Archive for September, 2009

Medifast Weight Loss Vacation Eating

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Medifast Weight Loss Vacation Eating

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When was the last time you lost weight while on a vacation?

Summer is over but my weight loss journey continues. Over the summer I went on a few camping trips with my husband in our travel trailer and one 4 day trip to MN living in a hotel room.  I’m happy to report that in all cases I had no problem following the Medifast Meal Plan.

While camping  for the first few times we didn’t have electricity.  I was able to heat water on the propane stove  for hot drinks, oatmeal and soup and I used bottle water for my shakes.  The bars were great on hikes and bike rides.  For dinner we grilled our meat and vegetables or  had and a salad.

The hotel room meals also worked out well.  I only had a coffee pot to work with and an ice machine. Pictured above is one of my hotel breakfasts, peach oatmeal and coffee. By running just water through the coffee maker and no coffee I was able to heat up the water for the oatmeal.  As you can see from the picture the supplied coffee cups were a perfect serving bowl.  The plastic spoon I brought from home.  Next I made the coffee.  I carried a bar in my purse which I was able to eat during a break and for lunch I went back to my room and had a shake I made with tap water and some ice form the machine down the hall. For dinner I sought out Wendy’s and Culver’s for a grilled chicken salads with low fat dressing.  The shaker worked great for my after dinner chocolate pudding I used the same plastic spoon.

Another trick that worked for me was when we took a side trip to an ice cream shop I would either have a bar to eat from my purse or just wait till we got back and then I’d  make my pudding for my sweet treat.

I have always been able to figure out something on a menu that I could eat that fits into the Medifast Meal Plan.  I love a lean grilled steak ever now and then. I say no to the potatoes and ask for steamed broccoli and a salad with low fat or fat free dressing on the side.

It’s been 15 weeks since I started the Medifast Plan  and I haven’t been tempted to go off it ever.  Never feeling hungry and the fact that it would take another 3-4 days to get back into fat burn really help me stay focused.  Every week I have lost between 2-5 pounds so I know it works, why would I want to mess that up?

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Clothes Donation Before Weight Loss With Medifast

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Clothes Donation Before Weight Loss With Medifast

 

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I just had a call from a Charity asking me to donate some of my clothes

to the starving people throughout the world.

I told them to forget about it!!

Anybody who fits into my clothes isn’t starving!!

 

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OK so it’s just a joke but 15 weeks ago it would have been true.  Before I started Take Shape For Life using the Medifast meal plan I was 46 pounds heavier.  I would have to go out and buy new clothes ever season because the ones I wore the year before didn’t fit.  I tried every diet and exercised 5 times a week and I couldn’t budge even 1 pound.

Long story short I found Medifast online. I started the program and have had great success each and every week since I started. I have needed to go out and buy new clothes in smaller sizes several times.  I will be donating my larger sizes to a local resale shop.  I won’t be revisiting those sizes ever again.

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Medifast Iced Latte Recipe Or Gas Station Cappuccino

Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Medifast Iced Latte Recipe Or Gas Station Cappuccino

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My old habit before Medifast for a Sunday afternoon was to pick up the Sunday paper on the way home from church along with a 20 oz cappuccino from the gas station.  I would come home, put my feet up and read the paper and drink my cappuccino.

 Well, some things have changed a little.  I still get the paper after church but now I drink my own special Medifast coffee drink.  Yes, Medifast does have a cappuccino mix, I wrote about it in a past blog post Here.

But, now I have started to experiment with some new recipes using my Medifast meals.  Today I chose the Vanilla shake mix and made it as usual but I added a teaspoon of instant coffee and ice.  I blended it in my Magic Bullet for the perfect iced Latte.
What makes it even better is that 20 oz gas station cappuccino has French Vanilla Cappuccino, 20 oz (360 calories/13 g fat/2 g fiber/57 g carbs)
Compare that to my Medifast version Calories: 90 Total Fat: 0-1 grams Saturated Fat: 0 grams Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 250 mg Potassium: 420-440 mg  Total Carbs: 13-14 grams Dietary Fiber: 3 grams Sugars: 8-9 grams Protein: 11 grams Vitamins & Minerals: 6-60% daily value plus caffeine from the regular coffee.  You could also use decaf if you don’t want the caffeine.
Plus my Medifast version will keep me full for 2-3 hours.
 
You could also do the same thing using one of the Medifast chocolate shake mixes.

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Medifast Lean And Green Turkey Taco Salad

Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Medifast Lean And Green Turkey Taco Salad

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Tonight I thought I would try something NEW for dinner.

 
I never tried ground turkey before but it’s on the lean protein list of the Medifast 5&1 Plan so I thought why not.  I do love turkey.  I went to the Support In Motion site and found out I could add my own private foods so I went to add food then private food and added the two other products I used, Kraft Fat Free Catalina dressing and finely shredded taco cheese.  You add all the nutritional info too. After adding them you can choose them just like the other foods and it keeps track of what you ate.
 
Ok so here it goes
 

Natalie’s Gobble, Gobble Taco Salad

 
5 oz ground turkey browned and seasoned with taco seasoning
3 cups of lettuce
1/8 cup of shredded taco cheese
2 TBS Kraft Fat Free Catalina Dressing
 
Put lettuce on the plate, sprinkle on cheese, top with cooled turkey, place dressing on top. Cut up and toss around to spread out dressing.
Enjoy

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Medifast Weigh In Day Today

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Medifast Weigh In Day Today

 

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Thursday is my weigh in

I started my Medifast Weight Loss Journey three months ago today.  It’s the end of week 12 and today I lost 3 more pounds for a total of 38 pound lost so far and counting.

I can’t tell you how happy I have been with this program.

This week I had to go out and but a few new things to wear.  My pants and shirts were starting to look way too baggie.  I was very happy to fit into a few sizes smaller for the first time in a long time.

No one has noticed my weight loss, and if they have they didn’t say anything to me about it.  I’m just bursting at the seams to tell the entire world about this program.  I was hoping everyone would be asking me what I’m doing.  Instead I tell people about  my new job as a Health Coach and how I help people loss weight.

 One thing about no one noticing is, maybe they didn’t think I looked as bad as I thought I did. It also goes to show that we are our own worst enemy.

I knew I had to do something about my weight when I just kept getting bigger and bigger every season.  I tried a lot of different programs and exercise but nothing would help. I was very unhappy with the way I looked and felt. I just knew there had to be something that would work and I never gave up looking.

I feel so much better with 38 pounds gone.

It’s like losing 7- 5lb Bags of sugar.  Try carring those around with you everyday all day long and see how tired it makes you.

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