Nutrisystem Blogs

I miss my hip bones

2009-11-03T10:06:00Z

I've never been thin. I was always the chubby kid or "beached whale" as the evil kid down the street called me. I have often wondered, during each of my many weight loss attempts, whether that fact makes it easier -- because I don't know what I'm missing -- or harder -- because I'm not even sure if I have the ability not to be overweight. I can't even imagine what it must feel like to wear a bikini or feel the need to cover up for any reason other than shame. What I have had before, and don't have now, are hip bones. I feel them, but I don't see them when I look in the mirror. When I was in my third year of law school, I lost 45 pounds on Weight Watchers. I felt great. I still wouldn't have worn a 2-piece bathing suit, but I felt comfortable in my own skin and I even walked differently. I had hip bones and I want them back. They're in there and I'm going to find them again.

Weekend Getaway

2009-11-03T10:04:00Z

I am going to St Charles,MO this weekend with my mom and sisters to shop at all the little shops downtown. We are leaving Friday afternoon....Soo I will be eating out that evening and then on Saturday, this will really be a challenge since I havent' done it yet. Wish me luck...especially to stay away from the rolls...I miss bread so much!

WORDS TO LIVE BY

2009-11-03T09:42:00Z

"OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR WILL GET THINNER THAN THEY NOW APPEAR"

"YOU GOT TO MOVE IT TO LOSE IT"

im in love......

2009-11-03T09:31:00Z

with those fudge graham bars....i even was tempted to order 30 and ditch the other lunch items that came with my 'assortment' pack....and then i read to heat them up.....oh im in heaven....next month, im ordering 90 of these....one for breakfast, lunch & dinnner...can i have one for dessert too?????

Day 1- Be still my life. Please!

2009-11-03T08:42:00Z

Alright, life rambling. I have a physics exam in 2 days that I just today came to the conclusion that I am SO not ready for. The class is curved, and I fell around a B on the last exam, but I'd like to end up with an AB to improve my stats on my grad school applications. So I've been reading all night and it is *not* fun. (angular acceleration? torque?)

On a happier note, I got an Anatomy exam back today and I only lost 1 point! (insert happy dance here). I'm in the process of applying to grad school for Physical Therapy (note my nickname) and I used the new centralized service. What's frustrating to me now is that I submitted the app on Oct. 14 and they still haven't mailed it out to schools and some of them had Nov. 1 deadlines. Hope I don't get penalized for this...

Day 1 has gone pretty well. I'm getting stress hunger and have been trying to ignore it. I may have to go grab a pickle and some celery from the fridge. I'm planning on having my nighttime snack at/around 9pm. Until then...

EDIT: I would like to add to this post that my size 2 roommate is EVIL!. Well, to be nice, she has been really understanding and encouraging about my reasons to join NS. But then tonight. She came home from a movie and made cupcakes!! My god! The smell is permeating the entire apartment. I had a fudge brownie with raspberries for dessert to try to evade the sweet cake craving... but it's bad guys. It's bad.

My Last Meals! Doh!

2009-11-03T08:37:00Z

Oopsy, I am sure I am not doing this right. Psychologically I am compelled to consume more of the wrong foods and quantities; because I am soon embarking on the NS menu. 1) Margarita 6) Loaded Nacho Chips w/Beans, Cheese,Sour cream 1) Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing 1) Bowl Chicken of Tortilla Soup Then, I deserve yummies for making it through another hard day at work. I did it again; I feel too full. Makes me so aggravated and uncomfortable when I do that! *No exercise either - too tired and helping kids with homework. Ugh I know better, in fact I was more careful on Sunday and Monday actually lost a pound. Even lunch I put half of it away.. just got crazy after work. (crazier) I hope I do better after my foods get here (11/5 supposedly).

week 3

2009-11-03T08:30:00Z

well another 3 pounds gone. That seems to be my average since the amazing first week 9 pounds, but 3 a week is ok. I dont feel hungry and I really havent had any issues with the food its all tasted good to me. The exercise is going great. I think I can up my distance jogging but Ill do that next week,not really in a hurry to run further or longer hahaha. So far eveything has been great, thanks for the comments in my other posts and good luck.

That's not me

2009-11-03T08:26:00Z

We all have our percieved body image. Evan though I am pushing the double nickel as far as age goes, I work with a younger group and all that goes with that I have always kind of felt that self-percepually I was around the lower/mid 40ish. Last summer I caught a glimpse of myself through a reflection in a window. My inial thought was that "Thats not me". Because of that reality check I started the NS program with all that goes with it, including all of you. Well last weekend I caught another glimpse of myself through a reflection and again my initial though was "Thats not me" Thank you everyone for your continued support.. Mike

DAY BEFORE START DATE 11/3/09

2009-11-03T08:21:00Z

I am excited! All the food came today! It is organized and I am ready. I am going to stay organized and journal daily to keep up with food/water/exercise/mood. It looks like the lay out will be simple, I just have to stay focused and not CHEAT! I am going to weigh in at my office in the morning. I have been scared to get on the scale, so I will face reality in the AM! Anyway, just wanted to say I am excited about LOSING!

Shocking!

2009-11-03T08:16:00Z

Tonight I decided to have the flame-broiled beef patty for dinner. I've been getting a little tired of the pasta dishes, so I figured, "Why not?"

I was expecting the beef patty to be "soft canned" like the rest of the meat in the NS meals. I did not expect what looked like a styrofoam replica of a burger patty. It kind of reminded me of a Necco wafer, but big and burger-like. Add boiling water, let sit for two minutes, and...burger??

I'm not one to shy away from new things (perhaps one of the reasons I've gained so much weight), so I was not about to let the Necco burger get the best of me. I cooked it, added it to a whole wheat bun with some mustard and lettuce, and amazingly enough, it tasted like a real burger! I really enjoyed it!

Next time, I'm going to pile it high with onion, lettuce, tomato, reduced fat cheese, mushroom, ketchup, mustard, and good times.

What a pleasant surprise :)