Creole House Weight Management Journey

 Greetings. The last few days on this weight management program as been a bit crazy.  I had serious cravings.  Then I did some serious yard work then took a shower.  After that I felt like I would faint.  Chiquita and I had to go and get some powerade.  I ate some crackers as well and it seem to help.  Tomorrow back to the weight management grind.  :) G 283.1 lb

 Today was a bit tough but notice the plan allows for one substitution of the shake with a protein.  So the wife and I decided to grill 4oz of chicken with a small salad.  Chicken with a little italian seasoning (no salt) and lemon juice covering salad.  After two days of shakes :) it was glorious! G 290lb

A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I took my first step yesterday with weight management.  The plan is to take four shakes per day as a meal replacement.  Then half your body weight in ounces of water.  I started the day with a Vanilla shake and then commenced to a day of yard work.  It was a bit of a struggle.  The hardest part was at end of day when I normally have a hardy dinner.  Decided to watch a movie to get the mind off of all the food commercials.  (Coming 2 America) Hoping to get thru the next 20 weeks.  One day at a time. G  294lb

  Starting a new weight loss journey today.  I will be working with Houston Methodist Hospital Medical Weight Management Center.  Met with the staff today and it seems to be a very positive environment. I am a bit worried about starting this process but glad I'm starting.   Details:  In this program, I will be placed on a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD), which involves consuming 800 calories in the form of meal replacements and no more than 50 grams of carbohydrates per day. My body should respond by going into ketosis, a metabolic state in which the body uses fat stores as its primary energy (ketone bodies).  And I have a lot of fat stored.   Start Date 3/14.   G