The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[bomoni727]

I am feeling great so far. I have been having my shakes every three hours by the clock and drinking lots of water. Hunger is not an issue, (yet). I have decided to do some detailed journaling while doing Medifast as a way to help me stay on task and track my daily progress. I don't own a scale and don't intend to get one. I learned a long time ago that weighing myself all the time just drives me crazy because fluids in the body fluctuate often. I have some smaller clothes that I've hung on to and try on every other week or so. I also like to go by how my clothes fit right now. I'm really going to be depending on your support on this forum to help me through the rough spots. I am really motivated and have decided that this is it for me. I am doing the full fast for now, which is easier for me right now until I get a few weeks under my belt.

[dlr2424]

Bomoni............so glad your first day is going well.....I think you will do GREAT cause it seems like you have an awesome attitude...........an important tool in any journey......... ....looking forward to sharing the ups and downs of life with you....... ..........remember we are all in this together............... ..............
Donna...dlr2424

[LeeannNH]

hi bomoni!

i just started yesterday and you sound like me. i too am journaling and i have had enough water to float away! i have had a bit of a headache today but that is it. i felt a little hungry right before dinner but i am all set now!

I am also trying to make this forum a daily check in. It was what helped me to decide to get on the program and i truly believe its going to help me stay on it!

well, good luck in the days to come!!!

[bomoni727]

Thanks Donna and LeannNH for your words of encouragement. I've been on other forums before but this one is by far the best. I've never seen such a genuine and thoughtful bunch of people. I want to be appropriate when I say this, but I feel just like an addict in the group, taking one day at a time and not getting to far ahead of myself. I've had such a love/hate relationship with food, dieting and gaining weight all my life and I just want to get back into my size 8 clothes by the end of summer.

[DonicaB]

Bomoni~ I think the journal is a wonderful idea. I was never much of a writer and really find it hard to commit to anything that requires writing. On the contrary I love to type. HA!

I come to this forum once a day, no make that twice a day, actually it is more like 5 times a day. Nearly every free moment I get at work I log on to check things out. (I think that is why my desk is piled high with work. I will really have to get busy on that.) I come here because it helps me to see I am not alone. As Donna said, we are in this together. There is just something so reassuring about having a group who will support you through successes and failures.

DonicaB

[fatBgone]

Well I'm glad to see that there's more of us that get on here several times a day - just to read & check on the new posts. I guess I'm not that weird after all!! It's just so "addictive" I can't even really explaing it, but now I don't guess I have to, because you guys already understand!! Oh well, nevermind the laundry, vacuuming, kids, etc...hehe!!

[kassilou]

Hi, bomoni!

You're not the only one with food addiction problems. I even went to OA for a while. It helped me understand that I did/do have an actual problem, not just a matter of "will power", but in order for that program to work for me, I really needed a laid out food plan so that I didn't have to think/obsess about food. It took a few years, but then I found MF!! Yeah!!

I check in here a lot throughout the day, too. Often enough that there are "no new posts" between visits sometimes! Is that too often??

[DonicaB]

kassilou~ If it takes coming here 40 times a day to help keep you on the straight and narrow, then it is definitely not TOO often. I say whatever it takes for me to get to my goal, that is what I am going to do.

My husband can really see a difference in my attitude toward being on MF this time as opposed to last time. I only made it 1 month last time, but I had no support group. Actually I did have a support group, it met every Wed. evening. It was a lot like a WW meeting (from what I am told). We came in and weighed, then the Dr. who was also my HA spoke some words of encouragement and then we shared with each other. The problem with that was it was not in the town I live in so I had to drive 45 miles to get there, I was missing my son's ball games, and sometimes I needed support on days other than Wed. Needless to say, I stopped going to the meeting and stopped using MF.

I love this forum because if I start to feel like I need some support, I can just come on here and read. I don't even have to write anything, just reading helps so much.

I am so thankful for this forum. It has made the world of difference for me. I wish there was some other way to say thank you to everyone here for just being so honest and sharing their thoughts, concerns, frustrations, and successes.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

DonicaB

[LeeannNH]

kassilou

hi, i also went to oa for about 6 months. i lost about 45 pounds and really did realize that i have a problem with food. i actually stopped going because i found myself CONSTANTLY thinking about food and felt a little bit smothered by all of the phone calls, etc. i am not bashing as i know it works for alot of people and the folks there are really nice and sincere. i guess personally i felt it wasnt annonymous enough for me.

after having such a great success with that, it was horrible when i stopped and gained 20 lbs more than i had started with. now at 230 lbs, it was very hard and my shame is INTENSE. i was afraid to go back. i need alot of structure and no choices at this point in my life without judgement.

i guess what i am getting to is how has mf been for you after your oa experience? i am on my 3rd day and feel really positive about the diet and expecially this forum. everyone is so supportive of one another.

whew! can you say LONG-WINDED!! i look forward to hearing from you and from anyone else that has feedback!!

thanks for reading!
leeann

[kassilou]

Leeann,
I only went to OA for about two months, and it was about 4 years ago. I never got a sponsor, I just went to the meetings. I still read the material occasionally. Kind of like coming here...reading about other people's struggles and successes.

MF is working great for me. I've had times of no loss (up to 2 weeks once!), but just stuck to the program and kept reading here. Having this forum has made such a difference. I haven't lost this much weight in 20 years! I just couldn't do it. I don't like going to meetings. I like this because I can check in whenever I feel I need to. I'm doing it on my own, but y'all are doing it with me, too.

Stay compliant, drink your water, and keep checking in here. It does work. This is the ONLY diet I have ever been on where I am not obsessing about food. I did Diet Center 20 years ago and would have such vivid dreams about eating that I thought I actually had. I had myself in tight control, never cheated, but when I finally quit after losing 60#, I went nuts with food and haven't been able to seriously lose weight since. I'm happy to say I've not had any such dreams this time. In fact, as I stated somewhere when I first started, I even had a dream about resisting food that was offered to me. Too cool!

[LeeannNH]

kassilou

thanks so much for your feedback. im happy to hear that you have had success after having lost a great deal and gaining and losing again (im not glad you gained back but im glad you are having success now, know what i mean? ). after oa and gaining it back i felt like a failure. it is encouraging to read all of the stories people write

nice to meet you and i'll look forward to running into you around here

take good care
leeann

[Heidi]

Hi Monica! GREAT JOB!! Keep up the good work and great attitude! I am glad that you started and keep coming to the board. There's a sincere, helpful group of people here who will support you through thick and thin! I'll talk with you soon--Heidi