Thanks 2dog friend for the welcome! Your encouraging words were great!

I admire your enthusiasm towards your wi. That is a good sign in my opinion. I have to confess... I am kind of curious myself to see what the scale has to say about me too tomorrow morning.

Yee haw another decent weigh in, down to 286.8 now!

Hi guys

I am plannning a trip in April and was wondering if anybody has travelled with the pills before. I told the girls at the centre that I was just not going to take them and they were not very happy with me. I have been struggling with whether the pills are actually doing something for me or not. I have been taking the 2000's 4000's and chromium and have not seen any amazing drops. I am also working out at the gym everyday........Not sure what my body is doing but it sure doesn't want to get rid of the extra weight. The girls at my centre frustrate me, I do not feel they are on my side. They always have some new product for me to purchase to help speed up the weight loss.......I am very frustrated with my centre and believe I deserve better so I am thinking about switching to a new centre if they will allow me to. Any thoughts....

You can switch to another centre! It is your choice! The pills do actually help with cleansing your kidney and liver...that helps with the processing of the poisons and fats. The chromagic does help with the cravings as well I find :)

For some reason I keep doing these before after pics its the only way i can physically see a change, and i need to keep reminding myself!! And i get a sense of worth by posting them!

I am down 7.6 lbs. Just goes to show that if you truly follow the program that you will lose weight! I needed a boost like this! YAY!

Wow that is so awesome, feels good doesn't it!? I am sure I can speak for all of us Herbal Magic girls when I say we are proud of you!! Keep it up!

Where is everyone anyway ha ha this has been far too quiet!

im alive, iv been hitting a wall ever since i went under 200 my wieght loss has stalled out, im going in tomorrow for a wigh in and to talk to them about what i can doo..damn plateaus

I was up .4 after the weekend :( i know exactly why though so back on the horse again this week :( I did my income tax return and am going to use the money to buy a gym membership, i find treadmills to be a much better workout than just walking outdoors on my own, i think i slow down and dont even realize it.

I love before and after pics. To see other's succeed gives me hope.

I have a question... how do you approach the subject of weight loss with people who ask how you are losing weight? Do you proudly proclaim you are on herbal magic or do you underplay it?

I don't know why... but for some reason I feel ashamed that I am on a program. And when you say herbal magic people automaticallly assume that you aren't 'losing weight in healthy way'. That certainly can take the wind out of a person's sails mighty quickly! I had someone say to me recently regarding the cost that 'you are worth it! Good for you for investing in yourself! You should be very proud!'... so why do I still feel ashamed? Suggestions anyone?

:^:

I know what you mean, there are only limited people that know i am on the program. My mom doesnt even know! I just tell them im watching what i eat, and keeping track...thats really all your doing....if its working for you, then you should be proud!! But i totally understand what you feel, i have friends who are STRONGLY against herbal magic and think its nothing but some quick diet pill that will drop the weight and gain it right back once you stop taking it. I think their opions are just lack of knowledge of the program, I can't say I thought much differently at first until I actually talked to them!!

I for one don't believe in some magic pill that makes it happen effortlessly. Herbal magic is hard work. It involves discipline and extreme self control.

In the past when I've been successful with weight loss (ie. after having babies) I've had to do exactly as I am doing now... ie. controlled caloric intake and physical activity. Unfortunately for me, the physical activity is a no go right now due to my back injury but someday I will be going full throttle again and working my butt off... literally.

In the meantime, I guess I have to prepare myself for the questions and be proud of my answer. I am not doing anything shady. I am taking care of my body and I have people to help me do it...ie. my herbal magic centre staff and now the people on here! I guess the key is that I truly have to believe it for myself right?:carrot:

Now that I think about it... more often than not... the ones who are critical of Herbal Magic... or other weight loss programs for that matter are responding out of jealousy. Those friends and acquaintances that might secretly want to lose weight too see our success and find reasons to tear us down. Herbal Magic unfortunately is an easy target because it is expensive and there are not that many people that have completed the program from start to finish including maintenance to give testimonial to success long term.

meme: Great loss. Wow. Good for you. I do tell people I am on Herbal magic. I carry the water bottle everywhere so it is kinda hard for me to hide it.

UFF: I love the pictures. It is a good way for you to see how far you have come.

bride2b: I am totally with you. I haven't gone for my weigh in yet this week as we were away all weekend and eating whatever was presented. I think I am up 10 pounds after the weekend. I feel aweful. I don't know why I can't seem to stay on plan and be motivated every day. It seems I will do great all week and then lose it on the weekend. Early on, I was still losing weight doing this; but now it seems I gain on the weekend and it takes me all week to just get back to where I was. I need a kick in the butt!!

Jenni - 60 lbs is nothing to sneeze at! You must feel great! It sounds like you are in a bit of a rut. Perhaps you can do something to shake up your routine a little. If you find you cheat on weekends maybe you can pre-plan for that. And by pre-plan I mean find some new and fun recipes or plan some new activity. Just a thought...

Bride2b: Hang in there! You CAN do it and you will be stunning!

UFF: Your determination is inspiring!

60 pounds is great. I would love for another 60 to go away! I have been trying new recipes. My husband is ready to divorce me because of my new way of eating...

I tried spagetti squash and it is great. I can totally substitute that for pasta. I need to get more organized for the weekends.

Ok how do you guys cook spaghetti squash, i have always wanted to try it, but haven't got even the slightest idea of HOW to cook it, or what the consistancy is like or ANYTHING,..... HELP ME lol

All you have to do is slice it in half, scoop out the seeds and either bake it or nuke it.

Hm may have to try it..

...on another note i weighted in and got measured today, NO Change, its better than a gain, but i still feel totally ripped off. :(

Another delicious veggie and/or starch ...depending on how you account for it in your daily log is baked sweet potato fries. All you have to do is clean it, peel it, slice it into strips or wedges and spray a pan with vegetable cooking spray, spray the wedges too and presto change-o a yummy/too good to be good for you treat! You can make a dip using your free exchange for mayo+ketchup plus paprika. I love it! Just be careful about portion sizes.

Speaking of overindulgences... I blew it today. I had an extra dairy, and an extra starch and a little overboard on the fat too. I can't actually account for our dinner because we ate out ... but it was mostly healthy... and kind of gross actually. I also had a Timmies :( I have until Saturday to get back on track. Suggestions anyone? Do I need to choose super low cal options to compensate for my slip up? ie. egg whites etc..? I don't want to lose the momentum I have worked so hard to achieve in the past weeks. I do want to succeed. Honestly, it has just been a rough day. Stress in my life has always equated extra hunger. I know it is lame but it is so true. I would welcome any help to make it thru the next couple of days..

Me again.

UFF: I always feel totally ripped off when there is no change too. You aren't alone in that. It is difficult when you work hard and then nothing. One week I remember I was following the plan so precisely and in the middle of the week weigh in it actually showed I was slightly up. I was so upset! But then 2 days later I was down 4 lbs. WHAT THE HECK?!? Our bodies are so weird. I try and focus on the little things.. like the waistband of my jeans being a little loose now. If the scale varies during the week it doesn't matter... as long as from 1 week to the next I am down overall (ie. 2lbs minimum loss/week). I'll bet that next time you go in you will see a remarkable change if you stick with it.

I like to tell myself i was wearing heavier clothes lol :) All i can do is hope friday is better right!! Bad weeks are bound to happen!

Hi girls......wondering if you're accepting new memebers?

I just reciently joined Herbal Magic and am looking for support....advice and of couse to offer right back!

doughgirl: welcome and yes, we are here for advice if we can give it and support of course.

UFF: Sucks on the weight being the same. I have a lot of that going on and it is frustrating. Oh, and I just sliced the spagetti squash in half, scooped out the seeds and baked it at 375 for about 45 minutes. You are looking for it to be soft when you poke it with a fork. Then you just use a fork and scoop out all the flesh. It lookes like spagetti. It is crazy. Definitely going to be something I will do again.

meme: I will have to try the sweet potato fries. Thanks.

always have room for more here!

I havent been for my w.i this week yet. Sat am again i will go.

Doughgirl... welcome! How are you finding the program so far? I found that it takes a while to get into the swing of things but that once you know your portion sizes and food allowances that you can manage to make some really phenomenal meals that fill you up and taste great!

Why is it that sometimes in a week that there are multiple hurdles ie. lots of social occassions and others there are none? Has anyone mastered the art of eating out yet? I mean seriously! 2 days in a row of eating out is rough. Take a look at any menu and surprisingly there is very little that you can choose and feel really good about. Today for example: I chose the chef salad. Yesterday.. another kind of salad. Last week... salad!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHH! I don't mind a good salad now and again but really!

Jenni.. I so wish I had some sweet potatoes right now! Talk about the ideal food. Yes.. it is starchy .. but it is also classified a veggie. It is orange (beta carotene) and it is fibrous and it is filled with all of these nutrients that are just so good for us. How wrong can it be? Does anyone else know of any foods like this? I am thinking about trying the avocado free guacamole recipe. I'll let you know how it goes.. can you tell I like to cook? :P

Thanks for the warm welcome girls!

This is week 3 for me.......and I was feeling alittle on the discouraged side, but I stepped on the scale today and I'm down 5lbs since I started! So I guess I shouldn't complain right!
LOL I don't know........guess I was hoping for 50 lbs to disappear overnight!
(kidding)

My first week I was really bad at not taking ALL the pills in the day needed.......usually it was 2 times a day rather than 3! So I'm sure that didn't help me!
Last week I was out of town for 4 days.......I tried to keep myself in check........but forgot the suppliments at home! oops!
So today I look back and can say I'm proud of these 5 lbs ;)
I also started my treadmill today! LOL haven't done that in ages!

Little about me.........I'm a mom to 4 kids (3 boys and a girl) Been carring the extra weight since my first pregnancy! Basically gained 40lbs in that pregnancy and never lost all of it! And just continued keeping some with each one.....and here I am! Way over weight!

I had a breast reduction 8 weeks ago! Feel great......so now if I could loose the extra, I'd be happy! :)

Anyways......do any of you keep a online diary of your menu? Weight loss? >>I guess a blog !?!

Thanks for the warm welcome........hope we all can succeed in our dream of weight loss :)

I really don't understand what all of the supplements do to help the weightloss program but I am happy enough to take them if they do give me a little boost. Does anyone understand better about the pills?

Has anyone been having trouble with elimination as a side-effect of the supplements? Any suggestions on what to do? Nothing feels worse when you are trying to lose weight than feeling heavy and bloated. Gross :o

meme: I have had trouble and have finally found help. It is called Herbal laxative tea. I was given it from my cousin on Sunday and it is working wonders.

I went for my weigh in and am down 3.6 after being up so overall, the total now is 63.4. I still feel pretty bloated; but am going to do a cleanse with my husband so hopefully, I will feel better after that.

doughgirl, wow, 4 kids. That makes it hard to do anything for yourself. Good for you for fitting this into your very busy life.

Jenni: There aren't any contraindications between the herbal tea and the supplements we are taking? Congrats on the loss. I go in tomorrow. We'll see how I did. I've had some slips here and there but overall I think I should have done well I think.

Thanks Jenni! :)

I too have had an issue with Constipation.......been trying to eat some things with fiber........a friend of mine told me to get this Fiber Sure........its tasteless but you put it in your food.....its like powder?!

I have not gotten it yet.......but will maybe next time I go to HM I'll go shopping!

Well, This herbal laxative has been the best thing for me. I tried what was recommended at Herbal magic and none of it worked. The girl there told me to go get these fiber pills with prune juice in them. I tried them and they didn't work either. I tried exlax and it did nothing. This herbal tea is great. It was bought at the grocery store and I think it is made by Traditional medicines and it just says "Herbal Laxative Tea". I will keep it on hand all the time now. There is no contradiction with the supplements from Herbal magic. It just says not to use it for more than a week. I used it for 4 days and I think I will just have one every Sunday night from now on to help things along. Have a good weekend, ladies. I will be back Monday.

Apparently all that staying at the same weight wasn't such a bad thing! I was down 4.2 today from Wed...total of 46lbs lost to date!!!

Good job UFF!!!!!!!! That is great! Way to persevere. It pays off!

Jenni: Thanks for the tea suggestion. I will look into that. I am not looking forward to weigh-in for this very reason :( Doughgirl... glad to hear that I am not alone in this struggle!

Fingers crossed for me tomorrow at weigh-in... I was doing well until the homestretch here. Funny.. when your body feels gross (bloated) it is hard not to just throw everything out the window and indulge. :(

I am going to get cleaned up and go for my weigh in. I know I might be up a lb or so..argg. been a rough week or 2.

I hope it went well for you 2Dogs. It is really hard to be motivated to go in when you have had an off week.

I went in too today. I am down .8. Not impressed but I guess it is better than nothing. I figure it is due to approaching TOM and the fact that I am having umm... elimination issues? I seriously feel very bloated and heavy so it is no surprise that the scale didn't reflect a greater loss. It sucks but I'll stick to it nonetheless.

I am sooooooo going out to get some of that tea Jenni!!!!!!!!

I want a ticker! Can one of you help me figure out how to do it please?

BTW... 5lbs lost :( What a rip-off! I would like to get beyond this point someday soon! I swear ...since November I have lost and gained the same 7 lbs. If I could break the 10lb barrier I know I would be way happier. Yes my pants are loose. Yes.. I feel better but I have to get going on this thing. This is pathetic!