I was asked to just pick two last Wednesday evening - taste unknown and under the gun, I picked a box of Chocolate and a box of Tomato - and then they supplied me with 3 samples of each additional flavor. Doing the math, at 5 packets a day for 7 days equals 35 packets consumed in a week. Each box of flavors contains 18 packets, thus providing you with 1 extra packet plus the 12 packets you get as samples.
This isn't overly important to know, unless you have an issue like I did - after consuming a total of 12 Tomato "shakes" (hot water turns them into "soups") I was DONE. Just the smell of it now makes me not want to eat anything (a good aversion tool to remember for the future I'm thinking! lol!).
So now I'm faced with the issue of having to figure out how to avoid drinking the chocolate. So last night I laid out all my samples and was able to swap out my remaining samples for the Tomato and then ask if I can trade the Tomato for something else so I will have extras that I actually like.
Ranking of flavors:
- Chocolate - mixed with hot water is pretty darn close to ovaltine and is easy to consume, I look forward to it!
- Vanilla - at first I thought I didn't like it, but that was when I tried it while still on food - my taste buds are more forgiving now. It's a nice vanilla flavor and mixed with cold water it turns thick and drinks much like a "shake" actually would
- Strawberry - much like Strawberry Quick. Completely acceptable. Not a major Strawberry fan or else this would be at the top of the list
- Chicken - kind of like a pasty chicken broth. Seasonings identical to McCormmick Grill Mates Montreal Chicken seasonings, but on a lower flavor level.
- Tomato - I almost wanted to put the Tomato and Potato at the same level, but to be fair I was able to consume 12 of the Tomato before being done with it. This does not taste like Tomato soup, it tastes like a lot so seasonings and salt. I'm not a big salt fan so this could be the reason for my rejection of this one.
- Potato - BLAND. And thick yet runny. I'm told that people like to make stuff with the Potato, like add a tiny bit of water to turn into think batter, add onion flakes and then dab onto baking sheet to make "chips" I may try this one day, but not at this point.
So last night, after segregating all my Tomato to the side and seeing what was left, I realized I had to consume one more Potato packet AND I had one more shake due for the day. So Potato it was! I was told that adding hot sauce and other non-caloric/non-carb flavorings is fine. So I grabbed my Cholula, some Worcestershire sauce and decided to test this theory out. FAIL! Massive FAIL!!
I couldn't even do half the shake, it was horrible. So I just chucked it. Sorry body, you lose out on 80 calories, time to say good night, cause I am NOT gonna eat any more of THAT! lol!
So that was my epic fail last night, but now I have just Chocolate, vanilla and Strawberry for the next two days and all is well. :)
This AM I woke up fine, no headache so that seems to be stabilizing. Still pretty tired when I come home but that's not bad either. I also realized that today I was not overwhelmed with hunger at any point yet. This is exciting, I might be reaching the point where the raging hunger is subsiding!
I already feel like I'm a tiny bit smaller, but honestly any change would be too small to be perceptible at this point yet. Probably after a few weeks.
Tomorrow night I have my first weigh-in, super excited though I think I'm over estimating how much weight I will have lost. lol! I keep thinking it will be 10 lbs but that just not likely! lol! Wishful thinking!! But I will be excited no matter what - unless it's like 1-3 lbs. If it's only that I will be TERRIFIED! lol! If it's that small than that's the kind of weight I can lose on a regular diet where I still get to eat food. It seems unlikely that will be my number. I'm guessing 5-7 lbs is realistic.
One day I might actually post a picture or tell you (all my 0 readers!) how much I have to lose, but I'm not there yet. :) Soon!
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