You are doing great. Don't give up and like someone said, don't let the scale be the only thing you depend on. Those "non-scale victories" are important too...clothes fit better, compliments, and feeling better. You can do it!:carrot::dust:

Boy, do i get that!! That is me exactly!! Other people lose steadily. Seems like I plateau almost every other week. The good news is that on the other weeks, I will have a big drop, so I guess it evens out. But those plateaus are stinkers, cause you KNOW you are being perfectly OP, yet what the heck??.. I can tell, by the way i feel if i am sitting on a plateau, or losing on any given day. Can anyone else here tell it. I have also noticed that on the days that i feel hungry (I usually NEVER feel hungry) and pee a lot. Those are losing days for me.
Hi everyone! I haven't posted for awhile, glad to see everyone doing good!
;);)

Hi! I cannot find the post with the link to the recipe blog. Would someone pretty please post the link for me. I want to make the meatballs i heard about and i cannot find that darn recipe anywhere. Thanks so much!!:^:

Here you are:
http://mrcrecipes.blogspot.com/

Went in for WI today...was up a couple lbs from last Saturday (which I expected...still losing the weight I gained on Saturday/Sunday from my husband's birthday celebration). BUT...although I was up in pounds...my body fat percentage dropped another 2% since since 3 weeks ago!!! I couldn't believe it when I saw it.

I had them take my body comps this time because I've really uped my exercise (went from 200 minutes per week up to ~400 minutes per week) in the last 2 weeks since I'm in Stabilization now. I wanted to make sure I wasn't losing lean muscle mass. In actuality, I GAINED MUSCLE! WAHOO! So that explains why I lost another 2% body fat. The more muscle your body has, the better your body is at burning fat. So now I'm down to 20% body fat (can't believe it still...) and my muscle mass it up to 38 lbs.

ALSO, my water weight was way up (4 lbs since last Saturday...BEFORE the birthday celebration). So all in all...being 3 lbs up on the scale today doesn't bother me at all! I'm making great progress in Stabilization and can't wait to add my dairy at breakfast next week! I'm way too excited about 1 cup of yogurt!

LOL...I was never so happy to see grean beans back on the menu when I went green!!

OK, I've heard mention of spaghetti squash recipes on here before, but I AM NOT a cook. Could someone please explain what it looks like and how to cook it. I am a pasta lover and I do like squash also...LOL

khunter, I found it next to butternut squash at my market. It is oval, a yellow color, and about the size of a cantaloupe (oval though). I cut it in half, scooped the seeds out (a la cantaloupe), put it cut side down on a plate with water on it, and microwaved it for ten minutes. Today, I have leftovers and I'm going to make a patty with it and cook it in a skillet with pam. I got that idea from one of the counselors. It sounded pretty yummy.

Welcome back to all of you who have been away!
This has been a good week - I am 100% OP and have finally kicked my cashew/nut addiction - hubby helped by not buying any this week too! I weighed myself this afternoon at home and was 1 lb less than my usual morning weight. Now, typically I am 2-3 lbs higher in the afternoon so this was a very pleasant finding. I don't know if it was a fluke or what but I can't wait until morning to find out if I've really lost about 3 lbs :0) I am happily approaching the 40 lb board and really want to get there by this weekend so I can sign that thing and move on. I am so excited to be so close to <200 lbs and in "onderland" It will feel so good to be there and to fnally be rid of the 200 and something lb mentally frustrating and physically exhausting weight I have been carrying. Realizing this has me more motivated than ever to get there, I am so close!! There are 2 great promos going on at the center this month. 1) lose 12 lbs in June and get either 2 or 4 weeks of program free. 2) Weigh in on "wacky wednesday" June 24 and get 1 mo. free. Now that's motivating! I only purchased 17 weeks (by their goal of 72 lb loss) and will probably need another 8-9 weeks of program to reach my real goal of 100 lbs so this would be a great way to do it w/o paying more, that would be great. Between that and the need to go bathing suit shopping, I am really motivated. I did a little "preliminary shopping" this weekend. We'll be travelling to Seaworld and their new water park Aquatica at the end of July/Early August so I wanted to scout out suits early. Unfortunately, Bathing suit shopping is still tough, especially for the chunky thigh girl who can never seem to find the right bottom that is still "cute" and not "mommy like" as my husband always says. It was still better than it was 36 lbs ago though :0) Anyways, I finally decided to just wait to purchase a suit until it is closer to that time. Hopefully I'll be in a smaller size by then and there will still be some left!
Hope all of you are having a great week. Stick with it, it's worth it!

Hi everyone! Happy June! i have a job where I am lucky enough to get my summers off...hmmm...what kind of job could that be...LOL! Anyway now that I am not at work I just feel that I have been struggling to stay OP...I dont know if it is the lack of structure or all the extra running around for games, swimming, etc. I just seem to be doing great OP for a few days then fall off the wagon so to speak. I am still doing the supplements and lots of water which has kept my weight pretty steady or a loss of a pound or 2 a week but I was doing so much better when it was work all day (only take OP food to work so no choice to cheat) then by the time I got home, made dinner, did baths and homework and bedtimes for kids all there was to do was go to bed...anyway, I so want to lose a lot this summer so I can wow everyone with my loss when I do return to work, i was hoping some of you had some great advice for me, I am getting down and mad at me! I also am going to be taking some continuing education classes starting next week which is making me really nervous so some of this could be emotional snacking too...hohummmm I dont know...any advice? (I hope I dont sound whiney, I dont mean too!) thanks you all, I dont know what I would do without all of you!

Thanks everyone for your kind words. I usually go for my WI in the mornings, but today I went around 6:00PM. I lost 1/2lb. She did my measurements and I am down over 11". I have alot of family events the next few weeks and I am going to do my best to stay OP. Best of luck to all.

Karen, I'm glad you had a great week! Makes it all worthwhile, doesn't it?

Jace, where are you getting these cheat foods? Get them out of your house and take a different route on your errands so you don't stop at fast food places, lol.

BTW everyone, I just reread French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guilaiano. It's a great book and I recommend it. It's a great motivator.

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to all the new and new again people!
Just an update on the job front, did not get the extension on my current contract. Had an interview today which went well. The pay is good and the benefits are excellent. So my fingers are crossed!
Jace, I know what you mean about trying to stay OP when you are off. I have been bad, a little here, a little there. The other night I had mashed potatoes, took my fat and carb blocker. Tonight I met friends at a brewery, they were giving out free beer! I was starving and tried to find something MRC friendly on the menu. I ended up with Lemon Chicken and subbed salad for all the sides! I was lucky that I have friends with no boundarys. They ate all the croutons and half the chicken. It was well over 4 oz! Then they drank my beer! But forgot the fat/carb blocker until it was too late. So I am dreading weighing in tomorrow.
Did you know that a 6 month old puppy can chew through a cable wire and a laptop charger? Yup, my little golden retriever is lucky to be alive! Going to the store tonight to find a charger. :comp:

[QUOTE=Lori123321;2782022]Hi Everyone,
Welcome to all the new and new again people!
Just an update on the job front, did not get the extension on my current contract. Had an interview today which went well. The pay is good and the benefits are excellent. So my fingers are crossed!
Jace, I know what you mean about trying to stay OP when you are off. I have been bad, a little here, a little there. The other night I had mashed potatoes, took my fat and carb blocker. Tonight I met friends at a brewery, they were giving out free beer! I was starving and tried to find something MRC friendly on the menu. I ended up with Lemon Chicken and subbed salad for all the sides! I was lucky that I have friends with no boundarys. They ate all the croutons and half the chicken. It was well over 4 oz! Then they drank my beer! But forgot the fat/carb blocker until it was too late. So I am dreading weighing in tomorrow.
Did you know that a 6 month old puppy can chew through a cable wire and a laptop charger? Yup, my little golden retriever is lucky to be alive! Going to the store tonight to find a charger. :comp:[/QUOT

Oh yes....would you believe that happened to me twice...my puppy loves laptop chargers..lol....I think he was trying to get my attention....to replace, they are so very expensive....but I found this little shop that repairs them...he fixed them both for $10 each...I was so thrilled....you should shop around and find someone who can do that....the big stores don't bother, because they want to sell you a new one...this electronic shop was perfect....hope you find one before you buy a new one.

Have a happy OP weekend! :hug:

Hang in there Jace...you can do it....you have children and it's got to be hard to cook and not want to cheat....it's really hard to take the wrong foods out without leaving any good stuff for your family. Plus you are on the go all the time, it's probably hard for you to eat on schedule.....don't give up...you can do it....you are doing great.....and your co-workers are going to Wow you in August!!! Just watch!!! :hug: