Morning all! Was pumped by the scale this morning...I then went and did a 30 minute Jillian workout to see if I could sweat off just a bit more. I can't believe I'm only 11 pounds to my goal...but even if I stayed right here I really feel great (and like how I look). And I lost an inch off my butt and tummy (each) over the past 2 weeks now that I added more exercise back in. I HAD to let go of exercise for a while so I didn't rely on it/overeat. I had to get a better relationship with food first. Now the exercise is a freeing feeling and not a prison of "I have to"...

Thanks so much!

Good Morning all!!! hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I went for my Sat. weigh in and actually down another 4 lbs at total of 10 lbs in 2 weeks. YAY for me. I also joined the 10lb board, I'm so excited!!!!

Great post nwcgina! I can't wait until I feel like I'm fine just where I am. You're very inspiring!
Chickadee

JenB - I think your MRC ad was in our local newspaper yesterday. I was looking at it and it seemed familiar and then it dawned on me that you mentioned you were going to be featured in an ad. Very nice!

Maintaining at 170 which is good considering all the "in law family" stuff going on. woke up this am determined to see the 160s by this weekend. i don't care if it's 169.99999999 - i want to see that six!! planning on upping the water, getting more exercise in and salads w/ chicken or fish for lunch and dinner.
hope everyone has a great losing week!

Hey, Bigdog -

Good news about maintaining - I always gain with stress and worry... this week has been rough and I haven't lost anything since my weigh - in on Saturday... I admire your determination - I'll just keep telling myself that I'll see the 170s by the weekend! Thanks for the insight this morning!

Good morning, ladies

Having a tough time with feeling motivated this week I am on Stabilization, and any deviation from plan seems to affect my weight...not the items I am adding, just "life." Unexpected out to eats, etc...It is even more critical now that I do things right daily, and that is hard.

Anyone know how many menus make up "Stabilization?" Crap, I am worried I may be on menu #1 forever! LOL

My WI is tomorrow, and my fingers are just crossed that I am back to my Stabilization weight so I can move on to the next step...doesn't help that my TOM is coming in less than a week, so dealing with water retention and bloating I am sure. I know..."poor Tami" haha That is what this is for, right? I need a little extra support ladies!!

Oh, and by the way...I don't know about anyone else, but I have decided that I don't like "Metaquick Days".....hungry on those and don't like being hungry!

Keep up the great work and have a great day

You go, Bigdog! I know exactly how you feel about seeming that 6!! You have done great to maintain 170 during the family crisis time. Really great!! I can't wait to see that 6 point whatever in you post by Monday!

I'm afraid I'm not getting my own number back down where it was. I saw 166.4 about a week ago, then I started bouncing around like crazy. Like up as high as 170! Today was 169. I havent seemed to get 100 percent back on plan for a single day lately. I'm very busy at my job with multiple projects, feeling unfocused there as well. In the course of a say I go to multiple meetings on multiple things and come away with action items from all. Hmm maybe there is a connection...
I am wearing my old size 12a today. The 14s are now officially falling off. Not just baggy but unwearable.

Here's to a good day everyone

I had maintenance weigh in this morning and gained one pound..

Reason I think this happened.. I never eat a heavy dessert at night, usually have some cocoa or a few nuts, but nothing heavy , as we eat supper late.

I had my fat free ricotta cheese with some carmel walnut farms at night, and the next morning I was up 2 pounds.. Boy is this frustrating.. I usually have my large treat earlier in afternoon, with some coffee.. Soooo, I guess the food stayed with me. So, will not do that anymore, I guess.

I am now 5 1/2 pounds under goal.

Tamikl... I am not sure I am following you about the menu. I think the menu is changed every week until you hit the 6th week, unless you are not staying OP and gaining weight.. I can pull up my information if you like.
On stabilization, if I gained weight with it, I omitted it.. There are certain trigger foods I can't eat, to this day. Hang in there, it is worth it, I promise.
If you need help, let me know.If you gain weight on stabilization, have the center figure it out and fix it for you as to what to add. That happened to me one week, and they figured it out for me.. Also, don't forget to journal while you are on stabilization as this makes one accountable.. I am so weak, I still do it on maintenance... I find if I don't journal I become sloppy with eating. But that is me, some are more disciplined ..

Congrats to all the losers, and all that maintained. Wishing you all a great weigh in.

Patzi

Good Morning!

A week or so ago, I mentioned I was doing research on natural products that assist with fat-burning & I think I've found one that's worth a try - L-CARNITINE.

L-Carnitine is already produced in the body. It's function is to transport fat to the mitochondria in our cells, then the mitochondria uses the fat as energy.

Here's the source: l-carnitinebenefits dot net or you can google "L-Carnitine."

For those who are exercising, this may be beneficial in kicking up your metabolism even more!

Hi Patzi...that is correct to my understanding. I had a gain after the first week on Stabilization, so they kept me on the same menu they started me on Stabilization with. That is my concern...if it is suppose to last 6 weeks, I guess it could go on longer if my weight fluctuates each week. I just figured that 6 weeks meant 6 different menus?? I will check tomorrow. Problem for me is that I don't think that the starches I am adding every other day caused my gain It was not being totally OP while away on a trip...regardless, a setback.

Try not to beat yourself up over the gain, Patzi. You are sooo disciplined and such a motivation to us all! At least you are able to pinpoint what the food item might have been that triggered the gain. I do keep my journal...and I am fairly certain that without my weekly WI with the center, I would be in trouble. I need that accountability....maybe forever~!

It's been a heck of a week and I just have to ask, how do you all handle stress? I'm almost a year into MRC and having probably one of the worst weeks ever. I'm in the middle of a two week audit. This is what my job is based around. I woke up this morning sick to my stomach after not getting to bed to 1 AM trying to get things ready for today. Last Friday I turned 40, it was awesome, but then at 9 PM my sister called to tell me my 2 year old lost one of her front teeth when she tripped and fell while playing. So, I've been a stressed mess lately and not dealing very well. I need to get back on track.

HELP!

Jen B - I have found that execrise helps me with stress. The more stress I'm feeling the faster I go on the Gazelle. I also enjoy getting lost in a good book. That takes my mind off the issues for a time. Hang in there, it will get better.

I went to WI and was a little worried about it. I had a birthday party for my son this weekend and did eat a small piece of cake with a small scoop of ice cream. I had an HNS with the cake also, which I guess helped. I was suprised when I was down 1.5 pounds at WI. I hope to keep up this progress to reach goal by the time my program time is up. I really don't want to purchase more program time. That has been a big motivator for me. The center has set a goal of 185 for me but I want to get down to 180 or maybe 175. I will see how it goes in the next couple of months. I may not tell the center that I was to lose 5 more pounds if I'm at "their" goal for me when I get close to the end of my program time.


Good luck with WI and keep losing ladies.

About stress: when I let things stress me out, i get worn out. I can't even imagine excerciing at that time. Yet it is a nervous kind of exhaustion with tension that doesn't get relieved by simply " putting my feet up a while.". That is when food is dangerous. Often I am ravenous at the same time because I have been going too fast to eat. So when I get a chance to finally eat, it's not pretty. I can satisfy the physical hunger but the tension is still there. That's one reason alcohol is somewhat of an issue for me. It works. Like now, I'm aware of my tense shoulders and back and visions of a glass of wine are floating in my mind. Even before I read Jen's post, I was aware that I needed to think of something to do differently when I got home. Right now a shower is sounding like a good idea. I'm lucky that as an empty-nester I no longer feel that pressure to get dinner on the table right away. So I am going to try to unwind with a shower and a clear HNS in sparkling water. We will see how that goes.