Hi Boston and welcome to the site!
All the people in this topic are so incredible - you'll love it here and we're glad to have you.
I know
exactly what you mean with the struggles. I've never been ana/mia but I do suffer with diagnosed binge/compulsive eating disorder and it's the hardest thing in the world to control.
Why?
The gods only know.
Nevertheless, we're all here for each other and that helps tremendously. Ensure that you check back often and you'll see what I mean.
Rosetta - thanks so much for the support.
I was in a very dark place when I wrote that post and feeling so glum.
Every bit of encouragement helps a lot!
Believe me when I say that I know how hard it is to say goodbye to food. Thats why I spent the first 6 weeks of my program on shakes alone - to try and break that 'pull' that food seems to have over me.
Unfortunately I'm not allowed any fruit
- just one piece of fruit can throw me of ketosis and ruin my week for weight loss. Not to be a critic, but you may want to ask your doctor if that apple is okay. Your program is different than mine so it very well may be!
I know that on my program I am allowed NOTHING extra with the exception of 2 dill pickles and 2 bouillon a day because any extra sugar or carbs will throw me out of ketosis (fat burning) and slow my weight loss. I feel like if I'm going to struggle without food then I sure as **** want to see results!
Melissa, I feel for you, I really do.
I've had a few of those uncontrollable eating binges over the last two weeks
but it's not the slip but, rather, what you do to recover from it and you're right on track!
I say way to go! There will always be times when we slip up, but the true essence of maintaining weight loss will be the ability to have a splurge and then to refrain from continuous splurging. You have just proven to yourself that you can put yourself back on track and I think that's a wonderful achievement! I'm very proud of you!
Hi Ellis! I'm doing alright actually - thanks so much for asking.
In fact, I think I finally sussed what the problem was with my hunger.
I'm due my depo provera shot today and I think it was my hormones getting all out of whack.
I remember a friend in England who was on the shot and about 2 weeks before she was due for another one, she would turn into a regular war horse!
You couldn't say boo to a goose around her without her going nuts. As it turns out, she needed a break from the shot for awhile and she's fine now. However, if it did that to her, it surely must mess with your hormones. It IS birth control after all. I only have it because of terrible menses but the effects on your hormones are still the same regardless of intentions, right?
Anyway, I'm due to get mine tonight so we'll see how it goes.
IBS is the most terrible thing, isnt it?
I don't have acid reflux but I did suffer terribly with over production of stomach acid, which made me feel ravenous (even when I wasn't hungry) and it hurt a LOT! Way back, when the doc put me on Prozac for my eating disorder, those pills would get lodged in my throat sometimes and burn for all ****,
so I think I can relate to what it must feel like and I'm sorry.
Why in the world we put ourselves through this for the sake of crappy food I'll never understand.
But, I'm pleased to say that I'm back on track.
My new shipment of supplements came yesterday and, for the first time, I've ordered some of the food supplements to try and curb my hunger. I have the oatmeal (vanilla berry and maple brown sugar) a box of Tropical Punch, some chocolate pudding and even one box of Caramel Nut Crunch snack bars (plus shakes, of course!). I needed a bit of variety because the shakes were getting sickly.
So far I've had the oatmeal (which was good!)
and the Tropical Punch (it was okay..)
and I'll have the pudding in a bit.
I was kind of upset today though.
You see, I post on another board solely reserved for those people who are on Medifast. (No advertising here - I'm only on it for informative purposes of my program) I hadn't realized the shot thing yet so I was trying to see if anyone else had experienced severe hunger after being on the program for over a month and how they dealt with it.
But, instead of offering support to help me through it, it got turned into this huge lecture session about me not having a doctor's supervision (because I'm doing the complete fast) and because I'm having 5 supplements a day and not 6.
Well the damn book that came from the company says 5 or 6, and 6 supplements are usually for active people. Well I sit behind a computer all day at work
so I'd not call myself very "active". I haven't even been to Curves this week.
It just put me in a bad mood (I'm better now!) because I can't help it that I don't have health insurance. I specifically don't want to do the 5 supplements and 1 meal program because then I'd be looking forward to that 1 meal all day - thus focusing all my attention back on food, which I'm TRYING to break.
No one could get this. Why is it SO hard for people to understand?
Things don't always work out as we'd like them to, such as me having no insurance, but damnitall I'm doing the best I can with what resources I have. You'd think they'd be all over me like white on rice to try and help, especially for that reason, but NOoooooooooooooo. They want to lecture and make me feel like I'm at death's door instead. Very helpful.
Anyway, I just wanted to vent that because it only served to enforce how glad I am to have found you all.
Truly. It sounds so contrived and dramatic, but no one has EVER judged me on this
thread or made me feel badly about myself and that is priceless to me. Thank you all very much!
So, I think you all deserve a big pat on the back for dealing with whatever issues you may have in a positive and productive way, despite any slip-ups. We're only human after all. To err is human and to forgive is divine, especially to forgive one's self.
Many hugs
Alisha
Just a quickie!
oh jeeze.. I mean yeah.. I didn't gain and, in fact, lost 2 lbs, but still.. you know how it feels when you know you could've been down another 4 or 5 lbs if only... 
even when the food makes me sick as a dog, 
causes all sorts of health ills in general and makes me FAT, 
I still do it. And, to make matters worse, I'm getting hungry on my program and I don't know why. 
The first whole month I was fine but then the last two weeks it's like I'm starving to death. 
If I'm satisfied (at least nowadays) I can nip my cravings in the bud but if I'm hungry... woe be tied! I'm off like a shot to get something naughty and sinful. 
I'd better come up with another solution... any ideas? 
-- I just need support cuz this addiction to food is AMAZINGLY hard to kick (as I'm sure everyone knows). 
Staying OP will make you glad later...hang in there. Sending you hugs, sweetie... 
Congratulations, hon!! You must feel so inspired! 
I finally went for a physical this year... hadn't been for about four years, because I figured I probably had cancer or something, and didn't want to know. 
fly by...
It's kind of hard, though, because I spend my entire work day sat at a computer 
or hamburger 
that dances across the TV every 5 minutes!
I should be getting a permanent job soon 
I don't really know how much the apple will affect your loss, 
I just don't deal with preaching very well, regardless if it's meant in a helpful way or not. 
I'd prefer people to just read what I have to say and then offer suggestions within the boundaries I'm working within. Everyone does that marvelously here and I'm so glad to have found you all. 
At this rate I'll never get out and see the world! 
And they hurt! I was nearly crippled after the concert last week - just from standing! 
