Thanks to all who explained their usernames.
Rzrbackcandi - I particularly wondered about yours. ;)
JenB72 - mine is pretty simple also, but simple is good!
Fluffy_in_Florida - makes me wonder what your name is? I know it's not Fluffy. lol
little_eddie - Congratulations! Nice job!
ConnieInColarado - Welcome to August! :)
Goneforgood - I thought that might be what you were referring to. ;) Best wishes on stabilization. Great job making it there!
coarkkayaker - never would have guess that in a million years!

Candi - 70 lbs?! You Go Girl! Thanks for posting your pics. they are very inspiring!

Fluffy-in-Florida, Jocelyn/Sailors Girl and Big Dog~ Welcome!

Brandy ~ You're off and running, there's no stopping you now! Ask them to do your measurements soon too....you'll be amazed.

Shannon ~ So sorry about your Grandfather. During a loss like that, it would have been easy for you to over-eat and gain a ton of weight, but you did great.

Goneforgood - 5 lbs from Goal?! You must be sooooo excited!! Congratulations.....It's almost "gone for good"!! I can't wait until the day I can post that!

coarkkayaker ~ So WHERE in CO are you??!! I was at the same weight (and even up a lb!!) for a couple of weeks too and it suddenly is coming off. Read (or re-read) the info. in your packet about plateaus it will help. What the consultant told me is that our bodies are still working to lose the weight, it just doesn't show up sometimes.

Brandy! ~ I just noticed that you & I are at the same current weight and our goal weight is the same......we'll have to cheer each other on!!

Want to say welcome to all the newbies. This is a fantastic forum and best of luck on your challenge. The diet does work.

Congrats to all those that lost and reached goal.

I will not be able to do a maintenance weigh in today as I am out of town
due to business.. Will report in on Tuesday. Sure don't like missing a weigh in, it keeps me on track and focused. My scale looks good, and hopefully will keep it there.


Wishing you all a great day.

Patzi

Wendy

Hello everyone...I am new to the site but not new to MRC. I have lost 60 plus pounds and feel great but I have about 30 more to go and I am stuck. I can't get myself back on track. I haven't gained any weight just up 2 down 2 you know the routine. What I have noticed is the complements of how great I look kinda hurt me. It has been a long time since I have worn a size 12 and it feels good. The counselors at the center ask "Wouldn't you like to be in a size 8?" but really 12 feels good. I would really like to finish what I started and my time is running out and I am questioning if I want to resign or try on my own? Thanks for the August thread, this is the first time I got my confidence up to post. Any encouragement is highly appreciated.

Stone is half the name of our home Stonesthrow because we live a stonesthrow from the river and 3973 is our house #.

Welcome, stone! This is my second time doing MRC and I've done it on my own this time. I just order the HNS from dietdirect.com. I think you'll find plenty of encouragement here. I see people are posting their daily menus in another thread so you can do that and help hold yourself accountable that way.

You'll start to look forward to posting everyday. I'm so glad you joined.

Candice- a belated congratulations to you. 70 pounds is awesome. Hope your mom is doing okay too.

Goneforgood- you're almost there, girl. Keep going!

I'm up .8 pounds today. I don't know why. Just going to keep OP and see what happens.

Oh, and little edie is from my favorite musical Grey Gardens. Hope to perform it if it every comes here locally and my leg heals.

Little Edie, congratulations! You are awesome for making goal!!

Junie, since I don't go to a center and my husband is not supportive there was no fanfare and I had some job issues to deal with.

It's starting to sink in. I feel healthy but not that much thinner.

It's very odd.

Look at your stats, though. Does it feel great to look in the mirror now?

:)

Little Edie, you deserve to make your own celebration then! Give yourself a reward of some kind. Losing over 60 pounds is amazing and I hope you realize that.

I do know what you mean about not feeling thinner. I still think of myself as chunky! I know I look better though because I get so many compliments (unless everyone is stretching the truth!). I definitely see a difference 94 pounds ago in pictures, but not so much in the mirror. Plus, I don't even remember myself 94 pounds ago. It just seems like such a long time ago and I can't even imagine myself at that weight any longer.

Hi Stone3973 and welcome to the forum! I know what you mean about the back and forth weight. I've been doing that the last few weeks. Just try to get your head back in the game. You know that is the biggest issue! I also felt "happy" with my weight about 30 pounds ago. I figured I could stop where I was and be happy. I am glad I didn't though. I am so much happier now. What do you mean the compliments you get hurt you? I am not sure I understand why.

As for me, I weighed in today and lost only .6. At least the scale is going back down. That yellow menu was killer though! Today I started the blue menu so at least I am happy about that! If I can get through this weekend without any cheats I will be so proud of myself!

My name has no special meaning. My name is June and some people call me Junie (not many people). I just didn't want to be recognized with only my first name in the beginning of my journey in case someone from my hometown would happen to be on the site. I guess that is silly, but I didn't know what to expect! I don't know how I got the 04- just picked a number!

Hey Junie..

what I mean is the compliments make me feel skinny and I am comfortable with my size therefore why keep trying.

Went to the fair today with the kiddos. I weighed in yesterday instead of today and was down a pound. I passed on the elephant ear and didn't touch the cotton candy (my weakness). I did have a piece of fried chicken and 2 jo joes. They were so delicious. I know bad for me but really good. That was all I ate at the fair. Back on program tonight for dinner. I did take the carb blocker, so we'll see what happens.

Hi Connie! That's so funny. I didn't notice until you made that comment. You go girl!

My nick is a combination of two of my names.

You can all probably guess what my name means. It refers to the skinnier version of me buried underneath all this fat!

Little edie, congrats on making goal!! That's so awesome! One of the things I love best about this forum is that there are people at the beginning and the end of this journey and every point in between. It's motivating to look at your ticker and know that it CAN be done!

I WI yesterday and had lost 2 lbs, so 1.5 after putting that .5 back on last week. I'm averaging just a little over 3lbs a week for the weeks that I've actually been on program, including pre-conditioning (4 weeks out of 6 now). I'm starting to notice the loss in my clothes and I think in another 5lbs or so I'll be able to wear my actual wedding set. The larger sized replacement ring I've been wearing is getting loose enough that I actually worry about it falling off!

Fluffy, you and I are the same starting weight and the same height. Nice to meet you. :-)

Stone, I know exactly what you mean about the compliments hurting your progress. I lost about 30lbs several years ago and felt so great and kept hearing how fantastic I looked that I felt like I had actually accomplished everything I wanted. I didn't realize that losing the weight is only half the battle and I never learned to maintain it. I put it all back on and then more and more and more. Now I have 3 times as much to lose and THIS time I will maintain it. If I hit 180 and decide I'm happy there, I'll stop the program and go on stabilization and maintenance. That's one of the things that drew me to this program - the counselor tells me it's my program and I can run it any way I want. My view on a situation like yours is that it might be a good idea to take a break from losing, learn how to maintain, and get comfortable in your new skin. I mean, you've lost 65 pounds. That's a huge accomplishment! And if you've always been heavy (or perceived yourself that way), being 65 pounds smaller can take some getting used to. Whatever you do, I don't think you should quit or even try on your own. You may be stronger and more self-motivated than I am, but for me, that would be a recipe for disaster. If I were in your place and I quit the program, I'd end up hitting 300 within a year.