I exercised for a week....and then life happened. I stopped eating dessert....and then life happened. I religiously tracked my calories....and then life happened. Life happening so much has created an anger inside of me that has motivated me to try one more time. I thought long and hard about this one more time....about this last attempt that either works and I lose weight or I resign the fact that I'm just going to be fat at forty. Phil has been suggesting Nutrisystem for awhile. I'm always skeptical of things that don't allow you to eat real food. But I'm desperate so I began to research. What I found was that Nutrisystem is just like Weight Watchers except they make the entree for you. Oh, did I mention that with my new job we rush home and then scramble to get dinner on the table? Did I mention how nice it would be to not have to think about dinner? So, Nutrisytem would actually cater to that. Ok, so, I research and research and research some more and can't figure out what the difference between Nutrisystem meals and Lean Cuisines...oh, except for price. So much cheaper to eat Lean Cuisines (or similar low calorie, high sodium processed meal). Now, before you start harping about healthiest of these meals, let me just say that I get it. I'd love to be able to do this by just tracking food, eating healthy, and exercising but what I've realized is that those things are just impossible right now with two toddlers, an hour commute, and an intense job. But what can happen is not thinking about what I'm going to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With this plan, all I have to do is nook a bag of veggies to go with dinner and pack a couple snacks with my lunch. And I'm not paying a dime in upcharges because you can basically find Nutrisystem's entire plan online from people who have posted pics of the plan you receive after you order. Not to mention Nutrisystem themselves give out a ton of info on their website. This is doable. The only thing I'm changing is that I will be eating store bought frozen meals and not eating a frozen meal breakfast. I've discovered PB2....what a great way to enjoy peanut butter without the calories and fat. I've been trying to enjoy overnight oatmeal but just couldn't find a combination that tasted good....until now. Oats + PB2 chocolate + almond milk + splenda + banana = heaven! This will be my daily breakfast. It actually meshes with the breakfast plan for Nutrisystem so I'm rolling with it.
Today I weighed 190 and I have 23 weeks until I turn 40. I have exactly 23 pounds to lose to get to my pre-baby weight although I'm setting my goal at 30 pounds. I'm going to give my "do it myself" plan 3 weeks and if it doesn't work, I'm going to actually pay for the nutrisystem foods.
I will weigh again on Friday. I like Friday weigh days because I'm usually pretty strict during the week. Cross your fingers!
