The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Sarya]

Thanks I'm feeling a little better now. I went out and got my license and registration renewed. I know.. that could have ended in more tears (you never know with the bmv), but it ended ok. My license picture is blurry, but I laugh because this is the first time ever that I've put my actual weight on the thing. It's too bad it won't be even remotely accurate soon enough. heh.

[Sarya]

I am very close to the 30# club! I've also realized that I can't do it. I need to step on the scale in the morning. That little morning ritual is important to me. I'm not weighing a million times a day though so I guess it's okay.

I really wanted to be in onederland before the wedding I am attending in July. Unfortunately I don't see that happening, but it's ok. The wedding is in two weeks. The next two weeks include my birthday and my boyfriend's, our bbq birthday party, and a week visiting my parents. I somehow don't think my weightloss will pick up miraculously while all of that is going on.

I know I will most likely go off plan at the wedding. I will do my best not to, but you know how it is at weddings. My big goal there is to stay away from the sweets and the alcohol. Similarly, I have the same goal about my birthday party.

I suppose I have to have a cake at the party, but I don't have to eat it! I can always freeze a piece that I know I will never eat, but that I could if I really wanted to when I'm in maintenance.

[GucciGoo]

Hey Carrie. You are doing great! Yeah, I fell into the pitfall of cheating once a week. It all started when I had a bad day and ate pizza. I ended up losing 3 pounds that week. So in my head, I decided that cheating once a week will keep triggering my metabolism to go faster. I don't know if that makes sense, but whatever.

But now I am being good until my cruise. Then I will be eating normally- bacon and eggs for breakfast, a decent lunch (if possible) and then a big dinner. I just could not diet on a cruise. I just hope I do not gain much.

Good luck!

[Sarya]

I feel the same way about cruises! That's why I'm so glad my yearly cruise is moving from January to October of next year. Just to be sure I am ready!

I also sort of get that thought in my head, what if shaking it up (so to speak) is what spawns my weightloss. I don't think that's really true though even though part of me tries to believe it.

I just need to do my best to stay on track and get to my goal. I know we can do it I'm just taking it a day at a time. Most of my days go without cheats so that's a good thing. Actually.. it's an amazing thing. For a while before I got on MF I was seriously junking it every day in some way. chips and dip, godiva, cake, pizza, sugar sodas. That has all changed now, and I don't want to ever go back there. A small treat once a week I think will be ok on maintenance.. but a huge portion of something every day.. oh no.

Oh and I found out something weird last night. I used one of those online bra size calculators and it says my bra is the wrong size! I'm going to go shopping for a new bra to see if it's right. It would be nice if my straps didn't fall down anymore.

[Sarya]

I cheated today. It was very mentally satisfying, but it's sort of an emotional downer too. I had some pepperoni pizza and chocolate cake. It really was as good as I had imagined it to be. But now I feel all bleh and heavy. Now I jump back on the wagon.

It really is hard to do this. To eat a completely different way from how we've eaten most of our lives.

Oh well. It's over.. moving on.

[GucciGoo]

Hang in there girl! I am going through a tough few days too. I have strep throat and a 101 fever. I feel wretched. So I have been eating comfort food- Lipton Noodle Soup, rolls with margarine, hot tea with honey.
It would be really hard to stay on medifast with an illness like this. A shake is not going to make me feel better. Hot soup will.

[Sarya]

oh no! I hate strep throat. ugh. I hope you start to feel better soon. *hugs* The doctor gave you some medicine I hope?

For me, it's just my allergies going insane. I feel like a ball of mucus. ugh.

[Sarya]

I'm sort of hungry today. Not surprising I suppose.. after yesterday. I am going to kick my butt back into shape by doing the complete program for a couple days. I really love having my l&g but right now I think I need to re-affirm a certain level of discipline in my life. My birthday is coming up Friday. My party is next Saturday. Then I spend almost an entire week in MA visiting my parents. I have to _have_ to get very firmly back in the saddle before any of this occurs.

I did very good today. I didn't eat any nachos or popcorn at the movies. I had my soy crisps and peanut butter bar and was happy. I go to a party tonight so this will be another test I am determined to pass. I just have to be careful because I know this spot I am in. The spot where one major cheat turns into two, turns into three, turns into what diet was that again? No way will I allow this to happen. Sure I miss certain foods, but I don't miss my ever shrinking belly. I don't miss the larger clothes I passed on to a friend today.

I also finally did my first pilates workout. OH man, talk about a workout that seems east yet is.not.at.all. haha. I like it though. I was at about 7 minutes in thinking, geez, isn't my 10 minutes up yet?? lol.

[Sarya]

Blah I feel like poo today. My roommate got into a car accident so I had to drive out about an hour to pick him and his girlfriend up. Thankfully they're okay. Insurance can fix the car. Well I was just about to go make my meal when he called so I didn't eat until about 2 hours later. Then a couple hours after that I had my next meal.. ok fine. My body has been grumbling and making way too much gas since my lapse on Friday. Well it's now gone into full out war on me. I am pretty convinced it's my meal from Friday coming back to haunt me. I just hope it passes soon. I feel so gross right now I can't even imagine being tempted when my roomie's pizza shows up shortly.

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So my birthday is on Friday as is my boyfriend's. I'm seriously considering taking us to Ruth's Chris steakhouse. Steak and broccoli makes a nice l&g albeit a very expensive one if we go to ruth's chris. I dunno. I need to think on this some more.

[Nova]

Hubby and I went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for the first time last week. Oh my goodness, it was incredible. That's exactly what we had, was steak and broccoli. It's very definitely a special occasion place, though.

[Sarya]

Yes. I wanted to go somewhere special that we wouldn't normally go. I guess Ruth's Chris it is. Everywhere else I can come up with won't be quite as nice to the plan.

[Sarya]

The good and the bad:

The good news is that I bought a pair of size 14 capri pants today.

The bad news is that I just bought 16s a week and a half ago.

The other bad news is that my waist is thick and so my muffin top is accentuated again.

But I don't feel like a droopy butt when I'm walking around in my now too big without a belt capris.

The hopefully good news is that pilates will help me tone my tummy so it's not so thick.

And I joined the 30 pound club today!

[Sarya]

So it's about that TOM again. This month, with the new birth control, I am trying to skip it. I wonder if I'll still get all of the bloating and bleh associated with TOM. I am craving a little more than usual.

Last night I went to bed without doing pilates. I was just so tired! I am still yawning today! I wonder why some days I am just dragging and other days I am a peppy ball of energy. I don't think it has anything to do with MF as this used to happen to me before as well.

Some people at work are getting on my nerves lately. One of my coworkers made a snide remark about my desire to get rid of clothing that is too big. Something along the lines of needing it when I gain the weight back. I was, and am, very angry about that. This is hard for me. I have no intentions on gaining all of the weight back when I get to goal. I will make it work. I think I've already pinpointed my worst trouble spots. It is just unfair for someone who only knows me as a coworker to make statements about my lack of willpower. Especially considering it is my willpower that has helped me lose 31 pounds. It is my willpower that keeps me from going wild with food when my emotions are running high. It is my willpower that keeps my hand out of the bread basket, the cookie plate, the candy jar when it sits right in front of me. She knows nothing about me.

[dede4wd]

Screw her! I got the same comments when I was giving all my 16's away. People suggested I keep at least some of them for when I gained it all back! People are just rude and ignorant! They don't understand how cleansing it is to get rid of the clothes and what a milestone it is! Don't listen to their crap!

You're doing GREAT! Don't let people's stupid comments get you down. They say things like that because they have their own demons to slay!

DeDe

[Sarya]

Sometimes I wonder if people realize when they're being mean and hurtful. feh. Yeah she can say her crap all she wants. All I can think to myself when she does is that she's mad my butt is way smaller than hers. (which is hardly fair of her because she has a TINY waist. I look like a marker.)

And in other news.. I think my feet are getting thinner.