Lee - be gentle with yourself. I gave myself a break this week. I mean, it's ok...it's normal...it's nothing to be ashamed of. My goal is not to lose this week but mostly to maintain. Next week is vacation week - same deal.

I mean...this is ME. Again, don't criticize or whichever. I need to find balance, I need to me nice with myself, I need to be my friend, I need to be less obsessed...and this is good for me.

Better life - way to go!! It's great to hear. You can do this!!

Chunks - Way to go!

And yes ladies, I'll keep you posted about the business thing.
I'm going for WI tonight. Hopefully I'm at "par" (can you tell I play golf? lol) or even a bit down...that would be nice too :)

I disagree. I think the herbs are a good part in the program. If your not consistent with taking them you may get less results then you COULD have been.
Why dont you need to be on the pills forever....... Its easy.
Im sure you have all heard or know.......
If you lose the weight so fast your gonna gain it all back and then some...
This is very very true but does ANYONE KNOW WHY?!??!
Cause your brain hasnt caught up to your body yet. My body still thinks Im likely around the 150 mark. Your brain needs to catch up and know ok I dont need that much food I can survive on this blah blah hense we have stab and maint. Tis all in the head so to say.

Now for all you people exercising your arse off.........
RELAX Ill never say DONT exercise... but you could actually be slowing your process down. Why? Muscle weighs more then fat..... If you start building muscle around your fat it can well make your weight go up cause the muscle your building weighs more... also once the fat has some muscle around it its harder to lose the fat.
This is a hard lesson I learned.... So I sat on my arse and let the pills do the job..... and they did. Will they for everyone I dunno!??! But they did for me. The last 10-15 lbs is toning time ....

And here I disagree! (lol) See how many people have different points of views, different experience, etc.??? You take some and you leave some.

It's proven... that when you build muscle, you burn more calories, therefore burn more fat. It's proven. That's why men lose more than women (a big part anyways) because of their muscle mass. They have more muscles than us...therefore they lose more and quickly.

That's my view! And about that brain thing...yeah I guess but I believe its comes down to many more factors... I mean, we aren't TAUGHT to understand our thoughts, our triggers... we are told to take FB's & SB's... I mean, yes they are probably very good...but there's more to WL than pills.

And Dria, please know that I respect you TONS and I know you're awesome - so this AIN'T PERSONAL...but I had to put in my thoughts in here.

I believe people gain it back...because they see an end to this all instead of LEARNING a new lifestyle...when you go back to old habits, that's what you get. Some people have said "when I stopped the pills, I gained it all back"...I don't quite believe that. They stopped the pills AND went to old habits...

That's my tidbit. :)

I'm at a place where I'm learning...I'm learning I can trust myself... Last night, I didn't want to step on the scale cause I was afraid...I was afraid cause I ate one more starch in my day and left some veggies aside... well, you know what? I was down almost 1 pound... oh yeah.

In my mind I went - SEE...you are LEARNING... Give yourself a break.
And I'm feeling pretty darn happy about it...cause it's not a race and I don't CARE if I have this end date with HM...what's important to me...is that this is the last time...and I wanna do it right...the way it feels right to me.

We are all different, we all have different needs... that's the nature of WL.
PLEASE don't think that I'm bashing HM...but I'm realizing that FOR ME, it's much more than telling me what to eat, and eating pills...

Down 1.5 lbs today, yeehaw!

Ya, I must start toning soon. Anyhoo must go. Cheers all!!

Chantal: I really appreciate the perspective that you are sharing with all of us gals here. We all need to be reminded that the process is personal and in order for it to be permanent we need to adjust our expectations of the program itself and our expectations of ourselves.

New recipe idea:
1 lemon (sliced and squeezed) + 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Pitcher of Water
Stevia or Splenda to taste.

Oh yes... one more thing... my scale is going up. It was going up because of my meds and then after that it was going up because I got discouraged about it going up and ate more. Makes a lot of sense huh? LOL!

So here I am AGAIN working on getting it to go down AGAIN because I blew it AGAIN! But I too am learning about what sets me off and I am working towards finding better ways to deal with those things. Wish me luck!

My wi showed the scale going up for me today too! BOO!!

I was up 1.2 from Monday but I am feeling rather bloated and my allergies are going crazy so I am covered in hives so I am not that discouraged. Just keepin' on pluggin' along.

And this is what WL is all about..learning... and you're doing ok - AWARENESS IS KEY...be proud of yourself.

I know...I was there a couple of weeks ago...everyone could've told me I was the best...I still felt like... I wanted to disapear and just sleep!! I didn't feel good at all...but I had to go through this! I had to...and you need to go through this as well...and you'll go through it as many times as you need in order to learn the "lesson" behind it...

You're on the right track!!!!

WOOHOO!! Way to go!! Wish me the same tonight :)

And talking about toning...I need some too!
I went swimming last night and saw that my thighs were getting "giggly"...arms too... NOT GOOD!

I really need to do something at least 3x per week for at least 30 min/day.
I refuse to lose weight and then be ashamed of the giggly parts - no way.

Im not offended in the least Chantal :) You cannot be an opinionated person, and then get offended when others speak for themselves. I love thoughts and debates of all kinds. And you are totally good with your perspective and thats good! Im not saying its wrong cause I dont think it is. All our bodies react differently. For me I was a swimmer HARDCORE.
Well when i started slightly doing some training my muscle started coming back super fast thus slowing me down. So instead of walking say 3 miles every night I started walking every 2nd night... or 3rd and that seemed to help for me. But my muscles remembered liking being muscle and came back FAST. Thus hurting the scale going down. Not that it was unhealthy. But thats what they told me if I get that muscle on fast like that if thats how my body is Ill have trouble losing the easy fat...
Personal Experience... not for all :)

Ladies who have gone up no worries just means ya will have a serious drop next week :) Chin up lets keep going

Thanks, and I wish you the same!!

I'm glad to report that I'm officially over the 30 pounds - WOOHOO!
I lost 1.6 pounds and 3 inches this week. (from last Thursday) :carrot:

I'm happy...a loss is a loss and I'm so proud of what I'm doing right now...
I loved my consultant last night...although I wasn't eating all I should eat...she was listening to me and understood...understood that the important thign for me was not to eat my 4 vegetables that day, but more to learn about my portions, learn to balance my life, etc... and I'm getting there!!

WOOT-WOOT! :D

And now I can face my vacation with a big smile...cause I know...no matter what I do, I'll lose...cause I have faith in me. And even if I lose one pound per week for the whole summer... I'm still losing :)

HAPPY FRIDAY GIRLS!

CONGRATS CHANTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! w0ot w0ot!!!! Must feel fabulous making that number.

My W.I went well today. Was down a lb from Wednesday. So I am now 122.8lbs. Which means I have 2.8 lbs to go til my 120 lbs goal..... so scary LOL

I am still alive........:) just got ridiculously busy with work............how is everyone doing?

I have not budged on the scales again this week so far have a WI today and am starting to get frustrated with the whole plan :mad:but then this morning my monthly friend decided to pay me a visit and I was like "O so you are the culprit" So I am kinda hoping that 3 days from now I will see a big drop but seeing as how I have been going so far I think Im gonna see a small drop but hey a drop is a drop.

I know everyone says as long as you see it going down you should be happy but sometimes I just feel like pushing down on the scale or something to make it go downer......it just does sometimes fell like too muuch work for a measly 1lb......you know what I mean.

as far as who know about my new plan, only my aunt who suggested it to me...I haven't told hubby coz he already is pissed at the number of things I have tried and given up on. PLUS he has the bad habit of telling his entire family that I am on a diet for some strange reason.....so I haven't told him anything.

Ok just got my siggy rights and made a cool new ticker so here goes