06/01/10.
I have officially made my mind up to lose 37 pounds (2.64 stone for our European minded friends!).
That would put me at a respectable 163 pounds (11.64 stone) instead of the weight I’m currently at.. 200 pounds (14.28 stone).
I’ve said before that I feel like I’m a bloated whale, and I’m tired of it.. but this month, I’ve decided that I’m actually going to put a fair bit of effort into losing weight.
How?
One of my dad’s friends gave my father 2 months of Nutrisystem® food, that weight loss program stuff?
It came with a manual in each box, and my dad said he’d do it (sure, and the waters of Hell will rise).. but he wanted to know if I wanted one of the one month boxes.
I openly said “Sure” because I wasn’t sure how much work would go into the program.
Well..
Today’s the first day:
Today’s breakfast:
1 packet Nutrisystem® cereal. 120 Calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 170 milligrams of Sodium, 8 grams of Protein.
1 cup Silk Vanilla flavored Soy-milk. 80 Calories, 1.5 grams of fat. 96 mg of Sodium, 300 grams of Potassium, 10 grams of Carbohydrates.
-Note: In the “sample week day” packet manual, it says to use fat-free milk, I may have screwed up here, but, I don’t think too badly.-
½ of an Orange.
And that’s it.
Yeah, that’s .. it for my “breakfast”.
It says later I can have a breakfast snack if I’m hungry, a dairy item or a protein.. (like 1 oz. of cheese or 1 oz of turkey).. but we’ll see how hungry I get.
Lunch is another Nutrisystem® item, a vegetable (of my choice, and if I so choose, 2 tablespoons of fat free dressing), and a protein.
Then comes an “afternoon snack”, again, if I’m hungry. (As you may have already guessed, dairy or protein.)
Dinner is a Nutrisystem® dinner entrée, another vegetable or fruit (and again, of my choice, and if I so choose again, 2 tablespoons of fat free dressing) and a “fat” of some sort. It recommends things like Figs and what not as they’re high in fat, but they’re also vegetables (still good for you!).
Finally, after the hard days work of eating all that (read: starving myself), I get a Nutrisystem® dessert entrée.
Did I mention it recommends at least six to eight glasses of water per day while I’m on this diet?
It’s a good thing all I drink is water when I don’t have anything else to drink..
Oh and another thing?
It recommends working out for 25-30 minutes during the day/night too.
This should be a very, very interesting time.. especially as I’ve got vacation coming up soonish and I’ll have to be careful to what I eat during the trip.
What do you guys/gals think?
Am I nuts?
A.
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PugOnToast
June 2, 2010 at 7:59 pm
It’s awesome that you are doing something like that Mini. I, too, plan to lose some weight during the summer. I plan to eat a lot more vegetables and cut down on meats, and bike every day during the summer. The meals that you are eating don’t sound amazing, but I’m sure you’ll get used to them, and hey, it’s only for a month. But, good luck on the weight loss, I’m sure that you can do it.
Sweetnlow
June 15, 2010 at 12:34 am
I diet myself, I usually like to swim ALOT. Mostly diving. But anyway, that is fantastic news that you’re taking good care of yourself. Try to have fun with the exercise.
sotaboy91
July 13, 2010 at 10:37 pm
This is very ironic that I have read this tonight. I was just at my friends how and his mother is currently attempting the nutrisystem program. The cookies are not that bad. I think it’s a good program if you can stick with it. My friends mom lost 24 lbs in 2 months. Keep it up. It’ll be worth it.