2023: Finding My Way Back

  Today is day 128 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it's Friday ! Woke up to blue skies and sunshine, along with a pre-7 am visit from Abby. I guess she was hungry, because she rarely comes upstairs. It was 79 degrees in my room when I went to bed last night so I actually slept with a window open for the first time this year ! The heat is off in the house and today I was able to spend the entire day working out on the front porch. It's not going to last, as the low for Saturday night is 44 degrees and I even see lows in the 30's next week. It's still early May so this is really not unusual. I'm just in a hurry for the hot weather to get here ! Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie vanilla shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was 220 calorie chicken fettuccine alfredo over riced cauli...

  Today is day 127 of Nutrisystem 2.0. It's been nice to wake up to blue skies and sunshine this week. Mornings are still cool so I haven't been able to work out on the porch all day. I go out after my lunchtime workout. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer so I'm hoping I can spend the whole day out there ! Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was broccoli & 260 calorie lasagna with meat sauce. Evening snack was basically an entire sleeve of the tea cookies I bought a couple weeks ago. Total calories for today are 1200+. The good (well, bad) news is I've eaten 3 of the 4 bags of cinnamon sugar pretzel crisps that I bought. They were a disappointment and I won't buy them again,. I also ate 2 boxes of the 90 calorie thin cook...

  Today is day 126 of Nutrisystem 2.0. I started a blog yesterday but didn't finish it and I wasn't happy with the subject matter, so I decided to let that negativity go and focus on being positive ! Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie vanilla shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was green beans & 260 calorie roasted turkey medallions. Evening snack was a 140 calorie chocolate cupcake. Yesterday was pretty much the same except breakfast was pancakes, dinner was broccoli & a chicken enchilada and evening snack was a lemon zest cake. Total calories for today are 1150. I added that in my head, so hopefully it's right ! Yesterday I got a good workout in during lunch but nothing after work as the siding guy was here and once he left I just wanted to relax. Today I got another ...

  Today is day 124 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I woke up shortly before 7 am. It was very light out so I checked my phone to make sure I hadn't overslept. I hadn't - it was 6:34. I'm not used to bright sunny mornings yet ! Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie vanilla shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was green beans & a 250 calorie chicken enchilada. Evening snack was a 130 calorie strawberry shortcake cupcake. Total calories for the day are 1130. I also had some of the potato salad I bought on Sunday. Suffice to say it was not very good and the remainder is going in the trash. Yet another craving from Wegman's prepared foods that disappointed. It's sad, because their potato salad used to be amazing. I didn't get a workout in during lunch because I left the iFit app ...

  Today is day 123 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I woke up shortly after 7 am. I didn't want to get up, but I knew Abby would be waiting to eat. It also makes sense to get up early on Sunday so that I can sleep tonight and be ready for the week ahead. I woke to blue skies and sunshine and this is the best way to wake up ! Rain was in the forecast but not until evening. Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. I didn't have a morning snack. Lunch was a 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was broccoli & 220 calorie rotini & meatballs. Evening snack was a 140 calorie chocolate cupcake. While I was out I had a 340 calorie snack package from Wegman's. It had apple slices, grapes, cheddar cheese & almonds. So total calories for today are 1320.  I completed analyzing the signs of self-sabotage and though I'm not convinced I am a self-saboteur, I d...

  Today is day 122 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it's the weekend ! I woke up shortly after 8 (thanks to a visit from hungry Abby!) to blue skies and sunshine. Great way to start the weekend ! Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. I didn't have a morning snack. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was green beans & a 250 calorie meatloaf sandwich. Evening snack was a 140 calorie chocolate cupcake. Total calories are 1020. I had 2 90 calorie cookie packs at bedtime, so total calories are actually 1200. I spent much of the morning watching Coronation coverage. I'm not a fan of Charles and the Ho but it's a historical event and I do love a little pomp and circumstance ! I really hope I'm still here when Prince William becomes King and he kicks the Ho to the curb. That will be a day to celebrate ! I'm sure he was t...

  Today is day 121 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and and this is the beginning of month 5. The morning got off to a slow start as I did not want to get out of bed when the alarm went off at 7. This is probably because I was awake at 4:30 but forced myself to go back to sleep. I guess I should have just got up then ! I always say I'm going to do that and then I never do ! Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes with sugar free syrup. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was broccoli & a 250 calorie meatloaf sandwich, followed by an 80 calorie yogurt. Evening snack was a 130 calorie ice cream sandwich. Total calories are 1120. I put in 48m28s plus 9m of w/u & c/d for a grand total of 57m28s. Not a bad way to end the week but it turned into a scary way to end it. After work I had my afternoon snack and a cup of coffee, as I was charg...

  Today is day 120 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and marks 4 months of this effort. Let's rip the bandaid right off ... my weight was disappointing. The scale first said 235 ( ! ) but a second shot gave me 233. Still horrible as it means I gained or didn't lose anything in the past month. I'm really disappointed in myself. Maybe I am a self-saboteur when it comes to what I eat. Pizza, burgers, Ben &  Jerry's, Hershey Kisses, cinnamon pretzel crisps ... none of these are my friends. I've said it 1000 times, but I am going to try harder to eat nothing "extra". I've been adding olives, roasted red peppers, pickled onions & feta cheese to my salads, perhaps those are just too many calories. Starting tomorrow I'm going to use them sparingly. I always end up with a ton of that stuff left in my salad bowl, so I know I'm adding too much. I can add more radishes & cucumbers. I've also been going way overboard with whipped cream on my evening snack....

  Today is day 119 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it was another chilly morning at 40 degrees ! The high for today was only 45 and skies were gray. We had some showers but the rain is supposed to out of here by tomorrow afternoon. I really need a couple dry days before I attempt to mow the lawn ! Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was broccoli & 260 calorie roasted turkey medallions. Evening snack was a 140 calorie lemon zest cake. Total calories are 1140. With this week's iFit challenges out of the way, I started a walking series that I first did last July. Part 2 of the series is out now so I decided to repeat Part 1 before I embark on Part 2, since my fitness is not at the same level as it was a year ago. It's 10 workouts and the goal is to complete all of t...

  Today is day 118 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I woke up to blue skies and sunshine ! Despite the sun it was still chilly - not even 40 degrees ! More rain was in the forecast so I knew it wasn't going to last, but it was still a nice way to start the day ! It's a good thing I woke up early (around 6:15) because my alarm was off again ! I don't know why this is happening but it's pretty frustrating. I think it has something to do with using the "modes & routines" feature. Maybe it was shut off automatically because my phone sensed that I was already up and moving. It usually asks if I want to turn off the alarm but it didn't do that today. I try to remember to check the alarm at bedtime to make sure it is on, but that doesn't always happen. Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie vanilla shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. I had my "afternoon...

  Today is day 117 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it's the beginning of a new month! Hello May, the gateway to summer ! I woke up around 4:30 am to the sounds of a downpour but was able to go back to sleep until nearly 7. The rain had passed when I got up but more was in the forecast ! Taking my vitamins, magnesium and Metamucil seems to have worked as I slept well and woke with a lot more energy ! Could be a coincidence but I'm still going to try and stay on my supplement routine. It ended up raining on and off all day but we also had some brief periods of sunshine. It was definitely an unsettled day from a weather perspective ! Breakfast was 150 calorie pancakes with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 120 calorie chocolate shake. Lunch was a chef salad & 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was broccoli and a 250 calorie chicken enchilada. Evening snack was a 130 calori...

  Today is day 116 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and it's the last day of April ! It was 50 degrees when I woke up just after 8 am. Looks like we've reached the point where daytime highs will be in the 50's and 60's, but today and the next few days are expected to be rainy. I guess the April showers have arrived a little late ! Breakfast was a 270 calorie Jimmy Dean Delights breakfast sandwich. I didn't have a morning snack. Lunch was a 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Afternoon snack was 80 calorie cottage cheese & 90 calorie oatmeal cookies. Dinner was green beans and a 250 calorie meatloaf sandwich. Evening snack was a 130 calorie carrot cupcake. Total calories are 1040. I got up today feeling pretty sluggish and I think not taking my vitamins is a part of the problem. A week or so back I didn't feel good one evening and I blamed it on taking all the vitamins at once, so today I took a couple with my breakfast (multivitamin & evening primrose oil) and a few mor...