40 lbs in 8 weeks!!!!

Congratulations on your weightloss!!! And there is absolutely NO reason you should lack self image confidence....

wow Raymond, thanks for your words. I gotta get the mental thing figured out as well. I can be disciplined whether on a meal plan or making my own healthy foods. What I really got to fix is my lack of self image and feeling good about the way i look. Not sure how to do that yet. Again thanks for your words!

I found the excercised helped me with this. if you arent in good shape set a real goal like running every 5 mins for 1 min during a 30 min run. when i accomplished the goal then i felt better and the endorphines are super nice ^_^ hope that helps and good luck

AMAZING !!!!:drinker:

*applauding - - -whistling - - - jumping frantically - - - -getting my pompoms and doing the cheerleading drill*

40lbs is no laughing matter . .that's a lot of work and any diet is mental test . . . lot of people get on it but not everybody can stick with them . . . so kudos to you:flowerforyou:

I am so excited for you . . .YAY!

Congrats, I bet you feel awesome! Ignore the criticism of some others, it is about them and has nothing to do with you. Best wishes as you continue your journey.

Update! I am slowly moving away from MFP and more to a body for life plan. I am down to my lowest though!!

Congrats on your weightloss and decision to move on to another plan. Just make sure to slowly up your calorie intake (approx. 100 to 200 per week until you reach your calorie level). Since Medifast is so low carb, you might want to also slowly up the carb intake a bit at a time, too. Don't be nervous if you see an initial gain during this transistion phase. It's your body's way of readjusting to the new calories intakes and will go away once you are stabilized. Best of luck to you! Just keep moving and eating healthy and you will succeed.

Good for you! what is Medifast? diet shakes? Sorry, if its in here somewhere... I didnt see it

It's a weight loss program where you eat 5 of their meals a day and then add in your own 6th meal consisting of lean meat and green veggies. It's a low calorie/low carb diet plan.

First off, congratulations. Second, I can't believe all the rude, uneducated, negative, and mean spirited comments over a person losing weight.
I actually signed up just to tell you congratulations and inform users about Medifast and how it's no more a diet than whatever it is you are doing to lose weight/be healthy/learn about proper eating habits etc.

I went on Medifast at 240 lbs in 2009. After gaining a lot of weight with my 2nd pregnancy and not having the time to prepare each and every single meal I used Medifast to stay within caloric ranges. I ate every 2-3 hours one Medifiast meal (oatmeal, shakes, pancakes, bars, etc) and when I got home from work I ate 7-10 ounces of any meat I wanted and as much veggies I wanted as well - I sometimes I ate this meal twice a day and only had 2 or 3 replacement meals. It helped me get back on track and I needed some help with food as I didn't have time to do everything myself. I lost 35 pounds in 12 weeks (3 pounds a week or so) and then went on maintenance losing another 40 pounds in 5 months. I never starved, I never loss muscle or hair or anything like that. I lost fat and gained back my health and respect for myself too.

This is only a gimmick if you treat it as such. Cooking your own meals is something you do on Medifast so for those saying eat regular food and learn portion control - YOU DO COOK MEALS AND YOU have guidelines for portion controls. You also have a great support group online.

In recent studies it actually now shows that people that lose weight very fast at the start of their new lifestyle actually keep it off longer because they are more motivated to keep going because they see results - Don't believe me, Google what I just wrote as this report came out last month (Jan 2013 I believe).

If you think cooking your food gives you some kind of advantage as in "I did it the natural way" ---- you are ignorant about Medifast! We do cook, we do eat, we are not starving. If you are starving on Medifast you aren't doing it properly.

I lost weight before without Medifast and had similiar results but that was when I was younger, kid free, career free and had time to kick it in my kitchen for a few hours a day!

CONGRATS AND KEEP GOING and to these white lily, my crap doesn't stink naysayers ---- PROVE THEM WRONG!

That's impressive. I say you should do what works for you. Congrats and keep up the good work.

Amazing! Congrats and keep up the good work!

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^Yep. This.

That can't be good for your body!

It wasn't an excuse. I had a newborn, a daughter in the hospital and worked 45 hours a week and was extremely obsese from my pregnancy. I did cook - 1 sometimes 2 meals a day and ate MF meals inbetween to make sure I stayed in within calorie range when away from home!!!! After 12 weeks I incorporated other 100 calorie types of meals such as a banana or what have you. On rare days like I said I would pack another meal if I made extra the night before. I cooked and I just used their food items to help when I was on te go and too busy as so I wouldn't starve and cave in and go to fast food or whatever. If read the date I did this it was several years ago and after 8 months I was 75 lbs down and guess what I'm a lean 138 pounds because after going completely off any of the MF meals I was able to easily spot a 100 calorie snack or what have you. I went on to lose an additional 25 pounds and have kept it off ever since so what's your beef? I'm not fat anymore and haven't been and learned to eat properly and I am healthy now. So who cares if I needed some help at the start? Who cares????? I stuck with it, learned from it, lost weight with it ---- haven't gained it back and it's been YEARS not months!

Quit picking on people that aren't just like you!

and carrying a crap load of extra weight vs. losing with the help of prepared meals is worse for your body? Oh please, give me a break!