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Postby Shana » May 4th, 2006, 12:13 pm

I fell off the wagon. Not just for a day, but for 5 days. I gave myself permission to eat all sorts of naughty foods, and the funny thing is I didn't enjoy them nearly as much as I thought I would! Nothing tasted as good as I remembered it tasting, and the desire to eat off plan is (I think) out of my system.

I did a lot of thinking while I was off plan, and I've come up with a game plan of sorts to try to keep myself from becoming discouraged:

1.) I will weigh in once per month rather than several times per week.
2.) I will use measurements as my indicator of choice in fat loss.
3.) I will take monthly progress pictures (as opposed to 20lb increments)
4.) I will do my best NOT to compare myself to anyone else.
5.) If I chose to weigh myself more than once per month, I will not count the loss, nor be discouraged by the number as the only weigh in the counts is the one that happens on the 6th of each month.

I am kicking myself a little because I gained 6.8lbs during the 5 days - I haven't decided what I'm going to do about my ticker yet, since I'm sure that weight should drop off fairly quickly - TOM in addition to the 5 days off plan, and I KNOW I didn't consume 23,800 calories needed to create 6.8lbs! lol

So, that's my story - I'm back on track and looking forward to seeing what the magic diagnostic pants say :)
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Postby falisamarie » May 4th, 2006, 12:22 pm

Shana~

It seems that you have a plan that will work for you. The last 5 days are over and done so just pick up and carry on.

You can do this~

If you had 23,800 calories that must have been SOME food orgy!

I think you are right....highly doubtful you consumed that many calories

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Hi

Postby dede4wd » May 4th, 2006, 12:25 pm

Hi Shana,
Glad you're back! Isn't it amazing that "STUFF" doesn't tast as wonderful as we remembered it? It turns into JUST STUFF! Yay!

I'm happy you're so determined, I can read it in your posts! I've also relied on measurements lately and only weigh every two weeks or so. I just KNOW I'm doing the right thing for myself and I'm not going to let myself get worked up about it!

You're going to do GREAT! Welcome home.

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Postby Shana » May 4th, 2006, 12:25 pm

Oh! Lisa! I had the weirdest dream about you last night! There were 3 of us, you, me and an unknown Medifaster, all being weighed in by 2 attendants - the unknown MFer stepped on the scale & was 110, you stepped on the scale and were 177 (WOOHOO!!!), and then I stepped on the scale & got ERR lol Guess my psyche was trying to tell me to get back on the wagon too, huh? :)
Anyway, I wanted to share - you looked great at 177, and yes I know it was a very weird dream :)
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Postby electra000 » May 4th, 2006, 12:26 pm

Shana, glad you're back ! :wave:
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Postby falisamarie » May 4th, 2006, 12:31 pm

Shana wrote:Oh! Lisa! I had the weirdest dream about you last night! There were 3 of us, you, me and an unknown Medifaster, all being weighed in by 2 attendants - the unknown MFer stepped on the scale & was 110, you stepped on the scale and were 177 (WOOHOO!!!), and then I stepped on the scale & got ERR lol Guess my psyche was trying to tell me to get back on the wagon too, huh? :)
Anyway, I wanted to share - you looked great at 177, and yes I know it was a very weird dream :)


Next time could I weigh 140 in your dream so I can know how I look at that weight?

You better stay on the wagon woman cause the Bush Gardens trip is coming as my reward when I enter onderland and I expect you to join me~

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Postby Shana » May 4th, 2006, 12:42 pm

Yup! I'll be on the wagon! I just needed to experience eating all of those things and not feel well at the end of the day, not be satisfied & actually being ill because of poor choices AND not thinking that any of it was really worth is :) I still have every intention of having a flat belly within the next few months, and I'll be there for the Busch Gardens expidition :)
I'll see what I can do about dreaming of you at 140, me with a flat belly, and figuring out which Medifaster was 110! :)
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Welcome Back Ms Shana.

Postby Ginabobina1969 » May 4th, 2006, 1:15 pm

I am so happy to see your jumping back on. You can do this...and I think you have an excellent plan in place to get you moveing again. I am excited to watch you spiral downward...I mean that in the most positive way possible! :lol:

Today, is a New day..lets leave the past where it belongs. :D
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Postby Tiolazz » May 4th, 2006, 1:22 pm



Oh Shana,

Pick me, Pick me....

Let me be the medifaster that was 110, well that maybe a little too skinny, but I will take it....

LOL

Terri

PS... Glad your back with us... we missed you....
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Postby jump4joy » May 4th, 2006, 1:37 pm

That's good that you were observant and paid close attention to how the foods tasted...and sooooo TRUE what you said about the off-program foods not tasting as good as you remembered. I've experienced the same thing in the past! I was off-plan this week too because I was deathly ill, but didn't eat sweets or anything, even though I was tempted to because I was "out of ketosis", BUT I remembered how things didn't taste so good to me in the past when I slipped. What you learned this past week can be an important lesson for you when tempted "next time".

I bet the weight you gained will be lost quickly, (since there's always a 2 or 3 pound water shift when I go out of ketosis). You'll lose it fast.

(hey, I'm 5'2" PLUS 1/4" too) :mrgreen:
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Postby ChiNut » May 4th, 2006, 1:41 pm

Shana, it sounds like you have the perfect attitude - pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start anew. I love Gina's quote in her signature - "Strive for perfection-Allow for error. Failure is giving up..if you haven't given up, you haven't failed!" It is my new mantra!
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Postby Shana » May 4th, 2006, 2:08 pm

Thank you - all of you! This really is the best place to get encouragement from people who are going through the same!
Falling off plan was a learning experience, and we can ALL achieve our goals with Medifast!
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Postby wildtrk » May 4th, 2006, 2:11 pm

Glad to have you back....falling off the wagon only shows us that you are human. Getting back on shows us that you are dedicated.

Looking forward to seeing your ticker move east in the near future!
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Postby MusicalMomma » May 4th, 2006, 2:49 pm

Shana...I was the UNKNOWN medifaster in your dream!!! LOL!!! HAHAHA!!!! HEHEHEHE!!!!! OK OK, 110 MIGHT be just a LITTLE thin for 5'8! :)

You made a GREAT plan!! Congratz on not giving up! You're a success!!!!!
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Postby MomJackieLee » May 4th, 2006, 3:16 pm

Just keep trying!!! We all have hard times. I have to get out of the scale-hopping habit, too.
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