I am also having issues locking up on this site and I have to close
my browser as it is completely non-responsive. I've tried 2 diffent
pcs and 3 diffent browsers. it only seems to work on my iPhone
which is kind of annoying.

I made a few choices over Christmas that were not on plan but
I still drank my water and my HNS and watched my portions
and I was down 1 lb for the week :)

Sorry I didn't get back to you guys yesterday....I was surprised to find at the center I was only up 1/2 lbs. And when I went home yesterday my scale was only off the centers scale by 3 oz. I can only think this anomly was due to stomach issues. Anyway...the drama from Christmas is laughable now, but my sister still refuses to talk to me after the way "I" treated her husband. So I guess in this new year my closest allies will be 45 minutes away in Northwest Arkansas. Oh well! Finally looked at Diet Direct and have started to put an order together. I'm thinking you guys were right the ProtiDiet stuff is the same as MRC's HNS!!!! Kinda wondering about Syntrax Nectar...which one to get first cause DH say's I can only order one this time. And I want three...Chocolate Truffle, Strawberry Kiwi, and Fuzzy Navel. Would just go with the chocoalte but I'm kinda afraid that it would constitute as a creamy so I could only have it once a day. Im looking for something in the Syntrax Nectar that I can have multiple times a day. Any suggestions??? Or good news telling me the chocolate isn't a creamy??!!! :D

I've been having issues with the forums too...I read a thread on the forum homepage saying just hit no three times and it'll stop. Well that worked a couple of times and now my home computer is the only place I can get on the forum boards. I can't use it at work at all because the stupid message keeps popping up and wants you to click it!!! AAARRGGGGHHHH!!!! I still haven't tried it on my phone though...I guess that's the next step to try getting it at work.

And good job ladies!!! Even though many of us indulged in Christmas we realized it, went back on plan, and exercised like mad women. Which resulted in small gains. BUT! Just remember with the New Year comes not only new willpower, but a new you too!
************************************************** **************Okay guys!!!! Diet Direct has free shipping on orders over $49 today and coupon codes of $10 off your order of $59!!! So I paid a dollar and got another box of drinks free!! Super excited I got the big Chocolate Truffle Syntrax Nectar and Grab n Go Variety Pack of the Syntrax Nectar and then my free box of kiwi melon protidiet drink mix....can't wait for it to come in so I can try them!!!! Go check it out!

I can't remember who is a Dave Ramsey fan...but we paid off our last debt (besides the house) today. It was an intense year...but soooo happy. Honestly, it feels even better than losing the weight:)

did medi quick yesterday and treated my husband to his fave Japanese buffet restaurant last night because he took me to FL for Christmas! :-) and he also took the goodies and put them on a high shelf that i can't reach. dang, why didnt i get a step stool for Christmas? LOL had the veggie dishes, hot and sour soup and some sushi. wore my spandex tight jeans so seriously i get uncomfortable if i try to eat too much. was down 2 lbs this am! so i am now honestly 173 like my ticker says. doing mediquick again today -i'm still on vacation and don't feel like cooking so this works for me.

Cassie - excellent choice! the Chocolate Truffle is the best. i like the Roadside Lemonade too. it does count as a clear HNS...just use 3/4 of the scoop to equal the 70 cal. the bonus is that's it's 23 g. protein instead of 16g. like the protidiet or MRC brand.

i found some Nutrisystem protein bars at Big Lots the other day...10 g. protein, 190 cal. for $1/bar. they had Luna bars for .70/bar and they are 12 g. protein, 170 cal. i had ran out before vacation so bought some of those
they are really good for the Meta quick days...
supposed to be off today but am "working" i'm in sales so can't ignore my customers that want to buy ads.. YAY! (which is why i go camping - only way i can "shut off") but the dang campgrounds all have WIFI! but the only place i don't take my blackberry is the beach - salt water doesn't mix well w/ it. :-)

Cassie, i'm sure her husband deserved what ever you said to him. haha! tell your sister to get over it. awhile ago, i actually got kicked out of my sister's house by her husband -LOL! at a Xmas party...my oldest sister actually started the whole ordeal (but i do have to thank my sister for getting me hooked up w/ MRC...she took these horrible "fat" pictures of me side and back view!!! and sent them to all of my family including aunts, uncles, cousins) in June. and she wonders why i won't be her friend on FB..HAH!

Way to go, Gina! i threw on some jeans this am to walk the dogs in and was like wow, they fit!! i was like sashaying in front of the mirror like look at me, look at me. did my happy dance! :dancer:

Gina - so great that you are in a 12 and that your family sees a difference! Your weight is doing super, too.

Sounds like a lot of us are up a little but are getting back on track. I myself came down a full pound from yesterday. This is why facing the scales is important for me. if i had not made myself weigh yesterday, no doubt i would have spent yet another day nibbling the edges of all the goodies still in the house. I was upset at the gain (2.8) and did a meta-quick day, really focusing on the water.

My sister-in-law's gift box came late. ugh, nothing worse than a giant box of cookies, cranberry bread and coffee cake arriving AFTER Christmas. I would like nothing more than to just pitch it all out. But it's from his sister, so i really cant. i stuck them in the pantry where i bet he will forget all about them.

Today is it pouring rain out here in the great northwest. I'm suiting up and walking anyway. Fresh air makes up for the wet.

NWCGina...Congratulations!!!! Are you going to call the show and shout about being Debt Free??? My husband and I have this plan that once everything and I mean all of it paid off (house, student loans, credit cards) we're going to Tennessee and meeting Dave to tell him in person how much he has not only saved our marriage, but our lives. Again Congratulations on your hard work!!!

BigDog...thanks...my sister and I go through this phase of on again off again. We're really great friends when we're on, but for some reason she gets these wild hairs up her bottom and for like a year she'll just be impossible to deal with. Her husband isn't helping matters at all. The entire family absolutely loathes him and has been told to stay at home whenever we have family functions because he's always griping he doesn't want to go and she makes him. He's a self diagnosed agoraphobic. I just think he's a hypocondriac and a control freak. Oh well...it'll be hard not seeing my niece and nephew, but it's her loss if she wants to choose him over me. Anyway...done with the pity party rant...sooooooooo excited to get my stuff and excited that I can have the chocolate truffle more than once a day!!! YAY!!! :carrot: I will have to look into the protein bars, I was afraid to get some that weren't MRC, but with a guideline of what to look for it should be okay. I'll just have to remember not to eat them like candy bars.

OMG! I just saw "my" commerical on tv! I was told they are actually running it on two different stations here. So bizarre to see yourself on tv.

Hope everyone is doing great! I weighed in last night since my car wouldn't start yesterday morning. So weight was completely off but, oh well. That just means I'll have a super good weigh in on Friday.

:newyear:

cassie-thought about going to TN...it would be awesome, I just have to find someone to work for me:)...I'm going to write a blog entry about our journey and I'll be sure to send the link. It definitely has made our marriage stronger...we've been at it for 8 1/2 years, intense for the past 4 years, but the past year is when murphy finally quit hitting us in the face enough to make huge traction!

camaswa...I know what you mean by late treats. Brother in law and girlfriend who are amazing cooks just gave us a box of homemade goodies like truffles (real ones), peanut brittle, cookie bars, bark stuff...oy! I made my husband keep at his desk at work...I did get a bite of the bark first. We still have Halloween candy lying around.

I'm contemplating joining a walking contest for the first 3 months of the year. My friend has hosted weight loss contests before that I joined and lost...but was always active. Now she's having one where we compete to get the most # of steps in 3 months. It's $25 to get in, prize money is up to $350. I have no doubt I could win it, I love being active. But I've been less active with the restrictive MRC and don't want to mess that up. But if I focus on WALKING...I have to decide by Saturday. I'm wearing my pedometer the next few days to get in 10-12K steps and see how I feel...if I'm too hungry, don't have enough energy, etc. I don't really need the motivation, but the prize money would be nice to buy new clothes...and to support my friend.

Originally Posted by JenB72:
OMG! I just saw "my" commerical on tv! I was told they are actually running it on two different stations here. So bizarre to see yourself on tv.

Hope everyone is doing great! I weighed in last night since my car wouldn't start yesterday morning. So weight was completely off but, oh well. That just means I'll have a super good weigh in on Friday.

:newyear:

that's fantastic!!! see if they send you a link so you can share! or a video you can download. i've never seen MRC commercials in S.C. where i live...lots of print ads in the local papers but that's it. Congratulations! are you wearing the hot red dress?

i wanted to give our goodies to our neighbors or give to my in-laws but my DH said he wanted them so back up on the high shelf they went. i tasted the white choc. pretzels and butter toffee popcorn and was like hmph, not worth it....not sure if i could pass up the coffee cake, truffles, etc. that you guys got though! when i have that kind of stuff in the house, i eat it and skip meals! i had a room mate in college that would eat brownies for dinner all the time - guess i got that from her!

Cassie - the Bariwise and Protidiet protein bars are supposed to be the same as what MRC sells...i keep them in the car and out of reach. i'm outside sales so they are great when i'm on the road and can't eat a healthy lunch...keeps me from fast food. but i do have to keep them out of sight and limit to no more than 3 a week...
but if i'm on vacation, i do have one a day and actually maintain and sometimes lose when i have all the water and HNSs for the day

calories, etc. in Xmas goodies...
 

ok, logged into myfitnesspal - haven't tracked since Christmas eve...
am throwing away the pecan granola cherry mix... 36 carbs!!! 180 cal. for 1/2 cup. the choc. pretzels are 21 carbs. 140 cal for 1/2 cup- i'm done.

Peppermint bark - 1 oz. of this candy contains 140 cal, 18 g of carbohydrates, with 17 g of sugar and 1 g of fiber, 1 g. protein.

Chocolate truffles -
Serving Size: 1 serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 283.4
Total Fat 30.3 g

Saturated Fat 16.1 g

Cholesterol 51.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 7.0 g

i could ride my exercise bike for an hour if i want to eat the chocolate pretzels....they aren't worth it to me but i am glad i don't have dark chocolate or cheesecake in the house!!!

teacherlady-Just had the roasted green bean recipe from your blog...great! I can't wait to be on maintenance and try that cheesecake recipe!

Originally Posted by nwcgina:
teacherlady-Just had the roasted green bean recipe from your blog...great! I can't wait to be on maintenance and try that cheesecake recipe!

I'm glad you liked it!

I think I'm going to make a yummy chicken & spaghetti squash meal tomorrow night that I found on another blog a while ago. I'll probably post that sometime on Friday, so check the blog again this weekend. :) It's not totally OP for the diet (it also uses peas, sun-dried tomatoes, and chicken stock), but I plan on listing modifications that can easily be made to make it OP for the MRC diet. It's really, really good--and I'm not normally a huge spaghetti-squash fan.

I like the spaghetti squash as a pumpkin substitute to make an MRC pumpkin pie. My mom made it for Christmas and it was delightful...I put it on my meal plan for next week for one of my meals...it will feel like I'm cheating but totally not:)

I just want to say, Teacherlady79, you look great! Your avatar is very motivating.

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