This morning, for the first time, I cheated. I went to Jimmy's for breakfast. In the old days, before this Medi-Fast program, I went to Jimmy's several times a week and especially on weekends. I had the same thing so much that the waitresses, who've been seeing me there for many years, asked if I wanted "my usual." This consisted of two eggs over light, one pancake, and bacon with coffee and a glass of water. Since I only had one pancake, the cook usually gave me twice as much bacon. And, of course, I slathered the pancake with butter and syrup. It was first a weekend treat that gradually grew into a weekday habit. Those breakfast certainly contributed mightily to my being overweight. But today, I had two poached eggs on one slice of dry whole wheat toast. I knew I was cheating. Eggs are not on the program. And I haven't had a piece of bread in more than six weeks. Man, it tasted good!
One of the rationales for cheating was that I take a lot of medication in the morning - 11 pills, to be exact - and the combination, I fear, makes me a little light-headed. I wanted to see if a "real" breakfast, instead of a rehydrated one, would make a difference. It didn't. So I won't be back at Jimmy's at least until I reach my goal weight, still 10 pounds away. And just to reassure those of you who may wonder, my doctor recommended the Medi-Fast program, prescribed all my medications and is monitoring my condition closely. I have another appointment with him in early September. And I will eat rehydrated food for all of my other five meals today (I'm chewing on a Medi-Fast Mint Chocolate Bar as I type this).
So, to reiterate, I've lost 32 pounds since the Fourth of July and only have 10 more to go. Yeah!
Stay tuned.
One of the rationales for cheating was that I take a lot of medication in the morning - 11 pills, to be exact - and the combination, I fear, makes me a little light-headed. I wanted to see if a "real" breakfast, instead of a rehydrated one, would make a difference. It didn't. So I won't be back at Jimmy's at least until I reach my goal weight, still 10 pounds away. And just to reassure those of you who may wonder, my doctor recommended the Medi-Fast program, prescribed all my medications and is monitoring my condition closely. I have another appointment with him in early September. And I will eat rehydrated food for all of my other five meals today (I'm chewing on a Medi-Fast Mint Chocolate Bar as I type this).
So, to reiterate, I've lost 32 pounds since the Fourth of July and only have 10 more to go. Yeah!
Stay tuned.
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