No no no!! No complaining Flo! If you have more than zero, you're doing great!!! Tell that BF of yours to quit eating in front of you! I haven't made anything out of the shakes and soups yet (well...other than shakes and soups...). I have NO time to breathe. Throwing a shake together is so awesome.

Oh my gosh!! Kim and Brooke, You two have to get together and split the difference! An H?? Wow - that's pretty impressive.

Welcome Newbies! Yes, Maya, who is hanging out with her husband in a wonderful undisclosed place, lives in Canada. I think Meowee and Ruth live there too, but they've been MIA for a few days. I know they have to order by phone rather than the computer and they had to pay shipping (it used to be free for those of us in the States). They never mentioned the price.

Wow, we have a lot of teachers here now! (I teach 10th grade English). We had an inservice today. It was crazy boring. The trainer lady actually READ TO US FROM THE MANUAL. It last for THREE hours - Ugghhh!

I have days when I'm hungry. I have days when I want something other than a shake. But most of the time, I don't even think about it. I went grocery shopping yesterday and walked right down the chip aisle (that's where the bottled water is located) and didn't feel anything. I've been on this 3 weeks tomorrow. Even though I lost nothing last week, I think I'm looking at 10 pounds total, which is pretty sweet.

I'm so stupid for staying up this late!!!
See you all later,

You chickies are doing very well. As to shipping costs to Canada, I think they were minimal - I don't have my bill at the moment. I could not order online but did it through "Bruce" 866-451-9255. He could probably tell you shipping costs. He's not an independent but works for Medifast.

I am still partially on Medifast - shakes are great high protein snacks. The weight is staying the same which is sort of a relief after the shift. After the operation and convalescence, I'll be back fulltime.

Have a glorious Friday.

You are all doing great! Welcome newbies!!

Remember before MF everyone... my weight goes up and down and it doesn't always make sense. I was being careful it went down, then for no real reason it went up 3 lbs last week, I got discouraged, ate more and now it just went down again. So, it really just is crazy and we can't live and die by the scale. We have to look at long term, at least weekly but better monthly.

Now that I have said that I know that I will be on the scale everyday! I am a scale monster too. But, at least I'll know that it doesn't always make sense and if you keep at it, it will come off.

Flo, I have my fingers crossed for you!! You are sooo close.
There are a lot of teachers here. Michelle, one of my daughters was thinking teacher and english but all of the grading and papers you have to slug through changed her mind!

Have a good weekend everyone! I am going to a wedding show with my daughters, the wedding is one year away and we had a snowstorm and it's below zero. Brrrrrrr... I think we will need polar fleece gowns.

PS I am very close to Green Bay, WI and people are buying tickets for hundreds to go and sit outside and watch the game. It's nuts around here, Brett Favre could run for president and win in WI!

So today is my official second week weigh in... I had to lose 2.2 pounds to be officially in the exctasy of Onederland.... Did i finally make it despite the stale of my weight loss???
The answer is: drumroll please NO!!! I weighed in at 200.2 pounds...

I was slightly disappointed BUT there is NO WAY i won't be in the Onederland next Friday!!! I keep my eyes on the prize... It seems like i have lost a lot of inches in my back and pouch... so YEAH!!! I'll take that -1.8 pounds!

I have to remind myself that without the program i would probably be looking at an increase in weight and I would DEFINITELY NOT be looking to step on that scale!!!

So in 2 weeks i have lost 8.8 pounds

Hope you have a great day!

Brooke - My sister-in-law has the same problem.

Michelle - Pretty impressive on my shoulders and back, actually... I hate inservice usually. We had one the first day back after Winter Break and my friends and I spent a lot of the time texting...You probably could do what my mother used to do during the inservice - sleep with her eyes open!

Tonight for dinner I had a McDonald's Grilled Chicken Caesar salad with my Walden Farms Creamy Italian dressing. It was pretty good and I didn't have to fix it myself. We're out of school Monday. I went to the grocery store and bought some spaghetti squash and Laura's Lean Ground Beef. I have some Walden Farms marinara so I'm going to try spaghetti and meatballs tomorrow night or Sunday night. I'll let y'all know how it turns out...

Hi girls,

Flo, I don't know if you have a French accent or not, but when I read your posts you do! You sound so cute. Congrats on the 1.8!!! Yay you!

Brooke, Yeah, it's a lot of work, but I really love what I do. What did she end up doing?

Yup, I lost 3 pounds this week for a total of 10 pounds. Not too shabby! I had to drive to the east coast of Florida to pick up my oldest daughter - 5 hours! I've been drinking 100-125 ounces of water, which translates to potty time every 20 minutes or so. So I cut WAY back today and still had to stop three times. Does this peeing thing ever slow down??

After I picked up my girl, she begged to go to the golden arches. She was describing food in great detail. I gotta tell you, I LOVE food. I have the lowest resistance of anyone I know, so it was tempting, but I resisted! I'm going to duct tape her mouth for the ride home though.

MICHELLE!!!!!!!!!! (YES, I'M YELLING!!!) No way did that crazy lady read to you, NO freakin' way!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's NONSENSE!!!!! Sometime I wonder where on Earth they find these CRAZY trainers!!!! Next month I have to go to THREE different training sessions that last all day long, I will stand up and scream if they are like this!! LOL

I'm a big time scale ho'. I can't help it. I actually have fun with it but I only track my weight at the same time of day. I've been know to weigh myself before and after going to the bathroom, with and without clothes, shoes, wet vs dry, and every combination in between!!! My husband thinks it's hysterical, really it is!!!

Those of you that teach or work in large offices....have you told your coworkers what you're doing??? Most of my grade level is doing weigh watchers and I think they'll all flip out and go crazy on me if I tell them what I'm doing!!!

Michelle....TELL ME the PEEING thing stops, PLEASE!!!!!!!! How on Earth will I teach if I have to get someone to cover my class every 20 min!!! Yikes!!!!

Thank You Michelle! Congrats to you too on reaching the 240's!

The peeing thing don't stop... lol! I told my coworkers and a few of my high school students that i was on Medifast. They kept on asking me what were the white packets and could i share my food with them... so I had to explain! They were pretty supportive! A couple of my kids noticed that i had been losing weight. My boyfriend said that my face is skinnier now! I teach in a portable so we have no bathroom around. Itis like a 5 minutes round trip to the bathroom... I have to put my coat and go through the cold... which does not help... because i tend to wait until the last minute to go pee. The teacher on the other side of the portable is very sweet and he does not mind watching my class through our communicating door when i go pee...which is probably 4-5 times a day... We have a lot of fights so i can not really go during passing periods... In order to use the restroom i have to go through a class and the teacher is very amused by how often i have to go... He started making stats: telling me when i am late according to the schedule, or when i am not drinking enough water! It is kind of hard to do it incognito I guess!!! LOL
but all in all, i do not find it hard... If people don't understand or agree with my choice of diet, well, it does not really matter! I will just smile and keep doing what i am doing!

It is all about me Baby! lol

Flo: You are doing so good! I am still weighing myself everyday and find myself on a rollercoaster ride of emotions! Weight down ...weight up
I still don't understand why it would go up. It looks like I will be down 2 pounds on Sunday when I way in at weight watchers. We'll see.
I admit it...I'm a slave to my scale. I hate it but it's true!

Brooke: I lived in Appleton, WI when I was a little girl. My dad taught art at the University of WI.

I hope everbody has a great weekend. I'll post the results of my weigh in on Sunday. Thinking : thoughts!

Do you realize how much money they pay those consultants? It's like thousands of dollars a day. Here's the way I do it...I figure if I get two or three golden nuggets a day, I've done well. It's kind of crazy, but it gets me through the day. We were working with two federal grants last year (only one this year) and it's still ludicrous. The worst is the Saturdays - we do about four a year.

I do exactly the same thing, Samara - with/without, with/without pajama pants, before/after showering, wet/dry hair...so I can pretty much tell you what difference a white v-neck tee-shirt will make in your weight (.4).

My husband doesn't know about my scale obsession, though. He's out of town until next Saturday night. He's in Asia for two weeks on business. Let's see if he actually notices the weight loss. I haven't told him how much I weighed at the beginning. He only knows when I'm not ashamed of it. He's not a super skinny, though, thank goodness. He gains weight, too.

Happy Saturday

Can you believe I woke up at exactly the same I(&*&^(& time that I do during the week?

If you slept in you might get a headache. Sorry, my friends call me pollyanna because I always put a positive spin on things! My weight goes up and down for no real reason too. Often, when I have a "bad" day, the scale goes down and that makes no sense. I am not talking MF, start tomorrow.


We are in Neenah, right next to Appleton. It's so cold today and we have to go to the wedding show in Milwaukee. Brrrrrr....

Okay if I start a post with some specific questions??

Hope so.

Flo - Great job!! I see a "whoosh" in your future!!!

Andrea - Sendng losing <<vibes>> your way! Your little scale guy is SO cute!

Waving Hi to everyone - hope you all have a great day!!

Ahem, SweetP, <sending love vibes>

Brooke, you ask anything your little heart desires!

I HATE inservices. I learn more information from brainstorming with other teachers, taking classes, and stealing ideas from the internet. Honestly, most of the time, the info is only usable with the elementary folks. It's easier to be creative with little ones, but don't make me sit throught that.

So does anyone have anything planned this weekend?

Hi everyone, I like the weigh in stories! Does anyone else find themselves sucking in their stomach when they weigh? Like that is going to help!

I have a question about Take Shape for Life, does anyone use that program? I know health coachs are not supposed to solicit, but has anyone taken that step?

I am a little confused, I am doing the "Be slim" program but the main website says nothing about any of this.

Hello everyone,

I am Lisa, married with 5 children ranging in age from 17 years old to 3 years old. I ordered a 2 week supply of Medifast to try it out. From reading all of the posts for the past week, it looks like I will be sticking with it.

I am 5'1" and weigh 193lbs...which I weighed in this AM. My goal is to get down to 140 by summer the latest. I wore a size 7/8 9/10 for over 10 years and after two children, my weight starting creeping up on me. My last child, I gained 50 lbs during pregnancy. I lost 25 lbs on WW earlier in the year.

I hate being short and "fat". My husband says he loved me the way I am but I am unhappy and uncomfortable with this extra weight. The other day, I bought a 50 lb bag of coal for our stove in the basement and I said WOW..this is all the extra weight I am carrying and I wanted to cry.

I think the end all was about a month ago when I started going to the gym and we went to visit my father-in-law who I hadn't seen in about 4 months and the first thing out of his mouth is "YOU HAVE NOT LOSE A POUND. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO THE GYM". The look on my and my husband's face was priceless. My husband told his father he should not have said that. I felt like crying but refused to let him see me cry over his comment. I love my father in law to death but at the moment, i regretted the 2 hour ride we took to see him.

SOOOOOOOOOO, sorry for being so lengthy but had to get that off my chest and hopefully my package will be here within the next day or so.

Thanks for letting me vent. Excuse any typing errors and I was just typing what I was feeling so I know it is all coming from my heart.