Day 843: Rule #5

 

🖤 Get well soon Tommy ! #teamrivs #RageOn 🖤



"Stop eating out, cook at home and

 you'll lose weight. Quarantine

 determined that was a lie !"






Today is day 843 of Nutrisystem. Yep, eating at home definitely doesn't mean you'll lose weight ! I used to think that I ate more in restaurants and that was the cause of the weight problem, but in reality what I was eating at home was just as bad and only compounded the problem. I feel fortunate to have been on Nutrisystem when quarantine rolled around last year because my food shipments never faltered and I didn't have to worry about being able to get the foods I enjoyed. Even so, I let the stress of quarantine get to me and some additional items made their way into my kitchen. It's proving difficult to completely eliminate them so it's clear the root of my weight problem is not being able to say no to myself. I've already talked about food as comfort and that is the real root of my weight problem. It was easier to eat my feelings instead of dealing with them but that turned into a vicious cycle because the more I ate the larger I got and the more unhappy I was. Now that I've lost 150 pounds I feel less pressure to be 100% compliant with Nutrisystem and that is a dangerous game. Eat that extra 3,000 calories .. it's ok .. you can work it off. That might be ok once in a while but I know myself .. once in a while becomes once a week then twice a week and before I know it I'll be up 5 or more pounds. This weekend was an eye opening illustration of just how easy this could happen. So even after 843 days I still have a lot of work to do. 


Breakfast was pancakes with sugar free syrup and a strawberry cheesecake yogurt. After that I was out for the day and my calories .. well, they far exceeded 1200 and I got no exercise or water in. Today was the big day .. a special birthday milestone for my baby sister ! We surprised her with a private screening of Tom & Jerry at our local Movie Tavern ! Movie was fun, food was good and it was great to have the family together ! My brother and his new wife hosted the after party and we enjoyed cupcakes from Jessicakes along with a delicious ice cream cake from Carvel. All in all it was a super fun day ! 


Yes, I took a whole lot of extra calories this weekend so the goal this week is to be 100% compliant with the Nutrisystem plan. That means no extra treats !! It's tempting to make my workout schedule harder/longer but that would border on punishment and I'm determined not to attach negative emotion to what I eat. I also don't want exercise to become punishment, so I will stick with the schedule I have. On that note, a shower and bed is up next !

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