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[Elimatal]

Hello to all. I am sorry to report that I am a weak individual. I have been on MF since October 1st. I've lost 20 pounds, which I am very happy about. However, it has been a struggle for me each and every day! I am following the program, drinking the water, getting the exercise, and keeping myself as busy as possible. Despite all of this, I can't stop thinking about food. I even dream about eating at night. I feel as though I am obsessed with food. It has gotten so bad that I had to go back on Phentermine, just to get rid of the constant (and I do mean CONSTANT) cravings. I don't plan to go off of the MF diet, only to use the Phentermine in conjunction with it. I hate that I had to resort to this "crutch", as I am seeing so many sucess stories out there where people lose the weight and do just fine simply on MF alone. I don't know what is wrong with me, and why I can't kick this food addiction by using simple will power---perhaps I need some therapy? Who knows. I am determined to lose this weight, and hopefully some day I won't need anything more than sheer determination to get those pounds off (and keep 'em off!)

[Nancy]

Dear Elimatal ~

Many of us are food-obsessed. As time goes by, we realize that there are other things in life but for some of us; it takes a while to get there.

Many people have "Eat Mares" where they dream about food, particularly they dream about eating foods not on their meal plan.

Some people do well to get some therapy, others do fine by reading, thinking, digging deep and over time, making the changes necessary to become ‘obsessed’ in other areas of their lives – to develop a hobby, to serve others, to workout at the gym, etc.

Cravings should be somewhat under control at this point in your program. Are you eating regularly – like every three hours? Treat this as if you were taking medications for bronchitis – if your doctor gave you a prescription, you’d be careful about taking the prescription exactly on time or else you’d start sweating profusely and sounding more like a German shepherd. Your Medimeals need to be taken on time in order to have the maximum benefit. You may need to consider taking a Tagamet or Pepcid a few times a day to help with excess stomach acid – sometimes the growling is not true hunger but just excess stomach acid rolling around down there which can certainly feel like hunger pangs.