I just discovered the BEST stuff. Morningstar Farms vegetarian sausage patties! Just as tasty as Jimmy Dean, but it won’t seal my arteries shut! Oooh, so good. I wish I could find some delicious biscuits that didn’t have any fat in them, and I’d have a good old country breakfast just like my  grandma used to make.

     I had scrambled eggs and veggie sausage for dinner, and I had my ‘green’ with lunch. I added last nights leftover zucchini, a half cup of chopped tomatoes, and some bouillion to the minestrone soup mix this morning. I swiped Megan’s thermos and brought it to work with the soup in it. That was nice. The dried beans had a chance to get totally soft before I ate it (although I rather like the crunchiness of the fresh soup.) and it was filling. So was dinner!

      I guess my stomach has started to shrink. Strange how I fill up on so much less than I was used to eating before.

Yes sirree, I am HAPPY! I could have kissed the sky when I weighed. This is just amazing. All the ads say you can lose 20 pounds in a month on Medifast, but I never lose like the diets advertise. But by golly, could it be possible that I could even lose 30 pounds in a month?? Well, on second thought, I hope not. That’s awfully fast. I don’t want a lot of loose skin. I read that skin might not droop so much if I lose slower.

     That’s it for today. I’m going to have a little celebration now. Cuddle time with Joe!! I bet I’m much nicer to squeeze.

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I thought I should write about something else important to me other than ‘OMG, I lost another pound’, lol. It’s diet support. I ‘hang out’ at two support sites. I’ve been a lurker at 3 Fat Chicks for a while - what a great place! I really should sign up and be a part of things. I also discovered the Medifast community when I bought the food. You can only see/join the Medifast message board if you buy the product, so of course it was mysterious and I had to sign up. Both places are very important to me. It’s nice to know I am not alone. Medifast especially - they have a lot of good recipes and tips to handle the hard times. There isn’t that much Medifast on 3 Fat Chicks (you gotta love the name) but they are a funny, and there’s more to weight loss than just liquid diets. I feel prepared and very fortunate to have found both of these places.

I planned on writing every single day, but it’s been a busy couple of days. Megan had a playdate with friends, and then her and Dylan both had to have extra karate classes this week because they’ve got a test coming up. I am trying to keep Megan busy so she won’t feel so lonely. She loves school! She’s very social, not to mention 9 years old going on 16!! 

      Today I could have strangled a man. He walked in with a box of candy bars and set them on the counter, right by me. Yes, he was the vending machine guy. It was so HARD to resist. He put in these cinnamon sugar cakes. I used to love those with a latte! I just hate that I had to get fat in the first place, and I wouldn’t have to go through times like this. I feel silly telling Joe things like this, and I know better than to tell anybody at work because all I ever hear from them is “Oh, just ONE won’t kill you, Ginger!”.

      Yeah, it will.  

I could cry. I really could!!!! I weigh 239.5!!!! It’s been so long since I’ve seen the 230’s!! I know, it’s really nonsense to love weighing 239 pounds, but I didn’t think I’d ever get out of the 240’s. I just feel like I’ve been awoken from a long, foggy sleep. One week, and it hasn’t been so hard - actually it’s been harder on my co-workers than it has me!

    Medifast is known for it’s fast weight loss, but I just didn’t really see myself losing so fast, but now that I feel it, I want to tell everybody. If you are stuck, and wanting to lose weight and can’t find a way, try Medifast. And there’s a reason it’s called Medifast. I wish I did this years ago.

Waaaaa hooooooo! I made it 7 days on Medifast. A whole week, and not a single darn cheat. I can NOT believe it. I feel good. I didn’t a couple of hours ago. We went to the movies, and it was really hard smelling popcorn. That is my favorite part, lol. Something about that smell, and the warm bucket in a cold theater, and that great crunch. I think I miss crunch more than anything on Medifast.

     Enough of that. Tomorrow I weigh. I really really do love my husband!! I couldn’t have done this week without Joe’s support. He’s been the potato peeler and the sandwich maker this week so I didn’t have to have forbidden foods all over my hands and under my nails, lol.

Today I made some medifast cookies with my oatmeal. They were a little on the crispy side. Good thing I always liked my cookies well done! They sure weren’t from The Great American Cookie Company, but my thighs will thank me tomorrow.

    I know this is stilly, but I think I look skinnier. I was wearing capri pants today and my ankles looked a little nicer, and I don’t think my toes were as fat, lol. I’m not going to weigh again until Monday. After seeing such a big loss, I don’t want to be disappointed in seeing a .5 loss… I’ll save it up!

OMG, I have lost 6 pounds! The 230’s will be here before I know it. I am really tired tonight. Less calories, add in a Friday with a salon full of women spending their paychecks on manicures and styles, and that equals a lot of moving around.  I felt a little wobbly once, but I got a diet coke and munched on a bag of Medifast crackers. They weren’t very good, so I’ll save the rest for soup. At least they’re crunchy.

     I had to go to pick up some extra supplies and it was so hard to not stop at Keva Juice. I just grabbed the money and ran before anybody could place orders.  One of the girls acted a little mad, but I can’t help it. I can’t trust myself to even  smell sugar! I guess since I’m the receptionist and they’re the stylists, it’s just up to me to keep everybody in chocolately goodness. But not anymore!