And the Answer is: YES!

You're having fun!!  That was clear after reading some of the responses I received to yesterday's blog.  Some of you are doing things you haven't done in years, or ever, just because you CAN - and you CAN because you've lost weight and gotten healthier!

This really isn't about the Medifast food we eat.  When we first start on this program, we tend to make it all about the food - what we like, what we don't like.  Then something happens:  we begin to lose weight and feel better.  From that point on, the Medifast food becomes what it's intended to be, a nutritionally complete catalyst for rapid and safe weight loss.  In the comments I received yesterday, people weren't talking about how much fun they're having eating the oatmeal or a crunch bar; they were talking about how much fun they're having in their lives.  That's the point!

Our focus shifts from what we're eating to what's happening with our body.  We see change happening before our eyes and our world begins to open up for us.  As we lose weight, have more energy and feel better about ourselves, activity becomes fun (one person commented that she is now running just because she loves it), shopping becomes fun (a LOT more fun, in fact!), and many of us become a lot more comfortable being with other people because we're not so self-conscious about our weight.

What was interesting was that the responses about having fun weren't really focused on the scale, either.  Of course it's fun to see the scale come down and it can be frustrating when it gets stuck, but this program ultimately isn't about the scale.  It's about being healthy and living a healthy, active lifestyle doing the things that you want to do.  That's called optimal health, and living an optimally healthy life is FUN!

Getting to a healthy weight is important, but it's about so much more than the food we eat to lose the weight or the number on the scale.  This program is about getting our lives back and celebrating the reclamation all along the way.  Each day, each meal, each choice brings us one step closer to living a truly optimally healthy life that will enable us to do all of the things we want to do.  Choose wisely :-)