The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[24KaratGold]

You can do it, Jen. If I can, anybody can. When you wake up in the morning, realize that you are healthier than you were the day before, but not as healthy as you will be tomorrow. When you go to bed at night, tell yourself that you are healthier than you were when you woke up. Keep your eyes on that prize! Good luck to you.

[jene115]

Thanks 24K. I can't believe how much I've slept this weekend. I'm really looking forward to starting tomorrow, getting a few weeks under my belt, and getting back to the gym next month.

[MamaD]

Jen
Good Luck girl. I am doing a total redo today too. I have had several in the last month...but I am mad now. ...so I am serious. I got the flu...lost 11 pounds...and with just 11 pounds gone... I was amazed at how much better I felt once I realized that the flu was not going to kill me. I walked up stairs easier...I slept better.

But thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I did what I do...and gained some of it back..."recoverying" from the flu. So, I think that I finally got the connection....less weight....better feel.

I will drink more water....go one hour at a time...and not allow myself time to sit around and obcess over how "deprived" I am. Nope, not gonna do it.

I am starting curves this week in honor of the celebration of the first anniversay of me being fifty.... and by summer I will be ready for my white capri pants.

Come to the boards often, pm people, pm me... The best news about this whole medifast thing...is we don't have to do this alone. We are not alone. That is pretty powerful.

Have a good day
CC

[doglover]

It's Mon. and Jen - I am thinking about you. I am hoping you have a great start and a great day! Don't hesitate to come here and see all the people that are here supporting you, praying for you, listening to you and sending all our energies to you. Let us know how you are doing today. We all care.
Donna

[kassilou]

Good luck today, Jen. We're all rootin' for ya!

[jene115]

Have I told you guys lately how much I love you? Thank you so much for all the support. It really means a lot to me.

I stayed home from work today. I got up, took a shower, but mentally, I just couldn't do it. I've been sleeping a lot this weekend and I'm just tired and needed a long weekend. I "should" have gone in, but just couldn't face it today.

I took my measurements today and it's not pretty. I almost ran out of measuring tape on my hips, but luckily, I marked an inch past the end and it worked. Yes, as disgusting as that is, my booty is busting out all over, but this is it! Only down from here.

I watched some show last night (maybe the news) where this lady had gone through gastric bypass and one of the health care workers said that when you have that much weight to lose (she had less to lose than I do!), that diet and exercise won't do it and surgery is the only option. I'm here to tell you that is a bald face lie! I was 260 in 1998 and I lost down to 209 by eating right and exercising. If I hadn't had over the top trauma at that time, I could have kept going, but at least it showed me that I can lose weight. I think it's a pure cop out to say surgery is the only way. If you have 500 pounds to lose, maybe, but there's always a way.

I'm shooting to reach my goal in a year. Nancy lost 130 pounds in 6 months, then why can't I lose 180 in a year? I'm a gym rat so when it's time, I'm back to my beloved cardio and weight training.

Amazingly enough, I lost weight from yesterday so I'm starting at 296.8, rather than 299, so instead of losing 181 pounds, I only have to lose 178.8 WOOHOO

I have a calendar on the wall over my scale and I'm recording my weight daily, along with my fat % and water %. I'm not putting a lot of thought into it and most of the time, after I write it down, I forget it anyway. The only time I will really pay attention is on Sundays when I will record it on Roll Call. I plan on tracking my ups and down and averages during this journey to see how my body reacts during TOM, whether I'm doing too much exercise, or not enough, plateaus and any other data I can grab from it. By the end of this journey and the beginning of the next (maintenance), I will know my body pretty well. I'm also recording my daily blood pressure to see how that improves so I can eventually get off this medicine. I hate taking pills so much. I don't want to be my parents!

[Guest]

Jen
All I have to say is I truely admire you for going at this with your eyes wide open. I wont' even do roll call cause I dont' wanna report my weight!! Tape measure?????????? Forget it. I suppose i just need to recon with my demons and just do it!!

You are so on the right track..... just keep going!!!

[MamaD]

Sorry, that was me. ...CC ....forgot that this computer does not "know" me and log me in automatically.....

Keep up the good work jen. One hour at a time!!!!

[jene115]

Well CC, at the ripe young age of 47 (I'm definitely not old!) I've learned that age is just a number and as far as I'm concerned, in this trusting and supportive group, so is my weight. I don't go around telling everyone what I weigh. Only two people in the real world know that, well three, if you count my doctor. I believe in total honesty because it works for me, but that's me.

Thank you!

[monkeymom]

Good luck Jen. Hope your day goes great for you.

[Nancy]

Jen ~

We are looking forward to the day your compression boots are a thing of the past, that you are able to walk easier down the hallway and have reduced your medications.

This truly is a health issue for you and how good to know that you are making such a good decision for a healthier new you.

This should be a awesome week for you - you have installed the Fast Food Alarm on your car that rolls the windows up and locks them tight so you can't haul in a grocery bag full of burgers and fries and you are prepared with lots of shakes.

No surgery for you or others here on the Forum - we can lose weight quickly and safely with no drugs and no dangerous surgery.

Happy shaking!

[sister]

Hey Jen

Glad you had a great start. It may have been better that you started again at home instead of at work. You are organized and ready - soon, your sleeping will get better and you'll be rested and energized all the time!

Hang in there - I know you can do it!

[BerkshireGrl]

Jen,

Happy first day to you! Or... happy Medifast "birth" day!

You're right, that health worker was full of doodoo. People sure can lose lots of weight "just" dieting and moving more. Surgery is not the be-all-end-all solution. Surgery does not make one fat, ya know? (Doc, let's plump up that thigh there... it's looking too smooth. By gosh, you're right! How did I miss that! Thank you nurse!) It goes to reason that eating less and exercising more can make people thin again too

I understand about taking a day off from work too! (Sheesh wish I did that today! Talk about stress! Aaaaah!)

You just relax, focus on day one. This is the start for you, your journey back to yourself. You'll get there! We are all here for you.

[jene115]

Nancy, I'm a sick pup. Although I don't like the compression boots because of what they stand for, I love doing the compression therapy because it feels so darn good! I did two hours yesterday!!! My ankles looked smaller for a few minutes, At least it's down to only 3x a week now until the end of March and I should be done by then. I hate to see the bill for this!

Sister, my Texas pal! Thank you! I've been playing around today with all the planning and fixin' up my profile to reflect more of me. I love my new piggy! He will stay there until I get below 200, then I will change to a butterfly, to reflect my metamorphisis.

I dread going to work tomorrow. I am definitely ready for retirement. I've been thinking a lot about changing careers, but I have to pay off the debt first and I want a new car, so I guess I will either have to win Lotto or marry well. Seriously, I need a change so bad and I hope losing this flabbage will clear up the fat in my brain and lead me to where I really want to be.

[cthrn007]

Hi Jene -

I actually had it with my day too... sales ... skipped out early to see a movie I thought would maybe give me some motivation to go home and kick some MediFast (and some work) booty. Saw Million Dollar Baby. Boy was that a bad idea! Talk about a tear jerker - I think I snorted out loud twice!

Just made think about how important it is to have "somebody" to appreciate what you need and what you go through to realize your dream - when often the people closest to you may never be able understand. Sometimes we find that person in the most unexpected of places. For me, for twelve years, my dream has been feeling good about myself physically again so I have the confidence to find my match in Dallas who will treat me the way I deserve to be treated (instead of hide out at home where it feels safe because people aren't judging me). Dallas is very "plastic" and it gets quite discouraging. Nobody can understand why I think being skinny is so important or why I am doing this but - somehow this website keeps me going! Medifast and this website have helped me accomplish what I have been struggling to accomplish for 12 years. Not only am I a skinnier person but somehow this has made me a stronger person as well.

It will for you too! Yes, you! I always look for you one here to see how you are doing today! I am so proud and happy to hear you aren't "throwing in the towel."

Take a day off when you need to - you are doing so well taking your boss and your Medifast journey one day at a time and posting your experiences here with us (good and bad)! That is all we can do & this is the best place to be to learn from and with others who share our skinny dreams!!

I am cheering for you too!
~C