Lately...
I just noticed that for the past few days i have not been having feelings of depression and feel as if I am slowly rejuvenating myself. I blame it all on the Nutrisystem.
For some time now, PJ and I had been looking for ways to lose weight effectively. To us effective would be something easy to start, where we can slowly, but surely, change our eating habits and won't require us to go to meetings, where we can have a support system at home.
In the past I had tried Weight Watchers for a few weeks, but found it a bit cumbersome since I don't cook all that much, don't have the time to prep all my meals and take out time to go to weekly meetings coupled with working out.
We had been looking at the Nutrisystem plan, but was out of our budgets for both of us to go on it for more than a month. Now that there is some extra money to spare he surprised me and got it for both of us. At first I wasn't thrilled because what we spend of 1 individual package is what we spend a month for both of our groceries.
It was a sweet gesture, and although initially I was a bit upset, I decided to give it a chance. It was here, and it was paid for, might as well just go for it.
I'm not going to lie, I was a little scared. What if didn't work? What if it was just a waste of money? What if I couldn't stick with it?
But I wanted to try and give myself the benefit of the doubt. I opened the box, read the started information and looked through the food. I was shocked and didn't think this would be something I could succeed on, but I put my negatives thoughts to the side and buckled down and jumped in with blind faith.
It was a bit awkward the first day. I had to eat fruits, which I barely did before, and drink 8 cups of water. Those 8 cups of water are still a struggle to me. Some people might think it's crazy for me to say that the only 2 things i found hard were to eat fruits and drink water. I NEVER drink water. I can go DAYS without missing it. I know it's unhealthy and really bad for my liver, but I never remember to drink it.
Having to checkoff how many cups of water I drank was a good motivator. I'm still not drinking 8 cups of water, but I can drink 5-6 a day and my goal is to drink 8 cups of water at least 5 days in a row. Sounds silly, but I was never able to do that. In just a week this program has me drinking 5 a day. I notice when I am dehydrated and NEED to drink water.
So far, I now know what HUNGER feels like and what just regular digestion feels like. I am not starving on this program. I eat and I eat well. It's just that now I don't eat to the point where I can barely walk. I am learning to pace myself and really enjoy my food.
The greatest thing for me is that I have learned so much in just a week. I am pacing myself and not trying to handle too much at once, which is what usually makes me want to give things up.
I've lost 4 pounds. I'm not even working out yet, I am going to start tomorrow. 4 pounds might not mean much to people, but it means the world to me. I know it might mostly just be water weight, but I don't care. It's enough to boost my confidence and incentive to give this my all.
For some time now, PJ and I had been looking for ways to lose weight effectively. To us effective would be something easy to start, where we can slowly, but surely, change our eating habits and won't require us to go to meetings, where we can have a support system at home.
In the past I had tried Weight Watchers for a few weeks, but found it a bit cumbersome since I don't cook all that much, don't have the time to prep all my meals and take out time to go to weekly meetings coupled with working out.
We had been looking at the Nutrisystem plan, but was out of our budgets for both of us to go on it for more than a month. Now that there is some extra money to spare he surprised me and got it for both of us. At first I wasn't thrilled because what we spend of 1 individual package is what we spend a month for both of our groceries.
It was a sweet gesture, and although initially I was a bit upset, I decided to give it a chance. It was here, and it was paid for, might as well just go for it.
I'm not going to lie, I was a little scared. What if didn't work? What if it was just a waste of money? What if I couldn't stick with it?
But I wanted to try and give myself the benefit of the doubt. I opened the box, read the started information and looked through the food. I was shocked and didn't think this would be something I could succeed on, but I put my negatives thoughts to the side and buckled down and jumped in with blind faith.
It was a bit awkward the first day. I had to eat fruits, which I barely did before, and drink 8 cups of water. Those 8 cups of water are still a struggle to me. Some people might think it's crazy for me to say that the only 2 things i found hard were to eat fruits and drink water. I NEVER drink water. I can go DAYS without missing it. I know it's unhealthy and really bad for my liver, but I never remember to drink it.
Having to checkoff how many cups of water I drank was a good motivator. I'm still not drinking 8 cups of water, but I can drink 5-6 a day and my goal is to drink 8 cups of water at least 5 days in a row. Sounds silly, but I was never able to do that. In just a week this program has me drinking 5 a day. I notice when I am dehydrated and NEED to drink water.
So far, I now know what HUNGER feels like and what just regular digestion feels like. I am not starving on this program. I eat and I eat well. It's just that now I don't eat to the point where I can barely walk. I am learning to pace myself and really enjoy my food.
The greatest thing for me is that I have learned so much in just a week. I am pacing myself and not trying to handle too much at once, which is what usually makes me want to give things up.
I've lost 4 pounds. I'm not even working out yet, I am going to start tomorrow. 4 pounds might not mean much to people, but it means the world to me. I know it might mostly just be water weight, but I don't care. It's enough to boost my confidence and incentive to give this my all.