Hello all!
I’ve been on 3FC for a long time (closing in on 6 years!) and when I began here, I weighed around 190. I’ve had an up and down history with my weight, like many here. In 2001, I was at my lowest of 156 after 2 years on Weight Watchers. Today I am almost at my highest - my highest I have ever seen was 265
On April 29th, at 261 pounds, I got back some bad cholesterol results: Cholesterol at 277, with HDL at 46, LDL at 190, and Triglycerides at 292. My nurse practitioner told me at these levels, she wanted to put me on a statin drug. I balked, and she said I’d have to make a “major lifestyle change” if I was going to do this through diet and exercise. She said within 6 months, most people manage only a 10% drop in levels this way. 10%!? I scoffed to myself. I thought I could do way better than that. Could I get my cholesterol under 200 by Halloween?
I immediately cut cheese out of my diet (and pizza and alcohol.) I started eating fish like crazy. I felt great. I lost 6 pounds my first week. Then I got some depressing news, and I started to fall back into my old habits.
Here I am about two months later, and I weigh more than when I went in. When I wake up in the morning, the minute my feet hit the floor, they ache. I walk around like a very old woman for about 15 minutes until I limber up. I have a stomach that hangs off my body, ugh! I am fed up with the state I have created for myself and only 1 pound away from morbid obesity. 1 pound. I’d say, really, being 2 cups of water away from morbid obesity, I AM morbidly obese. I hate that term.
I have used Medifast in the past, and it works. Fast. But I fell back into temptation after a few months, even though I was feeling fantastic: tons of energy, well-nourished and hydrated, and weight was just falling off me at the rate of at least 3 pounds a week
I’m now looking at a continued decline in my health, with rising blood sugar and cholesterol, and worsening asthma if I don’t fix this, and a continued creeping up of my weight. Ever since 2001, I have gone up about 15 pounds a year, despite regular attempts at dieting
I’m honestly scared to keep gaining. I figure my only options are commit to a healthy diet and exercise plan – or have weight-loss surgery.
My weight is really hindering my life. I don’t date because I am ashamed of the way I look. I don’t do fun things like dance or hike because I am too heavy and out of shape. I have isolated myself and become almost a hermit, except for family activities and work, because of my weight! How crazy is that? And living that way creates a vicious circle of loneliness and depression and eating more, and more weight gain
So, as of today, July 5, 2009, I am fully committing myself to Medifast.
I will continue on this plan until my goal weight of 140 pounds. I will transition properly and maintain my weight within 5 pounds. Any regain over 5 pounds, I will go back on Weight Watchers to get off
And I’ll be hanging out here much more often
I look forward to getting to know you all, and supporting you in your weight loss!
Go Medifasters!
Beginning Medifast to lose 123 pounds
Thank you all! 
