I've already learned the importance of not missing a suplement. I was about an hour late on my third one and my body was screaming for a baked potatoe with sour cream, a giant turkey sandwich, chips and dip, you name it!
But I am really glad that I am already getting in the swing of things. I've had lots of water....my fiance has been laughing at me because I've seemingly been in the bathroom all day!
So far I have tried the dutch chocolate shake, the swiss mocha shake, the chicken noodle soup, and the french vanilla berry oatmeal...and I like them all! 
I didn't buy the variety pack, but instead selected things of my choice because I was not liking the sounds of the strange orange shakes, the banana pudding, etc.
I weighed in this morning. I hadn't stepped on a scale in a couple of months when I was around 245. I estimated beforehand that I was somewhere around 265 now, and was somewhat pleased to see that I weigh only [HA!] 260.5....but I figure that is 4.5 pounds less to lose, and that is a good good thing!
One of the things about this board that has been very helpful has been getting to feel like I know people personally...even in such a short time. To that end I'd like to share a little bit more about myself. I am currently 22, 5'5" tall, and a busy busy college student. My struggles with weight loss and attempts at losing are the same as what I've heard from so many of you so I won't bore you with the details. I have known for a long time I needed to do something and finally I'd just had it. On New Years Day I stumbled upon the People magazine with all the skinny, former fat girls in it and I was inspired and motivated. I got onto the Medifast website
and that is where my journey started.
No one in my immediate family is overweight really. My father is pretty slender, my mother struggles not to fall below a size 6 (imagine having that problem), and my younger sister tops out at a size 3 on a heavy week. My older brother was always heavier too, but after joining the military recently he has dropped from a size 42" waist to a 31" waist, essentially making me feel like the very large odd man out. I remember wearing my size 12 prom dress and feeling like a cow. Oh man, if I was a cow then than I am certainly a buffalo now
....and I am NOT going to live my life that way anymore. 
Byebye fat!
My whole life I have been in love with fashion. I have a shoe fetish that has resulted in a shoe collection of over 70 pairs of shoes, and at long last I want the rest of the outfit to go with the amazing shoes.
I know it will take time, but I'm finally feeling confident about losing weight and I know with all of your support I can do it. I haven't even been able to start shopping for a wedding dress because I cannot bear to even think about looking at the fat girl wedding dresses. The way I figure it, I am only getting married once and I AM going to do it right the first time. No regrets! 
Below I am going to include a couple links to some images from my brother's wedding on December 23rd. These are going to serve as my "before" pics, but I didn't want to send anything to Unca to post in the Studio section until I make some progress. So for now, for anyone who is interested, feel free to take a look. I'm keeping the full body shots to myself at this point. lol
1) This one is of my fiance, my nephew Sebastian, and I.
2) This one is of my sister in law to the left of me, and my younger sister (the pesky size 3) to the right of me.
At any rate, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone for your support and encouragement. I know you'll be seeing a lot of me, and pretty soon I hope you're see a lot less of me!
<edit>links removed - images added - UT</edit>
Hey, not to mention I'm 5'5"...so that one isn't working out too well all the way around.
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