Gareth and I both started a major diet today. It's called the 'Nutrisystem' diet . The basic idea is that they send you meals based on the Glycemic Index, to which you add fruits and vegetables and some dairy and you lose weight.
There are several reasons we chose this diet.
Firstly, the most obvious - we need to lose weight. I've lost what I gained while pregnant but I was overweight to begin with so I would like to get rid of some of it, if not all of it! Gareth also gained while I was pregnant and needs to lose a fair bit.
They have a special programme for diabetics which appealed to us, meaning he can for once get his blood sugars under control.
The problem I have with diets is that I get excited about them for a short period of time and then the amount of effort involved in ensuring I buy the right foods, cook the right foods, and subsequently eat the right foods! Usually I get bored after a short while and slip back into the easy (and unhealthy) options.
The other thing is life is completely manic since the arrival of a certain young lady, and since a certain young man started preschool , and a certain other young man started 50 million after school activities. Time is very short, energy even less so, so the idea that someone delivers all the food to me that I have to eat is very appealing. It is mostly processed meals that you microwave which of course have sodium and whatnot in, but compare that to eating very unhealthily and being overweight, they win.
I also don't have to cook twice for us and for the kids..... I only have to cook for the kids.
The food itself is loaded up with protein to sustain you during the day and stop your blood sugars spiking. A good thing. To it, you add fruits, salads, dairy. I have to maintain 1500 calories a day for the breastfeeding so I may have to add a few bits in but we'll see. They have this awesome website which you log in to daily which knows exactly which foods you ordered, and offers you a daily diary to tick them off and also enter what other foods you have, and keeps a running total of calories, etc. So far so great too, I had a huge breakfast of their cereal + a slice of toast + some grapes + a non fat yoghurt........ a chicken noodle soup for lunch + a roll + a salad + some ham..... an afternoon snack of an apple + a nonfat yoghurt..... and dinner still to come. I've eaten tons and am at around 850 calories!
Gareth is happy too and for the first time in goodness knows how long his blood sugars have been STABLE today. Not spiking after he ate. Fanbloodytastic. He is basically eating the same as I am.
Keep your fingers crossed that we lose loads of weight, stay healthy, it doesn't affect the breastfeeding, and that I don't crave sugar, lol.
Posted by katie at October 1, 2007 08:33 PMI'm considering this...how has it been working out for you?
Posted by: Robin at October 13, 2007 09:59 AM