The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[nickieluv]

I don't remember where I heard this, but on TV some trainer or morning show guest or something like that called pepperoni 'little bits of instant obesity.' It cracked me up and I never forgot it. Do I still like pepperoni on my pizza? Of course. I'm sure I always will. But that particular phrase just stuck with me.

I woke up to day 4, and the first thing I thought of was how day 6 has been the day I've always cheated lately. Never gotten past day 5 on plan. But this, how I feel now, is how it's supposed to be. It's tough at times but not impossible to resist the food. It was all a mental hurdle for me and now that I've jumped it, I feel like I can run on to the next one and clear that, too. (Did a better job with that metaphor than the car/train one. )

I've gotten rid of a few more pieces of clothing that I never want to wear again. I'm obviously not in smaller sizes yet but I do have things that are too tight right now, but practically new (or in some cases, completely new) and I'm looking forward to trying them on in a few weeks. I also ordered a few pieces of 'goal clothing.' I found the sexiest dress last night for only $20, so I got it in two colors and two sizes (14 and 10). I'm not sure I'll ever get to a 10 but that dress represents hope. I also have my vow renewal dress. Whenever we get around to doing that. I've known it was 'the dress' for at least a couple of years and it was on sale for only $50 so my husband said I should get it. It's a size 12, which is probably good because special occasion dresses tend to run small, right? Plus I can have it altered smaller if need be (imagine that!).

I have to be honest - maybe I'm getting dangerously high on MF or something, but I cannot help but think that I could reach goal in record time. I watched the Biggest Loser last night for the first time in a long time without some kind of junk food in my hands, and I saw the losses they were getting, and it didn't seem unreasonable for me to try to shoot for five pounds a week. I know it's the high end of normal, and double what my average was last time, but who knows what could happen if I actually stay on the program like I'm supposed to?

I'm not getting false hope or letting myself freak out about it. It just would be really nice. And I feel so great for finally starting and sticking with this, and the fact that I just KNOW it's different this time, because I can feel the difference inside my mind every day.

So that is my mini-goal each week. If I hit it, fine. Actually, great. If I don't hit it, then I will try the next week to make a change - use the momentum for a week, add in exercise (but nothing crazy yet). I feel like that might help keep me excited from week to week. As long as I don't get discouraged when I don't lose 5 pounds every week (because despite my hope, I am also realistic about it). But I think I'm ready to accept that any loss is a step in the right direction.

Well, for those of you who aren't so well-acquainted with my rants, let me assure you that this is just how I'm thinking today. While I'm sitting here, in fact. I'll probably have a million different ideas before I'm done. But it doesn't matter how many great plans or ideas I have (after I just said yesterday I was done with all that) as long as I stick to MF for the duration. And that is the ultimate plan, and I won't give up on it.

[MyComplete180]

Dang I missed Biggest Loser! I think you will definately see the 10! Ihave a few outfits in 12, and I think there is NO WAY I will ever get there, then I realize, uhhh yes I can. Truth be told, there will come a time when the 12's are my fat gresses....I mean dresses, okay time to sleep now

[nickieluv]

I have decided that since my dentist is always on my case about flossing, now is the perfect time to make a healthy change (well, another one). So I'm going to brush twice a day and floss before bedtime. It's not like it takes any time at all and it really is important. If anybody out there has lazy dental habits like me then I encourage you to join me. I was reading a lot this morning (I was up at 3 with gum pain because I didn't floss and had something lodged up there - hence the new resolution) about how inflamed gums and bacteria in the mouth can cause heart disease (bacteria gets in the bloodstream from the bad gums) and being overweight of course already puts more stress on the heart. So let's be kind to our hearts!

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I felt hungry yesterday - I spaced my morning supplements closer together, so then I was 'out of food' at the end of the day. I wasn't sure if I should have more lean or another supplement. I opted for more lean because (a holdover from Atkins days) I think of protein foods as 'freebies' - but then I looked up the calories and I probably had 600 to 700 calories of meat - it's a lot more calorically dense than I thought! Plus I'm totally guessing at the ounces that I had. So I really should have had the extra supplement instead. I'll remember that next time, if this hunger happens again. I don't seem to have gained any weight from it (at three in the morning no less) luckily.

Today is going to be a busy day (I'm still planning to go back to bed after this, don't worry!) so it will probably require more bars than usual. I mean that I usually have one bar a day but I might have two or three today - not that I will be having more than 5 supplements. It will be the infamous day 5 - although I guess day 6 is really the harder one. But I don't anticipate any problems making it through. Whenever tempted, I just think about that amazing dress I ordered - or try to imagine what it would feel like to be smaller - or grab a liter of water with an infuser in it - generally I'm using whatever distraction is available to me at the time. It's never totally easy, but it's a lot easiER when you have your goals and desires always just in front of your eyes.

I'm still hoping for that 5 pounds a week. That would be so awesome. I have all these ideas for things I can do if I start slowing down - add in the momentum, drink more water, exercise, try a couple of 6 and 0 days, get more sleep - and the idea of taking control of my weight loss instead of just sort of lying back and 'seeing what happens' really gets me excited about these 180 days. I figure, even if I don't ever reach my 5-pound goal, the fact that I'm working towards something so specific each week can be just another one of those distractions - or motivators - to keep me moving along.

Watch out, Leigh and Karli, I'm going to join you there under 200 before you know it!!!

[MyComplete180]

You know a bit more sympathy would be nice...but NOOOOO you have to throw down the floss guilt

Ohh okay I am there. I AM THE WORST, and I need to teach the habits to my children. So, I will floss with ya, personally I think MF will be easier! My 7 year old goes to Children's Hospital for over 5K of dental work because we can not get him numb so he has to go to hospital, of course insurance will not pay the hospital portion

Okay we are going to floss. My kids will do anything for a trip to Dollar Tree, they race to get dressed in the morning to win for the week and get a private trip with mom.. I think we will add a special trip for floss win for the month.

A flossing we will go a flossing we wil go

[nickieluv]

Yay! My kids are too young to floss still, so I only have to worry about me thankfully. I use the Reach flosser with the snap-on heads - I never could get the hang of wrapping the floss around my fingers - they would always turn purple!

I'm brushing morning and night and flossing before bed. Prepare for healthy gums!

[nickieluv]

And while we're talking about oral hygiene - I bet MF is great for it because I'm not eating all that junk food. The sugar I would consume is awful for your teeth.

Doing OK today - not crazy hungry, but I am aware when it's supplement time (like it is now). Had two bars so far today - will probably have two more because I'll be out of the house - so this next supplement I'm going to have something else. Time to go pick!

[MyComplete180]

Notin' like the guilt! We will be some happy flossing shakin fools...

[nickieluv]

So I am angry, irritated, moody, and (surprise) hungry as heck today. I'll be out of meals by 6. Not sure if I will have another one after all my committments tonight or just go to bed.

And no, I'm not due for TOM for another week. Although it's possible I suppose that a few days on plan and some sudden weight loss have skewed my schedule a bit. I'll be wary. Didn't sleep well last night though, so that's probably all it is.

I'll floss tonight. That'll make it all better....

[MyComplete180]

Live from the Ap wire

Central New York Woman and family found tied in dental floss, evidently an accidental floss overwrap due to stressful flossing at a time of hightened distress. Local dentist pronounces everyone safe from the muck mouth monsters. Family cat feels left out, wanted to play in floss too.

And now onto weather....

[nickieluv]

Too funny! Now I guess we start the guilt trip about brushing your pets' teeth. Sorry, I love my cats, but I am not brushing five sets of feline teeth every day even though I know I should. Can you imagine flossing them?!?! I have to draw the line somewhere. Plus they would never come near me again after that first time....

Feeling much calmer now - I did floss after dinner and so I am set for today. Not feeling the need for an extra supplement, either. I had mostly bars today and I have a feeling the difference in water consumption was part of my hunger. With the shakes, I have 2 liters of fluid from them alone each day, plus another liter with an infuser. Today I had virtually none, just a little liquid in my cream of broccoli soup (which I hate, by the way, but so apparently does everyone else so I have to choke a packet down every so often). When I left for church choir I took a liter with an infuser and I feel a lot better now after drinking it.

So it's just a little after ten and I'm going to go up to bed now. Tomorrow is that evil day 6. I feel like I can handle it. I've faced down pizza, and today I faced down carrots and cantaloupe and ice cream, so I think I'm pretty well settled with the plan by now. I hope that in another couple of weeks I'm back in the place where the other foods just sort of float by you without a lot of emotional reaction. I'm sure I can handle this for seven weeks (my first leg of the journey, to the end of the next musical) and I can't wait to see how seven weeks of full compliance shapes up for me. Or shapes me up, I guess.

[nickieluv]

Feeling totally in control today. No urge to order any junk. Shakin' my shake and it's yummy.

I've been on an organizing kick this week, too. Cleaned up the baby's room, and our bedroom, which were both loaded with boxes and stuff that just needed to be dealt with. I'm guessing it's all related to getting and staying on plan. I have a clearer mind and more energy to actually do things instead of loafing on the couch or shopping online. Although I still do those things. Just not so much.

Can't wait to weigh-in on Sunday and then get on to the real weight loss. Week one doesn't really count, since it's all that water weight. But it is great fun to lose so much in one week. Whoosh!

[Tawanda]

Just and FYI from my dental hygienist (a family member):

Brushing and flossing should be started as soon as the children have teeth.

[nickieluv]

I guess that's what I get for getting my info from an Oral-B website. Thanks, Tawanda. I'll ask my dentist for tips when I go on Thursday.

[oksoonergirl26]

Yeah for you!!! Way to keep motivated and that wonderful positive outlook!

[DogMa]

Huh. I don't even have kids, but I was curious and did a quick search. Children's Hospital Boston says it's not necessary to floss a child's teeth till age 2 or 3. A few pediatric dentists said around 2 1/2, whenever the child's teeth start touching each other (that's also what the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends).