Candi- What a great picture. I can really tell the difference between you're other pictures on here. You look great!! Glad the concert went well and you stayed OP, that's the hardest thing for me. :congrat:

Jen- I've been feeling so darn tired, sluggish, have a headache, want to sleep all the time, etc. I can feel ya. I find myself talking myself out of stopping and getting a box of cookies every few hours because I know it will automatically make me feel better. My body is going through detox. I decided to skip preconditioning and go straight to the beige menu so I expect this feeling to last 3 to 4 days. If I had a baby to care for on top of my diet I think I would of failed by now. I think you're doing great for what you have to do on top of trying to lose weight . Like I've read on here..What's a meal or 2 off plan out of 28 days worth of OP meals? Don't beat yourself up, you're doing fabulous!!

Fluffy in Florida- Like victorialynn2 said, I don't like the soup plain but I love it in things. Have you tried it as a base for other recipes? If not, I think you'd like it. Throw in some seasonings according to what you're making and it taste great, imo. I ate the chili a lot that's made with the tomato basil soup, last time I did MRC.

tkdtara84- I think that's what counts, you not feeling guilty over the choices you make. Looking at the positives instead of the negatives is the right direction to be going down especially in the long run. When we get to maintenance, that's what we'll be doing, making healthier choices in day to day life. I think you did AWESOME!!


Thanks for the cookbook reviews. I go to the food instruction class on Friday and I'll see what kind of "deals" they have. How much is the cookbook anyway? lol.

Originally Posted by learning2Bhealthy:
Fluffy in Florida- Like victorialynn2 said, I don't like the soup plain but I love it in things. Have you tried it as a base for other recipes? If not, I think you'd like it. Throw in some seasonings according to what you're making and it taste great, imo. I ate the chili a lot that's made with the tomato basil soup, last time I did MRC.

I used it in the MRC spaghetti and couldn't stomach it. The smell of it cooking even made my stomach turn. I ate as much of it as I could (I don't think even half the meal) before I had to stop or it was all coming back up. I'm normally pretty good about eating food and not having that type of reaction. Think I will just order some walden farms or go without. :(

Wow - I miss a long weekend and you ladies have been hard at work. Seems everyone is having their own personal challenges. Although I don't report each of my struggles, they are so similar to most of y'all that the encouragement and support given helps me too.

RaRaF - sorry if I'm asking a redundant questions, but you mention getting off some of your BP meds...what are BP meds?

I know I've said it before, but it's kinda become my motto to survive by..."Nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels".

Keep up the good work ladies. My scale to home shows me down more - I can't wait to see if MRC scale agrees tomorrow!

Originally Posted by tkdtara84:
Well, tonight didn't go exactly as planned. A friend from grad school wanted to hang out, and in the past, we have often gone to dinner. I told her I'd prefer not to because of dieting, etc., so we planned to go shopping. Apparently she didn't eat before she came, so later she asked what she could do to talk me into eating out. I really don't think she meant to "sabotage" me, but nonetheless, it was a difficult spot.

I thought about just getting a glass of water, but I didn't want to make an issue out of it, and I really was hungry and hadn't had dinner myself yet (I ate a very late lunch). We went to Outback, and I got a caesar salad with shrimp. I did eat the dressing because I love it, but I didn't order extra like I used to, and I didn't eat the bread (go me!). Honestly, no, it wasn't perfectly OP, but I still feel really good about it. I enjoyed my meal very much, even though there were some restrictions, and I've never struggled less with a bread basket than I did tonight-- I really was able to just ignore it. It gives me hope for the future and for maintenance.

You should be beyond proud of yourself!!!! Every good choice does count...even when amongst not so perfect ones!!

I have a tendency to beat myself up a lot...part of it is "my cup half empty" attitude. I would tend to focus on my mistakes rather than what I did right...lol

The bread basket...ya..passing that up is challenge enough!!!!!!!!! You go girl!!!!:carrot:

Originally Posted by coarkkayaker:
what are BP meds?

Blood pressure medicine. I'm on them too and trying to get off :)

Went to my regular doc today and he's so happy about my weight loss but wants me to watch my blood pressure while on this because of some of the stuff in the supplements. He's put in a referal for me to see someone about bioidentical hormones bases on what the saliva test said (we have both been trying to get me off premarin so now maybe this will help) And according to the scale there ... which I hate because it is so much more than my one at home... said I lost another 2.5 lbs (hopefully the one at the center does too come Friday)

Knock Knock Knockin' on the 90lb Board!!!!
 

I went for WI this morning.. I was a bit nervous because the instructor kicked our butts in PiYo last night, so I'm sore and I'm also sleepy. Along with not being exactly OP on Saturday but did my best.

So I told Katie (my fav consultant) all about the weekend and how jogging up the stairs at the Sprint Center made me feel amazing because I wasn't out of breath when I got to the top! And of course, went on about how great Heart & Def Leppard were. Then it was moment of truth time... A few of the consultants asked me if today was the day, before I went back with Katie, and I told them I was sure hoping so, but if not, it would be Friday. We went into the scale room. I'm wearing a new outfit today - which you can see in my new avatar.. so I took the jacket off, along with my watch and stepped on the scale. I needed 248 and there was 248.5. So I took off my glasses and bracelet and still 248.5!! :mad: Katie says - you know, some people take their pants off. I busted out laughing and said WHAT? She said yes, go ahead, there is no one in here (our scale room doesn't have a door). I said, is the 80lb board REALLY that big of a deal today!?!? Then I said HECK YAH! Stepped off the scale, pulled off my britches and got back on... :o 247.5!!!! Holy Moly! Katie screams out WOO HOO and then 2 other consultants come running to the room to congratulate me so I jumped off the scale and put my pants on real fast. :rofl: Good times!

Day 158 - 80.5lbs & 54" gone forever!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I'm off to change my tickers & avatar - I made my August goal!!!!

WAY TO GO!!!! Not sure I could do the pants off because ours in the middle of the hall. But I have been thinking about taking a change of clothes to always have the same outfit on.

Again...way to go girl!

Originally Posted by Fluffy in Florida:
Blood pressure medicine. I'm on them too and trying to get off :)

Went to my regular doc today and he's so happy about my weight loss but wants me to watch my blood pressure while on this because of some of the stuff in the supplements. He's put in a referal for me to see someone about bioidentical hormones bases on what the saliva test said (we have both been trying to get me off premarin so now maybe this will help) And according to the scale there ... which I hate because it is so much more than my one at home... said I lost another 2.5 lbs (hopefully the one at the center does too come Friday)

Yep--Blood Pressure Medicine. I'm now only taking 1/2 of the dose that I've been taking for over 10 years. :)

Originally Posted by Rzrbackcandi:
I went for WI this morning.. I was a bit nervous because the instructor kicked our butts in PiYo last night, so I'm sore and I'm also sleepy. Along with not being exactly OP on Saturday but did my best.

So I told Katie (my fav consultant) all about the weekend and how jogging up the stairs at the Sprint Center made me feel amazing because I wasn't out of breath when I got to the top! And of course, went on about how great Heart & Def Leppard were. Then it was moment of truth time... A few of the consultants asked me if today was the day, before I went back with Katie, and I told them I was sure hoping so, but if not, it would be Friday. We went into the scale room. I'm wearing a new outfit today - which you can see in my new avatar.. so I took the jacket off, along with my watch and stepped on the scale. I needed 248 and there was 248.5. So I took off my glasses and bracelet and still 248.5!! :mad: Katie says - you know, some people take their pants off. I busted out laughing and said WHAT? She said yes, go ahead, there is no one in here (our scale room doesn't have a door). I said, is the 80lb board REALLY that big of a deal today!?!? Then I said HECK YAH! Stepped off the scale, pulled off my britches and got back on... :o 247.5!!!! Holy Moly! Katie screams out WOO HOO and then 2 other consultants come running to the room to congratulate me so I jumped off the scale and put my pants on real fast. :rofl: Good times!

Day 158 - 80.5lbs & 54" gone forever!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I'm off to change my tickers & avatar - I made my August goal!!!!

OMG!!!!!!! TOOOOO Funny!!! That is unreal!! I love it!! You should find you some really light weigh-in clothes and change into them at the center but I'm sure you'd have them off trying to get that half pound. You're a hoot. Roflmbo. :lol:

80.5 lb gone. Way to go girl. That's amazing.

Originally Posted by Rzrbackcandi:
I made my August goal!!!!

Way to go girl! :carrot: Your stories are always so entertaining.

I do change before each WI. I take the same set of shorts/t-shirt each time that way I know what the scale shows is an actual reflection of my weight. Although, as I've said before, my home scale in the mornings is always 1/2 to 1 pound less.

Candi - you have something worth celebrating :bravo: I'm going to miss my august goal by a bit (unless I can lose 3 pounds overnight). But that's okay, I'll try harder next month with a new goal. I'm still a ways away from signing that 20 pound board...but I'm sneaking up on it :^:

RaRaF - Try as I did, I was stuck on my def of BP and couldn't think of anything else...now it's so obvious. Congrats!

Candi..
You look fantastic and I love your new hair style.Very becoming.

Wishing everyone a great day. I am not weighing in this week,as I am off and want no committments. Hope I fair out next Tuesday. So far, scale looks good.

Have a great day.

Patzi

Tara - I would say your choices weren't that bad at Outback. The bread is an accomplishment in itself! That bread is totally to die for and my hubby and me (me mostly) could down 2 loaves during a dinner. Not an easy thing to stay away from so be proud of yourself!!!

Fluffy in Florida - I'm in the same boat as you with the BP meds. My doc wants me to monitor my BP for a couple weeks before making a decision to reduce again. Guess I need to start doing that. ;)

Candi - :woohoo: :carrot::cb::bravo::cp::hat::dancer::broc::cheer: :cheer: :yay:

Not that I've got that out of the way...Congratulations!!!!! Your story was just the laugh I needed today. Too funny! I would never do that on days like today just because my counselor today was John. :p I think he'd be in shock if I dropped my pants. LOL You're doing awesome!!!

coarkkayaker -I do the same thing and change into the same exact clothes each time I WI. I want to know the weight loss is me, and fluctuations from what I'm wearing.


Well, I decided to do a second day of Meta-Quick. It's amazing how a mental lapse over the weekend affected my scales. Just from not getting my water in, no HNS or supplements, and eating ice cream and peanuts Saturday night, I gained almost 3 pounds. Even though I was eating OP (except the IC & peanuts). By this morning, I was down half of that, so hope tomorrow morning puts me back in the 150s. My counselor (above mentioned John), told me not to beat myself up over what happened. I'm great for doing that when I cheat. He helped me recognize that I've come a long way in that my "intentional cheats" are so few and far between, I have to let up on myself and give myself a little leeway. That's not an excuse to continue cheating, but to recognize how well I'm doing and to get back in the game and move on. We had a real long, good discussion and it made me feel so much better about everything.

On a side note, the president of my company was just over here in the lab and I ran into him. I hadn't seen him in a little while, or if I did, my lab coat (size XL) was always on. No lab coat today and I actually rendered him speechless as he looked at me with his mouth wide open. I said, "Yes, I've lost weight." He said he knew I was, but hadn't realized how much of a transformation it was until today. When I told him I lost 60 pounds since the munchkin was born, he was blown away and told me he was proud of me. Such a great validation!!!! :D

Candice-that is hilarious! Thanks for sharing another of your entertaining stories and CONGRATULATIONS on the 80 lb board! You are certainly someone who will do "whatever it takes" to get there!!

Jen - to top Candice's funny story - you just gave me a visual that made me laugh again! I'm glad that you've been able to come to terms with your little ventures op. You have come a long way and will continue because you're so good about getting right back op. Great that your prez noticed you and acknowledged it. Doesn't it give you just that little extra to keep motivated? Honestly, not many have noticed my loss, but I just want to hug those that do.

Congrats to all the losers (way to go Candi!) and I empathize with all who have been struggling to stay OP. There are so many posts to address individually at this time but I'm glad that it sounds like everyone's working to improve their willpower and attitudes.

And that's what I had to do yesterday. After paying $300 for a re-enroll last week, I had only two successful days OP out of five. And I went WAY OFF PLAN. Part of it I think was I wasn't mentally ready to stay OP again, part was my resentment against the counselor I had, and part was I found out that I was SLEEP EATING!

Okay, enough with the caps. I just want to explain that my doc gave me a ten day supply of Ambien because I hadn't slept well for two weeks. I couldn't understand who in my house was eating all the kids' school snacks in the middle of the night. One morning I found five empty snack wrappers of fudge stripe cookes on the kitchen counter. Another time I found two sleeves of Ritz crackers empty on the kitchen table. It turns out it was me
waking up and eating them and not remembering.

I dumped the rest of the Ambien in the toilet after I realized this. I'm mad at myself for mucking up my preconditioning but I have to admit when I told my friends about this we all had a good laugh.

Candi-- I should confess that my old college roommate and I used to see a lot of rock'n'roll groups in the eighties when we were young and innocent. One of us had a fling backstage with the dl drummer, may he RIP, but I won't tell you which one of us did it.

Good times.