The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[DogMa]

It sound like you did great, Karli. Those situations are always going to come up, and all you can do is your best. You probably won't even notice anything on the scale, other than from all the salt.

[Tawanda]

Good for you Karli!

No, it is not easy being the odd man out when it comes to sitting around a meal. Last night everyone in the family had pizza (I did not buy it, nor did I bring it into the house) and I had my baked chicken salad. Yesterday, too, there was pumpkin bread cooking in my oven and now sits on my kitchen counter. I am surrounded by candy, chips, speciality breads, ice cream and now pizza. Being firmly in the medi-zone is keeping me from desiring it. I'm amazed and thrilled that I am able to resist tasting any of it. I know that the moment that I begin having off program bites, that my resolve and the medi-zone will be history--that helps me, too.

You are doing so well......congratulations on hitting the 180s!!!!

[Karli]

Thanks for stopping by, Ladies ! Yeah, the salt from the salami and cheese is what I was not thrilled about (and the extra fat), but it was what it was. Sometimes being in situations like those and not partaking in all the carby and fatty foods that are there, even if I feel resolved WHILE I am there, can lead to later feelings of having deprived myself while the "opportunity" was in front of my face. Last night, as I was heating up a plate of chicken enchiladas for hubby, the thought came to take a nibble and I didn't do it (because I KNEW it wouldn't stop there), but I suddenly felt deprived from having said no to all of the foods that I did over the weekend. I got feeling pretty munchy, once again, and ended up considering throwing in the towel (stupid, stupid, stupid), and took/ate a handful of mixed nuts ... and started getting the urge to just keep going and going with whatever I pleased ... I cut a deal with myself and had an extra pretzels for the day. I wasn't thrilled about having done that, but, I know that I avoided something worse and though I am getting antsy to be weighing less than what I do (though the munchies will OBVIOUSLY not help that desire !), and I have been just *aching* to be nearing the end of the 180's (since, so far, I have never made it OUT of the 180's (LOWER than the 180's) since years ago) ... I am still happy to have lost the .4 from yesterday and weighed 189-even, today.

This Friday, early, early in the morning, I am leaving for Utah for the weekend and will be returning on Monday. I am going to be packing my MF with me, and hopefully not having any trouble finding a suitable and true L/G from stores (OR, I may try doing some 6-0's to just avoid altogether going to the market while out of town). I am praying, praying, praying that I stay strong over this weekend !! I made a deal with myself awhile back that there is one, single circumstance that I regret having declined once before while I was there, and that I would not decline again if the request was ever made, on some level I am giving myself permission to have a glass of wine if my teacher asks me again, but I don't know if I would agree this time, either. With how challenging it is for me to sometimes get myself really back on, and with how easy it is to let one step off like that grant permission to entire journeys off program, I just don't think it would be wise, especially if I feel like I am going really strong while I am there. But, it may not even come up !

So, 189 today, I won't lie and I will admit that I am hoping for less tomorrow ... but, either way, it's feeling so good to just be ON. Cheers !

[Tawanda]

Karli, we all fight many battles, within ourselves, in this war against overeating. I think you are winning the majority of the battles and soon will be winning all of them. You are doing great at getting yourself back on program 100% of the time.

[Karli]

Thanks, T. Well, this morning was my last true weigh-in for a while. Tomorrow I am waking at the crack to catch my flight, and so will probably just try to avoid the scale altogether and then I'll be full of airplane bloat (how long does that last, anyway ?) and won't even have my scale with me, of course, while in Utah. I'll probably try to wait for a weigh-in until next Wednesday so as to give myself a full day back here and hopefully two really good night's sleep back in my own bed before I try to get a reading.

BUT, I was down over a pound from yesterday and weighed in at 187.8 this morning ... WOOT ! Have a happy day, one and all !

[Tawanda]

[Karli]

Thanks, T ! So far so good here ! Cheers !

[sidrah]

Focus on the trip and the weekend. Everything else will fall into place. And it'll happen when you aren't expecting it or looking..........

[Karli]

Howdy folks ! Well, as it turns out, I caught the you-know-whaty-dreaded-and-dreadful-ICK (not too much fun), and simply couldn't stare another MF pretzel in the face. Had to have some regular soup for awhile and lots of juice/smoothie type stuff and whatever else I could possibly stomach, which wasn't a big variety. HOWEVER, I think I'm feeling well enough to get my MF bottom back in gear and am getting myself back on starting today. Since I'm home now, I'll focus on soups and hot chocies, and my new order of oatmeals have arrived so when it sounds appetizing, I'll be making myself some more choco pudding cups !

Cheers for now and I'll be back to read more journals soon !

[Tawanda]

Hope you are feeling better soon!

[Karli]

Thanks, T !!

Yesterday was perfecto, I expect the same thing today ! Still can't deal with things that seem too sweet (like choco pudding), so I'm still holding off on the pudding cups, but ... soon ! I'm wearing a pair of jeans that I bought at the goodwill last time I got myself down to the lower 180's. I haven't weighed since about a week ago, but seeing as these fit nicely, I am guessing that I'm *probably* around the mid-180's, or at least not much above my last weigh-in before I left, of about 187ish.

Have a great day, one and all !!

[Tawanda]

Glad to read that you are feeling better and congratulations on the jeans fitting looser!

[Diana]

Doncha love the jean test??? Go, Karli!!!

[Joy]

take care and have a nice week!
joy

[oksoonergirl26]

Hope your week is wonderful and the jeans get looser!