This is my third week with Nutrisystem and yes, I’m still going. I admit, over the weekend I wanted to fall off the wagon and eat stuff I’m not supposed to. I’m happy to report I stayed on plan. The past couple of days though, I had no interest in food. I had my three meals, but had to force myself to eat my snacks. And yes, you have to have your dairy and protein or fruit snacks twice a day - you need the mini meals to keep the metabolism flowing.

Though I went for a long hike on Sunday and did some swimming our pool, I didn’t get as much exercise as I would have liked. I’ve just been too busy with work and my son. I know it sounds like excuses, but sometimes I just can’t fit that hour of exercise in. I do my best to workout three to five times a week though. Fortunately, Nustrisystem is designed to work without exercise.

I’m starting to experiment with foods. I still love my cheesy potato pancakes for lunch and for dinner I like to take the taco dinner and make it into a taco salad. I incorporate my meal, veg and fruit/salad serving into one bowl and salsa and fat free sour cream are free foods.

Nutrisystem Free Foods:

Nutrisystem has a list of free foods - these are foods or condiments that are 20 calories or less per serving. We can have three servings of any of these a day. Check it out:

Drinks:

Coffee/Tea - Unlimited
Diet Soda - Unlimited
Sodium Free Seltzer Water -  Unlimited
Sugar Free Tonic Water - Unlimited
Club Soda - Unlimited

Spices/Seasonings:

Artificial Sweeteners - Unlimited
Spices (salt-free) -Unlimited
Herbs -Unlimited
Vinegar -Unlimited
Lemon Juice -Unlimited
Nonstick Cooking spray -Unlimited
A-1 Sauce or Steak Sauce -1 Tbsp
Butter Buds- 1 oz
Bouillon or Broth (Dry)- Low Sodium 1 packet, 1 tsp, 1 cube
Bouillon or Broth (Canned)- Low Sodium ¾ cup
Catsup- 1 Tbsp
Cocoa, dry unsweetened - 1 Tbsp
Coffee Whiteners (Powdered) - 1 Tsp
Chili Sauce - 1 Tbsp
Chocolate Topping (Reduced Calories) - 1 Tbsp
Cool Whip (fat free) - 2 Tbsp
Low cal or reduced cal syrup Amount not to Exceed 20 cals/ 0 fat
Dream Whip - 1 Tbsp
Sugar-free Jam/Jelly Amount not to exceed - 20 cal
Low sugar Jam/Jelly - 2 Tsp
Horseradish - 1 Tsp
Mustard - 1 Tsp
Picante Sauce - 1 Tbsp
Relish 1 Tsp
Salad Dressing (Fat Free) 2 Tbsp
Salsa - 1 Tbsp
Soy Sauce (Low sodium) - 1 Tsp
Taco Sauce- 1 Tbsp
Worcestershire Sauce - 1 Tsp

Snacks:

Sugar Free Gelatin/Jello - 15 calories or 1 serving
Sugar Free Gum 1 stick - 5 calories
Sugar Free Candies 20 calories or less per serving with no fat
Dill Pickle 1
Popcorn (light and natural) 1 Cup POPPED

With this list I can add to the foods for a little variety and follow some of the recipes at the Nustrisystem forum. Plus I can have some Jello or popcorn if I’m so inclined - in addition to my Nutrisystem snack.

Nustrisystem Online

I like using the Nutrisystem website to track my meals and progress. One of my favorite parts of this program is that I don’t have to count calories or measure. I use the Nutrisytem guidelines and log them into my tracker. It lists the calories for me so I can see if I’m on track for 1200 calories a day. Anyday I feel like eating more, I look at my food tracker see if I have the calories to spare. What I really like about logging my food is that I see it all in front of me. Writing down everything I eat really helps to keep it all in check.

Bottom line? Still doing Nustrisystem. Still losing weight. Wii Fit says I lost another couple of pounds but I haven’t yet stepped on the bedroom scale. I’ll give the weight rundown next week. I really like this program and can see that it works, not only for me but for others. The success stories of some of the people I’m meeeting online is inspiring.

Also see:

• Week 1 with Nutrisystem
• Week 2 with Nutrisystem

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