I'm just started preconditioning Sunday but as silly as it sounds I hope my center gives out 10lb rocks! I love little things to motivate me. I wonder if all the centers do that? You guys are all such an inspiration!

I will get to sign the 10 pound board tomorrow. I started January 11 and more than anything, I just FEEL better. Yes, my clothes are fitting better and yes I can see the inch loss, but I just overall feel like a totally different person! That just shows me how toxic my eating was before. My motivation still couldn't be any higher at this point!

Congrats!! 10lbs is awesome! :) Cute Doggie btw! I cant seem to get a picture to upload yet.

Congrats to all the losses here!!

I'm with Nabeel...I've been on a mental break. I didn't cheat really...just not doing everything I should. Not getting my water in, missing an HNS here and there (or all day), not taking my oil and vits...SO frustrating. I just need to do it, right? I have still had small losses, but I'm just 5lbs away from 40 and I WANT my next rock! :)

Yes, my center does the rocks and my 10, 20 and 30lbs rocks are sitting on my night stand. I love them :) I can't wait to grow that collection :) I WI later today so we'll see how it goes. :)

Hvnlymzic - Hope your WI goes well. I'm with you, my rocks sit in a row above my sink and I see them often. Such a motivator. My hubs laughed the other night when I brought my 30lb rock home and it was bigger than the 10 and 20 (like twice the size - which isn't saying much cuz they are really small rocks)...I told him I can't wait to see 50 lbs! LOL

Wow congrats on 30lbs! I sure hope we have rocks at my center haha Im super excited now... I feel like a nerd :)

hey :) lets get back on it together and see if we can break the 50 lbs in Feb? ;)

lets do it !

I wish my center did the rocks, that would be a fun. I'm going to have to find something like that to treat myself to at each milestone.

Nabeel..
I can really see a difference in your face from when you started.. you're doing so great!

Karen

I was thinking the same thing the other day, but then I thought it was just my imagination. You're doing great Nabeel!!! :D

thanks for the compliments all, really they help :)

I will do a before and after ( full body pics) when i reach 50 lbs, i dont see any difference, but maybe others will

I'm SOO happy that your down 10 pounds ... GREAT!! :carrot: How is your water intake, getting easier?
I didn't know we could sign the board after a 10 pound loss .. I should have signed it when I last weighed in?!? It's frustrating because not everyone follows the MRC guidelines at the office. I wish they all either followed their guidelines or at least followed the same "rules" among themselves ..
I'm also going to ask about the 10 pound rock...

My center doesn't do rocks. You just get to sign the board.. I really wish they did rocks. It would be a nice reminder of what you have accomplished.

I am with a few others and not cheating, but not doing the program to the fullest. I've been sick, and it's really hard to eat anything because everything makes me cough. I'm starting to feel better.. I've been back on program for 2 days now.

Let's get back on program.. We can do it. You guys help motivate me so much. Seeing that we all struggle with the program and life. Sometimes it's hard to remember that life does get in the way..

I started pre-conditioning sunday...today is thursday..and man..its really starting to get to me. I hope it gets better than this..dont get me wrong i step on my own scale & it says im down a lil over than 7lbs..that should keep me motivated...but Im already bored. Tmrw I go back to the center so hopefully a new diet will make me feel refreshed some. :(

i don't want to discourage you, but your menu will be much more limited from what you can have on pre-conditioning. talk to your center about your concern, maybe get the cookbook. take some time to look at your food list and try to create your own recipes from it. it does get hard sometimes and very repetitive, but it works. for me i didn't exercise the first 30lbs, about 3 months, and i would have never been able to lose that much by just eating healthy without killing myself at the gym. now i'm working out and its going even faster! so if you really stay focused, you will hit your goal before you know it.