Day 28: Perseverance Is Hard Work

28 Days on Nutrisystem and I have not “cheated” ! With all the ups and downs of the past 28 days I’m surprised I didn’t. It hasn’t been easy. It’s harder to stay on a diet than it is to fall off of it !

Tonight I am tired and I have a headache so this note will be short. Breakfast today was a 1.8 ounce 160 calorie peanut butter granola bar and 3 cups of coffee. Yep, it was that kind of a day. Morning snack was a vanilla shake and a slice of whole wheat toast with a bit of Brummel & Brown spread. Lunch was a 210 calorie cup of loaded baked potatoes. I don’t remember the package weight but you add water so the cooked weight is probably 7-8 ounces. I measured the water this time and they came out much better. You really need to add a protein to this meal so I need to get the chicken tenders out of my freezer and cook them. I can refreeze them after cooking for a quick lunch or dinner addition. I had a couple of raw carrots and a piece of string cheese with the potatoes. My afternoon snack was a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and dinner was a 10 ounce chicken enchilada with spanish rice. I cooked brussel sprouts to have with the enchilada but ended up not eating them. The enchilada is a frozen entree and was very good. My evening snack was a 100 calorie frozen fudge bar. I don’t recall the weight and I’m too tired to go dig the wrapper out of the trash. I will say the ice cream products are very good !

Folks to the north of me are buried in over 2 feet of snow and it’s still coming down. It was blue skies and sunshine but very cold in Mexico today. I’ll take the cold over the snow any day ! Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow.