I have been provided with a Nutrisystem plan in exchange for sharing my honest experience and results on my blog. All opinions are my own.
I was looking forward to this post all week. At the end of last month I put together a before and after photos collage to share with you guys and was amazed at the progress Ryan has made on his weight loss journey. I expected the difference to be less this month just because it’s typical to lose more weight early on in the diet process, but I was still excited to see the side by side comparisons.
Before I get to that, I have to share an uncomfortable truth with you all. The scale didn’t move at all this week – Ryan weighed in at exactly the same amount as last week. We have really been pushing ourselves in our workouts, and twice this week Ryan has drenched every square inch of the t-shirts he was wearing while working out. One day we were in the backyard working out for over two hours. Plus, Ryan hasn’t strayed away from the plan at all so we were hoping for slightly higher than average weight loss this week and were disappointed by the lack of change.
Part of Nutrisystem involves choosing SmartCarbs and PowerFuels – some PowerFuels and SmartCarbs are a little hard to judge the right size of – such as 2oz of low fat beef or a “medium” banana. I had read online that fruit can vary a LOT in size, so a medium-sized banana at one grocery store might be TWICE as big as the “average” or “medium” banana at another store. We’ve also been estimating 2oz of lean meats which we may be accidentally going over on. To solve these issues, we have purchased a kitchen scale which just came in the mail today. Now we will be able to look up how many grams the average banana is (126 grams is a “medium” banana) and weigh his PowerFuels and SmartCarbs to eliminate the guesswork. We hope this will ensure that he’ll be successful at getting the scale to move in future weeks.
Anyway, here is Ryan’s 2 month progress pictures. The first row is the beginning, the second row is the end of week 4, and the last row is the end of week 8 (which is where he is right now). His current weight loss total is 25.5 pounds. Nutrisystem is definitely working for him!
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
He looks great! Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. He’s replacing that fat with muscle and it’s going to weigh more at times and initially look like he’s not losing, but those great pics don’t lie–he’s getting in shape.
that’s amazing progress for only 2 months – wow! My husband was looking into this at one point but we swayed because of the cost. Maybe it would be worth it!
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He might not have lost any weight this week, but he looks GREAT!