The Fast 5 program gives you meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You also get two shakes - an energy shake and a craving eliminating shake. The energy shake doesn't taste all that great. The craving shake was actually pretty tasty. I was also allowed to include non-starchy vegetables during that first week.
The breakfast muffins are good. I had the banana nut muffin on day 1 and it was very good. The cinnamon streusel muffin on day two was also very good. They're not very large, but I think that's the point. =)
The shakes are pretty easy to prepare. I bought a shaker bottle since I think I may include the shakes in some capacity ongoing. This is the energy shake. It has a funky aftertaste that's a little odd. They're definitely drinkable, but not something I really looked forward to.
The loaded baked potato lunch was tasty. Again, I could have eaten four of these. I had this entrée again yesterday and it wasn't as good. I don't think I added enough water the second time.
This is the craving eliminating shake. It's actually pretty good. I enjoy this shake.
Dinner that second night was a chicken pot pie. Something I find interesting about the dinner entrees is that they're not frozen. They look exactly like frozen food in the package, but they're stored at room temperature. This makes heating take no time! Some of the entrees require you to build them. The chicken pot pie included the veggies in the tray and the topping/pie in a separate packet. You heat the veggies and then top with the pie piece. As you can see, the pie was very flaky.
Justin is being supportive by eating a bagel with cream cheese in front of me.
He's so proud. =) He has actually been supportive. He had a moment of weakness here.
Here is the blueberry muffin. It is good. I had one again this morning. Yum.
I had chili with beans and beef one night. It was very tasty. I could have eaten twice this much!
More support from my hubby. =)
The kung pao noodles lunch entrée was good. I love pasta so the noodles were plentiful and made me happy.
The Italian flatbread pizza was tasty. It was one I had to build. The crust was in one package, the sauce was in a pouch, and the cheese was in another pouch. You assemble and heat for about a minute. The crust was a little chewy, which I like.
The lasagna didn't look terribly appetizing, but it was good. I don't really remember if it had cheese, though. It was very good.
I love spaghetti, so I was hoping the spaghetti with meat sauce would be delightful. It wasn't. It had an odd flavor. I think it was a spice, but I'm not sure. I could eat this again, but I likely won't order it.
Last night's dinner was macaroni and cheese with beef. This was a lot like Hamburger Helper's Cheeseburger Macaroni. It was yummy. You add boiling water and let it sit for about ten minutes. That was hard because I was hungry. This is one I'll eat again and look forward to.
I don't know why, but I got into the habit of transferring the food from the Nutrisystem container to actual plates and bowls. I think maybe it makes the food seem more like home cooked food that way.
Overall, I'm satisfied with the program. I've cheated a little, but have stuck with the program for the most part. I did cheat badly Thursday night. I've avoided alcohol since beginning a couple of weeks ago. I gave in on Thursday night. I went to happy hour with some coworkers. I did drink vodka sodas instead of my usual cosmopolitans. The cosmos have a lot of sugar/fruit juice. The soda water has a lot less calories. I also ate some questionable food. I got a chicken BLT without the bread. That was a massive piece of chicken. It was grilled, but still too much meat. I ate the gouda cheese and bacon, too. Bad, bad, bad. I should also mention I blew off the gym to do this, too.
The first week, I went to the gym (Orange Theory Fitness) twice. The first visit was rough. The second one was easier. I went once this week and was supposed to go a second time. I'm signed up for a class on Sunday morning and another one on Monday evening. My goal is to go at least three times per week. More is better, but three is good. Each class is an hour long and my heart monitor shows I burn about 600 calories each class. I don't know how accurate that is, but I work hard, so it might be correct.
What are the results? The Fast 5 program guarantees you'll drop five pounds. Even with a little cheating, I dropped nine pounds that first week. When I last weighed on Thursday morning, I am down twelve pounds total. I've avoided weighing since then due to my cheating on Thursday. I stuck to the program on Friday and so far today. I'm hoping that will help make up for Thursday.
I've got seventy-eight pounds to go. Let's do this!
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