Starting Profile by Sanford
We did it! My boyfriend (co-author of this blog Dustin) and I called Profile by Sanford yesterday and we had a meeting with a Profile coach today.
Here's a little bit of backstory: We had fallen into a rut. We were eating out way too much, we were getting complacent and lazy, and our weights had skyrocketed. I had a good idea of where my weight was at because I was weighing myself daily, and I was not impressed with the number. We had talked a little bit about losing weight, but neither of us were really ready until we finally decided to just do it.
We learned that we will be doing a plan called Reboot Reduce for the first couple of weeks. It's pretty restrictive. We will be drinking a lot of Profile Protein Shakes, and there will be a lot of vegetables. No fruits, no dairy, and even some vegetables are limited. Protein in the form of meat, eggs, or soy is allowed once a day.
We were given a grocery list of items to work with along with a chart to track what we eat and how we are feeling. There is also an app for this and an online tracking tool on their website, so it is easy to keep up with what you are doing if you are on the go.
We received a connected scale that is pretty impressive. It will record our weights and send them back to our coach through our online profile on their website. Major accountability!
Another great thing was that we were able to purchase a week's worth of Profile protein shake mix, nutrition bars, and fiber drink mix in the store. We walked out with a huge bag of everything we needed to start today.
We already had ingredients for chili for dinner, so we decided to just eat that. We used lean ground sirloin, tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans... so some of it was Profile approved, but we couldn't find beans anywhere on the list! Where do beans fall in this program? This is something we need to ask our coach about!
Edited to add: Beans are not allowed in this first phase of weight loss reduction, but will be added back in the Adapt phase.
We sat down and reviewed our lists and made a grocery plan for the morning and talked about how we were feeling. Our initial feelings are excitement and a little trepidation. This is going to require a lot of planning and it could be very hard! I am so lucky to have Dustin as my accountability partner through all of this and I am excited to see where we end up.
First day weigh in: 208.8 lbs
Goal: 150 lbs
I have a long way to go...
Here's a little bit of backstory: We had fallen into a rut. We were eating out way too much, we were getting complacent and lazy, and our weights had skyrocketed. I had a good idea of where my weight was at because I was weighing myself daily, and I was not impressed with the number. We had talked a little bit about losing weight, but neither of us were really ready until we finally decided to just do it.
First Meeting with the Profile Coach
We learned that we will be doing a plan called Reboot Reduce for the first couple of weeks. It's pretty restrictive. We will be drinking a lot of Profile Protein Shakes, and there will be a lot of vegetables. No fruits, no dairy, and even some vegetables are limited. Protein in the form of meat, eggs, or soy is allowed once a day.
We were given a grocery list of items to work with along with a chart to track what we eat and how we are feeling. There is also an app for this and an online tracking tool on their website, so it is easy to keep up with what you are doing if you are on the go.
We received a connected scale that is pretty impressive. It will record our weights and send them back to our coach through our online profile on their website. Major accountability!
Another great thing was that we were able to purchase a week's worth of Profile protein shake mix, nutrition bars, and fiber drink mix in the store. We walked out with a huge bag of everything we needed to start today.
Hybrid Day
Since we got such a late start (our meeting was at noon) and we really hadn't had anything to eat, we decided to make this the first day, but a hybrid day. We missed the first two rounds of shakes, so we went to our local grocery store and got a salad from the salad bar for lunch. We put a lot of leafy greens in it such as spinach, lettuce, and spring mix. Other profile approved veggies included broccoli, mushrooms, and onions. Since we missed the protein shakes earlier in the day, we added some hardboiled eggs. We bought a low calorie dressing and went back to his house to eat lunch and plan for our week.We already had ingredients for chili for dinner, so we decided to just eat that. We used lean ground sirloin, tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans... so some of it was Profile approved, but we couldn't find beans anywhere on the list! Where do beans fall in this program? This is something we need to ask our coach about!
Edited to add: Beans are not allowed in this first phase of weight loss reduction, but will be added back in the Adapt phase.
We sat down and reviewed our lists and made a grocery plan for the morning and talked about how we were feeling. Our initial feelings are excitement and a little trepidation. This is going to require a lot of planning and it could be very hard! I am so lucky to have Dustin as my accountability partner through all of this and I am excited to see where we end up.
First day weigh in: 208.8 lbs
Goal: 150 lbs
I have a long way to go...
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