[Dria]

I agree Witchie!!!
After summer.... is thansgiving..... halloween..... Christmas..... etc its always something. This diet isnt about being restricted its about making the right choices...... MODERATION and portion size.
Can we always stay 100% on track no sometimes it is hard if we cant pre-plan things in life happen but its up to us to do this FOR US!!!! No one else cares how big your butt is.. or isnt...... or what size jeans were in. This is our program for us. Some of us do it for health. So going off track cause of a BBQ or camping etc..... well.. its not hurting anyone but ourselves.
A cheat here or there no biggie.... but your doing it for you so DO IT!!! lol
And remember this diet is ONLY for weight loss this isnt forever. You DO GET FOODS BACK!!!
DO they ever give you 2 free exchanges no....... but thats because for a healthy lifestyle well cake and such isnt included. It doesnt mean you can never ever have an ice cream cone... or a bad meal from Mcdonalds etc..... but its about MODERATION
Keep motivated ladies. Remember WHY your doing this.....

[Dria]

Thought I would share the link to my other post about reaching goal......
Here tis. My Journey
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/goal...loss-goal.html

[witchie]

Looking fabulous Dria, keep up the good work!! I'm one pound away, I may just cut off a foot and be done with it. lol

[Dria]

LOL oh Witchie!!!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Cut out the free Exchange for a few days!!! lol ( HEY ITS WAY LESS INVASIVE then the foot cutting method LOL)
I know Im a meanie!

[witchie]

I haven't had a FE for weeks now!! Even the chocolate colored poodle next door is looking yummy!!

[better life]

Hi ladies...yes I am still around and 20lbs lighter with 39.75 inches GONE!!

It has been one crazy busy summer....and I never get here...but I am still plucking along, it was 2 months Thursday that I started Herbal One.

I can say that it hasn't been all easy...would be lying, it has been tough but I am not willing to give in or give up, alot of people at work are starting to notice and comment on my loss...and it feels sooooo good!!

Hope all is well with everyone!!

[lee2lee]

I am pleased to announce that I have officially reached onederland!!!! But the problem is I am slipping up, My mind is thinking hey I lost 32.4 pounds and for me that is an amazing accomplishment since I am the queen of food.. so hey I can slip a bit. I have been extremely busy with last minute outings with the kids, running the kids to this camp, that camp, this week especially is extremely busy with lots of hockey camps for my girls, swimming lessons, riding lessons, pool party, 50th wedding anniversary dinner this weekend coming up, me working, hubby working... man I need to breathe!!! Can't wait for this week to be done!!! Needless to say it is hard with less food, and having a tough time planning out meals.

I have been on HM since April 20/2009 which is 18 weeks and I have lost 32.4 pounds... and 30 something inches.. 4 pounds short of my 36 I am supposed to loose, which to me is amazing, everywhere I go people who have not seen me says I look great, so to me that is important not what the ladies at herbal magic tell me... oh you are only down 0.8 from last Monday that is a little slow. I know that that is their job to make sure we stay on track so when losses slow later on we can march through this, but come on I paid thousands of dollars to be on this and I am still paying let me go at my pace.

Exercise... with less food, how can my body sustain its metabolism?? I am on 2 proteins, 2 fruits, 3 veggies, 1 dairy, 2 fats, 1free x, 2starches, you can not tell me that is more than 1000 calories??? SO if I exercised and burned 200 or 300 calories or so I am existing on 700-800 calories... what happens when you are done all this and more food is added back??? Just my mind working that is all.

Anyways sorry to rant, I am a little pissed with my center right now. I am glad everyone is doing well.. I have missed pages of posts so I won't read yet to catch up, Dria how is maintenance going???

lee2lee

228.6/196.4/140

[Albertachickie]

Hi everyone!!
I've been reading your posts for a little while now and have decided to join in. I have been on Herbal Magic since May 05/09 weighing in at 221 lbs. At my last Weigh In I was at 191.6 (29.4 lbs and 34.25 inches lost). It seems like I have been hovering the 28-30lb mark FOREVER! I'm losing my motivation! I WANT and NEED to lose this weight but lately been having a really tough time. I'm dreading going to my weigh in today, as we just got back from camping and unfortunately my self control ran away with itself. UUUGGHH!

[MicheleR]

Hey everyone! Welcome to the group Alberta!

Haven't posted in a while but have kept up how everyone is doing... who knew summer could be such a struggle haha I've been hovering around 38 lbs lost and can't seem to break the 40lb mark myself so I understand how frustrated some of you are. Desperatley wanting to lose the last ten lbs to my goal and make it to stab, don't know how you got through the last 10lbs Dria but congrats on your journey so far!

Last time I was in I decided to get the WM4000s and got about 3 days into them but then my body decided it was prime time to get sick. Due to meds I have been off all products for about a week now, another 5 days to go til I go back on. Oh well, at least I'm getting my sickness over with now instead of the first week back to school (is summer really already almost over?!)

Hope everyone gets back into the swing of things soon so we can all chat about how awesome it feels to reach our goal. I know I am suffering from lack of routine so we'll see how it goes when I start work again!

Good luck and happy planning to everyone!

[MicheleR]

Oh.. quick question about inch loss. I was told that inches and pounds often end up being close to one another but I seem to be a little off with 53.5 inches gone but only 38 lbs lost. Is anyone else in the same boat (aside from better life?)

Better life: Are you exercising regulary? Wondering how much of a difference that makes in the comparison...

[Dria]

CONGRATS ON ALL THE LOSES!!!!! What a bunch of LOSERS you are!!!! And this is the only time is acceptable to be called one lol.
I am so proud of you ladies for Making onederland!!! SO SO SO PROUD!!!!
Lee The reason they will be on your case is because if you dont do it week by week 2lbs at least... or 1 lbs one week and 3 or 4 the next to catch up you fall behind which means as your goal comes closer if you dont catch up you have to pay for more weight loss weeks......
Its in the contract to buy more weightloss weeks is 15 bucks per extra week you need to make your goal. BUT FEAR NOT
Sometimes they have weight loss week sales.... so as you get closer to your goal you can
A - Decide your happy with your accomplishment and stay where you are then
or MAYBE get a sale at 10 bucks per weightloss week to try for a few more lbs.
Some people are seriously anti buying more weeks but I am in the same mind frame as you. Its your money you are spending you know if you dont do it on time it might cost more so back off lol
Lee YES you DO get more food back. The diet part is STRICTLY for weight loss results.
As you stab and mait you get more and more food back. I got stuck on stab b food plan because the stab c is just WAY too much food for me.
I am staying between 116 lbs and 118. SO IM happy!!!!
I find it easy maintaining just dont get in the mind frame that I hit GOAL so now I can have what I want or you slip back into the old ways that got us there in the first place.

You keep your chin up. The weight loss diet aspect is designed to work without any exercise so if your burning yourself out take it easy and relax. The diet and supplements are enough to keep you losing. Toning comes closer to goal!!!! Your doing so well!!! Keep preplanning meals to take with you as best as you can!!!

Alberta Welcome! SO happy to see you post, all the ladies here are here to help support and motivate and sometimes grumble if needed!!!
If you have a lil slip of a weekend no worries just get back on track and keep going 1-4 lbs up after a weekend is no reason for our diet to be thrown out the window just get back on the diet and move forward!!!

[Dria]

Michele You were typing as I was lol

Inches can by far out number our lbs. And theres nothing wrong with that. We should actually measure our success in inches more so then lbs. Cause as long as inches go clothes fit better!!! ANd I think we would have way more healthy people if they didnt stress over scale numbers Rather how our clothes are. If you get to the size ya like and they fit good thats awesome. When they get snug its time to get on the bandwagon and smartin up!!!
My inches outnumber my lbs as well!!!

keep on!!! The 10 lbs are so darn hard but with determination you can and will!!!!

[Albertachickie]

So I bit the bullet and went in for my weigh in, I was up 5 whole pounds! OMG! Now my girls want me to do daily visits until I'm back on track. My last weigh in was on Friday at 9 am before I had eaten anything, and today I went in at 6 pm after supper. I think that makes a huge difference. Do you ladies try to go for your weigh in at the same time everyday?

[MicheleR]

Thanks Dria.. currently battling with myself to determine whether my goal weight is what I actually want it to be. Going to be having to buy more weeks since the last month has been brutal, especially with having to go off the supplements. Original goal of 160 but I'm not sure I'll be happy with that Having an inner battle as to what I would need to be in order to be happy... feeling okay between a 9-10 but not great. Also finding that I need to do some major toning lol

Decided to add some excitment to my exercise life and started using a Skip It on my weight training days... don't know how I didn't break bones using that thing when I was younger! It's all good til you lose your momentum and try to break your ankle haha

Alberta - I usually try to weigh in the same time each week although sometimes I am not successful as my clinic is about an hour away... I do find that it can make a huge difference though! I also found that sometimes a gain (or limited loss) really helped me get my head back into the game and my diet back on track - best of luck!

[momof5k]

Welcome Alberta! MicheleR good to hear from you again

Well, I am back from holidays. We did a crazy road trip to the west coast and back and spent 9 days sleeping in hotels and eating nothing but restaurant food. Needless to say, staying on plan was tough.

I did my best to make good food choices while we were away and still drank all my water (and usually then some) but was still a little concerned about my weigh in today.

I am pretty sure I am carrying some extra water weight as one of the things my hubby and I often do while driving on these roads trips is eat sunflower seeds (oy! salt anyone?!?) and (this may be too much information but...) I don't poop well away from home so... You get my drift.

I went tonight on my way to a gathering and the scale showed a .2 loss. Not bad considering the last week+ and the fact that I went in much later in the day than I had been going in. Yes, Alberta I definitely know that the time of day I go in can make a fairly big difference in the numbers on the scale but I can't always get there at the same time of day as I live outside the city and try not to make any "special" trips in.

Being back at home will make it easier to plan my meals again and will also get me back on the treadmill so hopefully I'll see those numbers moving more later in the week.

Dria, thanks for all the info you are able to share! You personal experience and now professional knowledge is so helpful!