I am going to hopefully bring this match to a halt. First and foremost, I want to apologize if I offended ANYONE. This was not my intent, nor my goal. If anyone was offended by any remark I said, I personally apologize.
Secondly, I will not apologize for my beliefs in the program, and my diligence in the way I perceive it. Everyone is different. I (this is Mike) chose the FULL FAST. To me this meant no food touched my tongue period! (with a slip here and there - every slip was a deliberate choice) There are those that choose the modified version. Anyway YOU chose to do the Medifast program is fine, and this is 100% your choice. I will never disagree with anyone for their method of choice. I will chime in when I suspect something (might) not allowed on Medifast. I am no God, and I make errors, this is why I will always solicit Nancy, or Tim’s tutelage about something in question. I fear, as Carrie and Marseilles said, that someone new to the program might read something, and think it is allowed. Again, if any of you want to add or delete from YOUR program, it is your choice.
My goal, as Carrie said is 2 fold. First is to help others with what I have learned during my 289 days on Medifast. Second is to share a little of my cheer regarding the feeling I have about weight loss.
Those of you that have been around awhile know I speak, holding nothing back. I tell it like I feel. This is my choice of free speech. There is nothing I detest more than someone hiding something from me, and me finding about it later. I speak directly and directly about Medifast, and what I have learned from the heart. Some call it tough love, fine by me. I have no hidden agenda, and am not against the full fast, the modified version, or your own version, IF IT WORKS FOR YOU.
There was a comment made:
I do not feel that people who choose the 5:1 plan receive the same support as those who choose full fast
This I disagree with. I don’t believe there is any subject that is not covered in depth, or at least answered in some detail. I believe whatever choice(s) you make, are exactly that; YOU’RE choice. My choice was the Full fast. There are many that choose the full fast, and those that chose the 5:1, or modified version. Either way, I think these are supported.
This is a support board, and sometimes emotions come into play. Hey, dieting SUCKS, I know first hand. We all need to remember that we are here (and this was already said more than once) for support, and to learn.
-Mike