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dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 13th, 2006, 10:37 am

It's an individual thing guys...Amber just suggested those of us that are a pound or so within each other should push to our Christmas goals. I'm in. My next mini goal (the Christmas one) is two-fold. It gets me below what my drivers license says AND will get me into the top end of the healthy BMI range! Good double goal, eh? I can avoid Christmas cookies for both of those.

Good news...I've been struggling so had to get out of the 180's that I got on the scale today. What a difference a day makes. I am currently weighing in at 179.6! 180's are a memory! I'm so thrilled! Amazing what .4 lbs can do for my mood, but it's good!

Yay!
Let's push to our Xmas goal! P.S. My New Year's Day goal is 170! I don't really care if I make it though...just a little race with myself...and Amy!
DeDe

QT2Lose45 · by **QT2Lose45** » December 13th, 2006, 2:27 pm

Just catching up DeDe... you are doing great!! Keep it up cuz you are motivating me

FertileMyrtle · by **FertileMyrtle** » December 13th, 2006, 6:57 pm

OK, Dede, since you are the seasoned one, I am going to base my goals on yours, knowing they are more realistic than mine! So I will match yours, 174 for Christmas and 170 by New years. I am 180 as of today
( t hink that pound is Aunt Flo). Thats 6 pounds in 11 days. OK!! Am I wrong to expect my 2nd and third weeks to look like my first? B/C I lost zilch this week!! Has this happened to you? As I said in my journal, I've had a few mnor indiscretions, but no all out binge fast food/choclate cheats!! Why???? Someone tell me!!

Andrea
Fertile

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » December 13th, 2006, 7:02 pm

FertileMyrtle wrote:OK, Dede, since you are the seasoned one, I am Why???? Someone tell me!!

Andrea
Fertile

To paraphrase Rousseau, the body has it's reasons which know no reason.

Lucy · by **Lucy** » December 13th, 2006, 7:14 pm

Do I see a race...I L I K E races....go girls....theerrre OFF, we will be a rooting!

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 13th, 2006, 7:29 pm

Last time I was on MF, I lost 8 my first week, 8 my second, 5 my 3rd and I think 4 my fourth.

This time I lost 7 my first week, 5 my second and less than one my 3rd! Myself...when I plot, I plot 3 a week and consider anything else gravy and my monthly total usually. Just a guideline, I'm not upset if I don't hit my guidelines...I know I'm heading in the right direction...at the rate my body wants to.

I also had a period where I was adding a little cheese to my soup, a little this or that to my L & G and a 2nd Jello AND celery. Everything I was adding was allowed, but it blew my ratio balance...I realized I was trying to make it DeDe's plan instead of MF and it became pretty obvious that "DeDe's plan" wasn't getting it done. That's where I learned not to mess with Medifast. I do much better when I work the plan as written.

Plus, it was a double-edged sword for me because the more I "added", the hungrier I got!

I can only talk about myself, I can't say what has happened with me. But I am "seasoned" (mostly with garlic pepper! Tee hee!), maybe talking about what has happened to me might help someone else!

DeDe

Lucy · by **Lucy** » December 13th, 2006, 8:35 pm

I sure love seeing the 179! NICE

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 13th, 2006, 8:43 pm

Finally!

DeDe

Karli · by **Karli** » December 14th, 2006, 7:29 am

dede4wd wrote:I also had a period where I was adding a little cheese to my soup, a little this or that to my L & G and a 2nd Jello AND celery. Everything I was adding was allowed, but it blew my ratio balance...I realized I was trying to make it DeDe's plan instead of MF and it became pretty obvious that "DeDe's plan" wasn't getting it done. That's where I learned not to mess with Medifast. I do much better when I work the plan as written.

Plus, it was a double-edged sword for me because the more I "added", the hungrier I got!

DeDe

I had to chuckle a little when reading this... hee hee. It just reminds me of that same kind of thinking in myself. It's nice to see through that, isn't it ? You are doing so well, and many cheers for your having made it to the 170's

. Congratulations !

Karli

Lucy · by **Lucy** » December 14th, 2006, 7:40 am

And it's Karli by a nose...will one pull away in the finish or will it be a photo finish...?BTW did I ever mention I spent 2 years 14 and 15 as a groom for a local race horse owner?????I like races!

Lauren · by **Lauren** » December 14th, 2006, 8:29 am

Yay, 170s, Dede, how cool is that!

It's good that you like to have goals, but that you don't get too emotionally attached to them. It's funny, my whole life I had a really unhealthy relationship with the scale and setting weight loss goals - to an extreme. It actually caused me to have insomnia, because I would get on the scale before bed, and then lay in bed and count pounds and figure out where I would be in a week, a month, 3 months, if I lost this amount vs that amount, etc. It literally tortured me, and I would get on and off the scale endlessly. I mention this because for the very first time in my life, ever, I did not have any set number goals for the whole diet. I didn't have weekly goals, monthly goals, I didn't even have a final goal weight! I just knew I wanted to be able to shop in regular stores and feel "normal." Those were my two goals! I figured if I stuck to the plan, the weight would come off at its own rate, and I hardly had any control over whether that would be 2 pounds or 6 pounds or 1/2 a pound. My relationship to the scale is totally different now, it's just a measure, no judgement attached.

I know each person functions differently and is motivated by different goals, but just bear in mind that the only thing we have control over is what we put in our mouths and how much we exercise. That is the end of our control. HOW we lose weight is not in our control, but the fact that we WILL lose weight is. I just hate to see people get disappointed by losses not meeting their expectations, you know?

Anyway, as always, you seem to have your head on straight, I just wanted to jump in because I know you are all in the "race" to Christmas, and I want all you folks to stay positive and enthusiastic, and not let the numbers dictate your moods...

Ciao!

lauren

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 14th, 2006, 12:08 pm

Thanks Lauren!

My relationship to the scale is totally different now, it's just a measure, no judgement attached.

I am getting to that point! I like the challenge of a race...but just for fun, something to do while I'm parting with the pounds! It's all about the desitnation for me. Not how long it takes to get there...just that I'm heading in the right direction! 178.8 this morning. Woo hoo! Aunt Flo isn't being that bad to me this time!

If I can pull off the 10's when I see the "one that got away" next weekend...that'd be cool! We'll see if the bod will agree. I can get them on, but I can't pull them off if you know what I mean!

DeDe

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 14th, 2006, 11:24 pm

I didn't get on the pilates machine today, but I did make 178 trips up and down the ladder painting a 22' ceiling! Did good on the plan...had L & G later than usual, we'll see what the scale has to say about that!

Today was a good day though!

DeDe

Diana · by **Diana** » December 14th, 2006, 11:30 pm

Holy workout, batgirl!! And go get 'em!! I got on the treadmill today for the first time in, oh, 5 months. :mrgreen:

See you at the Roll Call.

dede4wd · by **dede4wd** » December 14th, 2006, 11:43 pm

Yup, unintentional workout! Working on my lack of balance mostly! I have to do it all over again tomorrow...recoat!

DeDe

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