Day Twelve: Vegetables, Vegetables Everywhere

Chicken Alfredo (frozen Nutrisystem meal)

All I wanted was some pasta, chicken, and Alfredo sauce. What did I get? A platter of thin white sauce, some chicken bits, and vegetables. Oh yes! There was some pasta too.

I am veggied out. First, this meal was one of Nutrisystem's "must haves" that I thought would be good. (They send several meals that the customer cannot turn down or change.) It did not turn out that way. I think I was more disappointed than Husband because I detest cooked carrots, and this dinner was filled with carrots. The side I made was asparagus, which we both like. For some reason I thought I was going to get a meal that was similar to the non-refrigerated chicken Alfredo that Husband ate the first week of our Nutrisystem journey. Compare the photos and see if you blame me. Surely eating a head of lettuce, some fruit, and green beans all day should be enough. I suppose not because these unwelcome guests were still invited onto my plate.

I think I am getting a tad grumpy from the drastic change in my caloric consumption.

Husband's Chicken Alfredo (not frozen)

The success of the day came during lunch. Breakfast was good, but it failed to keep me full all morning. I had a ham and cheese omelet from Nutrisystem (one of the "must have" breakfast meals that I had no choice about taking). The omelet impressed me because it looked just like a freshly made dish, and it was neatly folded over – a trick all the fancy chefs can do. It tasted fine, but I was regretting the breakfast by mid-morning.

9:55 a.m. Status Update – I’m starving. I had thought the 15 grams of protein in the omelet would last longer than this. The cereal certainly does the trick. Omelet = fail.

10:50 a.m. Status Update – Starving even more. I suck on a sugar free cherry candy. Maybe it’ll be 11:30 a.m. soon so I can have my lunch.

11:07 a.m. Status Update – Hungry.

11:21 a.m. Status Update – How can I be so hungry today?

Chicken Fajita Melt

11:43 a.m. Status Update – I am eating lunch, which turns out to be the best meal all day. I tried the Nutrisystem Chicken Fajita Melt. I ate half of the green beans and then ate half of my Nutrisystem meal. Then I finished the remaining beans and the last of the melt to make it last longer. The melt's flavor was very good and a tad spicy, which I like. The breading smelled like freshly made pizza dough when I microwaved it, but the taste is too whole grain. It does not have much flavor.

12:18 p.m. Status Update – I’m done with the melt, the green beans, and the Nutrisystem Chocolate Fudge Bar. I’m saving my yogurt and apple for later.

1:12 p.m. Status Update – It’s time for the yogurt.

3:23 p.m. Status Update – I’ve been fine so far this afternoon. The chicken fajita melt must have been a good choice for a filling lunch.

Inside the melt

I felt let down after dinner because I didn't have anything left to eat. I had to finish the desserts I was making for my book club meeting, so I spent two hours doing that. I managed to not eat any of one dessert I made (a Diplomat) and only had a small bowl of chocolate mousse that I used for the second dessert. It was much better than devouring a pound of chocolate, and it was less depressing.

As a man, Husband gets to eat two dessert options every day, and he gets a morning snack that I do not get. Eating all this, he still loses more weight than me even when I'm following the plan perfectly. It is just the curse of being a woman I guess. Maybe tomorrow those veggies will stay at home in the freezer. Or better yet, I can coat them all with mousse!