Sounds like everyone is doing great! Just follow the program 100%, drink your water, get some exercise if you can and be patient That seems to be the hardest part but it will work for you and you will feel terrific!
Maya - Have fun, take care - can't wait to hear your news
Vebevens - Terrific job - especially at the Mexican restaurant! And yes - DH - dear husband!
Flo - Waiting for your good news about onderland
Waving Hi to everyone - have a great day and stay POP (perfect on plan!)
OK, ladies. I've been following your discussions from thread to thread for the past few weeks, and I'm finally ready to join you. Actually, I received my MF-ing food a couple of weeks ago but got sick and just couldn't face the thought of feeling blah -and- deprived at the same time! So tomorrow is Day 1 for me.
I have, like many of you, fought myself my whole life over food and my weight. I always seem to do best on programs with a lot of structure, so Medifast seems like a good fit for me on that score. I also have some limiting issues as a result of disability that make it difficult to lose weight without severely restricting calories (hard to do while eating "real" food).
Anyway, thanks to y'all for helping me to get to this point. Your progress (and pitfalls) make me feel much less alone, and I'll be back regularly.
Indykel, welcome. Set up your ticker and add your starting date. You are going to be amazed.
For those wondering: avoid the bars if there is a weight slow down. This is a public service announcement. The bars were fine for me, oh, say fifty pounds ago. But now, they really make a huge difference in the speed of weight loss. Since I plan to be starting maintenance and transition by the end of March or early April at the latest I really want to lose the next 30 pounds quickly. So having spent almost a month using bars has slowed me way down. Of course, some folks may think 2 pounds a week is a respectable rate of loss, and it is. It may have helped me survive the holidays and get over shake boredom to have some good bars for a while. But I want to get the last fat off so that I can start thinking about how to live the rest of my life.
That's interesting about the bars, I did notice they are more calories.
I look forward to those everyday! I will try to go without a couple of days and see if that makes a difference.
I FINALLY broke through my stinkin plateau!! Yay! Honestly, I believe with my whole heart that I spiked my metabolism by eating off plan. Anyway, things are good in Michelleville today....
Tomorrow I start working out - just a minimum (10 minutes) and adding 1 minute per day. That way I can get used to getting up early and exercising. I like to exercise, so I'm excited!
What is magic about the magic bullet? Is it for away from home or do you use it at home? What do those of you who work do at work?
Vbevens, that is great! Any more would be all water.
Welcome Indykel, sorry about the Colts. My brother lives in Indy
Congrats on busting through the plateau Michelle, they are frustrating.
Letting, we ordered a bar for every day. Are they more calories or carbs?
Flo, how exciting! I can't wait for onderland!
Hi to everyone else! So glad you are all here for support!
Anyone experience blurred vision? And any other advice to speed the weight loss?
I am 100% on plan. Went out with people to a Mexican restaurant last night, I avoided the chips and salsa, no cheese, no tortillas, just plain shrimp and veggies. That was an achievement for me!
Hi there,
I don't know about the blurred vision. I had a killer headache the first 2 days but I think I would ask your doctor about the blurred vision. Is it getting better?
Congrats on going out to a Mexican restaurant and staying OP!
That would be quite a challenge for me!
Maya: All I can say is
Jen: My weight watchers leader says "It's not failure, it's feedback." So, ya got some feedback. You'll do great this week!
Indykel:
I think you are going to love this program! I find it very easy to follow.
For the first time in a long time I actually looked forward to weighing in at WW. A friend of mine said she couldn't believe I was still paying WW and doing medifast. I told her it's a piece of the puzzle for me. I'm just trying to do what works so I can finally let this weight go! WW provides a lot of emotional support as does this forum! Thank you ladies!
Congratulation on the weight loss Andrea! Our results are pretty similar even though i am way heavier than you... Hopefully i will reach your current weight in a few weeks
Glad to see we are all doing OK! Welcome to the new girls! We are a very friendly group... Come join our MF family!!!
I am gonna miss Maya...
Let's keep on posting our results... It keeps me motivated!!!
Oh I almost forgot... Today i went shopping at BITTEN, the store from the girl from SEX In the City... Her clothes are great (they go to size 22) and really cheap. They usually are less than $20, but they are having a clearance sale for $8.99 any item (coat, jacket, jeans,dress...) I got one jean, one kaki pants, 4 shirts and a sexy jean jacket for less than $50... And yes, I am now a size smaller... You all should see if you have her store in your area... especially since we are all losing weight so fast and need new clothes all the time!!! http://www.bittensjp.com
SweetP - my gosh!! You are killing! When did you start? Have you lost it all on MF?
Brooke,
A magic bullet is a blender of sorts. Each individual cup attaches to the chopper thingee so you don't have to wash the whole thing. Everything detaches. Yes, you can bring it to work, but I don't. I mix everything up in the morning and bring it with me to work. I keep everything in my mini fridge. Do you know those plastic containers that fit on a round spinner with the covers? These are PERFECT for shakes and soups. You can find them at Walmart.
As far as the bars go, as long as you're between 80 and 100 carbs you can eat them. My carbs are always below 80, so I don't worry about it. During my plateau, I tried drinking only shakes, upping my calories, lowering calories, etc... I'll consider the bars later on; right now I need them for my sanity! Just my 2 cents...
Well, I guess the four pound gain was a fluke because now I'm down 6 pounds in one week! I think some of it is excess water weight because I've been working out pretty intensly, but I'm so happy and motivated! Thank you for your support...it's great knowing that other people out there are doing this and going through the same thing I am. And...my cravings are completly gone, which is a miracle. I have not had a piece of chocolate in a week, and I don't think I've gone that long without chocolate since I've had teeth! Thanks again!
Well, I guess the four pound gain was a fluke because now I'm down 6 pounds in one week!
I am so glad to hear that! I was really discouraged this morning, after my great weigh in yesterday where I was down 5.6 lbs. this morning I was UP 2.5! WTH? How can that be????
I know I should stay off the scale and only weigh in once a week. That's what I should do.
Does anyone know how it can be possible to be totally OP (and exercising too) and have a gain?
My plan is to wait until Saturday before I weigh myself again. By then there had better be a significant drop or I don't know what I'll do!
Sorry to be a bummer...I'm just so frustrated right now.
I really needed to read your post ShellESQ!
Me again....
I was going to delete my previous post 'cuz I sound like such a whiner! But then I thought, no, I'm going to leave it because there are ups and downs and for me this is a down....hopefully there is an 'up' right around the corner and then I will look back at this and say, "See...hang in there!"
Ramblings from a woman hanging on for dear life!
I am putting my scale in the garage until Friday!
Hope everyone else is having a great day! Thanks for listening.
That seems to be the hardest part but it will work for you and you will feel terrific!
Hopefully i will reach your current weight in a few weeks 
..and still have a long way to go 
I am still OK with the bars too.
WTH? How can that be???? 
