Almost 1 month

Today is day 26 on NS and everything is going fine. I put in my second order today and this time I ordered what I wanted. So we'll see if I get everything. I hear that NS substitutes what they want if they are out of something. I finally found Walden Farms products at Albertsons. I got the Alfredo sauce, Bleu cheese dressing and Marshmallow dip. I know it's diffcult to believe, but all three products have ZERO calories per serving. Ok, there likely isn't a smidgen of bleu cheese in the dressing, and I don't want to even know the chemicals they combined to make Alfredo sauce. But I hear so many raves on the NS boards about them that I had to try. Now I doubt they actually have zero calories. By law, any product with under 5 calories per serving can list the calories as zero. so they likely have at least a few calories per serving. And they aren't cheap. I think for all three items, they totaled about $15. I plan on trying the Alfredo sauce on my veggies and the marshmallow dip for my fruit.

I really didn't do much today. Today was technically the first day of my vacation since my regular days off are Wed/Thur. I go back on Saturday, January 3.

I usually only eat out once per week and that is Wednesday morning for breakfast with my sister Vicky, her friend Rocko and his niece Heidi. But since I'm on vacation I've been eating breakfast out much more. Today Rocko, Vicky and I all went to breakfast, but I had my usual, egg-white omelette, skinless chicken breast and 8oz of Oatmeal.

For lunch I had a NS fudge graham bar (190 cal) and a big salad. I'm stuffed right now and still have quite a bit to get in for the day.

** Dinner Update ** I had a very nice dinner tonight, my NS Entree (Ravioli with Spinach) along with a side of spinach and peas. Oh, and I had the Ravioli over two slices of Polenta. I used my Walden Farm's Alfredo sauce over the spinach and it added a nice touch. Not bad. Usually I add Mrs Dash or hot sauce to spice up my veggies, but the Alfredo sauce added a nice touch.

One thing I've noticed about myself is that once I get into a rhythm of healthy eating, I can usually stay in it quite well. That's why I try not to let myself have a "off" day and eat badly. Those can spiral into 2 days, a week and then before you know it, it's nearly impossible to get back into the healthy eating mode.

I have to say, I really enjoy those Fit'n Free pizzas. I had another one for dinner last night. I jazz it up a bit with a nice tomato, some onion, mushrooms and a little more light cheese. But they are really excellent. Then again, maybe some of you getting the high octane stuff might not like them, but those of us on diets, it's like nirvana of food.

Technically, day 28 is the end of the first month of NS, but since it was my first month they sent me a FREE week. So I have about 10 days of meals left. I have to make room in the cabinets to keep all this food. Right now it's spread out on my dinning room table. I need to organize it better, sorry that's the Virgo in me.