Yes, it’s been a loong while since I’ve posted. So many things have happened. Things I had never thought I’d let happen. One of the biggest events of this past 2 months..
I had an OFF Medifast Meal.
Yup, I cheated. No more 100% OP track record for me.
Insert horror music here! <—–(dun dun duuuuun!)
(I also posted most of the following on the MF Purple team board, so if it seems redundant, that’s why)
This week had to be one of the hardest that I’ve ever had, but it ended on a good note. I decided to plan an “off” MF meal for a special occasion, and afterwards remembered how much I hated feeling “full”. It was a sad reminder of past eating habits and that I didn’t want to go back to that way of life…ever. Lesson learned, don’t go off program.. ever. lol. I seriously felt like I was going to vomit for about an hour and a half after the meal. Too many carbs, too much fat… altogether, too much food. bleh.
I really have absolutely no regrets though… it taught me a lesson that I apparently needed to be re-taught, and it made me realize even more why I am using Medifast to shed these yucky pounds. I am now back on track with a vengeance!
After that debacle, I realized that I have been so busy, I forgot to re-order my MF meals. I found myself with only a few days left… and we’re heading into a Holiday weekend, which means it’ll take forever to get here from MD. I became so sad.. thinking I was going to have to go off program for a day or two. All of the sudden a friend of a friend calls me out of the blue and tells me that she just finished MF and she had tons of stuff left over. She is going to ship it, but it will be here MUCH faster than it would coming from back East. Woohoo!
To make up for my off plan meal, I was ridden with guilt… so this morning I decided to go back to my athletic roots. I woke up and went for a 4 mile jog in the scorching southern California heat. I just got back a while ago, and I feel great. I must’ve been gone running for at least an hour and a half. That should work off those pesky extra calories I consumed. I pushed myself pretty hard, but I kind of like feeling sore… call me crazy? Yeah, probably.
I’m no longer discouraged, and am happy, motivated, and ready to be healthy and thin again. I think I may do these runs twice a week, and see how that affects my losses. I know some people like walking, but I just can’t do it… I find it way too boring, even with my ipod. One of the main reasons I want to lose this weight is to compete in running again. I guess that athlete in me never really went away. (I injured myself running in 2005, and that is where most of this extra weight came from, because I had to stop running for a year, and then after that, I couldn’t run nearly as hard, or as long).
So how will my indecretion affect my losses this week? I have no idea! I didn’t have that sweet taste in my mouth for the past few weeks, and right after that “bad” meal, it came right back! I’m wondering if it somehow knocked my body into a stronger ketosis? Is that even possible? I drank a TON of water the following days, and felt like I was doing pretty good after the initial sick feeling after the meal. PMS has hit me hard this week, and if there’s one thing that will affect my losses, it could be PMS. TOM is due tomorrow (also happens to be my weigh-in day), so we’ll see how that all works out.
In all honesty, I’m expecting a gain of a pound or two… especially with my hard workout today, TOM, and all of the other things that could contribute. I’m not worried too much.. like I said..
I have NO regrets!
We live and we learn.. and I refuse to beat myself up over this. I will simply pick up the pieces and keep on going strong to my goal!
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