My 1st two weeks of my new Life

My 1st appt; i didn't know what to expect, i was a little frightened on what to expect, i have heard very mixed reviews on this Dr and his harsh diet. In the waiting area as i read through the papers,i got this awful feeling in my stomach. They were asking me what i usually eat and a normal day and part of me was so ashamed that i wanted to lie, but obviously once they take one look at me they'd know i wasn't eating very well.
so they call me in and asked me to take off my socks, and all i could think is omg, my feet look terrible, then asked me to step on the scale, when my weight showed up i was so embarrassed 286LBS!!! This is the biggest i have ever been, last i checked i was 245LBS that was when my baby was about 6 weeks old, so about 13 months ago, i was completely shocked to see how much i had gained in a year, and thought, if i go on like this, 40Lbs a year i will be over 400Lbs by the time i turn 30 in 3 years!
i was then sent to another room where i met one of the Doctors, he took a look at what i eat and basically crossed out everything, including what i thought were good things, only things he kept on there was meat and diet coke, i was ecstatic that i could keep drinking my diet coke:)
After my appt, i decided to take a look around the Ontario Health Store, i was really quite lost and didnt have much money, so i decided to pick up a little pack of Jelly belly jelly beans, a little baggie of about 20 sugar free gummie bears and a small package of vanilla macaroons, that alone cost me almost $14. Later in the week i realized i should have spent that money on some tofu noodles or salad dressings or flax bread.

i started taking pictures of the meals i did make and posting them on my facebook for my friends to see and got some incredible support and also some people talking me down about the diet and how unhealthy it is, i had some people telling me how disgusting my food looked and others telling me how delicious it looked.
i Go back for my 1st weigh in on May 19th and although i wanted to have lost like 15Lbs, i think im lucky to have even lost 10 because of my lack of exercise, sure im eating better but im still just sitting around, until Sunday the 15th, i got Dance Dance Revolution for my birthday and just started using that, but beginner level doesn't give you that much of a work out and i would never be able to keep up with anything other than that right now.

The following are some pictures of some meals i have made or eaten over the past 2 weeks

 3 egg white/1 egg yolk omelet with spinach and mushroom wrapped in a romaine lettuce leaf

        Salad with romaine lettuce, green pepper, cucumber and grilled chicken strips No dressing

 3 egg white/1 egg yolk omelet, with spinach, mushroom and garlic ( a fav of mine for breakfast you will notice)

 Stuffed green pepper, with extra lean ground beef, chopped green pepper, mushroom, garlic, celery, pepper

 egg white omelet wrap with spinach, mushroom, garlic and jalapeno allegro 4% lactose free cheese(found at walmart)

                                    Beef and veggie stir fry topped with a little allegro cheese

 1st time eating out, at Tim Hortons, i got the chicken wrap, without tomatoes or sauce, added cucumber,ate what was in the wrap and gave the actual pita for my son

 extra lean ground beef, with mushroom, green pepper, garlic, cucumber, celery on top of romaine lettuce

                                               AGAIN a spinach and mushroom omelet

 by far my FAVOURITE meal...Sheppard's pie made with cauliflower instead of potatoes, soooo Delicious!!

 my lunch one day; Spinach and garlic sauteed with Tofu and a side of grilled zuchinni  

                  grilled skinless chicken breast with a side of green bean, spinach and mushroom mix

 i attempted to make extra lean gound beef burger ( without a bun of course) and it turned out extremely dry and honestly uneatable, so i made a broccoli sauce with a tbsp of 5% cream and small cube of allegro cheese and blended it to a puree and topped the burgers with it and it was actually delicious.



so there you have it, i know some of the meals may not seem very appealing, but the meals i use to prepare consisted of hot dogs and fries, pizza, fried chicken legs with potatoes and corn, i never had to create my own meals from scratch, so please bare with me as i learn, and i'm very open to suggestions and meal ideas.

i will write again Thursday after my weigh in...thank you for taking the time to read:)


XOXO
Steph<3