The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[izabelle]

Hello again all, I haven't posted for a little while because....Kaboom!
I fell off the MF wagon. Not fully, but partially. I kept telling myself that the next day was it and then the next and so on. So, today is my restart day! I have had so much trouble staying faithful that I almost gave up entirely. But, when 2lbs crept back I decided that was it. I refuse to gain and do not like what I look like now. I even told myself that I would post here regularly and couldn't even do that right. Also didn't have much time the last few weeks. I am going to do the full fast, with a salad when I can't stand it any longer, but thats it! No more meats etc...(too yummy and easy to go overboard on). I will quit my job at the restuarant if thats what it takes. My health is too darn important to me. Now to convince my family to let me cook only the foods that I don't like for them. lol
Thanks for listening to my confession and hopefully I won't have to recite this. Good luck to all and please believe me when I say that not even one day of cheating is worth it.

[Simmshe]

Izabelle,

Sorry to hear that you have been having such a hard time with your plan lately--most of us can relate to some imperfection with our plans.

How many successful consecutive days have you had? You mentioned that you will have a salad on days when you "can't stand it any longer." What can't you stand--hunger? I'm curious about if it's physical hunger, because unless you get in several consecutive days, or even a week, you will probably still have some hunger, but the gnawing hunger usually passes after four days for most people. For me, my "I'm starving" hunger dissipated by day 4, and after two weeks (really three weeks), my appetite really pretty much disappeared. So if you hunger, actual physical hunger gets to you--it will pass if you can hang in there long enough--this is the medifast gospel!

You can do this--I "hear" it in your words! I had to make some changes (borderline sacrifices) to aide me in sticking with my plan uninterrupted. I fell off the wagon early last month when I went to Bermuda. And when I clawed my way back on, I decided that I was NOT going to fall off again. So, like you mentioned quitting your job, I made some decisions to postpone a trip that was going to be over four weeks, in great part, so I would have no need to switch to a modified plan or go off plan. I also just decided to start a new, permanent job, that I can't say I really want to take (I have been freelancing for the past two years), so I wouldn't have any financial difficulties with buying my medifast supplements (as my finances have gotten much tighter since I moved recently and am paying significantly higher rent, amongst other things; Also, debating with myself about the real possibility of having to interrupt my plan for a month or more out of financial concerns was just not an option).

Anyways, do what you need to do, as I hear how important sticking to your plan and losing weight is for you. If you can switch jobs, do it. You think you might want to restart you medifast plan after you have changed jobs? Nothing sucks more than restarting everyday or every other day for weeks--talk about taking the wind out our sails ! Maybe committing to your plan when you have no obstacles (perceived obstacles especially) in your path that might interfere with your plan would be a good idea

We're rooting for you Izabelle--let us know how you're doing !

Sheryl

[Mrsshrinkinglady]

Izabelle,
Try and hang in there for just a week and notice how you really aren't
hungry at that point,plus once you weight yourself at the end of that first week the loss of pounds will really help you stick to the program.
I found at the beginning that I seemed to get really hungry for the first 3 days then it was only my phsycological need for that evening sweet treat
around 8:30 p.m. that I had to fight, which I did by having MF pudding
at that time on some night or the cocoa on others It really helped me to see that those weren't actual hunger pains but" habit pains" that I have broken.
Hang in there and tell your self you are worth all that you are striving for.
God Bless,
Shrink aka Mary

[fedup]

Hey Izabelle, you can do it! The start stop thing is soo hard, 'cause you never get over that hunger! Like others have said, I swear the hunger DOES go away. For me it was about 4 days. Then a few weeks in even cravings went away for the most part. But really no physical hunger after 4 days. Commit to mini-goals... make it 4 days, then 1 week, then so on... or heck, 1 day at a time if it works for ya.... you've got the determiniation to do it... and if you can get through those first days, then MF will help you with the rest!