What is the recipe for the cheese & broccoli soup, or is it in the MRC cookbook?
What did you marinade your chicken in?
Thanks so much for all of your advice! I have been on the program for a little over a week & I got to sign the 10 lb board on Friday!

HI Everyone,
So I'm in a bit of a pickle. I'm on the green menu, I just started this Thursday, and as of right now I have no idea where my menu went!!! I always lose everything!!I was wondering/hoping if someone could just give me a brief overview of what food groups to eat. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! And thanks for this beforehand!!!!

Good Morning everyone. I had my weigh in yesterday and was down 2.5 for the week 4.5 since I started MRC. I am so excited to see the scales move downward instead of constantly going up. I had a different counselor who really explained the meta balance menu. The other one had told me I HAD to eat everything including the snacks which was just too much. The one yesterday told me to focus on the meals and the HNS because the meta balance was geared more toward caloric intake. Whew what a relief. I feel more confident that I made the right choice by joining MRC now.

Hope everyone has a blessed Easter.

I have been on the program 3 times and this time (last time ) I was given a handout about Plateaus and weight loss...this alone helped me realize that the weight does not come off in a straight line...it comes off more irregular "zizzaz" line. So on day 10 to 18 I just sat at a Plateau...then on day 19 I lost 4 pounds and another 2 the next WI. I plateau periodically...and know that it will pass as my body adjust to the weight loss. This is the difference I am experiencing this time around on the program. Before I would get so upset and question "why was I spending this money" on a program that wasn't working. Now I know if I keep on going the plateaus will pass.

Congratulations! I am very happy for you!

Congrats! YOU are awesome!

Thanks so much! It makes total sense. If you can go off and right back on it may be ok to have a little treat, but if that is hard don't do it. I feel like holidays will get easier the longer I am on the program. Right now in the first week or so I am still getting on the routine....craving are still high. Hopefully those go down soon. Also thanks for the welcome.

Keepin!!! I am SOOO happy for you! You are such an inspiration to all of us newbies! Your support means more to me than you can know, and knowing that you did it keeps me going through this stupid plateau. Today is four weeks since i started pre-cond. I am sitting on a flippin plateau that just does not seem fair! My counselor swears it is a good thing and that if i just keep going I will go down a chunk next time, but boy, oh boy, is it hard!!Did you have a lot of plateaus, and how long did you stay on them??
Again, CONGRATS to you!!! YAY!!

YAY!!! Well, I did my WI this am and I had lost 4 LBS!!!!! So that does go to prove that these dang plateaus go away!!! That is a total of 15 and today is 4 wks! (since pre-cond)

I wish you could see the huge grin I had on my face when I read this post!! I'm so happy to see that you made it through the plateau and you had a nice drop at the end!! I went through some later on but I didn't have a lot of them in the beginning so I know that had to be rough. That means you must have been strong over Easter holiday.....that is awesome!

Congrats on the 10 lb. board!! 10lbs in a week is so awesome!! You're off to a great start!

The Cream of Broccoli soup is in the mrc cookbook on page 230 in the maintenance section. The cookbook is full of errors and misprints. I can't figure out why this is in the maintenance section but there is nothing in it that you can't have. I use sharp cheddar instead of Swiss. The seasonings I add are: 1 tsp. onion powder, pinch or 2 of garlic powder, 1/4-1/2 tsp pepper and a dash or 2 of sea salt. I also don't cook it the way it instructs. I just bring the water, HNS & seasonings to a boil then add cooked broccoli until it's heated through. I always have cooked broccoli in the fridge ready to use. Then I add the cheese and heat and stir until it's melted. Be sure not to let it boil once the cheese is in or it will curdle. It still tastes fine but it looks gross

I would marinate the chicken in a couple of things. One is just the light italian dressing from Walmart (Great Value brand)...super easy. The other is a recipe I have for lemon basil grilled chicken using lemon juice and olive oil. I'll post it on the recipe thread so you can try it. It was my favorite on the grill even before I started MRC.

Congratulations on the HUGE drop! That had to make a WONDERFUL start to your week!

I went to WI this morning and was down 1.5 pounds...I am excited about this not because it is such a great loss, but it is the most that I have lost in a single WI since March 19th. I have been on something of a plateau...I think. I hope that this is the start of actually beginning to lose again for me. I think my body just needed a break for a little while. I have almost lost 70 pounds, but I'm not quite to my halfway point.

Tonight I am going to restart the C25K program. I want to be at a point where I can do a 10K in mid-September. In order to do that I need to be able to do a 5K first!!

Hope you are all having a good day!