I read a post this morning that ticked me off and now I can't find it. Probably a good thing! It was from someone who has been on the program a while, on and off, and has only lost 10 pounds or so after a couple of months. This is an open letter to that person, whoever it was:
You are on a path of self-destruction and are in denial. Going on and off the program does not get you to Thinsville, it sends you to Misery! This is not an easy process. You need to make a hard decision. Either you want to lose weight, get healthy, enjoy life, live longer and be happy or you want to stay fat and miserable. The choice is yours!
You know MediFast works. Look around you. There are many who have made the choice and are doing well. Yes, we struggle. Getting fat was easy. Getting thin requires a life-time commitment and hard work in the beginning. The poundage does not just go away because you will it to. You have to WORK and sacrifice and GET THE JOB DONE!!!
This ain't easy. You'll be hungry. You may suffer light-headedness as I have. You may have headaches. Aunt Flo may come along and swell you up like a toad for a week. But those are sacrifices you must make if you want to lose weight. Suck it up and deal with them! This isn't forever. This is a temporary pain-in-the-butt thing you have to do if you want to get healthy. Then the rest is easy. Make good choices and become educated about the food you eat and the choices you make.
If you are struggling back and forth, going on and off and not doing what you know needs to be done, then you need to just stop. Take the holiday off and spend your spare time making a list and thinking about what matters to you. If you want to lose the fat and get healthy, then DO IT! If you want to stay fat and unhappy, then make that choice and stop torturing yourself. Yo-yo'ing back and forth isn't helping you. It's making things worse, if anything. You either need to commit to doing this or stop.
Yes, you'll screw up. You'll make mistakes. We all have! But going on the program for a few days then off for a few weeks isn't getting you anywhere. Stop it! Don't make me send Guido to visit you! He'll go "Grinch" all over your butt!
Get your priorities together. Stop making excuses. Think about what you are going and set some clear goals. Realize this may well be the hardest thing you do in your entire life, but think of the rewards! Yes, we are here to support you and we are here to pick you up when you fall. But don't expect us to scrape you up with a shovel if you decide to jump off a cliff. The fact of the matter is, no one can do this FOR you. You have to do it for yourself!
FYI - it's "National Get Tough" day. I just made that one up. Now get tough or I'll pack a bag with Guido inside and ship it to you COD!
~Spidey
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