The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[katesmom]

Hi Karli !
Thanks for stopping by my journal with your sweet thoughts !!

I know what you mean about stress and eating..That's how I got to be where I am too...

Thank goodness we are all here for each other !
Have a great day !

[nickieluv]

I remember that time - can't believe it was two years ago! You were truly becoming a different person, and although it seemed like all the changes made you happy I can totally understand how stressful it must have been. Even good changes can cause stress.

All right then, so it's motivation I need? I have no shortage of reasons, but that's not quite the same thing. One day at a time and in a few weeks I'll be bursting with that energy again I hope. Right in time for the show at the end of the month - that would be nice.

[Karli]

Yeah, the energy comes with it, and I think if at first you just have to intellectually "go there", that's okay, too !

Well, not too much news to report. I just got home from rehearsal, another big one tomorrow, and then two shows this weekend. I'm exhausted and already in bed, hopefully I will fall asleep quickly tonight ... last night took awhile, which is not normal. Normally I have no problem falling asleep, but I might wake up *very* early (sometimes as early as 1:45am). I am looking forward to these shows being done !

Cheers to all .

[nickieluv]

They are fun, but by the end you do wish for it all to be over so you can have your life back, right? I do, anyway. Those last one to two weeks are especially awful in terms of schedule and exhaustion. Hope you got right to bed and didn't wake up very early to boot.

[Karli]

Yeah, my "life back" . This year started off with me deciding that I need to really concentrate on playing the piano, so I cut back on private students to about 14 and stopped singing, for the most part, for a couple of months. Then, I went ahead and auditioned for this Opera thing, AND, I got asked to teach freshman music theory at the University here -- THREE DAYS BEFORE THE TERM STARTED !!! It's been roughly 12 years since I had my own freshman theory experience, and that was with a whole different approach ... so it's been "interesting" trying to stay ahead of this class. It's going pretty well though. But, between that, flying to Utah once a month, Opera rehearsals starting, and having about 20 private students ... the beginning of this year is just a vague and distant memory . At least Opera will be done after this weekend, but I will have THREE classes at the University next term instead of just the one. I am going to need to be making more decisions in my life, methinks .

I was up about half a pound this morning. I am not sure why, I wonder if I need an extra supplement because of the rehearsals ? I was bonking at rehearsal and went to bed hungry ... slept hungry ... woke up hungry ... and I had been having sandbox issues, so maybe that's all part of it, I don't know. OR, maybe it was just one of those days !

Anyway, hope all is well with All . Cheers to rockin' the program together yet another day .

[Karli]

Guten Morgen !

Rehearsal came and went last night and now it's just the two shows ... ahhhhh, I will be happy to have them be over with, yes, but I do enjoy those moments of the performance, too.

Anyway, I am down now to 196-even this morning. I am happy about that and I would utterly love to drop into the 195 range for roll call tomorrow ! We'll see though.

Not much to report, just ready for some coffee and my first suppy ! I've been up since 5:30 and I'm gettin' hungry ! Cheers and everybody be good .

[Karli]

Well, I didn't slide into the 195 range this morning, and instead I stayed at 196 even, which I will take since we ate out last night and the lean wasn't as lean as I would have liked. The concert came and went yesterday, and one more to go today. I hope that "no news is good news" around here ... very quiet .

Cheers !

[nickieluv]

196 is no slouch either. Tickin' right towards the 10# club lady!

[Karli]

Thanks ladies ! Good to hear from you both .

But, this morning I was up a pound exactly. That is frustrating a little. I may have gotten confused yesterday on supplements and such, and my family was still here and they took us out to lunch with some church friends. I did order a chicken ceasar salad (with dressing on the side and no croutons), but the lean portion was only about half (at best) of a lean, so I was planning then to have another half of a lean after the concert, but what confused me is that I still had the salad at a time when I would normally have a supplement. Then I had two supplements at the concert, which I think should have been more or less normal, and then some more lean when I got home. But, when I did the math I thought I needed one more supplement, so I had one more before I went to bed, which was kind of late. Maybe I also didn't get enough sleep ... I don't know ! But I DO know that now I am up a pound .

Anyway, whatever the thing is, I hope it will resolve itself today as I am less hectic today, no concert, nothing high stress ... just more or less a normal day without rehearsals hanging over my head this week. And, I can be sure to be exactly on top of my intake, and not eat out ! The wedding is in two weeks, and I was secretly hoping, once I started weighing myself, that I would be near 185 by then, but that's pretty much out of reach unless I have some kind of miracle couple of weeks here ! I would like to shoot for 190 at least though .

Cheers to all of you today, I will be back to other people's journals sometime today . Have a good day, one and all .

[Karli]

YAY, down to 195.4 today . I am happy about that !! Yesterday was a hungry day, and I almost wonder if I must have knocked myself out of ketosis the day before ? Or maybe it was just the time change and coming off of a weekend of concerts ? I don't know. In any event, that doesn't change my forward (and hopefully further downward) motion .

My new shipment of bars should arrive today and I am SO happy about that, too ! I am missing chocolate, and the bars *definitely* help me feel satisfied in that area .

Cheers, one and all !

[katesmom]

Hi Karli !
Sorry I have been AWOL for awhile...Had to get well... Glad to see you moving in a positive direction !

I love the bars too..The mint chocolate are my favorite ...The peanut butter are a close second...

Have a great day !

[Karli]

Hi Pam, great to see you and I am so happy you are finally feeling better . Thanks for stopping by !

I got my new bars and I have no had ONE so far ... MMMMMMMMMMMMM... yes, choco mint is probably my first favorite, with PB as a close second, and then I also got the S'mores and some Cinnamon roll, too. And then, I also ordered one of my old favorites, the maintainance chocolate caramel, as well. That's the only old bar that I still prefer over the new version of the same flavor. I actually ordered almost a full month's worth of only bars . The program would still rock without these new guys, but I have to say, it's just wouldn't be the same !

Cheers !

[Karli]

Leigh, hee hee ... lemon meringue or bust .

No scale movement today, neither up nor down, and though I am disappointed in the no downward movement, I am at least happy there was not any upward movement. However, I didn't measure my L&G yesterday, and I am pretty sure it was bigger than it should have been. I was *starving* by then . One thing for sure is that I don't seem to be as satisfied by the bars as I do the other supplements. Along those lines, I considered having oatmeal for breaky, but I just couldn't resist the lure of a PB bar instead -- I may need to brace myself for mixing it up a bit today.

Sometimes it's difficult for me to phathom being 160 pounds again, I mean, that is pretty slim for me. I definitley DO enjoy being that slim, it's just such a different way of walking around in the world than is being 20-40+ pounds more than that (of course at my heaviest time when I actually weighed myself, I was JUST shy of a good 80 pounds more than that ). Right now I am kind of "used" to how my different areas bulge, and I don't truly like it at all, but I am "used" to it and it just seems like me. It's a strange thing to stop accepting that as myself, and to stop accepting that as acceptable !! It's as though I can't confide in myself how much I truly can't stand it, until I feel like I truly don't have to live with it that way for the rest of my life ! Being on the road to getting it off helps me be more honest with myself. I will relish sinking below 190 again *dreams* -- so, I need to make sure my L&G's are the right portions, darnit !

But, today will be rockin' . Yes, I know I use that word a lot. I don't care . It's taken me so long to get myself truly back on track, that I will just use whatever word I want to describe doing it well. Have a good day, one and all !

[Lauren]

I use the word rockin' all the time, too, it just fits the bill best sometimes, doesn't it?

You are rockin' it out, Karli, I'm psyched for you! And I think it's a GREAT thing that you're comfortable in your body, not a negative. We shouldn't ever beat ourselves up the way so many do. Isn't it better to feel good and comfortable and happy, but still also know you could feel better? I think that's a healthier attitude, and one you should hold on to!

Cheers,

Lauren

[katieb920]

You are a super star karli. I wish I had as much energy as you do. You are so positive about everything. I love how passionate you are about your journey.

Thanks for being an inspiration.