I AM DOING THE HAPPY DANCE!!

OMG! I cannot believe today's weigh-in showed a 3.7 pound loss! It's so funny because all week I kept saying I felt like l lost 5 pounds. I knew that wasn't the case but I had hoped for 3--and I was beyond pleasantly surprised. I don't expect that much each week and as disappointing as 2 pounds might seem it is really best. But an occasional bigger loss is like getting a bonus in your paycheck.

One thing this diet is doing for me is making me leave the table when I start to feel full. I do believe my stomach is shrinking and once I am down to my weight I will be able to eat smaller portions. That is one of the keys to keeping it off--I am sure. Eating right and exercising are the other two keys and I seem to have no problem with lean and green. I also go to the gym--so I just might have this.

Feeling Good!

Well, I may not have lost as much weight as I had thought but I must say I am feeling good. I feel thinner. I bought a few things from Chicos in a smaller size and I have been getting dressed for work each day--even though I work from home--and that makes me feel good. I have to remind myself because I get lazy and like to sit around in my pjs all day working on my computer. Getting dressed makes you feel good.
Tomorrow is the big day--weighing in--and I am excited. I will be happen if I lose 2 pounds. I might want it to be more but realistically 2 pounds a week is great. That will put me under 190. I have not been there in a long time.
This diet has actually been good since I have everything prepared for me. I just grab some "meals" and head out the door. And now that I have removed the sugar from my diet I no longer crave sweet things. I can watch someone eat cake, ice cream, cookies. . . without wanting to indulge myself. How exciting is that. Another thing that has been great is that I can say I have had enough before I am full. Before this diet I wasn't full until I was stuffed.
We'll see what tomorrow brings. I'm sure I did 2 pounds--at least!

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

This is my breakfast--nearly every morning. I have 3 silver dollar pancakes--served on a salad plate so they look bigger. This is probably one of the best meals. I also get to use sugar free syrup. If this stuff does not teach portion control I do not know what will. Coming soon--pictures of my other meals.

To Weigh or Not to Weigh

Since I started my Medifast, I am not supposed to weigh myself everyday--like I usually do. It is torture to refrain. I "feel" like I have lost weight and I want to see it to confirm it. On the upside of that it is a pleasant surprise when you see bigger numbers. We all know that the first week is always the best. Such a drastic drop is encouraging. The following weeks the numbers decrease and it can almost be discouraging. After all we are eating the same tiny little meals and doing the same exercising. I constantly have to tell myself 2 pounds a week is great. After all that would be 8 pounds a month. Nothing wrong with that except for the fact I am pretty sure I can pack it on a hell of a lot easier than that. Surely I could add 10 pounds in just one week so why can't I take it off that easily? This is pure torture.
Let me tell you a little about Medifast. While the food is--well let me say digestible. It isn't too bad. I especially like the bars and drinks but they do not feel like meals. Now granted I get 5 a day plus my dinner but I licked more off a spoon than I get for an entire meal--normally. I do not feel like my stomach has shrunk yet. It has been two weeks and yet I am still hungry between meals at least half the days. I keep telling myself I can continue this for 3 months. Three months of torture would definitely be worth it in the end--right?
By the way my weigh in day has been moved to Monday's because I accepted a challenge with Medifast and that competition started this past Monday so I have to weigh in Monday's from now on. Also, when I did weigh in this Monday there was actually an increase of .3 pounds since Thursday. I don't know how but John seems to think it is just water retention. I hope so.