First off.... at the time I ordered my kit, my weight was creeping up from 133 to 135.
This morning, my weight was is 133.4.
My goal on this program is to get down to 120-123.
I have not yet taken any measurements- I will do that tonight.
Last night I chose my "meals" for the day, in no particular order:
- Cappucino
- Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Chocolate Shake
- Banana Pudding
- Strawberry Bar
When I got up this morning I mixed the pudding so I could let it set in the fridge for extra thick goodness. I did lick the spoon to taste it- it's allright. At first taste I'd give it an 8.
I'm going to rate the flavor of everything on a scale of 1-10:
1 = REALLY BAD
5 = Neutral (neither good nor bad)
10 = YUMMY!
I decided to have the Cappucino as my first meal, at 8:30 (I managed to sleep in until 8am this morning! Shocker!! I'm normally up at 5:30.)
I mixed it, I heated it, I sipped it. Not very tasty. Definitely has that "diet" or "health food" taste. It reminds me of those International Cafe instant coffee drinks (red and white metal can)....except with a hint of added fiber or something! Ha!
I'd rate the flavor as a 4.
I decided to add a splash of real coffee, that brought it up to a 6. But as I continued to drink it, it just got worse and worse. Seeing as how I'm supposed to "enjoy" each meal over a 15-minute period, this was turning into torture.
I made myself a regular coffee, adding a splash of Torani Sugar-free syrup (Gingerbread flavor) and a splash of Heavy Cream, and in between sips of Cappucino I'd drink a swig of real coffee.
I think my issue is I already dislike anything with the taste of Aspartame, which is going to make this diet especially hard since all the foods contain Aspartame.
I felt a little strange- like I'd had too much caffeine. Which could likely be the case. Also felt like a sugar overload, but I hadn't had any sugar. I mildly wondered if I'd had too much Aspartame?
Meal #2 was on the way to our soccer game at 11:15am. I drank about 8 oz of water before I headed out the door. And for my meal I mixed a Chocolate Shake. Not bad. Reminds me of Carnation Instant Breakfast, but again- it has that 'health food' taste. It was better than the Cappucino. I'd rate it a 6.5. I drank a full bottle of water at the game.
Water intake at this point = 24 oz.
I was hungry after the game and definitely ready for my next meal!
Meal #3 was supposed to be the Chocolate Chip Pancake, which I mixed the packet in a pyrex dish then microwave the whole thing for 1:30 and it basically came out like a muffin that way. I drizzled some syrup on it and put it in a container to take for after the game. Except that the team had a pizza party planned for after the game, so I decided to do my Lean and Green meal then- since Jim wasn't going to be home for dinner and I didn't need to cook. I ate a big salad at 1:30- romaine lettuce with a few leaves of spinach, topped with olives, mushrooms a sprinkling of cheddar cheese and a drizzle of balsamic viniagrette. I added a celery stick, too. Hopefully those were all on my meal plan. The only problem- no Lean to go with my Green. Oopsie. While at the restaurant I downed a giant (24?) oz glass of water.
Water intake at this point = 48 oz
Surprisingly I'm not in the bathroom every 10 minutes!
I stopped at Fred Meyer and loaded up on lettuce, celery, cauliflower, broccoli and asparagus. Also picked up a bottle of sugar-free, calorie-free syrup and a bottle of sugar-free, calorie-free vinaigrette dressing. Oh, and a new container of half-and-half.
This time I was really hungry between meals. Glad I woke up late enough that I can eat every 2-2.5 hours!
Meal #4 was the Pancake Muffin at 3:30. I actually liked it! It's not perfect, but it's good. I'd rate it an 8 and I look forward to eating more of them! More water. I loaded an app to my phone that tracks glasses of water- wants you to drink 12 glasses a day = 96 oz. Works for me!
I drank a bottle of water with the muffin.
Water intake to this point = 64 oz.
I was soooo hungry.
Meal #5 was eaten a little earlier than I probably should have. I ate it at 5:00. Only 1.5 hours after the previous meal. Oopsie. I ate the Strawberry bar which was actually really good. I'd rate it a 9 for flavor. And I am in the bathroom every 10 minutes now. I drank a half bottle of water with the bar.
Water intake at this point: 72 oz.
I'm currently starving! It's only 6:00 and I'm so hungry and I want to wait until 8:00 before I eat my last meal. I referenced my snack list and decided I would eat a stalk of celery, but my Health Coach called me to see how I was doing and suggested a pickle instead. I guess a big side-effect of starting Medifast is the detoxing of your body which results in a huge headache around Day 2 or 3. For some reason adding sodium can help with that, drinking lots of water, and popping Advil or Tylenol as a preventative measure should also help.
I knew days 2 & 3 would be the worst going into this program, that's why I opted to start the program on a Saturday. Sunday is a good day of rest around here....and Monday is a light daycare morning. Tuesday is always my busiest day so hopefully things will be better by then!
Anyway.... I ate 1 pickle, drank the other 1/2 bottle of water making my water intake 80 oz. He said since I missed my protein (Lean) when I ate my Green earlier today that it wouldn't be a bad thing if I ate that now. So I fried up an egg. Not very Lean, I know!
I figure this diet runs very similarly to the Atkins diet, in that you are eating no-sugar and very low-carb foods to put your body in a state of ketosis. An egg will not throw that out of balance.
The egg and pickle satiated me enough that I didn't want to eat that 6th meal. At 8:00 I made myself eat it- I had chosen the Banana Pudding and it was probably the best thing I ate all day! I'd rate it a 9 once you get past the texture issue. =o)
Overall, today I'd give the program an 8. It was relatively easy to follow. The food was decent. Although I was hungry it wasn't THAT bad, especially knowing that another meal is just 2 hours away.
I stopped drinking water about 7pm for fear of having to wake during the night to use the bathroom.
And I took Ibuprofen and Advil before bed.
Tomorrow should be interesting!
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