The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[worldawind]

Hi Twanda,

Haven't been around much but when I do come around I have to see how you are doing. I'll never forget when I disappeared for awhile you sending me an e-mail and it meant so much.

I can see you doing well. I didn't know there was a 6 -0. Are you trying to break through is that why the 6. No lean and green.

I can't believe that other constant contributor Biki (something like that) is no longer on board. That was shocking but I think there are personal issues involved.

Once again, thanks.

Norma

[lifelovinaries]

here's to hoping that you got in ALL of your water PLUS some today!

[rodeomom]

Lunch for them was a drive through burger & fries, but I had my RTD along with a large diet soda. I am a bit hungry but was able to stick to program while they ate some of my favorite foods. I am feeling some pride right now.

A belated congrats for hangin in there during that time! This kind of situation is when I get really weak.

[Tawanda]

Thanks for the comments.

Good news and bad news......

Good news I'm still program compliant (and finally must be in the Medi-zone because I didn't have hunger pains all day and wasn't watching the clock trying to move it faster to the next supplement time).

Bad news....another day where I am not going to have 8 glasses of water drank.

I'm glad that I'm compliant but sure wish I wasn't so resistant to getting the water drank. I dislike drinking it and some days I'd rather not go through the struggle of making myself swallow it. Crazy to dislike it so much.....heck, there is no taste, no bad flavor......why in the world do I dislike drinking it so much?

Anyway.....that is my food day in a nutshell (or since nuts aren't allowed----that is my food day in an empty MF supplement package...... ).

[Tawanda]

Weight and scale still stuck at 146# this morning, so before I had my first cup of coffee I made myself chug 20 oz of water. I'm ready to make my second cup of coffee and have my oatmeal so will force down another 20 oz. while I wait for the oatmeal to cook.

I have plan......."force my inner brat to drink water all day". Blech! Double Blech!!

[lifelovinaries]

I have plan......."force my inner brat to drink water all day". Blech! Double Blech!!

hmmm...t, i dunno, that sounds borderline abusive! I have a better idea, how bout you put your inner brat in TIME OUT and ALLOW YOURSELF to drink water all day? She seems to have gotten used to the fact that you are going to remain compliant, make her get used to the fact that you are going to get all of your water in too!

[AmazonQueen]

I hate water too, but have you tried flavoring it? crystal light or anything? makes mine go down muuucccchhhh easier!

[CaribGirl]

T,
Have you tried to drink your water at room temperature? I find it MUCH easier to drink lots of water if it is not cold. Try that and see if it helps.

[lifelovinaries]

T,
Have you tried to drink your water at room temperature? I find it MUCH easier to drink lots of water if it is not cold. Try that and see if it helps.

i also drink mine at room temperature. I find that if i get cold water, I drink less because i always let it sit there (to get to room temp). This isn't necessarily done on purpose, I guess i'm just so used to the room temp water, it's so much easier to gulp or guzzle. NO BRAIN FREEZE!

[lifelovinaries]

I hate water too, but have you tried flavoring it? crystal light or anything? makes mine go down muuucccchhhh easier!

to avoid hijacking t's journal, i'm gonna take your quote over to your journal AQ...

[AmazonQueen]

I wasnt trying to hijack, I was asking if SHE had tried crystal light or other flavoring as that was what I found useful!

[DogMa]

I've grown to prefer room-temp water, too. You might also try breaking it into smaller amounts. Instead of making yourself chug 20 ounces of water at a time, why not set a goal of 8 ounces every couple of hours? Or a mere 4 ounces every hour? Twenty ounces is a lot to drink and can be intimidating, but how hard is it to drink half a glass of water?

[Tawanda]

Update: Drank 34 oz so far (blech! but it is a done deal).

I have no trouble drinking flavored (infusors) or carbonated water...it is just the plain water that I dislike. I think it is because I do try to drink so much at one time and that is why it seems like such a icky, challenging, nasty chore (how is that for showing my bad attitude towards it? ). Smaller amounts throughout the day would be better, but I hate drinking it so much that I will have it at my elbow all day....and seldom or never touch it (I'll drink it in a few minutes, in a few minutes, in a few minutes........etc). I did this yesterday....a little 8 oz bottle at my side for most of the day (room temp even, LOL) and didn't touch it. I kept thinking "in a few minutes" "later" "I don't want to drink that stuff". See.......inner brat having a tantrum over just doing it.

What is stopping me from going off program? The memory of how darn hard and uncomfortable it is to get back into the Medi-zone and get over the hungries. I'm keeping that reminder fore-front in my mind. I just want to get these last pounds off!!! I am sick of being so close but not hitting that goal.

Okay, and why don't I raise my goal weight? The number one reason is that I find a way to stop short of following through on many things. I set a goal (exercise for only 5 minutes today or drink just 8 oz of water right now and worry about the rest of the water later) and I put it off or reason my way out of having to do it. So.......getting to the lousy 140# goal? It is a doable weight for my height, build and age......if I would just put my head down and work harder---if I would stick 100% to program (that includes drinking that blessed water!)...so, I feel that if I raise my goal, that would be okay for my height, build and age------but it would be one more time where I wiggled out of having to achieve what I set out to do. I don't want to stop shy of what was/is an appropriate goal. (Darn me for feeling this way!!! It would be so much easier to give up at a point that is 'good enough' once again).

So.......there you go! My reasons and my craziness shared.

Hello Norma!!! (I don't think I said that earlier but I thought it).

AQ, I think Erica was taking the quote elsewhere because she was going to share that program states pure water (no wonderful flavor enhancers should be used for our basic amounts of water---after our basic 64 oz. is consumed, then we can have flavor enhancers***by the way, I could drink 64 oz of water that had Crystal Light or the infusors added---they make a huge difference to me) Thank you for your input and for checking up on me.

Erica.......Robin......Katie........Liz.......Lauren........Jo.....Brenda (I'm trying to remember who has 'talked' to me recently----but my memory is horrible so if I've forgotten anyone ---like Sojo!! --- then it isn't on purpose, it is just too many dead brain cells taking up valuable space in my head ).

Okay, going to go drink more water (blech!).

[DogMa]

So don't LET yourself put off the water. Set a timer and say you're going to drink 4 ounces of water right then. So when the clock strikes 9 a.m., or whenever, you drink your 4 ounces and you're done for the next hour. I set deadlines for each bottle of water I drink. So if 11 a.m. rolls around and I haven't finished that bottle yet, then I guzzle it down (makes me more likely to sip it, though, so I don't HAVE to guzzle anything).

[worldawind]

I read that everyday you should start the day with lemon in a glass of warm water. Revs the metabolism and cleans out the body of toxins.