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Thanks. See, that's exactly why I'm worried. Whenever I look up 'knee pain running' - I get stuff on 'runner's knee', etc, and it all talks about this kind of thing happening when runners increase mileage too fast, etc - and like one I saw just this morning, was saying 'this usually starts happening when runners start…

I'm 5'1", and aiming to be about 110. I'm a small frame - ring size 3 1/2! I was around 115-117 in high school, didn't diet, didn't exercise, but felt flabby. In college, I skated four days a week, had some muscle on me, weighed 130, but still wore a size 6. Then I had kids and shot it all to heck, LOL! Highest non-preg…

Oh my gosh, I never thought about adding cream cheese. YUM.

They're microwave meals, shelf-stable, very similar to the Hormel Compleats. No prep necessary, just nuke.

It's not just the way you lace your shoes - though that will help. Your feet can get numb on an elliptical, because there is constant pressure on your feet. Even at the top of the cycle, you never fully take your weight off your foot. The trick is to occasionally either lift your feet completely off the pedal, or at the…

Carrabba's has a nice chicken entree - not much in the way of sauce, and their side vegetables are sauce-free too, and really tasty. I think I've also had a fish entree from them - similarly 'bare'.

I don't exercise at all, really. Mostly because I'm lazy, but also because exercise has never really resulted in weight loss for me. Fitness, sure, but not weight loss. So I don't feel like wasting my time and energy right now, only to have my weight loss stall out. I'm considering starting running - though I have never…

Just got my order, and I've tried a couple things. The cookie dough bars - wow. They taste pretty good (though they do have that slight 'aftertaste' that many of the products have, but it's not terrible). They are really 'dense', though - I was feeling almost full after just a few bites, and those things are smaller than…

You know what helps me stay on-plan? I K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple, Stupid. I don't 'cook'. I really don't. I loathe cooking. My hubby is wonderful (and he just started MF too, so it's even easier), and he will often stick some meat on the grill and portion it out for us. But if that's not available, for my lean & green, I…

I saw the muffin announcement just in time to change my order! SO looking forward to those!

I think you definitely need a coach. (And I say this as a person who does not have a coach, and doesn't want one for myself.) Some of us need the camaraderie, and the one-to-one support. I am not one of them, but I think that you probably are. The coaches are there, for free, *for you*. You should make use of them! That…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1041112-need-help-adding-pictures-look-here-tutorial-with-pics That thread has instructions, supposedly (I've never tried it).

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/971841-how-to-set-up-mfp-for-medifast That thread shows how some of us have set up MFP for Medifast.

Have patience. Will you only accept your weight loss if it happens fast? No? Then don't stress about it. I lost 3.5 pounds the first week, maybe 1.5 the second week, and then a pound or less per week after that. Which is exactly what the guidelines say. But I've still lost 21 pounds, weight that was glued to my body before…

How long are you going to be there? The food you've listed should cover at least six hours, I'd think. Just eat something when it's "time" to eat, and when you're done, stop. :-) Have more water or a diet soda if you get tempted, and holding one is generally useful when people try to push more food on you. As are the…

Oh, my, no. Especially if it's discouraging to you! Weight *will* fluctuate, for all kinds of reasons - water retention, that time of the month, etc. Try weighing yourself once a week. I like to use my weekly weigh-in as a 'reward'.....I try to stay on-track all week, and make it a 'surprise' to myself, to see how much…

So...I might as well update my progress too. I've hesitated, because I don't have the dramatic losses that other folks have. However, I am a very small person, and did not have a huge (relative) amount to lose, and also, I'm one of those who seems to have a very difficult time losing at all. So then, I've been on for 19…

You gotta remember, too - you don't gain two *pounds* literally overnight. There's water fluctuation in there. Give yourself a good, solid week of sticking *exactly* to plan. if you're craving the junk food in the house - tell yourself you can have a nibble next week. But not THIS week. It's not 'forbidden', it's just not…

That's tough. It's hard when you're right at the beginning - when just about all your progress seems wiped away. It might have been better to not even start until after your vacation, but hindsight is 20/20, right? Yep, just get right back on the wagon. If you stick to plan now, it *will* disappear again, and the time will…

Oh, it's so individual! Really, it is. Everyone's tastes are different, and it's true, even if you don't like something at first, you may like it later. The brownie is great, I agree. One of the most real-tasting foods in the bunch. Most folks don't like the oatmeal to start, but, understanding that the consistency would…

So Staci, you never even tried the other food, for a year? How did you manage that? I wouldn't have been able to stop myself, both out of curiosity, and sheer boredom with only two items! (Especially since the bars alone would *definitely* give you digestive issues, what with all the sugar alcohols.) I really like the…

If you went over on your carbs, then it's no surprise that you're hungry. Keeping the carbs low is what helps suppress your hunger - that and eating on a regular schedule. You want to keep your blood sugar as steady and level as possible - too many carbs, and you spike it - and the precipitous drop after a spike is what…

I don't eat my exercise calories. What would I eat, if I did? Could I be sure that the balance of the macros would be right? About the only way I could see to do it would be to eat strictly protein/fats for 'exercise calories', otherwise you've screwed up your carb limit. And I'm still not sure that would be effective for…

Yes, but that's a bit dishonest, don't you think? Besides, when I'm done, my hubby will likely do it himself - at which point he can get 'his' 2 months of free product.

Or borrow the book from the library. ;-)

It's in the 'vegetarian guidelines', here: http://www.medifastmedia.com/shared/docs/vegetarian_guide.pdf If you're combining cheese with your regular protein, you'll need to make the proper adjustments, of course. For some people, cheese is a 'trigger' food, meaning that it will make them hungry, or they find it very hard…

As far as I know, this 'deal' only works for the first two shipments. If you happen to be getting it beyond that, please tell me how! :-)

Since I hate when other people are coy with this kind of information, I'll tell you! :-) Each box of MF food is $16.95, for 7 packets. You're supposed to eat 5 MF meals a day (on the 5 & 1 program, which is the way almost everyone uses it, especially at first). So, you need approximately 140 meals a month, which equals 20…

I doubt it, but I suppose anything's possible. I know I've gotten quite lazy about the 'chemistry' of the whole thing, and I'm sure my loss has slowed as a result. On the other hand - my body has certain 'set points' - places where it likes to sit and hang out for a while - and I've noticed that whenever I reach one of…

I usually don't, unless whatever I ate can be *easily* tracked - pre-packaged foods and the like. If I went all-out at, for example, a potluck, chock-full of casseroles with who-knows-what for ingredients, or if I was nibbling bits of this, and tastes of that - MFP is such a royal PITA to track stuff like that. Sure, I…