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Originally Posted by patzi (Post 4063314)

Jen...
You are doing fantastic and what an inspiration you are to the group of ones on the challenge to lose.. Have you made a goal for yourself for when you start stabilization?

Be proud of yourself..Remember, reward yourself from time to time, not with food of course, but something nice for yourself.
Patzi

Thank you so much, Patzi! I haven't set a stabilization goal yet. I know it's coming. I'm just trying to get to the 140 mark. I'm still amazed my body is doing so well post-baby. My size 8 jeans are now getting loose, but I've still got the tummy pooch. :p Pre-baby, when I was this weight, it didn't stick out like it does now. Who knows what it will do in another 10 pounds, but I'll just go with it. It's my new body and I intend to embrace it!

Also, I'm glad you and the other ladies in maintenance enjoy the Maintenance Thread. While I may have started it, I firmly believe I haven't earned the right to post there yet. But, I will! ;)

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Originally Posted by patzi (Post 4061772)

Junie...
I forgot to mention on last message,you will love maintenance, and it will not be scarey for you.. If any questions,I would be more than glad to help you.
Patzi

Thanks, Patzi. As always, I appreciate your help!

I will definitely check out that thread you mentioned.

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Originally Posted by JenB72 (Post 4063445)

Wow, miss a couple of days, miss a lot. Sorry I've been MIA. My munchkin developed pink eye and I had to take her to the doctor yesterday and then tend to the princess. She's totally worth it. :D

I wish I could say I'm doing something earth-shattering to have such a great weight loss this week, but really, I'm not. I'm following the green menu exactly as written with no deviations. Here's an example:

Breakfast
4 oz. Turkey Sausage
1 slice lo cal toasted bread
Orange HNS w/Orange Diet Rite

Lunch
3.5 oz. Ground Turkey w/Taco Seasoning & 0.5 oz. Cheddar Cheese
4 oz. Broccoli or 8 oz. Lettuce
Apple
Wildberry HNS w/Red Raspberry Diet Rite

Dinner
4 oz. Grilled Chicken
4 oz. Green Beans
1 slice lo cal toasted bread

All that plus 2 more HNS drinks (with Diet Rite mixed in) and 90-100 oz. of water a day.

I do other things with my menus, but that's pretty much it. Green menu. As written.

Some of my deviations:
Turkey Tacos - I was having turkey tacos for dinner. The problem with that was, I would eat the whole tortilla instead of just the 1/2 as instructed. My rational, what was the big deal? It was fat free and only 79 (yeah, 79) calories. On top of that I would add some shredded cheese (not measured) in addition to the 4 oz. of turkey. My counselor said cheese was breakfast or lunch ONLY. So, to get back on track with the turkey taco meat I love, I only use 3.5 oz. of turkey and 0.5 oz. for lunch (never dinner). Then, instead of using a tortilla shell, I just put it in a regular bowl and think of it as a taco salad.

Diet Pepsi - This is one of my guilty pleasures. Love it! So, I'm mixing Diet Rite in my HNS and it is helping to satisfy my soda cravings.

Bread - Bread is one of my biggest challenges. At night, whether from boredom or hunger, I would have an extra slice or two. Again, I would think it was an OP food anyway, what was the big deal if I had one or two more slices? Uh, big deal. I may as well have been shoving chocolate in my mouth the way my body reacts to it.

Honey Mustard - I would regularly use this on my salads, in moderation. While I still lost consistently while eating it, and I would use my F&C Blockers, I'm not using it at the moment.

Restaurants - I usually eat out a couple of times a week. Sometimes I would forget my F&C Blockers. Now, I'm sure that there is a bottle in my purse before going out.

Exercise - I wasn't getting any. Now, I'm walking about 1 - 1.5 miles every other day.

Sleep - I was only getting about 6 hours sleep a night. I had a lot to do after the munchkin goes to bed. I try to plan better now and am getting about 7-8 hours a night. Plus now, if I'm getting the urge to eat at night, I go to bed. Works every time.

I hope this helps some of you. :)

thanks, this is very helpful! i'll have to try the ground turkey w/ taco seasonings. that's something i could fix and eat as leftovers. (and DH would like too) the turkey sausage sounds good too. is that a certain brand? i'm cooking challenged...my DH is an Executive Chef and if i cook, it's microwave, stove top (from can or pkg.) or something w/ few ingredients. he did get me a crockpot so im thinking homemade veggie soups w/ chicken? good way not to burn the house down. haha!
i know what you mean about adding a little here and a little there. it adds up! esp. w/ bread...if im tempted to eat 2 slices of bread or an entire english muffin (esp w/ take out) , i quickly give the other half to the dogs. i've had a subway sub w/ lean meats and lots of veggies....took 2 bites of the bread (estimated the 40 cal) and gave the rest to the seagulls at the beach. when i started this plan, had alot of pasta and rice in the pantry so i'd add a little to my 3 dog's food to get rid of! hate to throw stuff away...

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Originally Posted by camaswa (Post 4063285)

Bigdog, I am afraid you are right about the prednazone. And I really am feeling I want to eat everything in sight. Last night I took a bath and stayed in my bedroom just to keep as far from the kitchen and TV has possible. Long walk today. 6 more days. The Center said the gain would be water and just stay on program. At least they didn't try to sell me something.... Today I am going to be 100% on.

the positive is that when you get off of it, you'll be at a lower weight because you are staying OP :-) do you have some weights to lift to burn off that nervous energy or a punching bag? LOL!

had blue crabs last night at in laws and took one bite of the home grown cob of corn served w/ it and gave to DH! i had read on some posts here that is it really worth to eat something off plan? it wasn't!
now if it was cheese cake, that might have been different but anyway, now if i take a bit of something and it's not that good, i've even spit it out (discretely of course in a napkin).. it's almost like something clicked and i'm going to succeed and make my goal with the right frame of mind.
so thanks for the tips and motivation, all!
and why do we have a dancing carrot in the smilie box when we can't have them? LOL:jig::jig::jig::dancer::dancer:

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Originally Posted by JenB72 (Post 4063450)

Jen, if you like Honey mustard salad dressing, Maple Grove Farms has a good one, Fat Free Honey Dijon...no corn syrup and 35 cal. for 2 TBSP. 0 fat, 200 sodium, 9 carb, 8 sugar. encourages me to eat salad and it's the only diet dressing i can stand :-)

Hi Ladies,
I weighed in this past Saturday and I was down 1.5 pounds. I did Metaquick for 5 days and I loved it! I wish I could stay on that for longer! It was so easy and I was never hungry.
I changed my goal weight so I'm very close to it. I changed my goal weight since I always weigh heavier at the center. I thought if I changed it to 135 instead of 130, then I'd really be weighing close to 130 at home which was my original plan. I know I can get a few pounds under 135 to have a bit of a pad.
Congrats to all the losers. I love reading this forum.

BTW.. made the pork tenderloin and it was delicious.

Jen, what is the difference between Diet Rite and Diet Pepsi?

Hi ladies! Whew...busy weekends..birthday parties, more coming up...followed quickly by Thanksgiving and Christmas!! I will soon be seriously facing some challenges!!

I saw the note about the "Diet Rite" versus any other diet soda...and that is that it is FREE of Calories, Caffeine, Sodium, and Sugars....other diet sodas all have sodium, and most have caffeine also.

Well, here is my current goal....I turn 40 years old on my official WI day the week after this coming one. (I WI on Wednesdays) So, since I am 3lbs shy of signing the 40 lb board, I plan to do it on that day!! A 40 lb loss will put me at 171 lbs on the scale, and that number is part of the year I was born!!! 1971....hmm..I am so crazy, I know...LOL I make silly connections all the time! Regardless, it could be the best birthday gift to myself ever...no one will be able to compete with that!!:hat:

Well, here is to another OP week..."one day at a time."

Tami

Can you all give me some breakfast ideas please? I'm stalling at that time, stuck on toast, cottage cheese and HNS. I'd like a couple of variations so I don't feel so stuck in a rut! Jen, what kind of turkey sausage do you get for breakfast? That sounds really good! Need to go totally back on plan this week. I'm only kidding myself when i cheat and not having WI in a while isn't good!

I usually have two eggs (either scrambled or fried) and 1/2 of a 100 calorie english muffin (this was approved by my center--only the 100 calorie ones, though!). I vary it sometimes by having 1 egg and 1 oz cheese (usually scrambled egg and melt the cheese with it) and still the eng muffin. I also use the turkey sausage-I've made the one in the cookbook (very good), but also buy the ready made turkey sausage patties in the store ( I think it's Jimmy Dean)--fully cooked so all I have to do is heat it. Today, I cut up the sausage and heated it, then scrambled the egg in with it and ate it on the eng muffin-very good!

I also sometimes have "Egg in a nest"--basically, you take a piece of bread and toast it. Then, cut out the middle using a circle cutter or a glass. Place the toast in a heated skillet and crack an egg in the middle and cook it-still egg and toast, but a new twist!

When I first started, I ate one egg and one ounce of cheese every day, and wrapped it in 1/2 of a Flat-out bread, or 1/2 Lavash--like a breakfast burrito-would be really good with the turkey sausage too!
Elizabeth

Bigdog - I'm like you...cooking challenged. LOL Trust me, if I can do this, anyone can. Here's the MRC Recipe:

TURKEY SAUSAGE

2-1/4 lbs. ground turkey
1-1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/4 tsp. ground sage
3/4 ts. ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1 to 2 tsp. fennel seed

In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine all ingredients. Divide mixture into twelve 3 oz. portions and shape each portion into a patty.

Spray a nonstick griddle with nonstick cooking spray and heat. Add sausages and cook, turning until browned on both sides and cooked throughout.

Mind you a serving of turkey OP is actually 4 oz. if you are on the green menu, 6 oz. if you are on the beige. So you can shape your patties accordingly. I also tend to scale back on the salt a bit. If you are in a huge rush, they have turkey sausage at the grocery store, but just be sure to do the math and convert the sodium content. Most packages are for about a 2 oz. serving, so you would need to double that to get an idea of how much sodium it really is and is it worth it. That's why I like making my own. I can control the salt.

brandy - Congrats on your 1.5 pounds! You're almost there! :)

ginpea - As Tami said, it's zero everything. But, when you mix it in with your HNS, it really gives them a kick.

Tami - Hope you are having a good day today!

naschlim -You really should try the turkey sausage recipe. It's actually quite good.

Elizabeth -Thanks for some great breakfast ideas!

Have a great Monday, everyone!!!!

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Originally Posted by naschlim (Post 4064761)

I usually do 2 eggs ("fried" in Pam) with a 40-cal toast with butter spray... but sometimes eggs make me a bit nauseated, so I do 3 oz. cheese melted on Melba or a Chocolate Cereal Meal Replacement bar if I'm in a hurry (or if I'm craving chocolate!)

I finally sucked it up and went in for a weigh in after being off program for a little over two weeks. Much to my surprise, and the counselor's who I'd just confessed everything to, I'd lost 4 more pounds! So happy. I was dreading that weigh in. Being just five pounds away from that 30 pound milestone gives me a whole new gust of "want-to" so I'm back on track!

Ginpea, that is so great! You must be unconsciously making good choices, which is what it's ultimately all about.

More breakfast ideas: I do that same sausage as Jen but add hot pepper flakes I portion out 3 oz. Servings (cooked) into baggies and scramble one with an egg very quickly. Serve on lite toast. SOmetimes I do egg whites, which give me more volume.

I seem to stay fullest on this- tried cottage cheese but that didn't seem to stick with me.