Week Two

   So, Sunday I was in high spirits. I had lost 9.6 pounds. Oh, one of the tools I use to help me is the MyFitnessPal app. It is so wonderful!
   At church, I couldn't wait to tell everyone. And, I had energy? Where did that come from? Could it be true? Eating healthy DOES help you feel better? I mean, I am consuming less than 700 calories a day on average. Before, I used to have WAY more calories. I felt like dancing!
   In this second week, I had a lot more energy, and was very happy. I was learning to cook more things, and experiment.
   Greg and I even got back to the gym. Now, when you start Medifast, the first 2-3 weeks, you need to not exercise, or really limit it. So, instead of doing 40 minutes on the elliptical, I did 20. We wend every weekday.
   I realized I was still having some health problems though. I'd have some stomach pain, sometimes severe enough that I couldn't stand up. And I started to notice that, I still had very loose bowls. My food would be gone almost immediately after eating it. Now, loose bowls can be a norm in the first week. In the second, it could be a problem. I also had times of dizziness. A couple of times, it made it to where I couldn't move. Plus, my legs were bothering me. Like they need to move. I made sure to drink lots and lots of water, but it didn't help.
   I began to do research, as well as seek help from my Health Coach, Candy. I saw that there was a chance I was allergic, or sensitive, to Soy. Most Medifast meals are made with soy. I decided to do an experiment, which I started at the beginning of my third week.
   When I weighed myself on Sunday, I was so disappointed too see I had only lost 1.8 pounds. I lost a couple of inches though. But I figured, I probably didn't loose much because I hadn't been able to absorb any of the nutrients. So, my body was holding onto what it could.
  Now I had some choices to make. I could stop Medifast, but I didn't want to. I was getting all of my vitamins, lots of protein and iron, and staying low on my carbs and sodium. I wondered if I could do 3 Medifast meals, and 3 of my own. I liked that idea. But, first I needed to do my test...