Thanks! The Shipwreck casserole from the HM cookbook rated only a 6 out of 10. Not bad but not great either. But that's how we know...try new things.

I am hoping to stay on track this weekend. Better get on the meal planning!:o

Great work on the loss Happy girl!

Ended up not going into the city to take mom out for supper... hung out with friends instead as she didn't really feel like going. Pretty darn impressed with myself for not having a bevy (or ten!) did however have some salsa (homemade - counted as FE) and multigrain tostitoes... and about 4 cans of coke zero. Also was bad and did not get all of my food in - missed a fat, 1/2 dairy 1 fruit and 1 veggie (unless the salsa can count for the veg too! haha) Thinking my sodium levels may be a little high tonight but hopefully it works its way out of my system ASAP. Guess we'll see how WI tomorrow goes. Not the best end to my week but it could have been much worse :^:

Company just left... probably should go to bed so I make it into the clinic tomorrow at a decent time :)

I'll keep my fingers crossed for myself and all of you others with WI this weekend!

mememegogirl: Here I am....sorry ladies, I have been crazy busy with a new job, and TONS of yardwork! I feel like a 90 year old today - had yesterday off, and who knew how hard gardening can be!! We opened the pool and I felt inspired to think this year I wont be embarassed to be in a bathing suit! I was up on Wed by .75lb which was weird since I followed program. Heading out for my WI in about 30mins, so wish me luck. Great losses from everyone this week, and thank you for your inspiration and support. Loving Dria's tips too. Thanks a bunch.

I will check in with all you skinny hotties later tonight. Enjoy your long weekend!!

Trabay

Ok here goes my speech yes I am long winded but bare with it all....
 

Ok weigh in on Friday was a disaster I am up 1.2 pounds. Had a mcdonald's snack wrap and a lean cuisine dinner not on the same day though!!! And I caved an had some timbits and a bite of chocolate. Should have known plus I am not eating all my allotments. That said.... I am not allowed to have my free exchange all weekend. Plus I have not had a BM since I think Tuesday.

SO I am drinking black coffee, and lemon with warm water to help things move around. I took some benefibre this morning to to see what happens. It is sugar free and I think with the tons of water I will be drinking I will be sodium free by Tuesday!!! Time to hit the treadmill today and tomorrow and Monday too. any other suggestions to get the BM moving. I am in the health field and I don't want to take a laxative if I don't have to.

Ok anyone have a situation where you were not invited to a social function that involved drinking because they weren't sure if you wanted to come because they weren't sure what you could eat??? That is what happened to me.. I was not invited to a bbq today because they weren't sure if I would want to come because of the diet I am on. They weren't originally going to invite me I could tell because everything was a hush hush... I found out about it because of conversations between 2 of my friends on facebook so I got the half handed invited...well.. I wasn't sure if you wanted to come but you can if you want to... Nope never mind... I will deal with you later when I am not p##$$@ off with you. Plus my husband isn't very social these days so he never goes anywhere... I usually go without him to functions.

SO I hope everyone has a great weekend... and I hope weigh ins on Tuesday are successes.

I can't remember who made the Italian chicken from the cookbook...did you follow the recipe to a T or did you tweek it a bit. Always looking for recipes my family will all enjoy. Tonight it is salmon, shrimp, broccoli, rice and roasted peppers. I will tweek it all for me though with my measurements.

Sorry for the book I write I can't help myself haven't posted in a while


lee2lee

Hi everybody! I just spent the past good part of an hour catching up on blogs that I missed during the day. I had a few things to say about them, but now I forget!! Congrats to all who lost this week! Yesterday I offically completed one week on HM. I lost 5.2 pounds and 12.5 inches! I don't expect to keep these numbers up , but it was very inspiring and I am motivated to continue on. TOM is creeping up on me and this is my most vulnerable time for salty snack. I may need some extra support from you guys on here over the next week... I'm going to blog a little extra despite the madness at work. : )

Did anybody else feel a little worn out during the first week or so. I feel like my energy is down a nice bit!!

Don't worry...
 

I think if its TOM coming your energy might be down a bit... Make sure you eat all of your food and see how the next couple of weeks are... if you still feel tired you might need another multi vitamin. And congratulations on your loss this week and the inches too!!! WOW I have lost 14 pounds but my inches are not coming off that quick!!

Take care

lee2lee

Thanks for the advice lee! I'm actually not taking a multi-vitamin right now... maybe I should look into that! I'm half wondering if I was measured improperly the first time around. At my last measuring visit, I was a little more involved and asked to look at the tape. The first time around I felt as thought it was too loose around my hips and abdomen, but the second time around I was more confident that the readings were accurate. I've also picked out a WI outfit... (I read that a few of you have done the same). They told me at the center that it doesn't matter what you wear.... but that doesn't seem to make sense to me!

trabay: good luck on your WI, can't wait to learn how you did! New job... very exciting! I am just looking forward to being done my job for the summer haha

Nicole: Great job this week! In regards to low energy... I never had a lot of energy but noticed that for about the first month I was pretty well useless. that said I now have more energy than I ever thought I would so keep it up and you will get the reward of higher energy soon!

Lee: Gains can be a downer, but with some time at the gym and lots of water I'm sure you'll be back on track by Tuesday! As far as BM go I used Senoket (sp?) it is a herbal pill that may be considered a laxative I suppose but not as harsh as some of the others. I tihnk after 1-2 days I got things going a bit.. nothing overwhelming, just some relief!

As far as the bbq thing goes I have fortunately not been in the same boat in regards to my friends. My group of friends are very supportive - one is my gym buddy, another is also trying to lose weight so doesn't drink at all social functions (which makes it easier for me not too) and sometimes she comes to the gym...mostly everyone else is supportive. I was fairly proactive at the beginning and suggested things like bbqs rather than eating out, etc. so I think that maybe helped to set the pace. That said, I do know how hard it is to do things when it feels like others are not supporting you, or even excluding you, because you have somehow "distanced" yourself from them. This is definitely not to say that HM is a bad thing for you... I think some people just have a hard time accepting that sometimes people need to do things for themselves. follow your own advice.... cool down, talk to them and maybe initiate some plans in the near future to show them that you can be social and be happily losing weight :)

As far as hubby goes... I am a horrible person to talk about this as my hubby and I are currently taking some time apart to think things over. In the recent past I have also gone to a large number of functions without my husband. We seem to each do our own things with our individual friend circles.

Anyways... off to the city for weigh in. Almost looking forward to it since I was out of the obese range on Wii Fit last night. Yay! But don't wanna jynx myself, so I guess I'll see how it goes and let you all know soon!

Happy long weekend to everyone! Supposed to be a gorgeous day tomorrow for once so made plans to have a golfing and board game day with about 3 or 4 other ladies! Should be fun!

Michelle, thanks for the luck! It paid off. I was down 1.5lbs, so I am down to 22.5lbs in total....just kickin' myself slightly as it would have been so great to have not had that 3/4 gain..no biggie though...at the end of the week, still down! Woo hoo!

I will write more later...have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Hey gals
 

Thanks Michele for your insight... I have to approach things a little bit different with my friends...I can get hot headed and I immediately want to be right and I get mad... I now know I need to step back and cool off a little.

Trabay when did you start HM??? You are where I want to be!!! I can't believe with all this hard work it still is going to take me until February to loose this weight Oh well nothing I can do about it though... I can't wait until we hear about people hitting goal and stabilizing and what that part of the HM world is like....

Take care...

lee2lee

I think I have a tracker now!!!
 

http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/bar091...140/215.8/.png

lee2lee, I started HM on March 13th (I remember the day well! That was the moment of truth when I stepped on THEIR scale...I didnt even listen to the sales spiel...I knew I HAD to join!) So my counsellor tells me I am ahead of schedule. My goal date is July 2nd based on my target loss. I wanted to lose31lbs. I am amazed at everyone's losses lately - VERY GOOD ladies! And I also appreciate everyone's honesty too, on their bad days! I have to say that HM has been a pretty easy, albeit expensive diet for me. My husband can't believe how disciplined I have been on this one. I have done Weight Watchers quite a few times, and always had okay success, but I know how to cheat the system, and end up quitting before I get to my goal. For whatever reason, I am completely loyal to HM. For any of you that are struggling, just know that it works, you just have to keep slugging away at it, and get back on track when you "trip". I love the fact that I am shopping in my own closet! Putting on clothes that I havent been able to wear in the last couple of years! :carrot:

I will be traveling to London ON for 2 nights and 2 days for work, so I am a little nervous about my options, as I will be dining out mostly (Ugh...grilled Chicken salads here I come...) I stocked up on some Quickie Protein Shakes and some Snackers Choice bars to be better equipped. Wish me luck! At least the hotel I will be staying in has a fitness room...so maybe I will get "physical" lol!

Keep up the wonderful work ladies........we are all sooooo worth it! ;)

So.. we got our wedding video today... hello double chin!!!!!!!!!! Ugh!

On the bright side (and by the way... the wedding video is beautiful...) I am down 5 lbs! Whoohoo!

Its not moving!!!!
 

:mad: The scale that is..... My scale at home says I am the same as on Friday. I finally had a number 2 yesterday and I drank my water. NO free exchange and no cheating!!! HMMM

I didn't go on my treadmill because I stayed up late watching a movie with my girls then my I pod had no batteries... so I will definitely be on it today.

Gotta go round up some breakfast for the kids and myself and then I will wonder about the rest of the day... no plans so far.


lee2lee

Testing.. my signature tracker
 

Hello this is a test...wondering where my tracker went

lee2lee

Testing again I think I got it
 

Test

Congrats on your ticker Lee! Don't be discouraged about the scale. Just keep away from it and follow the program. You know how the scale can fluctuate throughout the day. Ignore it for a couple of days and just allow your wi to determine your actual numbers. Focus on the small victories, the here and now, the tangible such as: how far you've come, how great you feel, what you have learned, where you are going. I am preaching just as much to myself as to anyone. We will succeed!

I think it is time for me to share my story. I am not sharing it because I am proud of it but rather because I think being real with people is helpful. If someone else can benefit from hearing my struggle then it is worthwhile sharing.

I officially signed up for Herbal Magic in mid November, 2008 right before I got engaged. I had in mind that I wanted to look good for my wedding day of January 3rd. I was unsuccessful. I managed to lose 10 lbs and then Christmas Parties and social events around the holidays and the stress of planning a wedding in a short period of time kicked in. December 28th, I hurt my back. January 3rd I got married. January 15th I went back to Herbal Magic with a new commitment. I lost and gained the same 8 lbs for about a month. Quite frankly, I was struggling with my back pain and coping by turning to food. So... I took a step back from HM again. February 8th I had to stop working because my back pain was getting worse rather than better. Since February 8th my mobility has been greatly reduced. There was a period of time when all I could do was move from bed to bathroom, to couch. Standing, sitting, walking, anything hurt so bad it brought tears to my eyes. Needless to say HM was not top priority for me at that time either. So I quit again and became quite depressed and again turned to food. At my heaviest I was just over 201lbs. March 3rd I went back to HM and recommitted (again... ) and have been doing ok at it. I am not where I want to be at this point, but I am slowly doing this and I know that as my back heals I will be doing all the better at it. I haven't wanted to tell anyone this because quite frankly I am ashamed of all my starts and stops. I am disappointed with myself that I didn't 'get it right' the first time back in November, or the 2nd time, ... but like they say.. 3rd time's the charm... I am committed to doing this now... finally! For real, not half-a$$ed but for realsies! :) I am proud of my 20 lbs lost and look forward to seeing that number increase as I move closer and closer to being where I want to be.

For those of you who are extra observant, you have probably noticed that my ticker has been at 180lbs for about 3 weeks. I have lost and gained about 5lbs over and over in that period of time. This week I will break the 180lb barrier and change my ticker. I never want to move it up ... but down sounds good to me! I am proud of myself, I am not a failure, and today I am wearing some super cute non-stretch jeans that haven't fit in a couple of years. I couldn't get these on 3 weeks ago. So take heart those of you who feel like this is too hard. I have been there... we have all been there ... today is a new day and we can do this! Thanks for listening.. and sorry for not sharing this sooner.

Meme...

Thanks for sharing your story. I admire your strength, and although I haven't experienced anything like that... I have been around people who have and I can understand how hard it must be to manage weight loss. With regards to starts and stops... I'm positive that 90% of us on here have had lots of those. I've been "recycling" pounds for a while as well. I read a statistic once that the average smoker quits MANY times before giving it up for good. The same must go for emotional eating. We all learn from screwing up and most of us could write a book on what works for our bodies... but I for one can't do it on my own, and that's why I (we) turned to HM. It isn't easy... but we will eventually be happier, healthier and SMALLER. And I can't wait to get rid of my friggen stretchy jeans!!!!!!!!! Hmmm is 'friggen' a Newfoundland word?

This thread is closed.. we have hit 499 posts and it closes at 500, so here is the new thread link for you :O)

Herbal Magic Thread #4

Just joined!
 

Hi everyone! I joined Herbal Magic on Monday and I am excited about this program. I saw a link for this board on facebook. I live an hour and a half away from the closest centre, so hopefully this board can be my support when I can't make it in.

-Candace