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[TheShadow]

I have to start my journal over. Bummer. On that day when things were messed up on the forum and everyone was posting things twice, well i tried to delete my second identical post and I ended up deleting my whole journal by accident. Oh well.
I'm a little discouraged because I've been stalled for a few days. I've been going up and down between 15 or 16 lbs. I was on my TOM and really thought that when I got through that there was going to be a drop. I've really only dropped 2.5 lbs over the last week. I know that's normal, but I was so hoping for more. THe diet is working and I have faith that it will continue to work, but I am impatient. I know I didn't gain it over night, yada, yada, yada, but I still want the damn scale to go down. Maybe I need to take a scale vacation for a week or so and then I won't get depressed over it. Another thing that is bugging me is that I am losing weight in everywhere except the place I need to most. I had said that I could live with being a little heavy in the butt and legs and arms, if only my waist would be more normal. Well I've lost inches in my legs, butt, face, neck, everywhere except my waist!! AAARGGHH!
Okay, rant over. So far the count of people who have noted my weight loss without knowing I'm on a diet is 5. That is a positive. Focus on the positive. In less than 2 weeks I am sure to be in the 20# club. That's a positive. My blood pressure has dropped 5 points already and it wasn't all that bad to start with. My hubby has a new found respect for my will power and is being hecka supportive. I know that I'm getting healthier and that my life will be longer because of what I am doing and I'm never going back to two-derland!
I hope everybody has a great weekend and a SAFE 4th. See you all next week.

Tammy
200.5/185/132

[Jen]

Excellent news about your blood pressure, it's great to see such important changes to your health as the weight comes off.

[dede4wd]

So sorry you lost your journal! Stick with it, the scale WILL move! So happy about your BP!

DeDe

[TheShadow]

I was such a good girl this weekend. We went camping and I didn't cheat at all. There were lots of temptations. Hubby was so cute. I told him that it bothers me when people who know I'm dieting try to get me to try stuff that they know I can't have, like liquor. He says "I'll take care of that". THen when anybody suggested I eat something off plan, before I could say a word, he jumps in and says "Don't even offer that to her, just leave her alone, she doesn't want it!" I know it's a little bit of overkill, but he's trying to be supportive and thinks he's defending me in some way. I broke the 15-16 lb plateau and now I'm at 17 lbs. I think I will only weigh every few days so that I don't get depressed about small plateaus.

[Arklahoma]

Some may think it's overkill, but I think his efforts are valiant. Wish I had him around everytime I thought of pizza or pasta!!!

[alohacate]

Aloha, I think it is wonderful that you have such a supportive hubby!! Congratulations on your success thus far!!!!!!!

[TheShadow]

Okay I have a BIG warning for y'all. DO NOT shake cranberry mango drink mix with diet berry Dr. Pepper!!!! It will explode!! I found this out at work in my cubicle ....WAAAHHHH!!! I got it on everything. On the other hand it tasted really weird. So i don't think I will be repeating that experiment. I really didn't even shake it, I just sort of turned it back and forth once or twice, but that was enough. I'll be wearing it for the rest of the day.
I'm down another 1/2 pound today, so I guess my plateau is finally broken for sure. I am wearing capri's that will have to be altered before I wear them again, because right now they look like equestrian jodhpurs (sp?). You know, those pants that stick out at the thighs.... I'm swimming in these things and I've only worn them twice since I bought them. They are probably the only thing I own in neon green, so I love them. I'm in a great mood because I can see the weight that I've lost at long last. I'm starting to feel successful at this diet thing and that is so reassuring. It is the positive reinforcement that I need to stay on the path.

[alohacate]

I had a similiar experience with the cream of broccoli, I mixed it with hot water and using the container with the lid , that came with my MF I proceeded to shake it, the lid popped off, cream of broccoli everywhere.

Start Date: June 26, 2006
Age: 38
Height: 5'10

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[jump4joy]

I haven't had any trouble with cheating. Believe me, it's not that I haven't been tempted. It's just that I don't, and here's what I have done to stay on the straight and narrow. I made one decision. That is to do this plan until I'm done. Until I reach goal weight. There are no "free" days, no going off plan just for this week. No just a glass of this or that. I just make one decision and then I don't have to agonize over and over again about "maybe I'll just have one". The answer to every question about whether or not I will cheat is "NO". I will not cheat, I will not have "bad days". There just will be no more excuses. I've reached the end of my own tolerance for being fat and nothing and no one is going to make this take any longer than it has to. I am on this diet until I am off. So far I have survived a weekend at the lake with friends. A camping trip and next week is my vacation and my anniversary. The answer to all my future cheating questions for the next 3 months is "NO". Just decide once and for all that the answer is "NO". And there will be no more decisions or bargaining with yourself, no remorse, no "I feel so bad". You can do it. It takes such a burden from my shoulders. My husband is just shocked that there has been no backsliding, etc. I told him that this just makes it easier for me. I still want those forbidden foods, but I won't punish myself by eating them and then having to diet for even longer to lose the weight that they put back on me. Try it. Ask yourself how bad you really want to weigh your goal weight. the answer is, of course, "more than anything". Good...more than you want that cake??? Yes, then step away from the cake. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!
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TheShadow

Tammy, I want you to know that I really loved this post you made in the Weight Room.....very inspiring!!! You have a great WINNING attitude.

Joy

[Lizabette]

TAMMY,

What a great post for each of us to go by. With that resolve, every one of us will be a smashing success at reaching our goals. Good for you!

Thanks for the inspiration of the day!

[dede4wd]

Your post was very inspiring to me today too!

DeDe

[TheShadow]

Thanks for your support guys. I know sometimes I go off the deep end a little, but I really do find some deep inner strength in myself when I get mad. Kinda like the Hulk. I just got mad at myself for being so fat for the last few years. And I got mad that I was looking so bad. And I got mad that my self-esteem had swan-dived into the toilet. I was feeling like I just would accept myself as a fat person for the rest of my life. Than I realized that I wanted to live to be 85. I don't want to live with knees and back in pain for another 40 years. I don't want to give up active outdoor sports. I don't want to sit on the sidelines of life and sigh thinking about how fun it was when I played sports instead of watching them. And it just sort of clicked in my head. When I heard of Medifast and then I looked into it. I thought "I will commit to being 100% compliant for one month and then if it doesn't work I will give it up." See how negative I was. But then SURPRISE, IT WORKS. So I am 100% compliant because, like I said, I don't want to be on the plan any longer than necessary. I am going to vow to eat better and use what I learn in this time to keep from gaining this back. And if I gain a few pounds, back on the plan I go. I've found something that I can rely on, and I'm going to use it as a tool for as long as it takes to retrain my body and my brain.

[TheShadow]

Hooray!!! I hit 20 lbs. Unca sign me up for that 20 lb club! I was so surprised this morning because that is a pound and a half off since yesterday. I thought that I had slowed to about 2 lbs a week and then BAM! I'm a happy camper. I guess I'm happy cuz I'm leaving for vacation tomorow too. This will be my last post until July 20th and then watch out, cuz I'll be back, as Arnold sez. I am going to stay on plan on my trip. I sure hope that my order gets here today or tomorrow, so I'll have a good supply of goodies for my trip. I'm going to be doing a lot of shakes and probably not that many soups. I've totally given up on the oatmeal. It's okay with the Walden syrup, but I'm not dragging syrup around with me on my trip. I'm feeling good about being able to wear some of my skinny (well,.. skinnier) clothes. It won't be long before I shrink right outta my fat clothes.

Tammy
200.5/180.5/132

[Arklahoma]

Hope you have a great vacation ~ We'll miss you!!!

[TheShadow]

I'm back. I was a very good girl and didn't blow my diet. I accidentally skipped a few meals here and there. It was hard to stay on schedule with 5 hour airline flights etc. They didn't do beverage service until we were hours into our flight. I asked for 8 oz water and a cup of ice to mix my shake up right there on the flight. So I did as well as I could. Eating in restaurants the whole time wasn't that bad. For dinner I would just have fish or steak or chicken and ask for double veggies, and hold the rice or taters. No one ever said they wouldn't do that. DH had the free continental breakfasts and ate a lot so that we usually didn't stop for lunch. We took a collapsible ice chest with bottled waters and diet sodas and I mixed up my shakes in my tupperware shaker jar right in the car while we were driving around. I only lost 1 pound on the week long trip, but I'm okay with that. I'm waiting on TOM, so I really didn't expect to lose more. People are giving me great compliments all the time now and I am loving that!! I am ready to hit the exercise a little harder next week to kick this back into high gear now that my trip is over. We don't have any more traveling planned until Hot August Nights next month.