Today is day 4 of my Medifast diet in an attempt to lose 50 pounds. I tried to start the diet 2 months ago in December 2011. What a fail. Never start a diet in the Holiday season! There were just too many parties, fancy dinners, family get-together events, etc.
This is not to say that Medifast is hard to do when you have people and tempting foods around you. It isn't hard. But you first need to know the program works for your self control to be in check. Perhaps if I had started 2 months earlier, by Christmas I would have been able to make better food decisions.
Anyhow, that failed. But I have a feeling Medifast will work if I really focus and do it properly. So I am giving it a second shot.
I started on day 1 (Friday - Feb 17, 2012) at 181 pounds. The goal is to be 131 pounds or at least anywhere in the 130s. That was my weight prior to getting married and going to college. It wasn't that long ago and I am confident that I can look and feel as great as I did then.
But mainly, I want to lose the weight to get healthy. Now that I am married, starting a family is a big topic. I don't want to be 50lbs overweight at the beginning of a pregnancy! Firstly, it might turn out that my extra weight prevents me from even getting pregnant. And if I happen to conceive, I will likely have problems. I want to be able to move around, go to work and gain a healthy amount of weight during that time.
Here is what I have eaten so far....
DAY 1:
Meal 1 - Protein shake (non medifast, because the package hadn't arrived early enough in the morning).
Meal 2 - Mango cranberry shake
Meal 3 - Chicken noodle soup
Meal 4 - Oatmeal raisin bar
Meal 5 - Lean & Green (Grilled salmon with avocado and tomato salad - had to use up the last veggies before they spoiled)
Meal 6 - Brownie
DAY 2:
Meal 1 - Dark choc shake with antioxidants
Meal 2 - Mango cranberry shake
Meal 3 - Veg sloppy joe
Meal 4 - Choc crunch bar
Meal 5 - Lean & Green (Grilled salmon with my last tomato and avocado in the fridge)
Meal 6 - Choc pudding
DAY 3:
Meal 1 - Dark choc shake
Meal 2 - Peach tea
Meal 4 - Half breast Grilled chicken/Half filet Grilled Salmon with mixed green salad and homemade low fat Ceasar dressing (Also had a calorie burn green iced tea)
Meal 5 - Choc crunch bar
Meal 6 - Choc mint soft serve
I will update my meals for today (DAY 4) in my post tonight. And I will weigh in by Friday.
This is not to say that Medifast is hard to do when you have people and tempting foods around you. It isn't hard. But you first need to know the program works for your self control to be in check. Perhaps if I had started 2 months earlier, by Christmas I would have been able to make better food decisions.
Anyhow, that failed. But I have a feeling Medifast will work if I really focus and do it properly. So I am giving it a second shot.
I started on day 1 (Friday - Feb 17, 2012) at 181 pounds. The goal is to be 131 pounds or at least anywhere in the 130s. That was my weight prior to getting married and going to college. It wasn't that long ago and I am confident that I can look and feel as great as I did then.
But mainly, I want to lose the weight to get healthy. Now that I am married, starting a family is a big topic. I don't want to be 50lbs overweight at the beginning of a pregnancy! Firstly, it might turn out that my extra weight prevents me from even getting pregnant. And if I happen to conceive, I will likely have problems. I want to be able to move around, go to work and gain a healthy amount of weight during that time.
Here is what I have eaten so far....
DAY 1:
Meal 1 - Protein shake (non medifast, because the package hadn't arrived early enough in the morning).
Meal 2 - Mango cranberry shake
Meal 3 - Chicken noodle soup
Meal 4 - Oatmeal raisin bar
Meal 5 - Lean & Green (Grilled salmon with avocado and tomato salad - had to use up the last veggies before they spoiled)
Meal 6 - Brownie
DAY 2:
Meal 1 - Dark choc shake with antioxidants
Meal 2 - Mango cranberry shake
Meal 3 - Veg sloppy joe
Meal 4 - Choc crunch bar
Meal 5 - Lean & Green (Grilled salmon with my last tomato and avocado in the fridge)
Meal 6 - Choc pudding
DAY 3:
Meal 1 - Dark choc shake
Meal 2 - Peach tea
Meal 4 - Half breast Grilled chicken/Half filet Grilled Salmon with mixed green salad and homemade low fat Ceasar dressing (Also had a calorie burn green iced tea)
Meal 5 - Choc crunch bar
Meal 6 - Choc mint soft serve
I will update my meals for today (DAY 4) in my post tonight. And I will weigh in by Friday.
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