The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Bokkie]

Hello everyone!!! I am new to medifast, and am excited to have found this forum. I am 20 years old, and 60-70lbs overweight. I recently got engaged, but I don't want to meet my fiancee's family looking this way. I am going to South Africa in August to meet them all. I hope that by then I will be a whole new me.

I have tried every diet out there since I was 15 including the grapefruit diet...YUCK! I am really hoping that this works for me as well as it is working for everyone else. As part of my diet, I have made the committment to do the Susan G. kolman 3day breast cancer walk. It is 60 miles over the course of three days. I am hoping that this will be a big part of my motivation for doing exercise. I also bought a pilates machine so that I can work on strength training in the comfort of my own home.

[falisamarie]

Well I already replied to your other post but again welcome!! You are one of many on here who are getting married soon so congrats and I am sure they will be along soon to welcome you as well!!

Keep shakin

Lisa

[Jan]

Hi Bokkie,
Whoa, hold off on that exercise until you've made it through the first three weeks. You most likely know this but I'm just repeating it for you. Your body need three weeks to adjust to the program before you start to exercise. Don't worry by the time you meet your future in-laws you'll be looking great!!
jan

[MusicalMomma]

Welcome Bokkie! It's great that you're taking control of your weight while you are young! We're glad you're here! We'll be here for you, cheering you on!!!

[Bokkie]

Hi everyone! Thanks for the welcome! I am glad to be part of this forum, as you are all so supportive of eachother.

I am going to stop pushing myself to do workouts for a couple of weeks but when I am at work, sometimes that is not possible. I am a paramedic and depending on the call, I might do nothing, or I might feel like I've done a full work out. My MF advisor from another site told me to eat more protein with my L&G on those kind of days.

Alicia

[Unca_Tim]

Hi Bokkie and welcome,


Don't be afraid to have an extra shake or two or a bar on those active days.
This will keep all your meals in balance.

Inceasing the protein alone on your l/g "may" throw the meal out of balance a bit. You might want to talk that over with your health advisor or the nurse.

We're glad you found us. Enjoy the forum.

[cydj21]

Welcome, Bokkie!

I'm one of the other recently engaged members of the MF family that Lisa mentioned. There are a lot of us here working toward weight goals as a way of preparing for our new lives. We are happy to have you with us! Congratulations on your engagement and on finding Medifast and taking this great first step toward increased health and happiness.

Can you imagine how much easier your demanding job will be once you've shed the extra pounds?

[bokkie]

Hi everyone! Thanks for being sooo welcoming. I am glad to have all of your support. I weighed in today after my second week, and have lost 2 more lbs. Thats 7 in total. I am glad to see that this is working.

Is there a thread for the people who are planning weddings since there are so many of us?

Alicia

[cydj21]

Hey Bokkie....

I started a wedding thread once just to figure out how many of us are actually planning one right now. I think it was called "Planning a wedding?" so you could probably do a search to find it, and then you'll see how many of us there are. We also have a couple of ladies who are newlyweds. Other than that, I haven't seen any specific wedding threads.

[Unca_Tim]

Wedding Thread