So as of today I have lost 11 pounds in 7 weeks – unfortunately I didn’t lose any weight this week.  This week has thrown so many stressful situations my way and it wasn’t until about halfway through the week that I took some advice that someone gave me.  The same advice I always offer to others but remembering to take my own advice or having the courage to take my own advice was proving to be difficult.  Once I did however, I was emotionally freed from the stress and was able to get back on track.  Sometimes we just need to ask for help.  All in all…

    Nutrisystem is totally awesome – plain and simple…  There are so many great foods and I can have plenty of variety in order to achieve my goals.   Although I do try to broaden my horizons when I place my monthly order – I still find that I absolutely do have some favorites.   Breakfast is easy – pancakes, waffles or cinnamon buns. Lunch – hamburger, chili or chicken noodle soup. Dinner – fettuccine alfredo and lasagna Snack – white cheddar popcorn   Without a doubt I am a pasta lover and I like the sweeter breakfasts.  I vary my tests a little more for lunch – If…

    So what kind of small wins have I experienced since being on Nutrisystem?  First – I had to buy new jeans.  Yup that’s right – new jeans.  Funny thing is I am not really a jean wearer.  I only bought some in October and finally started wearing them because I was spending so much time at the barn. But now that I have started wearing them – I really need to keep wearing them.  I am sure we will only be spending more and more time at the barn.   Next – my shoes are fitting more comfortably.  This is again important because of the barn.  I have…

This post is sponsored by Nutrisystem     This is the week that my family started to notice my weight loss.  The comment I get the most from family and friends is that I am looking younger!  That is fine by me.  But what’s more important is that I feel younger; I feel better!     I also dyed my hair a smidge darker – I was naturally black but time has forced me to go lighter and lighter.  Then eventually salt, sand, chlorine, wind and more turned my hair blonde.  This is the darkest it has been in a long time – more like the color of my kids’…

This post is sponsored by Nutrisystem     I am beginning to love my scale after years (decades really…) of a Love/Hate relationship with it.  I spent years obsessing over the scale – I would weigh myself every single day and even when I wasn’t making the best choices I always seemed surprised at the number that appeared.   But now – I am not obsessing about the scale.  I know in my heart as long as I am making appropriate choices – the scale is not my enemy.  Don’t get me wrong not every single day is a result of perfect choices but what is perfect is I get…

This post is sponsored by Nutrisystem     So how do I keep track of everything while on Nutrisystem?   I have tried two ways – the first week I used the Numi app and the second week I used the notepad style tracker.  I wanted to try both methods to see which was more convenient for me and which was I more likely to stick with?   So which do I prefer?  I totally prefer using the Numi app but before I tell what I like about that – I will tell you why I like the notepad style.  I work in an office and although a great deal…

This post is sponsored by Nutrisystem   Well I have finished one week on Nutrisystem – the Turbo Week.  The plan itself was easy to follow and easy to stick to.  The only issue I had was one day, even though I had the full day planned and all my meals with me at work – there ended up being meetings and emergency situations that didn’t allow me to be near my planned food at all – not even once.  I made it work though because there were salads and grilled chicken.  So even though I was away from my Nutrisystem food from 5:30 am to 11pm I still made…