I must say Week 1 has had its ups and downs. First of all, it has been an emotional week, making it even harder to stay motivated, but also a necessary week to move on with my life. Medifast is part of it now. One of the biggest changes is how fast I eat. You know a MF bar is only about 4 inches long. I have one every day for breakfast- caramel crunch or oatmeal raisin this week. I have discovered eating them really slow makes me think I have eaten more.I also eat them in tiny bites, this makes it take longer also. I probably take the whole 15 minutes I go to work (driving) to eat one. I enjoy it more. I do this with the shakes as well, maybe taking 20-30 minutes to drink one. This has carried over into my L&G meal at night, I noticed it at O'Charley's last night (NO I DIDN'T EAT A ROLL). This has been a positive thing for me.
Medifast is so easy for me because the packets are convenient. There are some foods I don't like so far but hell I paid for them I am using them. I SOOOOO enjoy my L&G meal because its the one meal that I cook and get to eat. It has been hard being a culinary teacher and the students want me to taste this or that and tell them how to fix it. I just told them I can't and they need to play with the food and figure it out. It's worked so far. I resisted the chocolate mousse tower earlier this week.
I have pretty much eliminated caffeine. Every once in a while I have a diet coke but not even daily. I was drinking 2-3 diet and regular cokes a day before. I am trying to drink as much water as possible but at least 64 oz a day. Some days its harder than others. I think and hope I am over the caffeine/sugar withdrawals now.
Week 2 started today. I am not going to be posting a daily update under the weeks probably now. Just random posts but will post results under week headings (week 2,week 3, etc). Thanks for reading my blog. It really makes me more accountable for people to join as a follower so that I know who is reading and if you want to leave me a comment that is even better.
OH I almost forgot week 1 total weight loss was 15.5 pounds.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Week 1
So my food came on Tuesday. I opened all the boxes up in a kind of order I thought I would eat them during the day- Bars for breakfast, shakes mid morning, soup for lunch, etc. Then I got quart size ziplock bags and gathered a days worth in each so it makes it easy each morning to just grab a bag. I geared up for the next morning- I decided to use my Chris Powell stax cooler because it's big. I placed my portable shake blender (love it bc it's a cup to drink out of too), a container of crushed ice, my ziplock of meals, two pickle spears, and water all in the cooler. I have never weighed as much as I do now. I don't want to be this weight any longer- I'm hoping I can do it!!!
Day 1:The first day wasn't so bad. I ate every 2.5 hours on the dot and ne'er felt hungry. That night I had to work also so I grabbed a subway salad( not so great but choices were limited) for my Lean and Green (L&G) meal. That night I messed up my last MF meal which was the brownie. I was hungry when I went to bed but decided not to eat.
Day 2: I woke up hungry but my routine is to get ready for work and eat when I get there or on the way. I felt weak, nauseous, hot and cold. I ate a bar and some sugar free jello for breakfast and felt a little better. But throughout the day I felt bad off and on....I had read alot about MF so I knew this was normal to go through a day or two of being tired or not feeling well. I pretty much just relaxed when I came home. I made cauliflower breadsticks for my L&G.
Day 3:
I woke up and decided to weigh myself(7 pounds lost) and think "this might actually work!" I felt better and had more energy. My focus was drinking more water. It did make me feel better. I think I like MF for the convenience. It's easy with my busy life. The food is ok...I am sure I will have cravings I will have to fit. I am looking for meal ideas and ways to make the MF food taste better ( it's not that bad if it's worth it to you). I made lettuce wraps for my L&G with chicken, broccoli, and Laughing Cow Chipotle queso. It was ok but I didn't even eat it all. I went to my friends house and carried my cooler in case I needed my shake before I got back home. Preparedness is the key to not going off the program.
Day4: 11 pounds down.
I have read about the larger people who lose 15-25 pounds their first week. I hope this is my case too as I really feel like it may be bc of my size. I'm hoping today that I have energy and feel good. So far so good!! The night was kinda hard. Went to a friends house where the kids had pizza, chips, and cookies and COKE... I haven't had one since I started. I see now why they call the drug cocaine "coke" and coca-cola "coke" they are both addicting. I didn't have any but chose water (about 100 oz ). Trying to get to the gallon a day mark. I had a veggie egg beater omelet and side salad for dinner.
Day 5: 13 pounds
Weekends are hard. I need extra encouragement. Trying to stay focused. Today I used the MF oatmeal and made it into pancakes with SF syrup. It was pretty good, better than the plain oatmeal which I don't love. BTW I haven't been this weight in forever, maybe a year ago when I hit my max- good to see the weight number going down. It's my motivation. I could use a margarita though... Ugh! Tonight friends house again- gotta pack my dinner and food to be prepared! She always has my favorite snacks- which I will have to decline today!l
Day 6: 14 pounds
Today was a struggle- I was going through personal issues today and it was hard. I wanted a regular coke but I settled for a diet. I have only had two this week since I started. I was nervous over my problems which made it difficult to eat or enjoy. Dinner was good though- a taco salad with lettuce, cheese, meat, walden farm SF Ranch (no calorie no carb) and salsa. It was one of my better low carb meals. I didn't want to eat but I ate my brownie and went to bed (Medifast brownie that is). By the way, ketosis makes me Want a mint in my mouth. I hope I didn't screw up too bad w SF gum but that's all I could find.
I would like to share a quote from a friend that was sent to me on my bad day:
"Sometimes prayer is the only way to get through the hard times. So when you can no longer stand- kneel."
Day 1:The first day wasn't so bad. I ate every 2.5 hours on the dot and ne'er felt hungry. That night I had to work also so I grabbed a subway salad( not so great but choices were limited) for my Lean and Green (L&G) meal. That night I messed up my last MF meal which was the brownie. I was hungry when I went to bed but decided not to eat.
Day 2: I woke up hungry but my routine is to get ready for work and eat when I get there or on the way. I felt weak, nauseous, hot and cold. I ate a bar and some sugar free jello for breakfast and felt a little better. But throughout the day I felt bad off and on....I had read alot about MF so I knew this was normal to go through a day or two of being tired or not feeling well. I pretty much just relaxed when I came home. I made cauliflower breadsticks for my L&G.
Day 3:
I woke up and decided to weigh myself(7 pounds lost) and think "this might actually work!" I felt better and had more energy. My focus was drinking more water. It did make me feel better. I think I like MF for the convenience. It's easy with my busy life. The food is ok...I am sure I will have cravings I will have to fit. I am looking for meal ideas and ways to make the MF food taste better ( it's not that bad if it's worth it to you). I made lettuce wraps for my L&G with chicken, broccoli, and Laughing Cow Chipotle queso. It was ok but I didn't even eat it all. I went to my friends house and carried my cooler in case I needed my shake before I got back home. Preparedness is the key to not going off the program.
Day4: 11 pounds down.
I have read about the larger people who lose 15-25 pounds their first week. I hope this is my case too as I really feel like it may be bc of my size. I'm hoping today that I have energy and feel good. So far so good!! The night was kinda hard. Went to a friends house where the kids had pizza, chips, and cookies and COKE... I haven't had one since I started. I see now why they call the drug cocaine "coke" and coca-cola "coke" they are both addicting. I didn't have any but chose water (about 100 oz ). Trying to get to the gallon a day mark. I had a veggie egg beater omelet and side salad for dinner.
Day 5: 13 pounds
Weekends are hard. I need extra encouragement. Trying to stay focused. Today I used the MF oatmeal and made it into pancakes with SF syrup. It was pretty good, better than the plain oatmeal which I don't love. BTW I haven't been this weight in forever, maybe a year ago when I hit my max- good to see the weight number going down. It's my motivation. I could use a margarita though... Ugh! Tonight friends house again- gotta pack my dinner and food to be prepared! She always has my favorite snacks- which I will have to decline today!l
Day 6: 14 pounds
Today was a struggle- I was going through personal issues today and it was hard. I wanted a regular coke but I settled for a diet. I have only had two this week since I started. I was nervous over my problems which made it difficult to eat or enjoy. Dinner was good though- a taco salad with lettuce, cheese, meat, walden farm SF Ranch (no calorie no carb) and salsa. It was one of my better low carb meals. I didn't want to eat but I ate my brownie and went to bed (Medifast brownie that is). By the way, ketosis makes me Want a mint in my mouth. I hope I didn't screw up too bad w SF gum but that's all I could find.
I would like to share a quote from a friend that was sent to me on my bad day:
"Sometimes prayer is the only way to get through the hard times. So when you can no longer stand- kneel."
Day 7:
Today was a great day. I had my first dining experience at a restaurant. Lili and I went O'Charley's and I chose the 5 oz sirloin (no season) and it came with grilled roma tomatoes and steamed broccoli (all plain). I ordered a side salad no croutons, and lite ranch on the side. I just dipped my fork in the ranch but I bet I didn't even use a teaspoon. I TOTALLY enjoyed my salad without the dressing, even the lettuce. Left the restaurant totally satisfied, the first time I have left one in forever without over eating. FELT GREAT.
More determined than ever
I am not really sure what got me to this point- maybe it was the foot dr who told me my problems wouldn't go away. Or was it the feeling of being unhappy and scared to eventually go into the dating scene? Or for my kids' sake so they aren't left alone without their main caregiver? It could have been one or all...they are all good reasons right?
Last week two people mentioned Medifast. I started researching it and found their Facebook page. I was amazed at some of the results real people were posting. I decided I would try it and ordered two weeks worth of food. This blog is for ME or anyone else who wants to read it about my journey with Medifast.
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