A Busy Mom’s Weight Loss Journey {Part 2}

Here I am, Month #2 of my weight loss journey with our sponsor Medifast. This is where it gets easier, right? Kind-of yes, and kind-of no.

If you remember my post from last month, I shared that I was selected to participate in a 90 day trial of Medifast in return for sharing my results and experiences. I started off month 1 with a bang! Total loss of 10+ pounds and lots of momentum for keeping it going.

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Weeks 5-9 are much the same. The plan is truly VERY easy to follow – each day, you eat five Medifast meals and one “Lean and Green” meal that you prepare on your own. I honestly don’t know how much simpler a diet or lifestyle could be!

Here are the pros for this month ::

  1. It’s easy  – grab 5 items before leaving home in the morning, and that’s what you eat all day.
  2. It’s amazing how little food you really need to feel full when you eat smaller portions.
  3. If you follow it, it works!

Here are the cons for this month ::

  1. Because I’m lunch eating at my desk, it makes the days seem really long. I’ve had to try to find errands to run during lunch so that I can get up and away from my computer.
  2. The food is good, but let’s face it – it’s not garlic bread or a grilled cheese on Texas toast.
  3. I am tending to get a little burnt out on the food because I’m literally eating the same 5 things 7 days in a row.

medifastMy biggest obstacle this month was going through a bout of a summer cold. I truly didn’t have the stomach for all the food that I was supposed to eat. And, the scale showed it at my weigh-in. I didn’t lose anything for two weeks, but thank goodness – I didn’t gain! Those weeks showed me that my metabolism really only works when I eat small meals several times a day.

This weekend will be the first true “holiday” that we’ve had since I started on Medifast. And, of all things, we are headed out of town for a wedding. I will be smart with what I eat and not beat myself up if I have a piece of wedding cake. I think that’s fair enough … make good choices, but stay true to your life and occasional {key word: occasional} celebrations!

End of the month – Down 14 pounds total! It’s all worth it.

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Please Note :: While this may be a sponsored post, the journey, the experience, and the RESULTS are all my own!

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Stephanie C
Stephanie loves life and living it to the fullest. She always has something new going on, and it is probably the most random thing you’ve ever imagined! A native of Beaver Dam, KY, Stephanie stays busy with her family. She is wife to her hilarious husband Don and is the mother of two tweens – drummer son Avery and dancer daughter Piper. As a family, they enjoy anything fun-in-the-sun and annual trips to Disney World. She lives the good life in the suburbs of Houston and works full-time in the travel industry. A complete social media fanatic, Stephanie is always up on the latest technology. She is a living “Six Degrees of Separation” and seems to have some sort of obscure tie to most anyone you might ask about! Stephanie has been blogging since 2004 at StephanieClick.com. You can also find her @stephanieclick on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Glad it’s working for you, but what happens when you get down to your goal weight and stop eating their meals? Don’t you still have to learn to eat “regular food” in reasonable portions so that you can maintain your weight? Eventually you will eat garlic bread and Texas toast again.

    After my daughter was born, I lost about 20 pounds the slow way: by eating right and moving more. (And by “eating right,” I do NOT mean super-restrictive, low-calorie, low-fat, paleo, or anything like that. Just eating reasonable portion sizes and having a higher proportion of fresh fruits, veggies, and lean meats with a smaller proportion of yummy-but-not-very-healthy foods.) By doing it that way, I learned life-long healthy habits to help me STAY at my goal weight, and never have to “diet” again.

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