Gina, rant away! At least you know where you went off plan and you can fix those things. You'll be losing again before you know it. All will be ok. Sorry your mom feels the need to gloat. While you may not have control over your behavior, you can try to control your reaction to it. Have you ever went over the top gushing for her when she tells you her loss? I wonder if it would blow her mind and she may chill out some. Kill her with kindness and see what happens.

Rant away... this wasn't the greatest weekend for me either. Have a feeling I'm going to gain at my next WI.

Last night, during the SuperBowl, I actually set.my.stove.on.fire! Yikes! Luckily, we got it under control before any major damage, but my chicken in the oven was ruined and I just had an "Oh, forget it... give me some nachos" moment with some cheese and baked Tostitos for dinner. I know, I know, not ideal.... it makes me doubt my stability in this plan, for some reason... I've been obsessing over it since it happened...

Gina, I know what you mean about the gloating. I also try not to call and proclaim my weight loss to a friend whose going through a different program. I think I need to re-focus on my own personal journey and try not to feel bad when I don't "travel" as much down the scale as someone else!

Rachel and Gina,

look at all the weight you have lost and how successful you are. and you know if you see a slight gain...you know how to get it off. i like the fact that all of us are posting what we are doing and how we are getting back on board very quickly. We are not perfect and are in this for the long haul. the absolute best thing is in the long run we will succeed and continue losing.

i've had so many friends and family that will start a new diet and go gung ho and lose weight quickly and then get tired of it and quit and gain it all back and more. WE are not going to do that. Slow and steady is the name of the game, we aren't depriving ourselves, most of us feel sick and bloated when we overeat or eat foods not on plan so this to me is a very good lesson to learn. we are thinking like skinny people! YAY!

Ohhhhh, the Superbowl...... where do I begin? I had planned to go a bit off plan for the day, and thankfully, I had the willpower to keep it together (somewhat).

I definitely enjoyed a couple of mimosas at breakfast, a bite or two of a Belgian waffle (just purchased a wafflemaker, so I had to have a bite, right? ) chicken queso dip (small amount) w/tortilla chips, 1 drumette (WHY does it seem like chicken wings are the "official" football snack?) a sliver of lemon icebox pie, 1 bite of a chocolate cupcake & about 6 or 7 "li'l" smokies w/bbq sauce.

I think I got about 1/2 of my water down, and 3 HNSs.

I'm so proud of myself - I really didn't go crazy! It's so hard to stick to it when people around you are enjoying cocktails and eating like they don't have a care in the world.......

@Jen-I need to do some of that. I know she's always saying things to try to get us to compliment her (like when my kids are sick and DH is out of town she'll say "oh, that happened to me all the time, you guys...) and I know she just feels underappreciated (don't all moms?) and probably wants positive feedback from us on this, too. I'm glad I'm doing this with her because otherwise some of her actions would be REALLY annoying...I know my sister feels that way.

Gina, my mom does that kind of thing too, just not as bad as before. Must be a mom thing. Unfortunately, I had a huge blow up over it (bad reaction on my part), but she does try to be better about it. No matter what was happening in my life, she had to play the "one up" game. Now, if she starts doing it, I'll oh so gently point it out to her (or sometimes sarcastically LOL). The funny thing, it used to infuriate her when my dad did it to her. She didn't realize she picked up that bad trait until it was pointed out to her.

ok, read on the Vitamin Shoppe website how to mix the Chocolate Truffle (Syntrax) w/ hot coffee... and it works!! (was in a review)

pour 1/4 cup coffee in your cup - cool down to lukewarm temp. add your scoop of powder and stir w/ fork, mix well, then add your coffee or hot water and stir. IT works! no clumps. my Protidiet Hot chocolate clumps too, so i'll try that method w/ it too.

so funny, i had one drumette and some of the same things you did! i had a bite of choc. cake, bite of lemon chess pie, bite of cookie, large salad, veggies and a bite of the buffalo chicken cheese dip, etc. portion control def. works and i didn't feel deprived because i had a little tiny taste of what i wanted. now, i could have been perfect and ate the chicken without skin and the veggies, but i'm far from perfect!!! i was happy w/ the choices i made. also thankful i don't keep any of those foods in my house!!!

Hi...
Congrats to all the losers...

I had maintenance weigh in today and lost 1 pound, making me 6 pounds under goal. I will take it and run.

I asked if there was a new Meta Slim Diet and they knew of none.. Tonight there is a stabilization party, and I was invited, but declined.

Wishing everyone a great week... Think thin,.

Patzi

You should've seen me packing up that stuff to send home with the people who bought it! LOL! For some reason, they ALWAYS leave the leftovers at my house - NO MORE! Get that crap and get out! LOL!

And, on a whole 'nother subject - my friend (who's struggling with kick-starting her "lifestyle" change) sent me some MESS from Dr. Oz about "reshaping" your body in 5 days by replacing 1 meal with his recommended items for breakfast, lunch or dinner to target certain areas to burn fat. This is what he says (verbatim) - "The research reveals the revolutionary approach to target fat areas and all it takes is one meal. Replacing 1 meal a day, activates your body's fat burning mechanism. The food you eat alters body chemistry and determine where fat is stored. The good news is that with 1 fat busting meal, you can finally say good-bye to that muffin top or those thunder thighs. Change your shape in just 5 days!" So, my question is what happens after 5 days? Sometimes, he's just TOTALLY unbelievable.

Oh my goodness...and people will fall for it!! Yikes. And we wonder why we have an obesity issue, so much bad information, especially from so called "experts."

Good morning! Even if you had your challenges yesterday, today is a new day and a new start. Just hang in there, take it a meal at a time, and know you CAN do this!

Happy Wednesday!!!!

EXACTLY. Today's show is something about hypnosis to lose weight.
(insert sarcasm here) Oh yeah, THAT'S going to work. Thanks, Dr. Oz - you're great!

NOT.

I have been very down on myself lately. I don't know why, I just know that I don't like it. I think it is effecting weight loss also. When I went to WI on Tuesday, I was only down .5. I was pretty bummed about that which hasn't helped the blues that I'm feeling. I was a little better today and hope to be even better tomorrow. I need to get back on track to reach my goal by the end of March which is when my program time is up. I have 20 more to go to reach the centers goal for me and 25 to reach MY goal. I hope that I will be like some people on here who have lost on stabilization. I think I'm worrying about not reach goal and that is getting me down. I know I need to take it one day at a time and I will make it but that is easier said than done.

Y-I'm hoping to lose on stabilization as well.

I'm hoping to be at or below 155 by the end of the month when I start stabilization. That would give me 5 more pounds to lose. I'd like to stay in the 150-155 range...I think that would be a healthy place for me to be. Even where I'm at now is really great for me. Never been here and keep getting tons of compliments. My biggest problem right now is I don't have any dressy "company logo" shirts that fit, so I have to go with ones that are too big. Just 4 more nights of work that require them and then the future of our program is in question.