One of my favorite things about summer is all the fresh salsa! But did you know salsa can be full of salt and extra calories that you are not even aware you are consuming? You would think because it's vegetables that you are making a healthy food choice. But if there are lots of extras like olives you can end up consuming a lot of extra calories without even knowing it. But I have a solution! I have a healthy salsa that won't kill your calorie intake but will up your vegetable intake! To ...
Weight Loss
Green Chili Turkey Burgers
While I'm on my weight loss journey I'm looking for ways to enjoy my favorite foods but without all the empty or excess calories. And I've found a way to satisfy my burger craving without killing my calorie intake for the day. Nutrisystem encourages you to eat out, attend events and eat food other than Nutrisystem. They encourage you to take this time to learn about portion control, about those little changes in what you put on or in your food that have large calorie impacts and how to navigate ...
Inches Loss Matter Too
We have been traveling a lot this past month. From Universal Studios in Florida to a few Minnesota based trips and I haven't been seeing much weight loss. I was starting to get discouraged. I'm staying on plan and I am getting a lot of exercise on these trips as they are mostly all walking. My average miles per day this past month has been 7 1/2 miles. A day! But yet my weight loss has been about 1/2 pound a week. So this week I decided to check in and see how many inches I have lost. And boy ...
Hold On To Summer a Little Longer with Nutrisystem Pound Cake
The kids are heading back to school and summer is coming to an end but I'm going to hold on to it as long as I can. This coming weekend there will be celebrations and BBQs. It can be a hard time for those of us that are on a weight loss journey or trying to eat healthily. But I have a little recipe up my sleeve! Here's an option for a low cal strawberry shortcake using the Nutrisystem Pound Cake. I know I get bored and frustrated with eating the same things over and over again. And when I get ...
5 Tips for Airline Travel While on Nutrisystem
August is the month of travel for this family. We will be gone for 18 of the 31 days of August. Can you believe that?! While it sounds amazing it also very stressful. How will I stay on track while traveling? What can I take with me on a plane? These were questions that I had rattling through my brain on our drive home last week from Chicago. We were home for less than 36 hours before we headed to the airport to board a plane for Orlando. That short time home didn't leave much time for me to ...
5 Things You Need to be Successful with Weight Loss
Weight loss is a journey, you didn't become overweight overnight so do not expect to lose it overnight. With that being said, I feel the following have really helped me be successful on my journey. I'm only a quarter of the way through it but without these things, I do not think I would be here. A Plan I thought a long time about how I was going to lose the weight. I looked at countless programs from food delivery programs to exercise programs. In the end, I went with Nutrisystem. Why? Because ...