I slept well again last night but I’m tired today.  No energy and more problems concentrating.  I once thought I felt a tad dizzy but it is a sensation that I’m so unfamiliar with that I’m not sure really what it was.  It passed quickly.

It didn’t take long for a monkey wrench to be thrown into the daily routine I was trying to maintain.  My wife called with the informational tidbit that her vehicle had a flat tire at work.  The vehicle, a minivan, was fairly new to us and she was unsure if it had a spare or a jack.  We had just installed new tires on it not to long ago and never really gave the spare tire or jack a thought until now, when we needed them.

I decided to leave work and head home, get my jack and travel to her work with the notion to just take the tire off and bring it to the tire center for repair.  On my way home she called to let me know that she did indeed have a spare and jack, both of which were buried inside the interior lining of the back of the van, interesting place to put them.

I detoured to her work and removed the tire to take in not wanting her to drive on a donut if she didn’t have to.  It was about lunch time and I realized that I had forgotten to bring any of my Medifast Meals with me.  A crunch bar would have been a perfect on the go meal at that time but I didn’t have one.  What to do?

I dropped the tire off and ravenously hungry I looked for a place to get a lean meal for lunch.  I would have my lean and green early today and just eat a Medifast Meal as my supper.  Well, tired and hungry, with no energy and having spent the last hour taking off a van tire I’ll admit I wasn’t in the best state of mind to make a sound choice.

There wasn’t much of a choice around and I spotted a Skyline Chili nearby.  I love Skyline Chili but haven’t eaten there in a long time mainly because of their Anti-Gun policy but I had to eat and I had to eat NOW so I went in and looked at my options.  I passed on the traditional oyster crackers and ordered water while I perused the menu.  Potato, out.  Pasta, out.  Salad possible but not filling enough and no protein for my lean and green meal.  I finally decided on a plain bowl of chili, no bean, no cheese, no onion and a side salad.  I missed the toppings but after 2 days of dieting the chili tasted dynamite and the salad was gone in no time.  I felt guilty for having “cheated” already but what could I do?  I made the best of a bad situation and after looking up the carb/sugar/calorie information of the chili later I didn’t feel so bad.  It wasn’t too much more than I should have eaten.

After lunch, I picked up the fixed tire and put it back on the van.  I had much more energy than normal and was glad for it during this time.  Work seemed easier that afternoon as well and I ate the rest of my Medifast Meals as normal for the day including my brownie at night.

I slept pretty well last night but today I felt tired.  Not just tired, but hungry.  It is hard to describe the feeling of spacey but I had some major problems concentrating.  I never really felt dizzy as I’ve read that some people have but it was defiantly a feeling I didn’t like.  I liken it to a being awakened  in the middle of the night and functioning but not really aware.  In fact, most of the next week is similar to this.  I must confess that until about the 4th day I was in this state and had to back date these few journal entries once I was able to concentrate more.

Of the variety pack I ordered I tried a few more items today I hadn’t tried yesterday.  My favorite, by far, is the Medifast Brownie.  These have saved me from having a chocolate fit and going off diet.  I eat one every day as my 6th meal about 8pm.

Today was the first day on the Medifast 5 & 1 plan.  The plan states that you can eat every 2-3 hours and choose one of their Medifast Meals.  Along with those 5 one of your meals is a Lean & Green meal which consists of 5-8 ounces of a lean protein and 2-3 cups of low carb vegies.  By eating every couple of hours your metabolism increases and each Medifast Meal is about 100 calories so that along with a 300-500 calorie Lean & Green meal means my daily caloric intake will be drastically lower than I’m accustomed to.  My main fear is being hungry as I don’t do well when I’m hungry.

My morning started with a Lemon Meringue Crunch Bar which was ok.  I love lemons and thought this would fit with my tastes.  As I said, it was ok but definitely not something I was used to eating.  Most of the Meals that aren’t ready to eat come in a powder form that you mix with water.   I followed the plan, trying different items every 2-3 hours.  I never really felt hungry but never really full either.  The powdered meals don’t seem to mix well initially but as they heat in the microwave they tended to emulsify better.

I had pan seared chicken with zucchini and salad for my dinner lean & green meal and have been drinking water all day as recommended.  I miss milk already but if today is an indicator of future days I think I can do this.

My Medifast order arrived today at work.  Packaged in a plain brown box it seems unassuming and plain.  I wonder if I’ve blown $160 for nothing and whether I can commit to this diet.  I’ve already mourned many of the foods I will no longer be able to eat for a long time.  As a low carbohydrate, zero sugar, zero dairy and high protein high veggie diet I’ve already mourned the loss of my precious pasta, pizza, and bread.

I’ve decided that I will start on Monday May 7, 2012 and give myself one final weekend of regular food.  I need to officially weigh myself before then but we don’t have a scale.  We have a Wii with Wii fitness and fitness board but the Wii is broke.  Need to fix it.