Day 1: Nutrisystem Program #NSNation

The day has finally arrived - day one of my Nutrisystem program. I went out last night and bought my extra fruits, veggies, proteins, and such that I needed to add to the plan. Let me just say this, Nutrisystem offers a wide variety of options to chose from with the add-ins; however, I am picky about certain things and I usually just stick to the same three or four items. With that being said, if you see a lot of the same foods that I add in, that is just due to my preference and not for the lack of choices. Make sense?

I have had my breakfast this morning and I honestly have to say that it was probably one of the better breakfasts that I have had in a long time! Not only was it delicious (and YES it was DELICIOUS!), but I felt good eating it knowing that it was a healthy meal. I actually sat down at my dining room table and ate like a normal person....hahaha. It seems like we have been on the go for the last several weeks that I haven't had a chance to do that.

Here is what my "plate" looked like:

For breakfast:

• 1 Nutrisystem Breakfast Entree. Mine was the ham and cheese omelet - (YUMMO people, YUMMO!!!
• Dairy or a protein. I love cottage cheese, so I had 2/3-cup of low-fat cottage cheese.
• Fruit - As you can see, I had a small orange.

And since I want to lose over 100 lbs, us folks need to add one carbohydrate for breakfast and dinner and add one fruit for lunch. So my carb was the slice of Sara Lee multigrain bread (which I toasted). I ate it without butter (of course, I am dieting!!) and I really liked it!!! I would have NEVER tried it plain if I weren't doing a weight loss program. Sad, huh?

I did want to point out something important. I was reading through my meal planner and it offers a list of acceptable foods and the serving size for each item. I was seriously SHOCKED about some foods that I thought would be an "unlimited portion"! I was shocked because of when I had dieted in the past, I would think certain foods I could eat unlimited amounts (hey, they are a fruit and/or vegetable so I can eat all I want and still lose weight -right?)...WRONG! By the time I was finished reading through the meal planner, I completely understood why I have failed SO MANY TIMES! But I also realized that within the same day of receiving the package from Nutrisystem, I learned something new and - to me - that is important. Because this is life-changing - this has to be the start of a new healthier lifestyle for me. I want to feel like I am 36 not 76....So I am feeling good about what I have seen so far...just excited about next week's weigh-in!!!!

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*** As a member of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing their food and program to me for free in exchange for blogging about my journey. All opinions are my own and are not influenced in any way by receiving the free product. Yours may differ.***