My contract expired on 4/1/09 but since I was so close to goal they let me continue for this month without resigning. My center goal weight is 160, my personal goal is 155. I have my stabilization appointment on 5/5/09 and I plan to be at 160 or below by then. My last WI was Tuesday and I was 3 lbs away, my home scale shows 161.6 this morning.
It must feel fantastic to be so close to goal...congratulations!!
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The other reason I'm happy is because I lost 2 1/2 pounds since Tuesday which puts me at 13 pounds so almost to 15! I also did body composition and I've lost 13 inches so more than a foot of my body is gone and I've lost no muscle mass or water only fat. It may have taken 4 weeks but my body has burned off 13 pounds of fat. It makes me so happy and really helps me commit more to the program knowing it actually works.
Isn't it an amazing feeling? Congratulations on the losses!!
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I feel so much better now. I called my center back and explained how I felt and they put me on the MetaSlim-Plus 3-meal plan I think it's the beige menu?! I'm excited now and hopefully will be able to manage.
I have a question about the recipes though. It seems like a lot of them use the cream HNS. So I probably can't try most of them until after day 5?
Yes, after Day 5 and then only one per day.
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Wow there are a lot of new faces on here. I guess that's what I get for not checking in for 6 weeks. I have re-enrolled. At my lowest weight, I was 162, I think, but when my husband got back from Iraq, things just went out the window. That first week was eating out, people having us over, family parties, etc., and I gained ten pounds. I lost it the next week, but then we went on vacation, and I've been dealing with that extra 15 ever since.
I was supposed to go into stabilization, but I just decided that I needed something to kick me out of the diet/cheat/diet/cheat mode, so I started again with preconditioning, and I've lost 10 lbs. in five days! I didn't even lose that much in preconditioning the first time around. I feel a lot more motivated now that I have had a "fresh start" of sorts.
Anyway, I just wanted to say hi again. I hope everyone else is doing well!
Welcome back!
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Boy - yesterday was crazy and I managed through it without feeling deprived or cheating...my son is a senior and graduating next month and very involved in the TV program at his local high school. Last night was their awards ceremony and film festival...they have won national, state and regional contests...so I was up at 4:00am to prepare the dinner for 15 teenagers...RIBS...I also planned all my meals prior to this day so I would not be tempted by the huge spread, potato salad, coleslaw, corn etc...you get the picture. I came home from work put the ribs in the oven, ATE my OP meal when to film festival, got home put together the spread and sat at the table drinking my water having a great time just chatting with all the kids and my family...never once did I look over at the piled of ribs thinking I was being deprived...everyone knew I was on "a program" diet and I told them all I had already eaten my dinner...so just ENJOY and they did. I had just signed the 30 pound board and was not going back...
I did my 2nd peer inspiration speech last night at the center and I think it went well. There wasn't an empty seat, so I take that as a good sign! I was nervous, but not as nervous as the first time. I added quite a bit of new info in there since the first time I did the speech, I was at 114lbs lost and now I'm done (at 185lbs lost). I posted it in my blog if you'd like to read it; I've also added a before/after pic.
I feel so much better now. I called my center back and explained how I felt and they put me on the MetaSlim-Plus 3-meal plan I think it's the beige menu?! I'm excited now and hopefully will be able to manage.
I have a question about the recipes though. It seems like a lot of them use the cream HNS. So I probably can't try most of them until after day 5?
i'm so glad they talked with you about it.
yeah on the beige menu you can't have creamies till day 5. i have tried just one of the recipes out of the book i borrowed and i've heard *and agree* that anything that asks for the tomato supplement doesn't have enough tomato flavor. it wasn't enough tomato for the spaghetti squash spaghetti.
a recipe i like that requires no supplements is a turkey chili i made. i just boiled some fresh tomatoes to go with the turkey and spices. i showed them what i used *carroll shelby texas chili kit w/o the salt or flour packets, you can find it on amazon* and she said to count that as just the protein serving and still have the vegetables to go with it when i used it. doing it with turkey makes it ok for lunch and dinner *though i prefer it with dinner so i can i have the melba snacks as my crackers* rather than the first batch i made using ground sirloin which you can only have twice a week. sea salt has been my SALVATION as far as this chili is concerned!
i don't buy creamies anymore because i only do 2 supplements and i need them to be at lunch and dinner. having the creamies doesn't work with my work schedule unless i do a lot of cooking in advance and that just doesn't happen for me i wish i cld afford to do more because i really think that it makes a difference in how much i lose. i bought a big tub of whey protein once a while back and was using it in the evenings to equal a third supplement and i was losing more before i ran out. i have used the cream chicken soup to make an actual chicken vegetable soup type thing. i wish they had a beef soup supplement cuz I'd jump all over that.
Hi Janett,
I've really struggled with this as well and still do despite 9 flax/day and the Internal Cleanser at least every other day, sometimes daily. It helps somewhat at first but not long-term. I have discovered that Dieter's Tea that has the natural laxative Senna in it does work well. I've only used it twice, mostly when desperate due to the pain and discomfort. A pill alternative is Senokot (same ingredients). I would not recommend regular or daily use - can make the colon lazy like other laxative abuse. I never had this problem before MRC so I just didn't expect it but I prefer the tea or senna to passing marbles/bricks!
Hope this helps
Thanks, Karen! I may have to give that a try. Actually I did FINALLY have some luck. I don't know if it was the internal cleanser or not. I also have upped the flax a little. I sure hope this works itself out on a regular basis.. I had been up a pound, but now am back where i was, so that is good. i wil be SOO glad when i start going down again. I cant seem to get to the 20 lb mark. But i WILL get there..
Hello everyone, This is my 2nd post. I signed up at MRC last Wednesday, but after looking at the pre-conditioning menu, I started getting a little "freaked out", wondering if I could really do this for 6 months (even though I know I'll be changing menus in 4 days). I went to my center and talked to my counselor, and she reassured me, and I'm feeling a little better now. She gave me a copy of the "beige menu" I'll be starting on, so I feel like I'm getting used the idea of it all more. I have to say, I don't know if I would've had the courage to continue if I hadn't been reading all of your posts on this website! You have really encouraged me to say "I CAN do this". Thank you! I've decided to start pre-conditioning on Monday, so I'll keep you posted as to my stats. For all the "newbies", like me, stay plugged into these threads, and start posting, if you haven't, it'll be a lifesaver to you!
Hey, Can anyone tell me if there's a thread where everyone shares their recipes/ meal ideas? I'm looking for different ways to fix veggies, so I don't end up eating the same thing over and over again. Thanks!
Hey, Can anyone tell me if there's a thread where everyone shares their recipes/ meal ideas? I'm looking for different ways to fix veggies, so I don't end up eating the same thing over and over again. Thanks!
There is a recipe thread posted at the top of this forum and recently someone put them all in a blog listed by category...I'm not sure who it was.
The blog address is listed toward the end of the recipe forum.
WI today and lost 2.5 lbs. I was so worried because I hadn't lost anything when I went in Wednesday. I am so glad they switched me from the meta balance to the green menu it seems to be working better.
Thanks to everyone who is open and willing to share their experiences about their journey on this program. It really helps those of us who are new to understand it all a bit better.
I bought the MRC cookbook and many of the recipes use the HNS Chicken Boullion Supplement. Does anyone have an alternative that they use instead, such as the reduced sodium Wyler's Chicken Boullion cubes? Just curious because I want to try a lot of different recipes but they call for these supplements.
I was also wondering about my calcium levels since milk isn't on the diet for some time. Do they recommend taking a calcium supplement? I think I may but was wondering what the rest of you do.
Today is my first day on the 'biege' menu and realized I already screwed up! ARGH. For lunch I ate 4 oz. of fresh pineapple instead of 1/2 cup!! I just got confused already. I know I wont' make that same mistake again. I hope that doesn't mess me up. I thought I was doing so well (I know I still am) but geez, my first day and already a goof!
I have a somewhat random MRC question...I have been on again/off again MRC'ing since November (more off again than on again...I have lost then gained the same 15 pounds, like, 4 or 5 times) and I simply can't afford to resign at MRC. Between the program costs and the supplements it is totally out of our budget (hubby is unemployed). The past week I have been doing the preconditioning part of the diet and I have lost 4.5 pounds. I am wondering if anyone on here has ever tried staying on preconditioning long term? I'm thinking about doing it for a month and seeing how it goes. Any feedback?
Today is my first day on the 'biege' menu and realized I already screwed up! ARGH. For lunch I ate 4 oz. of fresh pineapple instead of 1/2 cup!! I just got confused already. I know I wont' make that same mistake again. I hope that doesn't mess me up. I thought I was doing so well (I know I still am) but geez, my first day and already a goof!
4oz = 1/2 cup so I use that sometimes instead of measuring depending on what it is
For your previous post about the calcium - there should be some in the multivitamin and green leafy vegetables have calcium as do oranges. Cheese does as well. Depending on your age you may or may not want to take a supplement. I'm 25 so I'm not worried about it because I can add milk back in once I hit maintenance. Not to mention that I drank a lot of milk growing up - I would have at least 3 if not more glasses a day and before I started this diet I was drinking a gallon a week by myself so I know I have plenty stored up
I bought the MRC cookbook and many of the recipes use the HNS Chicken Boullion Supplement. Does anyone have an alternative that they use instead, such as the reduced sodium Wyler's Chicken Boullion cubes? Just curious because I want to try a lot of different recipes but they call for these supplements.
I use the Pacific organic chicken broth - low sodium, when I cook. You find it in the organic section (sometimes the soup section) of the grocery store. The only thing you don't get in it is the 16g of protien that the MRC chicken bouillon has in it. But what is interesting is that the sodium level in the organic broth is a lot less than the MRC stuff (70mg vs. 480mg(MRC)). I have used this in my cooking since I started MRC six months ago because I didn't want to waste my HNS on the family when I cooked for us all. I am in maintenance now and I still use the organic broth in my cooking.
Hello everyone, This is my 2nd post. I signed up at MRC last Wednesday, but after looking at the pre-conditioning menu, I started getting a little "freaked out", wondering if I could really do this for 6 months (even though I know I'll be changing menus in 4 days). I went to my center and talked to my counselor, and she reassured me, and I'm feeling a little better now. She gave me a copy of the "beige menu" I'll be starting on, so I feel like I'm getting used the idea of it all more. I have to say, I don't know if I would've had the courage to continue if I hadn't been reading all of your posts on this website! You have really encouraged me to say "I CAN do this". Thank you! I've decided to start pre-conditioning on Monday, so I'll keep you posted as to my stats. For all the "newbies", like me, stay plugged into these threads, and start posting, if you haven't, it'll be a lifesaver to you!
Welcome jj, glad you found us! Stick with it and you'll do great
i wish i cld afford to do more because i really think that it makes a difference in how much i lose. i bought a big tub of whey protein once a while back and was using it in the evenings to equal a third supplement and i was losing more before i ran out. i have used the cream chicken soup to make an actual chicken vegetable soup type thing. i wish they had a beef soup supplement cuz I'd jump all over that.
