The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[mytime]

Good Morning Everyone !!!!! This week I avoided the 5lb box of See's Candy and managed to shake my way through my staff Christmas Party - tough but doable and rewarded ! I am down 2 pounds this week- 1 pound away from my revised Christmas goal and 5 pounds away from my monthly goal. This leaves me with 35 to go to goal and I could not be happier ! Hope everyone has an AMAZING WEEK !!!! Mytime

[Nicki]

Way to go Mytime! After 13 weeks I'm down 51 pounds ... I'm so excited! Wasn't sure it was going to happen but auntie left yesterday so I had a mini-whoosh (1.6 lbs) this morning to give me to another 3 pound loss week. December has been a lot easier than I was expecting, but I have felt the need to avoid any foodie parties ... all the better for looking great at next year's gatherings!
Have a great week everyone and happy weighing!

[Serendipity]

Morning everyone. It's 2 pounds for me. I had fully intended on posting a 0 lb. week, cuz the scale wasn't budging, but low and behold, the scale gods came through and granted me 2. Nice way to start a day filled with grocery shopping and meal planning for Christmas, lol. You know, not losing was not a problem because I knew I was being honest with the program. Amazing, but I would have been ok with no loss! Sheezzzzz, what's happening to me????

Hope you all have a successful Christmas week.

[ljm498]

Mornin everyone! Hope you all have a great roll call today!

Mytime-way to hang tough this week! 2lbs, nice. And 35 to go! Whoooohoooooo!!! You're gonna be there in no time flat. Keep up the great work.

Nicki, 3lbs is awesome! Way to go!

Jo, 2lbs is awesome as well! It's great when at the end of the week you think it's going to be a bust and off comes 2lbs at the last second. That's a great feeling.

I'm down 1/2 lb this week and I'll certainly take it! I'm holding onto some unwanted water for some reason, hormonal I'm sure. So, hopefully this week it will balance out.

Good luck to everyone else and have a great Christmas week!

[Lisa in NY]

Down 3 lbs. this week which put me in the 40 lb. club!!! yayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

Congrats to everyone else!

Lisa

[Hyperion]

Hi all,

First congratulations to everyone!

Lisa - I'll join your club real soon!!!!

ljm498 - May it be plateau or water retention, when the pounds drop off the feeling is sooooo great, just hang on to it!!

Serendipity - Wow, being able to accept a 0-pnd lost week is a great step towards success, and it's even better when you were ready to accept it and the scale made you a 2 pounds gift !!

Nicki - Glad to hear everything's going fine! If you need to avoid foodie parties, maybe you can expect some difficulties on Christmas party. However, if you can't avoid them, and you don't want to cheat too much, I can suggest you shake cookies, or oatmeal ones, reserve bars for these party times, or have a L&G and bring your own ingredients. I am presently trying to do this for my own parties

Mytime - Always nice to hear someone sayig "I'm meeting my goal!". Hang on, you're really doing good!

For my part, I lost 6 pounds this week (lol 5 pounds in 2 days after my mini-plateau), which brings the total to 38 pounds lost!!

Avg (day): 0.86 pound/day
Avg (week): 5.83 pounds/week

Oh, and for those of you who are curious, you can check the studio, I posted some pics of me!!

Have a great week, and looking forward for your results with Christmas!

[LAwoman]

Good morning fellow-MFers,

Great losses for all of you so far. Don't you just love the holidays rolling around and we're all getting lighter instead of putting on the "holiday pounds."

I'm down two pounds this week, each week getting a little closer to goal

Have a great week. See you all next week with further losses.

[LoriO]

Darn it! I am down 2.5 pounds this week which left me 1/2 pound short of the 50 pound club!!! Oh well, next week for sure!! The good news is, I have already surpassed my Christmas Challenge goal by 4.5 pounds! Congratulations to all on your wonderful losses!!! YAY for MF!!

[big ron]

Congrads to everyone this week. This is my first weigh in and I lost 5 lbs. A little disapointed I usually lose more on the first week but maybe my water was down? I do need to drink more water I have had a headache all week, Kind of like a hangover head ache. Glad to be part of this group.
Ron

[LuzInIt]

Hi Everyone - I've been scarce around here for a while, but I'm still going strong on my program and my weight loss now stands at 115 pounds. I am working on my Medifast "testimony", trying to put it in some reasonable format that doesn't ramble on and on, which I do at times. I've also decided it's time to post the before/somewhat-after pix, even though I'm still 75 pounds from goal. What I do want to share is my incredible journey to good health. No more insulin-dependent diabetes, heart disease, hypothyroidism or neuropathy. During this busy CHRISTmas season (thank you, Nancy, for the oh so unsubtle reminded of why we celebrate this holiday!), I just don't have the time to get those pictures up and my story polished, but I'm committing to you all to do so early in January. There - I've made the promise - you may hold me accountable. All who have come before (and beside) me have been so inspirational - helping me to believe that it could happen for me too - that I know I owe a debt of inspiration to those who are yet to come. Wishing you all a successful journey through the holiday obstacle course (it appears we are all doing just fine), and a wonderful Christmas - I'm pretty sure I won't be back here next Sunday .

[Lisa in NY]

Hey big ron -

5 lbs. is FANTASTIC - doesn't matter that you're used to losing more - FIVE POUNDS IS ALOT TO LOSE IN ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do NOT like water - so I have a hard time drinking it every day - but it DEFINITELY makes a difference in the weight loss - so it's worth it - keep chugging that H2O.

I am totally impressed by all the people on here who are managing to stick to the program through the holidays - we truly all deserve kudos for that! Just think of the smile we'll have on New Year's Day knowing we are ALREADY living our resolutions, while everyone else is just beginning.

I will definitely check in sometime next Sunday - probably at night when the kids have opened all their gifts, and my company has all gone home - so I look forward to "meeting" everyone for Christmas messages next week - in the meantime, enjoy this last week of Advent and everyone have a blessed Christmas !

Lisa +

[Nancy]

LoriO ~

Dang!

Whazzis?

Ya missed it by 1/2 lousy pound?

How about a haircut?

Didja already shave your legs?


or how about a suppository?

Just Kidding, Peeps!

I am so happy for all of you.

It is really hard to stick to the program on any given day of the week or time of the year but this - this has gotta account for something to be flab-free during the HOLYdays! I mean it - you Kids rock!

Sheesh!
re:

This is my first weigh in and I lost 5 lbs.

Oh, yeah, too bad, Big Ron.

Five lousy pounds. In 7 days, right?

That stinks all right.

Come on, Buddy Boy! Last week you were five pounds heavier - take it!

Nicki - oh! 51 Pounds of flabber already? That's super duper! You have lost an industrial-size bag of sugar already and you are doing so great!

MyTime, I am drooling all over my keyboard. See's Candy is my fave next to Joseph Schmidt truffles, that is...you have some kinda resolve to pass them by...

Seren, you're no DIPity! re:

not losing was not a problem because I knew I was being honest with the program.

remember this, Gentle Readers when plateaus occur - because they will - they happen to everyone. When you are honest with yourself, honest with the program - no extra bites, licks and tastes, weight loss happens, the flab melts away and we reach our goal and then STAY there! I am so happy that you were rewarded with that 2 pound loss - keep on going, Seren. We are proud of you!

Mrs. T ~ oh, wow! Hunny! You are looking Mah-vel-ous and every one ought to see you before you are a mere wisp of a woman!

Do you need to borrow a camera? Huh? (Folks, she and her hubby have a camera biz!!!)

We wanna see an updated up-close and personal picture of you, Cutie! All those medications outta your medicine cabinet and those nasty diseases in remission – whodda thunk? A year ago, you had fewer years left and they were not very high quality either – but look at you now, Girlfriend! You must have to slap Larry daily to keep his hands offa you at the office –

Thank you, Medifast for all those wonderful hands-on experiences that my fellow and fellowette losers experience as a result of our weight loss!


Happy week, Merry CHRISTmas and happy NEW life everyone!