The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[TamiL]

Hey all my fellow shakers...

most of us ask this same question over and over again....why do we slip? what makes us pick up that food we KNOW we shouldnt eat? after all the hard work we have done? what makes us eat sugar and bounce our bodies right out of ketosis after WEEKS of doing so great? and put us back at DAY 1 all over again?

I sit here writing to all of you...confessing that I slipped up bigtime the day before yesterday...and yesterday as well...I ate badly..poorly...and now I sit here crying..as Im typing this to you..asking myself HOW could have I let myself do that? again.... the SUGAR demons got me...the chewing and the taste for the few mintues that the junk tasted good.... now has me really wondering why this happens?

stress, the missing foods....the addiction behavior never really leaves us...as dissapointed in myself as I am right now...and as CRAPPY as my stomach feels...as I sit and wonder "where did that get me"....now I start my Day 1 all over again...the countdown to the christmas challenge beings yet again today.....I WILL NOT GIVE UP!! I will start my day 1 again today..but this time..I decided not to do the full fast...to eat a lean green meal.....so that I dont feel deprived of the "chewing"....either plan is hard...no one said it would be easy..the first time around, the second time or the 3rd!!

so heres to Day 1 for me again....Ive had countless day 1's...previously on the plan my first time around with Medifast...but the question I need to really ask myself and DRILL IT IN MY HEAD...is what it worth it? NOPE..not at all.

I came..I confessed...and I start back at Day1 today...brush myself off...forgive myself....and just start again.

Tami

[chickbb]

Way to go Tami !!! Get back on track !!!! You are brave and determined !!!!! YOU WILL WIN this battle !!!! I am with you !!!!! OK.....I'll restate that opinion.......WE WILL WIN this battle!!!!!!! Sara

[elle4nelly]

OH Tamil!

We've been down that painful road before!!!!!! What can we say more?? Just bouncing your advice right back at you! Today is a brand new day! Forget the slip and carry on! I know you can soooooo do this! It's not easy! Someday all the shakes go down smooth and I’m happy! Some days...I just want something else and I HAVE TO MAKE MYSELF kicking, screaming and pouting down a shake when all I want is a burger!!!!!!!!! It's a choice I have to debate over each minutes of the day! This road is rough but the destination is O'so sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is more than a battle of the bulge!!!!!!! It's a battle of the mind and battle of self-esteem. I went shopping this weekend and Got sooooooo depressed almost went off plan. I hated every angle of my body in that 360 mirror. Thought about it all day and all evening. So this morning a voice said" screw this go get an egg sandwich....well I remember how sad I was at the view from the 360 and how SICK I AM OF BEING OBESE!!!!!!!!! I AM SO LONELY ABOUT IT! I am very popular. Problem is all my girl chix are thin or dead 2 skinny. Of course, they love me as is and always come to me for advices. Problem is I feel like the FAT MATRON Motherly friend. I want to wear those " 7 for mankind jeans and stiletto heels 2" and complain about the latest date!!!!!!!!
Tamil, my point is: Don't give up! What brought you this far is what will bring you to the finish line. We need to overcome this battle ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!!!!!!!! 1 very long day at a time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You will make it!!!!!!

[MorningIce]

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I've only been on MF for a few weeks, and I've found that it's very easy to only have the 5 and 1 per day and not be hungry...

BUT...

It is sometimes NOT easy to talk myself out of just eating my craving-du-jour (anything from fast food to pasta to whatever else you can imagine). javascript:emoticon(':hammerhead1:')
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What I find helps is to ask myself "Why do you want to eat that right now?"

If my answer to myself is "because I'm really hungry right now," then I drink a bunch of water or have my next MF product immediately.

If my answer to myself is "because I want it, who cares anyway, why shouldn't I have what I want?" (or something along those lines) then I know it isn't my stomach talking it's my BRAIN, and IT WILL NOT WIN.

I suggest whenever you feel like "cheating," write down on paper a list of pros and cons...starting with the words "If I eat this right now, I/it will..." then fill in the blanks. Your reasonable, sensible side will kick in and help talk you out of it, and the EVIL javascript:emoticon(':muahaha:')
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Anyway, hope that's a little help for ya! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

[Jade]

Tami,
Renonunce useless guilt!!! We only have today. We have to take each day individually. I know how hard it gets in the long term sometimes. Hang in there Sweetie. We are all here with you. Jade

[Jan]

Wow Jena,
You are doing really great. It is very very wise of you to figure out that lots of times it is our brain screaming about the foodie issues and not our tummies. In fact sometimes I think our stomachs are holloring "oh no" just as loudly as our brains are screaming "yummy yummy lets eat" We know of course it's our poor stomachs that have to try and handle the unwanted imput of that greasy sugary stuff. Many times they let us know they are not tooooo happy about our brain"s decision
jan

[TamiL]

thanks for your support guys....well today actually is a new start again for me....couldnt get it together yesterday either!! its going on 3am here and Im at work...thats the HARDEST part in this for me..is when Im here at work...so much food around...my down time gets hard to not nibble on stuff...I let myself get too hungry today...was down about yesterdays mess up...so today is a new day...Im exhausted...overtired...but I know that after I lay down and sleep after my shift...and I awaken, I will be stronger...to start and stick to day 1....I pray for this!! I ask god to help give me the strenght that I need...today is 2 months till christmas....the 25th...I know I can get to at least 150 pounds by then....

one shake at a time....thanks for all your support....
Tami

[LuzInIt]

Hi Tami - It's 7:30 AM here and I hope your shift is over and you are sound asleep. Being exhausted is no friend to making good decisions and sounds like you really need rest. Unfortunately, I just watched the weather and those two hurricanes are bumping into each other (Wilma & Alpha) in the Atlantic, creating a Nor'easter for us. We'll pray Massachusetts doesn't get pummeled with more flooding! As a firefighter, I know that creates havoc for you. You may be having a rough start of keeping on track, but it sounds like your resolve is very strong. Keep at it girl; I know you are going to meet your goal. And as soon as your train chugs a little further down the track, you're going to look back and wonder why you had so much trouble getting out of the station. Praying that you'll experience no derailment this time!

[chickbb]

WOW MorningIce!!! Great Advice!!!!! I am going to take that advice next time I feel like a cheat !!!! There is no good reason to take that dive !!!!!! Thanks.....Sara

[dlr2424]

Tami.............. ..........I feel your discouragement..... ....but congratulate yourself for even being here and walking the walk... ....even if there are a few slippery slopes at times...... ........Tami........ .....you are making great strides...... ....just think...... .....you could be the average Joe and just not care enough or be willing to fight the battle..... ....but your not!!!!!......and your honesty....&....humbleness makes you special ........ ....it helps us to question ourselves during times of foody challenges....... ........I to can be stronger than strong........ .......and then mess up... ....it's feels as though something invades my mind..... ..... the little demons take over my thought process........ ........I daily have to give this to God.... ....unfortunatly some days I just GRAB it away....... .....so I will keep you in my prayers for the POWER of His strength..... ....YOU DESERVE THIS REWARD..... ....thank you for all you give to us....... ......

Donna...dlr2424

[Nancy]

Hey, TamiL ~

Oh, those long work days and lack of regular meal times can be rough - it seems like we have such power over food at times and can keep it away and out of our thoughts and then suddenly, we can't cram it in fast enough.

Eating meals regularly is of prime importance - when we go too long between meals and our blood sugar plummets, so does our resolve.

Embrace today and the new beginning. The countdown begins...we shall not let the cheesecake win!