Ed After Thanksgiving! RVL

Well, the 1st 1/3rd of the Holidays are behind us and despite enjoying them thoroughly(foodwise), I managed to maintain my weight. Sure, I ate more then I should have during Thanks Giving, however, as I said on my blog previously, I still kept it reasonable. The turkey dinner was my ONLY meal of the day but I only had one shake as I could never muster up much of an appetite after dinner. We finished eating around 4:00 and I never ate again that day. Then, that weekend, I worked with my boys fixing up a rental we have in Orlando. So...I ate heavy but I stayed really busy. The Holiday was thus a net wash for me.
Now that I have been on RVL for 8 weeks, the appetite issues are a breeze. I really do not have an issue not eating etc...The shakes are sufficiently satisfying. Again, I am down 17 lbs but look to be down around 20lbs lost by this weekend. I am confident I WILL get there. Then, I will be just another 5 lbs to my goal.
I have been keeping in touch with many other RVL drinkers. Its funny, the ones that have not had much success are the ones with the "slip-ups". The ones with the most success just simply stick to the plan and do not deviate etc...Also, they tend to communicate much more. The ones that do not communicate at all or very little with me, are the ones that are having trouble staying on the plan. Its all about accountability. If they communicate, they know they are going to have to discuss either good or bad. Of-course it is easier to discuss good so communication is not a problem. If its bad, of-course, its hard to speak the truth or hear the truth from someone so they would just rather not hear it. Look, if you ARE SERIOUS, you NEED to hear it from your accountability partner. Your accountability partner has to be able to tell you how it is and you just need to sit and hear it. If it bothers you and you do not want to "hear it" then you REALLY are NOT that serious and you REALLY do not want to succeed. Noone really cares what your INTENTIONS are. What people care about are the RESULTS. Your TRUE intentions are measured by your RESULTS. So.....get some RESULTS out there and people will not be able to dispute the validity of RVL and its potential for themselves and of-course, the many others they know.

Until next time...
Ed
P.S. by far the best tasting recipe for me has been
1/2 cup, Almond, Vanilla Milk

1/2 cup water

1 banana
 MonaVie Active (2ounces)
Enjoy!