The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[pinkbugs471]

I should have done this a long time ago, but better late that never. Been on Medifast since November 15 2006.

Be warned, I do ramble.

My name is Marci. I am soon to be 48 years old, married to my high school sweetheart for 30 years this July. We have 2 sons, ages 24 & 21.

I have tried to remember the last time that I felt comfortable in my own skin. It must have been when I was in my teens. I weighed around 130 lbs. The begining of my weight issues began gradualy. I was the type of person that would gain 5 or 6 pounds a year, and not really notice. Since I am tall ( 5'8" ) I can gain or loose 20 lbs. and still fit in the same clothes. Well, then I got pregnant with my first son. It was great. I was healthy, and gained 28lbs. After he was born I had no idea how to loose the weight. My mother was overweight her entire life. She was on every diet there was. I started to follow that path, trying every "new" program that came around. Nothing worked for me. I now know it is because I need to change my entire way of thinkning about food. After many tries, I just settled for being comfortable weiging around 165. I got pregnant again. This time, at term I was over 200. I remember seeing my reflection in the window, and crying my eyes out because I was fat. That was 21 years ago. Since then I have been on the diet merry-go-round. I would drop 10, gain 15. Drop 30, gain it back.. We all know how that feels. At my highest I was 225

So, here I am now still carring "baby" weight from 21 years ago. As I have gotten closer to the big 5-0 I realize that there are so many things I want to do. So many things I need to accomplish. Being healthy is number 1 on the list. I consider myself lucky that I have no health issues
(knock on wood) with the exception of a thyroid condition. I know that it is up to me to keep it that way. Getting control of my weight is the forst step to making ure that I am around to someday see my grandchildren.( both boys are still single).

I am tired of my knees hurting, or being out of breath from walking up the stairs. I want to go shopping for clothes, and buy somethin I really like, not something that 'just fits ok"

I have found the strength that I need here with everyone. There is not a person here who has not walked in my shoes. After two months, everyone here feels like family. we are all here to help each other along the way.

[Lucy]

Welcome Rambling Marci...we all ramble, so you are in the right place, you are well on your way, but if you need us ask!

[pinkbugs471]

OK. So here os where I usually get discouraged and give up. My weight loss has slowed and I am not seeing "big" losses like in the early days.

I have been 100% compliant and it gets a little dishearting when the scale does not move.

So here is my plan for the week. Be 100% every day.
Increase my water.
Increase my exercise to 30 inutes a day.
I will not give up.
This is for me.!

[bikipatra]

Patience and compliance. It WILL happen.

[Serendipity]

Hey, there. It took me 25 years to lose my baby fat. Better late than never.

And don't fret about the slow down. It will come off if you stay compliant.