40 lbs in 8 weeks!!!!

Hey - so many people on here are being super negative. I say, if this works for you - then awesome! And good for you!

I see a lot of negative posts on here, we are a community that encourages one another to become healthier. This man lost 40lbs, now we should encourage him to eat healthy and work out.

I am pretty certain he realizes that he still has to eat healthy now that part of a program is over. Let us show some positive posts folks!!

Congrats! That is really great. Listen to the good advice and ignore the negative people. I find that mfp has some really rude people that is why I choose to be part of a private group. A lot of people seem to think it is a good quality to just say whatever they feel like. You need people to cheer for you and encourage you not be sarcastic and rude because they don't agree with your way of losing weight.

I say good for you and keep up the good work
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You people drive me insane. The "rude people" you are referring to have a great deal of knowledge and want to help. You shouldn't cheer if a weight loss method is unsustainable.

I think it's great! Anything that helps jump start your journey and give you the confidence required to help you continue is better than getting fed up and stopping. I hope you work on the mentality associated with weight loss, such as learning how to eat properly as such when you're done medifast. It's all about identifying what happened and how we got there, and how we can prevent it, how to develop and grow as a healthy individual, etc. Just as long as you start practicing healthy eating habits sooner rather than later, that will be good! Congratulations once again on your weight loss.

I see a lot of negative posts on here, we are a community that encourages one another to become healthier. This man lost 40lbs, now we should encourage him to eat healthy and work out.

I am pretty certain he realizes that he still has to eat healthy now that part of a program is over. Let us show some positive posts folks!!

He has already lost weight and regained. So why would you be certain he is ok now?

Yes, it certainly is. But given 40 pounds in a short period of time, he possibly has not.

Why is everyone being such an a-hole? GOOD GAWD get off your pedestal.

CONGRATS on 40 lbs lost.

EXACTLY!!!!

Then it's your mindset and determination that probably needs to be changed, not the method for getting to your goal.
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^^This, sorry I know 40 pounds is great but chances are the way you went about losing the weight won't be sustainable in the long term.

I'm no fitness guru. The only thing I DO know is consistency is key.

Congrats on your loss! I hope you continue to reach higher heights on the program of your choice!! :drinker:

Congratulations on your weight loss.

I went to the Medifast website. While it is strict, it is very structured and for the OP to lose this weight that means he has been very disciplined and consistent for the last two months.Discipline and consistency are essential for success and most of us that don't get the results we want whether we are shooting to lose a lb a week or more, its because we don't stay on track. For those critics who say he can't sustain the loss, ask yourself how disciplined or consistent you have been in the last 8 weeks. Losing weight is hard, support one another even if their journey doesn't mirror your own.

I am doing medifast! I know there are some that are leery of it, but 40 pounds in 8 weeks, I am excited!!!

Be smart about it. It can assist you with your weight loss, but keep in mind this is long term thing. WHen you get off it, make sure you eat at your TDEE for your weight. Don't get complacent.

What is TDEE?

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's how many calories you need to maintain your weight. Once you're off medifast make sure you eat the calories you need to maintain your weight so you don't gain.

The most important thing to weight loss is having healthy habits. When people lose weight quickly they haven't developed the habits to eat properly for their weight, that's why people gain weight back. The longer it takes you to lose your weight, the stronger your habits for eating right and exercise will be.

If you use this to get down to your goal weight, remember this is just the beginning, then you have to learn to eat properly for your weight. You have done good though. I would personally stop medifast once you get to an "average" body fat%. That's where lower calorie diets can lead to muscle mass loss. You're fine right now, so don't worry about it.

THANK YOU! You were helpful without being RUDE like some of the others on here,I'm not the OP but I appreciate people who can be helpful and KIND of this site.

great news. whatever it takes.

There are a lot of different paths to weight loss. If this is working for you (40 lbs. is amazing) then good on ya.

I will agree with others that have said that a long term, well structured diet will be crucial to keeping it off. When you get off the medifast, start looking at a meal plan that you can sustain on a daily, weekly, monthly etc basis. A plan where you can eat breakfast, take your lunch or find a good low cal eat out lunch and prepare a healthy meal at night.

You already are in the right place for tracking food so you know what you are putting in your body. The food tracker here is amazing and the best I've ever seen. You can start planning you foods now, putting them in the tracker and see what your typical day will look like on paper. Keep track and push on!

I won't hate on any method other than starving oneself. I look at it like this, I work in an office with multiple guys who are in the same position. Some of us took traditional education paths, others learned on the job without a degree and still others changed career paths and learned to do a different job. The point is, we are all capable of doing our job today even though we all got there from radically starts. The point is we all are in the same spot in my company and came from different origins. But, now that we are there, we must do pretty much the same thing to be successful in our positions.

Take it one day at a time, but always be looking forward. Good luck and congratulations on the success you've had so far.

40 lbs of muscle and water I'm sure but congrats anyway

That's fantastic! I did medifast for awhile and lost about 15, and two years later it's still off. I also felt better on that than preparing my own food--I have a bunch of allergies that are hard to steer clear of, and on medifast I wasn't eating them and still getting some nutrients. My mom also did it and lost about 40, which 3 or 4 years later, is mostly still off (I think she's gained back 5). But I'm impressed that you posted about it here--I got really nasty responses when I posted merely asking what people thought, and frankly, it has scared me away!

Congrats that's an amazing loss!!!