The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[FORMOMMY]

Alright - so I've been fighting this flu/cold whatever this silly thing is that is going round and round in my family. I've managed to stay on program (even when I would have killed for some orange juice) EXCEPT there were a few days that I only had 3 meals and my lean and green or only 4 meals and that was it.

I bought sugar free cough drops and cough syrups BUT then took Nyquil every night to help me sleep through so I could function at work.

My weigh in day is officially on Monday but I am a slave to the scale and weigh every day. I noticed that I haven't lost anything (may have lost 1 pound - need a new scale) and I started to get depressed a bit this morning. Because the other thing I noticed was I was HUNGRY yesterday for essentially the first time in a long time.

So....I need you wonderful people to talk me down!!!!!! I know that I won't have the big loss on Monday and I don't want to be so depressed and angry with myself that I messed up that I mess up worse. I have prayed for strength in this area so hopefully I will be fine. But I figured if I posted this and saw it in writing - it would help.

Thanks for the indulgence!

[falisamarie]

Michelle

Was the mistake you made taking the Nyquil in liquid form? OOPS! I think that when we are under the weather it is easy for us just to grab whatever will help and take it. Don't worry honey I am sure you will be feeling better and back to the program in no time

I do hope you are feeling better very soon

Lisa

[FORMOMMY]

Well, it was the liquid and then as I was driving in today I started remembering that there is alcohol in it and most likely sugar (but cannot verify that at this moment). So I'm figuring that was a definite No-No. And then not eating enough the past 3 days just put me over the edge - I think??!!!!! That is the only thing I can think of that would stall me at this point and make me feel hunger yesterday.

Thanks for the get better thoughts - I am feeling better today but still struggling a bit. But I WON'T be taking Nyquil tonight!!!!!!!!!!!

[falisamarie]

Yep you are right alcohol AND sugar...not a good combo. Hey this is all a learning process though and you sharing will probably help someone else avoid this same situation! Try the chicken noodle soup that always helps me feel better when I am feeling yucky!

Lisa

[FORMOMMY]

Lisa,

The chicken soup was a real BLESSING!!! I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have that. Whenever I am sick I LIVE on Campbell's chicken noodle soup - comfort food and Jewish penicillen - HA! So I was really glad that I had the MF chicken noodle. I would add an additional cup of water and a bouillion cube and had a good bowl of it for lunch.

I guess that is why I am so mad at myself because I was SO careful about what I ate and the sugar free cough drops - UGH!

But you are right, live and learn and move on. Thanks.

[Ginabobina1969]

Don't beat yourself up over it okay. Poor thing, when your feeling bad it's hard to think straight anyhow. Just get better then get back on track. Your doing great!!!

Hugs, Gina

[Dayna]

Okay, first of all, you were sick, so I wouldn't necessarily call taking the Nyquil a "mess up". The first couple of nights when I had my bout with bronchitis (a few weeks ago), my husband basically forced cough syrup down my throat. The only stuff we had was not sugar free, and I was afraid to take it. BUT, had I not taken it, he wouldn't have slept, which would have been bad for him, and I wouldn't have slept, which would have been bad for me. I needed the sleep so that my body could get better. Now, for the future you can maybe plan to buy the Nyquil liquid caps (no sugar, no alcohol), but for this time around you did what you had to do, and to beat yourself up over trying to get healthy is just plain unreasonable (I know, I know, emotions and reason don't often go hand-in-hand ).

Not having gotten all your meals I would probably identify as a bigger problem. Not one to beat yourself up over; those days are done with, you're moving forward, and for heaven's sake, you were SICK! But through this experience, you can figure out what to do next time (which hopefully won't occur any time soon). And the hunger may have had to do with more than just "messing up," it may have been that your body just plain needs some more calories to get itself healthy. Fighting bugs is hard work for an immune system, and it takes a lot of energy. When I was toward the end of my sick-period, I found myself really, truly hungry. Per the advice of Jan (I think it was Jan), I added another shake. I also added an extra cup of water and a cube of bullion to my chicken and wild rice soup (like you've been doing), and had two pickles with it. If you're super hungry, add a shake! It won't screw up the program, and it may give you what your body needs to finish getting better.

Finally, please please please, when you step on the scale (don't suppose you can put it off for a week?), remember that you've been SICK!!! It's not like you ran out and ate three bags of potato chips. It's not like you held up the local Dairy Queen. You had a completely valid medical problem, and you did what you had to do to get through it. DON'T be mad at yourself about that. DON'T indulge in that kind of self-destructive, self-defeatist thinking (which, by the by, are exactly the kinds of thoughts the dark one likes to whisper in our ears when we're on our way to success). It's quite possible that even without the Nyquil, or the missing of the supplements, you wouldn't see any change on the scale, because your body has been under stress. You're doing fine, and once you feel better, working the program will become easier again. Be kind to yourself, in the meantime! We're all here to cheer you on.

- Dayna

[FORMOMMY]

Hey Dayna - I think you're right! I was SICK!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Seriously, thank you so much for your words and wisdom. I actually teared up while reading responses because I felt so much concern and love. I will heed your advice and the advice of others and worry more about getting well and not on what I did yesterday or the day before. I am still fighting this so maybe I will add the extra shake if I am hungry. It made a lot of sense about my body needing extra to fight this bug. Isn't it funny - I consider myself a fairly smart individual, yet I can be so dumb when it comes to myself and my own situations.

I am going to print your words out and reread them when I weigh in on Monday I don't think I can keep myself from stepping on the scale - it's a sickness - HA!

Thanks again - I hope I can return the favor sometime as we travel this road to skinnyviille together.

[Kido]

I am with formommy. Being sick that is. You did a much better job with staying on the program than I did. I had the stomach flu and didn't eat for almost three days. Then when I started to eat, I ate regular chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes from KFC. I know, I know, bad decision, but that is what I have always had after having the stomach flu.

I am back to feeling better, but will start mf'ing again on Monday. I can say I haven't gained anything, but haven't lost either.