Congrats!! Keep it up!

Mariah

[QUOTE=LisaK190;3762748 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![/QUOTE]

My oldest son actually "threatened" to video tape me doing Zumba to send in to America's Funniest Home Videos. I can't get the hip motion so I generally stick to TurboFire or walking.

Mariah

I made the stuffing recipe last november and december, and it was really good! Totally worth it!

WTG Girl!! You will be there before you know it!!!

I was totally on plan yesterday. Last night I rewarded myself with orange roughy instead of cod. I totally get why the roughy is so expensive--it is sooo yummy!

Mostly on plan today. I was so hungry this afternoon and evening! I was able to tie myself over till dinner with a gelatin supp, but an hour after dinner I just didn't feel full--stomach was growling. I ended up eating one of those atkins endulge bars so I'm not hungry AND got my sweet fix. I figured, it's not on plan, but better than most other stuff I could have chosen.

I'm hoping the extra hunger means I'm losing pretty good this week. That's usually the case for me.

I"m sooooooooo grateful tomorrow is Friday. I'm exhausted, and my district has our spring break next week--so I can relax (i.e., have less stress), get caught up on stuff at home, and maybe fit some extra workouts/exercise in.

Happy St. Patty's, everyone!

LOVE this idea. I hate spaghetti squash. That sounds like another great option. Thanks.

Hey guys, I was given a tip yesterday that might help everyone here also. Did you know that water actually interferes with digestion? Don't drink any water 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after a meal to let your body digest your food properly.

It's WI day! I have been at the same weight for the last 3 days, so not sure what's going to happen at the clinic. Wish me luck!

Razorbackbritt: I really suffer on my diet from constipation--the advice from from doctor (written down on a handout) is to "take magnesium oxide 400 mg at least twice daily for soft bowel movements. Some may need to increase tablets to 2 twice daily." This is in addition to increasing fiber and water intake. It worked for me, altho I need to take four tablets a day. Magnesium is water soluble, therefore you can't overdose on it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check into it.

So I'm getting Zumba certified tomorrow. We were told to bring lots of snacks and a carb heavy lunch. :/ Not really on program, huh?

So I asked at my center what to do. She told to do a shake and HNS for breakfast with some fruit (for extra carb), a salad with protien for lunch with fruit, and snack on fruits, cheese and a few nuts. She told me that I would need the extra salt from the nuts too (replacing electrolites lost in working out all day).

I also have a bar packed if I need another substantial snack. I'm a bit worried about knowingly going off program, but I know I will have to in order to make it through the day tomorrow.

PS. Just added to the recipe thread....a Tuna Pico de Gallo I made for lunch. A mexican tuna salad mix. I really liked it.

I FINALLY hit the 40 lb board! I got my rock, signed the board, and jumped for joy. I am going to set up my stabilization appointment next week. I rewarded myself today with new workout pants and three new shirts SIZE SMALL. Life is so crazy here right now. My son is still having seizures and we are constantly seeing or talking to doctors. I'm a bit stressed but am so relieved I am this close to goal. (They are actually trying to convince me to stick with a higher goal weight. 133 or 135 is where they would like me to be.)
I'm so thankful I found this site. It has been my saving grace. I may not always have something to say, but I love listening to others. Keep posting and working on yourself the end results are awesome!

Alright, now I'm starting to get frustrated. I've been pretty much 100% on plan since my weigh in on Tuesday, and I am up 1/2lb again today.

It could partly be because I weighed in today instead of Saturday (my usual day--but work took me near the center this afternoon, and I didn't want to drive all the way across the city again tomorrow), but I've done three-day weigh-ins before with no problem.

I'm thinking I'll probably do Metaquick tomorrow and Sunday, possibly Monday, too, and then see how I'm doing.

It's just getting really really hard to lose the weight now that I'm so close to goal. And I"m so ready to be done and start stabilization and maintenance, so this is frustrating.

If I still don't lose a decent amount (1-3 lbs) by Monday, I might ask about just switching over to the green menu early (instead of 10 lbs from now). If they refuse, I might see about switching to metabalance instead--maybe I'm not getting enough calories, rather than too many.

Any other ideas? I"ve been eating more raw veggies, added fiber drinks, maxing out my HNS, and adding more variety for my proteins. And drinking extra water.