I see I have 14 followers which is awesome! I apologize to those 14 for my lack of posting over the last 5 months. I felt like all the things I wanted to 'blog' about were either too close to home to publicize, or just me talking trash on someone or something... which I guess is OK for a blog, but I was/am trying to keep this blog a little positive. We will see how long this lasts!
Quick recap: moved in with my boyfriend, have a new job, started school (this will be my 10th year in school... yep!) I am really enjoying life at the moment. I go through my moments of missing my parents or thinking "I am almost 28, that's almost 30...whoa." Through all those moments I have been able to count on my mom and dad to bring me back down to reality with saying things like "Get over it!" "You gotta lighten up, Sheesh." Sheesh is a childhood nickname my dad still calls me-- I love it. And no man has ever called me that aside from him, so that makes it even better. My friends have also reallllly been there, and haven't given up on me even though I've moved, and have been MIA, and that means so much... so let's go back to what my dad said about 'lightening up'. I have decided to take that literally and I'm starting Medifast: TODAY!
Right now I am trying to force down some Medifast eggs. It came in a oatmeal looking packet, and it was the color and consistency of a lemon flavored pixie stick. I added my 1/2 cup of water, stirred, and added to a skillet of medium/high heat. I have to be honest: it has a slimy after taste and smells a little like vinegar. They say not to eat faster then 15 minutes... NO PROBLEM, I have been forcing down small bites for the last 20 minutes. Ugh, these are my real thoughts as they are popping into my head: yikes, can I do this? Maybe I need to move on from eggs from now on? Wonder what I can add to them to make them better?
So as you can probably guess, I've decided to pick up the blog and blog about my Medifast experience. I've decided to be totally open, but I won't be posting bathing suit pics or my starting weight, but I will disclose my goal: 50lbs, and my progress every week. In fact I just called walmart to see if they were open so I could get some computer paper for class and a scale. Gonna be hard to not get a diet dr. pepper on my way out the door.
With all that being said-- my day will consist of 5 Medifast provided meals (bars, eggs, pancakes, soups, chili, oatmeal, sorbet, etc) and the other meal is a lean and green that I have to cook. One lean portion of meat and 3 servings of a veggie that is dependent on the meat/fish you cook for your lean portion. Tonight Mr. and I are going to the store to get some of the items. (The eggs aren't done yet... seriously I can't take it) I am getting a glass of water to wash it down now.. hold on..
Okay, so they recommend the normal 8 glasses of water a day, so with the way this is looking: I will have a glass with every meal to wash this s*it down. Haha!
Below are some pics to show, naturally, what I am used to seeing when I look in the mirror. These pics range from 20 to 23...23 was only 4 years ago. I am not sure what or how it happened, but in that time I ate and drank as a form of socializing, friend making, and dating. (ps, the neighbor is cooking bacon and i can smell it through my windows, thanks lady!) Anyways, I can safely say that I am a 'bored eater' I get home from work and to decompress I snack, then maybe a friend will call and we will meet for a bagel and coffee, or an app and some drinks... DRINKING is what really gets me b/c I do like beer. Anyway, I realize that on the next 30 days of 5 powdered meals, 1 cooked meal, little to no alcohol and much temptation it will be hard, but it will be worth it. My goal isn't 50 lbs in one month, clearly, but I would like to lose the max of 2-5 lbs per week just to get my motivation jump started. I am really thankful to my friend, we will call her Shirley Girl, for giving me the idea to blog about this.
Just a heads up, still haven't finished the eggs, have 3 big bites left, and then in 2 hours I get to look forward to some chicken soup, then in 2 hours a shake, and then another 2 hours some chili, and then my actual lean and green 2 hours later, then for dessert maybe a medifast cookie or brownie?? We shall see.
See you all tomorrow-- and wish me luck!
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