I started using Medifast products on January 22, 2007.
I had been frustrated with “going it alone” and kept getting the same results… a journey that ended almost as soon as it started…
There were no clear paths… No magical allure to any of the fads and fly-by-nights that I kept trying.
I have been OVER 250 pounds since I was in my teens, and actually started my Take Shape For Life Journey at ALMOST 100 pounds heavier than even my normal 250… Yes… I started at 338 pounds!
I was beyond desperate! I was willing to try ANYTHING, and had even checked into having “The Surgery.” I prayed for an answer!!
At that time I had Gastritis, Reflux, Loss Of Circulation, Backache, and many other health problems of the Morbidly Obese.
Actually my BMI was over 50, which put me in the Malignant Obesity category!!
Just when I thought there was no hope, I came across an ad in the Reader’s Digest for Medifast…
After a week’s worth of research and reading, that led me to Take Shape For Life!
I called in, made an order, and asked for a Health Coach!
I knew I needed some STRONG motivation, because I feared that this too might not be everything I had hoped for… So I booked a cruise to Jamaica 10 months away, in November 2007.
As I began to lose weight, I realized that this program was different than ANY I had EVER tried…
It did NOT leave me OUT THERE to go it alone… The Online MyMedifast Community was FANTASTIC!!! Lots of other folks in the same condition… Folks who have struggled all their lives with weight too! I built a family and network of friends that became my ROCK!!
Of course it helped that the products tasted so great, and THAT made it easy to remain on plan!
My Health Coach was always there, and still is… I don’t think I could have gotten this far without her!!
As November got closer, and I inched toward 100 pounds lost, people began to notice in the online community… They asked what I did to stay focused… So I told them about my idea to book a cruise for incentive… How I made a deal with my husband…
No weight loss… No Cruise!!
Everyone thought this was a GREAT motivational idea… So in August I began planning for a possible cruise just for us… The people who have traveled this path together on a daily basis!!
I researched ports, flight costs into each port, costs of cruises, hurricane dates so we would book when it was NOT too hot and NOT hurricane season!
I looked into EVERY aspect I could think of… I had even thought of getting Medifast involved… but felt that, as a Corp, it might be unapproachable… so dismissed the idea…
Then Grannyjen suggested I give it a try anyway... and the initial contact caught me off-guard!! He said GREAT IDEA!!! What can WE do to help??
WHAT???
A company that not only recognizes its customers, but is willing to become involved in our success?? What a refreshing change from the “Model Corporate World!”
So in October, we booked the cabins and began taking reservations!
The response has been that of friendship and unity!!
Everyone is happy to be going on this cruise with people that we have communicated with for a long time!!
I have continued to lose weight, and have 4+ weeks left before the cruise!
The motivation is WONDERFUL…
March 1st I weighed 233. Last Monday I weighed 224, and my goal is to be below 210 by cruise time!
So I’ve lost 114 pounds so far… and maybe 129 by the cruise!!
YES!!! I LOVE THIS PRODUCT, and I love Take Shape For Life!
Sincerely
Ann (Stonefemme) |
