You’ll have to excuse my tummy grumblings for a few days.
Today as promised I started back on the Medifast Diet. Which means lots of tummy grumbling, a bit of grumpiness and a low grade migraine! The first three days are the hardest, but hopefully the hunger will ease up and become bearable soon. At least the cravings haven’t kicked in yet. Last time after the initial three days, I was fine.
So far today I’ve had 3 packets and 1 bar of protein meals , I have one more I can have but I will save that for after dinner so hopefully I can get to sleep without being too hungry (total 550 calories).
For dinner I am having a frozen portion of plain fish (150 calories) and a half bag of frozen broccoli (75 calories). Add the 50 calories from the morning coffee with sugar free creamor and the today’s total is: 825 calories.
Before any one gets in an uproar, I’ve been on Medifast before (last fall), my doctor approved it (she even sells it in her office). And my doctor and cardiologist both approve all the diet plans I use and say that under 1000 calories is just fine for me (for my age and activity level).
It’s feeling good to be back on a strict plan after a few weeks of being so so. I was letting my weight gain (for no apparent reason) since January start to get to me and I know I was tasting a bit here and allowing a few more calories in over there. I was allowing myself to fall into the trap of thinking - “if I’m going to gain weight from eating almost nothing, I might as well eat something.” Of course that will only lead to more weight gain. So now it’s time to shake all that off and move forward.
It doesn’t matter if I continue to gain water weight (most likely from inflammation or perhaps the heart), I know I will keep my calories low and stick to the plan. Who knows maybe I will lose a little.
Yes I know the actual scale numbers don’t matter. Trust me, I have no delusions of ever being “thin”. But for those folks who haven’t read the past posts about my medical history, I have congestive heart failure and carrying around 247 lbs is not healthy. I simply want to get to a healthier weight, where I can move more easily, breath more easily, and not fall over dead from climbing a simple flight of steps. I think that is a reasonable goal.
Sorry if I sound grumpy, but I’ve been at this for 2 years now and I know it’s still a long road ahead, and I’ve heard all the concerns and advice over and over and over again. Regular diets do NOT work for me - I’ve tried every single one. After decades of trying to lose only to end up gaining a lot more back, it’s not always easy to keep explaining the same things over and over again. (On my weighin summary page you can see the entire up and down saga, and there are links near the top of the page to two posts for diet history and medical history overview.)
I can do this, I will do this, and I will achieve my goal of living healthy to 100 and beyond!
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