Nutrisystem Update

I finished up week 3 of the Nutrisystem program on Saturday and I've now lost 7 pounds over 3 weeks. I'm still loving the food on the program, and have found the food to be much better than it was many years ago when I tried the plan. So far, I've only really found 2 meals I didn't like. Luckily, I get to change my auto-delivery order every single month. I made sure I picked my favorite foods to eat over the next month and can't wait for my order to arrive on Tuesday.

I've also found myself  enjoying fruits and veggies again. I love veggies more than fruits, but have found several fruits I really like. Veggies have always been easy for me to eat. I grew up with a garden in the back yard, so there really are very few veggies I don't eat. I've even learned how to eat smaller portions when going out to eat at restaurants.

I'm also doing much better with my fitness than I was 3 weeks ago. I'm still working with my 5K training group each week. We meet for group workouts on Tuesday evening and Saturday morning and I walk on my own 2 other days. I'm adding core training to my daily fitness plan, and hope it helps me get back to running sooner. Right now I'm 13 pounds away from starting back with my jog/walk intervals. I'm feeling much better, but know for my joint health, I need to wait until those additional 13 pounds are gone.

NutriSystem and 5K Training

I joined NutriSystem last week to try and get my health back on track. I'd tried Weight Watchers for the last couple of months, but wasn't really sticking to it, so I knew I needed to do something big to get back to it. With NutriSystem, I get a protein drink, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert from their plan. I add fruits, nuts, and veggies to meals and snacks so I end up eating 6 times a day. I also am making myself drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day and trying to limit my diet soft drink intake to only one per day. In week one, I lost 3 pounds. I'm very happy with my progress, and plan on sticking to the plan. My goal is to lose 60 pounds total.

My 5K training is going pretty good. I'm walking for my training right now. I plan on getting back to my jogging/walking intervals once I lose another 17 pounds. Right now my joints can't take the pounding of jogging at my current weight. I know that walking is movement, and all movement is good. Ready to get back to that next level so I can jog/walk again. I know once I can jog again, along with the reduced calorie intake, I will get my weight down a bit faster.