I'm new to this forum. I did the MRC program 8 years ago after I had my daughter. I lost 40 pounds and fell off the wagon. I've completed preconditioning and am starting MRC again today. There's no center where I live, so I'm doing the program by mail order and once-a-month check-ins. I'm hoping this forum will give me the frequent accountability/encouragement/inspiration I need to keep going this time.
B: 1 c all natural cereal, corn bread, 1/2 english muffin, 1/2 c macaroni, one melba toast, 1 T peanut butter, 1 c popcorn, 1 potato, 1 c brown rice, light breads, candy's corn tortillas, la tortilla factory tortilla, 1/2 c cooked oatmeal
C: all should be fresh or frozen: alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, eggs, endive, green peppers, lettuce, mushrooms, okra, scallions, 1/2 c unsweetened orange juice, radishes, sauerkraut, string beans, tomatoes (raw), 1/2 c tomato juice, vegetables
D: all should be fresh or frozen: 1/3 c apple juice, 2 apricots, 1 c blackberries, 1/4 cantaloups, 10 cherries, 1/4 c cottage cheese, 1/2 grapefruit, 1/2 c unsweet grapefruit juice, green peppers, 1/8 honeydew, 1 small orange, 1/2 c unsweetened oj, 1/3 c pineapple juice unsweetened, 2 plums, 2 fresh prunes, 1 t. raw honey, 1/2 c rhubarb, spinach, 1 c strawberries, 1 tangerine, 1/2 c tangerine juice, tomatoes, 1/2 c tomato juice, 1/2 center slice watermelon, small peach, small apple, 1/2 c blueberries.
61 oz water each day, decaf tea, coffee, diet soda, spenda, stevia, spices, seasons without sugar or salt
I was sitting here thinking "you know it's 28 degree outside. Maybe I should move to florida" And then I realized....I LIVE IN FLORIDA!" EEK GADS!
I'm right with you. I live in Savannah, GA and it's FREEZING.. I'm sure all the Northerners don't want to here us complaining, but I moved here for nice weather... Where did it go??
You warm bodies just beware....it's 11 degrees here in Nebraska, and it is snowing and the wind is suppose to be picking up soon, which will bring the wind chill to possibly 30 below. Imagine that one....I would take Florida right now for sure. Buuuuurrrrrr
You warm bodies just beware....it's 11 degrees here in Nebraska, and it is snowing and the wind is suppose to be picking up soon, which will bring the wind chill to possibly 30 below. Imagine that one....I would take Florida right now for sure. Buuuuurrrrrr
I have a friend in Florida this week and she said it was cold there also. I live in Texas and it is 17 here.
Can someone tell me what the difference is between stabilization and maintenance?
Do they keep that secret until you're entering that faze or what?
I don't know if you asked them if they would tell you, but I won't keep the secret from you.
When you start stabilization, they introduce a new food each week for 5 weeks - you add a new starch to lunch 3 days first week - things like bagel, or rice, sweet or white potato. Second week add new fruit for breakfast 3 days. Very important to keep track of what you eat when - you are checking how your body reacts as these foods are reintroduced. Third week you add a dairy serving each day, fourth week, you increase the new starch serving at lunch to every day and add a new vegetable to dinner 2 times in the 4th week - veggies like winter squashes, colored peppers, sweet onions, carrots and corn. Week five you add one fat serving every day, a second dairy every day and increase the fruit serving at breakfast to every day.
Week six you continue to do this same new routine with all the new foods servings added in.
Maintenance is a menu of suggested servings of the different food categories and how many per day you should eat - it is either for 1200 or 1500 calories and you adjust it for your particular needs. Much easier to follow the green menu, in my opinion. Hope that answers your question.
I don't know if you asked them if they would tell you, but I won't keep the secret from you.
When you start stabilization, they introduce a new food each week for 5 weeks - you add a new starch to lunch 3 days first week - things like bagel, or rice, sweet or white potato. Second week add new fruit for breakfast 3 days. Very important to keep track of what you eat when - you are checking how your body reacts as these foods are reintroduced. Third week you add a dairy serving each day, fourth week, you increase the new starch serving at lunch to every day and add a new vegetable to dinner 2 times in the 4th week - veggies like winter squashes, colored peppers, sweet onions, carrots and corn. Week five you add one fat serving every day, a second dairy every day and increase the fruit serving at breakfast to every day.
Week six you continue to do this same new routine with all the new foods servings added in.
Maintenance is a menu of suggested servings of the different food categories and how many per day you should eat - it is either for 1200 or 1500 calories and you adjust it for your particular needs. Much easier to follow the green menu, in my opinion. Hope that answers your question.
Thank you Reuselady for sharing such great information. Hope it's going well for you. Appreciate you continuing to post - helps us greatly.
I don't know if you asked them if they would tell you, but I won't keep the secret from you.
When you start stabilization, they introduce a new food each week for 5 weeks - you add a new starch to lunch 3 days first week - things like bagel, or rice, sweet or white potato. Second week add new fruit for breakfast 3 days. Very important to keep track of what you eat when - you are checking how your body reacts as these foods are reintroduced. Third week you add a dairy serving each day, fourth week, you increase the new starch serving at lunch to every day and add a new vegetable to dinner 2 times in the 4th week - veggies like winter squashes, colored peppers, sweet onions, carrots and corn. Week five you add one fat serving every day, a second dairy every day and increase the fruit serving at breakfast to every day.
Week six you continue to do this same new routine with all the new foods servings added in.
Maintenance is a menu of suggested servings of the different food categories and how many per day you should eat - it is either for 1200 or 1500 calories and you adjust it for your particular needs. Much easier to follow the green menu, in my opinion. Hope that answers your question.
I see. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I'll be starting....I guess stabilization in Feburary.
I don't know if you asked them if they would tell you, but I won't keep the secret from you.
When you start stabilization, they introduce a new food each week for 5 weeks - you add a new starch to lunch 3 days first week - things like bagel, or rice, sweet or white potato. Second week add new fruit for breakfast 3 days. Very important to keep track of what you eat when - you are checking how your body reacts as these foods are reintroduced. Third week you add a dairy serving each day, fourth week, you increase the new starch serving at lunch to every day and add a new vegetable to dinner 2 times in the 4th week - veggies like winter squashes, colored peppers, sweet onions, carrots and corn. Week five you add one fat serving every day, a second dairy every day and increase the fruit serving at breakfast to every day.
Week six you continue to do this same new routine with all the new foods servings added in.
Maintenance is a menu of suggested servings of the different food categories and how many per day you should eat - it is either for 1200 or 1500 calories and you adjust it for your particular needs. Much easier to follow the green menu, in my opinion. Hope that answers your question.
Thank you,
I'm 13# away from stabilization and was wondering what it was also.
Are the HNS and the EFF still required?
Thank you,
I'm 13# away from stabilization and was wondering what it was also.
Are the HNS and the EFF still required?
Yes, you'll eventuall taper down from what I'm told. I'm on week 1, day 3 of stabilization. So far so good, feeling fine... even lost 1.5 pounds since day 1 so I'm encouraged! I was worried about what adding that extra starch would do to me...
Anyway, they say to drop to 3 HNS, but (and this could be a ploy to keep me buying) my center said they advise to keep doing 4 HNS a day until week 3 when the dairy is reintroduced... we'll see how it goes.
Weighed in today and am down to pre-Christmas weigh-in. I swear I have gained and lost the same pounds over at least 1/2 dozen times! I only re-signed for 10 weeks so I am using that as my motivator, and the fact that I signed in February and I could be looking at 100 pound loss by then!
Good luck to all, especially those just beginning their MRC journey!
I'll be starting....I guess stabilization in Feburary.
