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!