The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[gr8bnme]

i've got a few days until vacation and i've been on maintenance for a few weeks. i've lost a few more tenths of a pound. i'm at 121.1 now.

so i'm scared about vacation. will i be able to make good choices?????? how difficult will it be to exercise self control??????????? i don't want to gain a bunch of weight, but am i strong enough? i just don't know. how do other maintainers handle vacation? is it as easy as it is at home, cuz so far i haven't had many problems at home. i guess there aren't as many temptations.

i guess i just need to remember the mantra "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" easier said than done....

[Unca_Tim]

Hi Gr8,
Be sure to take plenty of Medifast. Eat LOTS. Not all at once tho...

Keep on doin' what you're doin'.....Regular, balanced, portion controlled meals. Lots of water and you'll do fine.

.........and have LOTS of fun.

[gr8bnme]

thx unca! i will do my best. and if all else fails, i'll come home and do the 5&1 for few days or week. .

[WillDoIt]

gr8bnme - Sorry I can't help as I am facing the same thing without the transition time. I was hoping you would get more responses. Just wanted to say congratulations on your weight loss and VERY successful maintenance to date. I have been following your posts with great interest.

[momof2]

gr8bnme, congrats on maintaining!! I'm so happy for you. I, of all people really can't say much about self control since I have none, but I had to travel the other week and was completely afraid of it. So I packed all my RTDs and planned my L&G to correspond with the time I thought it would be the hardest to avoid food. I'm going on vacation too at the end of this month and plan to forgive myself if I go off plan but will do my best to keep the portions down.. my biggest problem. You've been doing so well and I know you will do fine. Plus, I think even Nancy agreed once that the maintainers can't be 100% perfect 100% of the time. Do some planning ahead of time so you aren't stuck without a good snack/meal and have to resort to something not so good for you.

[gr8bnme]

thanks willdoit and momof2! so part of the problem for me is ... (it's hard for me to admit out loud)... i want to eat some bad stuff! there, i said it ... i'm trying to convince myself not to, but it's been difficult. it's a fight between good and evil and i think evil might win. oh well. i'll let you know the damage if any when i get back .

[DogMa]

I think the plan of going back to the 5&1 for a bit when you get back is a good one. I think everyone eats unhealthy stuff once in a while. As long as it's only once in a while and you make up for it after, it should be OK.

If I thought Medifast meant I could never, EVER have any of that stuff again, I don't think I'd do it.