Being sick sucks

I took my son to a kids' indoor playground, and of course since he's ten months old, he put everything into his mouth. I suppose it shouldn't have come as much of a surprise that a few days later, he came down with a nasty cough and a runny nose. Unfortunately, my husband and I have both caught it as well so I haven't felt much like posting lately.

I've also been off plan- frankly, I've been eating whatever sounds good because I've been too tired to do much preparation in the way of veggies or to go shopping. I've been eating a lot of Campbell's soup, which while tasty, is very low in protein and I can see why it's not good to eat on Nutrisystem. It started triggering the desire for sweets for me immediately after eating, which was the way I was in the past. I couldn't handle eating sweets when I feel this crappy but I did eat a lot of bread which I am sure didn't help.

I was happy to see that I still managed to lose 0.6lb despite feeling too lousy to exercise and eating poorly. It's frustrating to be a fifth of a pound away from my next Nutribear but hopefully I will achieve it next week! I am trying hard to be back on track and as soon as I don't feel so weak I'll be back on the elliptical again.

I have a great flex lunch to share with you- I had it today and it was so delicious!

Flex Meals (Lunch):



I got this great idea from All You Need is Cheese magazine, which my husband loves and I usually avoid because the average recipe has about 800 calories and 30g of fat, but I was surprised and delighted to find this was NS friendly!

Scandinavian Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

1 or 2 slices of pumpernickel bread
1 oz Havarti cheese (I used herbed Havarti)
fresh dill weed, chopped
3oz smoked salmon

Spray a skillet with PAM and preheat. Assemble the sandwich and pan fry until cheese is gooey, turning at the halfway point.

Yum! I was lucky enough to get my salmon from the farmer's market, so instead of that thin processed stuff you get at the store, I got a real salmon fillet that had been smoked. It was delicious! If you have an extra carb serving, go for it and have your sandwich on 2 slices of bread. If not, just cut your bread in half and heap the fillings higher! Lunch entrees get a fat serving so if you want you could brush the bread with olive oil although it's not necessary. I preferred to use cheese with some fat in it instead- it melts and tastes better. This was a really tasty and filling lunch! I might add some chopped green onions to it next time.