Originally Posted by leahruthie (Post 2974862)

awwwww, lynn!! hang in there, you'll pull through! i've been doing the same thing dealing with my emotions about our family problems right now, and i finally went in to the center to face the music today, too. the girl i met with said she was really proud of me for coming in and that it's better to face it and move on than to hide and be ashamed. and she's right, i do feel much better. and i can't un-eat the crap i ate, but i can make better choices moving forward, and that's what we all have to do. :)

and i think you might have a point about not having allowed yourself any cheats or BLTs. i am a firm believer in a little cheat here or there (a cup of coffee, or maybe a bite of my boyfriend's dessert) because otherwise you'll feel deprived and cheated, you know? and that's not a good mental place to be. just some food for thought.

anyway, let's all move forward together! i'm only up 2 pounds from my three weeks of stress, so i'm excited to move on. :D

Originally Posted by GWE140 (Post 2976289)

Good Evening All!!! Wow I missed so much while away on my girls weekend in Las Vegas....I absolutely agree 100% on what has been mentioned about struggling with personal conflicts to why we have gained the weight and how we continue to struggle even with success on the scale...for me even after loosing 50 pounds and still having 30 more or so to go it is a struggle everyday. I know we are all so hard on ourselves and forget to love ourselves and congratulate ourselves for our accomplishments...for instance...all the pictures I took this weekend with my friends, of nearly 30 years, all I saw were imperfections in myself, ie...how my stomach looked bloated in my LBD and this made me look 3 months pregnant, how my chin still was doubled even slightly... etc...how utterly stupid...really...I lost 50+ pounds and do have more weight to go and am working out to pulled myself together...but hey I do not see the thinner arms, neck, butt, or wearing a size 8...but only narrow in on the bulge in my middle...why on earth do we do this to ourselves!

On a happier note I had a fabulous time in Vegas, and happily ate the whole time off program, PLANNED, I tasted everything I wanted to but did not eat more than 2-3 bites of anything that was off program...everything tasted divine...and I kept saying to my friends WOW this food is so delicious, like I haven't tasted food in years...I guess being on program for nearly 8 months with a little break in the summer...anything off program tasted out of this world...but what I learned was all I needed was a bite or two to be satisfied, unlike before I would have the whole dish plus more. I had planned on having gin with diet 7-up or diet tonic, but none of the establishments I went to had this and the only diet drink was diet coke...so I ended up having gin with reg. tonic and wine. oh well I am flushing this out with water. I truly had a great time and feel great about my choices and know that tomorrow I am back on plan and had planned on doing a week of Meta-Quick and look forward to it, I loved my vacation and will step on the scale tomorrow morning and will take whatever it gives me, knowing I can live and loose using tools that are realistic with life.

PS - I uploaded a picture of me in my LBD for those that have requested...it is in my profile pictures...enjoy and no I am not 3 months pregnant :)...just a stubborn mid-section...

Have a great week on plan!

Originally Posted by GWE140 (Post 2976289)

Good Evening All!!! Wow I missed so much while away on my girls weekend in Las Vegas....I absolutely agree 100% on what has been mentioned about struggling with personal conflicts to why we have gained the weight and how we continue to struggle even with success on the scale...for me even after loosing 50 pounds and still having 30 more or so to go it is a struggle everyday. I know we are all so hard on ourselves and forget to love ourselves and congratulate ourselves for our accomplishments...for instance...all the pictures I took this weekend with my friends, of nearly 30 years, all I saw were imperfections in myself, ie...how my stomach looked bloated in my LBD and this made me look 3 months pregnant, how my chin still was doubled even slightly... etc...how utterly stupid...really...I lost 50+ pounds and do have more weight to go and am working out to pulled myself together...but hey I do not see the thinner arms, neck, butt, or wearing a size 8...but only narrow in on the bulge in my middle...why on earth do we do this to ourselves!

On a happier note I had a fabulous time in Vegas, and happily ate the whole time off program, PLANNED, I tasted everything I wanted to but did not eat more than 2-3 bites of anything that was off program...everything tasted divine...and I kept saying to my friends WOW this food is so delicious, like I haven't tasted food in years...I guess being on program for nearly 8 months with a little break in the summer...anything off program tasted out of this world...but what I learned was all I needed was a bite or two to be satisfied, unlike before I would have the whole dish plus more. I had planned on having gin with diet 7-up or diet tonic, but none of the establishments I went to had this and the only diet drink was diet coke...so I ended up having gin with reg. tonic and wine. oh well I am flushing this out with water. I truly had a great time and feel great about my choices and know that tomorrow I am back on plan and had planned on doing a week of Meta-Quick and look forward to it, I loved my vacation and will step on the scale tomorrow morning and will take whatever it gives me, knowing I can live and loose using tools that are realistic with life.

PS - I uploaded a picture of me in my LBD for those that have requested...it is in my profile pictures...enjoy and no I am not 3 months pregnant :)...just a stubborn mid-section...

Have a great week on plan!

Originally Posted by noahsmama (Post 2975861)

I love being able to wear a sweater dress with BOOTS of all things and getting the old men (I work at a retirement center) to whistle at me :) LOL It does make me feel good.

Originally Posted by Karen1234 (Post 2973210)

Hello Ladies and Gents,
Well, it's MQ day 2... doing pretty good... I was 100% OP yesterday, was able to avoid the nuts and goodies... hubby was so kind and polished off the last 3 apple cider donuts from the apple festival eliminating that temptation for sure :0) He can do afford ofcourse, all 185 lbs, 6' 1" of him, LOL... So, I was very happy with myself, the shakes are pretty filling and really held me over till dinner... I had a normal green menu dinner and finished up the night with a Gelatin HNS and finally a creamy ... can't remember if we're supposed to have creamys on the MQ plan or not but I did so oh well. I hopped on the scale as usual this am and was down 1.5 lbs, yeah!! 191.5... only 1.5 to go until back to last official WI weight so apparently sticking to the plan helps me, go figure, LOL! I had a MRB this am and was planning a lunch shake which I was going to go home and make but forgot I had a 12:00 meeting so looks like lunch will be late. Too bad my stomach is already growling like crazy... I might have to nibble on the corner of some sticky notes instead :0) I am looking forward to that shake for sure. I mix mine up with 2 cups of water plus about a cup of ice. I experimented yesterday and added some artificial strawberry flavoring... didn't work out though... would have had to add the whole bottle to actually taste it so not a good plan. I don't know if it's just not strong enough for the amt of mix or if it's because it was imitation and cheap... hmmm... I also have some real orange flavor extract I was thinking of making a creamsicle shake with... maybe I'll try with about 1/2 the shake 1st and see if that works.

OK, FL, So glad to hear from you... I was beginning to worry b/c I'm so used to seeing you here! I'm glad you're sticking with it, I think it will work out, just keep on keepin on :0) As for the pancake, I'll have to look back at the recipe then get back with you... can't remember but I think it was 2.... hmmm... I'll be back.

OK, I'm back... it's 2...
Pancakes:
1/2 cup dry oatmeal
2 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla
1 pckt of splenda
1 pinch (or about 1/4 tsp) of baking powder
a sprinkle of cinnamon

Place dry oatmeal in food processor and grind until a course powder. Pour into bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Whisk together until you see bubbles forming in batter. Heat non-stick pan, spray with pam butter cooking spray, use large spoon to place 2-3 spoonfuls of batter into pan making each pancake about 3 inches round. Cook on each side until golden brown.

Recipe makes 2 servings = 1 starch, 2 oz protein each. Will need to add 2 oz of protein to get full breakfast serving.


Hope everyone had a great OP weekend! :0) :bat: :ghost:

Originally Posted by GWE140 (Post 2976289)

Good Evening All!!! Wow I missed so much while away on my girls weekend in Las Vegas....I absolutely agree 100% on what has been mentioned about struggling with personal conflicts to why we have gained the weight and how we continue to struggle even with success on the scale...for me even after loosing 50 pounds and still having 30 more or so to go it is a struggle everyday. I know we are all so hard on ourselves and forget to love ourselves and congratulate ourselves for our accomplishments...for instance...all the pictures I took this weekend with my friends, of nearly 30 years, all I saw were imperfections in myself, ie...how my stomach looked bloated in my LBD and this made me look 3 months pregnant, how my chin still was doubled even slightly... etc...how utterly stupid...really...I lost 50+ pounds and do have more weight to go and am working out to pulled myself together...but hey I do not see the thinner arms, neck, butt, or wearing a size 8...but only narrow in on the bulge in my middle...why on earth do we do this to ourselves!


On a happier note I had a fabulous time in Vegas, and happily ate the whole time off program, PLANNED, I tasted everything I wanted to but did not eat more than 2-3 bites of anything that was off program...everything tasted divine...and I kept saying to my friends WOW this food is so delicious, like I haven't tasted food in years...I guess being on program for nearly 8 months with a little break in the summer...anything off program tasted out of this world...but what I learned was all I needed was a bite or two to be satisfied, unlike before I would have the whole dish plus more. I had planned on having gin with diet 7-up or diet tonic, but none of the establishments I went to had this and the only diet drink was diet coke...so I ended up having gin with reg. tonic and wine. oh well I am flushing this out with water. I truly had a great time and feel great about my choices and know that tomorrow I am back on plan and had planned on doing a week of Meta-Quick and look forward to it, I loved my vacation and will step on the scale tomorrow morning and will take whatever it gives me, knowing I can live and loose using tools that are realistic with life.

PS - I uploaded a picture of me in my LBD for those that have requested...it is in my profile pictures...enjoy and no I am not 3 months pregnant :)...just a stubborn mid-section...

Have a great week on plan!

Originally Posted by jadedangel75 (Post 2977182)

Hi Karen,
I'm a couple days late responding so someone may have already suggested this... try mixing your clear with the shake- the orange is great with the vanilla shake and the mixed berry or orange with the chocolate. They get a little foamy but if you let it set a couple minutes it should go down a bit. :)

Originally Posted by Karen1234 (Post 2977392)

I will definitely try the orange with the vanilla... yummo and thanks for the tip...