Leaven Leaving

Yes, I'm on Medifast. There, I said it. That word takes on a whole meaning for you now. But let me tell you what it means to me. Before I started my diet, nothing. I had never heard of it. Of course, I had never considered dieting so I wasn't familiar with all of my options anyway! Now that I've been on my diet, everything. It means smaller pants and dress shirts. It means notching my belt tighter around my waist. I means putting on my tie and being able to leave enough fabric around my neck that it looks good. It means walking by a store front window and being impressed with how small I look, rather than looking the other way so I don't have to see how fat I am. Medifast is the intervention that I needed. More specifically, the plan is called the 5 & 1 Plan. Five times a day I eat one of the nutritionally balanced Medifast meal replacements and one time a day I eat a lean & green meal. This meal can be anything I want so long as it fits within my limitations-...

I've been on my journey for some time now and I have lost more than 60 pounds! People call me names now, "Hey, slim!" "I barely noticed you standing there!" And while these comments are not all that funny, I do appreciate the verbal gestures. Really, people notice the change. And some even ask the most important question of all: How ? I have a plan. It unfolds in three parts. I have a coach that checks in with me each week. I have a set of workbooks that teach me new habits of health . I have a meal plan. My coach is Kevin. He's an athlete, a coach, a proud nerd, and a sports enthusiast. Aside from having never been obese, he and I have a lot in common. Kevin tells of his sports career in terms of triumphs and failures. As a competitive swimmer he experiences these ups and downs weekly. He knows what it is like to fall and to get back up again. Kevin is also human. He talks about his experiences with "lousy dietary habits and the abundance of chee...