Ok, so I have been using some Tomato Basil for spaghetti sauce...on spag. squash and ground turkey...but I just REALLY hate the color of the HNS..and the taste isn't very good.
What do you do to "dress up" the tomato basil? I have tried using fresh herbs, and it might change the taste...but the Pepto pink color is so unappetizing to me.
I am so excited..... I have been waiting for this day for a l o n g time. My sis comes to visit tomorrow with her family for the weekend and I haven't seen her in a year. I am looking forward to seeing her reaction.
June you are doing amazing!! To think that we started at the same time and all the weight you have lost. WAY TO GO!
I hope we can all withstand the halloween candy this weekend. I need to stay as far away from it as possible!
Oh, I have a trick for Halloween candy. Wear a rubber band around your wrist. Whenever you even THINK of having some, give yourself a little snap. Pretty soon, the negative association really begins to sink in! It works - found it in a cognitive behavioral training for dieting program.
I am so excited..... I have been waiting for this day for a l o n g time. My sis comes to visit tomorrow with her family for the weekend and I haven't seen her in a year. I am looking forward to seeing her reaction.
June you are doing amazing!! To think that we started at the same time and all the weight you have lost. WAY TO GO!
I hope we can all withstand the halloween candy this weekend. I need to stay as far away from it as possible!
Good for you! I'm on my 2nd week of stabilization, too. It really boosted my weight loss...I've lost almost 7lbs in 2 weeks! I'm really really done losing and want to get on the 1500 cal so I can stop. Wow, did I really just say that!? I agree, the results are totally worth it. All the stalls, days after days of dry chicken....all worth it to see my hubby's clients faces last night after not seeing them for a year. Most didn't recognize me! In fact, one guy sat and talked to me for a while, then came up to me later and confessed he didn't recognize me before! Keep it up, everyone, you will get there if you follow the plan!
The evening must have been wonderful, I am sure you were on cloud nine and rightly so, you deserved every compliment. Please stay with us, you are an inspiration.
Ok I have to say we made the mrc taco chilli last night for dinner and YUM!!! it's soooo good!! And this morning I had the chocolate cheesecake, it was a big serving, I was so full afterwards!
The kids had a blast trick or treating last night, our surrounding towns did it last night instead of today so I'm glad it's over, lol. I dont have any cravings for candy so it wasn't a problem to not touch any. I didn't make my weigh in saturday so I'll go tomorrow, I'm still hoping i'm down at least a lb, per my scale I keep gong up .6 and then back down so I have no idea what it will settle as this week, lol..
well I hope you all are having great weekend!
Happy Halloween all! This is one time I'm glad to live in a small apartment complex...no trick or treaters so no candy to buy to hand out...whew!
I have one more day on blue and I'll get to move to the green. I've done fairly well on the blue menu. I've had to eat out a lot but I've made smart choices opting for salads and leaving off what I can't eat. Tonight was a failure though. I weigh in tomorrow, still hoping for a loss! Have a great week all!
I am going to start the MRC program on Nov. 4th, wish me luck I'm so scared because I just don't know what to expect for the pre-conditioning. I am not telling many that I'm doing this because they won't understand why I think I have to pay someone to help me lose the weight. They will see it as a waste of money for something that I could do myself. I have some friends that for the first time in a long time want me to go out with them on Saturday after I am supposed to start the program. I'm assuming that drinking any alcholic beverages are definately out of the plan now I'm trying to think of reasons I cannot go. I don't mind not drinking, I'm not much of a drinker anyways but they would still wonder why I wasn't.
I am going to start the MRC program on Nov. 4th, wish me luck I'm so scared because I just don't know what to expect for the pre-conditioning. I am not telling many that I'm doing this because they won't understand why I think I have to pay someone to help me lose the weight. They will see it as a waste of money for something that I could do myself. I have some friends that for the first time in a long time want me to go out with them on Saturday after I am supposed to start the program. I'm assuming that drinking any alcholic beverages are definately out of the plan now I'm trying to think of reasons I cannot go. I don't mind not drinking, I'm not much of a drinker anyways but they would still wonder why I wasn't.
Welcome! Don't worry too much about pre-conditioning. It's hard to sort of detox from the carbs, but we all did it and you will survive! I avoided a lot of social situations at first b/c I didn't want to explain. Now, I realize, explaining that your losing weight and how you're doing it is part of the journey to accepting yourself. I am not embarrassed anymore that I had to have help. Being overweight is not a character flaw or a lack of will power! It's very difficult and MOST people cannot do it without help. Now, when people ask, I am very upfront about it and proud that I was strong enough to ask for help.
Now, avoiding the situations at first b/c you're afraid you'll be tempted to eat off plan...different story! It takes a while to gather the will. You're right - no alcohol. That actually helped me a ton b/c alcohol really lowers my willpower.
Good luck and feel free to ask all the questions you need here - this is a terrific, supportive group!
I weigh in tomorrow, still hoping for a loss! Have a great week all!
I avoided a lot of social situations at first b/c I didn't want to explain. Now, I realize, explaining that your losing weight and how you're doing it is part of the journey to accepting yourself. I am not embarrassed anymore that I had to have help. Being overweight is not a character flaw or a lack of will power! It's very difficult and MOST people cannot do it without help. Now, when people ask, I am very upfront about it and proud that I was strong enough to ask for help. 
