I thought maybe those following the MRC would post in this thread through the summer so we can all share our successes and struggles.

I finished my 4 days of the pre-conditioning food plan and weighed in today for the first time. I lost an amazing 4.5lbs this week. I cannot believe that in four days of being on the Pre-conditioning food plan I lost 4.5lbs AND I have my period. I am super excited. I know that I cannot expect this type of weight loss every week but I will take it for this week.

One thing that I am proud of myself for is limiting my alcohol intake this week. I got way to use to have a couple drinks each night when I would get home from work to eliminate the mundane nightly routine but this week the only alcohol I have had was on Wednesday when we met friends for dinner.

I went to the food class today and have a list of things to pick up at the grocery store to begin this new journey. I am nervous about the weekend, it is hard to stick to a schedule over the weekends but I am going to take things one day at a time and do my very best to stick to the menu plan.

Congratulations!!!
4.5 lbs that is awesome and you are allowed to drink alcohol - I will go to your center.

I am going on vacation in June and I love to enjoy at least a drink once in a while. I will ask my consultant next week if it is possible at all. I am extremely worried about a possible weight gain when I have to eat out for 2 weeks.

Good luck on your journey!
CC

I don't know if alochol is "allowed" but I am going to allow myself to have an occasional drink. My feeling is that if it is a small amount occasion it is not going to affect my weight loss greatly. That is my own personal feelings now. I am new to the program so if I do see there is a big difference between weeks that I have a couple of drinks and weeks that I don't then I will consider giving it up for the 20 weeks of the program.

Weigh in after one week of graduation & farewell parties. I did not gain any weight. Yeah!!!

I am leaving on Sunday for a 3 week vacation, I have discussed alcohol use and my consultant said it would be fine in moderation. I should make good choices when I am eating out.

CONGRANTS on maintaining after so many parties!!! Woo Hoo!!!

I weighed in Tuesday and did not have a loss but am not surprised after my loss last Friday. I go back on Thursday and will be out of town for the Holiday weekend. I am very nervous out it and plan to take food that I can eat but sometimes being around junk and eating out makes it REALLY hard to stay on track.

Have a great time on your vacation CC. 3 weeks - bliss!!!

So I was a bit disappointed when I weighed in today. My first weigh in this week I maintained, which after such a big loss the week before, I accepted OK but today I only had a .5lb loss. I have done my very best to stick to the plan all week and showing such a small loss the first week makes me sad.
I know my body is probably in shock from such a drastic diet change and I have lost 5lbs within two weeks and I know that is really good but I still hoped for a bigger loss.
Have done my best to prepare for the holiday weekend and am determined to stay as close to on plan as possible.

Do not worry, I have had a similar experience. My body needs to adjust to the weight loss. It still continues for me. I stick to the plan and it is working for me. I am never really hungry, I try to switch between different veggies & salads, different proteins each day. Sometimes it is not the pounds, it's the inches you are losing. I am down 25 lbs and 35 inches as of today. I am going away for the next 3 weeks on vacation, I just found out - if I am losing weight during the 3 weeks, my center will add the 3 weeks on to my weeks of the plan. This keeps me motivated.
In March I maintained my weight on a 9 day vacation, so I think it might be possible. I am not sure if I should weigh myself during the vacation if the fitness center has a scale.

Good luck to everyone, I will check in once a week.

CC

Chocolate Cheesecake - Thee weeks of vacation sounds like heaven to me. The most I get is 1 week at a time. I hope that you have an amazing trip. I will admit that eating out 2/3 times a day and trying to stay on a diet would be really rough for me. Good luck!

I made it through the holiday weekend pretty well. The worst meal I ate was a hotdog on a bun and about a cup of pasta salad. I did have a few drinks but did not go crazy and stayed away from the sugary ones I enjoy during the summer. I did not get any exercise in. I had planned to take some walks while we were gone but it rained everyday except one and that day we spent on the water all day. My scale showed a small loss, about a pound but I know that I have to use the centers scale and it might read something different. I am going to weigh in tomorrow so we will see.

It has been a month or so of my being off track. Today is my day 1 back on program. I am going into the center tomorrow to talk to some folks. I am going to also get a replacement copy of my green program. I have been that far off track that I lost my program stuff. I have to do this for myself and my family. I deserve better.

I am also going on a mission trip to Guatemala in January. It will be hot there, and I need to be in good shape! We will be doing a lot of walking, so I need to be more fit. Weighing less will make everything I am going to be doing there so much easier.

This weekend was rough, but I am looking forward to getting back on track.

Amandarowe- Congrats for making the decision to get back on track. I have to say, MRC is a strict food plan and it has been challenging for me to stay on track also. Your mission trip sounds like fun and a good goal to set for yourself.

I am ending my third week, pre menu week and 2 wks of the food program, today when I weighed in, I lost 1lb. I am happy because we were away from home over the holiday weekend. While I did pretty good at staying on track, I did drink more and the food was not perfect.
I will take the pound though.

I made it through another weekend staying on plan at least 90%. I did have a couple extra pieces of bread last night which was not on plan but I really tried drinking water and eating the correct foods. I am not sure what to expect when I weigh in tomorrow, hoping to see a loss but I have not had any huge losses since the first week. I am doing my best to stay the course, knowing the weight will eventually start to go away if I do what I need to. Just hard to be patience. Ug.

Weighed in today and lost 2.5 lbs, down to 189.5. Super excited with my progress. Going to hit the 10lb mark in the next week. Fingers crossed!!!

Great job on the loss this week! I stayed on plan pretty well today. I'm taking baby steps. My breakfast was non existent because I was in a huge hurry and didn't get to eat. I added a little extra to my lunch which almost balanced it out. It feels so good to have had a good food day today.

Amandarowe - Congrats on have a good day. Baby steps is all we can do. I try not to look to far into the future or set long term goals on this diet, I take it one day at a time. My goal for each day has been to stay on plan..I am better some days than others.

Best of luck to you!!!

Hi ya'll! Today is my last day of preconditioning. Tomorrow I start the Meat Lovers Plan. I was wondering if you all could help me understand what the different colored menus mean?