I put my meal delivery program on hold starting today. My plan is to eat on my own for a couple of weeks. I will not be eating fast food and will focus on healthy home cooked meals. The problem, I don’t know where to start. I still have ediets.com so I will access the site for some ideas.

My biggest issue is that I have spent so long eating the wrong thing (heavily processed, fast foods) that I really don’t know what I like. My first thought is chicken. I told my sister I would buy a bag of frozen chicken breasts. She suggested I try the boneless chicken thighs becasue they have more flavor.

I’m thinking if I can work with chicken and veggies for dinner–what about lunch??? My old stand by is cold cuts but that can get old really quickly. I will troll for some good soup ideas. I don’t want to do canned soup everyday–I know that I will end up eating out for lunch. If I can make a good soup and find some good apples I think I can make it thorugh the remainder of this work week.

Breakfast will be easy. I love tuna on a toasted english muffin.

I will try to make it fun. I used to love cooking but for some reason I have not made a meal for myself in over a year.

As of today I am down 15 lbs. That’s up one from last week but I’m not sweating it. Next week will be better.

I have been loose on my eating and have enjoyed a few nights out in the last couple weeks. I was almost afraid to get on the scale. I knew I wouldn’t loose but was horrified that I would have gained everything I’d lost.

I got back on my eating plan a week ago and have not been having my 2 serving of veggies or my dairy. I know that I will be more satisfied when I do this but, for whatever reason I have not. I have not been going to bed early like I wanted either.

Despite my mishaps I am down 16 lbs as of today!!!

I have been less than strick with myself since Thanksgiving. It’s almost like I was giving in to the notion that the holidays are there so you can on 5 pounds. That may be the case if you don’t spend the whole year eating what you want when you want to : ( Ugggg!

I am writing the day before my weekly weigh in to convince myself that I won’t be sad or disappointed when I realize that I have set myself back 2 weeks. This is because while I have slipped off of the plan I am still not eating the way I did before ediets (dark times).

I am good with breakfast and I am even okay thorugh lunch. My problem time is and always has been the evening. My plan: to go to bed earlier.

I have friends who are in bed by 8:00 pm every night. I can do that . . . right?

I don’t know. I am a TV watcher and I know well that if I go to bed at 8 I may be asleep at 9:00 but you’d better believe I will be up at 11:00 looking for something to snack on. Oh well, I’m going to give it a try tonight.

It’s 1:00. I was off work today. I had my ediet yogurt parfait for breakfast and spaghetti & meatballs for lunch. Okay, the spaghetti was supposed to be dinner but, as long as I eat a lunch meal for dinner I should be okay.

The writing is helping a lot. I may start to write more often since, for the 5 minutes it took me to write this I have eaten anything : )

Also, I have to pat myself on the back a little. I went to my sister’s and she had a tray full of nachos on the stove. I knew that I wanted to sit in front of a plate full, oink twice and bury my head. Instead, I painted my fingernails while she ate. Once my nails were dry, and the nachos were cold, I ate 2. Had they been hot I would have eaten them all–instead, when she asked if I was done I said yes. She wadded them up in foil and tossed them. Also, she baked brownies while I was there. I left right before they came out of the oven.

One day I will be able to watch other people eat and not want to join in . . . maybe tomorrow : )

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!

I received my package from ediets.com today. I am an excited girl!!

The meals came in a large ice packed box and admittedly, my first meal was pretty good. I was a bit deceived by the omelet that I realized had no cheese half way through but honestly, eating cheese is what brought me to this point in my life.

I had my first ediet meal at 11:00 a.m. and it’s just after 2:00 p.m. and I am contemplating my late lunch.  I do have to buy dairy and fruit to supplement the plan but I’m okay with that.  I am happy that the meals are not frozen and cook within a couple of minutes.  I am also happy that I will be able to eat them at work : )

I am a restaurant food junkie and the idea of breaking that cycle is VERY appealing.  I typically eat out at least once a day, often twice and sometimes 3 times (scary)! Additionally, I NEVER make the healthy choice. Because eating out has always put me in treat mode I ignore salads and crave anything fatty. I have even been known to meet 2 different groups of people for the same meal within hours of each other (The Shame). Earlier in the summer I went to 2 barbecues, which is not a problem to most people; however, when you have full meals at both it is a HUGE problem.

I am not ready to “go public” with my food issues but I have confided in a close friend and my sister that I am trying something new.

I put go public in quotes because anyone who sees me has to know I have food issues, even if they are too polite to say it directly to me.

At any rate, I know that my issues are with food addiction. I spend the majority of my day eating or thinking about what I will eat next. I confess, I love food. I had a great childhood, have no issues beyond my own love of everything fatty and artery clogging. It is just so good! I have wallowed in this life for the last 20 years (and loved it). I am now committing myself to a season of change, literally.

My goal is to spend the winter eating and being different than I ever have. I will eat meals mailed to me in neat little packages for 5 days out of the week. The remaining 2 days will be reserved for reasonable outings with friends and home cooked Sunday meals. I believe that I will learn a lot about myself and benefit from a healthier body. Additionally, I think I will save some cash : )

My ediet plan costs about $100/week. Eating out for lunch is about $10/day plus the $10-20 I would spend on dinner each day. That averages about $30/day on food–that’s $210/week.

It make sense to me, my fingers are crossed and my hopes are high–HERE I GO!

After a lifetime of being overweight I have made a decision to loose weight. I know it’s not revolutionary or unique but, this is the first time I am taking responsibility for my health and I am pretty excited about it.  I have reviewed some encouraging before/after pics and stories and I want one of my own.

Right now I am not ready to reveal my weight but will say that I need to lose over 100lbs. My plan, I will start with a meal delivery plan for a month or two, which should help ween me off of fast food–my kryptonite. Once am used to eating food that does not come form a drive through I will begin cooking my own healthy meals at home.

I signed up for my online food delivery and my first shipment comes 10/28 (10 days from now). While waiting on my delivery I will do what I can to avoid the drive-through.

God I hope I make this work.