I took a mental health day...so far, it has been lovely! I'm sure it will improve after my coffee and a massage. I have already walked the child to the baby sitter and am enjoying some morning TV.
It's not this part of the day that I found interesting (I want my day to be as uninteresting as possible!)...I was awake from 3am until 5pm. I had to check my bank accounts because I felt broke (thank God I'm not!). And I read up on Medifast. My coworkers are doing this program. The lady who sits next to me is taking in under 900 calories a day. But she's lost 12 pounds this week.
Please tell me that this isn't a safe program. Somebody? Anybody? Otherwise I'm afraid I'll be sucked in and the money will go into the same toilet that the WW@W one went.
The idea of prepackaged meals and only eating liquid-y items (for the most part) all day every day SUCKS! I researched their website and saw that there are other options...like eating one meal w/lean protein and veggies.
I don't want to fall into the "easy" trap again. My mental state always steers me towards the "but if you pay for it, you'll do it" thoughts. Instead, I sooooo need to get into the "if you commit to it, you'll do it" mentality. At this point I'm painfully fat and am still not ready to have another child (mentally I'm ready; physically I'm afraid it would kill me).
Okay, that was my brain puking on the blog. Maybe I'll sleep better tonight!!! For now, I'm off for my massage.
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Please don't do it. A friend of mine went a similar route, and she looked wonderful, but gained all the weight back.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's because that system ignores EVERYTHING your body and mind need to regulate your weight.
So when you remove the system your body/mind takes back over and tries to make up for all the time that it wasn't in control.
WW@W and TOPS are a better idea. Mroe importantly, what can you do to get yourself into a healthier mindset? away from what the pounds are and into "how can we make Danielle happy and healthy?".
Please don't do it. These liquid starvation things give me the willies.
I knew you would know...it's tough to watch everyone around you do it. I hope they can be successful, but it sounds way too dangerous to me. The bad part is that many of these people are nurses...
ReplyDeletethere is a weird perception in the medical community that you can kill any physical problem with elbow grease.
ReplyDeleteI firmly believe that weight issues are a complex emotional/mind/body connection that is unique to each person. And if you strip the body of the weight too quickly, the person's emotions are not allowed to catch up to the change and you are just hosed. And wind up seeking the comfort you lost when you lost the padding.
Again..how do we make Danielle Happy and Healthy? :-) start there.