Ok, so I have been using some Tomato Basil for spaghetti sauce...on spag. squash and ground turkey...but I just REALLY hate the color of the HNS..and the taste isn't very good.

What do you do to "dress up" the tomato basil? I have tried using fresh herbs, and it might change the taste...but the Pepto pink color is so unappetizing to me.

Suggestions?

yes Junie I mean the cream of chicken mrc supplement, I can't wait to make it again, it was so good!

I DID IT!! I MADE IT TO GOAL!!!

I am so excited..... I have been waiting for this day for a l o n g time. My sis comes to visit tomorrow with her family for the weekend and I haven't seen her in a year. I am looking forward to seeing her reaction.

June you are doing amazing!! To think that we started at the same time and all the weight you have lost. WAY TO GO!

I hope we can all withstand the halloween candy this weekend. I need to stay as far away from it as possible!

Oh, I have a trick for Halloween candy. Wear a rubber band around your wrist. Whenever you even THINK of having some, give yourself a little snap. Pretty soon, the negative association really begins to sink in! It works - found it in a cognitive behavioral training for dieting program.

You are amazing! Congratulations! I know you are excited!

Thank you so much. I am happy right now, and that's saying a lot.

Congratulations. I am so happy for you.
Patzi

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! I am soooo happy for you.

The evening must have been wonderful, I am sure you were on cloud nine and rightly so, you deserved every compliment. Please stay with us, you are an inspiration.

Morning all!

How is this weekend going for everyone?

Ok I have to say we made the mrc taco chilli last night for dinner and YUM!!! it's soooo good!! And this morning I had the chocolate cheesecake, it was a big serving, I was so full afterwards!
The kids had a blast trick or treating last night, our surrounding towns did it last night instead of today so I'm glad it's over, lol. I dont have any cravings for candy so it wasn't a problem to not touch any. I didn't make my weigh in saturday so I'll go tomorrow, I'm still hoping i'm down at least a lb, per my scale I keep gong up .6 and then back down so I have no idea what it will settle as this week, lol..
well I hope you all are having great weekend!

Happy Halloween all! This is one time I'm glad to live in a small apartment complex...no trick or treaters so no candy to buy to hand out...whew!
I have one more day on blue and I'll get to move to the green. I've done fairly well on the blue menu. I've had to eat out a lot but I've made smart choices opting for salads and leaving off what I can't eat. Tonight was a failure though. I weigh in tomorrow, still hoping for a loss! Have a great week all!

WI Saturday down 3lbs for a total of 30lbs lost finally!!! So very excited to be out of the 200s hopefully by the end of this week.

I am going to start the MRC program on Nov. 4th, wish me luck I'm so scared because I just don't know what to expect for the pre-conditioning. I am not telling many that I'm doing this because they won't understand why I think I have to pay someone to help me lose the weight. They will see it as a waste of money for something that I could do myself. I have some friends that for the first time in a long time want me to go out with them on Saturday after I am supposed to start the program. I'm assuming that drinking any alcholic beverages are definately out of the plan now I'm trying to think of reasons I cannot go. I don't mind not drinking, I'm not much of a drinker anyways but they would still wonder why I wasn't.

Totally awesome! From here on out, expect to see big changes in your body!

Welcome! Don't worry too much about pre-conditioning. It's hard to sort of detox from the carbs, but we all did it and you will survive! I avoided a lot of social situations at first b/c I didn't want to explain. Now, I realize, explaining that your losing weight and how you're doing it is part of the journey to accepting yourself. I am not embarrassed anymore that I had to have help. Being overweight is not a character flaw or a lack of will power! It's very difficult and MOST people cannot do it without help. Now, when people ask, I am very upfront about it and proud that I was strong enough to ask for help.

Now, avoiding the situations at first b/c you're afraid you'll be tempted to eat off plan...different story! It takes a while to gather the will. You're right - no alcohol. That actually helped me a ton b/c alcohol really lowers my willpower.

Good luck and feel free to ask all the questions you need here - this is a terrific, supportive group!