Week 4 Results

At the end of week 4 I finally feel as though I am making progress on an emotional level. There was a tiny baby step this week of feeling as though I had control over the food and it wasn't controling me. It was enough of a step that I want to feel it more. We went out to eat twice in the last week and I was able to find alternatives each time. Don't think that I wasn't still wishing that I could've had some nachos or a cheese quesadilla or that big juicy cheeseburger because they still look yummy. I know well enough at this point that if I ate any of that I would get sick and it really wouldn't be worth it. Yesterday I put on a pair of pants that 5 years ago were the pants that I was always so excited to get into. I put them on thinking awesome I have another pair of jeans to wear! Much to my amazement they were too big. I wore them anyway but realized as the day went on that I should not have worn them because they really were to big. I don't ever have that issue. Usually I put pants on hoping they will stretch throughout the day and then wish I hadn't worn them because they are so darn uncomfortable! Today they were uncomfortable because I knew they were too big. Such a strange feeling and sort of hard to wrap my brain around. I started thinking today how in the world am I going to be able to afford an entire new wardrobe? There aren't going to be those clothes that I really wish I could get into. Again another hard thing to wrap my mind around.

My second order of food that I got I love! I was actually craving the honey mustard pretzel sticks for the last 2 days. The brownies and ice cream are life savers :-)

SOOOOOO the results for week 4 is...... 1.2 pds lost14.7 lost in 4 weeks! I was honestly hoping for more but it is all still progress!!

I have started posting pictures weekly on my weigh in day on my facebook page under my weight loss folder. So watch the transformation happen with me :-)

Week 3 results

I lost another 2 pounds!!! That makes a grand total of 13.6 in 3 weeks! Not to bad at all! I have 2 pounds to go and I will be the smallest I have been since at least college. I am hoping for 3 again next week after my period has come and gone that should be a good goal :-) Also had a brownie last night and pancakes this morning YUMMMYY!!!!

Moving Along

I am continuing to struggle with cravings and just wanting to eat some "normal" food. So many times I have just wanted to have one chip or one chicken nugget or a taste of pizza but I have not done it. I really think that at this point I would probably get really sick if I did eat any of that. If thats not the case I am going to let myself believe it so that it helps fight the cravings! I am a bit worried about this weeks weigh in although I have done nothing off the plan. I am a week away from the time of the month and that of course means bloating and some extra weight. I have not felt as thin as I did several days ago so I am assuming the impending event is messing with me. I know at some point that my body is going to adjust to what I am doing and I am going to need to shock it again to get things moving again. I am hoping either this week or next to start getting in a few days of exercise. We are still working on transitioning schedules. Jason starts work tomorrow which is so exciting! With one vehicle this week we have to get him and I both to work and get each other picked up and home too. Next week Gabe starts pre-k and so that is another stop that has to be made in the mornings and some where in there I have to get in a workout. I do the best when I workout first thing in the morning but I am not willing or motivated to get up at 4:30 to do it! That is setting myself up for defeat. So I am going to do what I can in the next few weeks and then when things settle down a bit I will get it in regularly on a regular schedule.

The other cool thing about this week is that Jason has decided to start eating healthier as well. This has been a huge help for me. We have gone to the store and found foods that are similar nutritionally to my medifast food and so he has started eating 6 meals a day and eats the same lean and green meal as I do! He has after a few days already seen a difference in the way that his clothes feel. His weigh in days are on Saturdays so we will see how he does. Hes only got about 15 pounds to lose so I am sure that it won't take him long :-)

I have ordered another 5 weeks of food and I got some new foods and I can't wait for them to get here. I think some new tastes and textures will help my cravings. I even got the chocolate chip pancakes, brownies, and ice cream!! I am ready for it to get here so that I can try everything out. Financially this will be the last order that I will be getting. The goal from the beginning and still is that I would do this for 10 weeks. It already feels like its been a long time but I'm only in week 3! I am getting that feeling of feeling better about myself and that's pretty awesome. I am only 4 pounds away from a weight that I have not seen probably since college. That is scary and exciting all at the same time :-) Until Wednesday........

Week 2 Results

I lost 3.6 for week 2!!!!! Pretty darn close to the 4 I was shooting
so I'm super excited! At the end of week 3 I'm hoping for another 4
and that will put me at a weight that I haven't been at since college.
So awesome!!! Along with the number on the scale going down the even
better part is I am being forced to deal with my emotional eating.
The key for me is dealing with this so I can keep the weight off once
I transition off medifast.
There have been several people that have asked for info on this
program. Go to www.tsfl.com and check it out. If you have questions
ask and if your interested in taking this journey to be a healthier
person let me know. I have an amazing health coach and I can help get
you started :-).

On 7/13/10, Susan Arredondo <susanarredondo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tomorrow is weigh in Wednesday!! I am hoping for a 4lb loss and I've
> done very well all week. I've completly stayed on program and it has
> continued to be a challenge. I've discovered that until I get a hold
> on my emotions I can't get off this program. That is the complete key
> in this journey. I've got to stay present and handle the emotions
> instead of grabbing some chocolate chip cookies or a bowl of ice cream
> to deal with the emotions. So that's where I am currently on this
> amazing journey! I will blog my results tomorrow for week 2.
>
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Weigh In tomorrow

Tomorrow is weigh in Wednesday!! I am hoping for a 4lb loss and I've
done very well all week. I've completly stayed on program and it has
continued to be a challenge. I've discovered that until I get a hold
on my emotions I can't get off this program. That is the complete key
in this journey. I've got to stay present and handle the emotions
instead of grabbing some chocolate chip cookies or a bowl of ice cream
to deal with the emotions. So that's where I am currently on this
amazing journey! I will blog my results tomorrow for week 2.

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Conquered first out to eat venture

Last night we went to the Gristmill. One of my ultimate favorite places to eat. Although this time we went it was not all about the fantastic onion rings. Jason was offered a job so we went with family and friends to celebrate. It was not easy and boy did I want some onion rings and to snack on Gabe's potato chip french fries like normal. I did not give in!! I had part of a side salad with ranch on the side so that I could control the amount I used and stay on plan. I then ordered a breast of chicken plain and ordered steamed broccoli. Our wonderful waitress let me know that there was a butter sauce on the broccoli so I asked her to take that off. I ate half the chicken breast and half the broccoli. I actually think that I ate probably less than I was allotted but I was trying to be so careful.
As things countinue to get more and more interesting in our lives this week I notice that as soon as something good, stressful, or any other emotion happens my stomach automatically turns hungry. For the last 2 weeks the hunger has been for onion rings :-) Jason goes to do all the paperwork for his new job tomorrow and will start on Monday working 4 10 hour days. We currently have only one car and found out today that the second car is a total loss. So along with finding a place to move we now need to find a car and may end up getting a rental car for several days so that we can both get to work. I am super excited that we are getting to move!! That has been on my prayers for the last year so I am excited big time for that!! Financially we are in a super tight squeeze and getting a new car does not currently fit in the budget nor does child care for Gabe. We have his sisters here to take care of him for 3 more weeks and then we have to get that piece figured out too!! Needless to say the stress and anxiety level that I have is high but there is excitement as well. So with all these emotions that I have to stay present to deal with the urge to eat off plan is high. I will not give in though thats just not in my nature or personality. I am making the choice to deal with the emotions and hand things over to God no matter how hard the process is. We have another evening of going out with friends tomorrow evening and I am hoping that it goes as well as last night did.

Week 1 Results

Wednesday is Weigh in Day!! So the results after 1 week is I lost 8lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was in such shock that I had to get off and on the scale several times to make sure that nothing was wrong with the scale or how I was standing. I could feel my clothes fitting differently but I had no idea. I have never lost 8lbs in one week before. Really proud of myself and making it through the struggles of the last week. Even more than the weight loss the fact that I am learning how to deal with my emotions without food is the much better prize!!

So now on to week 2........

Week 1

I am in week 1 on Medifast and wow it has been tough. The tough part is not the food or how it tastes or that I am hungry. The tough part is that emotionally I am a wreck because I no longer have the food to turn too. I truly had no idea how much of a dependence I had put on food when I was stressed, worried, anxious, or any emotion for that matter. The last week I have lost my Tia who was very dear to me. She is actually my husbands aunt but she is the only person is his family that in 8 years has ever made me feel welcome and a part of the family. With her loss comes a loss of a sense of belonging to this family. Not an easy thing to process or no what to do with it. I am in a job that I really dread going to and am hoping that I will be blessed with something that I will feel joy in going to each day. Jason had an interview on Friday morning and wrecked the car on his way back trying to get back in time for Tia's funeral. I also found out that my grandmother who I am also very close to has approx 2 weeks to live. Yes this has all come down in the last week and the same week that I chose to start Medifast. Wow if I had known I think I would've waited another week!!
On the other hand I feel as though God is teaching me so much in the last week. Sometimes I really hate the process of teaching that God sends me through! Its never fun until you are on the other side. I am now with everything going on having to depend on God and not on food. This is the area of my life that without realizing that I have truly not given over to him. So that is what I have been struggling with in the last week. I am making lil steps of progress but wow this is a big battle that I am fighting. I will weigh in officially on Wednesday morning. I will be posting on that day to let everyone know weight wise how things turned out for the first week.