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Of Scales and Shakes
Sat Mar 24 2012

On the Nutrisystem program, there is a protein shake you have in the morning in addition to your breakfast. Hubby likes to eat them both together in one meal, I like to have the shake first and an hour or so later the breakfast. This helps me avoid the mid-morning munchies.

I'm coming to really love the shakes. They are intended to be mixed with water and ice, but I like to put mine through the blender and toss in 5 or 6 frozen blueberries and get all the benefits they offer. I've done this with the chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla shakes. I haven't tried the coffee shakes yet as I'm really not a big coffee fan. I'll have to ask Hubby how he liked them and see if I add them to the next order or not.

As of today, I'm down 14 pounds. 14 pounds in 38 days, not bad! On the average, I'm losing between 2 and 3 pounds a week. I'm still a LONG way from my goal, but every day I'm a little bit closer.

I have to admit, if the food were not as good as it is, I would not have stuck with it this long, and would not continue on it. There is a lot of variety, and most of the food is REALLY good. The meals can be mixed up with vegetables and lean proteins for variety, or to give you a bigger meal if the portion size just isn't enough for you.

My biggest hope for myself for doing this is to be on the plan long enough that I can break the eating habits I've been in for so many years, and learn to eventually fix meals with smart choices and correct portion sizes. I think I'm getting there, as I'm now to the point where I look at the meal and think it looks like enough food. This was definitely not the case in the beginning when I had a "Super-size me" appetite.

4 Comments
  • From:
    Cpthereturn (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Mar 24 2012
    In answer to your question, yes we did! Photos are over on FB
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
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    Sun Mar 25 2012
    Portion size is the hardest part of any plan and probably the most important! Somewhere along the line we lost sight of the 'everything in moderation' model and became addicted to 'super-size me'. I applaud you for sticking to the plan and returning to a healthier view of things.
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 25 2012
    I SO agree with you about the 'supersize' idea.

    I used to think I was going to starve to death on the correct portion sizes using the points system on WW. How wrong I was!

    It IS about our habits.

    And by golly, habits can CHANGE!!!

    Go YOU!
  • From:
    Jodemh82 (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Mar 27 2012
    I havent read all of your entries but I did read the recent one about your weight loss . I have been on the " New Atkins Diet " for 9 weeks and have lost 24.5 pounds and I am just tickled pink about it LOL. Congrats to you on your weight loss and let's keep up the good work !!!!