Goneforgood - Congratulations on the 2 pound loss! It's not very often we can say we go on vacation and lose weight. It can be done. Just because we go on vacation doesn't mean the calories do.

Teacherlady - I'm so happy for you and your success! Look at how far you are under your goal weight. That's incredible!!!!

little edie, LetHerOut, & luvs2read79 - Good luck with your weigh ins today!

victorialynn2 - Congratulations on your 10 pound stone!!!! What a great reminder on how well you've done so far. Keep up the great work!!!


ETA: In an effort to beat the scale into submission, I went for a walk at lunch with a friend. The zoo is only a few miles from here, so it's a great walk. Ended up doing 1.37 miles in about a half hour. Between that and a couple of days on the yellow menu, I hope it works.

WI this morning and I lost 1 pound. I was hoping for a little more but a total of 5.5 pounds, I shouldn't complain. I will move to the blue menu tomorrow. Looking forward to a little change in menu.

Just got back from WI and I'm down 5.5 pounds! I'll get my 10 pound stone on Friday, I'm sure of it!

luvs2read, I also struggle with the "all or nothing" mindset. I'm combatting it by telling myself that sticking with a program is the most important thing, not doing everything perfectly.

Congrats to everyone on their losses. Makes Tuesday a little more bearable, doesn't it?

congratulations to everyone-- those losses are great. I WI today, and I was the same as before I cheated. So, it took me about 2 days to recover from 2 days of cheating (but it wasn't a free for all cheat). All in all, I'm very happy I'm not up, and I'm looking forward to next WI because I'm really determined to do very well for the next three weeks before my 5th anniversary weekend trip.

Hello again everyone! I hope everyone is having a good start to the week. Even for those of us who "messed up" over the weekend!

I only have a few more pounds to go to get to my goal weight and I have found that I am slipping up here and there now that I only have a few pounds left. But I wanted to come on here and announce that I am recommitting to the program TODAY and I will get these last few pounds off.

Wow I was not able to check in this weekend and it's going to take me awhile to catch up. . . Congrats to all the losers and to those who stayed OP. If you went off plan get back on right now, don't wait and if you already got back OP GOOD JOB! That is a key to success! If you are losing slowly hang in there and focus on being proud of your self for your new found self-control or looser clothing.

WI yesterday and was down 1.5 lbs for a total of 42 lbs. Tomorrow night I will be walking and handing out water bottles in a parade with MRC. We may be more popular than the people throwing candy since it is sposed to be very, very, very hot and humid! Next time I check the weather forcast before agreeing to any outside commitments . . . It should be fun and hopefully I will sweat way the pounds!

P.S. - on Sunday I wore a shirt that I have never been able to button - it is the smallest shirt in my closet. When I started MRC I could not get my arms into the arm holes and it would not cover my back even unbuttoned . . . I can't really "see the difference" yet, but wearing the shirt, buttoned in pubilc is definately a major accommplishment! - I also cleaned out my closet and donatd more than half my cloths because they were too big! Slow and steady might actually win this race!

Mairah

Need help - has anyone experienced mood alterations due to this diet or the supplements? Or maybe even just grapefruit? I'm certainly going through a spell...just not sure what's up.

Mariah--finding out you can wear clothes you previously were too big for is a wonderful discovery. Congratulations!

tkdtara84--Perhaps you'll have a big drop next week. I know I'm anticipating a good loss since I will stay OP.

LetHerOut--that is awesome!! You must feel as frisky as the kitten in your avatar!

Brandy-- a pound is a pound! Every little bit helps!

Junie--I'm as determined as you are to lose this last six pounds. We can do this.

coarkkayaker-I felt better after being on plan for three weeks. I wonder how much of your bipolar disorder is affected by your diet. I've seen a few books on this subject because my friend's husband was bipolar and really improved after doing Jenny Craig and my friend and I were looking at books at Amazon online about diets and psych situations.

Jen- meant to ask: what is different about the yellow menu? I've only been on the green one.

coarkkayaker-- I definitely noticed a mood alteration for about the first week and a half. However, it was PMS time, so I'm sure that contributed. I always have slight mood shifts at PMS, but this was extreme, so definitely much worse than normal. I think it was a combination of PMS, caffeine, sugar, carb withdrawal, and being hungry. I was both irritable and had moments of major sadness. I'm totally fine now, though. Once I started the HNS, I've been much better. I don't take any supplements other than vitamin and oil.

coarkkayaker ~ What suppliments are you taking and which menu are you currently on? Also, are you on meds for Bipolar?

Connie

Hang in there. i had an entire weekend when I started the Blue menu that I basically didn't get out of bed. i think it was the various withdrawals from caffeine, alcohol, carbs, etc. It got better in a few days. I had just started that time of the month and had a headache also.

Call your doctor if you are concerned. Let us know how you are doing. :0)

victorialynn2 - congrats on the 2 lb loss!

little edie - 1.7 is awesome, 6 lbs to goal, what an inspiration!

JenB72 - I'm sure your efforts will be rewarded, I can't wait to hear the results. When do you weigh-in?

brandy8188 - congrats on your 1 lb loss!

momoffour - scale victories and a NSV! That is AWESOME - I have a Rubbermaid container of clothes that I was able to fit in last summer, but there is no hope for me this summer...sigh, I can't wait to fit in some smaller clothes again.

Junie04 and tkdtara84 - sometimes we have to just re-focus. Awesome job thus far and I'm very impressed.

I went to weigh-in today and was down .5 lb. I cried as I was leaving the center, I was so upset. I think that I've put in too much work for such a small loss...while I don't really feel deprived, I could be enjoying food more...sigh. Just last night I was encouraging other people on here, but when the tables are turned, it's so hard to deal with. My mom was like, "well, at least you lost." I wanted to shove her...lol...not really, but as someone who doesn't understand my weight loss struggles, it didn't help. I'm not giving up and really hope that Friday's weigh-in is better. My "monthly visitor" is due this week, so I wonder if this has anything to do with it - as I read about the effects you all experience - I don't really know if I have had water retention issues in the past.

Thank you! I am sure your TOM has a lot to do with it. Hang in there, don't give up. I know it is easier said then done, but once you get past that, you should see a good drop. Keep going!

luvs2read-- I think most people do hold water around TOM. I definitely understand being upset at not losing more, but sometimes that just means your next weigh in (or maybe the following one since it's TOM for you) will show a big drop. The key is to not get discouraged and go off plan when those slow losses hit.

They also say when you stall you're losing fat but holding onto water-- not sure how much I buy into that, but you never know. Regardless, the plateaus are all a part of the weight loss thing, and we just have to persevere through them and not get discouraged. Good luck for next WI!

luvs2read: Also many, many people say they loose inches when they are not seeing much improvement on the scale!

JenB: Thanks! Good luck on beating that scale!