Day 31 HCG
Day 33 VLCD
186 lbs
-23 lbs
I'm down .6 lbs. I was actually hoping for a little more since I ate perfectly yesterday and was active outside all day too. Oh well, .6 is better than nothing.
We were a little off due to the time change and wound up going out about 12. No one had eaten and we decided to go out to eat. I was a little peeved because there is pretty much no place fast for me to eat. We decided to go to Texas Road House which I knew exactly what to order there. I had a few peanuts there because I was hungry and if I didn't eat something I would wind up eating one of those luscious rolls. I figured Peanuts were better than a roll for a cheat. It wound up being about the same for us to eat there as McDonalds because Charis and I shared the 6 oz steak and I got tomatoes and she got potatoes! It cost about $20 for our family to eat at McDonalds. It cost us $26 with tip to eat at Texas Road House.
I got a little nervous in the afternoon because I was hungry again. I had my OJ and melba toast but only an hour later I was hungry again. I had a few licks of peanut butter. We were out so I was making some more and I needed to find the right salting amount. I wound up putting none in because it tasted to good without. I hit the water pretty hard but wound up having two bites of bread because I tried making whole grain bread instead of just white flour and I wanted to see what it tasted like anyway. I was still hungry though. I really hope this isn't an omen.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 34 - And I've been wrong before
Day 30 HCG
Day 32 VLCD
186.6 lbs
-22.4 lbs
Ok. I was wrong. I lost 1 lb today. I guess I wasn't as bad as I thought, and I was standing and chasing Girl Scouts all day yesterday. Not to mention it was FREEZING so I'm sure that ate up some calories too. This is what I'm thinking. I have the extra days to do the HCG but this is becoming incredibly tedious and I so need a break. IF I make my goal by day 40 I'm going on maintenance. If not, I'll go until my HCG is gone. I really want to make that 180 mark. I haven't been lower than 181 since Charis was born almost 9 years ago. I looked GOOD then and I have the pictures to prove it. Of course I gained it all back to 199/200 in a matter of months. Not this time. I have the tools to keep it off, or I'm going to get them during maintenance, and I have a bunch of great online HCG mentors that will keep me on track!
I had bruchetta chicken for lunch today and then my melba toast and OJ later on. I worked hard today, all day, on my garden. I'm sitting here now watching my family eat cheesecake chimichangas. It's really not even tempting. But just to make sure I drank a liter of water so nothing is tempting.
Day 32 VLCD
186.6 lbs
-22.4 lbs
Ok. I was wrong. I lost 1 lb today. I guess I wasn't as bad as I thought, and I was standing and chasing Girl Scouts all day yesterday. Not to mention it was FREEZING so I'm sure that ate up some calories too. This is what I'm thinking. I have the extra days to do the HCG but this is becoming incredibly tedious and I so need a break. IF I make my goal by day 40 I'm going on maintenance. If not, I'll go until my HCG is gone. I really want to make that 180 mark. I haven't been lower than 181 since Charis was born almost 9 years ago. I looked GOOD then and I have the pictures to prove it. Of course I gained it all back to 199/200 in a matter of months. Not this time. I have the tools to keep it off, or I'm going to get them during maintenance, and I have a bunch of great online HCG mentors that will keep me on track!
I had bruchetta chicken for lunch today and then my melba toast and OJ later on. I worked hard today, all day, on my garden. I'm sitting here now watching my family eat cheesecake chimichangas. It's really not even tempting. But just to make sure I drank a liter of water so nothing is tempting.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 33 - A curveball
Day 29 HCG
Day 31 VLCD
187.6 lbs
-21.4 lbs
Yes! I'm down another .6 lbs. This is what I was used to before the fateful period.
I was totally not prepared for today. I thought I was but when life throws a curveball you better not be on the HCG diet. I sold Girl Scout cookies from 11-6 today. I took my melba toast with me and planned on getting an oj at the sonic next door to the spot we were selling at. That worked for the first hour or two. I thought I would be done in time to have a late lunch but it didn't work out that way. By 3 I was starving. I was trying to determine my best course of action and I decided that I would just eat what was left of Caedon's burger. It was a Jr. burger and was about 2/3 gone. I took the meat and tomato out and ate that. It really helped me make it until I could come home. I got home around 6:30 and thought I could make it through the rest of the night but I soon realized that I would start cheating like crazy if I didn't eat something. I made lemon pepper fish and broccoli. Before it could get done I ate a morsel of meatloaf off Caedon's plate. I just can't get hungry. I have no will power when I'm hungry. I think over all I did well though considering my predicament. I don't plan on any weight loss tomorrow. The biggest reason is that I didn't eat dinner until 7:30. The later I eat, the less I loose.
Day 31 VLCD
187.6 lbs
-21.4 lbs
Yes! I'm down another .6 lbs. This is what I was used to before the fateful period.
I was totally not prepared for today. I thought I was but when life throws a curveball you better not be on the HCG diet. I sold Girl Scout cookies from 11-6 today. I took my melba toast with me and planned on getting an oj at the sonic next door to the spot we were selling at. That worked for the first hour or two. I thought I would be done in time to have a late lunch but it didn't work out that way. By 3 I was starving. I was trying to determine my best course of action and I decided that I would just eat what was left of Caedon's burger. It was a Jr. burger and was about 2/3 gone. I took the meat and tomato out and ate that. It really helped me make it until I could come home. I got home around 6:30 and thought I could make it through the rest of the night but I soon realized that I would start cheating like crazy if I didn't eat something. I made lemon pepper fish and broccoli. Before it could get done I ate a morsel of meatloaf off Caedon's plate. I just can't get hungry. I have no will power when I'm hungry. I think over all I did well though considering my predicament. I don't plan on any weight loss tomorrow. The biggest reason is that I didn't eat dinner until 7:30. The later I eat, the less I loose.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 32 - Proud of myself
Day 28 HCG
Day 30 VLCD
188.2 lbs
-20.8 lbs
I Lost .6 lbs. I’m so proud of myself today. I had bruchetta chicken for lunch and then I had a challenge. I met my mother in Ardmore to give her Eythan for the weekend. I put my melba toast in the diaper bag and headed out. We met at Brahms, like we always do, and my mom bought everyone ice cream and hamburgers. I asked for an OJ. I had OJ and melba toasts while everyone else chowed on ice cream! Yeah ME!!!
I had a great day. For the first time, when I looked in the mirror today, I could tell I've lost weight. I could actually see my jaw bone! OH, and I have a neck!
Day 30 VLCD
188.2 lbs
-20.8 lbs
I Lost .6 lbs. I’m so proud of myself today. I had bruchetta chicken for lunch and then I had a challenge. I met my mother in Ardmore to give her Eythan for the weekend. I put my melba toast in the diaper bag and headed out. We met at Brahms, like we always do, and my mom bought everyone ice cream and hamburgers. I asked for an OJ. I had OJ and melba toasts while everyone else chowed on ice cream! Yeah ME!!!
I had a great day. For the first time, when I looked in the mirror today, I could tell I've lost weight. I could actually see my jaw bone! OH, and I have a neck!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Day 31 - Back in business
Day 27 HCG
Day 29 VLCD
188.8 lbs
-20.2 lbs
I lost .8 lbs. Although it doesn't add much to my total, I feel like I'm back on track. I wasn't hungry when I woke up this morning and I peed like a race horse yesterday which seems normal on the HCG for me. I also feel like I have some of my energy back. Since I started the HCG I've not been able to sleep past 6:30. Just two days off the HCG I had to drag myself out of bed again. This morning I couldn't go back to sleep at 6 even though I could have. Yeah!! I love HCG. I HATE my period. Stupid period ruined everything.
I had my left over steak and tomatoes for lunch. The only "cheating" I did was taste testing. I’m trying to make the kids a homemade cereal that tastes like captain crunch. It's pretty good so far, I just need to make it fluffier and less dense. I think a little more baking powder will fix that. We shall see. I also taste tested the mashed potatoes for diner to make sure they had enough salt. I really wanted to taste test the meatloaf but I did good and drank my OJ and ate my melba toasts.
Day 29 VLCD
188.8 lbs
-20.2 lbs
I lost .8 lbs. Although it doesn't add much to my total, I feel like I'm back on track. I wasn't hungry when I woke up this morning and I peed like a race horse yesterday which seems normal on the HCG for me. I also feel like I have some of my energy back. Since I started the HCG I've not been able to sleep past 6:30. Just two days off the HCG I had to drag myself out of bed again. This morning I couldn't go back to sleep at 6 even though I could have. Yeah!! I love HCG. I HATE my period. Stupid period ruined everything.
I had my left over steak and tomatoes for lunch. The only "cheating" I did was taste testing. I’m trying to make the kids a homemade cereal that tastes like captain crunch. It's pretty good so far, I just need to make it fluffier and less dense. I think a little more baking powder will fix that. We shall see. I also taste tested the mashed potatoes for diner to make sure they had enough salt. I really wanted to taste test the meatloaf but I did good and drank my OJ and ate my melba toasts.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Day 30 - About to give up
Day 26 HCG
Day 28 VLCD
189.6
-19.4 lbs
I gained .6 lbs. I'm pretty upset. In my worst dreams I would have stayed the same today. But gained .6 lbs? I was SO hungry yesterday and if I had actually eaten when I was I can't even imagine what I would have gained. I turned down moonpies. MOONPIES! Tomorrow better be miraculous or I give up and go on maintenance. I can't NOT be loosing weight and especially gaining weight. As I've said before, I don't have the patience or the will power for this. Without results, I'm done. So now, in the past week, I've lost .4 lbs instead of a pound. I need to quite thinking about it or I'll quite today.
So I was starving this morning and my HCG support group friends told me to eat a lot of steak and tomatoes to get the hunger under control. I made a double portion and the good news is I only ate half of it. My hunger was quenched. I didn't get hungry again until around 5:30 so I had my oj and melba toast. I was fine except for the fact that I made chicken and dumplings for dinner so I had to taste it several times to get the seasoning right. I also had half a dumpling to make sure the dough was done before I fed it to anyone. I suppose I can feel the HCG beginning to work again because I'm not nearly as hungry as I was yesterday and it was much easier to stop at just tasting the meal I was cooking and not indulging. Still waiting for my miracle tomorrow though.
Day 28 VLCD
189.6
-19.4 lbs
I gained .6 lbs. I'm pretty upset. In my worst dreams I would have stayed the same today. But gained .6 lbs? I was SO hungry yesterday and if I had actually eaten when I was I can't even imagine what I would have gained. I turned down moonpies. MOONPIES! Tomorrow better be miraculous or I give up and go on maintenance. I can't NOT be loosing weight and especially gaining weight. As I've said before, I don't have the patience or the will power for this. Without results, I'm done. So now, in the past week, I've lost .4 lbs instead of a pound. I need to quite thinking about it or I'll quite today.
So I was starving this morning and my HCG support group friends told me to eat a lot of steak and tomatoes to get the hunger under control. I made a double portion and the good news is I only ate half of it. My hunger was quenched. I didn't get hungry again until around 5:30 so I had my oj and melba toast. I was fine except for the fact that I made chicken and dumplings for dinner so I had to taste it several times to get the seasoning right. I also had half a dumpling to make sure the dough was done before I fed it to anyone. I suppose I can feel the HCG beginning to work again because I'm not nearly as hungry as I was yesterday and it was much easier to stop at just tasting the meal I was cooking and not indulging. Still waiting for my miracle tomorrow though.
Day 29 - Pretty bad week
Day 25 HCG
Day 27 VLCD
189.0 lbs
-20lbs
Well I'm down .6 lbs. That's pretty good. It's really disheartening when I realized I've only lost 1 lb since Thursday though. Of course some of that is my fault. But that, coupled with the ever growing rumble in my tummy makes me realized the impact HCG has on the weight loss. I decided to start my injections again today even though things are not completely wrapped up on the TOM. That issue would drag on for days and days more with very slight spotting and I can't take this diet anymore without the HCG. I even had to eat breakfast this morning I was so hungry and I haven't been hungry in the mornings not one day since I started the HCG. I had OJ and melba toast. I continued to be hungry and at lunch time the scallops and tomatoes just didn't seem to be enough. By dinner time I was famished and did a bad thing. There were some refried beans and rice Caedon left on his plate, only about 4 spoon fulls total, but I ate it. It curbed my hunger and I made it through the rest of the night.
So one of three things is happening. Hopefully it's just that the HCG is out of my system for not having it a couple days and it will build back up and I won't be hungry anymore. Or I could be getting a tolerance to HCG which can happen but is probably unlikely since I've been off it for a couple days. Or my HCG could be going bad. I'm pretty sure it's the first thing though and I should be back to "hcg normal" in a day or two. I've seriously not been hungry for 29 days, and to all the sudden be hungry is very, VERY hard. I don't see how anyone could do a VLCD without HCG.
Day 27 VLCD
189.0 lbs
-20lbs
Well I'm down .6 lbs. That's pretty good. It's really disheartening when I realized I've only lost 1 lb since Thursday though. Of course some of that is my fault. But that, coupled with the ever growing rumble in my tummy makes me realized the impact HCG has on the weight loss. I decided to start my injections again today even though things are not completely wrapped up on the TOM. That issue would drag on for days and days more with very slight spotting and I can't take this diet anymore without the HCG. I even had to eat breakfast this morning I was so hungry and I haven't been hungry in the mornings not one day since I started the HCG. I had OJ and melba toast. I continued to be hungry and at lunch time the scallops and tomatoes just didn't seem to be enough. By dinner time I was famished and did a bad thing. There were some refried beans and rice Caedon left on his plate, only about 4 spoon fulls total, but I ate it. It curbed my hunger and I made it through the rest of the night.
So one of three things is happening. Hopefully it's just that the HCG is out of my system for not having it a couple days and it will build back up and I won't be hungry anymore. Or I could be getting a tolerance to HCG which can happen but is probably unlikely since I've been off it for a couple days. Or my HCG could be going bad. I'm pretty sure it's the first thing though and I should be back to "hcg normal" in a day or two. I've seriously not been hungry for 29 days, and to all the sudden be hungry is very, VERY hard. I don't see how anyone could do a VLCD without HCG.
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