The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[carolannjeanette]

I feel good about starting this morning. I put out my shakes mixes for the day on my counter, so that is all I basically see in my kitchen. It also feels good to start today, as opposed to in a few days from now like I originally planned, that is until I read the posts. I won't re-gain anymore of the weight I lost.

I am doing this today

[lifelovinaries]

Well it sounds like you got off to a good start by having everything out for you. Just keep in mind that the first few days are the hardest but do your best to push thru them. Take it hour by hour. IF you slip, jump RIGHT BACK ON for the next meal. Dont beat yourself up about it, what's done is done. But before you put anything off plan into your mouth, think about it long and hard before you take the first bite. If you take the time out to think about it (TRULY THINK ABOUT IT), 9 times outta 10, you will decide against it. Remember, this is YOUR journal, don't be afraid to post successes or mistakes but also keep in mind that any responses you may get are to help you get back in line. No matter what, NEVER look at yourself as a failure. Don't beat yourself up about ANY of it, that only sends a blow to your psyche. Stay OP and this WILL work. Glad you have joined us all on our way to the finish line!

[Out*With*The*Old]

Well it sounds like you got off to a good start by having everything out for you. Just keep in mind that the first few days are the hardest but do your best to push thru them. Take it hour by hour. IF you slip, jump RIGHT BACK ON for the next meal. Dont beat yourself up about it, what's done is done. But before you put anything off plan into your mouth, think about it long and hard before you take the first bite. If you take the time out to think about it (TRULY THINK ABOUT IT), 9 times outta 10, you will decide against it. Remember, this is YOUR journal, don't be afraid to post successes or mistakes but also keep in mind that any responses you may get are to help you get back in line. No matter what, NEVER look at yourself as a failure. Don't beat yourself up about ANY of it, that only sends a blow to your psyche. Stay OP and this WILL work. Glad you have joined us all on our way to the finish line!

YEAH!!!!!!!!! What Ovary Chick said!!!! YOU CAN DO IT! Good Luck!

[carolannjeanette]

This morning wasn't the easiest, but it also wasn't too difficult. Right now is tough! I totally want to eat my son's Cheerios!! I could just take a hand full and put them in my mouth right now!

I am going to follow that thought through...I put a hand full in my mouth and eat it, but one hand full is not enough, I want more! I eat another hand full, next thing I know I am eating my son's gramhm crackers, yummy! Okay, so now that I have already blew it, I am just going to start fresh again tomorrow, so for the rest of the day it is okay for me to eat whatever I want, again it is because I am going to start tomorrow. Now I am at the store buying some sort of sugary substance. And heck, while I am at it, I might as well get pizza, since this is after all, my last night of eating junk food, I am going to start fresh tomorrow and stick to it no matter what.

Phew, I got that out of my system! It helped to put it in writing exactly where that one hand full of Cheerious would of led me, had I gave in and ate it! I am so glad I did not eat it! I am also glad I followed that thought through to see where it would land me and I am done with 'one last night of eating whatever I want to because tomorrow I am starting fresh.'

I know it will get better, I know it won't be so bad in the near future!

[carolannjeanette]

It's approx. 7pm, I am so relieved and proud that I made it today! I totally forgot about some chocolate I had with my son's grahm crackers, so when I went to give him a cracker this afternoon, I discovered the chocolate. It drove me crazy, I so bad wanted to eat it! I didn't, and that feels good.

I stayed home all day, and that helped. Not being around any food so I didn't have to resist temptation, minus that chocolate and my son's food really helped. I am going to stay home all day again tomorrow. It does get boring and I feel like getting out, but I am afraid if I do I will say 'forget it' and stop at the store. To keep myself safe during the hardest first 3 days, I am going to keep myself home.

Part of my still wants to eat right now. I am so used to going to bed with that stuffed feeling. I don't have that feeling tonight and I kind of miss it.

I know I will get used to this.

I am totally doing MF and I am going to totally loose weight.

Thank goodness for all the wonderful people who are ahead of me and are giving me wonderful advice and support!

[Out*With*The*Old]

At 7PM are you finished for the night or do you have one more supplement to get in? You may still have time to fill back up. Also, don't forget there are legal snacks you can have and you can do bullion if you are hungry. After 3 days you'll feel much better - after 5 days you should certainly no longer be hungry!!

Congrats on making it through - - you are doing really well!! You CAN DO IT!

[carolannjeanette]

Right now I am irritated, I don’t know why it can’t login in. This happens to me a lot. When I try to go to the website it says:

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I don’t know what I need to do to keep this from happening. I am irritated because I really need the support right now!

Oh well, so instead I decided to vent in a Word document and I will copy/paste it later, once I can get on the website.

I am happy I was totally complient with day one. Now it is day two. Last night before bed I was thinking of how in a couple of months from now I am going to be about 20-30 pounds lighter, I will fit into a size 12 or maybe even a 10. This morning I was thinking how hard it is going to be to do MF for 2 straight months. I can’t do this for 3 months, it is too hard! There is no way I will make it. I am going to end up eating junk food again and never loose the weight.

I don’t know why I am thinking this. I am trying to change that thought by telling myself I don’t have to worry about doing this for two months, I only have to do MF for one day, and that one day is today! It helps to think like that. But then I go to negative thoughts and feel like I am so far away, I have so much weight to loose and it is going to take me forever to get to my goal weight that it is almost impossible for me to make it. Looking at all the weight other people have lost helps motivate me and remind me that it is possible. And yes, I know I have done this thing before, so I should be able to do it again. But I ask myself, how the heck did I do this before?

I feel lonely on MF. I think it is because I don’t have all that junk food to carry around with me and make me feel not alone.

Today I am doing MF 100% and I am going to work on my negative thinking.

[DogMa]

I keep getting that message too lately. I'm not sure what's up.

Anyway, I used to feel that way when I started, too. I thought I'd give it a few weeks and get sick of the food and give up. But you know what? It didn't happen. I never got to really LIKE the foods (some people love them), but I got used to them, and I developed a routine. And when I saw that I was losing weight, I was motivated enough to stick with it. In the end, I was OP for over a year (I'm a very slow loser), but if I can stick with it for that long, ANYone can.

And in the end, it's SO worth it.

[rodeomom]

CONGRATULATIONS on your first successful day on MF. Remember, the first three or four days are the hardest. Get through those and the rest is like coasting! You go girl!

I am with DogMa regarding most of the MF foods, though I really do enjoy the puddings, cappuchinos and hot cocoas. Since I have been off plan due to my surgery, I have learned to appreciate a few things about MF. First and formost, I don't have to think about what I am going to eat. This morning I must have stood in the kitchen for 10 minutes decideing what I could eat that wasn't "too bad". With MF the biggest decision is which flavor I want. I have made a commitment to be back on plan tomorrow. I have given my body enough time to start the healing process and I am going to start taking my calcium and vit D again to help the bones heal. Other than that I think I will get all the nutriition I need to complete the healing process with MF.

I was getting that error all day yesterday too. I saw that Unca was working on it and I haven't gotten it today.

[lifelovinaries]

got the mg all day yesterday and most of this morning. But as Unca can tell you guys... i got it fixed now! All should be well in MF-land. Unfortunately, i can identify with CAJ, all of this was happening when i was feeling blah and needed support then it made me feel even more blah when i couldn't post!

[carolannjeanette]

To keep myself today, I am staying home all day, except for my accupucture appt. Other than that I do not want to drive by any ice cream stores or cookie stores and feel the unbeatable urge to go in.

I am looking forward to the accupucture. It works great on me, really helps tame my cravings for sugar.

I am bascially playing with my 18 month old son today and intermittently looking at skydiving videos on you tube. I started skydiving eight years ago, but left the sport for financial reasons (I was a full-time student at the time). Now that I have finished school, I have been saving my money and can finally spend the 3K on a parachute. Once I loose the weight, I am purchasing my parachute and going skydiving again! I can't wait. Forget loosing weight and dating again, I don't care about that. I want to fit into my old jumpsuit and jump out of an airplane. I feel like a million bucks each time I go skydiving--gosh, i really can't wait! Sometimes it feels within reach, but other times it feels impossible, like I will never get there!

I am not going to give up, and I am going to focus on doing MF for only one day--today! I have to constantly remind myself, one day only--today!!!

[bikipatra]

One day or even one hour at a time is a good attitude to have in trying times. Good for you.

[carolannjeanette]

Just had accupuncture, feel great! I received accupucture for both sugar cravings and for lower back pain. Aahhh, I love accupuncture! I currently don't have intense cravings like I did earlier, and my back feels so much better! If anybody reads this and has been thinking about getting accupuncture, I highly recommend it!

It's about 5pm here in CA, I will have one more shake later this evening, then I am going to bed. I have almost completed day 2.

I am grateful for everyone's wonderful support!

[Tawanda]

I've never thought to go through the scenerio of what happens (mentally) after that first off program nibble and what cascading thoughts follow it. I'm going to try to remember to do that every time I feel like I want to pop something off program into my mouth......maybe that will be the key to stopping my self-sabotage. Thanks!

[Out*With*The*Old]

Howdy!! Congrats on DAY TWO!!! You're doing soooooooooooo well!!!! You'll be in Ketosis and home free before ya know it!!!

Rock on, CJ!!

HAPPY NEW REAR!!!!!
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