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This is, by no means, an original concept. I believe this is one of the things taught in a clinical program (the one that begins with O).

Lapse: an episode of going off program for one time (meal). Most of the time this will not effect your loss, but it could lead you to a relapse.

Relapse: more than one episode but less than a week of going off program. You may see a temporary ...

I saw this and thought it was a great quote.

Others can stop you temporarily, only you can do it permanently.

I know some others have posted about this before but I wanted a little more feed back. Last night I skipped a book club meeting I go to about every six weeks. I had read the book and value these social gathers tremendously because my husband and I moved across the country about 6 months ago and I don't have any friends here yet. I am also not working so my social person to person ...

Hi everyone! I am about to start Medifast. I have been dieting and have lost some weight, but would like to try this.
my question is, are any of you afraid of dangeruse side effects? How much lean muscle do you lose doing this program? I just don't want to be afraid that will just make it harder for me. I only plan on doing this for one month the going on a 1000 cal ...

After Susan's post about how depressed we sound, I thought about it and thought "She's right". I WAS a lurker for a long time before joining the group and was always impressed by the support offered and the positive attitudes. So I decided I should add my story today. Here goes.....

I officially started the program on 1/9/04 and stayed completely and totally faithful for 44 days..... "stepped" off the wagon for a weekend and ...

Hello everyone,

I am going to start this off by saying, I am not trying to offend anyone. This is my feeling only. I have been having a really hard time coming here for support. I know I am as much to blame as anyone but, it seems like we have become a bunch of whiners! I am trying to stick with this program and I come in here and all I read about is: ...

Hi Everyone,

For a couple months I have been reading the posts but never posted, but about 3 weeks ago I had to fly home to be with my mother who had a brain anuerysm hemmorrage. It was the scariest thing i went threw waiting for her to come out of surgery.

I spent 11 days staying at the hospital by my mothers side. When the nurses would throw me out of her room I ...

Today is day 32.

Days 1 and 2 were obscenely hard.
Days 3 through 21 were moderately easy.
Days 22 through 31 have been difficult because of emotional stress. For one thing I bought a new scale and had to adjust all my numbers up 5.5 pounds. Lemme tell ya I wasn’t HAPPY about that! Add to that PMS, and for some of that time, I’ve been staying at my parents to help take care ...

Hi again and thanks for being here..It does help to read posts and know I'm not alone in this. I hate being controlled by the urges to eat. I have a friend who is helping me and I spent alot of time on the phone with her today. I am trying to stay honest about my eating because I tend (do) to hide what I do from others.

I don't tell other people that I ...

How happy am I!!??
I can't believe it! I even tried stepping on the scale this morning several times because I really thought it can't be. I know a lot is water weight and all but some of it is surely FAT!!
Thanks to everyone who reponded to my posts. I also wanted to let the newbies know that YES the first week is hard. I am still hungry but I have faith in all ...