Twelve Pounds!

Today is end of week two of my "experiment" with NutriSystem and so far I have lost 12 pounds. I have gone from weighing myself everyday to just once a week. I was starting to get too obsessed with the scale every morning, so I moved it to the bathroom downstairs (out of sight, out of mind). The awesome part is that I only worked out a couple of times this past week and still lost weight. So this next week my goal is work out at least 4 times and we'll see what kind of difference that makes. I still have not cracked and 'cheated', although I did have a work party this past Monday (bbq/pool party) and did eat a few tortilla chips and a bit of salsa, but I steered clear of the cake, hamburgers, etc. I am however planning on eating out next weekend, it's my birthday on Saturday and I really want sushi, which is actually really healthy, so I am not too worried about it derailing my diet.
I do have some friends coming to town this weekend, so we will see how it goes with them wanting to eat out and such. I can still stay on the program when I eat out by ordering smart, I just know that I have zero will power when I go out to eat. :)

Week One

Today is the end of week one on NutriSystem and so far so good. I was slightly skeptical at first because when the box arrived and I unpacked everything it seemed like the food portions were really small and I figured I would be starving a good part of the time. But, I'm not. The way the program works is you eat their food and add in certain extras, depending on the meal. Like for breakfast I eat one of the meals (scrambled eggs or the granola cereal are good!) and add in a dairy/protein serving and a fruit serving. It's five small meals spaced throughout the day, so I am never stuffed full but I am never really hungry, either. And I can drink all the diet soda and crystal light I want, so that is a plus. It is really fast and easy, most of the meals are ready in a couple of minutes, which is awesome. On NutriSystem online I can plug in everything I eat in a day and it will give me my calorie count, so over the past week I have been eating between 1,100 and 1,400 calories. So far I have lost almost 8 lbs. I know I won't lose that much every week (lame), but it's a good start and I'm happy so far. I have also been working out every day, I usually go in the evenings once it's cooled down a bit. I haven't felt the urge to go "off diet" yet, but it has only been a week. And since Michael has been in Portland all week we'll see what happens when he gets home. I plan on doing the program for at least three months and depending on the results I get, I may do it longer. I figure I've got about 70 lbs (62 now!) that I can lose.

Puppies

They love to snuggle together.
Two little pigs!
Missy sleeping- looks like Petree is trying to bring her back from the edge.
They're not big fans of baths...

I know, it has nothing to do with my chub, but they're so cute!

Trying something new...

So it has been awhile since my last post, but not much has changed. Yep, still chubby. It wasn't so bad in the winter when it was freezing, but it has been pretty hot here the past couple weeks. Fat and heat don't mix. That and it was totally dissapointing to not fit into any of the clothes I was wearing last summer. We have still been working out as often as possible. Walking the dogs, running, etc. I was riding my bike to work everyday, but I haven't for awhile now. SO, I decided to try something new and I signed up for NutriSystem a couple of days ago. It is $300 a month for an entire month of food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks/desserts). It seems like a lot but when I look what I spent last month on food, which was $500 on eating out and $300 at the grocery store, it's a fraction of that. It seems like a pretty easy program and it will be easy to take meals to work, etc. Part of my problem is that when I get hungry I think of everything that sounds good, which is everything I shouldn't be eating. With this program, meals will be right in front of me, so I won't have time (hopefully) to dream about what sounds good. I should get it within the next week, I'll let you know how it tastes!