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[SusannaRosannaDanna]

Can everyone see me doing the FIFTY POUND CLUB jitterbug? LOL!

I'm in da CLUB guys!



It's me! In the club! Thanks for saving me a seat!

Susanna

[SusannaRosannaDanna]

Ooops! I was trying to put this in the Goal Clubs area! Sorry!!

Susanna

[Nancy]

Susanna,

Congratulations to you and welcome to da 50 Pound Club!!

That's a Really Big Whoop-de-doo!

Wow! You've done a great job - imagine! Three months and 4 days of Medifasting = 50 pounds Buh Bye!

That's a sack of concrete X 2!

That's 5 bags of flour or sugar! (Betcha you're just as sweet as five bags of sugar, too!)

That's 200 cubes of butter, melted off!

For those who are recent Forum Friends: have you cheated?

So happy for you!

[SusannaRosannaDanna]

Why thank you very much!

Regarding cheating, NO I haven't and I hate to say that because it may sound to some like I'm just an angel in the face of temptation, and I don't believe that I am.
I have had occasions, when I first started, when I might run my finger along the rim of my child's plate as I was fixing it, cleaning up drips, and my finger would be in my mouth before I even realized it. It never made me want to cheat...it terrified me that my habits were so ingrained.
I also had a salad in an eatery once and I asked them to leave off the cheese, and they didn't, so I had to pick around and rake out the cheese as best I could. I didn't get it all, but I mangled the salad trying to get as much as possible out.
Other than those things, I've been compliant, and though hubby is a LOT more lenient in his definition of lean and green, he has done well also.
Most days I am shakes and chili, sometimes the occasional bar, and once a week or less, I have a lean/green meal.
Hubby, who has a much more physically demanding job, has a lean/green every day. Normally I make him stir-fry veggies and skinless chicken breast or steak and salad, and he has even beome a fan of hickory-smoked tuna over salad greens with no carb, no calorie dressings.
All in all, I can't say I'm perfect because I have days when I WANT "something". I want it badly and pout like a big baby! I just haven't given in and I do use desperate measures like leaving the room on a tough day when I've made my kids spaghetti and meatballs. I go fold laundry and let them have at it. Better I sit back there and feel sorry for myself than mope at the dinner table!
It certainly helps that hubby is on the plan with me, but I feel confident that when he starts transitioning, I'll be fine. I love the comments people make to me, I love the slack in my clothes, I giggle and blush when hubby whispers in my ear, "Hey! Where'd that other 51 pounds of sexy go?"
YES--the man needs HELP! LOL
I love the way I feel, though I've reached the stage where my hair is taking flight. I knew the time would come, I went and got it cut shorter today. I'll live. It's just hair. Long, livable slender LIFE with a cute new cut or a short miserable, sweating, hobbling, medicated life with Rapunzel hair? LOL
I think I'll choose the former. Wait! I already did!

Love you all.

Susanna

[Nancy]

Susanna,

Thank you for your wonderful reply.

I am not a cheater either.

I wanted to reach my goal more than I wanted pie or bread n' jam, truffles or tacos. It is a choice.

Like you, I learned to realize that if it was to be, it was up to me.

There are many 'exits' available when we are tempted - i.e. folding the clothes, turning off the TV with its evil food commercials, taking a walk, journal writing or visiting the MakeMeThinner Forum.

The trick is to take those exits and to not enter the cheatin' zone!

I am confident that you will sail through the holidays, just as I did with no cheatin' on your mind!

Love your positive attitude.

Tell Hubba Hubba Hubby to keep on pinchin'.

I it when Terry pinches me...

Often while I am speaking to a group of people about Medifast and giving a PowerPoint presentaion, he will be the 'clicker man' and stand by me, advancing the slides as I am ready. He frequently gives me a little hiney pinch when I'm speaking.

[LongWay2go]

SRD - Way COOL!!! Congratulations and keep up the good work. Aren't you feeling SO much better these days? I swear, I'm even typing faster than I usta! LOL

~Spidey

[smartiegrrl]

big HI FIVE girl!! actually make that a way-up HI FIFTY!! Congrats!!

[DutchChoc]

Congratulations, Susannah!

I'm thrilled for you and you're doing great!!

Interesting that you mentioned chili.... not only did you mention it, I get the feeling that you like it. Do you add anything special to it? I had my first chili today and I can only say that that means I have about 15 more packs to go in order to not waste it, but I didn't like it much. I learned that it does take some extra time to soften the beans, and I DID add some chili powder and hot sauce, but if you have any ideas, pls let me know. I'm giving some of the supplements a try now. What I did like a lot was the apple cinnamon oatmeal.

Keep charging ahead, girl!! You're inspiring us with your spirit and your determination.

[fedup]

SRD- WooHoo...!!! 50# club! Yea!