Results End of Week 8

So at the end of 8 weeks on this journey I have lost another 2.8 pounds!! Total 23.2!! I am now 16 pounds away from the original goal that I had set 8 weeks ago. I have to admit that when I set that goal with my health coach Layne ( www.careforyourtemple.com ) I really didn't think I would even get this close. I was hoping but I just couldn't have imagined myself actually getting there. I have known Layne a long time though and I knew that she would not lead me down a path where I wouldn't reach my goal. The challenge that is coming my way is over the Labor day weekend we are heading on a 5 hour raod trip to Dallas for a Beaver game. I am super excited because I get to see my sister and brother n law and I get to see the Beavers play!!! The challenge is ensuring that I have all the food that I need and I am prepared so that I stay on track. At this point there is no option but to stay on track. I am excited to start transitioning in the next few weeks and do this without the Medifast food. It's scary without a doubt but I know I can do it. Jason had an awesome idea of making a list of things that I could eat that would be equivalent to what I am eating on Medifast. I am going to begin searching and see if anyone else has already done this and then set up my own list so that it will make the transition even easier. I've learned that planning ahead makes all the difference in the world.

Results end of Week 7

So the results for this week are.......1.2 loss!!!! That puts me at 20.4 total in the last 7 weeks. I have consistently been working out for the last 3 days. On Monday I felt awful after working out. With the help of Layne my health coach I realized that I had not eaten enough protein prior to my workout so my body didn't have the fuel to do the workout. Yesterday I ate a bar prior to working out and then a shake after and my energy level was better. Today I skipped the bar and ate a shake right after my workout so far so good! I have 6 more weeks to go and hope to lose another 17 pounds to reach my goal. See what happens in the next 6 weeks :-)

Week 6 results

This past week my loss was .6 pounds. Not what I was hoping for but regardless it is progress!! I am feeling pretty awesome and thats as important as the number on the scale. Total I have lost 19.2 pounds in 6 weeks and that is something to be proud of. I got to order another 4 weeks of food as well and thats a huge blessing. Another 19 pounds to lose to my goal!! In the next 8 weeks my plan is to reach that goal. Its a big feat but I am going for it!

Tough Day

It has been the worst day yet emotionally for me since starting Medifast. In a previous post I mentioned a door that was opening for me. Today that door was shut. I've been looking for a teaching positoin for a year and a half and I finally got an interview. It wasn't just any interview. It was at a school that I have subbed at for 11 weeks straight and the principal has told me many times how impressed he was with me in the classroom. I knew that this interview could be it considering the past history. In teaching it is all who you know and I finally had that on my side! I interviewed last Thursday and couldn't have felt any better about the interview. I found out today that I did not get the position. This set in motion a ton of different emotions. Frustration, disappointment, hurt, etc etc I have known since getting my teaching certificate that it is exactly what God wanted for me. There were way too many factors in place for it to be anything else. My heart knows that God truly does have a plan and that this position was not part of it. My head is having a bit of a harder time and is needing constant reminders. I left work today and sobbed out of pure frustration. I am suppossed to be in the classroom but it's just not happening. My current job is just that a job not something that I am passionate about. If I am not teaching I have no idea what it is that I am suppossed to be doing. I know that everything is going to turn out much better than I could ever even imagine. I truly do know that. Today is rough after feeling so excited at the possible opportunity that is no longer.
All these emotions have of course made me want some pizza, whataburger, just to feel better. This whole not relying on food thing sucks and makes things really hard. Today was the first time that I really thought that I maybe could go off plan but I know that I couldn't. That is just not who I am but my thought process of going off plan went much further than I am comfortable with. Its another day of working towards this new life and dealing with my emotions and not bypassing them with food.

Week 5 Results

I lost 3.8 pounds this week!! Honestly I am in complete shock. In the past weeks my weight loss has been getting less and less. This week I was just hoping that I had lost and not stayed the same. Lo and behold I get on the scale and what the heck??!!! I am now down 18.6 pounds in 5 weeks. I have officially lost over 100 pounds in the last 4 years. 20-25 pounds left to get to my final goal. On to week 6 and continuing on my new healthy lifestyle :-)

Anxiety=Want to eat

The last few days have proven to me that I still have a long ways to go on this journey. Last Thursday I got some news that has invoked a huge amount of anxiety for me. In a good way!! I have the potential of a door opening for me that I have been praying for for a long time. Unfortunately I won't know the results of all this for maybe 2-3 weeks. I am hoping that it will all come to a conclusion sooner than that but I just don't know. It is truly out of my hands and completely in God's. I have a huge amount of faith and I know that God is going to put me exactly where he wants me. I really hope that this opportunity is where he wants me. I noticed in the last 2 days as I looked back I have been feeling like a bottomless pit since all this started. I have also noticed that I am eating much faster and just shoving my lean and green meal in. I am eating so fast that it's all gone and I don't really remember lifting the fork from plate to mouth. I noticed that this is happening and know that I consciously have to be aware of what is going on and my reactions to it. For the week and possibly the weeks coming up that is going to be mt focus. To feel the feelings and enjoy them, work through them, pray about them, and again not rely on the food.
Giving myself some credit.... In 5 weeks I have not one time gone off the plan. Many times I wanted to but it wasn't worth and I know that I am not ready to fight that big of a battle yet. At some point I will!! I am starting to think about what life is going to be like without Medifast. I have 5 weeks to go and financially at this point I will not be able to go another month which is heartbreaking. I have another 25 to 30lbs to go to my goal and in the next 5 weeks I am hoping to lose another 10bs. So an additional 2 months may just get me to my goal. I am praying that God will provide the financial means for me to continue or give me the strength to do it without the Medifast program and still make it to my goal. I am feeling so amazing about myself! I have no more clothes from the past that I can see if I fit into! I already fit them and some are too big which is AMAZING!! In my first week I never thought that I would make it this far and I AM!! Really am proud of myself :-)