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Jennifer Nawracaj

Jennifer has lost over 100 pounds with Medifast!

My Medifast Journey began in January 2005. I was having some health problems with digestion & acid reflux. No matter what I was eating, it just wasn’t agreeing with me. That’s when I decided to research the Medifast program. The website was very informative. I decided to give this a shot and I ordered my first 2 weeks. I was on my way! At this time my weight was around 250 lbs.

The first 3 weeks on the program was like a detox from food. What I liked the most about Medifast was the fact that it was rather restrictive. There was no option for me to cheat. I had to put forth 100% effort if I was really going to succeed this time. I once had a personal trainer tell me that losing weight was 100% mental. The physical part was just a result. I could not believe her statement, until now.

I was forced to deal with a lot of emotional issues that I have always pacified, whether it was with food, shopping, or another destructive habit. I’ve learned a lot about myself during this journey.

Over the next 5 months, I became so comfortable with the program. There was no stress about what I was going to eat, or what special groceries I had to buy. Everything was right in front of me, delivered to my door every two weeks!

A few interesting things have happened to me during this weight loss journey. I was writing back & forth with some of the other Medifast users from the discussion board. I had several women write to me and tell me that I was their inspiration. Me? How could I be someone’s inspiration? That gave me so much hope and encouragement to keep going on this journey. I continued to write and spread my encouraging words. For the first time in over 10 years, I actually felt good about myself.

Another interesting thing was that I still saw myself as 250 lbs., although I was now under 200 lbs. I went to a close friend’s baby shower and we took a group pictures, as we do at every event. The only difference this time was that I didn’t hide in the back behind someone. When the picture came back, I had to do a double take. I was always the “fat friend.” Looking at this picture, I actually looked “normal.” I didn’t look like the fat girl anymore. That’s when my mind slowly started to catch up with the rest of me. The same thing happened with the pictures from vacation. I couldn’t believe I was wearing a skirt! I haven’t worn a skirt in nearly 15 years. And, I didn’t look half bad in it.

What kept me going was setting small goals for myself. My first goal was to buy a smaller size jean. I was wearing a 20-22 when I began. I bought a size 16 jeans. My second goal was to get below 200 lbs. I weighed myself at the gym and saw the scale at 198. I was ecstatic. I haven’t been below 200 lbs. in over 12 years. s.

I am now right around 180 lbs. and a size 14. I am continuing the Medifast program, but I am incorporating more food into it. I have significantly increased my exercise and weight lifting, so I had to add more calories. I am making healthy choices like chicken, salad, sweet potatoes, apples, etc.

I have tried nearly every diet under the sun during the last 10 years of being trapped in this 250-pound body. I am down over 100 lbs. from my heaviest weight of 292. Medifast, along with a strong willpower, has helped me succeed for the last time. I made a promise to myself. I will never, ever let the scale go above 200. There is no reward like being able to shop at a regular store. There are so many stores to choose from! I feel so much better about myself. I have even started running. I never imagined that would be something I could do. Since I have been on this diet, two friends have seen my success and started the program, too. Another co-worker called me and “heard about how great I looked” and asked me for the Medifast information. Not only does the program work, I have become a walking billboard!

I call my weight loss a “journey” because that’s what it is, one step at a time. There is always going to be temptation to get off the path, or take a short cut, but I know the road now like the back of my hand. I will continue on my journey for another 30-pound weight loss, one step at a time.


Medifast Success Stories & Success Blogs
Select a Medifast success story from the list below to read about others who have lost weight with Medifast.

Adrene Christian
Brent Mouzakis
Brian Jones
Cindy Brewer
Cindy Crites
Corrie Hannah
Dana Dvorak
Erin Wachtel
Jacqueline Jasper
Jason Anderson
Jay Leger
Jennifer Lilley
Jennifer Nawracaj
Jennifer Peterson
Jodi McCain
John Zervas
Julie Candelaria
Julie Thomason
Kelly Ellis
Lana Newsom

Laura Smith
Maureen & Jeff
Mary Jane Medlock
Mei Huah
Michael Willie
Michelle Wheeler
Nadine Carr
Nnedi Uzowihe
Pamela Noorda
Peggy Rezac
Shannon Roberts-Musch
Shannon Wollam
Sharon Doorman
Shawna Kaltenbach
Sherryl Carter
Sheryl Cipolla
Steven Eldridge
Thuxoan Tsang
2006 Medifast Star Winners
2007 Medifast Star Winners

Brett Calbick
Genie Francis
Heather Russell
Julie Pasto
Kristy Swanson
Sandi Jordan
Veronica Sherwood

*Medifast makes no claim that this result is representative of all patients on the Medifast program. For many dieters, weight loss is only temporary.

Medifast makes it easy to lose up to 20 lbs in 30 days.

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