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Old 02-07-2008, 10:29 PM   #91  
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I want to chime in that it is totally possible to only gain the recommended 25. I did it with both of my kids. I watched what I ate and didn't load up on extra carbs or sugar.

Good luck Flo!!!!
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Oh, Flo...I thought maybe I was, too - but I took a test and not this month. Congratulations to you!!

I think if you eat healthy you'll be fine. I like the 5 factor diet, too. I sat at the bookstore once and read it.

We don't go back to school until Monday. The President is visiting today...I suppose I won't be able to go to Walgreens' or Kroger because my stores are over by Union University and that's probably where he'll be visiting. We had students who lost their homes and places where there is still no power...

I lost another 1.2 pounds and I did my Fluidity workout this morning. I think I'm going to alternate my Fluidity and 30 minutes on my elliptical. I'm just now ready to work out...

Great job, everyone!
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Oh my Flo!
Congrats! I know that you can stay healthy with your pregnancy.
Walk, walk, and more walking.
All of us here are pulling for you.
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Well Hi it's me again,
catching up on all the postings.
Welcome Sexy83ta, I was starting to feel a little left out with all the teachers and day shifters here, I put out a post that I was on the night shift and nobody answered.! So I am happy that there is a fellow night shifter here with me and the unique problems that go on with that.
I have a very responsible and demanding job, just like you and sometimes I can fix my MF meals and consume them and sometimes I can't. Then I come home in the morning starvin marvin...
Would love to converse more with someone who understands.
I am really interested to hear what you do on your schedule for your days off work.
I had a boyfriend long ago that had the black trans am with the gold bird on it. wow memories.....
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Oh Fab, trust me I know how differnt basicly everything in our lives can be. It seems like it would be easy to follow our lifes and diet working third shift but everything as you know gets completly mixed up. Course the day I wrote about making shakes or another meals before work I messed up in that department. I always come home starving and I have to force myself to stay OP and not binge.

What do you do as a career btw? And also, those old 2nd gen trans am (Smokey and the bandit style!) is what made me fall in love with cars in the first place! Im envious Anyways, yes if you would like to talk shoot me a message anytime

FLO: Congratulations! Please do stick around, we need you here on this thread even and we'll help you in any way that we can (Just like you help us everyday!)

I hope everyone did good this week! Stay stong over the weekend!
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Flo, I was thinking that if you hurry you can return MF food. Why keep it for a year??

Has anyone returned to MF for exchange? I know you can, you have to call but I am not sure how it works. I want to xchange cr of broc soup, vanilla pudding and shakes, lemon bars and chai.

Any hints on making the chic noodle or chic rice soup? I am super excited to try them. I am sick of all sweet food!
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Thanks everyone!

Today is day 3 of my new pregnancy diet and i have lost 0.6 pounds so far... definitely not as much as with Medifast... LOL but it is better for the baby!

Brooke: i do not think i can return the food because i go to a center... I will have to call them and ask...

Verna: i will send you an email tonite

Congrats on all your losses! I guess i am gonna be the cheering person for ya'll! My goal is to lose another 15 pounds or so and try to not go back above 199 once i am full term.... It is gonna be hard but i hope that with daily exercise (walk) and sticking to that diet it is feasible! I was kind of thinking maybe i could just do a month of Medifast to lose that weight... I do not know if it would have an impact on the baby though...
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Flo, I did some digging and I don't think you should do MF while pregnant. You can google it. Here is a link to some info I found but I don't know how accurate it is etc. I did lose while pregnant because I was so nauseated, that was not fun. I would check with your MD

http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Los...nant&id=321534
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Check out my new avatar!!!! I've dropped 15 pounds since I started MF about 2.5 weeks ago!!!!! I seriously can't believe it!!!! Yesterday for the first time since my daughter was born (I actually dropped a size after her delivery) I squeezed my big ol' butt into a size 22 jean!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!! All day I felt like I was on top of the world. My silent mantra was "Ya you know I look good in my smaller jeans." LOL I can't believe I just shared that with you!!!!

Last July I went to a scrapbook convention all the way in Michigan. I bought these really adorable lounge pants. Well they never really fit and they looked down right horrible on me. I put them on last night and OMG, they FIT and they look adorable!!!!

Today presents a challenge. I have baseball with my daughter then we have a birthday party to attend. My "plan" is to bring a shake to the baseball game, come home and eat a soup, head over to the party while drinking another shake, and have a bar in my purse in case the party runs over the scheduled time. The place where we are going doesn't have ANYTHING healthy. It's just nasty pizza, churros, and candy bars.

Wish me luck chickies!!!
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congratulations Samara!! Sounds like you have a good plan in place. Just wear your new smaller jeans and think of them every time you are tempted. You may find that you are not tempted! It's just not worth it is it!?

How do you make the soups? Do you soak them before you cook them or after?
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Brooke: I usually just cook the fire out of them. I start at 1:30, then keep doing another 30-45 seconds until it looks thick. I really like the chicken noodle, which is a good thing because I ordered a box *and* got a box for my free week.

BTW, did I make someone angry or say something I shouldn't have?
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Kim: why would you think you said something wrong? How do u like your new workout? I do not think i could get my big butt to do that...

Brooke:Thanks for the info! I kind of thought it would not be good either...

SO i am back to eating real food and following the 3H diet , which is more or less 3 meals at 400 cal and 2 100 cal snacks and maybe a 50 cal treat. You eat every 3 H and basically your plate is filled with 1/2 of veggies and 1/4 of carb and 1/4 protein. It is pretty easy... BUT having to deal with real food bring back some demons that were gone while on medifast... and the whole preparation sucks...

Samara: You go girl! I knew you could do it! I am so Proud of your accomplishment! 15 pounds in less than 3 weeks that is AMAZING!!! I am so glad you got to squeeze back into your jeans!!! Feeling on top of the world? WELL U should!!!
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I did it!!! They had the most YUMMY cupcakes and I wanted one soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I resisted and drank my water. I kept saying to my hubby, I could have one and it would just stall me for a couple of days. He looked at me and said, "NO WAY!!!!!"

The party went WAY longer than expected and I needed to run over to Trader Joe's while I was in that part of town. I didn't get back into the car till 6:30 and knew there was NO way I'd have time to cook as I was already starving.

My daughter (she's 5) and I stopped at El Pollo Loco. While we were waiting in line I was reading the nutritional facts for their foods and I hit the JACKPOT. They have made a plate specifically for Lindora patients!! It's a skinless chicken breast, a side salad, and a bowl of steamed veggies (brocolli, califlower, and carrots). I of course gave the carrots to my daughter. Ready for the breakdown??

Calories: 270
Cholesterol: 105mg
Fat: 10g
Sat fat: 4g
Sodium: 780 mg
Protein: 34g
Carbs: 12g
Fiber: 5g
sugar: 6

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I am proud of you Samara!! Good job!

Magnolia, no you have not. Can't think of what you might mean. I love that this site is not like that. Thanks for the hints. I hope all of the displaced kids, families will be taken care of. Hopefully, we learned something from the Katrina nightmare.

Flo, don't go into detail because some people can't handle graphic descriptions of food, they call it food porn ! . BUT, what's it like to eat all food groups again? I bet I think I miss it more than I would. Does that make sense?? I do miss fruit. You should eat some for us, it's healthy!

I tried to post from my husbands Iphone while at a college basketball game. What I wanted to tell you is that my butt FIT in the seats! We went to a Rod Stewart concert in the same place a year ago and it was hard to jam my butt in the plastic stadium seats because they had soda holders.

I was so excited! I also didn't need to worry about taking up my neighbors space, I stayed in my own!!
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Happy Monday Everyone!!

Wow, it's only been one week since I've started Medifast, and the same amount of time since I've logged on. I spent nearly an hour reading everything I've missed, this thead sure grows fast! But thats fantastic! I love how supportive you all are

I must say everyones doing really great, keep up the good work ladies!!

This has sure been a hard week for me trying to get used to how differnt MF has been to my eating schedule. Im a third shift RN and while I work I find myself sooo busy I forget to eat my whole shift. That ends up making me so hungry that I would just come home in the morning, stuff my face and go to sleep! At least MF keeps me on track with eating in terms of that! I make myself prepare shakes before work and I just grab one every few hours. I still feel hungry alot but Im hoping that will pass soon! With that said, Most nights this week I find I haven't even had time to make my L&G meal and I just eat an extra MF meal and a MF snack. Is this a bad thing that I do this more often then not?

Anyways....For the moment of truth, I weighed in today and I'm down 8 lbs!!! YEA!

I was so glad to see this! I'm in nursing school now and working as an aide while in there and I've been concerned about fitting the time frame in, especially on clinical days.
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