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Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 24th, 2007, 1:03 pm

Ah ha! Friendly competition and Jo has already won? Hmmmm, sounds interesting!

Biki, I would love to be one of your cheerleaders (already am) and I'd love to have you as mine (you already are)....but competition? I always lose at these kinds of things, LOL........so how about I just cruise on behind you and be on your heels as you hit the goal first?

I have, just for a second, thought about that ribbon....won't it be wonderful to have it in our signature areas?

Computer problem is all fixed and it only took a couple hours (

machines).

Next week I need to place an order (with Nancy/MMT) for food. I am so thankful to have 'found' Medifast and this site! (Thanks Jo).

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » February 24th, 2007, 1:15 pm

Tawanda wrote:Ah ha! Friendly competition and Jo has already won? Hmmmm, sounds interesting!

Biki, I would love to be one of your cheerleaders (already am) and I'd love to have you as mine (you already are)....but competition? I always lose at these kinds of things, LOL........so how about I just cruise on behind you and be on your heels as you hit the goal first?

I have, just for a second, thought about that ribbon....won't it be wonderful to have it in our signature areas?

It will. I bet you would win anyway. I'm not called THE TURTLE for nothing! We can just be mutual cheerleaders then! :cleader:

DonicaB · by **DonicaB** » February 25th, 2007, 2:48 pm

Tawanda~ I wanted to say thank you for your support and encouragement in my journal. It does sounds like we have struggled with the same self-destructive eating behaviors. I'm sorry about your father. I don't really think I have fully dealt with the loss of my dad yet. (He died of cancer also.)

Anyway, thank you and I look forward to both of us reaching our goals.

DonicaB

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 26th, 2007, 7:31 am

Donica, you are most welcome, I just hope I was able to help a bit. Truly the MF program is going to work, as we see from our own and other's journey on it, but sometimes the weight loss may be incredibly slow which is discouraging. As you said in your journal--it will happen and we can't let ourselves get caught up on how long it takes. If it takes 27 weeks versus 36 weeks (just grabbing numbers) it really doesn't matter (even if it makes us sad :lol:

). What matters is that we do stick with the program, get to goal and do what is necessary to maintain. I'm talking to myself more than talking to you as you probably already have this all figured out.

Well, the scale shows that I'm down 9.5# . I don't trust the fickle scale to show the same tomorrow but I'm sure hoping it will.

Recently, I ordered the book Life is Hard, Food is Easy by Linda Spangle, RN. I also bought her book 100 days of weight loss. Last night I began reading the Life is Easy Food is Hard book, so far, I like what I'm reading. If anyone isn't familiar with the book, it says on the cover "The 5-step plan to overcome emotional eating and lose weight on any Diet" I read that the author has been associated with MF and was the author of a MF book (cannot think of the name--I believe it is 'Shaker' something.).

I'm on day 17 of my MF journey, 100% compliant and feeling very good about what I am doing. I've sat with a calendar, pen and paper so that I could figure out when I'd hit goal if I could lose 3# a week, 2.5# a week, 2# a week, 1.5# a week---- :lol:

I've been a figuring fool. I realize that I cannot pinpoint how fast the weight will come off. That there is no way to know when a nasty, horrid plateau will hit and how slow those last pounds (the last 50? :lol:

) may take to come off. But it sure is fun to see what 'might' happen and how soon.

Okay, so yes, I have too much time on my hands. :lol:

I have a full and busy couple of days coming up so I'd better get myself moving and be ready for the day.

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 27th, 2007, 7:03 am

This morning the scale showed me down 10#. I'm excited to get to a milestone and hope that I'll not see the scale bounce back up in the next couple of days. I'm going to stay compliant (of course! :lol:

) and make sure I get all of my water in. It should work, but we all know how fickle our bodies can be.

Make it a good day!

GucciGoo · by **GucciGoo** » February 27th, 2007, 8:01 am

Yay! Make sure you tell Unca to put you in the 10 club!

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 27th, 2007, 11:15 am

Thanks Unca!

SuzyQ66 · by **SuzyQ66** » February 27th, 2007, 5:15 pm

Congratulations Tawanda on your ten pound loss!! HOORAY!! I started MF on January 29th so you are not too far behind me. Maybe we can keep each other on track!! Congrats again!!!

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 27th, 2007, 7:04 pm

Sue, you've had a nice loss in less than a month. Congratulations!

Beth and Lizabette, thanks! I've been walking around pretty pleased all day.

katieb920 · by **katieb920** » February 27th, 2007, 7:45 pm

10# thats awesome. Keep up the great work

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » February 28th, 2007, 10:10 am

The scale is still showing 10# gone....which made me start the day off with a smile. (Thanks Katie for your post).

I don't feel 100% today (just a cold/sore throat beginning) so am going to spend the day just laying about. Hope it is a good day for everyone.

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » March 1st, 2007, 9:38 am

Just checking in to keep myself accountable. The scale shows another pound lighter which was a nice bonus to the morning. I've been dealing with being hungry for some reason even though I'm being compliant and drinking between 80 and 96 oz of water. I had my second supplement just 2 hours after the first one this morning (usually I do 2.5 hours between) because I felt so empty (had oatmeal and then had a bar). I've still got a sore throat and stuffy head so drinking hot water to soothe the throat. I'll make it through the day okay (I'm determined!) but I do like the days where I'm not hungry much more than these days where I feel so darn hungry.

It is great to see all the positive changes so many are sharing.

Day 20--- 11 pounds gone.

katieb920 · by **katieb920** » March 1st, 2007, 12:16 pm

I hope you feel better. <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/13/13_1_209.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D13%252F13_1_209/image.gif">

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » March 4th, 2007, 9:09 am

Well, I've decided I'm going to live.

(Thanks Katie for the well wishes and the flowers the little guy is carrying

). It has been one of those rotten colds that makes you feel like a sniveling, whining mass of goo. But, I'm loads better, I stayed compliant during it (didn't get all my water in though) and I had a nice loss this week. Life is good!

Lizabette mentioned that I didn't have an avatar or studio pictures. I just don't have a photo that I like and although I did have someone take 'before' photos of me, I look so disgruntled, tired and unhappy in them that I do not want to show them until I can show a newer and more improved me (attitude and size wise). I look forward to the day I feel like sharing a 'this was me before and this is me now'. Right now though, no real photos.

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » March 6th, 2007, 11:10 am

I'm still walking around being a big germ.

But feeling better each day.

The past two days the scale has shown the same number which I am thrilled about --- 199.5 !! I'm not going to change my ticker until Sunday, but I've been doing so many mental cartwheels that I think I've pulled a muscle :shock:

(teasing about that, of course).

Just thought I'd update my journal so I'd keep up on my MF journey. Still 100% compliant and thrilled with the program. I should be seeing the big brown truck delivering my next month's food today or tomorrow.

Life is good.....

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