The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[BiggerInTexas]

I get that way when I'm bored or stressed - wait, I'm always either bored or stressed! I think there might be a link here...

[Mike]

Dang, it hit me like a ton of bricks....like wow, it's crazy. Food is such a drug to me.

Yep... for those of us who struggle with the disease of obesity, its basically an addiction. Food is a drug, and we have to constantly fight those urges. Sometimes we fail, but we get right back up and continue the fight. Congrats to you for dealing with it the way you did.

We can do this together.

[SharonR]

I still get that way occasionally. Although usually I tend to obsess about one food in particular. Ugh. Glad you're doing better, though.

I think the first step is recognizing it for what it is, and THINKING about it before you just start scarfing down food.

Thanks for responding to me in my hour of need! ughh....I got through it though!

[SharonR]

Stacey, umm yeah, I am always either bored or stressed. haha...not good.

Mike, I agree, it is a drug, and you don't realize it until you deny yourself food.

I do find that I have some satisfaction over denying myself things I know I don't NEED. I need to learn to become proud of that.

[SharonR]

I've always been successful at most things in life. It seems that weight is the one thing that always gets me down. I have tried a million and ONE diets in my life.

At 10 years old I stayed with my sister for the summer and she put me diet. I weighed in at 110 pounds. I lost 10 pounds that summer and when i came home everyone went bonkers over how good I looked. Hmmm how does that make a 10 year old feel? Not sure, but that began the yo yo dieting and feeling crappy about myself.

During HS I was not considered the "fat" one, but just rather chunky and I felt uncomfortable with myself more than what others thought of me. I did balloon up to 190 my senior year.

During my late teen early 20's my high was 230 and I stayed there for a few years. When I was 24, I joined a gym and I lost 30 pounds, I LOVED the gym, LOVED IT! I would go sometimes, morning and night, before and after work. I went from a size 24 to a 14/16, all while weighing 200 pounds. I felt great about myself because I was strong and looking better than I had in my whole life.

That is when I met my husband. We met, got married 7 months later.(1998) The gym fell by the way side, and we started to eat. When I got married I weighed 250. That's pretty sad, when I think about it, I gained 50 lbs. in 7 months. How could I do that? I didn't even realize it was happening.

My husband and I tried many diets our first 7 years of marriage. Never to be successful. I mean we would loss a whole 20 or 30 pounds and then something would happen and we would gain it back and a few more.

In 2004 I got pregnant with Desiree. I weighed about 300. So I gained another 50 pounds after I got married!

After I had Desiree I had lost some weight and by the time she was a year old I had gained it back. When she was almost a year old we started Medifast. I did well, but my mind was not in it, FULLY. I was on it for 2-3 months and lost 34 pounds and found out I was pregnant again. ( WORD OF WARNING...you can becoming very fertile while on MF ) I was actually very happy because I wanted another child and it took us 6 years to conceive Desiree. We never knew if we would ever get pregnant again. But God fulfilled that desire for us.

Victor was born April of 2007 and he's now 14 months old. Almost the same age that Desiree was when we started Medifast the last time.

Now is the time for me. I feel like my mind is in this, more than it ever was. I want this so badly. I want to be healthy, I want to be active. I want to be able to play Hop Scotch with my daughter ( I can't now. )

I went shopping at Old Navy today, for the kids of course and hubby got a few things. I told hubby that next summer I want to be able to go in there and buy clothes at 50% off!!!!!!!!!! I want to be able to shop sales! lol

So alright, that's enough about me....for now.

[SharonR]

Today I am doing well.

7:30
Coffee & Hot Cocoa

Drank 20 oz water while running earrands

10:00
Bar

12:30
Soup
16 oz. Water

2:30
Shake

5:00
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Salad
20 oz water

8:00
Pudding
8 oz water

I had a really good day, just had a headache off and on. Could it have anything to do with it being 105 degree's ?!?!?! Ugh....
But overall, I DID GOOD.

[holberry]

see you at roll c all!

[Mike]

Sharon,

Thanks for sharing. One thing that I think you said in the beginning of it was that you have tried lots and lots of DIETS. As we all know... diets don't work. We need to retrain our minds and our lives to change or we end up going back to our known lifestyle. I'm right there with you on the struggle.

What we need to do is decide that our health is more important than what we want at this moment (and I struggle with that thought all of the time). Once we are able to do that repeatedly, then we see a change of habit, and then we are on the road to a successful lifestyle change... not a diet.

We love you and are rooting for you over here.

[SharonR]

It's day 4 and I am feeling so much nausea. This morning was really bad. I ate oatmeal and tried to drink water and thought I was going to puke...I had to just sit and zone out. It was like that for about 2 hours then it faded away into a headache, which I still have right now.

7:30
Oatmeal

10:00
Coffee
Hot cocoa
16 oz water

12:30
Bar
2 Green Olives....yes I take two out and eat ONLY TWO...it's a miracle.
The salt seems to help me perk up. I know I could have fast soup or broth, but this is the route I am taking.
20 oz. water

2:30
Shake

3:00
SF Jello
20 oz water


5:00
Taco Salad
20 oz water

8:00
Pudding
8 oz water

I feel very beat up and tired tonight....still have a bad headache. Going to bed early, hoping I wake up in better spirits!

[Mike]

Sharon,

Sorry you aren't feeling well. It may be lack of sodium or other electrolytes. Perhaps try some broth, or a pickle.

It could also be lack of food... sometimes its rough to transition into the low calories of the program, so for the first week some folks may have an extra packet of something during the day.

Also, are ya getting in enough fluids. Sometimes the minimum 64 oz isn't enough... especially given the heat we have been experiencing. One of the side effects of dehydration is nausea.

Just a couple of options for ya. Hope the rest of the day goes better for ya.

Tony seems to be doing well, as are you. Keep on truckin'.

[Joy]

Hi,

I hope you are feeling better by the time you read my post.

I like keeping SF jello cups in the frig - they are great for one of your two snacks and when you are feeling badly they are gentle.

regards,
joy

[SharonR]

I'm feeling MUCH better today!

[DogMa]

I think the former love of exercise will help you a lot. I've always HATED it (until recently, and even now, I don't like the actual exercise so much as what it does for me). But getting my workouts in every day often helps to keep me on track (or gets me back there if I stray). All that sweating and huffing and puffing is a good reminder of why you're doing this and how far you've come - and what you'll lose if you backslide.

[dede4wd]

I'm so glad to see you back! Let's do this together!

[SharonR]

Yes Dede, LET'S!!!