day #8

I kind of can't believe I've made it 8 days!! Well, I'm kind of lying. In a way I can believe it... I've always been described as stubborn, determined, and headstrong so in a way, I suppose I stick to things to prove other people wrong. I know I'll be sticking to this one and so in turn, I guess I can believe I've made it 8 days! ha!
The menu has been a lot less interesting than I thought it would be... I did however come across a recipe where the Medifast apple cinnamon "oatmeal" {yes, those quotation marks are there on purpose because it hardly tastes anything like the oatmeal I'm familiar with...} can be used to make "cookies" {yes, those too were used on purpose for the same reason ;) } I have to say though, they aren't thaaaat bad... more to be used in a pinch if you're really needing something cookie-like to gnaw on. Other than that it's been all about shakes, bars, soups, puddings and "oatmeals".
I am however down 7 lbs in 7 days so that's some good news!! :)

day #4...

has DEFINITELY been a lot easier than day #3...
I don't really feel as hungry,
although I do have a bit of a {caffeine} headache...
~I REALLY MISS MY COFFEE~
well, I miss my coffee but I MISS my creamer...
white chocolate macadamia nut
oh how I love thee...
Today I've had a 2 bars, 2 shakes, some soup, and a buffalo chicken salad...
{yes a buffalo chicken salad. again.}
what can I say?
it makes me happy. {grin}
I'm kind of tired tonight so I'll be hittin' the sack early...
{goodnight!!}

Day #3

Today is day 3 and so far, so good!! :)
yesterday went pretty smoothly and I'm thinking everything
will be fine until the husband is off work again...
that'll be the real challenge!
I woke up at 7 to take the toddler to pre-school and I started off with some eggs.
I opened the package and they were powdered.
powdered. eggs.
strange huh??
I have to say that they didn't necessarily taste too bad...
just kinda strange.
I added some salt, pepper, and dill weed,
and down the hatch it went.
I'm having some hot tea now and am planning on having a shake at 10.
I actually got on the scale this morning and have lost 3 pounds!! :)
I promised myself I wouldn't weigh myself until day 7 but
I had to sneak-a-peak and make sure all of this has been worth it.
and it has!! :)

Day #2...

so yesterday I was supposed to have 2 more medifast meals after the salad...

I had some medifast pudding and then the husband and I {snuggled up} with a movie.
we decided on Wolverine and somewhere in minute 14,
i. fell. asleep.
i know, im a {total} bust...
the husband always gets mad at me for falling asleep during movies.
so needless to say I never had meal #6. oh well.
Today I started out with a Vanilla shake at 9 and we
all headed out the door for a {really} long walk.
When we got home around 11 I had a Lemon Meringue Bar
and it just didn't cut it!!! i was s.t.a.r.v.i.n.g.
So I had another Buffalo Chicken Salad at noon but with only 3 oz. of chicken.
at 3 I had another shake
this time Strawberry... it tasted like the milk after eating Trix...
{I'll let you decide if that sounds appealing or not}
at 5:30 we sat down to dinner and I had the Chicken Noodle Soup.
It wasn't that bad but it needed something...
so I added another 3 oz. of chicken {and some tapatio}!!
it tasted... perfect!! :)
I have one more Medifast meal today... I'm thinking another pudding??
I haven't decided yet but I have to say...
this is going a little easier than yesterday.
I need to get through the week, and then the month.
After that, I'll see how I did and decide if I want to continue...
{I'm guessing I will though! :) }

Day #1

Okay so I woke up this morning to take Jakey to pre-school and low and behold, my Medifast package was on the porch waiting for me! :)

{good thing I saw it when I did because I was planning on stopping at the Starbucks and there's no coffee on this plan! I would've had to start tomorrow...}
So I got back from dropping Jake off and got crack-a-lackin' on meal #1... I chose the Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal which comes in a little packet. I added 1/2 cup of water and stuck in the micro for 1:30... I have to be honest.
it. was. ABSOLUTELY. DISGUSTING.
I forced it down {between gagging} while talking to my mom on the phone...
the husband thought I was being over-the-top dramatic but whatever! :)
In a couple hours it'll be time for meal #2... see you then!!

at around 12:30 came this little beauty in the form of a vanilla shake.
yum.
{blech}

at around 4:30 I had this Fruit&Nut bar and I have to say, it wasn't too bad.
I wanted to have it at 3:30 but fell asleep with Jake and didn't wake up in time.

At 5 I headed out the door and grabbed some dinner for tonight...
On the menu:
a Buffalo Chicken Salad which was...
to. die. for.
I took a generous helping of lettuce and tossed it in 2tbsp of bleu cheese dressing
I added 6oz of chicken tossed in a touch of Franks
i threw some tomato, red onion, and a small handful of bleu cheese crumbles...
it was so good, I inhaled it without even taking a picture! :(
next time, I promise.
I have 2 more medifast meals left for the day and I'm pretty full...
that's a good sign! :)

First post...

So I've created this blog to chart my weight loss journey... I have "the4rubalcabas" which is more about family {stuff}, but this one is going to be solely about my weight... If you've read my other blog, you know that I've always had a struggle. Now when I say struggle, I don't mean that I've necessarily always been overweight, I just mean that I've always had issues with my body. I suppose it's just the typical "female living in Cali" issues, but they're there and always have been. I remember growing up, I was best friends with a girl named Amy... She is absolutely drop dead gorgeous and has always been skinny. Not just thin, or small framed. Skinny. It was a word I always wanted to be used to describe me, but it never was. I'm just not. Never have been. I've been in sports since I was young and my legs are muscular. {Not like I could go winning any muscle competitions but you get the point.} So as I got older, I moved on to high school and had a large group of friends... they were all small!! I felt like the "funny fat friend". I was in soccer and a cheerleader and the whole time, I still felt fat. I felt like I stuck out when really, I probably didn't. But in my head, I did. So after high school came college. I lived in the dorms and probably weighed about 135/140 ish... I felt HUGE... Looking back, man I was small but I didn't see it. {what a shame huh?} Then I met Gilbert... I was 18 and in love... we went out, ate out, drank, and did what youngens' in love do... and the weight really started coming on. I probably gained about 20 lbs or so and felt awful. We went through what I call a "rough period" and some things happened which made the weight come on even more... {i'll save that one for another day}... So after college the husband and I decided to live together and we both worked in the restaurant business. Great. I gained even more. It didn't help that my bff (penn) is 110 soaking wet. She has a fabulous body and totally doesn't even know it. I always tell the husband he's really lucky because if I had her bod, I'd be dressing like a tramp. {kidding, mom!}

In 2006 I had Curly Top. My pregnancy with him was perfect until I was 7.5 months pregnant and quit working. I got lonely at home alone... I ate whatever I wanted and ended up putting on like 70 lbs. {not good} My fabulous midwife warned me how hard it would be to get it off and yes Laura, you were right. lol
I lost about 35 of those pounds and then got pregnant again. With Little Miss, things were a little better. I put on about 40 pounds {remember I still had 35 left over from the first pregnancy} which really wasn't too bad! I lost about 25 of those pounds and then, yes folks, got pregnant. Laura, you were right. Again.
Along came Doodlebug. I only gained about 34 pounds with him and have lost 25 pounds since giving birth.
So, if you do the math, I have 9lbs left to lose DB, 15lbs left to lose LM, and 35lbs left to lose CT. So I have about 60lbs of "babyfat" to lose. *sigh*
I do have to say one thing though... my babies sure were worth it! *wink*

So now here we are, I'm 28 years old. I'll be 30 in 15 months. thirty. yikes. I'm okay with being {*gulp*} thirty. I'm just not okay with being a fat thirty. Nope. So I'm embarking on a journey that will hopefully take me from fat to healthy. {note: i'm not saying skinny. My goal isn't to be skinny. My goal is to be healthy.} I don't have a real goal weight because I may just be happy before I get there. {For now I'm going to say 135 but at 145 I may grab a mag and a Starbuck and call it a day}

The official plan is a program called Medifast. My friend Janet told me about it and I decided to give it a shot... {I recently re-joined WW but just wasn't feeling it this time around} Medifast used to be available through prescription but is now available to the public. They provide you with 5 meals a day {shakes, bars, eggs, oatmeal, pretzels, puffs, puddings, drinks, etc} and the 6th meal {lean & green} you make for yourself. The L&G consists of chicken, fish, or beef and 3 servings of a healthy, low carb, veggie. I ordered it 3 days ago and haven't recieved it yet... I plan on starting on Friday if I've recieved it by then... Lord knows I can't go without some sweet potaters and green bean casserole on Thursday {Thanksgiving}!!

I'll be charting my success on here so that my other blog doesn't get too heavy of a traffic flow from all of you readers. *chuckle*
I'll post the day I get the product but until then, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and I can't wait to start this with all of you to keep me accountable! :)