MediFast Day 2

Yea!!  I made it through Day 1 and I didn't cheat!!  I can't say these meals are exactly gourmet.  I had their Peach Oatmeal for breakflast; I must say that it really tasted more like Peach wallpaper paste, well since I haven't ever tasted wallpaper paste I have to say that it tastes like I imagine wall paper paste would taste.  Maybe the apple cinnamon will be better...

The chili wasn't bad; the bars are actually pretty good.  

My blood glucose reading was 184 this morning :-(  I forgot to take my medicine last night.  That did kinda dash my hopes somewhat as I was hoping to see an immediate effect on that.  Oh, well; I know that it will go down.  And who knows what it would have been had I taken my medicine last night!

I'm including a pic of the hubster and me on our cruise in January.  This was taken while we were in Cozumel.  We have already booked another cruise for our 5th anniversary for January 2012.  Warren's mom and his sister will be going with us.  It is a 7day cruise this time - Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Cozumel - and will be on a brand new ship, Carnival Magic http://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/ships/carnival_magic/default.aspx?shipCode=MC

Anyway, wish me luck on Day 2!!!  I wish all of you the best on whatever journey you are on!

FatGirl

Today is the Day

Good morning, everyone!  Today is the day that I start MediFast.  My weight this morning is 349lbs; my blood glucose reading is 164. 

I am doing the MediFast for diabetes.  I have two weeks of food to start out with - shakes, bars, soups.  I can have 300mg of caffeine.  I'm not sure how much that is so I will limit myself to 2 cups of black coffee everyday.

I'm not supposed to exercise for a couple of weeks when starting this plan.  I go to the endo 2 weeks from yesterday; I am hoping to show her some weight loss and a drop in glucose readings.

Wish me luck!

Love to all!

FatGirl

I have met the enemy...and she is Puffy!

I feel like a big balloon today; I'm retaining so much water, I should be regulated under the Clean Water Act!  Seriously, I can't get my wedding rings on.  I took an extra diuretic that I take for blood pressure and am downing a Buc-ee's big ol' mug of Peach Tea flavored water (sugar-free, btw).  I plan to down several more before lunch.

Lunch will consist of an Atkins shake and snack bar.  I have got to jumpstart some weightloss here or I will be seriously bummed.  I had a shake for breakfast, too.  If I can get some of this water weight off, I will be able to move around easier.  My plan is to take the dogs for a walk during lunch, once I finish the shake and snack bar.

Dinner will be a salad; greens, chopped apples, seasoning, bacon bits,  some cheese, dried cranberries or dried cherries and some toasted pecans.

Wish me luck!

FatGirl

What I Ate Today, Friday, March 11 2011

BREAKFAST

2 cups coffee with whole milk (Lactaid)
3 slices of whole grain toast with cheese
8 cookies

FEELINGS

Bored, disappointed that I could only make it around the block once,

I didn't take my blood sugar reading before I had coffee.  I will do better! 

EXERCISE

Walked Buster, Bunny and Chiquita around the block  (Yea!!)

Testing posting via email

This is a test to see if posting via email works!  The pic is one of our dog's Buster.  He is full Basset Hound and a very sweet dog.  We adopted him from a shelter ~6 months ago.

The FatGirl

Journaling

I've just read that journaling is supposed to help one to lose weight - by tracking their blood glucose levels and making them aware of what they eat and, perhaps more importantly, why they eat.  I'm game to give this a try.  I know that I have issues with food.  When I was growing up, I always felt like I needed to keep things inside, stay calm.  Food helped with that.  I could 'stuff' feelings in with food.  On top of that, my mom was an excellent cook, but not very good at expressing emotions.  She loved us with food. 

I have an unhealthy relationship with food.  I remember one time when I had gone to see a therapist to deal with depression.  We talked about my mom, among other things, I cried, etc., etc.  When I left there, guess where I went?  If you guessed a fast food drive-thru, DING DING DING!  You WIN!!  It was a compulsion...I had to get something to eat to "stuff" those bad feelings down.  It worked...as it always had...and I did not go back to the therapist.

So, I know I need to deal with my food issues.  My journal, FatGirl 200, will hopefully help with this process.

Everyone have a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend.  Sweetie and I will be working at the farm tomorrow - he will be mowing; my sister in law and I will be removing sheets of corrugated galvanized metal from an old shed we pushed over. 

The Fat Girl

A Good Day...

Sweetie and I got our oversize scale delivered today!  It has a remote display, 8 user memory, remembers the last 10 weigh ins and allows each use to set a goal weight.  And you know what the best part is??  It keeps track of how much you still need to lose to reach your goal!!!  NO MORE MATH!!  :-D

I am down .8lb since the dr. visit.  My blood sugar was 191 this morning.  We went out for breakfast and I had a veggie omelet, wheat toast, 1/2 cinnamon roll and coffee.  I waited until almost 1:00 before getting lunch; by then I was feeling shaky.  I thought it would be a good idea to check my blood sugar...76!!!  Somewhat scary.  I drank a few sips of Dr. K, ate my ham & cheese sandwich (on wheat bread) and baked cheese puffs.  I guess the glucovance is kicking in!