Marvelous May Medi-Weightloss Maniacs!

[dodgern]

Originally Posted by crobyninc

Hi Everyone

I have not been on a few days, as I did not have computer access. Looks like everyone did well over the long weekend and a HUGE welcome to all the newbies. There has been some great advice given over the last few days! I honestly don't know how anyone would do this diet without this website.

I have my weigh in this afternoon since yesterday was a holiday. I am hoping for a decent loss, but I am not sure that will happen. I started going to the golf driving range this weekend and went everyday. I am so sore down my whole backside! I fear I have some muscle weight to deal with - all good of course, but I really like seeing those 4 pound weight loss weeks! It felt so good to be hitting on the range, I really enjoyed myself as it has been over 30 years since I hit a golf ball! I also did some major major cleaning this weekend, cleared out my closet and then it escalated to clearing the entire house and scrubing baseboards etc. So I will post my weigh in later today!

Have a wonderful week everyone and I am wishing everyone great weigh ins!

Hey robyn
back!

I've been there and done that!
And, you know what?, when I did all that housework/yardwork, I lost the most weight!
Exercise comes in all different forms!

Cindy

[Tcrow47]

Weoigh-in #9 results.

Minus another 3lbs to 203.5 for a grand total of 39lbs over nine weeks. I can't complain about that.

Leaving for a 4 day cross-country trip to New Mexico on Thursday AM. It's what's gonna pass for a vacation this year. Have lots of medi-complainat food packed and hope not to slip too much. As much as I hate eating out of a cooler, I guess I can handle it for four days. Wish me luck!

Talk to yall next week unless I find online access while gone.

Troy

[AUTiger]

I have been off the wagon for a few months. I finally was able to see the doctor yesterday. Well, I had only gained 1.6 lbs since the end of March that wasn't too bad. I restarted today so hopefully I will be on to my goal of losing 20 more lbs. I really love my doctor. I was so down on myself for not losing and gaining back but he was quick to point out that I had lost over 35 lbs since starting and that my BMI had gone from 32 to 26.

So, here I am again to start the process with the best group of people ever but this time I am armed with my Miracle Noodles and all the wonderful receipes on the board.

Thanks to everyone for being so supportive.

Heather

[LadyPelinore]

Weigh in today, I lost 9.5 lbs of fat mass! :O Brings my total in two weeks to 25.5 lbs.

Keep going guys, we know it works, and we can do this!

~Anda

[Desert-Rose7]

Originally Posted by LadyPelinore

Weigh in today, I lost 9.5 lbs of fat mass! :O Brings my total in two weeks to 25.5 lbs.

Keep going guys, we know it works, and we can do this!

~Anda

Anda, you go girl! Woohoo....WTG!!!!!

You are well on your way!

Robyn,
Welcome back, we missed you. Looking forward to your report later today!

WTG Troy! Keep on truckin' and have a great time on your trip!

Heather, nice to see you back on track! You can do this!

Okay, if I missed anyone....I apologize....I am off on my walk....not too hot yet...but it will be if I do not get myself out of the house~


Jo

[McBoo]

Troy Great job. You are well armed to make your trip a success.

Lady Pelinore fantastic weight loss this week

Heather and Robyn back

McBoo

[susan1234]

Jo, Thank you for letting me know how to do my stats.Iam really not to good with this kind of stuff,But i even figured out how to put a pic up while I was doing my stats.So thanks. Sue

[Mommy-2-girls]

Lady Pelinore- Way to go!! That's awesome

Troy- Have a great trip! It sounds like you're well prepared

Robyn- Good luck today!!

Heather- Welcome back!!


Hope everyone had a good Memorial Day holiday! I went shopping with my mom and had a family BBQ in the evening. I overdid it on the Wii on Sunday evening and am SO sore on my thighs that it makes me want to cry every time I have to sit or stand up. Ouch!

Quick question, has anybody had Low Carb meals on airplanes (particularly international flights)? I am traveling to Russia in July and there will be lots of food issues that are out of my control but I'm thinking about whether requesting LC on the plane will be a good idea.

[Desert-Rose7]

Jessica~
It really depends on the airline as to how the special meals are handled. If you can tell me that, I can help you more. Working in corporate travel for 20 plus years, there is very little that gets past me. Where in Russia? It IS possible to stay pretty close to plan depending on where you will be.

When I travel internationally, I have always travelled business class so I can pretty much order what I want..depending again on the airline. And I am pretty fussy with the airlines I will fly!

I overdid the bike yesterday too....pushed it pretty hard so that when I walked this morning...I could really feel it!

Jo

[Desert-Rose7]

Sue, You did wonderfully putting up your stats! And I love the picture. You have beautiful children!

Jo

[Desert-Rose7]

It is approaching the end of May. Sunday will be May 31, so it is time to begin collecting your weight loss stats. If you have had all of your clinic visits for May, just PM me with the info. I have set up my little chart for May so I am ready to go!

Jo

[Mommy-2-girls]

Jo- I have travelled quite a bit internationally too! This will be country #31 for me Hubby and I are leading a mission trip with our church. We will fly in to Moscow and immediately get on buses and go to a camp location about 2 hours outside the city to conduct an ESL camp. It will be similar to a college dorm style housing but the meals are handled by the camp staff completely and served to us (not even buffet style). Because of this, there will be a number of times that week when I have zero control over my food. I plan to eat as carefully as possible but I also have to balance that with the fact that I REFUSE to offend my hosts by not eating something that I am served if it will be obvious. I have been in way too many cultures to make that mistake.

Anyhoo, I knew about this trip before I even began Medi and I was aware of the challenge! I will bring along healthy snacks that I can eat in my room but our contacts there have already advised against bringing tooo many American foods and/or making a big deal out of eating them in front of the Russian students as this can be really offensive (i.e., "why is our Russian food not good enough for them").

As I said, I plan to eat carefully but know that I will probably be off plan for much of the time. I will take my meds and then plan to do week 1 when I return. It's a 10 day trip. Of course, I am flying coach (you are lucky!!).

Knowing this trip was coming is extra incentive for me now! I refuse to cheat or even get close to temptation now because I know the Russia trip may provide a setback, but I'm prepared going into it It's for a great reason!

[crobyninc]

Hi everyone, just back from my 11th weigh in and I lost 2.6 pounds for a total of 48 pounds, I am almost at 50 pounds off! It will be next week, I can feel it! My May total is 14.2 pounds!

Good luck to everyone.

[McBoo]

Originally Posted by crobyninc

Hi everyone, just back from my 11th weigh in and I lost 2.6 pounds for a total of 48 pounds, I am almost at 50 pounds off! It will be next week, I can feel it! My May total is 14.2 pounds!

Good luck to everyone.

Wonderful job Robyn

McBoo

[Mommy-2-girls]

YAY Robyn!!!!!

[dodgern]

Originally Posted by crobyninc

Hi everyone, just back from my 11th weigh in and I lost 2.6 pounds for a total of 48 pounds, I am almost at 50 pounds off! It will be next week, I can feel it! My May total is 14.2 pounds!

Good luck to everyone.

congrats!!

Cindy

[SDC2]

Hi everyone,

I just got back from our NY trip for our son's graduation. I drove close to 40 hours and 2600 miles in a little over a week. I am exhausted and have not read any of the posts since I left. I hope all is well. Congrats to all the losers and welcome to everyone new. I look forward to catching up after I've had some sleep. The trip and graduation were wonderful. We even got to go white water rafting which was really fun. I stuck to the plan, so expect to see a loss, but who knows with all the eating out? I will weigh on my scale in the morning. My next appointment is on Monday.

Susie

[Mommy-2-girls]

Welcome back Susie! You were missed I tried out some of your recipes while you were gone and I'm officially in love with the baked apple and also the quesadilla! Yummm... Thanks a bunch!

[pjg24fan]

Originally Posted by Desert-Rose7

It is approaching the end of May. Sunday will be May 31, so it is time to begin collecting your weight loss stats. If you have had all of your clinic visits for May, just PM me with the info. I have set up my little chart for May so I am ready to go!

Jo

Haven't been posting much miss reading all the posts
So far this month weight loss 1.2+ 4.3 still have thursdays weigh in not a great month but my weight losses are up and down I eat all the same things -as long as I am losing I am happy.
Welcome to all the newcomers and WTG to all the losers!

[NOT2fat4fun]

Hi all - 3 week weigh in and down 16 pounds. Unbelievable! Thanks to the feedback I am now enjoying the EAS shake once a day (yum!) - it really is a nice treat. I have also been taking the fat burners and will continue to take them. I haven't ventured too far off the plain types of protein and a little veggies for now because I threw myself out of ketosis last week by accident (low calorie drink had more carbs than calories and I forgot to check - low cal vitamin water). I am impressed by everyone's weight loss. I told the clinic today about this website because they did not know. I appreciate everyone who writes as I read it every day for support. Thanks all!

[McBoo]

Originally Posted by 2fat4fun

Hi all - 3 week weigh in and down 16 pounds. Unbelievable! Thanks to the feedback I am now enjoying the EAS shake once a day (yum!) - it really is a nice treat. I have also been taking the fat burners and will continue to take them. I haven't ventured too far off the plain types of protein and a little veggies for now because I threw myself out of ketosis last week by accident (low calorie drink had more carbs than calories and I forgot to check - low cal vitamin water). I am impressed by everyone's weight loss. I told the clinic today about this website because they did not know. I appreciate everyone who writes as I read it every day for support. Thanks all!

Great job

McBoo

[NOT2fat4fun]

Thanks McBoo - tell me - do you eat fruit now? I miss fruit a lot and where I live there are tons of fruit stands all the way home from work. All those cherry signs right now make me sigh a little....

[LauraJ31207]

Hello. I'm considering going to my local Medi Weight Loss clinic. I was just wondering what the pros and cons might be.

[NOT2fat4fun]

LauraJ31207 -
Here is my opinion -
Pro's: it works and you lose weight. It's not too hard to follow and you can basically be as creative as you want as long as you eat the right foods (see the menu area). Lots of support - both online and at the clinic.

Cons: You have to pay for it. One of the shots I get stings like heck! You do have to learn a new way of eating - but you probably need to do that anyway if you need to lose weight. I feel tired sometimes - but that is because I still need to find the balance of food to workouts. You always have to be aware of the carb content in foods - no more mindless eating!
That's my two cents - overall - TOTALLY WORTH IT if you are serious about losing weight.
Best wishes with your decision.

[LauraJ31207]

Thanks! I am totally serious about it. I got hurt at work 7 months ago and just recently was released by the Dr. I used to be extremely active, so this past 7 months has been hard on my body -- I gained 30 lbs. It really messed with my mental health and I'm always unhappy now. I want to be back how I was. This injury was a terrible thing to happen.

[Johnlatte]

Originally Posted by McBoo

You always have a choice. A choice is a decision you make from multiple options presented to you.

You may want to consider if this is the right time to commit to such a change in your WOE.

Wishing you the best.

McBoo

Wow thanks for the encouragement. I have considered it and I'm fine thanks. I struggle because I am around food a lot. I cannot serve my customers anything less than the best, and to meet those standards, I have to taste the food that I prepare. I use these little tiny spoons that you get at the icecream store, but when you make 10-15 different items in a session, you have to make sure that the quality is there. I'm good at what I do, and my family is well taken care of because of my skills. To continue to take care of my family I have to a) get and stay healthy, b) continue to work at the craft that I have been practicing for about 25 years. I wish it was easy to trade one for the other, but it isn't.

[Ran-in-NJ]

Originally Posted by 2fat4fun

Hi all - 3 week weigh in and down 16 pounds. Unbelievable! Thanks to the feedback I am now enjoying the EAS shake once a day (yum!) - it really is a nice treat. I have also been taking the fat burners and will continue to take them. I haven't ventured too far off the plain types of protein and a little veggies for now because I threw myself out of ketosis last week by accident (low calorie drink had more carbs than calories and I forgot to check - low cal vitamin water). I am impressed by everyone's weight loss. I told the clinic today about this website because they did not know. I appreciate everyone who writes as I read it every day for support. Thanks all!

--Hi, your progress is amazing. I'm going to my first appointment tomorrow morning and I'm so excited to get started. I actually stopped drinking any caffeinated drinks over the weekend, so the withdrawl headaches would be gone by the time I start the program. Tomorrow can't come soon enough. Thanks for the inspiration!
-Ran

[McBoo]

Originally Posted by 2fat4fun

Thanks McBoo - tell me - do you eat fruit now? I miss fruit a lot and where I live there are tons of fruit stands all the way home from work. All those cherry signs right now make me sigh a little....

Sure do but I stick to the fruits that are low on the glycemic index. Remember I am on maintainance so I am permitted different foods that are not permitted in the acute phase.

McBoo

[McBoo]

Originally Posted by SDC2

Hi everyone,

I just got back from our NY trip for our son's graduation. I drove close to 40 hours and 2600 miles in a little over a week. I am exhausted and have not read any of the posts since I left. I hope all is well. Congrats to all the losers and welcome to everyone new. I look forward to catching up after I've had some sleep. The trip and graduation were wonderful. We even got to go white water rafting which was really fun. I stuck to the plan, so expect to see a loss, but who knows with all the eating out? I will weigh on my scale in the morning. My next appointment is on Monday.

Susie

Welcome back Susie. Looks like you had a great vacation.

McBoo

[crobyninc]

Hi Susie! So glad you are back home and can get back to normal. We did miss you. Sounds like you had a really fun trip!