Day 842: Rule #4

 

🖤 Get well soon Tommy ! #teamrivs #RageOn 🖤



"Diet Rule #4: If you drink a diet

 soda with a candy bar, the calories 

in the candy bar are canceled out 

by the diet soda."






Today is day 842 of Nutrisystem. I was never a fan of diet soda but I sure did like my candy bars ! I used to buy orange soda (brominated vegetable oil and all) once in a while and would have the occasional Pepsi with pizza. The problem with soda (for me) is I always had to buy it in 2 liter bottles and it seemed like it went flat 20 minutes after you opened the bottle ! You just can't get the cap back on tight enough to keep the carbonation in. I didn't like buying it in cans or smaller bottles because then you had to wash them all out and return them to the store to get that 5 cent deposit back. I really don't miss soda at all. I used to drink bottled water too and taking those back to the store was a huge pain, so I stopped that habit when I started Nutrisystem. I do not miss standing in front of those machines feeding a garbage bag full of bottles into them. My tap water is fine but very hard so I bought a Pur 40 cup countertop unit to filter the water for my Keurig. I could tell the difference in my coffee immediately, so I may buy another one to keep in the fridge.


Breakfast was buttermilk waffles with sugar free syrup and a key lime yogurt. After that I was out for the day and my calories .. well, let's just say they exceeded 1200 and leave it at that. I started the day with some grocery shopping at Wegman's and Walmart. Yet again there is apparently a shortage of canned cat food. Walmart in Central Square had nothing but empty shelves and the Walmart in Cicero only had single cans, which are ridiculously expensive. I placed an Amazon order tonight and hopefully that will arrive before I run out. It's a good thing I stock this stuff in large quantities ! I had thought about skipping Walmart until next week but I needed a new drinking fountain for the cats because the one I had died the other day. I'm glad I went to Walmart because it reminded me about the cat food situation. My fridge is now full of veggies again so the food insecure person inside me is happy ! After groceries I picked up mom and we headed to the casino. We had a nice dinner at Upstate Tavern. I had no luck at the slots but I had a fun day !


I resisted the urge to buy cheese curds and mini scones at the grocery store today. I've eaten all that I had and I'm ready to be done with them. I do have other cheese in the house (80 calorie Asiago portions) that meets Nutrisystem guidelines. I bought some raisin bread because some days I just need a little extra carb and it meets the guidelines for Nutrisystem. I feel like a piece of toast is a better choice than a mini scone that is nothing but sugar. I tend to eat breakfast as soon as I get up and I delay my morning snack until just before noon so that it fuels my workout ... which leaves me hungry at mid-morning. This is where that piece of toast will fit in as a little extra. We'll see how the change goes in the week ahead. On that note I'm heading for a shower and bed !






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