Center for medical weight loss (CMWL)

I started the CMWL plan a week ago.  I was wondering is anyone else is on or has tried this.  I am looking for a buddy/ies to converse with . I have been on it a week and in the first week I lost 7 pounds.  I consume 800 calories a day mostly in the form of shakes, do 30 minutes of cardio and meet with my Dr. once a week. 

In the past I have never been a big fan super low calorie diets.  Because usually once you lose the weight and start back to normal living you gain it right back.  But, this seems a little different.  It is through my regular Dr. who has been my Dr for years and I trust.  During the one day a week meeting we sit down and tackle the habits had contributed to me being overweight, and ways to overcome those opsticles when I do start eating again.

I'm doing it too.  I've lost 10 lbs in the past two weeks.  It flies in the face of everything I've learned on Calorie Count.  But I was desperate to get to a more manageable place.  Where I didn't get discouraged by the sheer enormity of how much I wanted to lose and give up.  I would be happy to be your CMWL buddy!

I am in the maintenance like program.  I am currently trying to do 1200 calories a day.  I did the 800 calories for close to two months.  From January to May I lost a total of 30 pounds.  Since May it has been a really slow process.  I really enjoyed doing it. Once summer is over I will probably start up again.  If you have any questions I will do my best to help.  I am no expert but I did do it for a couple of months.

I didn't even notice the date of your original post!  I just did a search and you came up in the forums.  I am encouraged by reading your story.  I've worked really hard since my second child and often got frustrated because I would work out doing something intense (ie Insanity workouts, or spin class) and never felt like I was getting the results I wanted.  I knew there was lean muscle hiding under that big layer of fat--and now that I'm doing CMWL, it's starting to be revealed which I am super excited about!

I added you to my list of friends, and if I have any questions I will ask.  Right now, it's just the shakes and bars which is pretty mindless.  Later it might require some more thought.  I lost my job the day I started it, and I had already paid for it, so it's really been kind of a motivator for me to stick to it since it's so expensive, and I really want to get the most "bang for my buck", you know?  Not to mention, I have time to work out and such. 

Thanks for your response.  Good luck in your journey!

Sorry to hear about the job loss. I am about at he halfway mark to my goal.  I started at 204.5 which was my "official first weigh-in.  As of last week I was at 169.  I have about 30 more pounds to loose.  This summer has been really hectic on my weight loss, but I am not giving up. It seems now that I am at the halfway mark my weight loss is moving at a snails pace. If I can just maintain this summer and pick backup in the fall I will be happy.  My husband and I do a lot of events throughout the week that is not the best environment for trying to loose weight.

I am just trying to do my best by doing a lot of cardio and spinning classes.