The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[katieb920]

Hey girllllllllllllllllllll

Trust me I know how you feel. I went off program last night. Things happen, I am right back on program. You can do it I know you can

[Tawanda]

Hi everyone! Thanks Oksoonergal and Katie for visiting me.

I'm continuing to fight myself over food. Nancy had a wonderful maintenance message last week, I hope it is still available for those who, like me, forget to listen during the live message and want to call to listen to the recording. It was about things working 'intermittenly' and how it isn't a good thing. I've been attempting to lose, my regained, weight by following the plan 'intermittenly' - it has not, does not and will not work to take the pounds off.

14 weeks 5 days until Jan 1st 2010. The challenge to get myself back to 147 by that date is going to be incredibly difficult. I've wasted just over 7 weeks by intermittenly doing Medifast. January 1st is going to come whether or not I'm on program. I truly do not wish to go back to being constantly disappointed and angry with myself for failing to keep a promise, to myself, of getting healthier.

I weighed this morning and will attempt to stay off the scale until next Sunday morning. I'm a scale lover so it will not be easy....LOL, but I'm going to work on disciplining myself in weighing, in food choices and we'll see how successful I am. I plan on winning this war----and all the battles that I fight, within myself, this week.

[Tawanda]

I am finishing up day 2 of being 100% on program. I'm happy with myself---and that feels good. I stayed off the scale this morning and hope that I'll keep my resolve to not weigh until next Sunday morning.

I keep starting over, starting over, starting over.......tired of starting over and just want to get this done! I believe there are 101 more days until January 1st.....I'm still planning on weighing 147 on January 1st. Going to need to keep my focus and stop going off program if that is to happen!

[sidrah]

I hear you. I understand what it is like to say what if....I would have started 2 months ago, 2 years ago?? It is easy to say it now and logically the next thought is to start immediately so that in 2 months time, you can say that those are the results. But, it isn't as easy to put the plan into words. Knowing what is best to do is not always doing what is best to do. It's hard, but a worse step would be quitting alltogether.

[Tawanda]

Half way through day 3 and still feeling strong and committed! I'm happy about being proactive once again. I will really be doing the happy dance once I've made it 2 weeks without going off plan. Not one goldfish cracker, not one M & M (bribes for the grandchildren to use the potty instead of their diapers) nor a bite of waffle ---nor anything off program, has crossed my lips for 2.5 days! I'm on a roll and pray it continues.

Thanks Teresa for stopping by!

Stay strong everyone-----we can do it.

[oksoonergirl26]

Congratulations! Keep up the good work-it is good that you are acknowledging and facing down your temptations (I would have eaten the whole bag of M&Ms).

[Tawanda]

I'm still going strong! Still on program! Still successful and still feeling good about my choices. YES!

I've stayed off the scale and am rethinking whether or not to weigh on Sunday. If I've lost a good amount I might take that as an excuse to go off program with a bite or two (or meal or two.....) and if I don't lose much with my first week on program (which might be the case since I have been doing the program so intermittenly) then I might get discouraged and eat off program... So, since I have so much to lose to get back to my goal weight, maybe I'd be better off to ignore the scale for another week. I am not sure what I'll do and I know myself well enough to know it takes little to derail my good intentions. I will play it by ear on Sunday. Clothing still tight, of course.

LOL on the M & M's Oksoonergal......yeah, they are a temptation sitting on the counter, but they are in a gumball machine and I am not in love with M & M's. So far, so good......

I hope everyone has a successful and good day!

[Tawanda]

Day is winding down and I've had another successful MF program day! The rest of the family & a dinner guest ate a dinner that was not MF okay, so I had some plain crockpot cooked beef roast and some veggies. I wanted ketchup but went for less 1/3 tsp of spicy mustard to dip my fork tines into as I ate the beef. It was an excellent cut of meat, very little fat and very tasty. Everyone else had dessert and I served it up.....but did not have even one tiny bite. I'm amazed, pleased and praying I stay strong.

Hope everyone else had a good day.

[DogMa]

I'm so glad to see you doing well, T! Sometimes you just need to be in the right mindset to just buckle down and do it, you know? If you're not, then every minute is a struggle.

Keep up the good work!

[Tawanda]

Thanks Robin! I do have the right mindset right now and I'm so thankful for it. I know it can be gone in the blink of the eye, though...so am trying hard to think through temptations and remind myself of how hard it is to get into this place. I still haven't stepped on the scale and do not plan to for awhile. I hate leaving my ticker at such a high weight....but I know me and losing a tiny bit of weight while 100% on program would shake my resolve to continue and if I lost a large amount of weight fast, that would give me license to have a 'little' of something tempting. Best to just ignore the scale when I have such a long way to go to get myself back to my goal weight. Not sure how long I'll avoid the scale....but at least for now, it is what I'm going to continue to do.

Today is day 6 on program and I cannot say I feel any thinner/lighter...LOL, but I am feeling proud and that is almost as good as thin and lite.

Hope everyone is doing well!

[Tawanda]

Today was my 7th day of program compliance! I still haven't weighed myself, I am curious if I've lost much weight, but still unsure if I will step on the scale tomorrow. I know that I'll be very disappointed if I've only lost one or two pounds this first week, but the reality is that I may have that tiny of a first week loss since I've been eating supplements each day for a long time, along with a lot of off program foods. Intermittent compliance and yo-yo weight gain isn't a great and I'm concerned that my weight loss is going to be stalled or very slow due to that behavior. Not sure what I'll do tomorrow morning.

So, made it through another day and made it through a big dinner with guests. I pray this strength and commitment continue.

[Tawanda]

Hi everyone (boy it is quiet here....)
Today is day 8 for me and I did step on the scale this morning. I lost 3.5# and have changed my ticker to show today's weight. It puts me back into the 30# club, which I am thankful to see. I did not like seeing the higher weight and that was part of my drive, this morning, to weigh. LOL, I was really hoping for a phenominal weight loss so I could see the 170's....but it didn't happen. Next Sunday.....Next Sunday, when I weigh again (going to attempt to only weigh on Sundays....we'll see if I stick to that plan, LOL) I plan to see 170s and be done with the 180s----forever! LOL

I made it through the dinner last night, still amazed (and thankful) for how strong and determined I am feeling. I pray this strength, determination and excitement continue.

Hope everyone is doing well!

[oksoonergirl26]

Congratulations on the drop!

[katieb920]

Hey T Congrats..... That is awesome. I am so proud of you Day 8..

For Me I have been off program for close to 2 weeks. UGHHHHHH I am not happy with myself. I am re-starting tomorrow.

Once again great job

[Tawanda]

Katie, I'm so sorry that you are struggling to get and stay on program. I understand the feelings and do not know what it is that all of a sudden clicks so that we have the mental strength to just do the program. I was telling Nancy, that it feels like I'm on a tightrope right now. I'm thankful (so very thankful) that I am strong and doing so well without having constant food thoughts and temptations. But I also know that it takes so little to topple us off that tightrope...a bite or nibble of something sugary (or just off program) and the bite/nibble becomes bites and nibbles, which in turn become meals and days upon days of off program eating (or bingeing).

I did weigh myself again this morning (LOL-so much for only weighing on Sundays) and was down another .5# . I will update my ticker on Sunday.

Katie, you can do this......you have done it and you know that it is doable. I wish I knew a magic answer to help you get yourself into the mindset to stick to program and then the strenth to want to stay on program.

For me, I know it is not which program or way to take the pounds off. I'm sure all programs/plans do help people lose weight but what we have to do is not try something new.......it is to stick to the program and follow it faithfully long enough to get results. I was failing to follow the program consistantly and thus, kept gaining.

I'm praying to continue to have the strength and desire to follow this program until I get my weight back to where I want to be.......and to never regain it again.

Katie, you can do this! I pray you'll do it with me.