Hi Everyone,
Lady: SY gave you some great advice!!! Also, I just wanted to say that if your friend that is on LAWL gave you a copy of the LA Express 2-Day Take off to start the program with, you can substitute 1/8 canteloupe wherever you see the Take-Off Drink on the menu. One cantaloupe will take you through both days. I cannot have grapefruit and it is one of the ingredients in the Take-Off Juice, so I have to substitute with canteloupe. It is a lot less expensive - so this should help you. I agree with SY, pick a day to start. Get a copy of your friend's LA Express Take-Off that she did on the first two days, and try it with canteloupe instead. Once you see the positive results you will be more inclined to stay on track.
SY: Can I come to dinner at your house!!!!! Those stuffed peppers sound great - I will need to try that this week - I love stuffed peppers!!!!
Kristi: I totally understand your frustration, but try not to let it get you down. You really have been doing great - and 2 pounds is small in comparison to all you have lost so far. Also, I'll tell you what my counselor told me about going off plan. When we are on plan, our bodies get used to expecting certain types of food, and they digest them very well. When we go off plan, we take our bodies by surprise, and introduce food combinations that we are not used to dealing with - as a result it takes longer to digest the food and we retain more water. An example that she gave me was her "cheating" last weekend. She has maintained her goal weight for nine years - last weekend she went out and ate 8 mini pizza bagels. When she got on the scale the next day she was up 4 pounds. She took it in stride, and put herself back on plan and the extra pounds came off. So, your 2 pounds is minor compared to her 4, and if she could get it off within the week, so can you!!! Keep plugging away Kristi, and don't give up on that labor day goal - you still have 3 weeks!!! That's plenty of time!!! Just try not to do any cheating during these 3 weeks, and keep in mind that it is a really short period of time, and like SY said, all those foods you'd like to have now will be there labor day weekend - do your cheats then!!!
Talk to you all soon,
June