I went off my meal plan for the holiday week. I could not fool myself into thinking that I could resist holiday yummies. So, I was off plan from last Wednesday and will be off thorugh tomorrow.

I had a great holiday. I denied myself nothing but I did stop eating when I was no longer hungry. Also, I tried hard to avoid fast food and landed at the drive through about 3 times in the 6 days (better than my prior 2 times a day).

I some how managed to lose a pound during the holiday. I don’t know if my body has not caught up to the mac & cheese or if there has been a premature Christmas miracle. Either way, I will take it.

My next food delivery is in two days. I cannot wait to be back on the plan : )

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

I am at the end of my third week on ediets. I must say that I am pleased with the results. I had an okay week–not great. I have not been 100% on plan by any means but I have been consistantly eating less than I have in the past.

Breakfast and lunch I am usually okay. The evening is the tempting time for me. I have been trying to eat every 3 hours but have not been sticking with the 3 servings of fruit per day but I plan to do better next week. Also, I must up my water intake!

I had at least 2 nights out in the week–I am trying to cut it back to 1 night out per week (baby steps).

Drum roll . . . I have seen a 11.5 loss in my first 3 weeks with ediets : )

I will keep ediets through the end of the year and begin my own healthy eating plan in the new year.

I got my food shipment today!!! It’s like Christmas every Wednesday : )

I am finding out which meals I enjoy and selecting those. I particularly like the chicken flatbread pizza. I just enjoyed one!!!

Breakfast was a cheddar cheese omelet with a hash brown stick. Yes, I am eating potatoes in stick form and loving them. I had lunch out with my sister and niece. We enjoyed sushi. I had several pieces but stopped eating when I was satisfied. I went to a movie with a friend. By the way, The Fourth Kind sucked–save your money.

After the movie I was still satisfied with my sushi I’d eaten at noon. I got home around 7:00 and enjoyed chicken flatbread pizza–my new favorite meal.

I had a successful week. My weigh-in is off because of Aunt Flow but I am still down 8 lbs in all. Not bad for 2 weeks : )

Today is my one-week anniversary of eating better and being a healthier person. I am enjoying it so far. I cannot say that everything has gone perfectly but all-in-all a good effort.

My ediet meals are delivered every Wednesday. I am on a 5-day program which costs $100/week. I have decided that since I enjoy my bar time on Saturday I would give myself 2 days off so that I can still have a break. Also, I wanted a break in case the food was not good and I had to cancel.

Fortunately, the food has been excellent so far. It is far better than Healthy Choice. I would say it is better than some Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones (My favorite frozen diet meals). I am trying to sample one of everything so that if, and when, I move to a 7-day plan I will know that I am getting food that I enjoy.

The first thing I would like to say is that I am AMAZED at how satisfying these smaller quantities of food are. For example, I just had my breakfast. It was a the smallest container of yogurt I have ever seen. I avoided eating it because it was strawberry (my least favorite flavor) and small. It was billed as a yogurt parfait. It came with a tiny package of peanuts (which I love) and dried cranberries. When I put the fruit and nuts in the yogurt I understood why it was so small. Every bite was full of nuts & berries. It was so satisfying. It was actually a parfait.

The second is a drawback to the program. Everything was not perfect. One of my snacks was to be a chocolate bar. I received a tiny pack of chocolate chip cookies instead. With no explanation. ediets, you are dealing with food addicts here–you have to give us what you say we are getting! We obsess over these things! Ok, another plus, I must say the cookies were very good : )

And the bottom line: 5 lbs lighter. That’s fuel enough to get me through the next week!