Day 6 Maintenance
182.2 lbs
TL: 26.8 lbs
FMW: +.2lbs
Are you seeing this? Is this not amazing? I'm only up .4 lbs today. I had a brownie bite, a bite of cupcake, chicken nuggets and french fries and I'm only up .4 lbs, only .2 lbs over my goal weight, and I still need to poo. Karen suggested cleansing tea, so I'll try and get some today. How is this possible though? I'm still right where I need to be. This is the most awesome diet ever invented! Or discovered as it were.
I finally ate at lunch time. My eggs got delivered so I fried a couple up. I had a couple melba toasts while Jon was making dinner. We had tuna salad sandwiches. I just had the tuna salad. Then Caedon brought me the peanut butter and we both had a couple spoonfuls. Then he brought me the strawberry jam, and we had a couple spoonfuls of that. It was a crazy day. I'm about to go back to work and I had to finish all my training. Hopefully I will get more food and the house and more time on my hands and I can get back to eating right. Even if I'm not gaining, I'd like to be eating well. Yesterday was really bad and I can tell it in my energy. Today was bad just because I didn't eat enough so now I feel tired and unsatisfied.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 50 - I'm not a gainer!
Day 5 Maintenance 181.8 lbs
TL: 27.2 lbs
FMW: -.2 lbs
I'm not a gainer! Two brownie bites didn't ruin me! I lost .6lbs today. I also haven't pooed in a day or so. It COULD be all the cheese. This is really going to be a tough 6 weeks emotionally. I need to learn how not to hang on every day's gain or loss. It's like a freakin' roller coaster. I really want to just start weighing once a week but that's not the rules. I guess it will get easier. I'm still fresh off of the "lows" from VLCD. I should start mellowing here any day now. Overall I'm impressed with the consistency of my weight. I was expecting it to be much harder. Once again Dr. Simmons knows his stuff. I'm expecting the second half of Maintenance to be more difficult though. Once I add carbs back, I'll really have to watch what I'm eating. Right now it's easy because I can eat what I want.....except carbs....and it's a breeze.
Today was difficult. There is hardly anything left in the house that I can eat. All the cheese is gone. All the eggs are gone. All the leftovers have carbs in them. We're at the end of a pay cycle and the end of the grocery list. I wound up having a brownie bite and big glass of milk. Horrible, I know. But my other choices were cereal, oatmeal, rice, pancakes, french toast, gravy and biscuits....all the stuff I still have to make for breakfast. If you can't tell.....we are kind of carb heavy in our diet. But like most people, financially, carbs make sense!
For lunch I made some chicken salad using canned chicken. CANNED! Ugh. Who actually eats this stuff? It was disgusting and I wound up eating two homemade chicken nuggets made from REAL chicken and with whole grain breading, and a couple of REAL french fries from potatoes I sliced up myself.
For dinner we were supposed to eat at the Blue and Gold banquet. Eythan is "crossing over" today. That means he will no longer be a cub scout but a BOY scout. My little man is growing up. I ate a huge hunk of mozzarella cheese before I left just in case there was nothing there I could eat. There was a bunch of fresh veggies and salads to choose from so I did just fine....until the cupcakes. The glorious blue and gold cupcakes. Cupcakes made with love by someone who really knows how to bake and made them from scratch, icing and all. Lemon cupcakes that were so moist I could feel them through the cupcake wrapper when I got Caedon one. I couldn't hurt Kelly's feelings. She had worked so hard. She had slaved all day to make these moist, delightful treats from scratch. No, I was a good friend. A GOOD friend I tell you! So I chose a scrumptious lemony lemon moist and gooey golden cupcake. I took one bite and handed it to Jon. I'm also a good HCG dieter!
TL: 27.2 lbs
FMW: -.2 lbs
I'm not a gainer! Two brownie bites didn't ruin me! I lost .6lbs today. I also haven't pooed in a day or so. It COULD be all the cheese. This is really going to be a tough 6 weeks emotionally. I need to learn how not to hang on every day's gain or loss. It's like a freakin' roller coaster. I really want to just start weighing once a week but that's not the rules. I guess it will get easier. I'm still fresh off of the "lows" from VLCD. I should start mellowing here any day now. Overall I'm impressed with the consistency of my weight. I was expecting it to be much harder. Once again Dr. Simmons knows his stuff. I'm expecting the second half of Maintenance to be more difficult though. Once I add carbs back, I'll really have to watch what I'm eating. Right now it's easy because I can eat what I want.....except carbs....and it's a breeze.
Today was difficult. There is hardly anything left in the house that I can eat. All the cheese is gone. All the eggs are gone. All the leftovers have carbs in them. We're at the end of a pay cycle and the end of the grocery list. I wound up having a brownie bite and big glass of milk. Horrible, I know. But my other choices were cereal, oatmeal, rice, pancakes, french toast, gravy and biscuits....all the stuff I still have to make for breakfast. If you can't tell.....we are kind of carb heavy in our diet. But like most people, financially, carbs make sense!
For lunch I made some chicken salad using canned chicken. CANNED! Ugh. Who actually eats this stuff? It was disgusting and I wound up eating two homemade chicken nuggets made from REAL chicken and with whole grain breading, and a couple of REAL french fries from potatoes I sliced up myself.
For dinner we were supposed to eat at the Blue and Gold banquet. Eythan is "crossing over" today. That means he will no longer be a cub scout but a BOY scout. My little man is growing up. I ate a huge hunk of mozzarella cheese before I left just in case there was nothing there I could eat. There was a bunch of fresh veggies and salads to choose from so I did just fine....until the cupcakes. The glorious blue and gold cupcakes. Cupcakes made with love by someone who really knows how to bake and made them from scratch, icing and all. Lemon cupcakes that were so moist I could feel them through the cupcake wrapper when I got Caedon one. I couldn't hurt Kelly's feelings. She had worked so hard. She had slaved all day to make these moist, delightful treats from scratch. No, I was a good friend. A GOOD friend I tell you! So I chose a scrumptious lemony lemon moist and gooey golden cupcake. I took one bite and handed it to Jon. I'm also a good HCG dieter!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Day 49 - I Really like brownies.....
Day 4 Maintenance
182.4 lbs
TL: -26.6lbs
FMW: + .4 lbs
I "lost" .6 lbs today. But with the inconsistent weigh yesterday that's probably not accurate either. The good thing is, I'm still under. I'd like to still be under 182, but as long as I'm under 184 I'm clear. It seems as if I'm gaining .2 lbs a day on maintenance. That's not good. I guess it's not bad either though. If it's consistent, I'll have 3 weeks before I have to have a steak day. I'm also in the middle of a fertile cycle. During the VLCD of this diet, I gained a little then too. Overall, I'm not worried. I should probably be a little better though. Jon came home with a Hershey bar last night and said I deserved a piece. I didn't even have a whole square, just a sliver. It was really good, but not worth it.
We ate a really late breakfast this morning. I made pancakes from scratch. Of course I couldn't have that so I made myself a mushroom and mozzarella omelet. Since we ate a late breakfast we just had an early lunch so I made some lemon pepper tilapia with broccoli and homemade bread. I skipped the bread. But then the kids wanted to make brownies. I caved and made them. I ate two brownie bites. THAT was worth it. I'm such a loser. I take that back. I'm a gainer and that's worse. It probably won’t be worth it in the morning.
182.4 lbs
TL: -26.6lbs
FMW: + .4 lbs
I "lost" .6 lbs today. But with the inconsistent weigh yesterday that's probably not accurate either. The good thing is, I'm still under. I'd like to still be under 182, but as long as I'm under 184 I'm clear. It seems as if I'm gaining .2 lbs a day on maintenance. That's not good. I guess it's not bad either though. If it's consistent, I'll have 3 weeks before I have to have a steak day. I'm also in the middle of a fertile cycle. During the VLCD of this diet, I gained a little then too. Overall, I'm not worried. I should probably be a little better though. Jon came home with a Hershey bar last night and said I deserved a piece. I didn't even have a whole square, just a sliver. It was really good, but not worth it.
We ate a really late breakfast this morning. I made pancakes from scratch. Of course I couldn't have that so I made myself a mushroom and mozzarella omelet. Since we ate a late breakfast we just had an early lunch so I made some lemon pepper tilapia with broccoli and homemade bread. I skipped the bread. But then the kids wanted to make brownies. I caved and made them. I ate two brownie bites. THAT was worth it. I'm such a loser. I take that back. I'm a gainer and that's worse. It probably won’t be worth it in the morning.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Day 48 - Still in the red
Day 3 Maintenance
183.0 lbs
TL: -26 lbs
FMW: +1
Well it looks as if I gained 1.2 lbs today. But I don't think that is entirely accurate. First of all I didn't get home until 10:30 am from the lock in and I had eaten a couple slices of sausage and some oj. I did go number 2 before I weighed so it is semi accurate. Tomorrow I'll know better how well I'm doing. I was still hungry when I got home so I had an egg. Later, after I woke up from a nap, I had a spoon full of homemade peanut butter and then some cheese for lunch. I made lasagna for dinner and before I put it together I put some of the meat, sauce and cheese in a bowl for me. It was great not having to make two meals and just modifying the one for me. I also posted before and after pictures. Just click on the photos tap at the top.
183.0 lbs
TL: -26 lbs
FMW: +1
Well it looks as if I gained 1.2 lbs today. But I don't think that is entirely accurate. First of all I didn't get home until 10:30 am from the lock in and I had eaten a couple slices of sausage and some oj. I did go number 2 before I weighed so it is semi accurate. Tomorrow I'll know better how well I'm doing. I was still hungry when I got home so I had an egg. Later, after I woke up from a nap, I had a spoon full of homemade peanut butter and then some cheese for lunch. I made lasagna for dinner and before I put it together I put some of the meat, sauce and cheese in a bowl for me. It was great not having to make two meals and just modifying the one for me. I also posted before and after pictures. Just click on the photos tap at the top.
Day 47 - It actually works!
Day 2 Maintenance
181.8 lbs
TL: -27.2 lbs
FMW: -.2 lbs
Yeah! I'm still under my maintenance weight! I only gained .2 lbs today. I guess that's to be expected. I'm not going to stay exactly the same weight I guess. Maybe if I hadn't had the extra serving of beans it would have been better though. I wasn't hungry at all this morning. In fact I was a little nauseated when I was cooking eggs and sausage to go in my yummy tortillas. I got hungry around 9 though and ate a little egg and sausage with cheese. It was just enough.
For lunch I made quesadillas for the kids and I just had the insides of one. The evening was a little more difficult. We had a lock in for the girl scouts. They had pizza, oranges, oatmeal cream sandwiches, and gummy bears. I took my water and ate the tops off a couple pieces of pizza. I also had some orange slices. I stayed up until way after midnight and wound up eating another top of another piece of pizza. I think it was overall a pretty successful day.
181.8 lbs
TL: -27.2 lbs
FMW: -.2 lbs
Yeah! I'm still under my maintenance weight! I only gained .2 lbs today. I guess that's to be expected. I'm not going to stay exactly the same weight I guess. Maybe if I hadn't had the extra serving of beans it would have been better though. I wasn't hungry at all this morning. In fact I was a little nauseated when I was cooking eggs and sausage to go in my yummy tortillas. I got hungry around 9 though and ate a little egg and sausage with cheese. It was just enough.
For lunch I made quesadillas for the kids and I just had the insides of one. The evening was a little more difficult. We had a lock in for the girl scouts. They had pizza, oranges, oatmeal cream sandwiches, and gummy bears. I took my water and ate the tops off a couple pieces of pizza. I also had some orange slices. I stayed up until way after midnight and wound up eating another top of another piece of pizza. I think it was overall a pretty successful day.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Day 46-Excited, a little scared, and little puke
Day 1 Maintenance
181.6 lbs
TL: -27.4 lbs
FMW: -.4 lbs
It wasn't as bad as could have been. I gained .4 lbs. I'm still in the clear.
This morning was interesting. I woke up again early and couldn't sleep due to the sounds emanating from my tummy. I was so ready to indulge in all the decadent foods I'd been missing for 40 plus days. It was kind of like getting your drivers license though. Remember all the plans you had? All the places you were going to go and all the things you were going to do? Then you get your license and all you could think of was going to Sonic to get a route 44 and then go home because you actually were a little scared of all the freedom. Ok well maybe not YOU, but that was me. That's how I felt this morning. I could have so many things and there was so much freedom, but I was actually a little scared that this whole process wouldn't work. I was afraid if I did what Dr. Simmons says I would gain weight. THAT would suck more than anything else after the deprivation of the past 40 plus days.
I made, eggs with cheese, strawberries, homemade chocolate crunch cereal, and a glass of raw skim milk (I used the fat skimmed to make the butter I cooked the eggs in...I'm so industrious!). I, of course, did not have the cereal as it was made of oatmeal and had honey and sugar in it. I didn't go overboard due to my fears and it was a good thing. I had about 1 egg, 1 giant strawberry, and about 1/2 cup of milk. This was plenty. If I had made more eggs I wouldn't have eaten them. I was completely full and satisfied! I even wound up feeding some left over eggs to the dogs...not enough to save.
Then Caedon threw it all up in the middle of the family room floor. It is always worth mentioning at this point, a miracle in a bottle. I believe that God, in his great love and compassion, has provided us with the cure for every disease. We just have to find it. Old wisdom sometimes had the answers and we have just forgotten over the ages. The cure for stomach viruses is Bentonite. You can get it at any health food store. It is clay mud. It absorbs everything in your stomach and passes it quickly with out the slightest bit of discomfort. Since we were introduced to it, our family has not suffered with stomach viruses. We may feel queasy and tired but we don't vomit for hours on end. We might a few loose stools but no explosive diarrhea. This stuff WORKS! We always have a bottle at home and now we have one at our parents’ houses too just in case. With kids around, it is always something we have to deal with and now at the first sign, we all take the bentonite and we're good to go!
So for lunch I had the left over stir fry I made on Tuesday. It was sooooo goooood! My new favorite spice is paprika! I've always had it and never used it. I read a recipe using it the other day for an Asian meal so I tried it. It is sweet. Not just nice, but sweet tasting. You might try it on something if you’re having a sweet tooth.
I made bean burritos for dinner. I've been experimenting with homemade refried beans. I was actually able to legally taste them this time so I'm getting close to perfecting my recipe. They were very tasty. I also made homemade tortillas. I tasted a corner of one. Now I've made yummy tortillas before, but these were scrumptious! Velvety soft, chewy but not tough, and just a hint of saltiness.....and they were whole grain. Maybe it's just my carb deprivation, but these were the best tortillas I've ever had....including Ted's and they're tough to beat. So maybe I had two corners but that's it! I just piled beans on my plate and doused them with cheese, sour cream, cheese, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, onions, cheese, and cheese. It was so good I had seconds...and that was a mistake. I think my eyes are literally bigger than my stomach now. I was miserable the rest of the night. I've never wanted to make myself throw up before last night. It had nothing to do with calories and everything to do with being completely uncomfortable that my stomach was so full. I probably only had a total of about a cup of food. In the past, I might have eaten even more. Yesterday it was twice as much as my stomach was willing to hold. So not only does this diet help for 40 days, but your stomach is physically changed so that you can't eat as much when it's over! I’m really nervous about what the scales will say tomorrow though.
181.6 lbs
TL: -27.4 lbs
FMW: -.4 lbs
It wasn't as bad as could have been. I gained .4 lbs. I'm still in the clear.
This morning was interesting. I woke up again early and couldn't sleep due to the sounds emanating from my tummy. I was so ready to indulge in all the decadent foods I'd been missing for 40 plus days. It was kind of like getting your drivers license though. Remember all the plans you had? All the places you were going to go and all the things you were going to do? Then you get your license and all you could think of was going to Sonic to get a route 44 and then go home because you actually were a little scared of all the freedom. Ok well maybe not YOU, but that was me. That's how I felt this morning. I could have so many things and there was so much freedom, but I was actually a little scared that this whole process wouldn't work. I was afraid if I did what Dr. Simmons says I would gain weight. THAT would suck more than anything else after the deprivation of the past 40 plus days.
I made, eggs with cheese, strawberries, homemade chocolate crunch cereal, and a glass of raw skim milk (I used the fat skimmed to make the butter I cooked the eggs in...I'm so industrious!). I, of course, did not have the cereal as it was made of oatmeal and had honey and sugar in it. I didn't go overboard due to my fears and it was a good thing. I had about 1 egg, 1 giant strawberry, and about 1/2 cup of milk. This was plenty. If I had made more eggs I wouldn't have eaten them. I was completely full and satisfied! I even wound up feeding some left over eggs to the dogs...not enough to save.
Then Caedon threw it all up in the middle of the family room floor. It is always worth mentioning at this point, a miracle in a bottle. I believe that God, in his great love and compassion, has provided us with the cure for every disease. We just have to find it. Old wisdom sometimes had the answers and we have just forgotten over the ages. The cure for stomach viruses is Bentonite. You can get it at any health food store. It is clay mud. It absorbs everything in your stomach and passes it quickly with out the slightest bit of discomfort. Since we were introduced to it, our family has not suffered with stomach viruses. We may feel queasy and tired but we don't vomit for hours on end. We might a few loose stools but no explosive diarrhea. This stuff WORKS! We always have a bottle at home and now we have one at our parents’ houses too just in case. With kids around, it is always something we have to deal with and now at the first sign, we all take the bentonite and we're good to go!
So for lunch I had the left over stir fry I made on Tuesday. It was sooooo goooood! My new favorite spice is paprika! I've always had it and never used it. I read a recipe using it the other day for an Asian meal so I tried it. It is sweet. Not just nice, but sweet tasting. You might try it on something if you’re having a sweet tooth.
I made bean burritos for dinner. I've been experimenting with homemade refried beans. I was actually able to legally taste them this time so I'm getting close to perfecting my recipe. They were very tasty. I also made homemade tortillas. I tasted a corner of one. Now I've made yummy tortillas before, but these were scrumptious! Velvety soft, chewy but not tough, and just a hint of saltiness.....and they were whole grain. Maybe it's just my carb deprivation, but these were the best tortillas I've ever had....including Ted's and they're tough to beat. So maybe I had two corners but that's it! I just piled beans on my plate and doused them with cheese, sour cream, cheese, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, onions, cheese, and cheese. It was so good I had seconds...and that was a mistake. I think my eyes are literally bigger than my stomach now. I was miserable the rest of the night. I've never wanted to make myself throw up before last night. It had nothing to do with calories and everything to do with being completely uncomfortable that my stomach was so full. I probably only had a total of about a cup of food. In the past, I might have eaten even more. Yesterday it was twice as much as my stomach was willing to hold. So not only does this diet help for 40 days, but your stomach is physically changed so that you can't eat as much when it's over! I’m really nervous about what the scales will say tomorrow though.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Day 45 - Last day...I be bad
No HCG
Day 43 VLCD
181.2 lbs
TL (total loss): -27.8 lbs
FMW(from Maintenance weight): -.8lbs
I lost .6lbs today. My tummy is making up for not being hungry yesterday though. I couldn't even sleep early this morning it was screaming so loud. I was half tempted to start maintenance a day early. I knew what eating the wrong foods does though if you have HCG in your system!
To bad I didn't keep that out look. It started with making homemade chicken nuggets. I had to taste them to make sure they were ok. Karen said I should let someone else taste the food. But when I experiment like this I need to taste it so I know how to make it better next time. I only ate one chicken nugget. Then I had crab bisque for lunch. Then the big mistake. I thought I would make potato soup because the NEXT time I make it I should be able to have a little. That didn't work. I probably had 1/2 a cup when it was all said and done. Hopefully tomorrow won't be my first steak day!!!
Day 43 VLCD
181.2 lbs
TL (total loss): -27.8 lbs
FMW(from Maintenance weight): -.8lbs
I lost .6lbs today. My tummy is making up for not being hungry yesterday though. I couldn't even sleep early this morning it was screaming so loud. I was half tempted to start maintenance a day early. I knew what eating the wrong foods does though if you have HCG in your system!
To bad I didn't keep that out look. It started with making homemade chicken nuggets. I had to taste them to make sure they were ok. Karen said I should let someone else taste the food. But when I experiment like this I need to taste it so I know how to make it better next time. I only ate one chicken nugget. Then I had crab bisque for lunch. Then the big mistake. I thought I would make potato soup because the NEXT time I make it I should be able to have a little. That didn't work. I probably had 1/2 a cup when it was all said and done. Hopefully tomorrow won't be my first steak day!!!
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