My Nutrisystem Journey

It's the last day of 2018 and I've decided to start using the "notes" feature on FB for the daily drivel that a lot of my FB friends don't care to see, but I want to record. Today I finally bought the last couple of items I "need" for my home. Mat to go under the treadmill, an office chair and a mat to go under the chair. They won't arrive until late next week but that's ok. Everything else I needed came at Christmas so there is nothing else I need to buy. I put together the over the door mirror I asked for (made in the USA !!) so consider yourself warned that exercise selfies will be making a comeback ! Also got notification that the first box from Nutrisystem will arrive Thursday and the frozen meals shipped today. I appreciated the automated call to alert me about the shipment - this will be important in the summer when it’s hot ! Big challenge is going to be their advice to drink at least 64 ounces of water per day. I don't drink a lo...

Right, wrong or indifferent I made a pretty big decision today. Huge for me, really. I signed up for Nutrisystem. I feel like I need some structure and I'm not disciplined enough to do it on my own. Yes, it's expensive but I also decided not to spend any money in casino's in 2019, so in the end I will be SAVING money ! I will also be forced to give up my daily XL coffee from Dunkin and that will save me about $60 per month. Yes, it's processed food but I eat processed food ev ery day now and this program is NOT forever. I will transition to even healthier choices once I shed a significant amount of weight. I will gladly take my mom to the casino whenever she wants but I will entertain myself in other ways. I used to love to read and I stopped doing that a long time ago. My nieces have many, many books so I may borrow a few !! I'll be sharing pictures of the food and progress towards my goal weight so we'll see if the program lives up to its promises. Here's ...