NSV today...at Thanksgiving dinner my cousin's fiancee said said I looked really great, then she backed up a little and said, "I mean, you look smokin!!!" Made me feel so good to hear that from a cute little 22 year old! (Though it might have sounded even better from a 22 year old GUY!) :)

Want2LiveLife, jo2008, Never to Late, aprilw94 – Welcome to all of you! Keep coming back. There is a lot of great support here!

thelish - It’s good to see you back on the board. Being busy can sure mess with planning ahead to stay on plan but I am sure the center will be glad to work with you.

bfatnomore – CONGRATULATIONS on the 60lbs! AND a whole week early!! Great way to start the holiday season off!

maintainforlife – Congrats on getting rid of the boot, the liver cleanse, the blood tests and getting back to your exercise schedule !! Celebrate all these victories!!

Gma – sorry to hear about your dog. It’s hard to lose a trusted friend of 11 years.

Fab4two – Congrats on the super weight loss!!

What an awesome NSV! Thanks for sharing!

Welcome to the board! I do MRC by mail order, too, and this board is an amazing resource!

Rock on! You are doing great!

dla-So glad you posted a picture. It's nice to put a face with the name.

Here you go, Rosemary. :kickbutt: A swift e-kick in the tush!

Actually, I don't have a lot of room to be talking. I could have covered so much ground the last few months if I just had my act together, too. I really feel for you because I could have written a post very similar to this, but obviously I don't have it figured out either. I can also sympathize with the feelings of guilt and beating oneself up. It seems to make a big difference in my outlook when I can say at the end of the day that whatever I did not accomplish, I at least ate on plan today.

Let's get our acts in gear together. Monday is a new day!

Gma--I'm so sorry about your pet. :hug:

Welcome! You are almost halfway there!

Hi Carrie! Congratulations on getting your boot off! Isn't that a great feeling? I'm so happy for you! And how exciting to see that your test results are coming back better! I can't wait to see what another 20 lbs does for you!

I farted around with MQ last week, but didn't actually make it two consecutive days in a row, not because I got hungry, but because I had a feeder lurking at my belly insisting on taking me out to lunch...and I caved and went to lunch on two odd days because it was easier than arguing about a liquid diet. Bad! Bad! Bad! :frypan: I agree with Tara, though. It was easier than following the menu, and I really liked the chocolate shake! I found myself getting really hungry about 30 minutes earlier than normal for dinner, but it really wasn't a big deal and I didn't feel deprived.

You are the second person I've heard mention a liver cleanse in the last year. Not sure I'm ready to ride that pony, but definitely something to think about! I'm glad you had such great results!

P.S. Thanks to all who have contributed to the Thanksgiving thread. If you haven't had a chance to check it out, do before Thursday! There's lots of good information there. I think it will help tremendously to have an informed game plan going in!