End of Day 2
Well I never got around to posting again yesterday. It got really busy around here.
My parents were in town so we went out for lunch. Yes, I know, only Day 2 and I was already slipping off the diet. We went to a place that I frequent for their really good hamburgers and french fries. BUT... I was good! I ordered a Chef Salad. Little did I know it was going to be as big as my head. I should have ordered the small. Oh well!
Still, I was good and only ate about 1/4 of the salad and went easy on the ranch dressing. And I drank iced tea instead of a soft drink. I did slip a bit when I realized my mother ordered a plate of potato skins smothered in cheese and generously sprinkled with real bacon bits. I only had half. Hey! You really have to take into account that I could have had a huge cheeseburger and a large portion of french fries. Plus I could easily have polished off two or three of those fat filled potato skins.
So, over all I was pretty good.
I wasn't hungry come snack time, so I skipped the fruit.
I promised my son that we would go to the gym in the afternoon, so I got 45 minutes of brisk walking in on the treadmill. Hey! There I burned 280 calories, so that can't be bad! I need to do some more of that and start doing some upper body weights.
For the evening meal, I decided to try the cup of Beef Macaroni & Cheese. I boiled the water and added it following their directions. After 10 minutes I came back and the concoction was still really watery and I discovered that the bottom of the container was not mixed in correctly. So I had to dump the entire thing out into a bowl and scrape out all the gunk. I put the whole thing into the microwave and reduced it down a bit.
The whole thing turned out a little bit gummy but it tasted okay. Not great, but okay. I had it with the ever-present 1/2 pita.
Before going to bed, I had to have my snack ;). I chose the chocolate shake. The instructions said to mix the package with cold water. But it didn't seem cold enough, so I added some ice cubes. I probably should crush it in the blender next time. The shake was tasty. I'll look forward to that one again.
I didn't log all my calories since it was hard to figure out what I did at the restaurant. But overall I feel like it was a pretty successful day. One thing is certain, the scale will tell how successful it was.
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About the Author:
Kevin Harris is an Internet Entrepreneur and runs the blog 30 Pounds and Counting, a blog chronicling his weight loss journey.
Disclaimer:
Kevin Harris is not a medical advisor and doesn't claim to provide any medical advice in this blog. He also does not claim that his results are typical. Results depend completely on the individual and the effort that the individual applies.
By the way... Everything I say here is solely my own opinion and is not meant to represent the opinion of NutriSystem, Inc. That is to say, NutriSystem does not validate these statements in any way shape or form.
My parents were in town so we went out for lunch. Yes, I know, only Day 2 and I was already slipping off the diet. We went to a place that I frequent for their really good hamburgers and french fries. BUT... I was good! I ordered a Chef Salad. Little did I know it was going to be as big as my head. I should have ordered the small. Oh well!
Still, I was good and only ate about 1/4 of the salad and went easy on the ranch dressing. And I drank iced tea instead of a soft drink. I did slip a bit when I realized my mother ordered a plate of potato skins smothered in cheese and generously sprinkled with real bacon bits. I only had half. Hey! You really have to take into account that I could have had a huge cheeseburger and a large portion of french fries. Plus I could easily have polished off two or three of those fat filled potato skins.
So, over all I was pretty good.
I wasn't hungry come snack time, so I skipped the fruit.
I promised my son that we would go to the gym in the afternoon, so I got 45 minutes of brisk walking in on the treadmill. Hey! There I burned 280 calories, so that can't be bad! I need to do some more of that and start doing some upper body weights.
For the evening meal, I decided to try the cup of Beef Macaroni & Cheese. I boiled the water and added it following their directions. After 10 minutes I came back and the concoction was still really watery and I discovered that the bottom of the container was not mixed in correctly. So I had to dump the entire thing out into a bowl and scrape out all the gunk. I put the whole thing into the microwave and reduced it down a bit.
The whole thing turned out a little bit gummy but it tasted okay. Not great, but okay. I had it with the ever-present 1/2 pita.
Before going to bed, I had to have my snack ;). I chose the chocolate shake. The instructions said to mix the package with cold water. But it didn't seem cold enough, so I added some ice cubes. I probably should crush it in the blender next time. The shake was tasty. I'll look forward to that one again.
I didn't log all my calories since it was hard to figure out what I did at the restaurant. But overall I feel like it was a pretty successful day. One thing is certain, the scale will tell how successful it was.
_________________________
About the Author:
Kevin Harris is an Internet Entrepreneur and runs the blog 30 Pounds and Counting, a blog chronicling his weight loss journey.
Disclaimer:
Kevin Harris is not a medical advisor and doesn't claim to provide any medical advice in this blog. He also does not claim that his results are typical. Results depend completely on the individual and the effort that the individual applies.
By the way... Everything I say here is solely my own opinion and is not meant to represent the opinion of NutriSystem, Inc. That is to say, NutriSystem does not validate these statements in any way shape or form.
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