Week One

   The first week on Medifast. Whew was that hard! I knew I needed to stick to it. All the food was powdered, and I needed to mix them with water. On Medifast, you have 5 of their meals a day, plus one Lean and Green that you make yourself. Now, I am not a cook. At all. I burn water. So, I figured, Salad it is! Salad get boring though.
   I thought the food tasted okay. I wanted to cry at how tiny the portions were. How was such a small amount of food supposed to sustain me? In the first few days of Medifast, your body goes into a "What Is Going On?!?" faze, and so you become tired and weak. Greg said it was like I had the flu. In fact, I would sleep in-between meals, just so that I could make it.
   Oh, and now I was drinking between 10-14 cups of water a day! I am so glad the bathroom was near by.
   On Wednesday, I had my first real test. The women's group at church, called the Relief Society, had a Fondue and game night. We have special activities once a month. I had been looking forward to this for months! Why didn't I start my diet until afterwards?!? It smelled sooooo good. So, I made myself busy holding a newborn, then singing Karaoke.  And I was so amazed that I made it!
   By Saturday, my strength was picking up a little. But, then we had a birthday party for my niece, where there were doughnuts. One of my major weaknesses.  I wanted one soooo bad. Couldn't I just lick it? I just sat there and pouted. Lucky for me, though, my husband is a Celiac, and couldn't have any doughnuts either. So he felt my pain.
   So, in conclusion of this week, I felt I had done really well. I looked forward to when this supposed energy was to come. I had started searching the 'net, and found wonderful recipes for Lean and Green meals. I even started a Pinterest board to help document my meals. I learned wonderful tips on how to make the Medifast foods taste better. Like, soaking them for a few hours before cooking or blending them. WHAT a difference.
   And, when I weighed myself on Sunday, I was down to 283.0! I realized, this is SO worth it! I had lost an inch too.