I found Medifast from the lovely morning DJ on Mix here in Boston. She would post these awesome numbers and I got interested. She sent everyone to “Dr GTL”. So I send an email not knowing a damn thing on how he works such amazing miracles. So the email goes out and I get interviewed for my new diet. And I immediately sign up for it.
STICKER SHOCK! The whole first week I doubted my decision to do this program. Its $300 a month for food. I had to go back tally up what I spent with breakfast, lunch and snacks at work. I was spending $500 a month. Holy crap what was I doing to myself? Now I was just scared to start. What was the food going to taste like. Its got to be disgusting. I mean if you lose weight eating it then it has to be disgusting.
NOPE!! The food was good. The first week it was just bland. My palette being refined to trash couldn’t taste anything. Once the light headedness and headaches went away after the first few days. I got used to the taste. It was actually really good. The chocolates tasted chocolatier (if that’s even a word). And the drinks, NOM NOM!
My first week I kicked ASS. I lost 8 LBS. All water weight from lack of carbs but who cares. I think I lost more inches then I did pounds the first few months. It was Awesome. Yeah I was all over this like crazy. My health coach talked me into coaching. I was all over his FB page. And I already was coaching without really coaching. So I signed up and I am now a coach. I love it. Its really inspirational and motivational to help others feel as good as you. To love the program as much as I do and to share it with others makes me very happy. I have tried to lose weight off and on, on my own. I had a hard time keeping it off. I would lose it and regain it back and then more on top of that. I didn’t realize that what I was eating even though I thought it was healthy was slowly killing me. I just went to the doctors for the first time in over 4 years. I just got vindication that what I am doing is the right thing. I went from high blood pressure to normal. UNBELIEVABLE!! The best part of all this that makes me less hesitant about doing the program when recommending it to others is. It was designed by a Dr. from Johns Hopkins. They do studies on this program and it is on going so we have top of the line researchers and doctors improving this. There is a medical board that sets the guidelines and makes sure all the food meets the standards. They have registered dieticians and nurses that you can contact if you have any questions. This program is fool proof.
To date I have lost 34 pounds. I have started my count down to 50 pounds lost, and only 2 pounds away before I get back into the 100s. I feel stronger, healthier. I snore less and sleep better. I have more energy and self worth now. And all of this in less then 5 months. Yuppers I have a long way to go. I will be doing the weight loss portion for almost a year if not more. Then I start transition which will be 18 weeks. But I find the money and the time is worth my long term goal. And the journey is awesome. I am enjoying my ride. I am adventuring out and doing things I never would have done before. I have this insane skinny list. And I plan to fulfill one of the tasks in a few months. What you ask? Well I plan on zip lining. I am scared to death of heights but I am so looking forward to this.
Now when I look into my mirror I no longer the fatty. I am now a skinnier version of me. The skinny me I see in my minds eye is slowly coming back!
25 Pounds down:
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