How are you doing on meta quick? I followed, but according to my scale
have not lost more than 1#. So not thinking it did anything for me.
But I love the vanilla wafers, you really need to try them. Hard to get
from the center, usually out of them. I will go in weigh in tomorrow,
but not looking for a big loss
magnoliagirl

First...Thanks for the kind thoughts for my son. He's doing MUCH better. Still crabby, but the pooor guy is fighting a virus and an ear infection on top of teething. I'll let him be crabby.

Second....I went to WI last night and lost 8lbs on preconditioning!! I was excited and the consultant was floored. The only employee that is still at my center from last time I was OP is the girl who is now the manager and apparently she's been spreading rumors about me...good ones, but still. The consultant said..."whoa, Jesse is right about you". I had to ask what she was talking about So anyway, picked up my HNS and pill and am officially on my way. Nothing like a big ol' loss to get you motivated to do this another week, huh?

Sing to the tune of Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again"

On a diet again
Just can't wait to fall off my diet again
The foods I love are being eaten by my friends
And I can't wait to fall off my diet again!

8 lbs! wow congrats! hope you can continue it this way!

Love the pic Rip!! Too cute, you and hubby on the plane together, flying over the changing landscape... fun!!

Congratulations! That is outstanding, keep up the great work!!

Hi Everyone,
Just checking in and updating on my progress. I've been working to stay on plan as much as possible this week. Last week was terrible, I was pretty much off plan 1/2 the week, this week is better, I went sour Monday and divulged in sweet cold things but since then I've been pretty dilligent, sticking to the plan as well as possible. The only foul ups I've had is eating a little too much here and there (extra oz of protein, a few extra bites of veggies or a 50 cal cheese stick) - it may seem small but it still adds up. I seem to always have the munchies at night. I think part of the problem is I haven't been drinking enough water, haven't been drinking my HNS throughout the day like I should and have not been taking any vits/herbs for quite a while. I'm going to try to fix the first two problems and see if that helps. Then I will go back to the MRC6, Flax, B6. It's just so expensive and makes constipation worse so I've been avoiding it. As far as the scale goes, I haven't really been expecting much of a change b/c I've been so off track the last few weeks. I did the MQ which got me back down to 187 after my 5k weekend extravaganza but I'm sure I'm back up. I haven't weighed in at the center for 2 weeks. The last visit I had I knew my program time was coming to an end 10/21. I was debating how to renew - 10 weeks for $99 or 17 weeks with the purchase of a large herbal product... I had originally wanted to lose 100 lbs, goal weight 150. Now I'm starting to think 160 would be good. For some reason everyone thinks 40 more lbs is too much - hubby, family, friends. Whenever they ask me how much more I want to lose and I say 30-40, they're usually surprised and say they don't think I have 30-40 more lbs to lose. I guess I hide it well. Anyways, at this point I have got to find a way to trick my mind into making this final part of my journey seem smaller and at least get myself to lose 15 lbs at at time. I want to take my focus off of "what I'm eating" or "how much I'm eating" and put it back onto how many lbs I've lost this week and month. I need to start fresh like I did when I was new to the program, be more diligent and vigilent (LOL, I liked it b/c it rhymed). I will go shopping this weekend, clean out the pantry/fridge, start anew just like my 1st day on MRC, pour over my menu, plan my meals, cook in advance, write out my journal, drink my water, drink my HNS, take those lousy pills etc etc.. Oh, and I will go officially weigh-in. Those are the things I've stopped doing and that is what is making me struggle. I will fix this and start again. I need to reinforce my willpower with good planning. I can do it, I can do it ... 15 lbs is my current goal and when I get there, I'll re-evaluate. 15 lbs, that's not terrible! I guess I should re-sign for another 10 weeks or so this weekend. Alright, I'm gonna do it!! Take care everyone, Have a safe and fun Halloween weekend, stick with the program, we can make it to Thanksgiving at least!!

Hi everyone,

I am still kind of new to this board but recently started stabilization (or at least I was suppose to) but instead I have been off plan more than on. I am working out like crazy so I am still losing weight, but I really need to get back on program. Has anyone else had this problem when you got to this level? A good example it was raining out today so I ate a piece of pizza for lunch (I did have a salad too) I know should have skipped the pizza.

Karen I can totally relate to your situation. I've got less than 15 pounds to go, yet I keep making these horrible food choices and just binging. I just don't get it. I want to get to my goal weight but yet I keep making these choices. I'm unsure of what it is, but the food jsut tastes so darn good. You've come such a long way and are doing a great job. I'm going to start fresh too (I decided to continue MQ this week (after I binged Sunday/Monday)) and will start 'fresh' on either Saturday or Sunday. I'm still up 4 lbs from the 6 I gained in 2 days but I'm feeling better which is a plus. Let's lose these 15 pounds together, how does that sound?! Let me know and I'm in if you are (except my 30th b-day is on 11/9 and know I'll have an OP meal or two then)

Hey, Magnoliagirl--
The vanilla wafers have been a favorite of mine since day one! They're the bomb, aren't they?!?! Well, Medi Quick hasn't really worked for me at all. I weigh in today and I lost 0.5 (that's since Monday but I expected to lose 2-3 lbs). I lost 3.5 lbs last week so I think my body might be trying to hold on to the calories and NOT go into starvation mode. So, I'm just counting it as a lesson learned. I won't be doing MQ again unless it's my only option for whatever reason. Good luck as we "get back to normal"!

is it bad that i do this, too, and i'm not even close to my goal?? ugh. i ate PIZZA on sunday. what is that all about??

i think it's so easy to get overwhelmed by the overarching goal rather than taking it one pound at a time or one day at a time or even one meal at a time. maybe narrowing our focus a bit will help us stay on track?

Yes Noahsmama!!
I need a partner in this... someone to help keep me acountable and needs someone to do the same for them ... We can do this lady, just 15 lbs and sticking to plan (ofcourse, b-day excluded), that will be our goal. So, I promise you today that I will recommitt to exercising 3 x a week as I've been slack there for a few weeks as well and sticking to plan and we will aim for 15 lbs by the end of November/Thanksgiving time. Sound good? OK, get your shopping done this weekend, I'm officially restarting brand new then :0) Lookin forward to some good #'s on the scale!
We can do it - Let's get these 15 lbs off!!!



I agree Leahruthie... committ to 15 lbs like Noahsmama and I and aim for/ hunger for the lbs down and not for the food! Let's do it :0) Rah, Rah!!

Karen1234,
After a few weeks of no loss. I re-evaluated and started from scratch last Saturday. Making sure I wrote everything down etc. I had not been writing things down and having little cheats, when I started writing down again what I ate it was obvious that there were to many cheats. Seeing it in writing opened my eyes. I have lost so far and am excited to weigh in on Sat. I feel exactly the same way you do. I have the same amount to lose and family and friends say that is too much, ha. Yes I may have dense bones that account for my weight but not that dense! I think part of my problem was that everyone is always saying how good I look so I start thinking that I must so why don't I just go into stabilization and just lose it slower. Such mind games. So I worked with my fav. consultant last week and we put together a game plan. Made an appointment to see her this Saturday. I think that has kept me from going off plan since I will be accountable to her. By the way I was much more comfortable in the plan than in the past. Didn't even come close to using up the entire seat belt like b4.

Hvnlymzic,
Wonderful. I lost 6 on preconditioning, mostly because I was sick but it felt so great. It is quite the motivator.



Started MRC 5/9/09

That was a great plan Rip and I will gladly take it :0) I plan to talk to my Fave counselor Saturday and I think scheduling an appt with her once a week is a good idea. Weighing in twice a week is probably ideal but not always convenient for me so I don't know about that. I've been thinking about what I posted earlier and what you've said about our family & friends thinking we've lost enough or are close to losing enough. I wonder if part of why they think this is b/c they've seen us so heavy for so long, to them we do look significantly thinner and better and have to be close to goal. I'm not sure they are able to be objective b/c they know and love us. Plus, I think people's perspectives are changing about being "heavy"... so many of us are overweight that being a little pudgy and hitting the overweight mark or right at it on the BMI scale is normal to most people so for them to imagine us at a normal BMI with equivelant weight seems too thin. Just a theory. Anyways, Thanks for the input, I think you're really onto something there and I will be following the same plan this weekend

Karen1234,
You hit the nail on the head. My brother who is not overweight told me I was getting to thin. I know it is because I was so heavy that to him and everyone else I am already thin or at least thin enough that I don't have 40 pounds to lose. Being accountable to my favorite counselor and making a specific appointment with her has helped so much this week. I have noticed that people do pre-book appointments with their fav. counselors which I think is a good idea when struggling.



Started MRC 5/9/09

Karen and leah let's do it! I went to a connections class tonight and was the only one there and it was on 'emotions' and so I was able to talk to the lady and it was like a catharsis it was so great! I really think my issue is that i'm scared to get to goal and being on my own so I keep doin this to myself. But like today I wanted a cookie and I had it, don't feel bad about it and that's that. I went to Red Lobster to get take-out and had one cheddar biscuit instead of two. For me, I think this will be the key is to learn moderation, not deprivaiton as many of you on here have done!

Tomorrow night at work (I work at a retirement center) we've having our quarterly party where we have a big dinner and I stay and help serve/wait on residents. It's Oktoberfest themed and all sorts of German food will be there and I'm going to try things that i've never tried. But I'm goign to focus on getting my meat/veggies and then see what desserts they may have and see. I can't let all the free food go to waste lol. I'm going to take the fat/carb blocker before and enjoy myself and then my b-day I'm going to the Cheesecake Factory and I can't wait b/c I've never been there before!

I can't wait to hear/see our results! I did WI at the center tongiht..163.5 lol but that's after drinking my 200+ oz. of water and a full day of eating (only a bar/shake but still). So we'll see what the scale says in the morning.

Rip, you are SO true about others saying 'you don't need to lose any mroe weight.' I hear that every single day from the residents and my grandma. Or they say you don't have that much more to lose and I say thank you but I'm doing this for me. I think they're jealous of me and the attention I'm getting and trying to validate their being overweight in some respects.

Very interesting class tonight and am SO glad I went and that it was just me. If it hadn't have been I know I wouldn't have opened up about my eating issues these last 2 weeks. I'm re-energized and want to get to goal ASAP! So we'll see how this goes. I'm going ahead and changing my ticker to reflect my WI tonight..but it'll go down by Saturday morning (or so I hope ) night ladies and gentlemen