i just compared the nutritional value of Fiber One w/ the old fashioned oatmeal i was eating and it's lower calories, less carbs and 3 times the fiber. i'm doing it!! if i gain, i'll cut it out. (i have 3 boxes in my pantry!) from my old WW days..used to buy it in bulk when on sale...
i love Activia and really do miss yogurt. i'm surprised the Greek yogurt isnt on this plan, it's super high in protein...

I'm surprised about greek yogurt as well...I'm guessing if you compared it to cottage cheese it would be similar (for plain greek)...I know lowfat ricotta is similar to cottage cheese...the serving size is slightly smaller for the same calories.

Yesterday I was all excited to start my journey to weight loss. Of course I decided not to start that day because I had already planned a very un healthy meal. So this morning my goal was clear. Start drinking water the moment I got up and follow my meal plan. I even woke up, mentally telling myself I needed to check and see what I need to eat (obviously today I need to start planning my meals).

The minute I got home from taking the kids to school, I spotted a box of movie theater butter popcorn that I had purchased over the weekend and had yet to break into. My first thought was I really want that popcorn. Then I went even farther and said to myself, Well this week is turkey week. Im going to for sure eat my fill of turkey and dressing, so why dont I just start my diet next week. Oh I know what I will do....I will just drink water and cut out the soda and coffee.

WHAT THE HECK????!!?!?! After a few moments I realized I deserve better. So today is still going to be my first day on the diet. In a way I am thankful for this experience because now I am SURE I will make excuses for everything and I need to be better prepared.

For those on maintenance will post a recipe I will make for pumpkin pie. Have made it before, it is low fat and very good.. I will try to do tonight if I can, if not first thing in morning.. This has a crust, but can be made crustless if so desire.

I will post this on the maintenance forum, as it is not a recipe for those OP.

Patzi

It's amazing what we can talk ourselves in & out of! I struggled with the SAME thing. I just started MRC and I really debated on whether this was the right time or if I should wait til after Thanksgiving, after Christmas, after the New Year, etc...I realized that there would always be something standing in my way. So I went ahead and decided to start before Thanksgiving, and even then there was a party I was going to on a Friday night and thought I should wait til after that. No. I just did it. And you know what? I have lost 10 pounds. I SIGNED THE 10 POUND BOARD THIS MORNING! There is no better feeling than going into Thanksgiving 10 pounds lighter than I was two weeks ago. It also gives me the encouragement I need to not completely blow it this week. You can do it.

Went to a WI this morning and was down another pound for 10 total! I signed the 10 pound board today! Pretty awesome. They tried to talk me into buying the fat/carb blocker for my upcoming Thanksgiving plans but I didn't. Any thoughts on that one? My plan is to stick with my HNS drinks and practice careful portion control. I don't plan on indulging in desserts or soda, but I do plan on eating whatever my mom serves for lunch and dinner (which will be a lot of carbs & starch, and everything else that is on program will be loaded with butter and salt.)

I have been having a lot of trouble eating my veggie portion with my dinner every night. I am just sick of it! I have skipped the 4 oz of cooked veggies I'm supposed to have with my dinner for the past two nights (and even before that, I've only been eating 2 oz worth.) So today, I got sucked into buying Super Veggie.

1bighog-Congrats on 10 lbs!! Woo hoo! Keep that momentum going into the holidays. I haven't bought the f/c blocker b/c I don't plan on eating off plan...even on Thanksgiving. I was going to modify for that day, but I tried that this weekend and some weight creeped back on...if I let myself do it one day there are way too many days over the next month when I could "modify" and end up not losing.

I went to WI during my lunch today and was down 3 pounds, which means......... I SIGNED THE 30 POUND BOARD! That is a totol of 32 pounds lost.
I met my November goal with 9 days left in the month. SO, I'm going to start on my December goal of a total of 40 pounds lost by Christmas instead of the end of December. Only 8 more pounds to go!

Bighog - Way to go on the weight loss. Congrats on the decision to start the plan before the holidays. I'm sure you feel much better this year then you did last year. And one more thing GO HOGS!!!

At my Wal-mart, the "Smooth Move Tea" is in the grocery by tea...not by laxatives. Congrats to all of our "losers" this week! I lost 2lbs today at my WI Works for me! Yes, a huge motivator to stay on track over the holidays is to be losing weight before them, and NOT wanting to mess that up!!! Great time of year to start this journey!! There will never be a better time....ever

Wow, lots of losers here The great kind.

Tami-I should have looked there too...

Thanks and SAME TO YOU! 32 lbs is quite an accomplishment, and to do it early to boot!

And, WOOOOOOOOO..........
Didn't know there were so many AR people here!

that's fantastic!!!! congratulations!!!!! woo hoo :-)

That's fantastic, Bighog!!!!! and very motivating what happens when you stick to the program :-)

i got mine at Walgreens and it was w/ the laxatives...but good to know about Walmart..i'm sure it's a better price there :-)