I'm very excited and a little nervous because I begin receiving my Fresh Diet meals tomorrow.
I should state straight off that I have no affiliation with The Fresh Diet http://www.thefreshdiet.com/. I heard about them first through Groupon and got on their mailing list because I found their concept interesting. At the end of 2011 I received a mailing that offered an almost 50% discount if I signed up for 31 days. 3 free days would also be included. I decided to go for it because I wasn't likely to see a better offer.
Signing up for this program cost a lot of money and as a single-income family, we do not have a lot of cash to spare. However, I have reached a point where I know I need to do something radical to get my weight and health back on track. Like a lot of people, my weight has crept up as I have gotten older, had kids, and my life got busier. I'm in my mid-30s right now and I know it will be easier to make these changes now rather than when I am older. I also know that if I don't make changes now, I might not have a "later" to make changes. Loving my 3 kids as much as I do, the thought of not being there for them or being a burden to them is too much too bear.
Similar to a lot of people, I have issues with portion control. I'm also not very good at incorporating healthy food items, like vegetables, into my diet. I don't necessarily mind eating them, I just don't know how to prepare them. As a busy mom of 3, there were also way too many days where I was just so exhausted after working at my children's preschool, or just didn't want to deal w/ hauling 2-3 kids out of the car to go to a "healthier" restaurant to get lunch, that I would rely on drive-thru, fast food, even though I knew it wasn't a good choice.
I came to the conclusion that I would be better off if someone other than me decided what I would eat! The reason I chose The Fresh Diet meal-delivery plan was b/c I really wanted to stick w/ the plan so I needed the food to be good. Good in a way that I couldn't cook easily myself. There were cheaper meal-delivery plans out there but they seemed to rely heavily on frozen or dehydrated foods. I worried that this would end up making me feel depressed after awhile as I would still be preparing meals for my kids and husband using "real" food.
My plan will be to blog about the meals that I receive from The Fresh Diet. I am hoping that this might help anyone who is looking at meal-delivery plans. I'm also hoping that other people who are on the same weight-loss journey as I am will tune in to this blog so we can support one another! I'm doing the meal-delivery plan for now but I know I can't do it forever. I also know that to see true results and receive life-long health benefits I will have to incorporate exercise as well. A goal of mine for the last few years has been to have myself and my family participate in the Pat Tillman Shadow Run in Washington, DC. (http://www.pattillmanfoundation.org/pats-run/race-info/shadow-runs/). Maybe 2012 will be the year we finally get to it!
Feel free to leave comments or ask questions. I look forward to getting to know all of you!
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