Thursday, April 29, 2010

Weigh-in Day Day 8

Finally! It is weigh-in day. I can't believe it!

Weight: 320.2 Total loss: 15.5 pounds Woohoo!

Wouldn't it be awesome to have another great week like this next Thursday? I am gonna try hard to keep it going!

Great motivation to keep going....a little scared that this coming week won't be as good!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Day 7

It's finally here. 7 I can't believe it's been a week already. So for it has been pretty great! No major problems....no headaches. I feel awesome~more energy~accomplishing much. I feel on top of things...which is a new concept for me! I haven't really felt like doing anything...laundry, cleaning, organizing. This is a much better way to live. I want to keep the momentum going! I have committed to staying on program...all the time. It has been easy.....seeing results helps!

Tomorrow is my official weigh-in! We'll see how it goes! Yay!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Day 6

So...I am doing well. Today was relatively easy! That makes me really happy...maybe I can really do this! If it continues this way....I will do it! Today I cooked the scrambled eggs in the pan instead of in the microwave! OMGsh! SO MUCH BETTER! Add a little hotsauce..breakfast. Bars are still yum! Chicken noodle soup is good! Dinner for the missionaries at our house. I had to make chicken enchilada casserole....which is a fave of mine. I did it and didn't even taste it. I am having chicken breast and spinach salad! The tortilla chips did smell wonderful, though. Shake or bar later...maybe I'll try a strawberry one!

Gonna talk to my Dad and sister tomorrow. Tell them what I'm doing. Gotta call my Aunt Bonnie as well...she started me with Isagenix shakes..but they just didn't work that well for me!

I am getting a lot accomplished at home, house is cleaned, laundry is folded , organized for my Master Food Preservers class! Yes! I feel super!

Made dinner and I had chicken, spinach, cucumber, tomatoe salad. It was yum! I am having it again tonight.

I couldn't wait!

Weighed in this morning! 322.9 Total loss 12.8 pounds! Today is day 6!

Day 5

Today was pretty good! I ate my first scrambled eggs and decided that the microwave is NOT the way to cook them. Again, the texture was weird...so I will try them again tomorrow after cooking on the stove. Tabasco is my friend. They weren't that bad really. Better than oatmeal...but that's not saying much.
I was hungrier than normal....i am sure it's because I haven't been as diligent with the water. I also was tempted more than any other day...I have noticed if I eat gum, or drink diet soda I am more likely to want something sweet...so no more! No extras except sugar free jello...if I need it!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Day 4

Day 4...Sunday...Fast Sunday... was a little harder than normal....my schedule was different. We go to church from 9-12...so eating on schedule was tricky. So I drank my cocoa @ 7:30...ate my bar @ 11 ish and came home to make taco meat. I had taco salad...it tasted pretty good. I then continued on with my day. It wasn't until bedtime that i noticed I hadn't eaten all 5 meals. I forgot the last one! Oh well...tomorrow is another day. I feel really good, motivated to accomplish things.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Day three

Not too bad. Energy good, the program is easy to follow as long as I know what i am going to eat for the day. I don't feel tired, really and the hunger pangs aren't unbearable. I will not be weighing myself until Thursday morning...to see how I have done this week! It can be a surprise.
The food is surprisingly good. I had the wild rice soup and it was really tasty. I am not so hot about the oatmeal and pudding....it has that aftertaste. So I know what to get when I order on my own. We'll see what the strawberry shake tastes like.. I like all the bars so far..they are delicious and the chocolate shake was good last night.

Sunday will be my challenge!

Friday, April 23, 2010

Day 2

In a nutshell....it was ok. I was a little hungry today, but not overly starving! I think I figured out what it FEELS like to be REALLY hungry. I stuck with it all day! I had to get Monte ready for Camporee...which meant making 2 sub sandwiches....fresh bread, ham, cheese....omgsh! I actually picked up the bread to smell it! Looney! I did it though! I did eat 1/2 c. SF Jello! It saved me! I still really DISLIKE....and I mean dislike the oatmeal....i can barely gag it down and it makes quite a bit! Today was apple cinnamon....much better than Maple Brown sugar. I doctored it with vanilla, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. I had a PB Crunch bar...it was yum! I also tried the Chix noodle soup...not bad. Orange cream shakes...passable. So, all in all, a good start. I didn't have a headache today and I do seem to have more energy! I cleaned out my underwear drawer today...i have procrastinated that forever! The weekend will be the test for me! I have support from the fam....but I still do most of the cooking. They eat what I eat for dinner...and they don't have a problem with it!

My scale said 329.4, i think....that like 6 pounds...of water~I'll take it though!

Tomorrow is Saturday.....we'll see how I do!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Day one!

Today was my first day on the Medifast program. I am excited and motivated, even though I woke up with a headache! Nice, Huh?
6:00 AM: I made my hot cocoa, put it in the jar to carry it with me and promptly dropped it all over me, the floor, the stovetop. So, I made it again and drank it! It was yummy!

8:30 AM: Maple BS Oatmeal for mid-morning...texture is not exactly great...taste...jut barely ok with an aftertaste. I added some splenda-like sweetener. I was glad when the last bite came.

11:30 AM: I am hungry...but not dying! Oatmeal Raisin Crunch bar for lunch...it was very good. I cut it into 8 pieces so it took longer to eat.

2:00 PM: Cream of Broccoli Soup-doctored it with cayenne, salt and pepper. Tasted pretty good. Filled me up .
4:00 PM: Lean and Green dinner. 7 oz. Tilapia, 1 c. romaine, 1/2 c. tomatoes, 1 T. Newmans own Sundried tomatoe Light dressing, 1/2 c. asparagus. It tasted so good!
7:00 PM: Chocolate pudding...I made it @ 4 and put it in the fridge. I tasted it then and it wasn't bad.
I drank 7 glasses of water today! I peed my brains out today!

I still have a headache....that sucks! Tomorrow will be better! I haven't felt bad at all! I am happy that I am not starving! A little hunger pang reminds me of the good I am doing!

334.6 lbs today. Weigh in on 4/28/10

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

It Has Arrived !

The long awaited day is here. My Medifast meals arrived...all 20+ boxes. I am really excited to get this going. I have quite a bit of choice and am motivated to get this done. There are bars, shakes, oatmeals, cocoa, puddings, soups and scrambled eggs. Any and all of them can be interchanged at any meal. I am going to have hot cocoa for breakfast, shake for snack, bar for lunch, shake for snack, a "lean-n-green" dinner and maybe some pudding for snack after dinner. You eat every 2-3 hours and it is a higher protein/lower carb plan. So hopefully, after the first couple of days I will be over the craving/yucky part. Luckily, I am off work tomorrow and Friday, Monte/Brennan are gone Fri and Saturday for a Scout thing...so I don't really have to worry about cooking meals! That will be helpful! I am going to keep myself busy with some projects!

My stats: OK....I really don't want to write these down...but I am gonna!
Weight: 335.7 OMGsh That is horrible!
I can't write the measurements...maybe another day!

Onward and upward!

Monday, April 19, 2010

I AM STILL MOTIVATED TO DO THIS !!!

It's been almost a week since I ordered my meals. I am still motivated to get this done.

I hopefully will get them in the next couple of days. I have been thinking a lot about why I have gained so much weight....haven't really got an answer except I must not feel good about me. I am tired of it! I am a good person with lots of great qualities. It's time to get it together!

More activity and less sitting around....I gave my Seminary kids a challenge today to quit something that distracts them from hearing/feeling the Spirit. I will be off Facebook for 1 week. Hopefully, I won't miss it and will be less consumed with it! I have so much to do and I get distracted...just like the next person. Gonna try to be more focused on what is important.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Waiting! I suck at it!

Waiting...I suck at it! I get motivated to do something and then I order it and have to wait. Supposedly, good things come to those who wait....I better get something good.

I have been really trying to gear up for Medifast. I am prepared for it to be difficult. I cannot fail this time....I have to lose this weight NOW! I am tired of waiting for life! I wanna do stuff...like someday fly somewhere....or go on a zip-line, get a bathing suit and go swimming, maybe try water-skiing. I am tired of not living and being active. I want to set a goal of 50 pounds by Aug. 12th. That is a low-ball estimate. I could actually lose more, but don't want to disappoint myself!

Only a few days more of waiting.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

I DID IT!

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.....ok, my fat life. I have decided to start Take Shape For Life with Medifast. It is going to be hard! I am going to struggle. I HAVE TO DO THIS! I HATE my inability to move..or tie my shoes...or bend over...or walk up stairs....or downstairs...big fat clothes....even my frickin feet have grown! I have a friend that i haven't seen for a couple of months and she looks great. She has lost 33 pounds...in 3 months. A friend from church told my son that he wanted to talk to me about my weight...he is in the healthcare field...but was afraid of hurting my feelings....he is also doing Medifast. So, OK world....here i come.

I ordered today so I won't receive my product for a week, i bet. I am gonna try and blog frequently....good and bad! Mainly as a way to vent.