lunch: CoB soup
Thoughts: i actually really liked this. it didnt smell great...but does brocolli ever smell good? i did have trouble mixing it but thats because i didnt follow the directions on the package. however i am thinking of getting a tiny whisk to keep in my drawer at work. i think that will help with all of the products.
snack: DD choc shake - yummo!
dinner: salad w/ tomatoe, cuc & lt vin. dressing, chicken
snack: brownie
very similar to those single serve make in your microwave brownies that you get at the grocery store. not as decadent of course but still really good!
Day 2 went really well. I am waiting for some kind of crash and burn because I really don't feel like this is the torture that a diet should be. :P
Don't get me wrong. Its not like 'woo hoo! this is so much fun! who needs french fries?'. Today in my office was torture knowing that there were homemade cupcakes just a few steps away. But its not like its the last cupcake i'll ever see.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
day 2 - breakfast
M&BS oatmeal
coffee w/ splenda and 1 h&h
oatmeal is better today. made w/ 4oz of water instead of 6 and let it soak for about 5min before eating. still a little pasty but i think its because its ground oats and not whole oat. still pretty darn good though.
coffee w/ splenda and 1 h&h
oatmeal is better today. made w/ 4oz of water instead of 6 and let it soak for about 5min before eating. still a little pasty but i think its because its ground oats and not whole oat. still pretty darn good though.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
day 1 final thoughts
I am really quite pleased with how the day went. I thought at first it would be a struggle. I worried last night that I would be starving all day and have a headache. Side note: i usually have daily headaches anyway from sinus issues. they are something i am used to and dont really think about. but i was worried they would be worse than normal. As I sit here writing this at 715pm, not only do i not have a headache from the diet adjustment, i dont have a headache AT ALL. I dont know that i can credit this to the diet but if it continues i will be SO happy.
I drank lots and lots of water with ice today. I know that helped curb the hunger. But anyone that has ever tried to replace water with food knows that it doesnt really work. It curbs your hunger for a few moments and then you are right back where you started. this was not the case. I simply wasnt overwhelmingly hungry. Thats not to say i didnt get hungry. I had hunger pangs at normal intervals (lunch, dinner) but i wasnt aching for my next meal at any point in the day. In the morning i did have a little anxiety over a case of the munchies. I really wanted to snack on something badly. I sort of just rode it out and didnt give in. I did have a SF star-lite mint and more water and that really helped me forget about the urge to snack (which was purely out of boredom, not hunger).
I am tired today but I am getting over being sick. I had food poisoning sunday night into monday. Perhaps this made my transition into the diet easier? I really dont think so since I was back to eating normally on tuesday. But i do think the illness accounts for my malaise. I actually do feel energetic - i just dont have it in me to do much with it...if that makes sense.
So that is day one. it wasnt too bad. I am sure i will have my struggles but i am totally ready to do it again tomorrow!
I drank lots and lots of water with ice today. I know that helped curb the hunger. But anyone that has ever tried to replace water with food knows that it doesnt really work. It curbs your hunger for a few moments and then you are right back where you started. this was not the case. I simply wasnt overwhelmingly hungry. Thats not to say i didnt get hungry. I had hunger pangs at normal intervals (lunch, dinner) but i wasnt aching for my next meal at any point in the day. In the morning i did have a little anxiety over a case of the munchies. I really wanted to snack on something badly. I sort of just rode it out and didnt give in. I did have a SF star-lite mint and more water and that really helped me forget about the urge to snack (which was purely out of boredom, not hunger).
I am tired today but I am getting over being sick. I had food poisoning sunday night into monday. Perhaps this made my transition into the diet easier? I really dont think so since I was back to eating normally on tuesday. But i do think the illness accounts for my malaise. I actually do feel energetic - i just dont have it in me to do much with it...if that makes sense.
So that is day one. it wasnt too bad. I am sure i will have my struggles but i am totally ready to do it again tomorrow!
day 1 -lunch, snack dinner
lunch - chicken soup @ 1230
thoughts - i am not a fan of soup. unless its got a big glob of cheese based over it, i usually want no parts of it. but i am happy to report that the chicken soup is actually pretty good. it didnt knock my socks off...but come on, its diet food. however i did like it better than i like most canned soups.
snack - pb choc. bar. @ 330
thoughts - wow, this was GOOD. Jenni sent me an IM when she was having hers to tell me how good it was. She wasnt kidding. It was peanut buttery, with just enough chocolate and a little rich. just the way pb & choc. stuff should be.
Dinner - Lean and grean meal
I had a big salad w/ tomato and cucumber with grilled chicken and a lite vinaigrette (a tad over serving size. it was more like 3tbsp instead of 2.)
final snack - made the PB soft serve and its in the freezer. no freezing needed but i knew the blender would be loud. so i wanted to make it before izzy went to bed. now just waiting for her to hit the hay so i dont have to share. i snuck a spoonful and its pretty darn good! i think less ice next time for more flavor but i think i will still enjoy it. also, it makes a lot. i really dont think i will finish it.
thoughts - i am not a fan of soup. unless its got a big glob of cheese based over it, i usually want no parts of it. but i am happy to report that the chicken soup is actually pretty good. it didnt knock my socks off...but come on, its diet food. however i did like it better than i like most canned soups.
snack - pb choc. bar. @ 330
thoughts - wow, this was GOOD. Jenni sent me an IM when she was having hers to tell me how good it was. She wasnt kidding. It was peanut buttery, with just enough chocolate and a little rich. just the way pb & choc. stuff should be.
Dinner - Lean and grean meal
I had a big salad w/ tomato and cucumber with grilled chicken and a lite vinaigrette (a tad over serving size. it was more like 3tbsp instead of 2.)
final snack - made the PB soft serve and its in the freezer. no freezing needed but i knew the blender would be loud. so i wanted to make it before izzy went to bed. now just waiting for her to hit the hay so i dont have to share. i snuck a spoonful and its pretty darn good! i think less ice next time for more flavor but i think i will still enjoy it. also, it makes a lot. i really dont think i will finish it.
day 1, meal 2
dutch chocolate shake 55 @ 1110am (i'm not even hungry! i forgot to eat!)
i was totally suspect of this. i've used powdered slim fast and it BLEW.
seriously, i would drink this even if i wasnt doing medifast. i REALLY like it. I might try it blended w/ ice next time. but even w/ cold water and a few cubes, its really yummy. it would definitely curb a serious chocolate craving.
having soup for lunch. i am not a fan of soup. this will be the true test.
i was totally suspect of this. i've used powdered slim fast and it BLEW.
seriously, i would drink this even if i wasnt doing medifast. i REALLY like it. I might try it blended w/ ice next time. but even w/ cold water and a few cubes, its really yummy. it would definitely curb a serious chocolate craving.
having soup for lunch. i am not a fan of soup. this will be the true test.
Day 1, breakfast
Nothing fancy on this blog. Using a widget on my desktop to keep track of what I am eating.
Breakfast: M&BS oatmeal @ 8am
1 cup of coffee w/ splenda and 1 H&H
Thoughts: I liked it a lot. it smells wonderful when you open the package. It was a little pasty but that might have been because i used too much water and had to let it soak.
I am still kind of hungry but i think that is just my head playing with me. Because I'm hungry but I'm not....i know it makes no sense but i know i dont NEED something to eat. I just want to snack.
eventually going to cut out the coffee. something i want to do anyway. but i'm already making one huge change, i will ease my way out of the coffee.
It's 9am now. will probably have the mid-morning snack around 10-1030. gonna try to hold out till 1030.
lots of water so far :) using ice really helps.
Breakfast: M&BS oatmeal @ 8am
1 cup of coffee w/ splenda and 1 H&H
Thoughts: I liked it a lot. it smells wonderful when you open the package. It was a little pasty but that might have been because i used too much water and had to let it soak.
I am still kind of hungry but i think that is just my head playing with me. Because I'm hungry but I'm not....i know it makes no sense but i know i dont NEED something to eat. I just want to snack.
eventually going to cut out the coffee. something i want to do anyway. but i'm already making one huge change, i will ease my way out of the coffee.
It's 9am now. will probably have the mid-morning snack around 10-1030. gonna try to hold out till 1030.
lots of water so far :) using ice really helps.
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