Week #4

My blood pressure is 120/70 today. The weight is not going off too good even though I am sticking to this diet 99%. The only thing I am not doing exactly like they say is eating everything! I try to, but it's almost too much somedays. I am really missing my pasta's and Mexican food! Don't even want to go out to dinner anymore. I'm real frustrated with this diet already. I'm feeling like I can't eat anything I really like and I'm not losing as well as I usaully do on strict diets. (course, I don't have the hunger pains and my blood sugar is really good with this one)

Week #3

Was real good eating out with Bob and Lisa, Belinda and kids at Red Lobster. Ate my salad with lemon juice because they didn't have the diet stuff. I had them grill my Maui Maui without anything on it and then I added my Morton's lite salt with garlic powder. I got steamed broccoli and only ate half of it. I really don't like going out to eat on this diet. It's too hard.....

Week #2

It's not coming off as fast as I thought, but I am still not cheating! Went out to dinner to the Olive Garden. I order a children's grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli. Ate alittle salad, but had them hold the spagetti. I fell deprived, so I really don't want to go out anymore.........It's too hard!

Day 8

Okay this is getting boring! I will start with weekly journals instead. I have my food journals if anyone is really interested in seeing everything I eat................
I have to stop the carb blockers as of today! They said they are making my stomach upset, so we'll see.
I will be weighing in Mondays, Wednesday's and Fridays from now on.

One Week!

Well, I made it though the first week without cheating even 1 bite........... I have to do this now!
My blood pressure was 124/80, so it's back to normal already, thank goodness! I'm trying to be more creative with my meals as I am getting bored already!
Breakfast--Slice diet bread
morning snack--1/8 of a cantalope
Lunch--chicken breast stir fried (without oil of course) with bean sprouts and tomotoes.
afternoon snack--pecan bar TS
Dinner--grilled salmon , 1 cup salad with 1 tablespoon diet dressing
I'm having trouble eating everything I am suposed to because I have a bad stomach acke.

Day 6

Breakfast--slice of 40 multi grain toast and 1/8 slice of cantalope.
morning snack--orange
Lunch--lean ground turkey patty
afternoon snack--TS pretzels
dinner--stir fry chicken with broccoli, mushrooms, green onions, bean sprouts. (1 cup total)
evening snack--TS- peanut butter crunch bar
***Decided to exercise which isn't required for weight loss with this program, but I don't want to get too saggy! Haven't felt hungry, but still missing my chiclets!

Day 5

Breakfast: TS, Cinnamon Oatmeal (didn't really seem too much like Oatmeal)
morning snack: 10 small strawberries
Lunch: salad with chicken breast
afternoon snack: 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
Dinner: ground lean turkey in 1 corn tortilla with lettuce and tomotoe (no cheese!) I used the Morton's Lite Salt which is all I can use. No Salt! I also used Garlic, chili and Onion powder
evening snack: TS (Pecan Bar)
I drink 1 cup of coffee every morning with alittle skim milk. We are allowed 4 oz of skim milk a day, so I'll use it in my coffee......... Then the 80 oz. of water every day. NO PROBLEM WITH THIS!
Note: So far so good, except my stomach is killing me. I have the worst craps and diaria. Hope this stops soon!

Day 4, first day of the Real Plan

Now for the real diet:
Half hour before each meal you take 1 Herb pill to aid and heal the body during the stress of weight loss, 1 carb blocker to help with starch and sugar cravings as well as block the caloric intake of those foods, AND 3 capsules of Essential Fatty Acids which are a blend of Omega 3, Omega 6 and GLA for proper amount of "good fat" all of which are to increase metabolism and help spur the weight loss. I also have to take a multi vitamin. Now for the food:
Breakfast: Hard boiled egg
morning snack: Thermo snack, Bar-B-Que crunch O's
Lunch: salad with boiled egg
afternoon snack: orange
Dinner: small grilled chicken breast with 1/2 sweet pototoe (Went to Texas Road House with Karen & Steve, no fun eating out now!)
evening snack: Brownier (TS) with handful frozen blueberries
Note:
I was excited to have the (TS) "Slim4Life Themo Snack"(I'll abriviate it from now on) The power bar was actually pretty good.
Wow, it's amazing what money will do for you. I have stayed on this for 4 days now! AMAZING!

Day 3, last day of preparation

Well tomorrow I actually start the whole program. I have stuck with it perfect so far, but what choice do I have after I went in debt to lose weight this time.
Breakfast--2 hard boiled eggs, 1 cup coffee with a tiny bit of Splenda (I don't normally like any sweetners, but I need my skim milk in my coffee and since I haven't been allowed to have that, I adjusted.
Snack-- 1/2 orange followed by the booster drink
Lunch--1/2 of a chicken breast with leftover salad from last night, 1 Tablespoon Fat Free Italian dressing.
snack--another booster drink (these are slim4life metobolizium booster)
Dinner--grilled hamburger patty wrapped in lettuce. (I'm started to like my salad sandwiches)
Evening snack was the other 1/2 of my orange and a real small piece of leftover steak wrapped in lettuce.
I ate my required 1/4 teaspoon Morton's Lite Salt and drank the 80 ounces of water.
My leg is still killing me (it's been bad for about a month or more) , so I really need to do this fast! (before I have a stroke or heart attack!)

Day 2 and Counting

It's finally the end of day 2. I did great, but it's not easy as I am having major stomach problems. Probably from the mixture of new supplements and raw green vegetables. With my IBS any change is hard to digest. But I will do this! I have to go weigh and talk to Slim 4 Life counselers everyday for the first week. I guess that's what the big bucks are for. Today my blood pressure was down to 125/80, so it's already better and it hasn't been a good day with my mother situation. (inside problem) Oh yea, I lost 2 pounds too, but I did gain 4 while being in Las Vegas last week. (I actually gained about 10 this last month)
Breakfast consisted of 2 eggs and steak. I fried them both in about 1 teaspoon butter which I am allowed until Friday.... Mid morning snack was my 1/2 orange, followed by leftover steak from last night wrapped in lettuce for lunch. Lindsey came over and thought it was so funny to have a "salad sandwich". For my afternoon snack, I had a hand full of raw string beans. Dinner I made a salad with green pepper, cucumber, spinach, lettuce, green onion and about 1 tablespoon fat free Italian dressing. I have to drink 80 oz. of water everyday, plus 2 glasses of the Themo Boost which boosts my metabolism. The 1/2 orange is tasting really good for my night time snack. I haven't cheated a bite, but that's why I agreed to pay the big bucks. I'd have to be crazy (er) to pay all the money for nothing, right?