Jess's Decision to Start

I chose the day that I would start. June 17th 2013. I picked up my supplies (Shake mix, vitamins, tracking book, shaker bottle, and nifty bag) and headed home. I was more determined now to make this work. I brought my numbers home to show Nate and we talked about the program again. I read the book and we talked some more. I went into the office and had some questions, and they answered them, and then talked to Nate some more. It was exciting but also a lot of planning went into how I was going to do this. What were my responsibilities, what can I expect, etc. It was an interesting week and a half.

The weekend before I was going to start I sat down and planned out what I was going to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next week. It was important for me because otherwise I would do what was the easiest (fast food). I also kept in mind that I needed things I could make on the weekend and just heat up during the week as I don’t have much time during the week, and the faster the better. I chose a great egg bake recipe that took 20 minutes to cook on Sunday and the rest of the week I just needed to microwave my breakfast for 30 seconds. I also found a quick stuffed pepper recipe, quick lunches of veggies and cottage cheese, and easy tacos with romaine lettuce. I was excited. And as the geek that I am I put this all into an excel spreadsheet and I was golden. Now to go to the grocery store. Now mind you, I have not been there in 4 years (except of course for a quick ice cream or frozen dinner, or when my husband took me along. I would seriously slow him down). My husband told me what we had on hand, and what I would need to pick up to make what was on my list. He even put it in the order that I can find it in the store. It took me 3 HOURS!!! My list was not that long—Here is my list

Meat Department

Frozen

Vegetable /Fruit

Milk

Misc

4 oz Turkey Sausage

Frozen Cauliflower/ Broccoli mix

Onion

Small Plain Yogurt

2 Cans Tuna

Ground Beef

Frozen Broccoli

Romaine Lettuce

1 Bag shredded Cheese

Flax Seed

3 lb Ground Turkey

Spinach

2 Cottage Cheese 2%

Pickle Juice

Chicken Sausage Links

6 Red Bell Peppers

Small Ricotta

Taco Seasoning

1 Bag Chicken Tenderloin

Salsa

Garlic Powder

Yes 3 Hours!! I had to read the labels and everything...but I was committed. Sunday night rolled around and I had to get ready for my first official day. I made my egg bakes (since there are no carbohydrates the first week), and my husband loved them. I made enough to last the whole work week. I also made a simple lunch of veggies and cottage cheese. I made sure that I had my book, and my breakfast, lunch, and shakes. I was ready to start.