Anyway, so I am starting again, new contract, 17 weeks for $99. So, I am really comitted this time. I started precon on Sunday and went to WI yesterday and had not lost. I know I am down a few pounds this morning though. My counselor wants me to get below 200 during precon so she can put me on the yellow menu days 1-5 and 6-11. Has anyone used this menu? My counselor said it would make me drop weight fast and is really structured.

Well, good luck to you all and hope to get to know you ladies soon. I will need all the support I can get.[/QUOTE]

Hi lmickley,
Welcome back! So glad you decided to return... btw... I remember you too, I joined Feb 21st, have lost 48 lbs and have 52 to go... To answer the q you asked noahsmama, I think it gets a little easier b/c it just about becomes a way of life after a while and although you may have a few moments here and there where you feel deprived or whatever, I've just learned to stop and consider why I'm doing this and remind myself that the less I cheat, the faster I get through the weight loss part of it and move on to stabilization and maintenance and learn how to eat for life. I'm looking forward to that. Now, that being said, that doesn't mean I do not occasional indulge, I am not perfect and feel that here and there I have to feel like I am normal and like to treat myself. I save it for vacations/special trips/holidays/b-days only though. Anyways, glad you're back with us and wish you all the best!
Karen

Hey fifties lady,
so glad you're back and officially joined... now the weightloss begins for you too! Very excited for you and wish you all the best in this new journey. You know we're here to help you whenever you need us... Good Luck!

Hey Daisy Hotrocks,
Congrats on the NSV! Absolutely love those moments... Sounds like you're having a great summer, keep us posted :0)

Congrats on the 40 lb board Succeed, WAY TO GO!!

Welcome 3 ducks mom! So glad you found us... keep up the great work :0)

I'll give my 2 cents here
Journal: They give you a sheet you can fill out, this is quick and easy to use, I've recently considered changing to a notebook of my own so I have room to add other comments and personal thoughts to go w/it... haven't made the effort yet and have also not been journaling at all but need to get back to it b/c I bet that would help me as well....

Fave HNS's: Grape**, mixed berry and orange concentrate. Powdered Lemonade, pink lemonade. Chicken boullion for recipes. Double chocolate pudding creamy** and vanilla pudding mix creamy for desserts/recipes. Chocolate drink creamy for dessert.

Meal Replacement Bars: Chocolate mint bar**, Vanilla wafers**, caramel nut bar, choc crisp bar


** are my absolute Favorite, favorites :0)

OK, at the risk of hogging this thread, I have one more post today, LOL
We had great time this weekend at Seaworld/Aquatica... We walked, walked and walked some more, saw many great sights, rode the crazy Manta ride (that really was crazy!) had healthy food options most of the time, swam all day Sunday and just had a blast! I did great Sat with food, stuck to it like glue until Sat night as I had 1/2 a piece of fudge when leaving the park...

On Sunday I went a little overboard and had another piece of fudge (yes, heaven help me, the whole 1/4 lb square of it!) and then had 1/2 a biscuit and some red-beans and rice at dinner as well. I ofcourse thought when I got home with all the walking/exercise I did that all would be fine on the scale, not! What was I thinking, that I was somehow exempted from the fate everyone seems to suffer when indulging? LOL...How our sweet little minds like to deceive us sometimes.. Anyways, my fudgy indulgences were certainly noted by a 2 lb weight gain... ho hum. Well, I made sure I was back on plan 1st thing Monday am and have been doing good since then... Scale hasn't budged yet but I expect it to any day now... I can be patient, at least for a little bit :0) Anyways, it was a great time with family and I do not regret a single moment but I am re-charged and ready to get rid of this last 52 lbs! Whoo hoo... congrats to everyone else on there losses, keep up the great work !

Karen...thank you so much...this really helps...I think the grape and mixed berry were several of the faves on here.

Oh, and don't worry about hogging the posts on here...we all learn from one another and we need many, many posts of everyone's thoughts....so don't stop!!!

3ducksmom, you did great while camping! That's quite an accomplishment.

Imickley, I wondered where you went. Glad you're back on board. I can tell from your posts you're very determined this time. I miss the others who have quit posting also.

Karen, the chocolate mint bars are my favorite too.

Succeed, congrats! I'm very happy for you.

Fiftieslady, I thought you'd never make it official! Doesn't it feel good now that you've made the committment? I've always enjoyed reading your posts and now I can't wait to follow your progress. It's nice to hear you say you missed us. I think of all the MRC chicks quite often myself and consider this board a big part of my motivation. To answer your question, mixed berry and kiwi and my favorite concentrates. I eat my HNS straight from the package sometimes (not recommended by MRC) so I don't do the concentrates.

Daizy, you can do this. Just consider Australia and your weight loss very important, memorable journeys that you happen to be taking at the same time. You are doing great.

Noahsmamam, what can I say? You are rocking the program. I've fallen a little behind and it makes me hopeful to see your continuous success. You've got incredible discipline. I'm very proud of my fellow Hoosier. When we hit goal, we'll have to meet up in person and toast our successes. I think I signed the thirty pound board under your picture and you so attractive! Are you going to do a testimonial for MRC when you reach goal? I could show my kids your digital before and after images and say, "Hey! I know her!"

Little Edie....thank you for such kind words....I am so excited now that I joined....I know with everyone's support here, I can do it. Do you remember at one time someone named a website where you can journal your meals and it gives you calorie content and all? I have been looking everywhere, but way too many posts to find it. Maybe it will ring a bell with someone. I have to try to work on my profile, since I am so impressed with everyone's here. I hope I can figure it out. You have been doing so good....I know you will hit that goal!!!!

Hi Fifties Lady! Congrats on making it official! Hope that you have had a great summer and are MRC ready!

My favorite concentrates are peach-mango and kiwi-melon but all time favorite flavor is grapefruit.

You may be thinking of fitday or sparkspeople for the online sites.

Thank you MSIM for the nice welcome....I always new I would join, just wanted to enjoy my summer vacations before I joined the club. The summer went fast, sometimes I think if I would have joined in May like planned, I would be so much slimmer by now.....but I did enjoy myself. I had followed part of the SB diet and lost 17 pounds but gained 7 back, so I knew I had to hurry and get signed up with MRC.

Thanks for your tips. I am still going through old posts and taking notes so I can ask my questions on Friday. I already have learned so much from all of you. I am going in with the attitude of no pills from MRC, just the HNS's....I hope that doesn't effect or slow down my weight loss. I just want to do it without pill dependency, since they are so expensive. I am trying to find out the posts where they talked about getting some of the pills so much cheaper....I may try that if I don't have success without them. The HNS's are costly enough.

Thanks again for your response to me....there are so many great friends on here.....it's like a bunch of sisters and a few brothers....I like that.

noahsmomma, little eddie, and Karen1234 - thanks for your support and encouragement. I know we can do this!

Karen1234, what part of GA are you in? I am originally from Rome, GA....

Ok, so I got on the scale this morning and i am down to 199; Monday at WI I was 203 on thier scales. I cannot wait until WI on Friday, I so hope I get to move on to the yellow menu. I'm just a little nervous about it since I don't know much about that particular menu.

Thank you. I'm very frustrated at the moment as I've hit another plateau. I've been overing between 174-174.5 since last Monday and it's NOT budging. It's really testing my will power and so far I'm winning but geez, come on now It's actually pretty easy honestly if you just stick to the plan. I'm just getting kind of bored with eating broccoli/green beans as my staple veggies, other than my salads 2-3 days/week at lunch.


good for you! MRC has a form that they give you. But I, personally, have a little notepad that I carry in my person that I use as my journal. To me it's a lot easier to write things down like exercise and anything extra. I also write donw the times that I eat too.

I like the grape, kiwi-melon, peach mango (which my center says 'they don't make it any more' but I bought it on dietdirect.com), mixed berry, and orange. Those are all my favorites. When I'm home and I'm not drinking it with a meal, I usually add the Wal-Mart Clear America Key Lime soda to it to give it a little something other than water.

Good luck!

Karen1234, so glad to see you're back!! I, too, was wondering where you'd went. You've done and will continue to do amazing!!

I'm very frustrated because I've hit another plateau. I was contemplating adding in an extra HNS to see what that might do. I already do my max of 4 but was wondering about doing 5 for a couple days to see if that would help. Also, I'm only taking the multi-vitamin, flax, MRC-6, B-6/12. I was wondering if I should purchase the ADWL again. I quit taking it about a month ago and honestly haven't noticed a difference with my appetite or anything. Does anyone have an opinion? Of course, if I call the center I'm sure they'll push some pill on me

Plateaus can be very frustrating! Keep on going. Have you tried the Liquid Minerals? I used it before and it helps with alot of thing such as muscle pain, etc. I have heard it can also help you break a plateau. If you want to go another route than additional supplements you could try to change up what you are eating a bit, instead of chicken and broccoli/green beans most days you could do fish or buffalo and a different veggie. Or eat cooked veg more at lunch. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Hello, fiftieslady! I am glad you signed up. I know you will do great. How is precon going so far for you?

Why thank you edie, you made me blush a little bit. I'm just glad to see that you're back OP. And of course I would LOVE to meet up with you. how did you recognize me? oh, from my pic on here But thank you for your comment. I think would do an MRC testimonial. That'd be really flattering and motivating! btw...where's your pic?

I have to share a small NSV that I had last night. I have a black-tie wedding that I will be attending on August 29. I have known all along that I of course don't have (and NEVER have before) any clothing that would be acceptable. The side of the family that is going to be there hasn't seen me since Easter (before I was OP). So I knew I wanted to get a 'little black dress.' I've never had reason to own one before or anything like it. So I went to JC Penney on Saturday and bought 2 size 12 thinking, 'maybe i'll be able to fit into them by then.' I didn't try them on and honestly didn't want to. Well, last night I couldn't resist and to my surprise...they FIT and not barely, but comfortably! I was nearly bursting at the seems. I just felt beautiful. I'm going to splurge on myself and get my hair done that day too and maybe get a pair of small heels? I'll have to take a pic that day for posting.

Who knows, I may be in a 10 by then...if this stinking plateau doesn't break by then! Thanks for letting me share

Noahsmama...I am so excited for you with your new black dress...what a wonderful and exciting story to share with us. I bet you are gorgeous in it. Size 12 is so great...oh to be that thin again....you are an inspiration to us and stories like yours makes me know I am on the right track. I wish I was a fly on the wall at the wedding...for not seeing many of your family members and friends since Easter, you are going to knock them out!!!! I bet just that alone makes you so excited! Can't wait to see the pictures....