Medifast Routine Update. 2009 a Year in Review.

Date: 12-29-09
Starting Weight: 219.6
Current Weight: 174.6
Goal Weight: GW2:155
Loss Since Last Weigh In: 3.3
Total Weight loss: 45
Pounds left to lose: 19.6

I have added a second goal weight of 155 pounds. Ugh, basically twenty more pounds to go. Sounds exhausting! This will be my last blog post of 2009. It’s weird to think that another year has come and gone by so quickly. This has been such a big year of change for me. Wrapping up in 2009 I am so happy in the place I am. I went back and read the very first blog that I posted. I was healing emotionally and all I wanted was the outside shell to match the beautiful and strong person I felt like I was on the inside. Now I feel like I do. Although I still feel like I have some tweaking to do on the outer and inner me. I think I am always going to be a work in progress.

It feels great to finally reach my first goal weight. I knew all along that I wanted to lose a bit more. Although I have found throughout every aspect of my life, small goals are easier to obtain. Although I don’t think they should be used to lessen your potential. Make sure once you reach a small goal, make another one. I have always believed to make a change in your life you need to start somewhere. No matter how small that first step is.

The holidays have been a test of my strength that is for sure. For the most part I did stay on track but there were a few times that I strayed off my plan. I think there are always going to be times when I stumble. I use it as a lesson and move on.

Recently I added two new things to my Medifast order. I tried the chili cheese puffs. They honestly taste like a watered down version of chili cheese Fritos. They were delicious! It was so nice to have something different. I am really honestly sick and tired of the honey mustard pretzels. I don’t think I could eat one more if someone wanted to pay me. Also the way I go through my routine has changed. I will list it below to show how I have changed since my first blog post.

Meal 1: 6:30 am- Still have my Chocolate shake in the morning. That was premade the night before.

Meal 2: 9:00 am- In the past I would have some Medifast Oatmeal. I found that my break at work is just too short to make my oatmeal, eat it, clean up, and be back at my desk in fifteen minutes. I was rushing my break and rushing eating. To change it I just decided to eat a bar for my morning break. I usually go with a fruit and nut bar because it is somewhat like a granola bar. I am not too picky about which bar I choose. I just grab one and put it in my food sack.

Meal 3: 12:00 pm- For this meal I used to choose between an array of soups. Honestly after four months, I don’t care for any of the soups aside from the Chicken Noodle. It seems that it is from person to person. My aunt on the other hand doesn’t really care for the Chicken Noodle and likes the Chicken and Wild Rice. After talking with others there really aren’t any clear favorites on which food is the best. It’s all depending on who the person is. So if you’re just starting out try things out and find what you like best. Don’t take someone else’s word for it.

Back to my original thought: For my lunch meal each day, I usually go back and forth between the Chicken Noodle soup and Oatmeal. I tend to stick with Apple Cinnamon or Maple and brown sugar for the oatmeal choice. I usually just wake up and decide which I am going to have for the day. Although the soup does take a bit longer to pack because I pre-make it in a thermos and it helps all the noodles and veggies get nice and soft.

Meal 4: 2:30 pm- This is when I would have one of my side snacks such as a pretzels, or cheese puffs, or a bar. This is the only meal of the day that doesn’t land on my break time at work. So it needs to be something quick that I can keep at my desk without drawing much attention to it. Eating at our desks is frowned upon here, so I usually keep in my drawer. It actually helps me to eat my meal a bit slower than I normally would.

Meal 5 (5:00 pm) and Meal 6 (7:30 pm): I usually interchange these depending on my work schedule. Lately for meal 5 I will just grab a bar if I have errands to run after work. I also have a three day a week workout schedule. Right now it’s Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I work out from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm fast walking at an incline and sprinting as I go along. I push myself a little further each time. On these days, I like to eat dinner a bit later versus eating a big meal before working out. Starting in a few weeks I will be doing a photography class at night on Tuesdays and will need to switch my work out to Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. Hopefully starting spin class on Mondays instead of treadmill. This all depends on how my leg pain is doing. For Meal 6 I will do my lean and green. I will follow up this with a recipe post on my favorite lean and green meals to date.