I admit that I missed a few days between my last post and now, but to be honest, it was partially intentional. You see, I have pretty much felt exactly the same since day 4; GREAT! I did not expect that to be the case. In fact, I keep waiting for something I was told by the Medifast people to be a lie 
and I have yet to find something.
During day 4 my body made the necessary adjustment and I have felt perfectly normal since. In saying that, I have not pushed myself physically at all. I have not done ANY strenuous exercise to test my level of endurance.
The highlight of my day each day seems to be the lean and green meals. No matter what I do, I guess I still take comfort and joy in eating…and when I mean eating, I mean EATING. The medifast meals do fill me up somehow, considering how little substance I am consuming, but there is nothing like sitting at the table and eating a real meal. They tell you in Medifast to savor each bite and to chew around 20 times per bite, but I have not been able to do that. As much as I would love to have a huge amount of time for my 6 meals in total, that is just not the reality of my life…or probably yours. This will continue to be my greatest challenge…b
oth during the diet, and after.
I definitely think the honeymoon stage is starting to wear off with me on the excitement of the new diet. I am still persevering and have tried to follow the diet to the letter of the law. I am happy to report that in the first week, I lost 7.5 pounds. This is of course very exciting…but most of that weight loss seemed to be in the first few days. It has definitely tapered off recently. I am interested to see how things will progress over the next week. Stay tuned…
2 responses so far ↓
1 Faith // Jul 24, 2008 at 11:49 am
I agree with the idea that sitting around a table eating a meal is one of the best things! Do you think this is because of the company of our friends and family that join us there or because of the food we’re consuming? What’s your plan to continue losing weight / keep the weight off after your 30 days are up?
2 Justin // Jul 26, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I think that the act of eating is what I really enjoy…whether I am with family or by myself, eating is fun and relaxing for me. If I have had a stressful day, I love nothing more than to go to my favorite fast food restaurant or to go to my favorite Chinese food restaurant.
What I am learning about myself is that the amount of calories I have been taking in are ridiculously unnecessary….and the wrong kind. Our body burns through fat and sugar and simple Carbs very fast compared to Complex carbs and protein. Medifast is teaching me that it is not the quantity of food that you eat, but the kind of food that you eat. I hope to take eating in Moderation as something I can put into action.
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