Yesterday was the beginning for me. I'm really glad that the Medifast materials warn you that you may be feeling not so hot for the first few days, because I definitely feel that!
The morning started out fine, and after my first meal of the day (a shake) I felt satisfied and nourished. It was tasty, too! I began to notice that I felt hungry about 15 minutes before my next scheduled meal, though--and that pattern persisted through the day. My next meal was a bar, and the meal after that was the beef stew. Around 2:30 I had parmesan puffs as my fourth meal. I really like them! Lean & Green was lean ground beef and a salad that included tomato and asparagus. Finally, for the fifth meal I had a chocolate pudding--also very good.
The soup was good for what it is--basically a cup-o-soup. I didn't try to microwave it directly in a bowl because I didn't want to risk a boil over. Instead, I heated the water, added half of it to the powder and stirred, let that sit covered for 5 minutes, then added the rest of the water and stirred. I microwaved it for about 20 seconds and let it sit another 5 minutes. So, about 10-12 minutes of prep time in there.
I did feel hungry right before meal times, and pretty spacy throughout the day. Luckily I didn't have anything strenuous to do!
This morning I am feeling kind of dizzy and I might have an optional snack early.
Some ideas:
- You can split the Lean & Green meal between lunch and dinner, and I think I would have been less uncomfortable had I done that. You still get the 5 Medifast meals, so it's like an "extra" even though the food amount is the same.
- If you are making a meal that needs some prep time, like the soup, it's good to know that in advance rather than deciding on the spur of the moment. 10 minutes may not seem like a long time, but when you're hungry it seems a lot longer.
- Make sure to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Bars and puffs/pretzels are great for when you can't do prep.
- Water! So important! The meals are concentrated nutrition, and making sure you drink water helps it settle better.
I'm hanging in there...
Jay