diets are hard, but then so is life.

I know, I know...I should be referring to this as a life style change and not a diet.

Even so, diets, and life are hard.

Looking back at the past few weeks, I think I finally realized part of the reason I've been struggling with my diet.  I have been depressed about my mom passing away.

I struggle a lot day to day, sometimes just getting out of bed is too much.

I already struggle with depression and anxiety and I think it's just amplified.

I also have issues with seasonal depression, winter months of cold days really brings me down.

There's also the little bit of my asthma issues, where just thinking of being outside in the cold

sends me into a tailspin of worry and anxiety about getting sick or worse ending up in the

hospital with pneumonia...ugh!

This might all seem like a bunch of excuses, and maybe they are, but

I'm realizing that I really need to address my depression by seeking some help.

Maybe then once I start dealing with it, I will start to see some changes in my diet.

I mean it can't hurt to seek help and see if it makes a difference, right?

I see my doctor in about a week or so, hopefully that will make a huge difference.

That all being said,

I am stuck

The scale is stuck

It has not budged for weeks now.

Although, I have measured myself recently and I have noticed that those numbers have gone down some....so at least, something is working.

Starting weight -  Jan. 16, 2017 ---  212

                             Jan. 23, 2017 ---  207

                             Jan. 30, 2017 ---  208

                              Feb. 06, 2017 --- 207

                              Feb. 13, 2017 --- 206

                              Feb. 20, 2017 --- 204

                              Mar. 08, 2017 --- 204

**Disclosure ~ I will be receiving access to the website and food in exchange for reviewing the diet plan.  All opinions herein are my own and not influenced by Nutrisystem.   #ad #sponsored

Latest....

I missed last week's post...mostly because I was a bit disappointed that I didn't lose any weight.

Well, I didn't lose any this week either.

I think I just have so much junk going on that it's been hard to exercise.

For the last few weeks the only exercise I was able to get was when

I was walking back and forth to my classes.  That plus, I ended up getting sick.

Blah....

But on a good note, I didn't gain anything, so that's a good thing.

I'm working on changing things up a bit and I'm hoping that it will help.

In the mean time, here's a quick peek a few dinner meals that I love.

Salisbury steak and Mac and cheese with a side of green beans

Turkey medallions with mashed potatoes with a side of green beans

Some of my other faves are the Italian flatbread bread pizza.

I love pizza.

At first, when I saw the size of this meal I was a bit shocked and thought that it would not

be very satisfying, being so small in size.

However, I was surprised that it did satisfy me and filled me up

I also tricked myself a bit by cutting my pizza into four pieces.  This little trick made me feel like I was eating a lot, even though it really wasn't much.  It's a trick that I have done with most of my other

Nutrisystem meals, Cutting things into smaller portions tricks your mind into thinking you are getting a lot of food, even though you really aren't.  It works...sound weird, but it truly does.

I'm still fighting the depression, but I have a doctor visit coming soon, so I'm hoping that will help.

Here's a current picture, although  not much has changed in my looks so far....

Starting weight -  Jan. 16, 2017 ---  212

                             Jan. 23, 2017 ---  207

                             Jan. 30, 2017 ---  208

                              Feb. 06, 2017 --- 207

                              Feb. 13, 2017 --- 206

                              Feb. 20, 2017 --- 204

                              Mar. 08, 2017 --- 204

**Disclosure ~ I will be receiving access to the website and food in exchange for reviewing the diet plan.  All opinions herein are my own and not influenced by Nutrisystem.   #ad #sponsored