I was excited when the food arrived. It was fun unpacking boxes of yummy-sounding meals. There were even cookies, candies, chips and other snack foods. Everything was color coded: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. There was a booklet that explained how the plan worked and there was a food journal. I was supposed to eat several small meals and snacks as well as drink 8 or more glasses of water. There was also a recommended grocery list for fruits and vegetables to supplement the boxed food. So I took my list and headed to the store. I wanted to be set for success not failure!
Ready set go: My first meals were interesting. The portions seemed extra small but at least I did eat often, about every 2 hours. Honestly I wasn't hungry, but it was hard mentally. My habit was to eat when I was stressed, bored, lonely or basically any time! I rarely experienced hunger. Some days I would eat a lot, others I would go without until later in the day and then start eating. Obviously a inconsistent eating schedule wasn't going to work, so I needed a better plan. Staying out of the kitchen helped as well as finding distractions. There were times I had to leave the house (as scripture commands us to flee temptation). Most days it was easy to stay on the program.
