The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[explorthis]

I am wearing the Guido hat for this post.

I went to my buddies Sat night, and no it was not a Poker game! This is the “macaroni salad buddy” I ate fairly reasonably, with no regrets (except maybe a bottle of suds too much). His wife pulls out some banana cream – gazillion – calorie per slice pie monstrosity she created. Everyone indulges. I did not. We were talking about it today, as he whipped out a piece for part of his lunch, as I ate my banana and apple (no lie); I said I was glad I did not have any. He responds back, “See the s**t I have to put up with” “She is no help” My response was B.S., your no help to yourself. She is not holding a knife to your throat forcing you to eat it. He agreed, and ate it anyway.

Only you can do this, no one can help you, we can only offer support for each other.

My point is, daily and I mean daily we are subjected to free food, endless buffets of food, food that got us here in the first place. Once you lose the weight (which you all will) these things are still here. They are in full bloom. I think I notice them more now, than I did when I was not shaking. My guess is when Fat Mike went to a party; it was the norm to shovel truckloads in. Ringing any bells here? Now, since I am not eating these things BY CHOICE, I am more conscious. I choose to say no. No one is forcing me. No one is going to see me, if I choose the sin. Only I will know (with maybe exception to the pie)

This has to be a decision you make. I can tell you, maintenance, or what ever you chose to call it is easier than I thought. I waiver, I “cheat” but it’s all within reason now. I KNOW when I need to say no. So will you.

Medifast is no different than maintenance in the “cheating” aspect. No one is going to know but you. Only you, not even your hairdresser is going to know. No one here is a closet eater are they? No one hides after the drive thru (have we hashed this before?) with oodles of food, that only you see. MMMMM good, a grocery bag of food all mine. Nope. No one knows, only you.

We have to make these conscious choices NOW, not tomorrow. Medifast (here he goes again – on his high horse) is a short stint. Get the weight off NOW, not later. You know if you are faithful, and you know if you are not. Make the choice, make the RIGHT choice!

Losing weight is wonderful. The ACT of losing it SUCKS. It takes more will power than most anyone can hope to muster. You, and only you have to be strong, and no matter the day-2-day result, if you’re faithful, you will lose the weight.

[Nancy]

Amen, Bruddah! Read my previous posts and newsletters. It is a daily, meal by meal, moment by moment choice - who ya gonna serve? the pie or your health? the pie or your life?

[elle4nelly]

And we shouldn't even wait for maintenance to make those choices!!!!!!! It should start now!!!!!!!!!
As mike said, food and temptation is everywhere! There's been mega huge Bags of M&M's and brownies(Thank God I hate Brownies and anything that looks or taste like it), But the point being....after my slip and slide week almost 2 weeks ago. I have to make decision every moment I am facing non-allowed food.
I'll get into the office kitchen and those Huge Bags of candy are sitting there...and I say to my self? What's your point Nelly? M&M's will always be here, Do you want to reach your weight loss goal or what? So quit the impulse to grab some and get a life !!!!!!!!!!
I swear....I have monologues and dialogues with myself daily...
So making, smart choices begins now...not later at maintenance!

Nelly

[Echo]

I'm sorry, but did she just say that she hates brownies?

I think what is so cool is that you could choose what to take and what to leave; take a few bottles of beer, skip the banana cream pie. Sometimes I think I would eat things just because they were offered.

You are so right though. Nobody is responsible for what we put in our mouths, and the choices we make. That is why when I'm feeling a little weak I tell myself, 'I own this', it helps me focus on what I'm doing. I am successful in other aspects of my life and there is no reason I cannot do this too!

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[Guest]

Yeap! hate Brownies, And Donuts too!! Hate them all! Oh and chocolate fudge too oh and Rather have Donkey peepee than beer anytime.

They are some food that "Thanks Heaven" are nooo tempatation to me at all!!
Now, If I can stay away from M&M's, Doritos, Fancy deserts and my biggest sin of all.." Martini's".... I'll be okay during my maintenance phase when I eventually get there!



Nelly

[explorthis]

Donkey peepee than beer anytime.

uh.... nevermind... I just can't reply this one.

(hands in air - shrugging shoulders)

[Carrie]

Even though I am not a beer drinker AT ALL, I gotta say that if those were my two choices, I would find a way to choke down the beer.

Luckily there aren't any donkeys around here.

[explorthis]

Nelly, I just got a call from some green guy.
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He said someone was REAL mad, and wanted your# !!

[Marseilles]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Nelly!! that was just soooooo far from right.

Way too funny..forget that, I'll take the beer ANY day of the week.

Beer...mmmm.....DOH!!! (Call me Homer)

brownies....mmmm...margaritas...mmmm....BEEEEEER...mmmmm

*drool*

You can keep the donky pee, thats alright by me!!!

-M.

[LadyChamp]

ROTFL

Well, I think I will skip both the donkey pee and the beer, thank you very much!

However, I am so happy with my recent choices. Daughter and I recently went to Eckerds. Did you know that Eckerds sells Oreos and Chips A'Hoys, and that LadyChamp *could* have bought a bag of cookies while she was there and come home and eaten them all? But nooooo, she was a very good girl. When LadyChamp and daughter left Eckerds they went thru the drive-thru at Burger King to get daughter lunch. LadyChamp *could* have gotten a Whopper, large fries, large soda, and two packs of cookies (4 cookies total), but nooooo, she was a very good girl. To me this is a sign that I have "made it." Don't get me wrong. I am sure I may slip up at some point and I know I am not perfect, but if I can avoid those "temptations" at day 20, then I think I am really on the right road. Yes, this is a choice and I chose to be on Medifast.

LadyChamp
1st Goal 299

LadyChamp
338/216/138-125?

Champ
288/260/220-210?

[Echo]

Yay Lady! Sometimes it would be so easy to give in to temptation, like when my evil, devilspawn of a child brought home stuff for nacho's Usually stuff like that in my house calls my name but not now.

Echo-100% nacho free, and proud of it

[LadyChamp]

WTG! Echo the nacho-free!!! That is SO awesome!

[Nancy]

You two are sumpin' else! I am proud of you for saying "N-o-o-o-o" for now! You both did a fantastic job!

There will always be other times when you MAY choose to have those foods IF ya want them. You are showing food who is in control. It is you!

The temptations never ever go away...grub is always there but you have the Medifast Power!

After church today there were some delicious looking things on the food table: cherry pie (I pictured the cherries full of worms) , carrot cake (I pictured it car rot, who'd wanna eat a rotten car?), crepes with blackberry jam and whipping cream (What's in a CREEP anyway, huh? I thought about how those blackberries would stain my front fangs, the seeds would adhere to the front of my fangs and in between 'em and the whipping cream well, I pictured it 'plaquing out' my arteries!) so I just had a cup of black coffee and chatted it up with porky folks that haven't got the vivid imagination that I do!

Now I COULDDA had any of that but I chose not to, I'm saving my calories for stir-fried veggies and shrimp! Hee hee

[LadyChamp]

hehehe

You go girl!

No wonder you lost all that weight!