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.
you are SO right that it's easier to put on than take off! So not fair! Just be sure to try to keep up the gym. A lot of people will only diet, not exercise. So you will give it the double whammy! But don't overdo it. Make sure you eat something small before excersizing. Do you not eat any regular food? like fruit?
ReplyDeleteI eat lean and green at night. No starches, not even in veggies. I can't have corn, peas, carrots, brussel sprouts. We pretty much have steak, chicken, hamburger, tilapia, repeat. Broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, asparagus, repeat. It is getting a bit boring. It is helping that John is being very supportive. I think he has lost about 10 pounds himself. To me this diet is a lot like South Beach. From what I understand, once I reach my goal weight I slowly start to introduce fruits and carbs. I replace one of my little meals with these things. What I am hoping is that as I slowly replace my medifast meals with real food I will create the habit of preparing for each day.
ReplyDeleteI do like that I just grab a few "meals" and stick them in my purse before I leave and then I am ready for the day. But it is already getting boring. I just keep reminding myself that it's just for a few months. I feel good too--that helps. I feel like I have lost so much more than I have. I hope I am beyond pleasantly surprised Monday.
I don't eat before I go to the gym and I know I should but I have to wait 30-60 minutes after I take my thyroid pill to eat. I take that with my coffee in the morning. There just isn't time because you are supposed to eat 30 minutes before working out. I go to the gym really early to avoid making up an excuse. I am still a work in progress.
well keep it up! It sounds like youre really doing great!!
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