One of the counselors at my center said the only thing she really recommended "off record" was flex, B6, B12 and guggul.

Porchmom - the treadmill really helped me. I do 20 minutes in the am and
20 minutes in the evening. Make sure you get your heart rate up. You can
go on line and see what your heart rate should be for your age. I did not opt
for the fat and carb blocker. So close to stablization wanted to finish off
without adding another supplement.
Good Luck and Merry Christmas,
magnoliagirl

Good job on the 1 lb. loss! Honestly, I only spend 90 mins a week on the treadmill (electric). Of course, I wasn't exercising at all so I guess a little is better than nothing! LOL As far as belly fat, mine really has just started to pop off. I lost about 20 inches since my last tanita/measurements and it was really in my problem areas: belly, thighs, butt. Oh yeah...and boobs. They are just sad at this point. However I guess we can't lose in just the areas we want, huh?! I've never done the fat/carb blocker. Let me know how it works for you!

Looking at your weight ticker....you've done AWESOME!!! 6 more pounds! YEA! I look forward to the "pop off" of the belly fat...that is a great description. It's not popping yet....although some is coming.....seems like the fat is coming from the top down which is weird:) I ALMOST blew it today. A client brought in Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake and it looked SO TOTALLY GOOD....I thought...I have the carb blocker in my purse.....but I didn't do it.

Do you do 40 minutes every day? That's awesome. Electric treadmill? My heart rate gets up in zumba so I know I'm good there.

I understand about not wanting to add another supplement. I had really mixed feelings myself.

Thanks. What's flex?

Sorry Flax

treadmill
 

Yes I have an electric treadmill, it is easier for me to break into two 20 minute
workouts a day. I could not do 40 minutes at one time.
Let me know about the carb blocker, almost bought today, but passed
due to the money. Her sales pitch really sounded good, she said people
still use it during maintenance if they know they are going to be eating a
high fat meal. I haven't been OP all week, not too bad, had a few cookies.
and went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch and had about 3 bites of cheesecake and gave the rest away. Sure was good! Glad you had more
self control on your cheesecake. I have 6 lbs to go before stablization. Which I will do after the 1st. Can wait to start maintenance to see how well I do.

Merry Christmas and Happy New - New Year for all of us!
MAGNOLIAGIRL :carrot:

Let's do this! I have 12 lbs to go... we can do it!!!

Just a quick update. I did HORRIBLE over Christmas...and I'd planned to go off program but I REALLY went off program. So....at last WI I was down 23 pounds....heading towards 30 and I'll do WI tomorrow and just have to say day by day.....I am back on program today. I'm sure the sodium in and of itself will spike me up quite a bit....scary.

I have been eating terribly myself. And I haven't weighed yet...I'm too scared. Good luck tomorrow!

I'm back...doing a shout out for others who want to walk though these last pounds together to stabilization......Quick summary of my entries on this thread.....went up and down during the holidays.....glad that's over and hope to keep going DOWN......

:DI'm still in it to win it! I won't be sure until I weigh in Saturday regarding how badly my holiday food fest affected my progress. I am weighing every day and it's not dropping like it should. Hoping for a big drop at once.:D

I too struggled over the holidays... since HALLOWEEN!!! I finally feel back in control and really feel like I am back on program. This is the 4th day 100% and no bad choices. I have started keeping a journal and it is helping to keep me from straying. I am also noticing things that make me want to eat... being uncomfortable is a big one. I would like to do some counseling to figure those issues out and I am looking into it.

I hope to do stabilization in February. My boyfriend is planning on buying some gym equipment for the basement so that will make the exercise easier.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Question
 

I'm not as close to stabilization as you guys, but I would like to tag along. I reduced my goal by five pounds...so I'm 13 pounds from stabilization. I have just started exercising...hoping to speed up the process here at the end. My WI will be this Saturday and maybe I will be even closer.
I do have a question...Are you still expected to use the HNS and the EFA's on stabilization? I'm trying to figure out what to buy so I have enough to last, but don't want to pay for extra stuff that I won't need.