Ok I just ordered it. . . took me about a month of staring at the "checkout now" button. I'm nervous as heck. I'm a snacker for sure. I'm afraid this will be hard. I'm very motivated though. I will be sure to start up a blog to track my progress and for you all the motivate me through it as well.

Hi All! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. The weather was just perfect here in Dallas. So far, 3 weeks down for me OP & today is day #2 of my forth week. Time sure does fly..

Sneeks-Welcome! Congratulations on placing your first MF order. I hope this plan works as well for you as it has for me. As of Saturday I'm down a total of 14.8 lbs (211.2 lbs Current Weight). I'm trying so hard to get to "onederland."

Good Luck Sneeks and be sure to post. I'd love to hear about your progress!!

wow congrads on your weight loss so far!! do your clothes fit different? Sometimes it's hard for me to imagine exactly what 20lbs looks like on my body. I hope enough to put me into smaller pants!

How long does it take to get your first shipment? I don't see an estimated time or anything. I guess I just did standard shipping.


I'm nervous about the L&G portion of the plan. I feel like I'm gonna be stuck eatting chicken and salad for the rest of my life. I'm not into cooking especially when I been at work for 12hrs a day.

Has anyone else experienced stomach issues with Medifast? It doesn't seem to be settling well with me, though this is only day 5. It is not enough to warrant abandoning the diet; it is just annoying.

I love 3FC much better than their boards, although, they have some really great looking recipes. In particular, someone created a bread recipe involving a packet of eggs & a packet of soup. Seems bizarre, but everyone is raving about it. I might give it a try this weekend.

Hope everyone is doing well and on track.

Sneeks, yeah, I was worried about only eating chicken salad for L&G too. So far it hasn't been too bad. I ended up getting some pork chops, some steaks, hamburger, and some salmon too. Except for the salmon I cook them all the same way as the chicken. Dump on some seasoning, spray some Pam in a skillet and just cook it; or if I'm in a real hurry I use my George Foreman. I also picked up some Gardenburgers and am looking forward to having two of them tonight. I am getting a little bored with the veggies though. I pretty much just have broccoli, green beans, mixed bell peppers, fresh spinach greens for salad, and mushrooms. I need to take the list with me next time I go to the store and try to branch out a bit.

Alice (or is it Jen?) Let me know how you like the bread! I haven't tried any of the bread recipes, but I really want to! I didn't realized how much I missed bread until I saw someone eating a sandwich the other day and started drooling!

I got on the scale this morning and gained 0.5 lbs. My badness this weekend had consequences! I guess I've learned my lesson. I've been really good since so I'm hoping it comes of plus some in the next few days.

Good Move Sneeks!!! My order took about 6 days, but that was over a weekend. Hopefully yours will be in by the end of the week. I work 12 hr shifts also. 4 on 4 off, 2 weeks days then 2 weeks graves. This works great for me because I can get everything ready the night before and not jerk myself out of sleep. Best of all, I don't need a microwave.

Hey, Dallas. Good loss! I may catch you though. I just weighed in today and I'm at 202(14 lbs. in two weeks). I checked my Monitor today and I burned 2000 calories in one 12 hour shift. This training is LITERALLY working my off and my jeans are starting to hang a little. However, I'm not experiencing any stomach trouble.

If that bread recipe works out be sure to post it on the 3FC recipe sticky. Just be sure to give credit where it is due. Love y'all. Gotta go I'm receiving pressure to get my youngun' to a concert.

Hi! My name is Lauren and I am like you- I am a teacher, 5'1 and am 210 lbs. I am just wondering how your MF journey is going. I find it very limiting with the 5-1 plan and gthe veggies. I have been eating healthy since January and lost about 12 lbs by calorie counting and I have become accustomed to eating a lot of veggies! Now with MF, I feel like I am cheating myself with not getting enough. How do you do your modified MF plan (4-2). Do you split the one Lean and Green or have two of the same portion Lean and Green? How is it working for you? Thanks for any info!!!

OK. No more child with "Let's Go." in my ear. I have two corrections. I looked at my bathroom notes and it was 204 for a loss of 12 lbs. Also, I burned 2500 calories at work today and I still have the evening to go.

Trouble is it will probably come to a sqreeching slow down when I try to quit smoking when I hit 190-195. I've gained 20 lbs everytime I've quit before, and I just couldn't stand the thought of going to 240. I think with the MF in place I will do better. It may slow my metabolism for a week or two, but I don't think I'll be as likely to do the nervous eating replacement thing.

Welcome Lauren. MF has actually expanded my purchasing of veggies, but I REALLY miss having fruit. I love fruit. Somehow I manage to get by. Still, I kind of have angry thoughts towards the guys at work when they are eating a nice apple or orange. Good thing for them that they know more about blowing stuff up than I do.

I tend to split my L&G up. I'll have 1/2 portion of chix on my salad and then either have the other 1/2 straight or get a 1/2 portion of another protein. Then, I save 1/2 c. of my veggies for my soup. If I have chix noodle soup I save my 1/2 c. of veggies for a snack after work. P.S. I really don't like the chix and rice no matter what I do.

Lili-Glad you know there are consequences but don't stroke out over .5 lb. You also got to enjoy a nice day out with your friends and got to see and learn new things. More importantly, you proved to yourself that you could handle it without going bonzo. And that(as Martha would say) is a good thing. We will all face challenges, and you did good.

Love y'all!!!

Thanks for the welcome guys!!

Looks like my package is due to arrive TODAY! . . Luckily Medifast ships out from about 50miles from me. I was planning on it arriving Friday I guess.

I don't plan on starting till Monday. I have to mentally prepare myself. I did it the same way with smoking (picked a set quit date) and it worked. I also planning on going to the wally world and picking up some things such as a lil grill (george foreman or something similar) and a couple shaker containers as well as a mini blender (magic bullet or something similar).

I am debating weather to work out or not. I haven't done any exercise for 2 months. Perhaps I should wait 2-3 weeks and slowly reintroduce working out again. I need to put this gym membership to use.

My brother and me are now having a competition. He is overweight (320lbs) as well. He is trying to watch what he eats, and no he doesn't calorie count. And he tries to work out, he goes to the gym and walks on a treadmill. He is so bashing me for trying Medifast. He is a nurse, he said it's really dangerous to go from eatting 2-3k calories to 800-1k calories. Also that Medifast should only be used for a month to get into the habit of better eatting. So I told him "it's on" and we're gonna have a competition as to who will lose more weight.

I had a talk with my husband last night about me ordering Medifast. He laughed a lil at first, I think the name threw him off. But I really think he understands. We don't have any kids, so this diet should be easy for me. He keeps telling me I look fine the way I am... but I know I don't look fine, I don't feel fine either. I've gained about 80lbs in the past 3 years. Quitting smoking accounts for about 40lbs of that. I love bubble baths and can hardly take them anymore. I'm sick of not being able to find cute clothing to wear. It really sucks that I just took a new job and spent around 2k on new clothing that probably won't fit me in about a month. All very businessy clothing, ugh.

Well I'm here ladies, and together we're gonna do this. If anyone wants to buddy with me on this, PM me.

Deerol, I decided to modify the plan as I felt going down to 800-1000 calories per day was just too low. I am over 300lbs, so while it is a medical necessity that I reduce my weight, I didn't want to harm my body more in the process.

So, I eat 2 L&G meals a day, averaging about 1400 calories. I try to keep my carb total under 100g. I'm still losing substantial weight...in fact I'm down 10lbs and I still have 2 more days before my first weigh-in, but I don't feel like I'm losing weight in an unhealthy manner (which probably doesn't make sense given this week's weight loss total). Today, day 5, is the first day I have felt good on this program and can honestly say I have a TON of energy (and no stomach problems)!

I recognize that the huge weight losses will not continue, and that is fine with me. I'm really happy that this program has allowed me to refocus and motivate me, something I haven't been able to do in months.

I think the focus on small, frequent meals, as well as lowish carbs, is a great plan for weight-loss.

And those orange creme shakes are to die for.

Jen-I'm way happy to hear you're being realistic. It will save you alot of frustration in the future. When my job became more physical I was going to increase my L&G also. Fortunately I didn't have to. Whatever a person has to do to make the program work for them is the right thing to do.

Sneeks-MF recommends that if you're not already working out to wait for three weeks. They have an Excersize Guide you can get for free on-line. If you alredy work out cut back a little until you see how it is going. I didn't intend to work out but my job made a different decision for me. I really haven't suffered any ill consequences though. I know where your brother is coming from too. It's a little scary to lose 7-10 lbs. a week when most "Professionals" suggest 1-2 at the most. But, we are getting our vitamins and other nutrients through the MF plan. I did my research pretty thoroughly, and I haven't found any bad things about MF from those who understand it. I only hear negative comments from those who "think" it doesn't sound right but haven't investigated it.

Well, I just got another drink thermos for my cream soups. I found I can take them to work with me as long as I blend them first. Problem is that it creates too much foam to fit in my soup thermos. I guess I'll just treat it like another hot drink. I also got some ankle weights to use when I'm back on haul truck. I really don't want to lose the energy I've gained these last couple of weeks when I return to sitting on my butt all shift. I can just do leg and arm lifts when I'm waiting at the shovels. Maybe I can even do modified crunches in my seat. I definately will need to tighten things up with all this loss or I will turn into a big ol' sagging mess.

Well, good luck all.

I splurged last night and bought a heart rate monitor in preparation for exercising, since my three week-a-versary is coming up. Operator, you inspired me to get one, so thank you!

It's a Polar F6. I read a lot of posts raving about the F4 and found the F6 on Amazon.com. It has some extras that the F4 doesn't have for only $20 more and I thought it was a pretty good deal. I should get it tomorrow...free expedited shipping is great! I'm getting really excited about working out now and that's a first!

I thought about getting a personal trainer from my gym, but with the cost of MF, my horrible kitchen remodel, and now the heart monitor, I decided to put it off for a while. Maybe next month...

Anybody have any suggestions about working out? When I used to go to the gym I would do the elliptical and treadmill mostly, with a few weight machines thrown in to tone up (alternating days with lower body and upper body). But basically, I have no idea what to do once I start...besides starting slow.

Lili-Congrats on your purchase. I think you'll get alot of encouragement from it. I went with the cheaper one because I don't have to wear the chest strap with it. That would have been inconvenient with the work I'm doing. Mine doesn't give a continuous heart rate. Instead it calculates based on my last reading. But even at getting an estimate, it is a real eye opener.

It seems to me that the elliptical and treadmill would be a good start for a couple of weeks then start adding weights in slowly. Have you gotten the MF Excercise Guide yet. It would be really helpful. Most gyms I've been to have regular staff around that can help you out. I'm glad you're excited, but I'll give you the same warning my ex gave me. Take it easy at first and don't overdo. You could either burn out or get hurt, both of which will put an end to it quickly.

Keep up the good vibes Sweetie.

Hey y'all. I am an official blaster. I made it thru the training. We have a program at work that counts steps taken in a day. Most of the guys on our blast crew do 15,000 to 20,000 a day!!!(Y'all may know I use a h/r monitor instead because pedometors are useless.) As a driver I was getting about 500 steps a day. I hope I'm able to work on blast crew on day shifts. 1) I use more of my mind in the job. 2) I use alot more physical energy. Plus,I burn about 3000 calories a day. But--- I did go out for celebration of graduation after work. Hey, I've made it clear, this program is to help ME controL my life, not let the progam control me.

I had my fun!! But, now it's back to what matters.

My girls are doing well and I've had a night for me. So, tomorrow I'll be back on track. I have one day off then I'm working overtime for the next three days, so I know I'll be tired. Please, please, please be here for me, chickies, in the coming week. I think I'm really going to need your support, love and encouragement.

Thanks for being here.

Hello Medifasters!!!

I have been totally and completely on plan...................and it's my first day and I've on my second MF meal.

Can I just say how much I love, love, LOVE the orange creme shake? Maybe because I was so excited this morning after sorting all my food last night - I love the idea of arranging my food just so.

Now I am eating blueberry oatmeal at work - not SO yum, but not so bad. I also have cream of broc soup and hot choc for the day, then my L&G of salmon and salad, then chix noodle before bed. Whew!

I am "saving" my bars for day 4 - by then it will seem like a treat.

All these posts are very exciting to read - and now I get to put some of the best hints into action!