I have been ignoring my blog…
I have not been keeping up with my blog. I don’t think anyone reads it anymore so why bother. I am embarking on a new journey - NutriSystem. So, I’ll blog about it! Last week I went to costco.com and bought the NutriSystem for woman package - 35 days of food for $259. Costco sent me a card with number and a pin. I used it to log into the NutriSystem website and order the food. You can choose what you want and they have lots of stuff to pick from. A window popped up for a little live chat and she was very helpful telling me what customers prefer and best sellers. It didn’t take long, then I just had to wait a few days for the food to come.
I got home from work yesterday to a giant box of food. It was quite a bit of stuff. My lazy susan in the corner was empty so I filled it with lunch and dinner, stuck breakfast in a big drawer and dessert in a box in the pantry. They sent a little booklet with instructions and daily check off lists. We went to Wegmans last night to stock up on the fruit, veggies and dairy I need to include in the plan.
This morning I weighed myself (very, very fat) and reached in the breakfast drawer and pulled out a chocolate scone. It’s nothing like a scone. It’s totally like lembas bread from Lord of the Rings. Very small, but very dense. It took me a while to eat. I ate some, took the kids to school, ate some more, went for a 25 minute walk, then ate the last bit. It didn’t taste like much, so not good but not bad.
I had some questions - do I need to eat all the stuff in one meal at once and can I save something for later in the day - like my breakfast fruit for an extra fruit in my afternoon snack so I can make a smoothie. I called them - counselors are available 27/7 - very nice. The nice counselor I spoke to said it’s all OK but at the end of the day everything must be eaten and checked off.
I was worried that I was going to starve - but now that I see the whole plan, it actually looks like a lot of food. I want to lose 50lbs. I’m tired of the plantar fasciitis and arthritis in my hips. My knees bother me sometimes, too. My face is fat and so are my fingers. It’s gross. It’s all gotta go. So - I’m off to the races with my first meal (I only ate 1/3 of it so far) down.