Britt, You CAN do this! You have come way too far to give up now! Don't get mad at me, but though everything you said makes perfect sense, at the same time, they are excuses!! You enjoyed putting the weight on, now it is time to pay the piper to get it off and though it gets tiring, it IS worth it. You have hit the area where the weight takes longer to come off, so it makes you feel like you aren't getting anywhere, but you ARE, just stick with it! We are all here to help and support you, so keep posting and we will help kick your butt back into gear!! LOL :p

I hope you enjoyed the wedding and didn't let the food bother you too much, just jump back OP! This is a marathon not a sprint and a couple of stumbles along the way should be expected. Own your choices and move on.

Mariah

I did a lot of thinking this week and have come up with this...
You are in control of your own destiny!
I was tired of the center trying to get me to start stabilization. I am not ready. I finally told the consultant today, after she asked what my goal weight was again, I will just keep loosing until one week before the stabilization party. I will do my paperwork then. Wherever I am that is my goal weight.
I weighed in on Tuesday and Wednesday last week then stayed away until today. I'm so glad I took a breather. I think I needed to not see them for a little bit. I stayed on plan and really tried to get creative with my foods. I tried making this fun again. In the beginning I was so excited to learn how to cook with more spices and how to prepare foods in different ways.
When I weighed in today it really showed. I was down 3.5 lbs. I haven't had numbers like that since the first few weeks.

RazorbackBritt~ Who are you doing this for? Are you really going to be confortable with yourself where you are? Do you think you would have a better chance at maintaining your weight if you are sort of happy or REALLY happy? Maybe just take a breather too. Don't go off plan, but leave the scale alone for a while. Just enjoy eating. We can enjoy eating healthy too, not just the junk.
Sending you big hugs and support! :hug:
Keep your chin up. Things will get better. Just keep reminding yourself that you are in control. You can do this!

TOTALLY understand how you are feeling-- I'm right there with you.

I felt this way last December, too, before my 1st contract was up, and I decided to stay on and try to lose some more (I wasn't near goal yet back then, though).

I feel the same way now. It was hard for me to stay positive about the diet when I was traveling last week--I wanted to enjoy a drink and a dessert here and there. Even last night at the movies, I wanted to eat Sour Patch Kids (which I only eat at the theater--not any other time) and not feel like I was failing.

I've also noticed the same thing you have--it's harder/impossible to have the little cheats and treats, which made me feel like I was normal--and still lose. At all. Which makes the diet harder and less bearable than it was even when I was 50 lbs heavier than I am now. :(

I don't know what to tell you. I've been yo-yoing the last month or so--lose 2 lbs, gain 1 lb, no loss, lose 3 lbs, gain 1 lb, no loss... And it's because I'll slide off the wagon, then recommit for a week or two and have a decent loss, then fall off the wagon again. I'm trying to find the motivation to just buckle down and GET DONE WITH THIS!

If you figure out how to do that, let me know. :^:

Seriously, though, that's why I'm finally turning to the pill supplements that I've rejected for so long--I think I'm willing to use their assistance to help me get through the tail end of this just a little faster.

If you think you can be happy at the weight you're at, then go ahead and stabilize. Just remember that it may be harder later on to change your mind and decide to go back to the diet than to just finish out now. Another option might be to change your goal weight so it's a little higher, but you maybe still have another few pounds to lose (I like round numbers, lol). Instead of 140, maybe 150. That might seem more attainable to you, and help you to buckle down and reach that.

^
This.

This is exactly what I was thinking yesterday. Maybe I just need to take a couple days or a week off. Not to go crazy or anything, but just to take a breather. Then come back motivated to lose like crazy until I'm done.

SlimQuick update:

Ok, so I started the slimquick yesterday. I took one pill with breakfast. A-ok.
I took it according to the directions today--on an empty stomach, before breakfast. I waited until I got to work to eat breakfast. It did upset my stomach a little. Not much, but like my stomach gets when I take prenatal vitamins on an empty stomach. I was fine once I ate breakfast. Just took my second dose (6 hrs later, after lunch). I can tell there's caffeine, but it's not necessarily making me jittery--just a little more energetic.

I did do some research on it, though, and the review I found online said that over 1/2 of each pill is caffeine (it doesn't list caffeine amts on the bottle--just the vitamin/nutrient amounts). The high dose of caffeine makes me (and made the reviewer) wonder if I'm really getting enough of the ingredients to have them make any difference, or if it's the caffeine doing all the work. Hmmm.

I don't know about it's effectiveness, though...I guess I'll see on my weigh ins this week. I weigh in tomorrow afternoon and, quite frankly, it will be a miracle (i.e., SlimQuick!) if I've lost anything since I ate a bunch of Sour Patch Kids at the movie last night. I'll at least stay on the SlimQuick through the week, until my Saturday weigh in. If I still don't notice any much additional weight loss, I'm giving up on it.

It was $30 for a bottle of 72 pills (36 days' worth).

I've searched through some old 3fc posts, and here's a couple other (cheaper) MRC-6 alternatives I found:
Nature's Life Super Leci-Thins: http://www.vitamincottage.com/super_...m_-p-6569.html
NOW Cider Vinegar supplement: http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Cider...sules/506?at=0

I wasn't familiar with the ingredients in MRC-6 when I started looking for alternatives, and the SlimQuick doesn't have the kelp, chromium or lecithin that I guess MRC-6 has, but these other alternatives do. And, these others are cheaper. I may end up switching to one of them.

Thanks for the support. I need to remember I am in control. I wanted that muffin, I ate it and need to deal with it. I am also in control to stick with the program and keep losing. I don't think I'll be truly happy here. I want to be "not fat"....and I don't feel that way yet.

Thanks for the kick in the pants....gonna hit it hard and see where I am when my contract expires.

Do it teacherlady!!! Just weigh in twice at the beginning of the week. Get your two weigh ins done then LEAVE! Leave all the stress, worry, frustration, everything. Leave it all on the scale and go back late the next week. Give yourself the renewal!

Hugs to you too!:hug:

Mariah, I bet you were a great cheerleader LOL You kicked my butt in gear and I wasn't even the one you focused the post on.
Razorbackbrit-when I stalled on the MRC way of life, I upped my water for a few days. I mean like adding 1 liter to my already 2 liter plus day. Giving up is failure, refocusing is NOT.

Teacher lady..
I checked with Diet Direct and at this time they do not have replacements for MRC-6 or Cortitrim.They do have something similiar to Phenatrim and they do have the fat and carb blocker... I will definately look into vitamin cottage and i.herb. com., both good companies..Thanks so much for sharing.

Patzi

Congrats on the loss and I think you have found a key here. I have worked very hard on focusing on what I can have and making it look and taste as fancy and gorumet as possible including drinking my supplement from a wine glass at supper. Most of the time my family eats what I do with a startch added, but last night I made them a family favorite "tuna and noodles" and for myself I grilled a sirloin with grilled mushrooms and asparagus severed over quino and topped with chives. It was amazing and my family actually tried to "steal my dinner". I love searching for recipies that I can change so that they are OP and hope that I enjoy it just as much in 6 months.

Mariah

Can we have quinoa at dinner? I LOVE it and its not listed on my starch list.....

That would make me VERY happy....

LOVE this! I have felt like a bit of a failure lately from not losing....but I'm just refocusing and getting back on the train. Thank you for this quote.

I enjoyed reading all your motivation posts for Razor and I will go back and read them again when I get home. Razorbackbritt, you are doing so well and I am glad they gave you the motivation to keep going. I felt that way when I got to 180 a few months back. I felt happy enough to maintain but I am glad I stuck it through. I had some weeks left, so I decided to go until my weeks ended.

Today I feel bloated and my pants are tight. It was not a good day. I keep chugging the water and hoping by tomorrow it will be better. Thanks again for the motivational posts. They helped me through this rough Monday!

YES!

My center hand-wrote "quinoa" and "edamame" on my menu under starches when I first started. About 1/4 cup is a serving, I think.

I had never had quinoa before, so seeing it as one of my (very few) options made me adventurous enough to try it, lol. :)