Day 2 - Keeping the Faith

Day 2 -

Ok, so the diet isn't going as planned.  Before you judge, I have yet to give up on my diet but just to "tweak it" a tad.  My blood sugar dropped out last night, so I guess it was telling me to consume more than 800 calories a day (or that the cardboard/dirt diet - aka Medifast - wasn't the only thing I needed each day).  Besides, how can one live on shakes and bars alone?  I had to do a little bit of soul searching and realized that it's not the diet I'm following but the calorie and carb intake that I'm needing to follow closely.  The doc said I needed to keep it around 1400 calories a day, so I'm going to do just that.  After all, not every diet has to be "by the book".

I downloaded an app for my iPhone that my husband was using called "Lose It!" and it is FABULOUS!  Not only does it let me enter in my daily food intake and tell me the nutrients I've consumed, but it also lets me scan the barcode of the food I'm eating and automatically tells the application what the calories, carbs, etc. are to the food.  WONDERFUL and TIME SAVING!!!

I did make a boo-boo today that I am not proud of.  I forgot my penguin lunch box (yeah, I hear you laughing) this morning and my boss and I were heading down to Hamburg today.  We stopped at the Western Sizzlin' and I decided to follow the diet as much as I could as well as get the calories I needed to keep my blood sugar afloat.  So, I decided upon a fried chicken thigh as there were no baked foods that were on the list.  I am proud that I did something today that I have never done before....I peeled off the skin of the chicken.  That is so not me.  Yes, I am disappointed in me my lack of will power to pass up the fried chicken but I am impressed that I'm making the right steps and working my way towards the right path in finding a healthier me. 

It is 8:27pm and I still have more than 125 calories to eat...and I'm not hungry.  What a fabulous feeling.  It's only Day 2 and I honestly feel a change in myself that I'm proud of.  You will hit bumps in the road but you have to remember how to get past it and get back on the right track.  Thank the good Lord up above for allowing us to forgive others and ourselves.  Have a blessed night, everyone!  Day 3 here I come with a vengance!

~Mandi

Morning of Day 2's weigh in - 250.2 (1.8 lbs. lighter - woo hoo!)  Doing it for my babies!

Day 1 - Battle Begins

Day 1 -

Ok, so I've been overweight most of my life (pretty much all of it).  Today is the day that I start taking back my life and begin a healthier one for my girls who are almost 2 and 4 years old.  I have no energy.  I'm always tired.  My cholesterol is high as well as my A1C (I'm diabetic for those that don't know what that is).  The saddest part of all...I'm only 34 years old and in the prime of my life.

When I went to see Dr. J. Chris Cobb last week, he suggested Medifast to me.  Well, today it begins.  I don't mind the shakes but let me tell ya....the oatmeal is HORRIBLE!!!  It was like I put dirt in water and heated it up in the microwave. 

Oh, well....it will be a lot of trial and error, but I'm ready.  I'm psyched actually! I feel good about the diet "this time".  I know everyone says that but for some reason, before now, I didn't really feel "ready" to begin this journey.  Now, that I'm a mom and have a loving husband for support and two kiddos counting on me...it's just plain time to get off my butt and do something about it before I become insulin dependent.

So, I'm adding a pic of me and my girls (Scarlett and Ivy) to this blog, so I can remember for myself the reason for this journey!  Please keep me in your prayers and wish me the best.

Start weight is 252.0 (morning weigh in).

~Mandi Chapin