Archive for May, 2012

Medifast Journal Day #11

Pretty steady day today.  I had coffee for the first time since starting the diet and it was OMG delicious.  I used non-dairy non-fat creamer and some Sweet & Low instead of sugar.  I felt particularly energized after that but I seemed to be a bit hungrier today than normal.  It was hard getting to the two hour marks as I would get hungry about 15 minutes prior.  I upped my water intake slightly and of course made the requisite trips to the bathroom because of it.

I had a special treat for my Lean & Green.  My wife was craving Japanese Steak House so we went.  It wasn’t quite the same as I didn’t eat the rice or the sauces and didn’t get my normal chicken, lobster, shrimp, steak combo but instead opted for just shrimp and chicken.  I shied away from the onions and concentrated on the (you guessed it) zucchini and bean sprouts.  I pass the mushrooms on to my son who loves them.  I’m not sure if he is really my blood or not…

My portion size was considerably smaller than it usually is when we eat at these types of places but I filled up quickly and as of 5 hours later I’m still sated.  Got tired again early tonight.  10PM seems to be my wall now.  Off to bed.

May 17, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Medifast Journal Day #10

Today was an anomaly from the past 4 or 5 days.  I was hungry…all day long.  Even after my Medifast Meals I was still hungry.  Nothing seemed to satisfy.  I drank a bunch of water but it didn’t seem to help.  I did forget my vitamin this morning and I wonder if that had something to do with it.  I also started off with a cappuccino and I wonder if that kicked in some extra burning resulting in my hunger?  Not sure.

I’ve begun looking around for more Lean & Green meals online and have a bunch of recipes, forums and even videos of Lean & Green meals.  There is a ton of support for the Medifast Plan online.  I should also mention that Medifast offers a free personal support person with your purchase but I haven’t taken advantage of that yet.  I found a recipe for Turkey Taco Salad which I made and was quite happy with.  The wife and son had the crunchy taco shell which I skipped but the turkey in taco seasoning along with lettuce, peppers, salsa and a small dollop of light sour cream really made my day.

I got pretty tired fairly early this evening.  I’ve been going to bed about 11-12 pm and getting up at 7 but about 10:00 I hit a wall an will head to bed early.

May 16, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Medifast Journal Day #9

Not much out of the ordinary happened today so I thought I would share some of the science behind the Medifast 5 & 1 plan.

From their website:

Medifast Meals are individually portioned, calorie- and carbohydrate-controlled, low-fat meal replacements. Every Medifast Meal is based on a similar nutritional “footprint” that provides just the right balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fiber. Medifast Meals are fortified with at least 24 vitamins and minerals for optimal nutrition.

After being on the Medifast 5 & 1 Plan just a few days, your body shifts to a mild fat-burning state so you can lose weight quickly while preserving muscle tissue.

According to the nutritional facts on each packet each Medifast Meal has about 20% of each daily vitamin.  5 of those a day is 100% so the Medi in Medifast appears legit.  Just in case, I supplement with a Daily Men’s vitamin as well.

As far as carbohydrates go, they say that between 80-85 carbohydrates a day will keep you in fat burning mode also known as ketosis.  Each Medifast Meal has about 12-15 grams of carbohydrates so that’s 60 to 75 grams of carbs plus the Lean & Green meal.  I’ve read that people push up to 100 grams of carbs and still lose weight just fine but I try to keep the carb amount as low as possible.

As far as my Lean & Green meal for today I went with baked salmon and salad.  I’m not much of a fish eater but salmon I can do and it wasn’t bad.  It wasn’t pizza….but it wasn’t bad.

May 15, 2012 | 0 comments View Post

Medifast Journal Day #8

1 week down…

I’ve decided that I should do my weigh in once a week.  Water weight can fluctuate and the day to day weighing can play havoc on the psyche so once a week it is.  Except this week.

I still don’t have a good scale.  I was going to go buy one over the weekend but a friend said he had one so I would use it, but I haven’t gotten it yet.  And I haven’t fixed the Wii yet….perhaps it is time.

For dinner i grilled pork chops and yes…zucchini.  About zucchini.  It is about the only vegetable I like that fits in the low carb selection.  I don’t like broccoli, spinach, collard greens, mushrooms or asparagus which leaves lettuce and squash.  In fact, the few vegetables I do like (corn, green beans, onions, carrots, etc..) are on the no-no list.  As I mentioned before I love Japanese Steak House style restaurants which serve zucchini and bean sprouts as vegetables and I like them.  I can’t cook bean sprouts so zucchini it is!

May 14, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
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