So...you're still with me, huh? OK...well, here's what the last couple of days have been like. My welcome kit arrived late Thursday afternoon. So, I started back on the product Friday morning. I noticed on the bottle & package that you could take one or two of the Accelerator and/or Plexus Slim drink - so I took 2 Accelerators and 1 drink (because there were 60 pills, but only 30 drink mixes). I didn't feel much different on Friday...but I slept VERY well Friday night! I didn't have a lot of energy by Friday evening and ended up taking a nap while David fixed dinner. ;) I did get on the computer a bit after dinner, but ended up laying back down and drifted in and out while attempting to watch a movie on TV. I think my body must have been storing up some energy, because that's the ONLY day so far I've felt that way! :) David even joked yesterday morning that I should take 4 pills to give me more energy...but I only took 2! ;)
The big difference came yesterday as I noticed some very significant differences in how I felt about food. We had toast with All-Fruit jam for breakfast...and that's it. Now, under normal circumstances, that would never have been enough to fill me up, but it was. I even went to Publix to get sandwiches for lunch and a few other necessities and didn't feel the need to buy junk food (other than BOGO muffins for the boys)! I did try the sample of the recipe they are promoting that they always have around lunch/dinner time...and for those of you who know me best, here's a real shocker - it was tilapia! Yep, I tried fish...and LIKED it (WITHOUT any vinegar or tarter sauce)! ;) But, I don't think that was a Plexus thing...I just think it was prepared very well and didn't taste fishy at all! ;) The reason I mention that is because it was the ONLY thing I ate at the grocery store (and it was just a couple of bites)...you'll see in a minute why that is significant! ;)
After I got home and got the groceries put away, David and I sat down to our sandwiches for lunch. BOTH of us were satisfied after eating only half of our wrap sandwich! Let me just say, this is a HUGE deal for me (not so much David, as he has always been more in tune with his hunger cues than I am)! I have NEVER left half of my wrap uneaten before unless I had really snacked and snacked just prior to eating it (which is why the one sample is such a big deal - that never would have had ANY effect on my hunger before...except to make me want MORE!)! ;) I did NOT feel deprived when I put half my sandwich away...and I didn't desire to eat again for many hours after.
Yesterday afternoon, I made a very yummy dessert for our Bible & Life Group's (BLG) Pizza on the Playground social after church last night. I had seen the recipe on Facebook several weeks ago and shared it on my wall...and had a request to make it for our social. This dessert has cookie dough on the bottom, a Reese's cup or oreo in the center, and brownie on top...instant sugar coma! ;) Here's a picture that accompanied the recipe on Facebook:
Yummy...right? I'm not posting pictures of my cookies because they are not so pretty. LOL! But, according to Christopher and those at the social last night, they are delicious! Now...here's another amazing thing...not once did I want to eat the cookie dough (HUGE!) or lick the spoon/bowl of the brownie mix while I was making these. I had a few bites of the first batch that basically fell apart because I forgot to grease the pan while making them...but that was it. Christopher got to lick the bowl AND spoon and even got to eat some of the crumbles from the first batch that were left in the pan after I scooped out the few I could salvage (the rest of the crumbles are in a plastic container and will most likely be used as topping for ice cream or something). ;)
David and I planned to eat our other half of our sandwich before church since the social didn't start until 8:30pm (after our BLG class). However, neither of us were hungry enough and were just fine until we got out to the playground...and I even chatted with friends before actually getting out there! Unlike previous socials like this, I was NOT starving when I got out there! I had a few pieces of pizza and some carrots with ranch...and had NO desire for any of the desserts out there (again, another HUGE deal for me!)! And though I did have one soda with my pizza (the only one I've had since Thursday), I had no desire for a second one...and chose water instead!
We were on the playground until 10pm and I was able to focus on conversation with friends instead of filling my stomach! It was wonderful! When we got home, I caught up on Facebook and played a few games on my phone, then went to bed and had a GREAT night of sleep! I usually wake up 4-5 times during the night...and last night I think I only got up once or maybe twice! And this morning, though we did sleep in, I didn't feel as groggy as I usually feel in the mornings (regardless of how much sleep I get)!
I don't know about you (if you even struggle with your weight at all)...but for me, not having the desire to eat is half the battle! Feelings of being deprived or having to eat differently than those around me is my greatest obstacle to weight loss! I've always heard that if you want to be a skinny person, you should eat like a skinny person. I've watched many naturally skinny people in my life...and they seem to eat whatever they want, but in much smaller amounts than what usually satisfies me. Plexus allows me to eat what others are eating, but seems to change my desire for unhealthy foods and desire more of the healthy foods (like carrots over dessert!)...and if that's all Plexus does, I'm happy with it! For me, my struggle with weight loss has NEVER been about not knowing what to eat...I know all the right things to do...I just haven't been able to have a consistent desire to do them (and lately, no desire at all other than in theory)! In the last several months, I would make a plan in my head that SOUNDED good...but when the next meal time arrived, that plan flew right out the window! But with Plexus, I don't even plan...it just happens because the desire isn't there. That amazes me!
A few days ago, I mentioned the study I'd seen where Plexus was originally tested to help those with Type II Diabetes (with weight loss a secondary consideration). Here is the study, in case you are interested:
Like I said at the beginning of this post, I am NOT writing it to sell you anything...but, if this journey intrigues you at all and you want to know more, please feel free to ask me or check out my website: www.karaj.myplexusproducts.com. :) Otherwise...just stay tuned as I look forward to my first weigh-in and measurement check! ;)
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