Ok people

I was feeling a little bored and thinking of going off plan and thought I would come to these boards for some encouragement! What do I find? A bunch of you who are already off of the plan and making all kinds of excuses!

The whole "zigzaging" your talking about used to be called the "rotation diet"

It does have some merit, however you can zig zag yourself right back up to gaining weight.

I think all of us need to get our buts out of our chairs and exercise. If we want to up our metabolism the thing to do is to lift weights. Build muscles and then your furnace will roar!

So come on people! Get with the program! Get back on plan or forget about it and go to Weight Watchers!

I am new and just ordered Medifast yesterday, I am really looking forward to succeeding with this plan!! I look forward to getting to know you all.

Hey above- Yes it is the sodium in processed food that makes you gain water, also I will bet you that you will drop that extra and then some in the next couple of days. That is what happens when you do the rotation!

Gerly-Welcome, you will enjoy amazing results with this program! You just won't believe how great it will be.

Hey Vbevens: Great pep talk! I started MF in Jan. and was pretty active on this board for awhile but then I started a challenge on the MF board and I have a hard time keeping up with too many forums. I still lurk here occassionally. Wondering how everybody's doing.
I am a true MF believer! I am so glad I found this program. It is changing my life. I still have rough spots. I'm not quite at my goal yet but I am getting close. What started out as me thinking, "I can do this for a month" has become, "I can do this until I reach my goal and then do Transition and Maintenence". I sure as heck don't want to gain this weight back after working so hard to lose it!
Abovethedin: About the Arby's sandwich, I'm thinking the carbs probably threw you right our of ketosis. Not sure, though. That's why I am so committed to going through the T&M phase of MF. I don't want to reach my goal for 5 minutes, eat a bagel and gain 5 pounds! I plan to re-introduce everything back into my diet slowly and really watch my fat and carbs.

Just don't give up! Thinking positive thoughts for everyone!

Jen,

That happened to me too. Granted my "off plan" lasted 3 days and not just one Arby's sandwich, but a week later I still have only lost 2 lbs of the 4 I apparently gained during those three days. It's pretty frustrating because those 4 lost pounds were the only ones I had lost on Medifast so far! I decided I'd give it a week more and then see how I'm doing.

Rachel

Hi everyone! I have been out reading on the My Medifast.com board, man that is a hard core group! One poor person asked a simple question about having a drink during a celebration and she got so much judgement and "advice" I couldn't believe it

I just thought that I would come back here and let everyone know how I appreciate the fact that this group is supportive and positive all of the time.

All of that judgement is what got a lot of us in this place to begin with.

Andiemom-are you the person that lives in Salem? Ever come up to Portland?

How is everyone doing?

I love this group, too! Very nice, supportive people here.
Vbev- I think I know the group you're talking about on the MF boards. I don't post on that particular board. I found a nice group of ladies on one of the challenge boards. It's good for me to be accountable once a week by posting my weight and challenging myself. I don't want to be scolded!

As I get closer to my goal weight I am getting a little nervous about how my body is going to react to changing back over to a regular diet. I have heard that when you go out of ketosis you are likely to see a gain. I have the MF book, The Secret Is Out, and I just printed off the transition charts so when I do hit my goal I will spend some time transitioning.

Yep...I'm in Salem. I don't get to Portland too often cuz I'm scared of driving in the traffic there but I have ventured over a few times. I have an aquaintance here who is a MF health advisor but she is pg. right now so she's not doing the program at this time. She's given me some helpful tips and encouragement. I have gotten most of my support and info. right here!

Thanks so much ladies!

Hi Andrea...congrats on getting so close to goal! I didn't have a problem gaining when I went into Transition esp. w/the first 3 stages (veggies, fruit, dairy). I was pretty active so that may be why...don't know. I also chose my new foods carefully & chose a lot of items that were lower cal/lower carb. I think that helped. My weight loss stabilized/stopped when I added in grains. No surprise there to me.

It takes a little while for most to find a Maintenance menu that will work for them. It's a learning process. You may want to start checking out the T&M threads over on MyMF. Great group & very helpful info too.

Thanks so much, Sue. I have started reading the T&M board for tips. I think I am most scared about adding the grains back in, but you're right that it is a learning process. I have decided this is a lifestyle change for me, not just a 'quick fix'. I like where I am and I don't want to go back! I appreciate your reply!

Got my first shipment today!! So excited!!! I am thinking of starting on Monday. I can't wait to start!!!

Plateau! I knew it was coming but here it is and I am discouraged.

Anyone have any good advice to get things moving again?