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[Tawanda]

Interesting on what the average is for others.

Biki, I fully expect my average will go down as my time on MF increases, so, to me, your 2.44# week average, is pretty impressive.

Pashta, I don't remember how long you've been on MF, but you are exercising and building muscle along with going through many body changes after pregnancy/delivery/nursing---so you would probably blow me out of the water if we were at the same point in life.

I've really been focusing on making sure I'm getting all my water drank (the 64oz) and trying to add more to that total. I can do it on the days I'm at home all day, but really slack on the days that I have to be away from home. I'm eager to break into the 170s!

Better get back to business around here!

[holberry]

Hi Tawanda,
Im like you the water is easy on the weekends. Yesterday I filled up a gallon water jug and took it to work. My day time h2o was pretty good. You will be in the 70's soon
hb

[Tawanda]

HB, I was so looking forward to maybe seeing a 7 in the scale number today but, nah, didn't happen unless you count seeing it flash by as I was still putting my weight on the scale (37, 76, 137, 153......those kinds of numbers.....). Dang but that .5 came back again -- must have forgotten to cut the string attached to it (like a yo-yo---sometimes the little buggers return after you've tossed them away from you)....

I stuck to the program perfectly yesterday so I know it isn't anything but a fickle body and fickle scale.......but doggone it, I really was hoping to see a 7. LOL Oh well...........maybe tomorrow..........and if not tomorrow then it will happen in the day(s) after that. Not concerned a bit about it......just impatient, LOL.

[bikipatra]

Tawanda, you are comporting yourself with grace and dignity because I am ungrateful and would be stomping my feet or atleast a little whine to annoy Joleen.

[Tawanda]

Biki!!!

I am a bit amazed myself at not feeling like complaining about the scale going the wrong direction but truly half a pound is nothing. If it were 2 or 3# that I was heavier--well then I'm be stomping around and muttering.

I am amazed at how the pounds are sliding off of my body. Even those times of having a stall in weight loss---when the body adjusts and the scale begins to show the poundage changed....I've been amazed that I'm following a calorie restrictive program and that I'm succeeding. Heady stuff for someone who has been so food focused for so many years and had always used food to soothe, celebrate and as my main hobby. I have learnt through those slow weight loss times (aka stalls, mini plateaus ) that the program is still working and my body is still doing adjustments (thinning down) even though the results aren't showing on the scale.

Dang but I am thankful for MF, MMT and Nancy.

[bikipatra]

Half a pound can literally be a glass of water. I have weighed myself before, checked several times and gotten the same number. Then had glass of water and weighed half a pound more! I admire your attitude!

[holberry]

+Good Morning Tawanda I am totally going to relfect on and keep your statements today. You have the right mindset woman!!
Thanks for your thoughts.
hb[/quote]

[Tawanda]

Don't be admiring my attitude.....it isn't anything more than I've screwed up in trying to lose weight so many times that I've just started putting together the knowledge that I've finally learnt and heard hundreds of times.

My previous attempts at losing weight (and keeping it off) didn't work because I went back to my old ways of eating (poor food choices in large quantities).

I've learnt (finally and hopefully completely) that I can not eat the way I have in the past or I'll be right back up at 212, 214 or my all time highest weight of 222---or even more.

This program is working extremely well for me..........because I'm following the Quick Start Guide guidelines, I'm doing the program as it was designed to be done and I'm resisting the urge to eat off program.

I've wanted to eat off program a whole lot of times since beginning. It can be as innocent as wanting to taste something that I'm cooking for DH (to make sure it is hot enough to serve), or to lick that bit of ___ off of my fingers, or to have a bite of whatever I'm serving DH for dinner/lunch or..................hey, daily there are foods and times that tempt me, just like they tempt everyone on MF.

The thing is, I've just finished 77 days of staying on program. For 77 days I've resisted having that bite of whatever wasn't on program---I'm at the point now that I don't want to screw up being able to brag about that (hey, I'm being truthful---I'm always bragging about it ) and I don't want to start something that I might continue.

For me, this MF journey is about learning new habits and making new (and lasting) decisions. I don't deserve to hate myself when I lose control with food and eat so much that I get heavy again. I deserve to move forward with my life, putting food right back where it belongs---as fuel and nourishment for my body---*only when my body needs fuel and nourishment*. Food is no longer a hobby for me, a companion for me and my focus for the day.

I just hope that some day........it won't be tugging at the corners of my mind as a possiblity, to go back to that way of life, that I even contemplate.

So......don't be thinking I'm saying or doing anything that lots of other people here aren't saying or doing......I'm just being quite vocal about it as I keep drumming the lessons into MY brain.

I want this so badly......and I'm so very tired of 'attempting' to do it. This time I 'am' doing it and it feels so blessed good.

[Serendipity]

I like your attitude, T. There's a maturity and an acceptance there that can only come with experience. I think that's why the program worked so well for me, too.....I was mature enough to accept the discipline that was needed to be successful......unlike so many other times when I gave in to feelings of entitlement and downright teenage rebellion.

Dang, I think I found a good thing about being 50, hehe.

[bikipatra]

See, Joleen admires your attitude too! The way I look at it is this-if I can't even follow the simplest of plans 5-1-water NOW what hope do I have managing myself when I begin to transition and then go into maintenance? Your hard-won disipline will serve you well in the coming months.

[holberry]

Tawanda, Sorry, Im going to keep on admiring your attitude and determination to change you life.
hb

[KellyC]

I have learnt through those slow weight loss times (aka stalls, mini plateaus icon_wink.gif ) that the program is still working and my body is still doing adjustments (thinning down) even though the results aren't showing on the scale.

That is a very wise outlook.



I also have to say, I love where your screen name came from.. I can't help but shout "TAWANDA" in my head every time I see you post.

[DonicaB]

Tawanda~ You should be bragging about staying compliant for 77 days. And....... that's a great motivation to continue. Sometimes I think there is this imaginary line that once we cross it, we don't want to go back. For me, the desire to succeed out weighs the desire to eat.

With your attitude and determination, you will get to your goal, and.....you will stay there.

Donica

[Tawanda]

Thanks Jo, Biki, HB, Kelly & Donica for the kind notes.

I wore some new pants to church today. Thought it was finally noticeable that I'd lost a good amount of weight, but no one said anything (thinking that a family member might notice even if no one else felt comfortable saying something to me).

Well, the family member just phoned me and said " xxx asked me if you've lost weight" I thought WOW someone finally noticed and now I'm going to hear that question "how much"........

Reality is that my close relative said to Ms. xxx "no, don't think she's lost any weight".

ROFL!!!

NO.......don't think she's lost any weight..............

Dang it!! Almost 32# and no, it isn't noticeable to someone who knows me very, very well............

Ms. xxx also told the relative "well, she sure looks like she's lost a lot of weight, but then maybe when people are unhappy with their body shape they wear boxier clothing and maybe it is just that she is wearing more fitted clothes...."

My response was "gosh, I'll have to remember to wear this outfit more often if it makes me look thinner"........

So goes my life.

Sure, I could have said "heck yes I've been losing weight and I've lost ...." but I thought "nah, just let it go and continue having it be my secret.................."

Heaven's sake.......just how much weight do I have to lose before no one will miss that there is poundage gone, .

Oh well, stuff like that is what is going to keep my swelled head deflated.



It was kinda a NSV.........kinda.

[bikipatra]

Tawanda, I had to wait until right at 60 pounds before I had someone I hadn't told tell me "Wow, you've lost a lot of weight!" I can't explain it, but I was grateful it finally happened. I knew you guys weren't lying to me and you said you saw differences and I had boxes and boxes of clothes that were too big but I heard NADA for months.