More About Me

Oh yeah, I guess if this is a weight loss journey I should tell a little about my stats and maybe a little more about my diet experiences.

Well I am 5'6" - 173 pounds as of this morning. I will weigh in once a week to see what type of progress I am making. As far as exercise I am starting off with walking 5x's per week. You are supposed to be able to lose weight on this diet even if you don't exercise but I feel like I want to make a lifestyle change which will include physical fitness as a part of my healthy skinny new life.

The only other meal delivery service I have tried in the past was NutriSystem. I lasted one week and I did lose four pounds to their credit. However, the point of my getting meals delivered was so that I didn't have to worry about food, period. But with NutriSystem you have to add so much stuff. You have to add dairy, protein, fruit and veggies. Hello, I may as well be making my own meals. For breakfast I would have to add an egg here, some milk there. Lunch I had to find more veggies and protein, same for dinner and snacks. It was too much work and I fell off the wagon. With DTG it's all right here for you, you don't have to add anything but water and milk to drink. They phone rep told me that I could add fruit for snacks if I got hungry but I don't have too. How simple is that? No more grocery store outings or standing over stove tops or measuring food or messy cleanups!!!

I've also tried Atkins for a small amount of time. I did lose weight and it stayed off for a long time but eventually came back because I totally stopped the diet and went wild. I don't think that is a diet I could stay on long term so I just don't think its for me. I do personally think it can work for people if they stick to it, and not just the first phase of course.

I've attempted a liquid diet (21 pounds in 21 days) but didn't make it past day four because I started vomiting and didn't have health insurance at the time so it freaked me out. It was also disgusting and depressing. Maybe if I made it further I would feel different.

I tried Slim Shots for less than a week cause those things were a JOKE, save your $$$$.

I attempted Slim Fast a long time ago but there is something in their ingredients that doesn't agree with me so that was a bust.

So that's all the diet aids I've ever tried. In the grand scheme of things that's not really a lot but I have a little experience in this area. I try to make sure I'm being healthy when I do anything, that's why I don't take diet pills or do extreme diets like cabbage soup or cayenne pepper lemonade. I want to lose weight but I want to do it in as healthy a way as possible. That's why Diet To Go (DTG) appeals to me so much. They food is cooked on Sunday, frozen and mailed on Monday. It has low fat, low calories and includes fruits and veggies. I hope it can help teach me about portion sizes and proper nutrition distribution. We will see.