It's certainly not funny, but I would rather laugh about it instead of crying about it.
On the Fourth of July, I was watching television and it hit me that I have to do something about my weight. It's out of control! I've tried dieting before and knew that just doesn't work for me because I won't stick with it. I knew I needed something that tells me what to eat.
A coworker had a lot of success with Medifast. I almost signed up for it but decided I wanted to try Nutrisystem instead. I ordered the starter kit on July 4 and eagerly waited for it arrive. The starter kit included food for twenty-eight days plus the Fast 5 kit. The Fast 5 kit is your first week's food and it's designed to help you drop five pounds that first week to get you motivated.
Forty pounds of food arrived in a big box on July 10:
I unpacked the box that evening and decided to begin the program on July 14. I knew I had an event to go to on July 12 and decided starting before that date would not be wise. I'm not going to lie - I enjoyed as much food as possible before starting on July 14. I hit some of my favorite restaurants and enjoyed some of my favorite food. That was probably not the best decision I've ever made, but I did it.
I've been dreading July 14, but it arrived and proceeded with my plan. The day before, Justin and I hit the grocery store so I could grab some items to supplement the Nutrisystem meals. Yes, that is allowed. The night before July 14, I grabbed my meals and put them with my work bag so I could remember to take the food with me.
Breakfast was a banana nut muffin:
It was good. I could have eaten two or three, but that wasn't an option.
Mid-morning, I had a hunger quencher shake:
It's part of the Fast 5 kit. It was pretty good. It had a funky aftertaste after the first few sips, but it wasn't terrible.
Lunch was a small cup of cheese tortellini with tomato sauce. I forgot to take a photo, but it was pretty good. Again, I could have eaten three servings. I supplemented lunch with a salad from the cafeteria downstairs from my office. It was basically a pile of lettuce with a few cucumber slices and tomato slices. I topped it with a tiny cup of salsa. I'm supposed to supplement the Fast 5 week with vegetables, so a salad seemed pretty easy. I'm not allowed to have dressing right now but salsa is ok. It wasn't terrible, but actual dressing is much better.
I had an energizing shake around 4:00 p.m. It looked and tasted a lot like the shake from the morning. Not super tasty, but not inedible either.
I was starving when I left work at 6:30 p.m. Dinner was chicken alfredo. I needed to incorporate more veggies, so I heated some frozen broccoli and tossed it into the entree contents.
The entree was pretty good. The broccoli was a nice addition. When I eat this entree in the future, I'll likely add broccoli again. Justin even tasted a small bite and said it was good.
I ate about two hours ago and am hungry. I've consumed less than 1,000 calories today, which is probably why I'm hungry. I'm used to eating close to 2,000 each day. I tried to sign up for a class at the gym this evening, but it was full. That was a blessing in disguise. I probably would have dropped had I tried to workout today. I did schedule a class for Tuesday and Thursday so hopefully I'll feel up to it both days.
My goal is to lose eighty-two pounds. That will get my BMI and weight at healthy levels. Hopefully I can stick with this. I've struggled today, but know I can do this.
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