We finally broke down and decided that we need help with our food. As in, we cannot be left to our own devices to actually cook a health and portion correct meal. The past six months have been a blur of Burger King, Popeyes, and Papa Johns. I feel gross, I look gross: you are what you eat.
Realizing that the rest of my life is not likely to slow down, I had to come up with a way to improve our eating without resorting to frozen meals, and without having to go to the grocery store (I just don't feel that I have the time-or that I want to spend my little free time that way). I had remembered a girl from my diet support group trying DietToGo a while back and commenting that the food was actually pretty good.
I brought up the possiblity of going with a "meal preparation" service to my husband and he seemed interested. We looked at the menus and the prices to determine what would best meet our needs. He was looking for healthier eating, I was looking for that plus weight loss. We both really needed CONVENIENCE!
We decided to dive in. After a brief chat with a customer service rep we were scheduled for the 5 day, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner plan. That way we can still go out on weekends as we typically do, but during the week are are covered.
Here's how this works:
On Tuesdays and Fridays you pick up your meals. By only getting a few days at a time the meals can be fresh and not frozen...a big plus. Your credit card is automatically charged for the meals, and they just assume you want to continue week to week until you call and cancel or change your plan.
Last night was our first pickup. I headed out to the fitness center that acts as a distribution point (about 10 minutes from my apt). I go in, let the staff person know I'm there to pick up my meals, and sign a sheet to say I got them. That's it. Two big bags (one for me, one for the hubby) and I head back home. I'm a big fan of anything in kit format so I was absolutely fascinated by the packaging. Everything for your entire meal is in one package. For example, this morning's breakfast was two pancakes rolled around blueberries and a small soy sausage patty. The small container of syrup was included. Everything you need for your meal is included (except plastic cutlery which I would suggest they add). Breakfast and lunch can be enjoyed cold or warmed up. Dinner is usually something you microwave (they come in a microwave safe bowl).
Breakfast was yummy and although I was concerned about getting hungry before lunch, I made sure to drink lots of water and before I knew it-it was lunch time! Lunch was tuna salad, a cup of fresh fruit, and a small roll. Again, it looked like a small meal but the tuna salad was pretty filling and the fresh fruit tasted great. I did bring my own yogurt for an afternoon snack. I'm on the 1200 calorie meal plan and plan to subsidize with about 300 calories a day of my own. The meals don't have much in the way of veggies...I guess to avoid people feeling like they are eating like rabbits so I plan to add a salad with dinner, a yogurt as an afternoon snack, and some sort of treat for dessert (I love skinny cow ice cream sandwiches).
Posted by jgrieves at May 19, 2004 01:08 PM