Almost to Day 1!

Christmas Eve, I received my "first" box of meals!  I say "first" because I have done this program before.  I was very successful when I first did the program, but then I stopped, and the weight came back on...plus more!  I have done Medifast before (started again last April), but I just wasn't committed.  I took off some months, and was very confused on what I should do.  After some doctor's appointments, I knew I needed to do something that I could stick with and be successful, so I decided to do Take Shape For Life.

So, now I have a plan, I have a health coach, and I have my meals!  I have been organizing the pantry to make sure that I have everything I need, and the things I don't, I got rid of.

I want to start, but I also want to make sure that I will be successful from the start.  Christmas was here, tomorrow we are heading to my mom's for Christmas #2, and we will be back home on Sunday.  I wanted to give myself these last few days to prepare myself, as well as my family.

I am going to need the help and support of my husband and my kids.  My kids are 10 and 7, and they love peanut butter, cereal, pasta, nuggets, etc.  I want them to eat better as well, but I know they are not going to do it overnight!  My husband needs to realize that he can't bring me home ice cream, or desserts from his job!  When we go out to dinner, he can't say, "Hey, let's get an appetizer"  or "you've got to try this _______ (fill in the blank with whatever bit of cheesy, bready, goodness you can think of!)".  I am not going to be able to do this myself, and these last few days I have enlisted their help with organizing the kitchen, cleaning out the freezer and refrigerator, and making grocery shopping lists and meal plans together. Not only am I going to be eating better, my kids are going to as well!

It's Friday night.  The day after Christmas day, and we are getting together with the neighbors for a camp fire.  It seems very weird to be saying that....I do live in Western New York, and it is December!  But it will be fun to have the kids get together and run around like it was summertime!  A cold summer night, but still!

Tomorrow I am off to my moms, then we will be back Sunday.  I will be officially starting Monday.  I wanted to do it this Sunday, but since we will still be at my mom's, I figure one more day will be ok.  Monday it will be!!  I am excited.  I am nervous.  I am READY!!!