Nutrisystem: An Experiment in 28 Days - Day 1

And so it begins.  It's the same old post I've made before.  Blah blah blah I've gotten too tubby.  Blah blah time for a change.  Yadda yadda I mean it this time. 

In an effort to really break my bad habits and kickstart what will hopefully be a real change, I've broken down and decided to give this Nutrisystem thing a shot.  I'm also cancelling my gym membership (seriously, it's a waste of money as I never go) and purchasing a workout DVD to give exercising at home a shot.  And lastly, I'm gonna blog about it here.  Every day for 28 days.  Even if just to list my weight and food/calories intake for the day.  I have a Nutrisystem app for my phone, but I feel like putting it out here will make it more "real" and more difficult for me to cheat on the diet.

Also, maybe somewhere out there someone will stumble across this blog who is curious about Nutrisystem.  Biggest thing I learned about the diet is that you need to supplement the provided meals with things from the supermarket.  Also, it's best to space meals out as evenly as possible throughout the day.  A basic breakdown of a typical day for me will look something like this.

Weight: Tubby

Calories consumed:

Glasses of water consumed: As close to 8 as possible

Breakfast:
NS (Nutrisystem) Breakfast Entree
Dairy or Protein
Fruit

Lunch:
NS Lunch Entree
Dairy or Protein
Veggie
Veggie

Snack:
Dairy or Protein
Fruit

Dinner:
NS Dinner Entree
Fruit or Veggie
Veggie
Veggie
Fat

Dessert:
NS Dessert Entree

Real exercise:

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So, here goes Day 1.

Weight: 161.8

Calories consumed: 1133

Glasses of water consumed: 4.5

Breakfast:
NS Blueberry Muffin (actually not bad tasting at all, maybe a little sweet)
Glass of skim milk
1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce

Lunch:
NS Red Beans and Rice with Sausage (good, but a little smokey and spicy for my tastes)
Romaine lettuce and carrots with 2 tbsp. fat free dressing
String cheese

Snack:
Skipped - I was not at all hungry

Dinner:
NS Macaroni and Cheese with Beef (delicious!!)
Romaine lettuce and carrots with 2 tbsp. fat free dressing
3 dried apricots
5 cashews

Dessert:
NS Carrot Cake (yum!)

Real exercise:
None

~Katy (aka Dorkopotamus)