Posted: April 21st, 2006, 8:32 pmHi Carmel- I'm glad you have reevaluated what you have been doing & have figured out a few things to try differently, rather than cheating to get off the plateau. I'm proud of you for asking for advice & encouragement, rather than sneaking off & trying it & finding out later!
I have done the program 2 ways. The first time around, a couple of years ago, I was a cheater. I would plateau & think... hm... maybe if I eat XXXX I will lose a few... that must be what my body needs! Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. But I was constantly in that hungry & craving state, doing those first 3 days of the program OVER & OVER where I was constantly miserable, wondering if I could get through it & make it to my goal.
Now after having my baby & starting over on MF, this time around I have not cheated once. I have had several plateaus of about 13 days where I either lost nothing, or only 1 pound. I stuck it out & after getting through it, I finally dropped 4 or 5 pounds. I have not been hungry, I have not craved anything really. I have found that I have to be in the right state of mind to do well on the program. And I never know when I'm going to be in it. So... right now I'm in it, so I'm sticking with it to the end, with no cheating. The first time around, I was in it a couple of times, but blew it & then couldn't get back into it again. I am not risking it this time!
I am a person who can't have all the free foods & snacks, and cannot have even the tiniest cheat, or I won't lose at all for the week. So, no snacks for me (just an occasional serving of SF jello or cracker packet every couple of weeks). I have figured out what works best for me & stick to it. Also, the more water I drink, the faster the weight comes off.
Keep up the good work--you've lost alot in a short amount of time!
I have done the program 2 ways. The first time around, a couple of years ago, I was a cheater. I would plateau & think... hm... maybe if I eat XXXX I will lose a few... that must be what my body needs! Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. But I was constantly in that hungry & craving state, doing those first 3 days of the program OVER & OVER where I was constantly miserable, wondering if I could get through it & make it to my goal.
Now after having my baby & starting over on MF, this time around I have not cheated once. I have had several plateaus of about 13 days where I either lost nothing, or only 1 pound. I stuck it out & after getting through it, I finally dropped 4 or 5 pounds. I have not been hungry, I have not craved anything really. I have found that I have to be in the right state of mind to do well on the program. And I never know when I'm going to be in it. So... right now I'm in it, so I'm sticking with it to the end, with no cheating. The first time around, I was in it a couple of times, but blew it & then couldn't get back into it again. I am not risking it this time!
I am a person who can't have all the free foods & snacks, and cannot have even the tiniest cheat, or I won't lose at all for the week. So, no snacks for me (just an occasional serving of SF jello or cracker packet every couple of weeks). I have figured out what works best for me & stick to it. Also, the more water I drink, the faster the weight comes off.
Keep up the good work--you've lost alot in a short amount of time!
