May 2010

May 12, 2010 ~ 90.5 pounds gone...
HOW COOL IS THAT??  Last week I lost one pound and this week I lost 2 more!  I LOVE MEDIFAST!  I am feeling so much better and when I catch my reflection in the mirror, at times I have to look twice!  I know that I will be able to get to a healthy weight with Medifast! 

I love the program so much that recently I became a Health Coach.  I love the idea of helping others on their journey to losing weight! It's my way of giving back, or in a sense ''paying it forward.''  And it helps me stay focused on what I am doing, so in helping others, I am helping myself!  Together we are working toward a healthy future!!  If you are needing someone to help mentor you through the program and would like me to help you, email me cindydaniels@teamtsfl.com and let me know. Let's get healthy together!! When I started Medifast July 16th, I weighed 326 pounds.  Today I weigh 235.5 pounds!  90.5 pounds less!  I still have a ways to go, but I know with Medifast I can do this!!

Dreams do come true...let me help you with yours!!
May 19, 2010 ~ I'm getting closer...
I am down 2 more pounds this week making a total of 92.5 pounds GONE! I have almost lost 100 pounds!!  SO COOL!  How exciting to still be losing weight week after week with Medifast!!  It's just like a dream that I have lost this much weight!  NEVER before have I been able to lose like this! 
I feel and look so much better! Thank you Medifast!  Who knew that losing weight could be so easy?  AND...I haven't gotten bored yet!  I am still as excited today as I was back in July of last year!  That right there is amazing!  Usually I would get bored on any weight loss plan I was on.  But not with Medifast.  I rotate around the food I order each month.  Some months I order more bars, some months more puffs and pretzels, some months more shakes and puddings. I always have a nice assortment to chose from!   I love this way of eating!! 

May 30, 2010 ~ Feeling so much better...
Wow...what a difference losing 93.5 pounds makes!  I am feeling so much better, especially now that summer is drawing near and it is getting hot out!  Thinking back to last year at this time, I was just really miserable being outside for any amount of time when it was hot.  I hated having to stand on my feet outside, and felt uncomfortable when I was at a function outside and there were chairs to sit on!  I just knew they would break if I sat on them.  So I would handle the situation by not going.  It was so much easier to just stay at home rather than risk being uncomfortable or embarrassed if a chair broke!  Can anyone relate to those feelings?  My life was literally passing me by while I sat on the sidelines.  What a difference having Medifast in my life has been!  We bought a new 3 person swing yesterday and to begin with I was afraid to sit on it. What if it broke?  How embarrassing would that be?  Then my husband reminded me that it would hold 750 pounds and I was a lot smaller than I was last year at this time, and even if he sat on the swing with me, we would be alright!  It still took about 15-20 minutes for me to decide I would be okay sitting on the swing, and I am happy to say that I have sat on it quite a few times now and all is well!  LOL!!  Old habits die hard, and it took a lot on my part to convince my mind that I could really sit on the swing and not break it. 

I think there are a lot of things like that. I had a friend ask me yesterday if I see the new me, or the old me when I look in the mirror.  Happily I was able to say that I am starting to see the new me.  But it took almost 11 months to be able to say that. And I am still a work in progress.  I still want to lose another  87.5 pounds before I go into Transition.  My mind is going to have to do some more adjusting before this is all said and done!  But I know that I will make it.  I have stayed OP and I plan on staying that way to goal.  Anything else would be foolish on my part.  I know this plan works, I just need to keep working it. 
Today I actually went to our rental house and mowed the (huge) backyard while my husband mowed the front yard!  Yes, I was on our riding lawn mower...but in the past, I wouldn't have dreamed of being out there in the sun for so long!  Today...it was fun!  Hot...but fun!  LOL!!

Dare to dream...and keep working your program. Medifast is amazing!  I am so thankful that I found it, and know that if you have any doubts, just stick with it, and you will become a believer!!