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Postby caligirl » July 25th, 2006, 2:02 pm

Hey all, I'm caligirl in OC... Sorry for the long 1st post, I've just decided to transfer my blog entries to this thread for support. I'm in my 3rd week on MF, and I'm doing well. Much better the first week than the 2nd, but I've got a new resolve, and am super motivated. I'm 34, 5'8" and my husband and I have a 10 year old daughter. We'd like to add to the family next year, and I hope to reach my goal first. Wish me luck!!!
Happy Mfasting!

Weight loss progress: 252/239.5/145
7/4 252 :shock:
7/10 243.5
7/11 242.5
7/12 243.5
7/13 242.5 Wk. 1 = 9.5 pounds :D :D :D
7/14 241.5
7/17 239
7/18 242 Wine... dumb. Never again!!! :oops:
7/19 240.5 Wk. 2 = 2 pounds (11.5 total) :roll:
7/24 239.5 Did great today :mrgreen:
7/25 239.5 Okay, still not losing, but not gaining!


Journal entries from start date:

7/5:
Well, today I started Medifast.
I am recovering from my second ankle surgery. They just removed the hardware they put in last August. I'm glad to have it out, but am walking very little. I'll be off for 3 more days, then back to work on Monday. I'm really surprised how well it's gone so far. I was able to walk on it the same day! Very impressed.
I though it a good time to start a new regimen, since I'd be home. I'm giving Medifast a try. It's not as expensive as the HMR and involves more choices than just the shakes, so I think I'll stick to it. I have to. I also like how I make a lean and green meal each day too. Going to eat every 3 hours (9-12-3-6 and another when I'm hungry in between). In addition, I'm allowed an optional snack each day.
Still getting used to it.

7/6-
Well, second day on the Medifast program, and believe it or not, I feel empowered.
I love that I don't have to do any shopping or planning YET. I do have to plan my lean and green meal each day, and I get to eat dinner with my family (minus the carb-y side dish).
As for the rest of the day, I'm satisfied, and the products are pretty good.
I like that I just have to spend seconds a day picking the 5 meal supplements I'll need, and I'm out the door. No preparing, or obsessing over food. I really like that for a change. Also, I can't fudge on the portion sizes! I realize that my eyes are bigger than the food scale. I'm a big portion eater, so this is a wake up call for me. I like that I am going to see quicker results than 1-2 pounds a week, more like 2-5. That will keep me motivated.
I also like that there are salty options in the soups and crisps, since I'm not a sweet tooth.
All in all, I'm optimistic, and keep telling myself, that I'm ready to take the bull by the horns and take responsibility for getting the weight off. I like the structure of Medifast, and am going to keep with it.

7/10-
I'm on day 4and I'm finding it pretty easy to stick to. Takes the guess work out of it, and I seem less obsessed with food choices. I find that I look forward to my lean and green meal, and really am making that meal count more. Healthy choices, and tastier preparations. I've been doing a salad AND a steamed veggie along with my protein for bulk, because I find that it gives me a bit more variety, and I don't feel as deprived about not getting to eat the carb-y side dish I have to prepare for hubby and daughter. Naturally they're skinny! It's working well. I must say that I have a shake and oatmeal for breakfast, then a shake and soup for lunch (I add hot sauce to EVERYTHING), and then a bar mid afternoon. If I must snack in between, I've gotten celery sticks and pickles ready, along with sugar free jello chilled and ready to go. I confess I bought the sugar free lite cool whip for a dollup on my jello as a little treat. Don't know yet if this will do much damage, but it's a psychological pick me up. Also, it only has 1g of carbs, and 20 calories, so it's about the same as if I had 1 serving of ketchup, or other condiment, and I try to stay away from those. I've also become a fan of the I can't believe it's not butter spray on my steamed veggies. 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 fat for 5 spritzes and it really packs a flavor punch. I'm still very motivated, and am pleasantly surprised by the taste of the shakes (creamy), and oatmeal. The soups are a little harder to take, but I like them because I get a little tired of sweet, and they're convenient for work. A little lime and chile, and I'm OK with them. Not a big fan of bars in general, but these are as good as any others I've tasted and I like their convenience. I ran went to the movies with a friend yesterday, and brought one with me. Was a life saver. The pudding is great as a sweet treat, and I'm still waiting to get the soy crisps and crackers for snacks. Trying to drink as much water as possible.
I've gone down already, and am happy about the progress. I'm averaging 900-1000 cals per day, so it's bound to come off. I have to say that I'm very satisfied hunger-wise too. No surprise, as I took in over 80 grams of protein today. My weigh-in day is on Monday, but I started the diet on Thursday. Last Monday I weighed 252, and today I weigh 243.5. Can you believe it??? 8.5 pounds and I've still got 2 days to go to finish the 1st week.
I'm at a size 20-22 now, and am looking to get into a 8-10 in the end. About 90-100 pounds to lose. I can't believe my success, it's definitely motivating!
I don't think this diet is for everyone, you're really not eating food but one meal a day. 5 MF meals (shakes, bars, oatmeal, soup) every 2-3 hours and your own dinner (lean protein and a veggie) each day. I have to say that it's been a good money /time saver, and it helps me decide what's for dinner.
The message boards are really inspirational as well and helpful.

7/14
Well, I'm still motivated. I can't believe it either!!!
I've been on Medifast for over a week, and I'm not bored. In fact, I seem to be looking forward to my one lean and green meal each day, that I'm enjoying cooking more than ever. Since I don't have a lot that I can have (no carbs - pasta, rice, bread, cheese, etc), it forces me to get creative with the meat and veggie. I'm doing a lot of shish kebobs, and such. Liking veggies a lot.
Dinner is much faster as well. Doesn't take that much time to cook the basic things.
As of this morning (8th day), I've lost 10.5 pounds!
I've had an a-ha moment about temptation. It all started yesterday...I went to a birthday lunch with my department to El Torito Grill, so fattening they don't offer nutritional info for their menu items.
This is what I did...
Kept the conversation going during the yummy chips and salsa eating... Not one did I have! Had to stay strong against the warm tortillas and honey butter as well. But I was great, and strong.
Kept telling myself, "this will be over in a matter of minutes, your lunch will get here, and you'll feel stronger. If you eat that junk, you'll only feel horrible, and for much longer than this short challenge you're facing!"
It worked!
I ordered a steak fajita salad. Wait, don't worry. I got it plain (romaine only - no yummy tortilla strips, cheese, or pepitas and NO DRESSING for this girl). I asked that the fajitas be cooked in very little oil. I really like their roasted salsa, so I asked if they could bring me a side of that instead of the dressing.
By the the time my salad came, I'd drunk two glasses of iced tea, and was starving! Had I actually survived the chips and salsa, tortillas and butter, more tortillas, and more butter!!!
Yes, I had! And I felt STRONGER because of it, not weaker. It was quite strange for me. I would normally eat chips and salsa, AND 3 tortillas with butter before my meal would come. That's nearly all my daily calories these days. No wonder I'm fat!
FYI, about the plain fajita salad... It was so good and satisfying! I was happy I'd asked for the salad plain, so I could eat the WHOLE thing. I'm much more satisfied if I can eat it all, than have the fattening extras.
But I wasn't out of the woods just yet...
Come dinner time I was quite hungry again. Unfortunately, since I'd already eaten my lean and green meal for the day all I had left to eat was soup and crackers. Not very filling. So I asked my husband to make dinner for himself and my daughter, so I wouldn't be tempted... This was going to be hard!
I had my soup and crackers, and went to elevate my foot in my room (recovering from surgery) and also to get away from food, and the smell of it! Turns out it was a good idea, I was tired, and my foot was swollen anyway.
As the night passed, I grew hungrier. I thought of food, and what I could have, but I thought of how I handled temptation earlier in the day. I know that it will pass, and I'll be stronger for it. Not weaker. Even though I felt like it then. I picked up a magazine and gulped down 6 bottles of water!!!
I didn't eat another thing. I did it!!!
This morning I was down another pound! It paid off!

7/21-
I'm still going strong 252/239/145, I've lost 13 pounds in 2 weeks +1 day! I've remained very motivated, since I'm seeing constant results. At least most of the time.
I'm sticking to it well, all except for last Sunday night. I had a couple glasses of wine in the evening, and it threw me off big time. The next morning I went UP 2 pounds, and it took me 2 days to lose them. Needless to say, it the rest of the week to lose the other 4 pounds (9 #s first week, 4#s second week).
I'm surprised at how I'm sticking to the diet. I'm just not tempting myself. I'm cooking fast and simple l&g meals, and try to stay OUT of restaurants. They are dangerous. Even when it seems that you're making a good and healthy choice, the fat and carbs are often double than homemade.
I got almond extract to put in my banana shake, and chocolate pudding, it's great. Also lemon extract to add to a vanilla shake and poppyseeds to make muffins.
I'm getting a lot of recipes off of a MF forum. But, I honestly haven't been fooling with too many recipes as of yet, as I fear that I'll get too confused. It seems great as a simple plan. I'll probably wait until I get bored before I do this.
I'm just amazed that I'm still doing so well.

7/24-
Well, I did just OK over the weekend. I had a lot of events to work around, but managed to keep my carbs and calories in check. I'm glad to be back into my routine at work and get back to business with my diet. It's funny, the routine really helps. I've got more struggle during the weekend. And I always ate worse during the week before what with fast food, etc. Now that I've got Medifast, it makes my week much easier to plan food wise. It's not as much trouble at home either. I can manage making a good meal each night when I've only got to think about 1 meal per day. But on the weekends, my routine gets out of whack!
First of all, I sleep in, so by the time I wake up, it's when I'd be eating my 2nd meal. Then I'm out and about all day, so I'm starving by the time I get home. I need to plan my weekends better. So that I don't get starving.
It all takes some getting used to. The good news is that I still managed to lose a 1/2 pound, even though I didn't stick to plan as I should have.
I just purchased my 2nd month's worth of food as well. Even though it's just the beginning of my 3rd week. The first time I ordered the pre-packed month, because I didn't know what I'd like or not. Now that I do, I'm looking forward to trying some new things and getting some others that I know are good. I feel better when I have more in the pantry, so I feel like I have many choices. I think that's important.
I'm ready for the week!

7/25-
Here I am. I've decided to post this journal to be MORE ACCOUNTABLE. I've got a private blog on another website that I use to track nutrition and exercize, but I really like this site after hanging around for a few weeks. It's nice to see such success stories IN PROGRESS. I think they're more inspirational since they're in real time. I'm grateful for MF and for this forum. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Postby Karli » July 25th, 2006, 2:18 pm

YAY, good to have you posting your journal here, caligirl :).


Best wishes,
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Postby Elke » July 25th, 2006, 5:07 pm

WOW your doing great! Keep it up Caligirl
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Postby caligirl » July 26th, 2006, 3:37 pm

I'm finally into my 18's again!!! They're a little tight, but at least I can put them on! I haven't worn them for about a year!
It seems like my 13 pounds is nothing, compared to what some of you other MFers have lost (I mean that in the nicest way, of course). Nevertheless, my spirits are up, and I'm proud of myself.
I actually told my husband what I weighed this morning, am I nuts???
He's very proud that I'm doing well, and I think I'm going to create a weight "thermometer" to put on my bathroom door to track progress. Kind of like the fund-raiser ones you always see. That way, I'll always be looking at the results of my hard work (for good and bad). I'm very results driven, and although I know weight isn't the only goal, it's the easiest to track. Anyway, nothing to hide, right?
I'm amazed at how supportive the MF forum is. I posted my befores in the studio, and was very afraid to do it. But with so much positive feedback, I really feel blessed I found this place. I'm going to do this. I know I am! :mrgreen:
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Postby caligirl » July 28th, 2006, 8:40 am

Major challenge this morning...
We have a rotation on who brings in breakfast on Fridays. Today's my turn. I always bring bagels and cream cheese. When I walked into that bagel shop, OMGosh!!! The smell. My stomach had actually started to growl, even though I just had a shake right before!!!
I started my old rationalization tricks... Well, if I have a 1/2 bagel instead of a nutrition bar today, it won't make a difference. Maybe it won't on the scale, but it will internally. It will mean that I'm not a strong person and that I'm still letting food dictate my life. This is really a food addiction. The only problem is, that we need food to live. That's why it's so hard to manage weight for some of us. I thought about it the whole drive into work, and planned to make my oatmeal instead of having a bagel. You know, I already feel more in control of the situation. Of course, it helps that this morning I went down another pound, bringing my losses to 15 pounds!!! I'm going to do this, I know I can.
I enjoy taking a look at some of the Journal entries, and taking some time looking at the Studio pics. It gives me strength.
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Postby ChiNut » July 28th, 2006, 8:59 am

Way to go on avoiding the bagels. I feel your pain. One of our attorneys in the office brings in doughnuts every Friday morning. :x It's much easier resisting them now. The first couple of times were rough.
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Postby Jen » July 28th, 2006, 9:10 am

I just started reading your journal and I wanted to let you know how great it is. You sound really motivated and ready to lose this extra weight. I am glad you have such a supportive husband! Good work skipping those bagels. :D
Start date: 6/22/06 : 36 : 5'7" : 262/190/140
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Postby topcow » July 30th, 2006, 3:48 pm

Wow, 15 lbs in 3 weeks! I only hope I start off so great. Sounds like you have alot of the same issues I do. Trying to tell yourself one little bite of this or that will be OK. That is one reason I think Medifast will be great for me ...just a little bite WILL mess us up, and that is what we need to keep us on track.

I look forwrd to reading your journal. Good luck & stay strong!

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Postby caligirl » August 1st, 2006, 9:44 am

Well, I messed up royally last night!!!
I was with a friend and we drank some wine... OK, a lot of wine. 4 glasses each to be exact (isn't that an entire bottle?)
I know, bad news. But it doesn't end there. We got the munchies. It's true what I've read, alcohol does stimulate the appetite. Just chalk this up to research, right??? :buddies:
We ate... :whistle:
I had a rice & bean burrito. Did she say carb & carb burrito? :dohdoh: Yep, I did... All that goey goodness wrapped in a comfy flour tortilla. I couldn't resist! Maybe it was the wine, maybe it was just me, I'm not sure. But I can say, it didn't take me long to decide to go for it. And I did enjoy it.
Until this morning, that is. I've got a killer headache!!! :eyecrazy:
Luckily I still went down a 1/2 pound though. I'm sure I'll pay the price on the scale this week by way of a major stall. :wallwall:
Glad I got it out of my system though. Not again for a long time!!!
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Postby Elke » August 1st, 2006, 10:28 am

Stay strong girl, you can do it. Glad you got it out of you system.
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Postby caligirl » August 3rd, 2006, 8:57 am

I'm really hurt by some of ascicles comments on the thread "what am i doing"...
I turned to this forum as a place to grow, and for support. Now I feel like I never want to come back. Although there have been really cool people here, I feel that there are so many that are "experts" and really aren't interested in supporting others, but just need a place for their tirades.
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I'm surprised how it's affected me, usually I don't get upset at web threads. I guess because weight is such a personal issue... Maybe I need a break.
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Postby DogMa » August 3rd, 2006, 9:22 am

I'm so sorry. Normally I like his sarcasm, but I do think that was over the edge and out of line (add your own cliche here). Try not to let it get to you. Best thing you can do is reach your goal - and prove him wrong in the process. (And seriously, he's done plenty of off-plan eating, as have I. Does anyone really think I'm going to disappear and never make it to goal at this point? I don't think so.)

I like him a lot, but I think he's very young (he's 25) and sometimes it shows. And apparently he has no internal sensor, but hopefully he'll get one at some point. To just announce that you find someone annoying? Is just plain rude.

Please don't let it influence your participation here. The rest of us enjoy hearing from you.
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Postby jump4joy » August 3rd, 2006, 12:01 pm

His comments to you were very rude. He's a self-confessed jerk, and that's a true assessment, IMO. You don't have to "prove him" anything...he's not even a blip on your radar! Don't give him, or anyone else, the power to affect you one way or the other. I thought Robin did a good job putting him in his place.

Please don't go away....you would be missed!

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Postby Sarya » August 3rd, 2006, 1:53 pm

Hey.. I'm glad to hear you conquered the bagel.. sorry to hear about the wine and burrito though. If I'm not careful that will be me on Saturday when I go to the wine festival (I already plan to drink. I just have to keep the food in control) And yes 4 glasses of wine is pretty much a bottle :) I know from experience. :oops: If I wanted a glass of wine sometimes I would drink the whole bottle.. because we all know wine doesn't taste as good if it sits open a couple days. :?

And regarding Manly: Don't let him (or anyone else) upset you or make you want leave the boards. I think you'll find quite a bit of support here just waiting for you to take it. There have been times, and there will be more, when one or another person has gotten upset about the way another person said something. In some cases they were outright rude and in other cases it just didn't translate well. Just remember you're here for you and you can ignore the stuff that isn't helpful to you.

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Postby Elizabeth » August 4th, 2006, 6:04 am

I just joined this forum and started reading. Just wanted to say we're all in the same boat and no one is perfect or we wouldn't be here. Please stay around if you are continuing Medifast. We all need eachother for support and by what I've read, you are a great supporter ....thanks.
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