Thread: Happy Stabilizers

Originally Posted by vikkita

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Oh btw,m I have finally noticed some major reshaping - pants that fit loose early P3 are now even looser in P4. My hubby gave me a gift card for Mother's day so I can go buy some new clothes, he is tired of seeing me in saggy pants.

Happy losing and Stabilizing!!

Very cool - more reshaping on P4!

OK - I have lost 3.8 of the 5.0 lbs gained onload overnight - woo hoo! Everyone have a good day!

Good morning all! Thank you Angel. Good luck with your appointment! Thank you, Julie. It is amazing how people behave. You would think someone would mention a 50 pound difference LOL. Thank you, Acey. Decisions, decisions, I'm sure you will figure out the right way to go. Yay for stabilizing! Thank you, vikkita. Yay for new, not baggy clothes!!!! Ms. Patty, yay for 3.8! It's downhill from here LOL.
AFM, I am gainning and losing back and forth but never more than 2 pounds above LDW. I have added mayo, a few nuts, and today CHEESE! Fingers crossed for the cheese. I am trying to go slowly, it is soooo hard! Have a great day all! Happy Losing and Stabilizing! Lorie R3 P3 D7 One week down 2 to go!

Lorie, it sounds like you are going to have a fabulous P3 - good for you!
Vikki, reshaping is fabulous and so unexpected isnt it? Its like "HUHHH???" when you put on a pair of pants and all of a sudden they are swimming on you! Well done! So sweet about Mothers day! Ehhh --- whats one day in the scheme of things? The love you felt that day will far outweigh the effects of the wheat - for sure. As for MSM, I am taking Pure MSM in a liquid form which is what I read about. It certainly makes a real difference for me. And my nails are much stronger and growing like weeds too! I dont k now about the hair yet but the loss seems to be lessening. But the hairs on my chin and upper lip and eyebrows are growing like weeds so I can only hope BTW, if my body was more depleted in MSM than yours, I would show a more marked improvement.
Acey, that is a tough decision to make but if it is purely financial, you can sit down and do a +/- . My niece was facing the same dilemma a few years back and even though she was an HR director and made a great salary, by the time she added up day care for 2, transportation, meals out, clothing, taxes, etc - there was only a few thousand left over. She decided it was not worth it then. She did go back after a few years for herself. Good luck!
Angel, how did your session go?

PAATTYYYYY!!!!!! My P2 sista... 3.8 is fabulous. I think I will be seeing new numbers by Friday/Saturday. You will probably be seeing them before me since your load wt was less and you were below LDW.

AFM: I lost 4 but my load gain was a whopping 6.2!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant even believe it. Add to that the 4 lbs i was above LDW and I am following Lories pattern!!!! (hehehe) I even did 45 min on the glider to try to push things last night. So, I guess our drops are working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is definitely a euphoric component to HCG. And conversely, i found i was getting more and more depressed the longer I was off it. I did a search and found that this was not uncommon... sort of like a postpartum depression. Not likin that! The men who are feeling that are probably likin it less! hehehe!

Have a happy day!

I wish I was able to feel the euphoric component of HCG that you talk about Newjulie, I don't think I've felt it, but then I'm dealing with other emotional stuff which may counteract that euphoric feelings.

So, last night I had my hypnotherapy session and finally uncovered why I binge every time I start feeling good about the way I look (i.e. get to lower weight). I always did suspect it though, part of me literally wants to protect me with fat (hence the binge), so that I do not stand out, because if I do, chances are I will get badly hurt. So when I'm fat, I'm 'invisible' and therefore less likely to be picked on. Funny enough I went back to previous life times where I was taken advantage of because I did stand out (with my looks), problem was that my looks also brought me a lot of pain ( I was repeatedly raped and then disposed of). Similar situation happened in this life when I was sexually abused when I was young, I stood out in my class, I was the second tallest girl and also one of the smartest. Boys used to corner me at school and sexually assault me for couple of years and nothing was ever done about it (no one did protect me). It is no wonder that there is this part of me that desperately needs to protect me from standing out and being hurt, no one else ever did. I do hope that the work we did last night will allow many changes to take place on the subconscious level. The little girl does not need to protect me anymore as I am now strong enough and wise enough to protect myself (and her). I am soooo close to my goal, it seems that the last little bit is (or at least was, until last night) the HARDEST thing to conquer. Apparently if I am 'perfect' (in my eyes that is), I definitely stand out and that = BAD THINGS. I hope this is now all in the past and the little girl feel protected by the wiser, stronger more secure adult me ;-)

I'm on day 38 (I think), I am going for at least a week to see the number I want to see, 130lbs, and since I don't know what it is now (because I refused to weigh myself, not until tomorrow), I may have few lbs to shed. I just PRAY all this cheating will not ruin my stabilizing!

Happy pre hump day ;-)

Lorie, great job on going slowly into P3. I know most of say we will...and then we get to P3! Vikkita, congrats on the reshaping, I got gift cards for clothing as well, of course as luck would have it, I didnt find many items that I liked. Im trying to shop for practical items rather than going crazy buying all the things that fit because that is a great deal more than what used to Julie, 6.2 pounds loading sounds delish! Im sending postive vibes for new numbers by Friday Also, the work thing is more for me than finances, but it makes me feel a bit selfish. I love being with my children, but also Im at the point where I feel like I need to get back to me. I have been so focused on my husband and my children that I really had began to lose myself. Luckily I realized it before things got to far. Im just going to pray about it, and see where God leads me. Angel, my goodness, I want to just reach out and hug you right now! Im so sorry for all of those terrible things you went through as a child, it hurts my heart so much to know that you were so helpless and afraid. Im so proud of you for facing all of this with your head held high and battling through it. Congratulations for being so close to goal. Its such a wonderful feeling isnt it
AFM- nothing super exciting to report. I decided on a steak day today, I am 4 pounds above LDW but never really set a new LDW after I let my body decide where it wanted to be. It seemed to settle nicely at 143/144. This am ( after a particularly large amount of sunflower seeds lol) I was at 145. Im hosting a BBQ this saturday so I figured I could just do a steak day, see what happens with my weight, and go from there. We shall see in the am!

Hey girls - not much time to chat cuz I just walked in the door and fixin dinner - boy - I have been HUNGRY today!!! I am starving!!!

Lorie - good luck with cheese!
Julie - no euphoric feeling yet - would love to have that! Cant wait to see some new numbers too! Also - I am 5'7" - wasn't sure if in an earlier post you were asking me or someone else.

Angel - thinking of you....glad you are getting some issues sorted out!

Vik - how was your no dairy day??

Acey - I hear ya about the working bit. I went back to work full time once my oldest was 10. It was difficult at first because I was still expected to clean, cook, get kids ready for school and get myself ready. I became angry and finally told my DH how I felt. He said he would help more. He did great for some time but then slowly he has returned to his old ways. He does help with the cleaning at times and the laundry but it is never on a consistent basis. I just wish he would take responsibilty for one chore, whether it be laundry or cook a few meals a week. Also would love it if he would help me with the kids in the morning since most days he works out of the house, he does not need to rush out to work, like me. Having to cook a unusual breakfast the last few days has been a challenge since I have to cook chicken or beef and I don't like to do it ahead of time due to it drying out. Last three days I have been late to work. You know as I type this I am thinking, I need to make sure he knows how I feel and not assume that he does. So I am going to send him an email and let him know. Sorry this post turned into a rant.

Julie - here's to new numbers. Glad you had a nice load, the gain will be gone before you know it.
Patty - if you are hungry, adjust your dose.
Angel - Big hug for you. My heart goes out to that little girl in you. You are a strong person now! I found a site that helps you determine if you have candida. in google search for "dr crooks candida questionnaire". It was very insightful. I heard about him when I was listening to a webinar from a holistic nutrional university.
Lorie - great job maintaning! Let us know how you did with cheese.

My last few days have been rough. No cream means no coffee and it really stinks. Still craving sugars but I am not surprised since candida and parasite will take some time to kill off. Made some greek yogurt ice cream for my dd yesterday and I licked the spoon, so yummy. I miss Fage. Oh well I can do this for 30 days!! I just hope that 30 days is all I need.

Thank you guys. All good here, I"m strong ;-) last night I turned to FAT and not carbs, WEIRD. The session was about letting go of binging on carbs and that is EXACTLY what happened...............grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, (so I had almond butter instead) I swear to God, I wonder sometimes if I should just call it a day and end the round. I am at my original goal but I am SO STUBBORN to get rid of the extra 5 lbs. I was within 1.5lbs already!!

To say that I am very nervous about P3 is an understatement! I can't even imaging not keeping my new weight. The only thing that keeps me going is that P3 will allow me to have variety and foods that are satisfying, including cacao crack and mug cake.

Happy hump day!!

Cheese bad, very, very bad!!!! I am up 3.2 above LDW today. Can everyone say steak day? I was doing so well. I love cheese. Maybe I will try to laser it and see what happens. For now, no more cheese. My next attempt is eggs. Wish me luck! Lorie R3 P3 D8

Angel (((hugs))) Do you have tools, mantras, affirmations you can repeat to get the good words and feelings in and the bad words and feelings out? I know you are doing the work and are facing it head on... Nothing better than that!
Acey, thanks for the good vibes ...gimme all ya got!!! I believe you must make yourself happy and fill yourself up in whatever way YOU need to. This will allow you to be a better wife and mother. I congratulate you on knowing what you need. Good luck with the steak day!
Vikki, ya see...writing is like having a conversation with yourself...that's why journalling is such a good thing....you worked right thru your rant into a solution. You are using your voice ...well done! Hang in there ..it will go quickly. Hope you get the results you need.
Lorie...wah...sorry about that. I always gain with cheese too! And I cannot seem to have a little bit. I know its Candida but I keep pushing the envelope.

AFM...dropped another 1.4 and hope this keeps up. I did add himilayan salt back in so I hope that doesn't slow things down. I have been reading about hypothyroidism and adrenal exhaustion...am about ready to fire both my docs... Dr Condescending AND Dr Arrogant. Ho boy...I went for an ultrasound and he wants to do another biopsy...my nodules have grown. I asked him why he thought that was happening since my tests were better and my meds were lowered. And he doesn't think they are related!?!? so I read up and nodules grow bc they are trying to create more thyroid hormone. So is the HCG stimulating this? I also read iodine supplementation can help. He never asked me if I ate iodine rich foods or take a supplement. Then...ready???..... He said if I kept talking he couldn't measure the nodules. I said I was just trying to discuss what was happening. Then he said I was in for an ultrasound not an office visit so he wouldn't be having a discussion!!!! So I am not going back for the biopsy with him. I'm done!

As I read all the posts from this group, I am impressed with the strength of this group...you are an incredible bunch of women...for sure!