Hello everyone! This past week has been a little tough for me. I came down with laryngitis last week and due to the medication I was given, I needed to get off Medifast for a week and eat good sized meals with each dose of medication. I fought tooth and nail to be able to continue on plan, but with no success had to submit to my doctor’s wishes.

Due to being off the plan, I gained a little bit of weight back. At this point in time, I would have normally thrown my hands up in the air and just said “forget about it” and not even pursued getting back on the program. But I am losing weight, and I do feel so much healthier. Prior to getting sick, I had some blood tests taken, as I do every year, to test for Diabetes, Thyroid levels, Blood Cholesterol, and other things that run in the family. I do these tests at the same time every year. Well, I am happy to inform you that I compared it to last years and everything, and I mean everything went down. I am 25, but last year my Cholesterol was so high they thought about putting me on medication. Of course, I fought and ended up winning that battle with a promise to watch what I eat. This year’s test showed a dramatic drop in my cholesterol levels. All I have to credit that too is the Medifast Program.

Despite having to be off plan this past week, I feel that Medifast has given me the knowledge and the ability to eat right even being off of the plan. I didn’t feel the need to “snack” all day. I unconsciously make better choices in my meals throughout the day. I drank more water. I actually missed my Medifast Shakes and meals. I have come to find out that I actually look forward to my shake in the morning. I did continue to use my Medifast Shakes for the snacks in between meals, so I feel that helped tremendously. I did notice that my candy cravings were significantly less often then prior to Medifast.

I will be getting back on the bandwagon tomorrow. I have come so far, but yet have so far to go to meet my goal. Wish me luck as I have been running alongside the wagon, and tomorrow hope to be able to catch up enough to jump back on.

Until next time…