Is that possible, day 13? Where does the time go?? Ok, things are ok, I'm getting ready to cheat big time with Backfat by my side. We've been invited to a Fall Harvest at Carmella Winery and we can't NOT eat and drink. Back on track tomorrow, I swear. Things are good otherwise, Leakie does better than me. I skip meals occasionally in lieu of a glass of wine, or sometimes just because it sounds terrible. Sometimes I eat a raw hunk of tofu to fill the void. I am an eater, damn it, and I enjoy food!!
Re-read my Medifast book last night and am ready to get back on track...first thing in the morning.
Hey, I think you guys can post new stuff too, can't ya? Go to dashboard and hit New Post and off you go!!!
Placed a little ad on Craigslist today looking for more Boise Medifasters...we'll see what turns up...or should I say "who"?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Day 8...looking thinner
Ok, I'm not gonna lie...I've eliminated 1 hot cocoa or fruit punch per day in lieu of a glass of wine in the evening and this morning I was down 8 lbs from my beninning weight only 8 days ago. I've done this the last 3 days.
Today am much more hungry...Aunt Flo's visiting and messing me up. Put cocoa in my java this am, scrambled eggs for lunch, water, diet mandarine soda, a couple olives and a cucumber slice. All is well. Need to clean and get work done but I just don't wanna. Ugh. My work is never ending and sometimes it's just so daunting and depressing that I wanna turn the computer off and take a nap! Or eat my weight in chocolate, which is not an option. Might take a snooze, more later...
Today am much more hungry...Aunt Flo's visiting and messing me up. Put cocoa in my java this am, scrambled eggs for lunch, water, diet mandarine soda, a couple olives and a cucumber slice. All is well. Need to clean and get work done but I just don't wanna. Ugh. My work is never ending and sometimes it's just so daunting and depressing that I wanna turn the computer off and take a nap! Or eat my weight in chocolate, which is not an option. Might take a snooze, more later...
Monday, October 20, 2008
Day 6...not even hungry...REALLY
hi again! k, I'm really getting the hang of this now. Hot cocoa in my coffee for breakie, morning meal of oatmeal bar...scrambled eggs for lunch. Dinner of broiled cod with swiss chard and spinach sauteed in a little balsamic and chix stock, salad of arugula and endive from my garden with low-carb dressing. Need to drink more agua but other than that, "Muy bueno!!"
Just had to get on the scale...it's official, I've dipped below 160! That means I'm more than 5 lbs down from the start! Yaaaaaaaaaahhhooooooooooooooooooo! Leakie and I are gonna trade some food out for some new options.
DANA WHERE ARE YOU!????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Just had to get on the scale...it's official, I've dipped below 160! That means I'm more than 5 lbs down from the start! Yaaaaaaaaaahhhooooooooooooooooooo! Leakie and I are gonna trade some food out for some new options.
DANA WHERE ARE YOU!????????????????????????????????????????????????????
DAY 5...the hump is gone baby GONE!
Alright everyone...now I'm not hungry AT ALL and have to remind myself to eat our delicious and inviting food. Not good for a food snob to have to eat all that packaged, pulvorized crap, but that's another post.
Worked our tails off today at a weddin', without much appreciation, I might add. Ran around, never sat down except to drive there and home and honestly, it was the hardest thing I've done in awhile. Our truly heavenly food was everywhere...the sites, the smells, the compliments, oh, and Dana shoving bites of the deliciousness into her mouth in my face. I tried to stab her on more than one occasion. That wasn't the hardest part Dana, don't feel bad. Hah, like you do anyway! The hardest part was the not snacking with the crew on down time and during prep, which I didn't realize I did a TON of. Sliders with pepperjack and chipotle mayo!!!!!!! Our mini pulled pork sandwiches!!!!!!!! The cheeses, the homemade breads (the smell of the breads coming out of the oven almost made me go postal- sorry Dad). Again Lisa and I dined on celery stix and a few cucumber rounds...water, a strawberry "shake"- incidentally the only reason that I can see to call it that is that you have to actually SHAKE the dry powdery lumps out of it or they stick in your teeth. Yum.
I did splurge on a tiny glass of cabernet...heaven, even in a plastic cup! I came home and researched and 1-6 oz glass of red wine has almost exactly the same carbs and calories as 1 packet of Medifast drink...a brilliant trade if ya ask me! I'll take a multivitamin to regain my lost vitamins, not to worry. The mental effects of the vino were amazing and I think this little splurge may have to become a daily occurrance, really. Worth every calorie...see chart for future reference...this is a 4 oz glass, boozers, so don't get toooooooooooo excited and drink a whole bottle. That'll set you back some!
Wine Calories
Champagne 96 calories
Dry Red Wine 83 calories
Dry White Wine 77 calories
Rose 82 calories
Sparkling 92 calories
Sweet Red Wine 100 calories
Sweet White Wine 103 calories
Worked our tails off today at a weddin', without much appreciation, I might add. Ran around, never sat down except to drive there and home and honestly, it was the hardest thing I've done in awhile. Our truly heavenly food was everywhere...the sites, the smells, the compliments, oh, and Dana shoving bites of the deliciousness into her mouth in my face. I tried to stab her on more than one occasion. That wasn't the hardest part Dana, don't feel bad. Hah, like you do anyway! The hardest part was the not snacking with the crew on down time and during prep, which I didn't realize I did a TON of. Sliders with pepperjack and chipotle mayo!!!!!!! Our mini pulled pork sandwiches!!!!!!!! The cheeses, the homemade breads (the smell of the breads coming out of the oven almost made me go postal- sorry Dad). Again Lisa and I dined on celery stix and a few cucumber rounds...water, a strawberry "shake"- incidentally the only reason that I can see to call it that is that you have to actually SHAKE the dry powdery lumps out of it or they stick in your teeth. Yum.
I did splurge on a tiny glass of cabernet...heaven, even in a plastic cup! I came home and researched and 1-6 oz glass of red wine has almost exactly the same carbs and calories as 1 packet of Medifast drink...a brilliant trade if ya ask me! I'll take a multivitamin to regain my lost vitamins, not to worry. The mental effects of the vino were amazing and I think this little splurge may have to become a daily occurrance, really. Worth every calorie...see chart for future reference...this is a 4 oz glass, boozers, so don't get toooooooooooo excited and drink a whole bottle. That'll set you back some!
Wine Calories
Champagne 96 calories
Dry Red Wine 83 calories
Dry White Wine 77 calories
Rose 82 calories
Sparkling 92 calories
Sweet Red Wine 100 calories
Sweet White Wine 103 calories
Saturday, October 18, 2008
DAY 4...over the hump!
I snuck in and weighed myself and 5 lbs have miraculously disappeared. I'm sure it's just water but at least I'm seein' some progress.
So far I've had some hot cocoa in a steaming mug of Eagle Coffe Roasting's delectable brew...around 10:30 the peach oatmeal. Pretty sweet again but I actually liked it. I was nervous after Backfat's description but I think between that and my bars I may have actually found breakfast that I can choke down.
More to come, sit tight!!
So far I've had some hot cocoa in a steaming mug of Eagle Coffe Roasting's delectable brew...around 10:30 the peach oatmeal. Pretty sweet again but I actually liked it. I was nervous after Backfat's description but I think between that and my bars I may have actually found breakfast that I can choke down.
More to come, sit tight!!
Day 3...we will survive!!
Where to begin...I rethought my menu from day 2 and switched things up a bit so that I wouldn't order a pizza. Maybe Fruit Punch for breakfast wasn't such a good idea afterall. Today I cut up a Chocolate Bar into about 20 pieces and nibbled while on the road with a big mug of my favorite green tea (sans my usual squeeze o' honey). Very satisfying and kept me happy with no thoughts of food for at least an hour. Oh dear. Several glasses of water later Backfatbegone and I decided we'd dine. I selected the "raved about" Chicken Noodle Soup and Lisa chose Scrambled Eggs (my least favorite meal so far). I added Tabasco to mine and chopped up some fresh dill for Leakie's eggs. She loved hers...mine? Ok, why when every ingredient is pulvorized does Medifast decide to leave the petrified chicken in pieces? It's like a dried old piece of sponge, not even comparable to jerky. What the???? I chose to try and chew the nuggets but spit most of them out, although I'm sure I need the protein. ICK. Not to worry, I wasn't starving and absolutely did NOT feel like I was going to pass out! We scrounged up some Crystal Light in the pantry and mixed some of that up for an exciting new MF-friendly beverage. Feelin' pretty good, 1000X better than day 2.
Afternoon snacks were shakes- strawberry for me, vanilla for Leakie- with a dash of SF coconut syrup. VERY sweet but tollerable.
Dinner around 5pm for me- not dying again...had my usual tiny chicken breast with 1 C spaghetti squash- tiny bit o' XVO, organic chicken stock and dried herbs, a bit of fresh garlic. Very tasty and made me feel normal for the first time in 2 days. Maybe it was the 1 plain spaghetti noodle I snuck from my family's dinner. Complete heaven and probably a day's worth of carbs. I probably put on a pound. Naaaaaaaaaaah.
After dinner snack was a rich and creamy chocolate shake, my favorite meal to date.
Think I may branch out and try some oatmeal or pudding tomorrow, although the thought nearly sends shivers down my spine.
Think we're over the hump!! Lisa's going to meet up with Coach and switch out some of our least favorites for some new flavors of things. This should help! Keep goin' ladies, don't give up!! We're making progress!!!
Afternoon snacks were shakes- strawberry for me, vanilla for Leakie- with a dash of SF coconut syrup. VERY sweet but tollerable.
Dinner around 5pm for me- not dying again...had my usual tiny chicken breast with 1 C spaghetti squash- tiny bit o' XVO, organic chicken stock and dried herbs, a bit of fresh garlic. Very tasty and made me feel normal for the first time in 2 days. Maybe it was the 1 plain spaghetti noodle I snuck from my family's dinner. Complete heaven and probably a day's worth of carbs. I probably put on a pound. Naaaaaaaaaaah.
After dinner snack was a rich and creamy chocolate shake, my favorite meal to date.
Think I may branch out and try some oatmeal or pudding tomorrow, although the thought nearly sends shivers down my spine.
Think we're over the hump!! Lisa's going to meet up with Coach and switch out some of our least favorites for some new flavors of things. This should help! Keep goin' ladies, don't give up!! We're making progress!!!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Day 2...so hungy I might die
Hello health-fans! I woke up with a fresh outlook this morning and a strong desire to have a super great day. Unfortunately this was not the case. Running late with my kidders I packed up my food for the day (incidentally, it all fit into a sandwich size ziplock bag including the extra choices I packed just in case I changed my mind at mealtime) and mixed up some fruit punch for the road. Not bad at all except NOT A MEAL. Not filling, not satisfying by any stretch of the imagination. About an hour later with my tummy grumbling I grabbed a coffee and added half a packet of cappuccino mix. Still not happy. 90 min or so I found myself so distracted by the thought of food (and a bit of anger on top of it all!) that I cut an oatmeal raisin bar into about 12 pieces and nibbled for about 15 minutes. My lunch of cream of tomato soup required quite a bit of Tabasco, not a big deal, I like Tabasco. I was starving and aggravated all day long and found it really hard to focus and get anything done at work. Yaaaaaaaaaaargh! Excellent career choice working with FOOD!!
Dinner was better...sauteed my tiny chicken breast with dry herbs and chicken stock. Nuked about 1/5 of a spaghetti squash then added it to my chicken concoction. Not bad but by then I was so hungry I could have eaten the entire chicken, feathers and all, oh, and the whole spaghetti squash with butter, garlic and parmesan, maybe all of it deep fried or resting atop a large double cheese 'n pepperoni pizza.
I'm hoping that this day, day 2 is the worst...I hear that once you get thru the first 3 you're on the road to success.
I'm dreading my evening "meal"- my sis says the pudding made her gag and I don't even want to think about the oatmeal. HELP!! Think I may have some hot cocoa or maybe a strawberry shake and call it a day. Deeeeeeeeeeeeeelish...NOT!
For the love of GOD do I really need to be skinny? Maybe I'm happier being chubby, glass of vino and wedge o' cheese held in my pudgy little hand. So I have 2 chins, lots of people do. And I have to buy long shirts so that my beer belly doesn't hang out, is that all that bad? Things'll be better in the morning, right? Tomorrow is a new day... ;(
Dinner was better...sauteed my tiny chicken breast with dry herbs and chicken stock. Nuked about 1/5 of a spaghetti squash then added it to my chicken concoction. Not bad but by then I was so hungry I could have eaten the entire chicken, feathers and all, oh, and the whole spaghetti squash with butter, garlic and parmesan, maybe all of it deep fried or resting atop a large double cheese 'n pepperoni pizza.
I'm hoping that this day, day 2 is the worst...I hear that once you get thru the first 3 you're on the road to success.
I'm dreading my evening "meal"- my sis says the pudding made her gag and I don't even want to think about the oatmeal. HELP!! Think I may have some hot cocoa or maybe a strawberry shake and call it a day. Deeeeeeeeeeeeeelish...NOT!
For the love of GOD do I really need to be skinny? Maybe I'm happier being chubby, glass of vino and wedge o' cheese held in my pudgy little hand. So I have 2 chins, lots of people do. And I have to buy long shirts so that my beer belly doesn't hang out, is that all that bad? Things'll be better in the morning, right? Tomorrow is a new day... ;(
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Day 1...only the beginning
I could barely contain myself yesterday when I pulled into the driveway and spotted my Medifast box full of meals. Yahoooo! Time to begin the journey to perfection. Chubby no more. Ready for a nice tight pair of $200 jeans. This summer I might even adorn a bikini, something I vowed last summer would probably never happen again in my lifetime. I take it back, here I come beach!!!
One last glass (ok, 2/3 of a bottle) of wine and a huge, hot, cheesy quesadilla with tons of guac. Deeeeeeeeeeelish. Buh-bye yumminess, here comes the diet food. I'd start in the morning, fresh and ready for the day!
For breakfast I selected a chocolate bar so that I could easily eat while driving Sophia to preschool. The flavor was pretty good. The bar was DENSE, to say the least. 15 minutes later when I finally finished chewing I cannot lie, I was super full and my jaw hurt like hell. At that time it seemed impossible that I would consume 4 more Medifast meals plus my Green Meal in just 1 day.
A trip to Wallmart and a new scale later I made it home. (164.2 for those of you who are keeping track) I was surprised when my stomach growled! I drank some water and waited. Still hungry. Hmmmmm...some cream of broccoli soup sounded sooooooooooo good. I measured my meager cup o' water then 0000000h, the chalky powder poured out of the packet and I groaned. I mixed. I nuked. This was not MY cream of broccoli, no way. It was a little thin...ok, alot thin, but all in all not horrible. I think I can stick with this for at least a month.
Chocolate shake around 1:00 proved to be about the same. Tasted ok, a bit chalky and thin but tolerable.
By 3:30 I literally wanted to eat an entire pizza chased by a strawberry milkshake. No, no, I can do this and certainly do NOT want to start over again tomorrow, an entire day wasted. Some green tea helped. Then some more water. Then made my big plans for dinner...
A tiny piece of the most delicious chicken breast I'd ever had was on my plate with a small pile of greens from my garden, low fat/low carb dressing, a few cucumber slices. Thought I'd try some Chicken with Rice Soup from the program with a small handful of cauliflower in it. I realized not long after my first bite of soup that Frank's Red Hot has no carbs, calories or fat. 1/4 of the bottle later I was able to enjoy my dinner. Followed my meal with a pepperoncini. Yummy yummy! ;( I still have 1 meal to go...think I'll scamper downstairs and enjoy a cappucini before I climb into bed for Project Runway.
The toughest part for me today was definitely when I made the kids lunch and dinner and had to resist the urge to pop a hunk of colby-jack in my mouth. The willpower!!!!!! Hard not to eat just one gummy bear for dessert...a cracker...or taste their pasta to make sure it was done enough. Catering should be tough and my wonderful wine will surely be missed. I need support. I need encouragement. I need you all to join me on my trek for svelte-dom. Come on!!!!!!!!
One last glass (ok, 2/3 of a bottle) of wine and a huge, hot, cheesy quesadilla with tons of guac. Deeeeeeeeeeelish. Buh-bye yumminess, here comes the diet food. I'd start in the morning, fresh and ready for the day!
For breakfast I selected a chocolate bar so that I could easily eat while driving Sophia to preschool. The flavor was pretty good. The bar was DENSE, to say the least. 15 minutes later when I finally finished chewing I cannot lie, I was super full and my jaw hurt like hell. At that time it seemed impossible that I would consume 4 more Medifast meals plus my Green Meal in just 1 day.
A trip to Wallmart and a new scale later I made it home. (164.2 for those of you who are keeping track) I was surprised when my stomach growled! I drank some water and waited. Still hungry. Hmmmmm...some cream of broccoli soup sounded sooooooooooo good. I measured my meager cup o' water then 0000000h, the chalky powder poured out of the packet and I groaned. I mixed. I nuked. This was not MY cream of broccoli, no way. It was a little thin...ok, alot thin, but all in all not horrible. I think I can stick with this for at least a month.
Chocolate shake around 1:00 proved to be about the same. Tasted ok, a bit chalky and thin but tolerable.
By 3:30 I literally wanted to eat an entire pizza chased by a strawberry milkshake. No, no, I can do this and certainly do NOT want to start over again tomorrow, an entire day wasted. Some green tea helped. Then some more water. Then made my big plans for dinner...
A tiny piece of the most delicious chicken breast I'd ever had was on my plate with a small pile of greens from my garden, low fat/low carb dressing, a few cucumber slices. Thought I'd try some Chicken with Rice Soup from the program with a small handful of cauliflower in it. I realized not long after my first bite of soup that Frank's Red Hot has no carbs, calories or fat. 1/4 of the bottle later I was able to enjoy my dinner. Followed my meal with a pepperoncini. Yummy yummy! ;( I still have 1 meal to go...think I'll scamper downstairs and enjoy a cappucini before I climb into bed for Project Runway.
The toughest part for me today was definitely when I made the kids lunch and dinner and had to resist the urge to pop a hunk of colby-jack in my mouth. The willpower!!!!!! Hard not to eat just one gummy bear for dessert...a cracker...or taste their pasta to make sure it was done enough. Catering should be tough and my wonderful wine will surely be missed. I need support. I need encouragement. I need you all to join me on my trek for svelte-dom. Come on!!!!!!!!
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