Week 6 - Goodbye 24!!!!

I stopped by the office yesterday to pick up a few boxes of meals.  While there they put me on the scale!!! Yikes...not mentally prepared at all! My appointment was on Friday, I still had two more days of losing to do. But on I went............holding breath.........two more down!!!!! I could not believe it! For a grand total of 24lbs gone!!
I have been told, very kindly I must add, that my pants are way too big and that I have to go shopping.  I had tried going shopping a few weeks ago, when my total loss was at 15.5. But now at 24 down, I am sure that I have to be in smaller size...right? I sure hope so, that would be ultimately reassuring and motivating!

Lets talk Energy!! I am not a coffee lover, aside from anything with a green mermaid on it!! I purchased the Essential 1 Calorie Burn favor infusers for my water. They are amazing. They give you tons and tons of energy. I drink one right after or before my second Medifast Meal of the day. And not even a third of the way down, I start feeling the energy kick in! I love it! The strawberry Lemonade is really good. I love the flavor, but the Green tea flavor is not as good but alot smoother to drink. When I need energy I open a pack! Just don't drink one before bedtime or you will be making alot of mental lists as you lay in bed!!!

My super excited meals have included repeated versions of this. Baked salmon with black pepper and canned no salt green beans. Can't go wrong with this meal! I love Salmon and Liver, my two favs! I wonder if I could have liver, must ask!

For the love of Fish!

Last week’s weigh in went FABULOUS!! Loving every minute of this plan!

During the first week on the Medifast Plan, I could only have shakes and bars.  I came to realize that packing just shakes and bars was much more convenient than adding the punch, teas, pretzels and cheese puffs. Why? Who knows! It just worked out better for me.  I LOVE the both cheese puffs and both pretzel flavors. I enjoy those more during the weekends or evening, they take a while to get through when I am at work. Also, during my first week I lost 4-7lbs compared to the 2lbs I was now steadily losing per week!

So last week was a copycat of the first week, well almost!  I made nothing but shakes, shakes and more shakes. There were some bars thrown in there for fun.  I cooked mostly fish, Tilapia and Salmon. Repeating the same Lean and green meal all week may not work for everyone, but I find it helps out with managing my time.  I am in the middle of planning a birthday party for my two year old and staying up late into the night! Having 2-3 meals prepared and having only to worry about fixing my veggie side is great! 

I purposely stayed away from the scale.  I had started the bad habit of weighing everyday, so stressful!! It made weighing in much more enjoyable! Almost like being back in school waiting for  test scores! And it happened! Four pounds lost in one week!!!! WOW!!! I was so happy! Total weight loss to date (as of last Friday) 22.5lbs! Oh my!  Super excited!! Super Happy! This is such a nice number to know that its gone and really...just to think about how easy it has been! If you let the plan work and don’t sabotage it, it will work.  During my initial consultation my counselor pointed out that the plan works. And it sure has! 22.5 is such a great number for me and its very inspirational to know how far I have advanced towards my goal in such a short time!  I always say time is going to pass anyway, why not get to the end of the road, at exactly where you want to be. I am nowhere near my ultimate goal (1/3 of the way there), but I have been re-assured I will reach it by the end of November of this year.

That is the most exciting part, to be at my goal by November. How far is November really? It’s practically around the corner! And it’s been so easy, more than easy; it has made my life less stressful. Meal planning has taken care of itself!!!  Just to think back on the Friday nights of meal and shopping planning we would do! So much easier now!  And I feel great!

Lean & Greens!

Last weigh-in went great. The total weightloss to date is 18.5 lbs!! I am totally excited and happy about it. Some days are harder than others to stay on track, but overall there has been no "cheating", I haven't eaten anything not on the approved list. Have I tasted the food while cooking and still weighed the 6 or 7 full ounces....of course not!!!!! I found this great tomato and basil, salt free seasoning and I love it. I have tons of tilapia that I froze together, so we have alot of tilapia to go through the next couple of days.
For this simple meal, I used my healthy fat of olive oil with tomato and basil seasoning, with red pepper flakes. Just prepared on the skillet, tilapia cooks super fast!

 The finished produced plus two cups of greens and half cup of sauteed zuchinni. Delish!!

 With a little black pepper!

 This was another great meal! I love buffalo!!!!! Here it is paired with 2 cups of salad topped with the .5 cup of cauliflower and Walden Farms Thousand Island dressing!

 For another dinner, I had the rest of the buffalo with baked asparagus!

 I discovered a "secret" at the Medifast office. They sell SAMPLES!!! Great way to try new things without the commitment or the fear of wasting money.  I sampled the Southwestern Eggs. This powder was to become eggs....I was skeptical....?

Once it was mixed with the water, the mixture looked much better!! 

 Halfway through I took sneaked a quick peak at the process. The egg mixture was starting to look like real eggs....go figure!! LOL

 Finally, we have eggs! The texture was PERFECT. The taste was really good! It had a kick, not a spicy kick, but a flavorful kick that was so good! I would buy more samples if availble to prepare on weekends. But I am not a big egg lover to begin with.

 Today's Lean and green was.....drumroll.......tilapia!!! Here are the three ounces with half a cup of broccoli and cauliflower.

 My second lean and green of the day. Rotisserie chicken w/ two cups of mixed greens and water!

 Tomorrow's Medifast lunches are waiting in the fridge. I have Capuccino, Dark Chocolate shake and peach tea.  The flavor of the peach tea does not have me completely convinced and sold! I am debating if its a possible rebuy item...? I will ask what makes it better, since they completely turned the Fruit Punch around for me! Lean and green is half portion of tilapia with veggies.

Monday Ready!!!

On my counselor's advise, I am returning to having my lean and green meal divided in half.  Tonight's half of my lean is extra lean ground turkey. With my whole green, two cups of spring mix with tomato and two tablespoons of this awesome zero calorie salad dressing. It was so yummy. 

Tommorow's meals are in the fridge.  Chai Latte which is meant to be a hot drink, but I am trying it cold. Chocolate pudding for my mid-morning Medifast Meal, Caramel crunch bar for mid-afternoon. The soup was meant for lunch but will stay in the fridge for tonights last medifast meal.

For lunch, half of my lean and green, includes 2 1/8 ounces of Cod fillet with 1/2 cup of white mushrooms.

 The Cod was prepared stovetop with Mrs. Dash, salt-free, tomato basil seasoning.