Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 05-29-2013, 09:28 AM   #1  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default Day 2!

Hi guys,

I'm on Day 2 and I'm starving. Please tell me this gets easier in terms of cravings and feeling weak.
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2013, 10:33 AM   #2  
Member
 
citygirl89's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 95

S/C/G: 175/143/130

Height: 5'4"

Default

Hi PudgyFlamingo! It will get easier. I am edging towards week three and my cravings really are minimal. I know it's hard to believe, but I've been around pasta, cookies, and pizza and not even flinched.

I will say I still feel hungry a lot but it's easier to manage, and my mindset has changed so I'm not giving into the urges.

You're doing great and remember to take it day by day.
citygirl89 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2013, 11:18 AM   #3  
Senior Member
 
Andi24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 189

S/C/G: 202.2/147.6/130

Height: 5'2

Default

I know it's hard to believe right now, but it WILL get better. You'll feel better in a day or two, it takes about a month for your body to completely adjust and get your energy back, but in a day or two you'll find it much easier. Stick with it, you CAN do this!
Andi24 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2013, 11:26 AM   #4  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Thanks guys! I am finding it a bit hard because I work in a restaurant. HOWEVER, I am finding it easier that I dont have to THINK of what to eat! Ive gainec about 20 lbs in the past month ( comfort eating because of a broken hand and subsequent surgery) so I'm probably eating less then half what I am used to.
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2013, 01:35 PM   #5  
MF 3/31/13
 
SuperHeroTeacher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Sunny California
Posts: 925

S/C/G: 261/ticker/155 for now

Height: 5'2"

Default

Your first week or two you can add an extra Medifast meal if you're starving. For me, I was only hungry for the first couple of days, and I haven't been hungry since.

Stick with it, it truly works! I'm on week 8 and down 30 pounds. My start weight was close to yours...
SuperHeroTeacher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-30-2013, 05:16 PM   #6  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Thanks for the advice! I am feeling better today. Yesterday I was having really strong cravings and I realized that I think I was craving salt because I am eating a lot less of it, so i had some salt on a tomato and that helped a ton.

Today is feeling better already!
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-30-2013, 07:10 PM   #7  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Ok so today end of day 3. I cheated with a slice of tomato and salt yesterdaybut other than that been totally OP. hunger is getting lessbut still thrre. Howling before you guys stopped wanting to gnaw off your limbs?
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-30-2013, 09:02 PM   #8  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Ok end of day 3 and im having wicked cravings again. Im not HUNGRY but i am craving realllly strongly steak, pizza, baked potato type stuff. Did you guys get these cravings at first? This is always my dieting downfall - craving certain foods, that makes me give up. With ketosis, do the cravings subside or just the hunger?
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-30-2013, 10:33 PM   #9  
MF 3/31/13
 
SuperHeroTeacher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Sunny California
Posts: 925

S/C/G: 261/ticker/155 for now

Height: 5'2"

Default

For me I had some pretty bizarre cravings the first week or so - for instance one night I wanted gravy so bad I thought I was going crazy. And I don't even LIKE gravy. I attribute this to my carb addiction.

I did have a lot of crazy food dreams the first few weeks - some nights I dreamt about food all night long. Donuts, baked potatoes, bacon, ice cream, and on and on and on...

When I get a salt craving I eat a pickle spear (it's considered an optional snack), it really helps.

I'm on week 8 or 9 (I've actually lost track) and I experience cravings very infrequently, maybe once a week.
SuperHeroTeacher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-30-2013, 11:43 PM   #10  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Thanks so much! I've been having the gravy craving too! So bizarre. I keep fantasizing about it!!! How do you get through those moments where you want something so bad you feel like you're going to go nuts? Or is it never as bad as the first week?
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2013, 12:31 AM   #11  
MF 3/31/13
 
SuperHeroTeacher's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Sunny California
Posts: 925

S/C/G: 261/ticker/155 for now

Height: 5'2"

Default

For me cravings haven't been a problem for several weeks. The only exception really was this past weekend when I went a bit off plan and drank 3 vodka tonics (a total no-no), I was insane craving Mac n cheese... If I wasn't in a hotel I probably would have made myself some. Lesson learned - drinking is not only off-plan, it leads to poor food choices too...
SuperHeroTeacher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2013, 07:57 AM   #12  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

I lose control when I drink too!
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2013, 08:22 AM   #13  
Pretty in pink
Thread Starter
 
PudgyFlamingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 44

S/C/G: 274/262/240 for now

Height: 5'2

Default

Ok just had my first shake of the day. I feel bloated and its kind of sitting in my tummy like cement.
PudgyFlamingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2013, 09:13 AM   #14  
Member
 
citygirl89's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 95

S/C/G: 175/143/130

Height: 5'4"

Default

This still happens to me, unfortunately. Usually my first and last meals of the day make me feel bloated and heavy. I've not yet figured out how to fix that
citygirl89 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-31-2013, 10:21 AM   #15  
Senior Member
 
Andi24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 189

S/C/G: 202.2/147.6/130

Height: 5'2

Default

The cravings to subside, I had them BAD at first but not so much anymore. There are often lean and greens or recipes you can make to satiate some cravings. A mocha frap with some peppermint extract takes care of my want for starbucks usually...Mcdonalds is another weakness so I went on a hunt for an OP recipe and found one yesterday from IP that gave me my McDonalds fix. I posted it in the recipes thread. Medifast does make a gravy. Of course nothing is perfect but once you start substituting I think your body adjusts to the new food. I don't crave starbucks anymore, but I do crave my mocha fraps I hven't even attempted to give me my alcohol fix, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stop myself at just one glass.
Andi24 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Related Topics
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Day 2 of Atkins, feel a tiny weak TobyThin Atkins 14 12-10-2009 12:03 AM
Help! Day 2 and I'm starving! capernan WW Food and Point Issues 23 01-12-2005 10:48 PM
Streak Away to St. V. Day #2 Amarantha2 Weight Loss Support 58 01-26-2002 10:30 PM


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:56 AM.


We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.