Take It Off: A Family Affair {Week Six}

Medifast | Week Six

When I started Medifast, I made it well known to the hubster that I was not going to be cooking multiple meals every night. That we, as a family, would be having a Lean and Green meal together. And so far, it has been a great success.

E is such picky eater {as are the hubster and I}. But, I’m slowly breaking this habit of ours. We have been trying new vegetables and finding that we really do like a lot of thing. E has been trying all kinds of different things that he wouldn’t have ever given a second look at before. I have also been more aware of what he is eating and making sure that his meals are balanced. He is by no means on a diet. We are just making better choices for him.

I also was on a mission to find some children’s books that talked about eating healthy. When we went to the library, I found “I Do Not Like Greens.” It was the perfect book for E! It’s about a little girl who does not like to eat her greens but her father makes her. However, the dog gets all the junk. In the end, she realizes that the junk food makes the dog sick and weak while her greens make her fast and strong! E loves reading it and I am contemplating purchasing it for our home library.

As for the hubster, he is seeing some results as well. He told me that he’s moved his belt over at least 2 holes! And this weekend? He jeans were falling off of him…with a belt! Those damn men and their quick weight losses. I encouraged him to jump on the scale so we could track his progress as well. He has no clue what he weighs and how much he might have lost!

Since I started this journey, I have had to really revaulate what we were eating as a family and branch out. If I didn’t branch out and try new things, I would be eating the same boring thing {i.e., salad} every night. I think that would have been a huge turn off for the program and I wouldn’t be where I am now.

So far I have tried…

• Mashed Cauliflower
• Zucchini
• Yellow Squash
• Broccoli
• Peppers
• Spaghetti Squash

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Drum roll please!
Starting Weight: 186.2 lbs
Month 1: -13 lbs 
Week Five: -2 lbs {171.3lbs} – That’s a total of 15 lbs! Doing the happy dance!

Goal Weight: 130-140 lbs

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Follow along some more amazing Medifast journeys!

Kelly at The Turnip Farmer
Jenni at Jenni From the Blog
Stephanie at The Adventures of Goober Grape & Monkey Man
Alison at O My Family
Jessica at The Unemployed Mom
Mariana at The Domestic Buzz

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Disclosure: I receive free product in order to evaluate and comment on my experience on the Medifast program. Medifast products and the Medifast Program are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. Any medical improvements noted while on the program are related to weight loss in general, and not to Medifast products or programs.