April chat ???
 

just wondering if anyone was interested??? Seems to have quieted down a bit :(

Just got the call that my first order has been shipped today. Went shopping yesterday for some of the L/G stuff. Trying to get aquainted with the program plus this is my first time chatting online. Thank goodness I have a 14 yr. old to help me out. Hope y'all are still interested. I'll probably have alot of questions.

I got a call today that my first order ship also! I'm getting really excited about it.

I think I'll need to go get a scale for my L&G. I know what everyone says about how to gauge the size of a piece of meat...like four ounces is about the size of your palm, etc...but I've always wondered, what about the thickness? Has anyone else used a scale? Do I really need to be that accurate?

I use a scale! It was an old one my mom got at weight watchers... but it is really helpful for me to know how much something weighs... I have no clue if something is an once of 5 oz!! I was actually pretty happy that the lean part you do actually get quite a bit of food! I like my scale alot, plus it keeps me honest in how much I eat rather than guess-timating!

I have a cheap little plastic one but I think I'll get a better one. OMG I saw the neatest one on The Today Show yesterday. You put the food on it and put in a code for what the food was and it gave you the nutrient info. for that portion size. It seems it cost between $30-50 but I was reading the paper at the same time I was watching. I've got to see if I can find it on the show's wedsite.

Ooo! That sounds nifty! If you find it, can you post the link?

I found it!!! I hope it's not a rule violation but it was the Kitrics Digital Nutrition Label Scale, $39.95 at QVC.com. I am soooo getting one.

The rundown on the stuff that was on the show is at http://www.msnbc.com/id/238723831. Gadgets that Help you Lose Weight by Dr. Joy Bauer.

I don't think that would be a rule violation. I think they just don't want us posting links to personal sites to make money off of fellow 3FC'ers. I've seen several posts with links to work out equipment, so I think you're safe. If you do get banned...they better ban me too for asking you to post it! :)

Oh! And thanks for posting!!! I will definitely check that out!

Good luck.:D Let me know when your shipment arrives. I can't wait for mine. Hopefully this is something I can do working 12.5 shifts on a haul truck.:( I sure need help with eating better for me foods. I'll check ya out later.:dizzy:

Ah! It's waitlisted. :( I guess the hype from the Today Show paid off for QVC! It's also on Amazon, but it's $50...don't know if I want to shell out another $10 + S/H for it. Maybe I can find something similar someplace else...

I use a scale too but it nothing fancy!

Yeah. I'll just use what I have till later. I sure hope my MF gets here soon. I've just been offered training at work and after 3 weeks in class I'll be working my butt off for at least 3 more weeks and I don't want to take a major jump in excercise level. The program said wait 3 weeks, so it should work out just about right if the stuff gets here sometime this weekend.

Oh, wow! I just had the peanut butter bar and that thing is dangerous! I might have to lay off of the bars...

Mine either hasn't gotten here yet or they won't deliver if no one is home. Oh well, I'm off for the next two days. Only problem is I found out the training I'm getting at work is classroom and field work so I'll be getting "physical" pretty quick. :eek: I hope I can handle it all at once. If not, I may have to wait till the training is over.:( Plus I just found out today that the company provides lunches during the training which would make it a whole lot harder.:dizzy: Good luck LiLi hope it goes well. Keep in touch.:congrat:

Hi everyone!

Today is one week on MF for me and I've lost 9 pounds. I am so excited! I feel great! I wish I had found this program a long time ago!!

Operator - Gosh, I'm sorry your stuff hasn't gotten to you yet. Do you know what company it shipped with? Mine shipped UPS. I heard the doorbell ring, went to answer it, and no one was there but the box...and the cute rear-ended UPS guy was nearly sprinting back to his truck! So at least UPS doesn't seem to require anyone to be there but a doorbell! :) I hope you get your package in time to start. I hope it will be easy to do with your training classes too. Maybe if you make your lunches ahead of time and put them in a thermos?

Mom2Cuties - Hi!! That's great! I'm liking it so far too! (It's only been a day for me so far though...) Keep up the good work!

So, I feel like I kind of cheated yesterday. I got a humongous snack attack around 10:30 last night and was sooo tempted to run out for some french fries. I settled for my Medifast soy crunchy snack thingy-ma-bobs instead. I already had my snack with my lunch (Medifast crackers with my chili). At least I didn't have french fries! I hope today won't be so bad. I don't think an extra snack would hurt too much in the long run if it's only one time. Will it? Anyone else have snack attacks? How do you deal with them?

Yeah it's UPS. I do have a notice from people who want to paint numbers on my street for me. I hope they didn't decide to take it. :mad:I HATE UPS.:mad: They left my wedding ring behind my trash can when I wasn't at home.:mad::mad::mad: I was lucky to see it much less not have it stolen. I wish they would just leave a notice so I can pick it up somewhere. Companies should offer shipment options. Whenever I can I ALWAYS ship postal. I'll even pay extra. Somethings the Post Office just does better.

I saved the message on my phone for just this reason. I'm calling shortly. I'm in the mtn. west so it may have taken longer. I hope, I hope. I've already checked out thermoses but I'm waiting to get the stuff so I get the right sizes. Space is precious in my lunch bag. I don't even want the crew calling by the name of the chick who used to come to work with 4 bags of stuff.:lol: OMG talk about not belonging on a mine site.

Good luck. Hope to be joining you soon.:cool:

SCORE BIG TIME!!!:carrot: I just found a food scale just like the one on the Today Show at Target for the same price as QVC, so I saved on S&H. Cool Beans.

BUMMER BIG TIME!:mad: My order won't be here till Monday, so I'll probably wait until Sat. to begin so I can have at least two days at home before I go to work. I would hate to rip someone's head off as I'm adjusting(well a little):devil:

I'm gonna start following the L/G part and kind of fake my way on much of the rest just to get used the plan. I have fruit cups that are the right size for the SF jello snack so I can save the cups and make them at home for my lunches(OMG I'm a cheapee). I also have oatmeal packets and I'll get a few cans of slimfast. Then once my stuff arrives I'll do my starting weight and be ready to jump in, I hope.;)

Went in to enter a new signature and LO AND BEHOLD... the ability to create a TRACKER!!! Life is sweet........

My weigh in day
 

Today is day 8 for me!
 

Today is day 8 for me and I am down 9 lbs!! Yipee! I am so happy with this program, even though there are times I want a pizza or junk food I have managed to get through it and stay OP. I want to know when does Medifast suggest you start walking or exercising? I am having a hard time finding strength right now but when I do I want to start walking but I know I have heard someone on the boards say to wait for a certain time? :carrot:

I believe it's after 3 weeks.

hello!!
 

Hello Spec and welcome. I guess we have the same start date. We CAN do this, especially with each others help.:hug:

Yay!!! I had my first official weigh-in today! I'm down 4.5 lbs! I hope this keeps up! :encore:

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Welcome spectrumchub!!! This is a great place for support, I know I love it! Good luck to you!

Congrats to everyone - you are all doing great!!!

Hi All,
Hope you've had a wonderful weekend. I just completed week 2 on MF and I'm down 11.6 lbs. so far! I can't tell you how excited I am. These 2 weeks haven't been easy and I've definitley had my share of temptations, but this program works!! If you're struggling, hang in there! We can do this! :hug:

SW:226
Current:214.4
Goal:155(ish)

Personal Motto: "Happiness is not something you can put in your mouth"

Way to go Melting!!!:congrat: Keep up the good work.

Yay MeltingAway!!! That's awesome! :bravo:

How was everyone's weekend?

I had my first "dining out" experience while on Medifast. I got a Balsamic Greek Chicken salad. It was really good, but I'm worried that there was tons of hidden fat in it. It seemed innocent enough though. I had them put the dressing on the side, which was all oil and some spices, their version of "vinagrette" so I didn't use any of it. The salad consisted of a smidgen of iceburg and feta, eight halves of those purple elongated italian olives (of which I ate 3 halves...couldn't help myself!), and was mostly sauted summer squash and tomatoes with humongoloid chunks of grilled chicken on top. I doubt there was six ounces of chicken, but I figured the feta made up for a bit of the protein (crossing fingers) and there was plenty of fat from the sauted veggies. It was all tossed lightly with balsamic vinegar. It was SO good and I'm not regretting it, I'm just hoping that it wasn't too far off plan for a L & G. At least I know there weren't any hidden carbs in it. No croutons on it at all!

First Weigh In
 

Well, I did my first week weigh in this morning and I've lost 7 lbs. I can't really get too excited though because I usually fluctuate about 3-5 lbs. a week anyway. But at least it is in the right direction. I will really hop up and down when I get to 200. Then I'll know it's because of MF.

:congrat:

That's great! 7 lbs is awesome! Especially when you think about how it won't be "fluctuating" weight anymore, and that it's gone for good! Great job!

Congratulations Operator! 7lbs in your first week is awesome. :carrot:

Thanks y'all. Sorry I was so pissy yesterday. Just a rough day at work.:tired: I am happy though. Like you said Lili, it's not coming back.

I LOVE this program. Tonight after work I was waiting to clock out and the other team was having a Safety Dinner. Cool thing was that I wasn't even bothered by it.:cool: I just talked to a couple of my Buds from that team. I could smell it and see it, but I wasn't even hungry.:D Heck, it was literally right under my nose!!!

I am so glad I stumbled onto this. If I would of gone a different route and failed, I doubt I would ever be willing to try MF later. It fits with the way I work. I just have to play with the prep instructions a little and it fits right in. I don't really change the taste much, a little boulion, salt and pepper mostly. However, I am going to make some of the oatmeal recipes this weekend. I almost have to choke that stuff down(same with the chai).:shrug:

I have also learned that the cream soups should stay and home where I have a blender. It just doesn't mix well in a soup thermos(comes out grainy and pasty).:yikes: But I put a serving of my greens in the chix soups and veg/beef stew with a little boulion, pour the water in and by the time I'm ready to have it 3-6 hours later it's really tasty and hearty.:T

I've also decided not to try to keep it a secret at work. I thought the guys would give me crap. Instead, I was hurting their feelings when I wouldn't accept their food. Now, they are starting to realize that they shouldn't offer it in the first place and I don't feel like I'm hiding some big damn secret. Also, my real Buds are supportive.:sunny:

I hope this gratitude entry makes up for yesterday pissy pooper. Love Y'all!!!

WE CAN DO IT, YES WE CAN!!!:grouphug:

Operator, I'm sorry you had a bad day! :( At least it was better yesterday...and you know we're always here for you! :hug:

It's good your coworkers are being supportive. I still haven't told anyone what diet I'm on. I've told very few that I'm actually dieting at all. I carry most of my weight in my rear, thighs, and legs where it's easy to hide, so I don't look like I'm too much overweight. Not that I look anything near thin, but I normally get "The Look" and "The Lecture" when I tell people I'm dieting. You know, "What are you talking about? You don't need to diet!" I'm 5'3", was 165.5 lbs, had only two pairs of pants that fit me, and was nearing the obesity mark on the BMI scale...I do need to make a lifestyle change and I don't want to hear the lectures right now, it just undermines my determination to get the weight off. So, I've made the decision to tell only those who I know will be supportive. Not surprisingly only one of the four or five people who know is a female. Women can be the worst at undermining another woman's weight loss!

I had an "issue" with my scale this week. I weigh every day in the morning before my shower. And yes, I know weight fluctuates, and that people recommend once a week/month, yada yada yada. I've been weighing every day for over 17 years, I'm not going to stop. Anyway, on Tuesday I hadn't lost anything since last Thursday. :?: I was getting pretty worried...up till then it had been pretty steady drop of 1/2 - 1 1/2 lbs every other day. I read some of the forums and guides and found out I'd been measuring my food wrong. So, I started measuring my Lean AFTER I cooked it. I thought the portions were big before, now they're HUGE! I had trouble finishing dinner last night. But...I've lost 3.5 lbs in two days, which is just crazy! Yet another example of how eating more actually makes you lose weight! Of course, this is only my second week, I hope it doesn't slow down much more. I like losing this much a week.

I hope everyone has a great day!!

Oh Sweetie I understand. I went into equipment and mining 1) I like the pay a whole lot better than what the pay is for "women's work" 2) There aren't near as many women around. They drive me nuts. Guys are much more up front about what's going on. They also(for good or bad) are just not as up in your business.

I hold most of my weight up front and have a large muscle mass quotient. When I was at my prime I weighed 135 at 5'2 and my BMI was perfect. So, when I started gaining wieght, no one could really see it and would tell me I didn't need to lose any. My husband would just look at the gain in my chest and say "No, honey. They look, I mean you great.";) It wasn't until I hit about 175-180 that it started showing.:yikes: Especially because my mother's side genetically carries fat right under our chins. Even my mom who never went over 150 and always looked good had a little bit of it. But BOY you can tell I'm overweight looking at me from the side. It's all right there in my belly.

I am so glad you discovered the mistake with your protein. It is so important to keep that portion up. Several of the trainers at work do protein shakes. Sometimes I think it's just so they can challenge each other in The Rankest Fart Contest, but it is actually so they can build muscle mass. That's why when we were worried about my physical activity increase would be too much I decided, if I needed to, that would be the area I would add extra to while still following the rest of the diet. I haven't needed to though. I'm tired in the evenings, but I think that's a good thing. I need my sleep so I can keep my mind on what I'm doing and not blow myself or somebody else up.:fr:

I know you won't give up weighing every day, just don't get to worried if you don't lose everyday. You're body has to stabilize every so often. I know it's hard. Especially if you see it inch up a little.:stress: Besides water, we also have our reproductive cycles and other internal mechanisms at work. We'll get there. WE'LL ALL GET THERE. WE JUST HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER AND BELIEVE!!

Love y'all
:grouphug:

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Oh, I had my biggest challenge today! I went to a renaissance festival with some friends. If you've ever been to one of these, you know that they have a ton of food there, and it's all deep fried, carb-filled yumminess. They actually have some things that I think could be considered on plan. I had a couple chicken on a sticks, which is pretty much a grilled chicken breast on a skewer. I was also *bad* :devil: and had a few bites of a pretzel...and a glass of wine. And I really chewed that pretzel slow and enjoyed every minute of my badness. I figured if I was going to be bad I better enjoy it.

Oh, well! I could have REALLY blown it and chowed down on a ton of stuff. They have cheesecake on a stick too, and the best brownies ever! I resisted that and am really proud of myself. Strange, I was tempted by them, but not nearly as much as I expected I would be. So, I'm really really hoping I didn't stall my weight loss too much. This week is going to be STRICTLY on plan to try to make up for the extra carbs.

Way to go facing the challenge!!!:carrot: I don't think a little slip will end the battle. As far as the wine goes, I just saw one of the diet segments yesterday that said wine was one of the GOOD choices when trying to watch your weight on a diet and still go out with freinds.:cool:

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Hello all,

I just started this program last Thursday, and while I am not following it exactly (more like 4:2 instead of 5:1), it has definitely helped with getting me refocused on weight loss, as I was struggling with motivation for months.

Has anyone checked out their community boards? They have a section, called MyPlan that is great for logging food and exercise. I like not only the calorie consumed and expended chart, but also the graphs that tell you how many carbs, protein, etc you ate for the day.

Anyway, hope you don't mind that I just jumped in. Good luck today!