Greetings all,
I just happened to stumble upon this forum today. I have heard of 3FC before but never realized there is a forum. I find them a bit more fun than the usual update your page, track your food type sites. My internet is poor here and so it often causes frustration I don't need.
I am on day two of the Mayo Clinic diet. I decided to join the website for 13 weeks and see what it offers. Because I am the only one doing this I find the breakfasts for two and dinners for four a bit annoying. I doubled the breakfast and will punt with lunch. That means at this time I am preparing four days in advance. This part of the program is only for two weeks so I'll do ok.
My biggest challenges are I have a tendency to not eat enough when I think I am. Tracking sure made a difference there! I also drive for a living and haven't a real lunch break so it needs to be easy to eat while on the road. Some days I have the time to take, others I don't and I never know day to day what kind of day it will be. I find most programs aren't real helpful there.
That also means a cold lunch for the most part. This time of year it means a FROZEN lunch. Nothing more fun that frozen baby carrots!
I also am exhausted at the end of the day and don't like working out. I live in the middle of nowhere and the closest gym is 1/2 hour away. Walking my dirt road gets OLD and boring and this year, icy. I know I need to change this but right now I am not ready. I wear a fitbit and it laughs at me every day.
Three years ago I lost 40# and felt good. Then my Dr. put me on HBP drugs and I swear they make me crave salt! I have to visit with her tomorrow and am not looking forward to it at all. The last time I asked her about the salt problem she handed me a 10 page printout on diet.
I weigh more now than I did then. It is maddening!!
Anyway, that is a glimpse into my journey thus far. Yippee, huh?
Chris