Day #4

Alright everyone, I am on the morning of day #4 and I am still sticking to it. I DID, however, sneak in 6 or 7 candy corn Saturday night, but that is it. How was I supposed to resist an OPEN glistening container of fresh candy corn sitting out at my friend's house? HUH???Anyway, I successfully turned down hot dogs, burgers, potato salad and pizza this weekend. Yesterday was the day I turned down potato salad and cake and it was not near as hard as the previous two days! I still have not weighed my self for a starting weight but I have a round-a-bout idea what I am starting at. I plan on hopefully weighing in every Sunday, but the problem is I need to buy a scale first. Yesterday was cool because I can have any meat I want, so my husband's grandparents barbequed and I got to eat BBQ chicken AND ribs. Oh my gosh it was so good. I felt like I was cheating. I am really enjoying the Medifast Dutch Chocolate shakes I have every day as a meal. They are SO good. And apparently you can add Diet Coke or root beer to the vanilla ones and it tastes like a float. I WILL be ordering that flavor on my next order. Today I plan on having two hard-boiled eggs, scrambled egg whites with picante sauce and white mushrooms, and fresh spinach leafs with vinaigrette dressing for my lean and green meal . I am SO looking forward to it :)

Day #2

Alrighty, so it is nearing the end of day #2 and I am still feeling pretty strong. Last night we went to a party where they were serving hamburgers, hot dogs, ranch dip and beer. Four things that top my favorite foods list. But I refused! I even refused a slice of birthday cake and I thought that might have been the most difficult thing I ever had to do. It seems like the highlight of my day is my "big" meal (the lean green meal which consists of a meat and veggies). And I am SO HUNGRY by the time I eat it! I can also have eggs in lieu of a meat, so today I decided to have an Eggbeater omelet. I am allowed two cups of Eggbeaters which I could not even finish! I added 5 sliced black olives and half a cup of sliced white mushrooms and it was GREAT! I am allowed one snack a day which can be a pickle, four celery sticks, the snacks that Medifast provides or a short list of other small snacks along the lines of celery. (ugh) I had the Apple Cinnamon crisps today and they were really good! I had a chocolate shake for breakfast and it really did supress my appetite for the better part of the morning. The good thing is I can have an unlimited number of diet drinks! They say the first three days are crucial and if you cheat, its like you are starting all over again. And by the end of two weeks you should lose your carb craving....hmmm...but what if I'm a carb-a-holic??? My mom said she lost 18 lbs. in her first month on this diet. That would be AWESOME....Anyway, until next time!

The Day Before I Start This Dreaded Weight-Loss Thingy...

So, its the day before I am planning to start my little weight loss journey. I think I just need to trick myself into not liking food. I am a little nervous because 35 lbs. is a LOT and I have not been 140 lbs. since high school! I am using the Medifast diet and I want to keep you all in the "know" as to how I am progressing. Looks like I will be eating quite a few Eggbeaters, Boca Burgers and fresh spinach. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...