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Lost 11.8 pounds in first month!!

2009-06-29T04:42:00Z

Yesterday was my 1-month mark on NS. I lost 2.6 pounds last week, for a total of 11.8 pounds gone in the first month! I'm thrilled!! I also did my measurements & lost 1/2 an inch up to 2 inches in some spots of my body.

I also started working on the questions in the Addiction Recovery workbook I have & posted my answers on my personal blog at http://healthylifeintx.blogspot.com/

I also posted a new bathing suit picture & new measurements there & on MyPage here at NS.

I joined both the Wii Challenge & the new NS Biggest Loser 4 Challenge, which both started today & I'm hoping they'll give me even more motivation to keep w/ the program & exercise too.

I'm happy I'll get my 10-pound bear w/ my next shipment!

Michelle

Week 2 Weigh-in

2009-06-13T08:40:00Z

I was pleasantly surprised today when I weighed in because I lost 4.6 pounds this week!!!

I have NO CLUE how I lost that much b/c I was sick all week & didn't exercise! I also barely ate anything because of not feeling well, but I did drink a lot to try to flush out my cold/virus. I figured my body would hold on to what food I did eat.

Now, the challenge will be to keep it off now that I'm feeling better & am eating regularly again!!

I'm now down a total of 8.8 pounds since signing up for NS. I'm at 289.6 pounds now!

Michelle

I learned my lesson!!

2009-06-06T10:23:00Z

I posted the following on my personal blog http://healthylifeintx.blogspot.com/
just a few minutes ago. I decided to post it here too in case it might help someone else out besides just helping me.........

Here I am, at the end of Day 4 on the Nutrisystem food/program and I have already learned my lesson!!! What lesson?? The healthy food lesson.

I have been really bummed out today because the account I work on has TONS of reports to get done (I'm a medical transcriptionist if you didn't know) and it seems like the numbers aren't going down at all today. I know other people are working on the account besides me, but the number still seems insurmountable that needs to be done by Monday morning. I really, really, really hate working on Sundays. When I worked outside the home, I would just flat out say that I wouldn't work on Sundays. It is against my religion & I don't like doing it anyway. However, now that I'm working at home, it's hard to say "no" sometimes when I know the work is there to be done. I'm having a really hard time staying away from it on Sunday even though I know I shouldn't do it.

I'm supposed to do 6-8 hours of work on Saturdays because this one account wants their Friday work done by Monday morning (instead of Monday afternoon like most accounts) because they see their Friday patients again on Monday most of the time. Right now, since Samantha is still home during the week, I don't work all that many hours during the week, so I work more on Saturday since Richard is home to watch the girls.

Anyway, it's been really hard for me to get all 6-8 hours in on Saturday. I get distracted or take a nap & just don't get it all in before I'm too tired to stay up longer. Therefore, I end up doing a little on Sunday even though I really don't want to.

Today, since it seems like the numbers aren't moving much at all, I think I'm going to end up having to do more tomorrow to help the account.

Therefore.... tonight I was feeling frustrated for myself for giving in to taking a nap earlier & also for fussing with this blog this morning (my table didn't work right away & Richard had to code it right) instead of working first thing this morning. I was frustrated at myself for not getting the hours in that I should have today. I was also frustrated that I'll have to work tomorrow because of my own issues today and also since there are so many jobs to still be done. I started being frustrated at everything.

Richard called when they were on their way home from swimming at Emily's (Richard's sister) & I asked what they planned on doing for dinner since he hadn't gone grocery shopping yet today. He said he didn't know & asked why. I said how frustrated I was & said that I just didn't feel like eating Nutrisystem even though I should. They ended up deciding to eat at Sonic. I asked him to get me a burger with bacon, tater tots with cheese, and a Diet Coke with vanilla flavoring..... just normal size.

I learned my lesson...... Yes, it was comfort food...... Yes, it made my frustrations go away temporarily...... BUT.... it didn't fill me up for as long as the healthy Nutrisystem food does.... AND it went right through me (no further description necessary).

From now on, no matter what happens.... no matter how frustrated I get.... no matter how badly I want comfort food.... I'm telling my mind & body NO!!! I need to eat healthy from now on!! I know there will be times when I won't have my Nutrisystem food with me for one reason or another. However, in those instances, I will choose the healthiest choice available and not the greasy burger with greasy bacon and greasy tater tots that just make me feel worse later on than before I ate them!

Besides that "slip up" I have had a good NS day. Richard is grocery shopping now & I sent him with a big list of grocery store foods from my NS list. I'll be cutting up veggies tomorrow!

Michelle

First official weigh-in since starting NS food

2009-06-06T08:03:00Z

Today was my first weigh-in since starting my NS food on Wednesday. I know that it has only been 1/2 a week & not a full week, but I like to weigh myself on Saturdays. Anyway, I lost 0.6 of a pound. I really think I lost a lot of my "water" weight before my NS food go here, since I lost 3 pounds in a few days before my food arrived. I didn't exercise too much this week either though. I'm at 294.2 pounds now!

I'm just glad I didn't gain!! I'm looking forward to a bigger loss next Saturday.

I haven't done my measurements since October 2008, so I'm going to have my husband help me do those when he gets up this morning. That way I have a better starting point for those too.

I have a full day of work today. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Tracking food on NS vs other places

2009-06-03T07:23:00Z

I just finished my first day of NS food..... well, I still have my snack/dessert to eat.

I am VERY unimpressed with the online tracking system for the food. I wish there was a better list of fruits/veggies & a better way to find them. Tonight, with dinner, I had some celery. I was going to count it as a vegetable serving, but couldn't find it anywhere. Then, I clicked on the "Salad or Fruit" and celery showed up on that list. If I counted my celery there, I can't count the strawberries I had there. I couldn't find celery on the other list to add it to "add other food" either.

I think I'm just going to start writing down my food for the day or using SparkPeople or some other site that does better at the grocery store items & then just end up typing in all the info for the NS food on the other site.

Overall, though, I had a great first day on the program. I'm stuffed & haven't even had my dessert yet. We had our Wii in the pawn shop for the last 6 months or so & finally got it out last night. I tried to do the Wii Fit today & only ended up doing 15 minutes before my legs started cramping & I was tired out. At least 15 minutes is better than nothing, but I really need to make sure I work at it daily to get better at it.

Michelle

Annoyed with NS & shipping!

2009-06-02T07:02:00Z

Okay.... I know it's June... I know it's hot... I know my shipment has things with chocolate in it..... I realize my UPS guy didn't deliver until 5:15 PM so the chocolate was in his truck all day long..... BUT.... I wish NS would find a better way to ship things that will melt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess one spot of my fridge will be friends with my bars for the next 3-4 months!

Just had to vent..... Other than that, I'm glad my shipment came today. It's my first shipment. I'm glad I can have an NS dinner tonight!!

Michelle

Pleasant surprise this morning...........

2009-06-02T08:30:00Z

I had a pleasant surprise this morning & have no clue how it happened!!! My first shipment arrives today & I think I'm going to keep my weigh-in day for Saturday because it's easier for me to remember. However, I decided to weigh myself this morning just to know what I'm at before starting the NS food.

I lost 3.4 pounds since Saturday!!!

I've been trying to watch what I eat & trying to get in all my water the last few days, but I never thought I'd lose 3 pounds before even starting on the NS food!!

My husband went grocery shopping last night & I had him buy more fruits & veggies (he didn't actually buy that many of them a few days ago as I thought he would). I went ahead & cut them all up last night, so they're all ready for me to have with my NS food.

I cleared off some shelves in the pantry for my NS food & really can't wait for it to get here today!

Michelle

My first mini goal.....

2009-06-01T11:10:00Z

My first shipment of food will arrive tomorrow. I can't wait to get started on the program. I was just looking at the calendar and trying to decide on a mini goal. My ultimate goal is losing 145 pounds, but that goal seems almost insurmoutable right now.

My birthday is 8 weeks away.... going by the 2-pounds-per-week rule, it'd be 16 pounds, but I'm going to bump it up to a 20-pound goal.

By August 1, 2009, when I turn 34 years old, I want to be down 20 pounds..... at least. That would bring me to 278 -- it'd be great if I could be to 275 by then, but I'm not going to squabble over a few pounds b/c I think just getting to 278 will be wonderful. If I lose more than that -- great -- but I think that 20 pounds is reasonable.

I am not-so-patiently waiting for my shipment to come. We bought our first home a few months ago & I haven't ever gotten a UPS package here yet, so I don't know what time of day they deliver. My neighbor got a package once around 3 PM, but I don't know if they always come then or not..... but I'll be waiting by the door!! I'll be eating NS for dinner tomorrow!!

Michelle

First shipment arrives on Tuesday

2009-05-30T07:53:00Z

I just checked the tracking for my first shipment & it's supposed to arrive on Tuesday! I'm so glad it's getting here soon. My husband went grocery shopping last night & got a bunch of fruits & vegetables for me. Today is a full day of work for me, so I'll have to wait to cut them up tomorrow.... but I love cutting up veggies & putting them in containers in the fridge so they're all ready to eat. Otherwise, I won't take the time to cut them up just one by one when I'm hungry.

Anyway, I'm excited to start the program soon!

Michelle

Confused..... about blog & comments & such!!

2009-05-29T07:47:00Z

I'm usually pretty computer "saavy" but I'm not getting this.... why can't I see comments on my page? I keep going into "Review Comments" & they say they're approved, but then I can't see them on my actual page. Also, is there a way to reply back to someone's comment or do I just make my own comment on my page to reply!??! I'm very confused right now. I guess if I don't figure it out, I'll just redirect people to my personal blog elsewhere instead.

Michelle