My name is Bettina and I live in California. Have battled my weight my whole life. Partly I think genetic and partly just bad eating habits. Italian family didn't help

I have been on Medifast ten days. To be honest I have not weighed myself. I know I need to and will buy a scale. But I can tell that my clothes are looser already. I am enjoying the food and being creative with the variety we can choose. I am also really grateful for a website like this with so much support, new recipes and to know that I am not alone in this endeavor.
I think I can make it this time. I am a size 18 and want to get to an 8-10 where I used to be. At 5'10" I think that is as far as I should go. Good luck to everyone else and best of health.
Bettina