The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Will Lose]

I am about to restart MF (after two brief failed attempts in February and May), and am hoping that this journal will help keep me accountable, and give me an outlet when I feel like straying from the plan.

A little bit about me. I'm 28 years old and hoping to lose ~100 lbs. (I currently weigh approximately 220 lbs.) I have been overweight since I was 8 years old, and depend heavily on food for relief from boredom or stress, and for entertainment and excitement. I will miss it so However, I try to remind myself that whatever I'm craving will be around once I've reached my goal weight.

There are a million reasons for me to lose weight, but at the top of the list is my health and my desire to be comfortable (physically and emotionally) in my own skin. There is just too much that I don't do because of my weight. If I could get down to a healthy weight, it would be the greatest accomplishment of my life

Okay, so that's me in a nutshell. I look forward to talking with all of you!

WL

[SharonR]

Girl, good luck to ya, you can do this! We are here for you. I have over a 100 pounds to lose. I try to take it 10# at a time....so...... Stay Strong and get to shakin'

[dibbida]

I look forward to hearing your posts!
Good Luck..you can do it!

[Will Lose]

Okay, tomorrow's my official start date (I'm putting it in print so I can't put it off). Tonight I need to clean out my cabinets (get rid of forbidden foods) and dig out my thermos/water bottles/MF materials.

Reading other people's posts have made me realize that there's no better time for me to do this, so I need to really dedicate myself to this effort. Lately, I've felt like I need some excitement in my life, and I can't think of anything that would be more exciting than transforming my body and my life

Thanks for your thoughts and wishes!

WL

[Unca_Tim]

Congrats for jumping on the train,
There's always going to be a reason for not starting, or for going off plan once you start.

As the neighbors down the street might say,
"Git 'er done"....

[Will Lose]

Okay, so today is my official start date. (Clearly, I didn't start on the 8th as planned.)

Today is a great day to start because I will be trapped at work for 9 hours, and have less food available to me. I'll have to prepare some soup and pudding to take with me. The RTDs are so easy to grab and go, but I really do feel less deprived when I get to eat (rather than drink) something. Plus, when I'm hungry, I tend to want to eat something savory as opposed to sweet.

I am pledging to myself that I will not start and stop as I did in the past. I remember how painful that was. I need to do this 100%.

The thought of giving up "real" food for a year or so is overwhelming to me, so I'm pledging to do MF for at least 2 months (that's how much MF I have stockpiled).

I'm hungry already, so I'm going to go prepare some chili. I defintely need to eat something before I venture outside, where I will be greeted by the smell of pizza and cheesesteaks - I live in close proximinity to 3(!) pizza/steak sandwich places. I don't actually go there all that often, but forbidden fruit smells that much sweeter.

Chili, here I come!

[dibbida]

Hang in there..the first days are tough!
Good Luck to you!

[Will Lose]

Well, so much for work being a "safe place." So far, I 've been offered Chex Mix (one of my favorites) and there's a gigantic bowl of candy (holding peanut butter cups and Mr. Goodbars...swoon).

I should have brought more water than I did, but otherwise I'm going strong.

I will not give in, I will not give in, I will not give in...

WL