Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 10.

I had a set back and gained weight last week, so I worked extra hard this week to lose those pounds and be totally back on track. Did I have success? Well, you have to read to the end of the post to find that out, because right now I want to talk about what I get asked the most about with Nutrisystem; the food. Everyone who says I look great and hears that I am on Nutrisystem wants to know about the food. Many of you have messaged, emailed and commented, so I figure it is about time to talk about the food.

I should start out by saying that I am a very picky eater normally. I do not eat things like fish or cheese (except on pizza). When I like something, I eat it a lot. This has been the case with Nutrisystem. I have definitely found my favorites.

My favorite meals are probably the breakfast foods. It is how I am satisfying my sweet tooth. I really like the muffins, especially the Double Chocolate and Cinnamon Streusel Muffin! Yum! When I am on the go, I eat a Cinnamon Bun Bar. It is so good. I also really like the pancakes that I make from the Pancake Mix, the frozen French Toast and frozen Waffles. I use a store brand sugar-free syrup and am delighted every time.

For lunch, I usually eat a salad and a Nutrisystem lunch bar or one of the Nutrisystem soups. The lunch bars that I really like are the Double Chocolate Caramel Bar and the Fudge Graham Bar. Can you even imagine? It's like dessert at lunch! For soups, I like to eat the Chicken Noodle Soup, Homestyle Chicken Soup and White Bean Chicken Chili. I also pair these with a salad and really get full and satisfied.

For dinners, there is such a big selection. One of my favorites is the Flame Broiled Beef Patty. I love being able to eat it with a lite, fiber rich bun and load on the onions and peppers. I pair it with a salad, and other steamed veggies, and sometimes can't even finish the meal. I like the pizzas too. They come with the crust and you add the ingredients, so I can control the cheese. I cheat and use my own homemade pizza sauce, which is basically spiced up tomato sauce that I make on my own. It is very low in calorie and really good. I had to get used to the small size, but I customize it and again, load on the veggies. I like quite a few of the frozen dinners. My favorites include the Ginger Cashew Chicken, Turkey Medallions and Salisbury Steak.

I love the protein shakes and have a chocolate or vanilla shake every morning. I have learned to customize those with sugar free syrups and drink mixes. I use a blender, though you don't have to because Nutrisystem gives you a little shaker that really thickens up the mix, but I like a full on thick shake, so the blender it is. I love using a sugar free orange drink mix with the vanilla shake mix to make an Orange Julius-like drink. It is so frothy good! And cherry and raspberry sugar free syrups are so good in the chocolate milkshake mix.

The desserts are all so good too. I don't think I have tried one that I haven't liked. I really like the frozen treats including the Chocolate Brownie Sundae, the Creamy Fudge Bar and Orange Creme Bar. I really like the cookies too. I even get to snack on a bag of buttered popcorn when I have a craving and it really hits the spot.

So, how did I do staying on track this week? I am so excited to share that I lost 4 pounds this week, bringing my total to 16 pounds lost. I am happy that I am back on track, lost those 3 pounds I gained, and plan to stay on my Nutrisystem journey to meet my weight loss goals.

Want to lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem? Join today by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.

Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 9.

A funny thing happened on the way to the farm this week. I ran out of my Nutrisystem food. There was a little snafu with my order, and though all is well and I am totally back on my plan now, I definitely struggled a bit.

I honestly didn't think I was struggling though. I did what I always do when a problem arises; I came up with a solution. I thought about how I would transition off of Nurtisystem and that is what I did. I stuck to my eating schedule and substituted regular food from the grocery store. Well, food that I thought was comparable. I choose lower calorie, lower sugar, high protein and high fiber food. I ate at the same times that I normally eat my Nurtisystem food. I managed. Though I really have to admit that I missed the food, especially my favorite protein packed Fudge Graham Bars.

What I didn't manage to do was lose any weight. I guess it goes to show how powerful and how well Nutrisystem really works. In just five days of being off of Nutrisystem and eating similar foods, I gained 3 pounds, bringing my weight loss down to just 12 pounds. It was not what I was expecting.

I am going to stick to Nutrisystem 100% and work out extra hard to lose that weight. I will back on track and will still try to reach my goals!

Want to lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem? Join today by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.

Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 8.

Now that I am half way through my 16 week Nutrisystem program, I figure it is time to set some goals.

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Initially, I wanted to lose about 30 pounds. that was approximate, because I didn't really know what I wanted to or should weigh it was really about 33 or 34 pounds. I can't remember the exact number at this point; I had a goal weight in mind. That was until I was at the doctor a few weeks into the program.

Up until this point, my doctor never told me that I needed to lose a certain amount of weight, but we talked about it at length during this visit. He thought I was smart about getting on track with my health and that losing weight was a part of that. He actually suggested I lose a little more than I wanted to. He told me that in his experience, patients would gain about 5 pounds when they transition off of a plan like Nutrisystem. 

I kept that in mind and am trying to gauge what size I want to be when I am not just finished with Nutrisystem, but when I am at my healthy weight goal. I have decided that in total, I want to lose 40 pounds. I feel this is do-able and that I will hopefully be at a size that I want to be, and at a healthy weight, with my BMI at a good point.

My initial goal was to lose 10 pounds in my first month. I reached that goal. I want to make it a goal to lose 5 pounds a month from here on out, because that's about what I lost in the last month. I have realized that I lose weight slowly, but I think I can keep it off this way. I lost another 1.5 pounds this week, which makes my 8 week total of 15 pounds lost. With this in mind, I have a goal to lose 25 pounds when my 16 weeks with Nutrisystem is over. It is not as much as I had initially planned, but I feel I will be on track and on my way.  When my Nutrisytem 16 week plan is actually over, I will reassess and set more goals and a plan to lose that last 15 pounds on my own.

Want to lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem? Join today by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.