My Nutrisystem Weight Loss Journey

This summer I took a long hard look at myself in the mirror, as I stood there with tears rolling down my face I realized that I wasn't please at the woman who stood before me. I saw a overweight woman who was extremely unhappy with her overall appearance and hated the way she looked. Once my tears completely dried I realized this woman looking back at me was the person I have become. I always considered myself to be a shy person, but once I saw myself with open eyes I realized maybe my confidence had drifted away as my fear of rejection had increased. I know the only person to blame is myself as I'm the one who allowed myself to overeat all these years.

So, I decided to quit feeling sorry for myself and take a stand as now I have had enough of being this unrecognizable woman in the mirror. I want to get to know the woman within as I know she is in there waiting to be released from all the skin that hides her true beauty.

Personally, I am so tired of all these diets that promises you the shape of Barbie within weeks as they don't work and only set you up for further disappointment. So after carefully weighing my options, I decided to give Nutrisystem a try. I figured with the Nutrisystem Diet Index I can eat well balanced meals that were perfectly fit with the calories that I needed on a daily basis.

To get started I had to pick out 28 Breakfast items, 28 Lunch items, 28 Dinner entrees and 28 Desserts and Snacks. I am not really a picky eater so this process was pretty simple for me and I figured if I came across certain foods I did not like I could just try something different next month. After my order was placed I then set up a free online membership so that I can track my progress once I got started.

Some of the dinner options..

About three days later an enormous box was sitting on my doorstep, the first thing I did was inspect the box to assure everything I ordered was properly placed in the box. I loved how the box was layered into sections as this made it a breeze to be able to find exactly what I was looking for.

After I received the food from Nutrisystem I waited a week to start as I wanted to prepare myself to be able see things through. I officially started my Nutrisystem diet on August 9th and at this time I weighed in at *cough* 243 pounds. I have to admit the first few days was a nightmare as I thought I was starving but I understood that my body just needed a bit more time to adjust to eating smaller portioned meals. So far everything that I ordered taste great and I have not had any problems with any of the food. Now I am at the end of my second week and I already feel so much more better than before. Also I have been using a stepper as well as my Wii Fit for two hours a day or until I get tired. This has helped tremendously as I have already lost 10 pounds.

I will be using the Nutrisystem plan for the next three months and during this time I will be blogging my progress as well as use twitter and facebook on a weekly basis. I am so excited to see how this all works out. Considering the other day I fractured my ankle I may not be able to workout until the end of next week so my numbers may not change all that much. But if all goes well and I lose at least 40 pounds I promise to post photo's so that you guys can see my progress.