Monday, March 7, 2016
R1P2D14
Down: 1.6
total lost this round: 15.2
total lost over all: 15.2
Ok so 1.6 is nothing to shake a stick at but it has been a couple of days,dang it it should have been more. I went on a road trip and was PERFECT, I didn't cheat ONCE even when I was driving and exhausted. I do think I might not have had enough water so maybe tomorrow will be a really big number if I get all my water plus more today. I know I should be happy I mean I am over halfway to my goal and I still have 16 days to go but still, it gets easy to get frustrated. The good thing those is frustration doesn't make me automatically want to shove food in my face like it usually would.
All that said, I can say I had some one who doesn't know I am working so hard ask if I had been losing weight. She said she could tell so that was nice, nice to know my hard work is paying off and people can see it.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
R1P2D12
Down: 1.2
total lost this round: 13.6
total lost over all: 13.6
Ok, so I am not complaining but geesh after a day of just 5 apples I would have thought it would have been more! Oh well, at least it was a good loss and really I have 18 days to lose 10.6 pounds which will make is my goal of 25.6 pounds down from this round.
I will say I will be more appreciative of the food I CAN eat now!!
Ok, have to pack up and hit the road today so I wont be weighing again until Monday. Fingers crossed I don't mess this up. I usually HAVE to have some kind of junk to keep me going in the car but I am going to bring some Extra sugar free gum (if it is good enough for the biggest loser it should be good enough for me, right?????
Friday, March 4, 2016
R1 P2 D11
Down: .2
total lost this round: 12.4
total lost over all: 12.4
Today was another low number. errrrr I am ok though. My HCG app kept asking me yesterday and today if I was going to do an 'apple day' so I decided what the heck, might as well. SOOOO since noon today I have only had 3 apples. I sat at Freddy's (think Steak n shake but BETTER) and all I ate was an apple! I am very proud of myself.
I am a little worried about the next couple of days. I have to go to Savannah (yes Kassie, why did you have to move, you could have come watched my kiddo compete but NOOOO you had to go to Germany, lol) Anyway, I know I CAN be good, it is just a matter of getting the food I need when I need it and hope the people I am staying with aren't offended when I don't want to eat what she cooks.
So don't get upset if I don't post the next two days, I am not going to have much to say because I don't trust using different scales and I don't plan on bringing my computer.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
R1 P2 D10
Down: 2.6
total lost this round: 12.2
total lost over all: 12.2
Ok, I well make a real post today. The last few days have been sooooo busy I just haven't had time. I haven't had any really bad days but I did have a couple that annoyed me. I have stayed 100% on point with my eating. I haven't even licked my fingers when I got Nutella on the making sandwiches for the kids! SO when I was actually UP .6 3 days ago I was really annoyed. The next day I was down but only by .4. So it is really nice to see I am back on track today and I think this 2.6 kind of evens things out. I mean 12 pounds in 9 days isn't anything to get upset about, right?
So I am pretty sure water was the culprit. I realized I had not had nearly enough of it. Today actually I think I could be down a little more but that nasty I can't seem to 'go' issue is rearing it's ugly head! I had steak with mushrooms for dinner and I think that is the cause of the problem. I think that means tomorrow should be even better.
I do think I might need to break out a cook book. Getting a little tired of my rotation of meal choices. I still have 20 days to go on this round, can't drop the ball now. I mean 12 pounds the first 9 days, even if I only lost .5 every day from here on out we are talking another 10 pounds or so, right? I will take 22 but my goal is 25 so lets hope I don't have any more stalls and I can lose at least 1 pound a day!
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
quick post just for Kassie ;)
Here is hoping for a HUGE loss tomorrow as I have been perfectly on protocol AND drank a TON of water.
Oh in unrelated news, I am officially out of my boot from where I fell on my foot back in Nov. I saw the xray and it is still not totally healed but the doc said it is looking good. Apparently, my break was worse than most of that kind of break.
Ok, wish me luck on the scale in the morning.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Round 1 phase 2 Day 6
Down: 1
total lost this round: 9
total lost over all: 9
Sorry kind of took the weekend off. I know I know usually I do that when I have had a few bad days but no, not this time. Just too busy to really take the time. I am actually doing pretty well. As you can see I am down 9 pounds in 5 days (cause today is actually the 6th day) Best part is the ravenous hunger is GONE. I am actually having trouble eating the amount of food I was supposed to eat for lunch today so I think that is awesome.
Not too much else to add right now. OH I will say my heart grew a few sizes this weekend when my 11 year old daughter told me 'mommy I can tell already' and she pointed right to the area I am noticing change in. I usually have crazy stomach bloat but that is the first place I seem to be seeing change. I really need to do measurements, I will try my best to get that done in the morning and add it to tomorrow's post. Now where is that measuring tape?
Thursday, February 25, 2016
R1P2D3 the day the dietbet began
Down: .8
total lost this round: 4.8
total lost over all: 4.8
I am totally not surprised with today's results. Not that .8 is anything to be upset about but several factors come into play on why I think it wasn't more. First of all, there is no way I can expect to lose close to 4 pounds every day. As long as I am losing, I am happy. Not to mention I am still at better than 2lbs a day so far. If this was to keep up that would mean I could lose 60lbs by the time I finish this one 30 day round. I really don't expect that to be happy. Would I LIKE it too? SURE of course I would but I will be happy if I can finish this first round down 30. Another factor is that yesterday was HARD, I was really hungry from the time I woke up until the time I went to sleep. I didn't have any terrible cravings or anything but I was just HUNGRY. I had 'miracle' noodles with chicken and a little tomato sauce for lunch, an apple for a snack and then some lean beef with onions for dinner. I was still hungry so I ended up having a little of the roast chicken I had made for the family for dinner.
The final factor would probably be the miracle noodles themselves. I mean like HCG Chica says they are basically the nutritional equivalent of cardboard. It is all fiber and sometimes takes a minute to leave the body.
I woke up feeling a little less hungry this morning. The head ache is still there so I have had another cup of black coffee. I am hoping the headache leaves soon.
The last thing I wanted to talk about today is Dietbet. I have finally broken down and signed up for one with the some other members of my travel agency. I have 4 weeks to lose 4% of my weight, according to my weigh in this morning that means 10.8lbs. I actually hope they don't red flag me or something if they think I am losing too much for it to be legit! The pot last I looked was up to $140 and if I understand it correctly, everyone who loses at least 4% will divided that up at the end.
So that is it for my ramblings for today. Two days of VLCD's down 28 to go......I can do this, right?
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
R1P2D2 The day the day I broke out the black coffee
Down: 3.6
total lost this round: 4
total lost over all: 4
Day one was actually not so bad. I had a nice lean steak salad for lunch with and orange and then for dinner I sautéed some chicken and put it with some cabbage.
I am very proud of myself, I didn't cheat at all and well I guess it shows with that nice almost 4 pound loss. I even got in all the water I am supposed to get.
Today however is already starting as a struggle. I know day two can be more difficult. Last night I started getting a REALLY bad headache. I think it has to be from going cold turkey from sugar and caffeine. I woke up today with HORRIBLE headache pain and also really hungry! I decided to try to ease both issues with a cup of coffee BUT yes I am drinking it black.
I WILL look good in a bathing suit for my cruise! I will NOT fail this time!!!!
That said I will be very happy to grocery shop tomorrow, cause man we are low on EVERYTHING!
Monday, February 22, 2016
I am BACK and fatter than ever!
If you read my past blog posts you will see a few years ago I lost around 60 lbs on HCG. I went from a 18/20 to size 14 jeans. Reading that now makes me want to pure cry but I wont. Life got in the way and I just have to accept I let myself get off track. I am now the biggest I have ever been. (even bigger than when I was 9 months pregnant with my 9.4 pound baby!) I refuse to spend anymore of my life being exhausted and embarrassed to leave the house. It is time to get hold of my life!
My reward????? (well besides a happier life) My first Disney Cruise in the fall! I REFUSE to be embarrassed to leave my cabin!
Once again I am going to give HCG a shot. Only this time I am going pure with the original protocol which helped me lose 60 pounds the first time I did it. No cheating!
I actually started yesterday with my two loading days. I am going to do 3 rounds to start. My plan is to do 30 day rounds of very low calorie days with 21 days between each one where I will add in more calories to lock in the weight loss. That will take me through September. I am going to take a break from the HCG for my vacation and the holidays. Depending on where I find myself at the end of my first three rounds will decide if I need to do anymore at that point.
So stay tuned and cheer my on along this journey. I would really love the support.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
R1P2D3
I have a doctor's appointment today so I can kind of compare their scale to mine and figure which one is closer to right and I am also going to pick up a 9volt battery for the one I want to be right (because it is much more convenient to use)
So all that to say I am down anywhere from 6-16 pounds since yesterday, depending on which scale you look at, and neither of those totals seem within the realm of possibility!
HOPEFULLY, tomorrow I will have a better idea of an actual weight.
In the mean time, I ate a little more yesterday. Around 5pm I wasn't really so much 'starving' or anything but I had the WORST headache. It is trying to start up again. I think it is related to the 100% reduction in carbs and caffeine.
I made some really good shrimp for dinner. I ground up the little cracker/toast that is allowed, dipped the shrimp in one egg lightly scrambled and then sprinkled the crumbs over as a coating. It gave the shrimp just a little crunch and was perfect. I also put cauliflower in the food processor and steamed in the microwave for 'rice'. It was not only a tasty meal but also very filling.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
R1P2D2
todays weight: 267.0
Down:-3.6
total lost this round: 5
total lost over all: 5
I have to say that weight for today is really kind of an estimate. I can't get my scale to give me the same weight twice. It is now trying to say I am like 254 which would mean like 16 pounds since yesterday which is totally impossible so I am going with the first weight I saw which turns out is the most realistic of all the numbers I got. It really sucks because this is a brand new scale and I put new batteries in it this morning when it started acting up! I have an actual doctor's appointment tomorrow so I am going to see what their scale says and us it to figure mine out.
Anyway, yesterday was kind of tough. I am not sure if I was really hungry or just mentally hungry but there were times I would totally eat your arm had someone come close enough. I am giving it a few days to really get working but if this hunger doesn't go away I am going to have to adjust my dose a little.
I had a protein shake for breakfast, an apple for a snack. Lunch was 3oz of shrimp stir fried with bokchoy and a zero everything salad dressing. I did have a square of melba toast with it just for some 'crunch' in my day. Then dinner was 3oz of chicken with miracle noodles in tomato sauce.
I did go to be pretty hungry and I am now that I am waking up I am getting pretty hungry so I might have some eggs this morning and save the shake for a little later. I know I missed one of my fruits yesterday but I was figuring the shake took the place of the second fruit.
Ok off to face day 2.....wish me luck (of for the record, the little touch of hunger-TOTALLY worth it to see those pounds come off!!)
Monday, April 20, 2015
R1P2D1
todays weight: 270.6
Down: +1.4
total lost this round: 1.4
total lost over all: 1.4
Not a bad loading phase, I am ready to go. I woke up and not hungry at all this morning so I should be good to go for several hours. I need to check that there are still apples for a snack later. I think I am going to have shrimp and miracle noodles for lunch. I saw an amazing recipe for asparagus shrimp soup that I want to try later. I need to look at the list of recipes I found again to plan out the rest of my meals. Ok, off to do today's shot and drink some water. I am very parched.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
R1P1D2
todays weight: 269.2
Down: -2.8
total lost this round: 2.8
total lost over all: 2.8
It is actually not a good thing I am down so much on day one. I am actually supposed to be loading up on good high fat foods but I just couldn't make myself eat yesterday. I might have to do 3 loading days to make sure I get a good foundation. I am a little hungrier today so trying to get more food in. I do like seeing the scale go down though!
edited to add I am much more hungry today so I am getting better about the loading.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
again....I am back.
I don't care if anyone ever reads this, this is for me. So I can be accountable to myself.
I am starting HCG again. That seems to be the only thing that ever worked for me so I don't know why I walked away from it. Actually I got cocky the last time I tried it and thought I could cheat which lead to a total waste of time. NOT THIS TIME!
So here goes. Tomorrow I will start round one phase one day one (R1P1D1) I will have 2 days of loading and I am going to try to stick to high fat low carb, low sugar foods. Goals, I should put my goals here. I am going to try to be optimistic while being realistic. I have 4 rounds of HCG at my house ready to go. My hopes with round one will be to just lose 20 to 30 pounds. The guidelines of HCG say to expect .5 lbs a day, however the larger you are the more you tend to lose so I think this is a realistic goal.
Wish me luck, I will be back soon to update more, including my actual weight/measurments and post my 'before pictures'.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
R2P2D3
weight: 228
Change: +.9
total lost this round: 5
total lost over all: 43
Sorry I missed yesterday, I was in quite a funk. I totally caved and ate everything in sight. I am definitely and emotional eater! Anyway, I am lucky I am not up more than .9.
So. Today my daughter has to take her yearly testing and my son will be with my mother, I am very much looking forward to 3 hours to myself. I need it to regroup! I am trying to get my head back. It isn't fair that I let my emotions get to me so easily. Anyway today is another day and I will do this!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
R2P2D6
weight: 227.3
Change: -.6
total lost this round: 5.9
total lost over all: 43.9
I hate weekends, I did a great job all day but my 3 yr old took a long late nap causing me to stay up late and I ended up snacking mindlessly.....here's to a big loss tomorrow :)
Saturday, April 27, 2013
R2P2D5
weight: 227.9
Change: + 2.6
total lost this round: 5.3
total lost over all: 43.3
Stupid gymnastics....I didn't get around to making food before our three hour stint at gymnastics so I had dinner with the kids after 7 pm. I ate mostly allowed food (ok so I ate bacon which could be the culprit too but we are going to blame the late dinner). Anyway, I am going running today so it is probably ok that I am up a little. I am going to stay perfectly on protocol today and see what happens.....
Friday, April 26, 2013
R2P2D4
total lost this round: 7.9
total lost over all: 45.9
Well I knew it had to happen eventually. Things were going so great I had to have a less than 2 pound loss at some point, right? I think it is because I had a bite or two of pineapple. I didn't realize it was a 'forbidden fruit' but stopped and checked before I ate too much.
Off to grocery shop and replenish my supplies. I am going to pick up some protein shakes and bars that are allowed that will help on days when I just don't have time to cook, like this am.
Oh also this is a good time to take my measurements:
bust: 45(no bra)
waist:39
hips:46
legs: 23.5
arms:14.5
Thursday, April 25, 2013
R2P2D3
weight: 225.8
Down: -2.2
total lost this round: 6
total lost over all: 43.4
Another great day! I stopped by the market and replenished my veggies. I also picked up some flat bread wraps which are allowed on this version of the diet. I have not eaten so well in the past year as I hE this week. (Except while we were at Disney of course!). If I can keep up this pace for a coups more days I should hit my fort small goal by the weekend and my first big goal of 199 is totally do able!
Oh on a somewhat unrelated note, I think I am going to try to do the no 'poo thing that is going around. My hair is pretty nasty today so no better time to start than the present,right?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
R2P2D3
weight: 228
Down: -2.6
total lost this round: 4.8
total lost over all: 41.2
Yesterday was good. I am actually completely out of veggies and I am having to seriously wing it on food until grocery day Friday but some how I am still down today(and down quite alot!). My goal now is not to get over zealous but to keep my eye on that first zero....come on 220. Really frustrating because I was there before but let myself slip in to old bad habits....not again! I am coming up on my 1 year mark doing this diet (end of May) my longer term goal is to hit 199 by my 1 year mark....can I do it??