Weight: 194

I'm still at 194lbs BUT I'm just glad I didn't go up. I cheated this weekend and felt no remorse which actually scares me a bit. If I don't feel bad that I'm cheating, is this diet thing going to really work? I could totally go for some pizza or Wendy's but that's just back to my old ways. I've lost 8lbs! I can totally lose more.

I think part of it stems from me being so completely exhausted. I've got congestionand a headache due to cat allergies from this weekend. I'm ready for bed and part of me is just too tired to care that I had some animal crackers with dinner tonight. I think I need some good sleep to help get me back on track. I will probably be going to bed shortly after I put D down to bed tonight.

Check In

Weight: 194lbs

These past 4 days haven't been too bad on Nutrisystem. Most of the food is pretty good so far. There are some that I'm definitely not going to order again (ehem cheese curls and macaroni and cheese). I am in love with the desserts (naturally). I wish I could just order a bunch of those and let it go.

I am hungry though. I calculated my calories for yesterday on the Nutrisystem website. I ate 1112.7 calories. NO WONDER I'M HUNGRY! HOLY COW!

HOWEVER I did weigh myself today. And from the 202 that I started with on Thursday, I'm already at 194. I've lost 8 lbs in 4 days! I don't know how that's possible. But I'll take it!

My goal this week is to drink more water. I think that will help with me being so hungry. I'm forgetting to drink it and it's really not helping. I'll weigh myself on Thursday to see how much weight I will have lost in a week on Nutrisystem.

I'm very pleased with these results so far. :)

On Day 3 of Nutrisystem

So far the foods I don't like are the cheese puffs. :( I really thought I would like those. And I also don't like the mac and cheese. It tastes funky. I LOVE the granola bars, cake, muffin, cinnamon bun, mashed potatoes, and buffalo chicken wrap. I can't wait to try more!

Changes

Starting Weight: 202 (See, I need more than just exercising)

This blog will probably end up just being my weightloss blog rather than just my 30-day shred blog. I'm changing the name at the top and will be blogging the food I'm eating too. Starting with TODAY!

My meal plan today is:

Breakfast

Cinnamon bun

Egg

Banana

Lunch

Cheese Tortellini

Milk

Lettuce

Carrots

Snack

Hard boiled egg

Orange

Dinner

Buffalo chicken wrap

orange

lettuce

broccoli

Dessert

Chocolate cake

I'm going to load up on water and work out when I get home today. I will probably be counting my weight loss every Thursday now since it's when I started Nutrisystem.

PS I'm really slacking on the exercising. But SHHHHH don't tell Russ.

I Want To Start Start Now!

My Nutrisystem came in the mail! One hard thing about it, for me at least, is that the package is super heavy and big and they had to drop it off at the leasing office. So I had to lock the baby in the apartment and run over and lug it all the way up a flight and a half of stairs. (maybe once I get a good schedule of working out, it won't be so bad).

What they don't tell you:

You have to buy food to go with the food. Each meal needs either a fruit, veggie, protein, or dairy. PLUS there's a snack they want you to eat that they don't provide for you. :( So on top of paying for the food (which as I said before, will actually save us some money) you have to buy more food to go with the meals.

I mean I could TRY to go without the extra food, but A) It's probably not healthy and B) I think I would be starving by the end of the day if I didn't have that extra food.

Things to buy at the store:

milk

bananas

oranges

eggs

lettuce

carrots

broccoli

(that's not too bad I guess)

Some good things about it is that the food looks good. Even the little bars look good. I will be losing weight (hopefully). It's extremely convenient, especially for someone like me who can never decide what to eat and never wants to take the effort to cook anything.

One weird thing is that nothing needs to be refrigerated. NOTHING. I have no cabinet space for this. I cleaned out my refrigerator to make room for this food and now I need cabinet space instead. So nothing is in my fridge and there's no room in my cabinets. I will have to do some serious problem solving for this one.

I'm so excited! I want to start now! I will wait until breakfast tomorrow so it all evens out, though.

I Had A Hungry Child

This morning's shred went pretty well. I had to stop in the middle though. I had a hungry child. But when I was finished feeding, I went right back to it. I only took a couple 5 second breaks (way less than any other time). I also put sneakers on this morning. I felt less calve pressure when I did that. I think I'll be doing that every morning. (I'll be honest, I have no idea if I was supposed to be wearing sneakers this whole time, but it's on my carpet, so I didn't until today)

I Have To Confess

Weight: 200lbs

(I will be doing measurements every 2 weeks or so)

I will be doing my shred this evening. I know it's better for the morning, but being the only one home with D makes it hard. He's hungry, he has to be changed, entertained and ready to leave for daycare. When I get home, there's no place we have to be.

I have to confess, I ate like crap all week and weekend. PLUS I hurt my back Friday night, so I couldn't exercise this weekend. Which is probably why I'm still 200lbs.

On a positive note, I bought my Nutrisystem for the month. It should be here in 4-10 days. :) I'm super excited.

I Was Ready for Bed by 6

I did the work out last night and it wiped me out. I was ready for bed by 6. But since I had to put D down, I had to wait until 8. But I'm pretty sure morning work outs are way better.

I Would Love to Start Working Out at 5:30

I do my shred in the mornings because picking up D and trying to coordinate his happiness with working out is a chore. I also work out in the morning because I really don't want R making fun of me. HOWEVER, my child isn't letting me get to it in the mornings because of the way everything has to be timed. PLUS, I would love to start working out at 5:30, but that's R's new wake up time. Then he will be seeing me work out.

So now I have to work out when I get home today AND hope that R will go in a different room so I don't feel self conscious.

I PROMISE

Had to take a day off today. It's very hard to time everything with the baby. Plus this can give me a day for my muscles to stop hurting. But I PROMISE I will be back to it tomorrow.

Everyday??

Day 2 is way harder than day 1. I have to take more breaks because I'm so sore from yesterday.

How are you supposed to do this everyday??

Day 1

Weight: 200lbs

BUST: 43 in

CHEST: 38in

WAIST: 39.5in

HIPS: 46in

THIGH: 27.5in

CALVES:18.5in

UPPER ARM: 13.5in

LOWER ARM: 11.5in

(I have no idea if those measurements are even right, BUT I will be measuring the same each week so I hope it works)

HOLY CRAP! It just kicked my butt! I think I will be on level 1 the whole 30 days. I hope I will be able to move up, but OMG. She says to take a 5 second breather if you need it. I'm pretty sure I took about 10 of them. (Not all at once mind you) AND I did the whole last cycle with no breaks. A couple of the breaks I had to take to put D's binky back in his mouth. I'm kind of grateful that he needed that.

I'm extremely proud of myself for finishing that. BTW, my arms hurt even without any weights. 2lb'ers here I come.

Now I feel rushed to get ready for the day. I may have to do it earlier than 6am so I can get a good shower out of it as well. Instead of a rushed shower/breakfast/getting myself ready/getting D ready.

I May Be Sneaking Into Walmart..

I am starting a 30-Day shred blog. I will be posting my weight weekly (every Monday morning before the shred). This will help keep me on track and keep me motivated (I hope).

I will also be starting Nutrisystem. So hopefully some good results will be heading my way.

I did get weights for the shred, but they're 5lb weights. I don't know how much my arms will be able to take them. I may sneak into Walmart and buy the 2lb ones just to start off with. We will find out tomorrow!

PS hopefully I will be posting daily or weekly. :) I will definitely post tomorrow with it being day number 1 and all.