by BerkshireGrl » February 3rd, 2005, 7:50 pm
Wowie zowie!
I don't know what post "blamed" MF for any failures, but it isn't any I see in this thread.
How about we all take a deep breath, and zen out a bit? ;-) Ahhhhhh.... deep breathing.....
I think MF is a great tool. As I said. I think its science is rock-solid. As I said.
My qualms about it are not based on MF itself, but as to how I am doing on it. Am I a weak individual doomed to failure? Hey maybe I am. But I don't think so.
We all have to return to "normal" food in the future. I don't think watching calories and exercising is a fool's plan, if adhered to.
My MF buddies, I am in credit card debt to the tune of $10,500. I make about $28,000 a year. Should I charge more for MF? Can anyone guarantee it will work for me? Long-term? No... of course you can't! Weight loss is totally UP TO ME. It's entirely up to me, as this has been all along.
I think Medifast rocks. I love its science, its benefits.
But I am not staying on it 100%. I am craving fruits, variety, and lots of exercise. I'm sorry to seem like I am disparaging MF, but if you reread my recent post, I am NOT.
Dutch was on track for months, she came within a pound of her goal. Heck, I say she did it. But did she last? No... but why not? Was MF to blame? No. What we eat and how is always OUR CHOICE. How we maintain our bodies is OUR CHOICE.
This does not mean anyone on MF (or off it) is making a mistake. If you are happy, if you are making progress on your goals, if you are healthy... more power to you, whatever your method.
Medifast gets the fat off FAST. And safely. If I could force myself to follow it, if I could flip that switch in my brain, yes, I would.
But right now... I can't. Say what you will about me and my willpower, but nowhere have I impugned Medifast.
Frankly, I'm a bit stunned by the outrage and the jumping on going on. People, relax! Chill!
I only posted to say where I was, personally. Not to recruit anyone to the Dark Side. Not to say Weight Watchers is "better." (I don't really think it is, per se. The loss is slower for me but the variety of foods is wider of course. There is no "better." There is only good safe results.)
WW did not fail me in the past. I went off it when I was depressed, after I hit goal, and ate my head off. Of course I got fat again. Duh. No mystery there, just my own bad choices leading to me regaining my 56 pounds. And it didn't matter how slow or fast I lost the weight. All that mattered in the end was how I maintained. And I did not maintain well in 2001.
Any diet will fail you if not followed ;-) Even the best!
Basically, what I am saying is, hey, if Medifast is working for you, AWESOME! Stick with it! You could not pick a better researched plan, or speedier. MF will get you skinny FAST.
More power to you MF shakers. I truly think you are rocking... and I hope you speedily reach your goals, and peacefully maintain.
We all have the same goal. Let's ease up and get there... as we can.