I just love reading all these tips and ideas. Thanks everyone!! My first wi was today and even with a couple of mistakes, I managed to lose 2 pounds since Friday afternoon. WOOHOO!!! Next wi in this Friday, don't know how I will do with only 1 day between wi, but I live in the country and can only go on Wednesdays and Fridays for now.

Congrats to all of you hitting stablization/maintenence!

Thanks for all the suggestions on how to eat my veggies. I will work on getting more in but I am not going to stess about it.

As for sweetners, I don't like stevia (too bitter), won't use S&L or Equal, haven't tried truvia. I only 2, maybe 3 cups of tea a day and I only use enough ez-sweetz to take the edge off the bitter taste of the tea. I also drink around a gallon of water a day. Before this program, I was drinking very little water and at least a gallon of tea a day.

I did a bad thing last night! (And I won't do it again!) Wednesday nights are family nights. All the kids, the in-laws, my Mom and sister come over for dinner. (My kids are 21, 23 & 26) We had tacos/taco salad for dinner. I measured me out a portion of taco meat and fixed a taco using a La Tortilla Factory Low Carb tortilla with lettuce and tomato. Then fixed a taco salad with the remaining meat. Well, I didn't get completely through the salad when everything decided to evacuate! I guess the fat content was too much for my tummy. I hate eating "diet food" in front of them all the time and wanted to feel more normal. Next time I will make me some chicken fajitas or use some ground turkey breast!

I know I've struggled with that same thing. Especially with my "string bean" hubby. LOL I want to eat what he does. Something I've had to drill into my head is that he's got a super fast metabolism and I can't eat everything he does much less in the same quantities. It takes a lot of will power, but it didn't come overnight. I just take it a meal at a time. The thing is, he's proud of me and the choices I'm making so it takes the edge off my new eating style (as opposed to calling it "diet food" ).

The great thing about this board is that unlike those who do MRC and have no one to turn to, the posters here are so incredibly supportive. If you're having a tough time, feel free to jump on here and let everyone know. You'll quickly find, you are not alone.

Weighed in again. Good news: I stayed at 169. Bad news: I stayed at 169. So I am on my 7th day of Metaslim...and only lost 1 pound.

Part of the problem I think, is that I (TMI alert) haven't had a BM since I started Metaquick last Friday. I drink Benefiber daily, and have added in a MRC fiber drink to help, but still nothing. I can't take laxatives (for medical reasons), but I bought some Internal Cleanse from MRC to take. My counselor told me that it has really worked for others. We shall see. I think I can get everything moving again, I might have lost another pound or so.

I get Zumba certified (Finally) Saturday. I was supposed to go in February but it got snowed out. So Saturday is the big day! Hopefully after a day of working out, I will show some sort of nice loss! *Praying* I'm sick of losing so slowly when I still have 30ish pounds left!

My first day of stabilization was Wednesday. So I am on it Wed, today and tomorrow I get weighed in, but the week will be up next week.
Patzi

For those that do not enjoy eating veggies, have you tried roasted veggies?
They are sooooo good. I roast them with some olive oil and herbs, and they are sweet and very good..

I roasted eggplant for hubbie, and he likes to put some marina sauce on top and sprinkle with soy parmesan cheese & put in a pita. I just ate them without the sauce and cheese and they are great.

Broccoli and cauliflower are good roasted, as are asparagus.

hard squash and onions excellent, also, but that is not allowed on my Meta
Slim.

For herbs, I use a Herbs de Proence or a savory herb of any kind, or Dash is good.

Hope this helps

Patzi

Great Job!! I really don't like weighing in twice a week because I do not tend to lose at a steady rate. I will go 2-3 days with no loss and then almost overinght lose 2-4 pounds. I've compensated by only tracking my Friday weighins on the card they gave me and focusing on weekly totals instead of losses at each weight in.

Mariah

Re:Stuffing recipe from MRC cookbook. Has anyone tried that ,and if so, would you recommend making it?I was thinking of making a chicken bruschetta with the stuffing on top with diced tomatoes and some soy cheese, as I am allergic to regular cheese.

Thanks
Patzi

What a great idea! I think I will follow your lead on that. I really don't know why they want 2 weigh ins a week anyway. If I could do like Monday and Thursdays, that would make more sense to me, but....

Spaghetti squash is a good option to. You cut it in half, put it cut-side down on cookie sheet, cook it at 350ish for 30-45 min (depending on the size) and then use a fork to pull it out and it looks like spaghetti. It will keep in the fridge for at least a week. If you had it for lunch you could use cheese as your protein and have some parmesan or mozarella dn then add diced raw tomoato, parsely, spinach, cooked mushrooms, etc with it.

For dinner add protein of your choice and you could use the tomato basil supplement or just use raw diced tomoatoes.

Mariah

My weigh-ins are the same as yours. I usually weigh on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Wednesday wi is usually maintaining or 1/2 pound, but come Saturday, I usually show a 2-3 pound loss. It is a little frustrating for me, but the Wednesday wi keeps me on track. I really love the accountability that going in twice a week gives me.

@Razorback- I'm in the same boat. Today the consultant put me on the Meta Slim Two Meal Plan for the next five days. Hoping to shake up things. I think my body is comfortable at this weight.

I wish you well with your Zumba certification. I am jealous of anyone with the coordination to do zumba. I can get the foot moves down and the upper body moves down but trying to coordinate the two together isn't pretty. Howver, it is quite hilarious!

Good luck!

I have to WI twice a week too or forget it. When I tried going once a week, I would, on occasion, reward a good WI with a candy bar later that day because I had a week to make up for it. Great logic, huh? Twice a week keeps me accountable.

I did my best when I'd weigh in three times a week, but that was during my "single life." "Married and baby life" only affords me twice a week, but I make it a priority.

I love roasted veggies! Try them if you haven't!

Generally I weigh in twice a week on Mon & Thurs - but the center is only 10 minutes from work and 15 minutes from home - she even mentioned today when weighing in that I could come three if I felt I needed to.

I currently use Equal, but I am switching to Truvia as my friend at work also likes it and recommended it for me.

I also hate veggies - I stick to cucumbers, squash, zucchini, tomatoes and green peppers. I heard that the cauliflower mashed is similar to mashed potatoes so I'm trying that tonight for dinner. I also get into about half of the broccoli and decide I'd rather drink another HNS than down those things.

I was able to redeem myself today - lost 3lbs so I'm down 18lbs total - YAY hoping to sign the 20lb board next week!