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New Health Plan

 Hi Friends!  Since my last post in February I have started a new health plan.  I am DETERMINED to get off my meds and feel better.  I have a friend that has lost 142 pounds!  She has managed to get her Type 2 diabetes under control, in fact, she's off the medication completely!  She's also gotten off her blood pressure meds.  I am in awe.  I reached out to her to see what she has done and she told me she is on the Optavia plan.

I told her to sign me up LOL  I am on Week 5 and I have lost 7.1 pounds!  I am super happy with the results so far.  I'm at a number on the scale that I haven't seen since Harley graduated from high school in 2018!  I have more energy and my blood sugar numbers are lowerand staying more stable.

The Optavia plan is a low carb diet that they call 5&1.  You eat five "fuelings" and 1 lean & green meal each day. And drink LOTS of water.  The goal is to eat every 2-3 hours to keep your blood sugar level. Quite honestly, I am finding it hard to eat 5 fuelings.  I am in bed before that last fueling time.  Have I gone "off plan" in the 4 1/2 weeks I've been doing this?  Yes.  Have I still lost weight? Also yes.  Would I have lost more weight if I hadn't gone off plan?  Also yes. But I am thrilled with what I have done so far.  

I've cut out most carbs in my diet, meaning I've given up pasta, bread and potatoes for the most part.  We had grilled burgers Sunday.  Hubs at his on a bun and I did french fries for him.  I ate mine in a lettuce wrap and had zucchini fries.  I was not disappointed, nor did I feel like I was missing the bread.

So, my goal with this post is accountability.  Going forward I am going to post my menu plan for the week and maybe share some of the recipes that I love the most during the week.  Even if noone reads this, just the thought that it might be read by someone will help me stay on track.

Until next time...

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