Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 16.

16 weeks ago, I never thought that I would be sitting here experiencing the success that I have had with Nutrisystem. With the support of everyone there, my amazing friends and family, and the ongoing encouragement from you; I have been very successful.

It wasn't easy at first, but I am on my way to meeting my weight loss goals. I am healthier and feeling great. In just 16 weeks, I have lost 26 pounds! I honestly never thought I would stick with the program as well as I have or have been as successful as I have been.

I would like to lose about 15 more pounds and though I will not be 100% on Nutrisystem, I do have a plan in place. I will continue to exercise and eat smaller portions. I am going to continue to drink a Nutrisystem protein shake daily and I will be stocking up on some of my favorite Nutrisystem bars that I have come to love and depend on. I will update you from time to time on my "Getting Healthy" progress. Wish me luck! I am determined to meet my goal.

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Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.

Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 15.

After hitting what I thought was a plateau last week and making a few changes to become successful again this week (yay!), I did a bit of thinking to figure out what has made me successful on Nutrisystem thus far. I think the one thing that has been super important that helps me in every which way is drinking a lot of water.

 

It is recommended to drink at least eight 8oz. glasses of water each day while on Nutrisystem. I drink so much more water than that. I recently added a water cooler to my office and figured a five gallon jug of water would last me a few weeks. I was so wrong. A five gallon jug of water lasts me less than a week. I was SHOCKED to figure out that I actually drink almost a gallon of water a day. I'll admit that I do spend a lot of time in the bathroom, but I am also constantly back to the cooler grabbing another glass of water. I use it for my cup of tea in the morning. I use it to my make milkshake. I use it whenever I feel hungry. I drink a full glass before each meal and I'm sure to drink a full glass with each meal as well. I swear this helped me to be as successful as I have been.

And that plateau that I though I hit? I made one little change as suggested the counselors at Nutrisystem, and that was to change up my lunch and dinner few times a week. It was suggested that I eat lunch at dinner time and dinner at lunch time. I did that three times this week and I think that did the trick! I lost 2.5 pounds this week, making my total weight loss to date 24.5 pounds! I was shocked and pretty proud to see the number that I did on my scale this week.

Want to lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem? Join today by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.

Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 14.

This is the week where I hit a wall. I swear I am not making an excuse because I continue to put in all the work. I am following the program. I did my exercise and ate how I am supposed to. I will tell you at beginning of my post that this week on Nutrisystem, I did not lose any weight. I did not gain any either, but I am disappointed. I am worried that I hit a plateau.

I have had help with the dietician before, and I just sent off another email to her. I am sure I need to adjust my program and either add in more exercise or change up the program a bit. My body is probably used to the program at this point.

I do exercise a lot more than what is suggested. Nutrisystem suggests 3 - 10 minute activities a day. I walk (a brisk walk at that) for a full sixty minutes every morning. I also go to the gym at least 3 times a week for about 45 minutes and ride the bike and do the Cybex machines. On the days that I don't go to the gym, I walk another 30 - 40 minutes each evening. My evening walk has turned into more of an interval workout with a few minutes of jogging worked into the brisk walking. I am definitely getting my exercise in.

For any of you on weight loss programs, what have you done to work through that plateau? I am on track, but I still have those goals to reach. To this point, I have lost 22 pounds.

Want to lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem? Join today by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.