Day 3 and Medi-Glee

I made it through day 3. The first week of any new way of eating is tough - scary even. Lots of obstacles in the way. My BF called to chat this afternoon and asked "What are you up too?" I replied "Binge eating in the car."

Now, I wasn't REALLY binge eating. Truth be told, had she not called - I might have. I'm so weak! I went to Trader Joe's and they had Chocolate covered Chips in the check out isle. How do you NOT buy those? I ate one. Resealed the bag. That's when my phone rang. Binge averted.

I did a good job of planning my meals, paying attention to the times that I'm eating (every two-three hours), and drinking lots of water. I didn't yell at anyone or even pout today. Pretty good, right?

Sam and I watched Glee on Tivo while he ran 5 miles and I rode on the bike trainer. Glee made me cry (Duh!) but I felt super good from the workout. I love that show. I fought it in the begining, I went kicking and screaming into my first episode. Not really sure why. I got hooked right away. Ah, love that show. Last weeks episode really made me feel like I should learn Crunk. I mean, if they can do it so can I! This weeks show made me hug my kids.

Dinner was steak, salad, and zucchini.  Oh, and WATER. You cannot drink ENOUGH water when changing the way you eat. Makes a huge difference! Fingers crossed for tomorrows weigh in!

Medi-what?

Yesterday was my first day of my hard-core 30 day Medifast trial. I've been counting calories with my new BFF app MyFitnessPal (which I LOVE). Medifast is something that worked for my husband (Sam) to loose weight and I figured I can't keep complaining about weight gain if I haven't actually tried EVERYTHING.

So, day 1? Not too bad. I did not work out and I had the day off. What's not to love? Here's a cheat sheet of Medi-isms for what you go through on this meal plan. None is really that scary, all are reversible.

1. Medi-gas: lots o fiber = lots o gas. No way around it. It's going to build.
2. Medi-mean: let's face it. you are starving, maybe even to DEATH. You get mean. Period.
3. Medi-sober: no alcohol for a while. See "medi-mean"
4. Medi-tired: Eating less calories is going to equal less energy at first. Remember - reversible
5. Medi-shaky: Gotta eat every two-three hours. The shaky will get you if you forget to set your watch
6. Medi-memory: Let's face it. You got food on the brain. I can only fit in so much.

Today I had a serious case of the Medi-s. It started with my phone alarm at 8am. Not sure what I forgot that was on the calendar I checked it out - smile quickly fades. Jury Duty! In 5 minutes!!!!!! SHIT SHIT SHIT. How did I forget? I went on the website and felt all the blood leaving my face. I'm not sure what happens in jail, but I watched Locked Up, Beyond Scared Straight, and First Week In. I would die in jail. I'm too weak, especially since I have cut back the calories. Although, Medi-mean will kick in soon and that might do me well.

I checked the website, my number was not called! Phew! Jail sentence avoided.

After a long day at work I made it home with both kids, some things you just can't forget. I started planning my lean and green meal when my phone alarm went off again. Crap! What this time? The MELTING POT!? The ladies on my triathlon team were meeting at the melting pot, in 5 minutes, and I TOTALLY FORGOT! How does that happen? I was so excited for it, been on the books, rubbed it in Sam's face! Crap!

So, day 1 was fine, day 2 I avoided jail and the melting pot. I wonder what day 3 will have in store?

The Final Medi - ? Medi-skinny or Medi-Fit. It's a club I hope to join soon.