Wow.. slacking..

I didn't realize it's been so long since I posted anything to this blog. Completely got tied up in life and work and all that. I find that, at some point, I start spending so much time logging, twittering, reading forums, etc, that I'm doing nothing else. So I kind of slacked on posting updates to our culinary adventures.

Here's a quick update. I'm currently down to 209 lbs. Still haven't really been exercising, although I finally got another gadget I was waiting for. Guess it's time to really shape up and justify spending money on gadgets. :)

Nutrisystem is about 50/50 these days. That is, I'm still generally following the eating schedule and guidelines on what to eat, but not doing it so strictly. Eating less often (more like 3 regular meals instead of 5 or 6 small meals) and I'm eating about 1/2 normal food and 1/2 nutrisystem.

Breakfasts have been 1-2 eggs on a piece of whole wheat bread (just one, not two) with some low/non-fat cheese. The Kraft stuff is pretty good and actually melts. hah Sometimes I'll have a Nutrisystem oatmeal (or two) and maybe a yogurt.

Lunch has been a sandwich, or a Nutrisystem bar/bucket. Sometimes as a snack, I'll get a slice of that low/non-fat cheese and a piece of whole wheat bread.

Dinner once or twice per week (not counting a cheat day or two) might be chinese takeout, or last night was Bertuccis (salad and a reasonable amount of pizza). We made potroast and probably ate more than a proper "serving" of that once or twice, but that's done now. Nutrisystem dinners are still quick and easy. That's what I did for dinner tonight. Right now I'm having a snack of some smoked gouda and melba toast (out of crackers dammit! hah). But not eating a whole brick of gouda.

That's probably the most important thing you can learn on diets like this, portion control. Don't just grab a box of crackers and a brick of cheese. Cut off a reasonable amount of cheese, grab a handful of crackers and put the rest away.

Still taking Saturdays and/or Sundays off and eating whatever (within reason). Some of the worse weekends have set me back a few lbs. I hit 210 a week and a half ago, then went back up to 213/214 after a weekend of being bad. It seems to drop back down a pound or two by going back to the lower salt of the normal diet, but that's still a few steps backwards. It's good to be aware of setbacks so you can compensate by eating a little better for a while.

Anyway, thanks for whoever may be reading this. Obviously someone is, I just got my first comment tonight. :)

I plan on posting a kind of "exit analysis" of the diet, as a reminder to myself what a realistic diet should be. But I think I'm done with Nutrisystem for now. I lost about 30lbs and see what I need to do to stay on track, so mission accomplished for me!

I feel great and am really happy I did this, even if it cost $600. It's hard to put a price on easy/lazy weight loss and the lessons I've learned.