A New Year, A New Me, A New You, #NSNation #paid

When people hear I am on Nutrisystem and that I am 38 years old they can’t help but ask “Why are you worried about your weight now?” I guess in a way that is a typical response. When you get to be a certain age you learn that appearance doesn’t matter as much as it did when you were younger. I already outlined my most important reasons for losing weight in this post here but there is also a funny reason. Being 38 doesn’t mean you are dead inside, especially when you are single. Like all women, even pushing 40, you want to find someone to share your life with. You still find people attractive and you still want to feel special. So in steps the pizza delivery guy. I know, so cliche, right? But it is the truth and my girls can attest to that. We order pizza from a little place down the road called Nonnie’s ( I can say the name because I am pretty sure he doesn’t read my blog) and most times there is this really cute, slightly older gentleman that delivers the pizza. The first time he came to the house he went gaga over my cat. Score 1. Then he fell in love with my Mom’s yellow Camaro. Score 2. He made me laugh, score 3. I will admit it, I had a crush on him and my girls noticed it. They are teenagers and they still find the fact that I have feelings funny. So they started teasing me about him and they would hang out every time we ordered just to watch me blush. Finally Avery asked why didn’t I ask him out. I replied ” Pshh, he probably has a cute, skinny girlfriend somewhere.” The moment the words flew out of my mouth I wished I could take them back. Why did I have to use the word skinny? I learned something that day. When you say how you feel out loud, you can’t deny it any longer. Sure, there are pictures all over Facebook declaring that we as women should feel comfortable with our bodies, that being a “curvy” girl is not something to be ashamed of. However, have you ever noticed that when you go 3 posts down there is a picture of a skinny girl who all the guys are drooling over. It is enough to give you whiplash. In 3 seconds you can go from “I am okay the way I am” to being “Darn, I wish I looked like that.” I don’t want to feel like that anymore. I will never be skinny thanks to genetics but I want to be healthy. I want to be proud of how I look and when I go out, I don’t want to constantly look down because I am ashamed of how I look because I don’t have clothes that fit me or they are so baggy I look like a dumpy mess. I am tired of living like this.

2013 is rolling in and it is a year for change. Not just in my weight but in all aspects of my life. Dishin’ is getting ready to get an awesome new look, I have new opportunities, Dishin’ is turning 1, and I have so much to look forward to with my girls. Nutrisystem is not only helping me lose weight they are also helping me learn how to eat better. The holidays were rough and No, I didn’t deny myself anything. I ate what I wanted but it was with the knowledge I didn’t have to gorge. A little smidgen of this and a little smidgen of that was all I needed. My idea of Nutrisystem was all wrong. I figured you got the food, you ate it, you lost weight. WRONG! You are never going to keep the weight off if you do it like that. Nutrisystem quite honestly is a community. A community that wants to see you succeed and helps you every step of the way. I love the forum and visit it every day. I love reading people’s stories, the recipes, and the tips. I hate to exercise but learned on the forum that it is key to weight loss. You can eat Nutrisystem all you want but if you don’t move you are not getting the full benefits. I started out with Zumba and at first it was so hard. I didn’t want to do it and for a couple of days I found a reason not to but then I got off my butt and started again. I am so in love with it now that I just purchased Zumba gold. Trust me, for me that is a huge step. I have a long way to go but every step I take makes me feel better about myself. That means more than the weight loss.

So how am I doing you ask? I am doing okay! I am getting better at eating like I should. I definitely eat more veggies and fruit. Unfortunately now that I am on Nutrisystem I don’t see the pizza delivery guy anymore but sometimes you just have to sacrifice. To keep me motivated I have a board on Pinterest that I pin items I find inspirational. I look at it every morning. I just can’t remember to log in my food every day so I started using the planner. It is way easier on me then trying to find the time to go to the site several times a day. I love that Nutrisystem gives you options. So have I lost weight yet? YES! I have lost 3 lbs! I am really excited about that!

I am getting closer to my goal one step at a time! You know what? You can lose weight and get healthy on Nutrisystem too by calling 1-888-853-4689 or by visiting http://www.nutrisystem.com/nsblog.

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[disclaim]I am receiving 4 months of nutristystem free in exchange for posts about my experience. All opinions are my own and 100% honest. I have received no additional compensation. #spon #paid[/disclaim]