by flamingogal » January 22nd, 2006, 9:31 am
Hi y'all!
I've been viewing this forum for close to 2 weeks, so I thought it was high time I came on in and into'd myself.
Well, as you can tell by my username, you can take the gal out of Fla., but not Fla. out of the gal!
Why am I on MF? I woke up Christmas morning, took a good look at my 3 beautiful sons (ages 21, 12, and 5), and knew I had to get a grip on myself. Now, I will also mention the fact that I'm married to the most handsome, physically fit, honest and sincere man in the world(who just happens to be 8 years younger than me). I am 46 yrs old, very soon to be 47.
Three years ago, my oldest son had a very traumatic event. He was carjacked, 2 guns held to his head, and beaten. He attends a university 4 states away from us. He and 3 buddies were out for an evening of fun. At 11 pm, he pulled into a vacant parking lot to check a tire on his Tahoe, and was immediately jumped by 2 thugs. He was actually not in a bad side of the city either. I tell you this to pass on to any young adults you know. You can NEVER be too careful. The ramifications of an event such as this go on for years, as you can imagine. He had surgery, still suffers some from emotional scars, but is doing very well. He will graduate from college this spring.
This event sent me into a downward spiral, into a depressed and anxious funk. I hadn't lost all of my pregnancy weight from my youngest son yet, and I allowed myself to withdraw into an "I don't care" state about my health. Let's not forget about being very hormonally challenged at my age, also.
All that has changed now. I chose MF because I was so impressed about the John Hopkins association. I am sooooo glad I found MF. Today I am finishing my 2nd week, and I tell you, I feel better than I've felt in years. I have a sense of peace, happiness and energy that I absolutely love. My husband and my sons have noticed and commented on this also. I have weened myself off (with my physician's approval, of course) the anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds.
Now, as far as poundage lost thus far, I don't know. I wouldn't weigh myself, for fear of cardiac arrest. But, on day 7, I was weighed at my doc's office. I didn't want to know. In two weeks, I have a follow-up appt, and I'll ask how many pounds I've lost then. I guess I believe more in following clothing size than the scale. I have always been very physically fit (have a good muscular build, that just happens right now to be covered by about 50 pounds of fat), so I know that as I begin to exercise, the scale won't accurately reflect inches lost.
MF was very simple to begin. I find all the products very tasty, and look forward to my next one. I do have to admit that days 2 and 3 were challenging. I would have chewed on my desk in my office if I weren't afraid of breaking a tooth! Day 4, I made a pizza for my boys, and I wasn't even craving 1 bite! That's a miracle. I have only strayed one time, and that was having 3 goldfish crackers. Salty crackers, chips of any kind have always been my weakness. But, ya know what, those 3 crackers didn't taste as good as I thought they would.
My goal is to be down 50 pounds (or maybe more) by Mother's Day, and I am confident this will happen. Last summer, my dear youngest son asked me why I didn't ever go swimming with the family. I told him I never learned how, not the truth that I wouldn't be caught dead in a bathing suit. Well, things will be different this summer. Yea!!!! I'll keep y'all posted on the weight loss.