We’re Goin’ Nutrisystem in January!

Well, my boyfriend have unfortunately been indulging a bit too much in the typical fattening holiday fare that seems to consist of sugary sweets, fattening gravys, lots of butters and oils, and starches.  And guess what?  I’ve put on about seven more pounds and he’s put on a lot more weight too, I’m not even sure of the exact number of pounds.  Safe to say that we both are feeling pretty porky though, and our clothes are not fitting us, nor are pictures of us all that flattering. 

You know how your face just takes on a whole different look when you’ve put on some weight? Like you have more of a double chin and your face just looks fatter?  Yeah, well that’s us right now!  So, we decided that as a new year thing, we are going to try the Nutrisystem diet plan for at least one month.  Knowing me and how fast I drop weight when I really put my mind to it, that’s all I’ll need to really get this weight off, and get myself back into maintenance mode for the 2009 year. 

I’m just hoping that after spending the money on the diet plan (I guess you pay for all your food up front, so you’re out that money if you go off the diet and screw it up), we can stick to it and don’t give in to any temptations.  I think I’m really set though, I may take a mild natural appetite suppressant just so I don’t go crazy with hunger and cravings for the first week, which is always the hardest for me when I’m trying to cut calories at first, and from there I should be ok.

I’m curious to see how the Nutrisystem diet goes.  I’m going to hopefully be able to supplement it with my own veggies, because knowing me, I get so hungry when I’m calorie restricted that I get shaky and my blood sugar gets all wacked out if I don’t have adequate calories to function.  I tend to eat a lot, even when I’m eating well, I just eat a lot of the right foods, so I think that’s just how my metabolism is set up.