Time to catch everyone up....ended my R3P2 on October 25 (last drops) with a weight of 136.6. I was so ready to be done with R2 - just couldn't last another day. Started P3 on October 27. Ahh.....cheese.
Nearly one week later and I'm up 3 pound - 139.6. Did an egg day yesterday and actually gained .2 pounds. WTF? I must be cycling. Doing regular P3 today and started taking Drops of Skinny - supposed to help you stabilize by supporting the hypothalamus. Keep your fingers crossed!
OK...that is the bad news. Didn't really drop that much more in the second half of my R3. BUT...in the first half (before my planned interruption), I dropped to size 10! yahoo! In the second half of my R3, I dropped to size 8. MY GOAL! I am in size 8's. Even with gaining back a few pounds, I'm in size 8's. Rejoice!
Went shopping last night because I only really have 3 pairs of pants I can wear. I bought 3 more pants, two knit turtlenecks, one turtleneck sweater, a red blouse, and an argyle cardigan (cuz I always wanted one). All for about $150. I'm a good sale shopper!!
So...still having trouble stabilizing....hoping the Drops of Skinny fix that. BUT...I'm at my goal size. And that's all that matters, right?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Nearly done with R3P2
OK....I said I wasn't gonna gain anymore weight in R2P4...oops. I stopped at 153 - then gained 3 more for fun during my R3 loading days. Up to 156. Not good.
But...we're doing good here. I'm down 14 pounds with four days to go....weighed in at 142 this am. A fews up and downs, but not a bad round so far. Hubby is down to 201 this am. His goal is 200 - my goal for him is 196 (cuz then he won't be overweight according to his BMI) - but I'm happy wherever he's happy.
So...I will take a planned interruption and start back up on October 11. It would be nice to have less than 10 pounds to go after my interruption. Should be doable.
Still in size 12's, but they are getting loose now. I don't have any pants in size 10, so I'm gonna hafta hit Goodwill and St. Vincent's this week. For my size 8's that I will be in at the end of October (crossing fingers), I will be buying new clothes. Brand new. Shiny little size 8's. Can't wait.
But...we're doing good here. I'm down 14 pounds with four days to go....weighed in at 142 this am. A fews up and downs, but not a bad round so far. Hubby is down to 201 this am. His goal is 200 - my goal for him is 196 (cuz then he won't be overweight according to his BMI) - but I'm happy wherever he's happy.
So...I will take a planned interruption and start back up on October 11. It would be nice to have less than 10 pounds to go after my interruption. Should be doable.
Still in size 12's, but they are getting loose now. I don't have any pants in size 10, so I'm gonna hafta hit Goodwill and St. Vincent's this week. For my size 8's that I will be in at the end of October (crossing fingers), I will be buying new clothes. Brand new. Shiny little size 8's. Can't wait.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Pre-loading for R3
I'm sooooo ready to start R3. Cannot wait. So much so I started pre-loading this week. We "officially" start on Sunday - September 5. Been eating all sorts of nasty stuff too....donuts are number one on my list this week. Had 4 of them. Oh my. Been craving sugar really bad the last couple of weeks. Might be cycling, who knows? Sugar is my enemy. Really have to get a grip on sugar cravings once I'm done with R3P2.
Today's weight: 153. Gonna make it hard to get to 130 (my new goal) in three weeks. Hubby and I are doing a short round this time. He's got about 20 to lose as well. If I'm not happy where I end up, I probably will take a planned interruption for our annual Packer game and a wedding in the beginning of October and then start back on the drops.
Time will tell, right? Actually, if I'm wearing size 8 at the end of this short round, I'll be done no matter what my weight is. Size 8....I was size eight when I was in my mid-30s. I liked it. A lot. Clothes shopping was so much fun and I could usually get bargains cuz most people wear sizes 10-16, so a lot of the smaller sizes are leftover.
Hopefully, this will be my last round of hCG ever. Should be if I can stabilize well. Wouldn't that be nice?
See ya in a couple days....
Today's weight: 153. Gonna make it hard to get to 130 (my new goal) in three weeks. Hubby and I are doing a short round this time. He's got about 20 to lose as well. If I'm not happy where I end up, I probably will take a planned interruption for our annual Packer game and a wedding in the beginning of October and then start back on the drops.
Time will tell, right? Actually, if I'm wearing size 8 at the end of this short round, I'll be done no matter what my weight is. Size 8....I was size eight when I was in my mid-30s. I liked it. A lot. Clothes shopping was so much fun and I could usually get bargains cuz most people wear sizes 10-16, so a lot of the smaller sizes are leftover.
Hopefully, this will be my last round of hCG ever. Should be if I can stabilize well. Wouldn't that be nice?
See ya in a couple days....
Sunday, August 15, 2010
P4
So P3 is really really important. I didn't stablize well this round and now I'm paying for it. I gained 10 pounds from my LDW - shot up to 154! I did an egg day (dropped 3) and a steak day (dropped 1.6). Now I've been hovering around 151. This morning I got some extra sleep - I weighed in at 150. sigh
Getting anxious to start losing again. Really looking forward to proving to myself that I can make P3 work this last round. My goal is 130. Another 20 pounds. Thought I might be able to get away with a shorter round, but with gaining nearly 6 pounds from my setpoint - I'm gonna have to do another 40ish day round. ah well.
But...I will do better this round. I know I will. I am very determined.
Had a little good (interesting) new development this morning. Had some friends stay overnight - the husband said he thinks he is shrinking, so we decided to measure him. A little shrinkage - not too bad. So I said - let's measure me. In high school, I always thought I was 5'2". A bit later in my adulthood, I remember measuring 5' 2.75". I grew?!? So just how tall am I really now? My driver's license says 5' 3" (but it also says I weigh 165).
drumroll please......I am 5' 3". Yes indeedy - I have grown a full inch from high school. Who does that? Does this mean I'll be 5' 3.5" when I'm 60?
So now, in order to be considered not overweight anymore, I need to weigh 140. Only 10 pounds. Not too shabby. Doable in my first 10 days back on hhCG. yowsa. Unless, of course, I continue to gain. No no no no. I won't. I will be down to 148 before I start my next round. Yes I will. I will. I will.
OK...got to get to bed so I can get more quality beauty sleep. Ta ta for now.
Getting anxious to start losing again. Really looking forward to proving to myself that I can make P3 work this last round. My goal is 130. Another 20 pounds. Thought I might be able to get away with a shorter round, but with gaining nearly 6 pounds from my setpoint - I'm gonna have to do another 40ish day round. ah well.
But...I will do better this round. I know I will. I am very determined.
Had a little good (interesting) new development this morning. Had some friends stay overnight - the husband said he thinks he is shrinking, so we decided to measure him. A little shrinkage - not too bad. So I said - let's measure me. In high school, I always thought I was 5'2". A bit later in my adulthood, I remember measuring 5' 2.75". I grew?!? So just how tall am I really now? My driver's license says 5' 3" (but it also says I weigh 165).
drumroll please......I am 5' 3". Yes indeedy - I have grown a full inch from high school. Who does that? Does this mean I'll be 5' 3.5" when I'm 60?
So now, in order to be considered not overweight anymore, I need to weigh 140. Only 10 pounds. Not too shabby. Doable in my first 10 days back on hhCG. yowsa. Unless, of course, I continue to gain. No no no no. I won't. I will be down to 148 before I start my next round. Yes I will. I will. I will.
OK...got to get to bed so I can get more quality beauty sleep. Ta ta for now.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
R2-P3 - cont'd
Dropped 1 pound from my chicken day. But...I did have a couple glasses of white wine plus my husband fell asleep on the couch and I couldn't get him to wake up enough to go to bed. I tried three times - after the third time, I was wide awake. It was about 3:30 at this time. So I thought a cup of hot cocoa was in order to help me sleep. It did work, but I think it messed with my loss.
Ah well....the very next day, I regained that lost pound and have been hanging around 148 ever since. So, 148 is my set point. OK. I'm still out of the 150's and still in size 12. Not too bad after where I had been.
I will start R3 around Labor Day. I will do the loading days on Sunday and Monday. I really want to see the 130's again. 139 in particular because I will no longer be overweight at that point according to my BMI. Won't that be cool?!?!?
Ah well....the very next day, I regained that lost pound and have been hanging around 148 ever since. So, 148 is my set point. OK. I'm still out of the 150's and still in size 12. Not too bad after where I had been.
I will start R3 around Labor Day. I will do the loading days on Sunday and Monday. I really want to see the 130's again. 139 in particular because I will no longer be overweight at that point according to my BMI. Won't that be cool?!?!?
Monday, July 12, 2010
R2-P3
Wow...haven't blogged in a while. Life has been hectic. My hubby and I have a lake house where we host an annual Fourth of July party for family. This year we started building a deck and wanted the majority done by the 4th. We succeeded!!
But...I started P3 on June 30. We had the week of June 26-July 2 off to build the deck. My set point weight at the end of R2 was 144.4. Haven't seen that number in a while and I like it!!! But with building the deck, mowing our acre lot and not eating enough, I quickly gained 4 pounds. Oops. I started eating more - especially more fats - and did stabilize - but at 148. Stayed there for about a week.
Not really liking 148 especially after seeing 144.4. So today I did a chicken day. We'll see what I drop tomorrow.
Really kind of disappointed in myself. Once I started eating like I was supposed to in P3, I stabilized. Just wish I would have forced myself to eat more those first few days. Maybe I would be stable at 145 instead. *sigh*
Three pound drop from a chicken day? Cross your fingers.....
But...I started P3 on June 30. We had the week of June 26-July 2 off to build the deck. My set point weight at the end of R2 was 144.4. Haven't seen that number in a while and I like it!!! But with building the deck, mowing our acre lot and not eating enough, I quickly gained 4 pounds. Oops. I started eating more - especially more fats - and did stabilize - but at 148. Stayed there for about a week.
Not really liking 148 especially after seeing 144.4. So today I did a chicken day. We'll see what I drop tomorrow.
Really kind of disappointed in myself. Once I started eating like I was supposed to in P3, I stabilized. Just wish I would have forced myself to eat more those first few days. Maybe I would be stable at 145 instead. *sigh*
Three pound drop from a chicken day? Cross your fingers.....
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Milestones!
I passed two milestones this week: I am wearing size 12! I haven't worn size 12 in at least 6 years. Went through my pants and sorted them out.....all black to a friend who needs to wear black pants to work. Two of my nicer pairs to another friend who is also on the hCG protocol. The rest went to goodwill. In the way back of my under-the-bed drawers was about 6 pairs of size 12 pants. THEY ALL FIT. yowza!
Second milestone I reached just this morning: I am officially out of the 150's and into the 140's!! I weighed in at 149 this morning. A full 1.2 pound drop from yesterday. This feels incredible.
People are noticing my weight loss now. That feels incredible too. Got a few more interested parties at work. Probably going to have to fess up to some of the doctors I work with about what this diet is. Just not ready yet. Mainstream medical doctors are often leery of anything that hasn't been tainted by moneygrubbers. Interesting, no?
I have 15 days to go.....I'm hoping to get to 143 at that time. It is possible, we'll see if it happens. If so, I would have lost 41 pounds in my two rounds. I'm running out of adjectives....just a big WOW is all I can think of.
Second milestone I reached just this morning: I am officially out of the 150's and into the 140's!! I weighed in at 149 this morning. A full 1.2 pound drop from yesterday. This feels incredible.
People are noticing my weight loss now. That feels incredible too. Got a few more interested parties at work. Probably going to have to fess up to some of the doctors I work with about what this diet is. Just not ready yet. Mainstream medical doctors are often leery of anything that hasn't been tainted by moneygrubbers. Interesting, no?
I have 15 days to go.....I'm hoping to get to 143 at that time. It is possible, we'll see if it happens. If so, I would have lost 41 pounds in my two rounds. I'm running out of adjectives....just a big WOW is all I can think of.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
R2 - Week 2/3
Just getting too busy with life to keep up with my blogging....sorry 'bout that.
As of today, June 1, I'm down a total of 30.4 pounds since I started this journey in February. Feels incredible!! Had a pretty good week...down nearly 4 pounds. Still trailing behind my losses from my first round, but I'm catching up!
Having more cravings this time around....not giving into them, but it's strange that I'm having them. Also not as excited to cook...again, I think that life is getting in my way. Just too many things to do.
I've decided to end this round at the end of June - June 27 will be my last day for drops. I want to be able to enjoy my hubby's birthday on July 2 and July 4 without having the abdominal distress that I did last time when starting P3. If I keep on pace with my losses and average .5 a day, I'll be right around 140. We'll see how I look at that weight. Otherwise, I'll go on another round in the fall to get down another 10 or so. Again, we'll see.
Have I mentioned how incredible this diet is? wow
As of today, June 1, I'm down a total of 30.4 pounds since I started this journey in February. Feels incredible!! Had a pretty good week...down nearly 4 pounds. Still trailing behind my losses from my first round, but I'm catching up!
Having more cravings this time around....not giving into them, but it's strange that I'm having them. Also not as excited to cook...again, I think that life is getting in my way. Just too many things to do.
I've decided to end this round at the end of June - June 27 will be my last day for drops. I want to be able to enjoy my hubby's birthday on July 2 and July 4 without having the abdominal distress that I did last time when starting P3. If I keep on pace with my losses and average .5 a day, I'll be right around 140. We'll see how I look at that weight. Otherwise, I'll go on another round in the fall to get down another 10 or so. Again, we'll see.
Have I mentioned how incredible this diet is? wow
Monday, May 24, 2010
R2 - Week 1
It's been a little over a week....been kinda busy with planting and yardwork and building a deck. But good news on the diet front - I'm doing great!
Let's get some official numbers. After my loading days I weighed 167.2. Today, ten days later, my weight is 157.4! Down nearly 10 pounds. I'm not on the same pace as I was on my first round. I had lost a few more pounds, but the closer you get to your goal, the slower you will go.
I've tried some new recipes this round...some excellent - like szechwan chicken - some just OK - like spicy mustard chicken. I'll keep experimenting. We've been eating dinner later than usual this past week too...hunger has been popping in and out, but overall - not too bad. Again, I will not cheat - just not worth it.
Hubby thought my stomach looked smaller this week. I measured myself last night and didn't really see anything. sigh...it will have shrink sooner or later, no?
Let's get some official numbers. After my loading days I weighed 167.2. Today, ten days later, my weight is 157.4! Down nearly 10 pounds. I'm not on the same pace as I was on my first round. I had lost a few more pounds, but the closer you get to your goal, the slower you will go.
I've tried some new recipes this round...some excellent - like szechwan chicken - some just OK - like spicy mustard chicken. I'll keep experimenting. We've been eating dinner later than usual this past week too...hunger has been popping in and out, but overall - not too bad. Again, I will not cheat - just not worth it.
Hubby thought my stomach looked smaller this week. I measured myself last night and didn't really see anything. sigh...it will have shrink sooner or later, no?
Saturday, May 15, 2010
R2 - Day 1
I think I loaded way better this round than last...I know more know on what to do, so I guess it paid off. Yesterday was my first 500 calorie day and I didn't really have significant hunger until dinnertime. But, we ran a bunch of errands after work and dinner didn't happen until 8:00. I should have been hungry, no?
I dropped 2 pounds this morning. Was kinda hoping for 3, but I haven't eliminated all the food from my load days yet....perhaps a detox bath is in order for tonight? A detox bath contains one cup each of epsom salts and baking soda poured into your bathwater. The last time I took one I was pretty well "cleaned-out" the next day.
So, I'm on my way. Feels good to be back at it. Stay tuned....more to come!
I dropped 2 pounds this morning. Was kinda hoping for 3, but I haven't eliminated all the food from my load days yet....perhaps a detox bath is in order for tonight? A detox bath contains one cup each of epsom salts and baking soda poured into your bathwater. The last time I took one I was pretty well "cleaned-out" the next day.
So, I'm on my way. Feels good to be back at it. Stay tuned....more to come!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Round 2!
I started my second round yesterday - May 12. I really do hate the loading days. I'm feeling so full, bloated, and nauseous. Hate it. Eating the high-fat foods is fun for like the first two bites...then I just feel like I'm force-feeding.
BUT...as with my last round, this does make me anticipate the 500 calories per day coming up even more. I am so very excited to start losing again. This will start on Friday and I'll post my results on Saturday.
Speaking of results, here are my starting numbers for this round:
I stabilized around 164 in Round 1 Phase 4. This morning, after load day #1, I weighed 167 - 3 pounds up....guess I did a good job, eh? Ah well, it will come off fast.
I've shared this diet with some friends. One is doing it with me right now - having tremendous results. Another started and stopped immediately. I think I have one more friend who is highly motivated and will start in the next month or so. I feel like I need to share this with everyone. I really believe that I will lose all I want and never be fat again. What a great feeling!!
BUT...as with my last round, this does make me anticipate the 500 calories per day coming up even more. I am so very excited to start losing again. This will start on Friday and I'll post my results on Saturday.
Speaking of results, here are my starting numbers for this round:
I stabilized around 164 in Round 1 Phase 4. This morning, after load day #1, I weighed 167 - 3 pounds up....guess I did a good job, eh? Ah well, it will come off fast.
I've shared this diet with some friends. One is doing it with me right now - having tremendous results. Another started and stopped immediately. I think I have one more friend who is highly motivated and will start in the next month or so. I feel like I need to share this with everyone. I really believe that I will lose all I want and never be fat again. What a great feeling!!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Phase 4 findings
Since I haven't blogged in a while, I thought I would catch you up. Yesterday was the last day of three weeks of Phase 4. I have taken the full six weeks off since I stopped taking the hhCG drops and could potentially start Round 2 today.
BUT.....we're leaving for Las Vegas next Friday, so I won't start up again until we return. On Wednesday, May 12, I will officially start Round 2. Really excited to start up again and start losing again. I'm even more excited that my friend started her hCG diet on Thursday! I can't wait to see her results.
I've maintained pretty ok....my body seems to want to stabilize at 3-4 pounds over my set point. Other women on the Yahoo group have said the same thing. OK...if that's how it's gonna be, then that's how it's gonna be.
We did another chicken day this week - I dropped 2 pounds on that one. Yesterday, I had to drive 2.5 hours to a remote site for a meeting.....ate a doughnut, mcdonald's cheesesburger, fries and a chocolate shake. oops.... Just got nasty-ass cravings while driving. I had read about another correction day of cheese and apples. Eat two ounces of cheese and two apples, three times a day. This person also said that after a particularly bad day of eating (I think it was similar to my day yesterday), that she thought she should finish the day eating something somewhat healthy, so she ate two ounces of cheese and two apples. The next morning, she was actually down a little.
So....after eating the junk, I thought I would do the same - end the day a little more healthy. I ate two ounces of cheese and just one apple. This morning I was rewarded with a .4 pound loss. LOSS!! hmmm.....eat junk all day then eat cheese and apples. Interesting diet idea.....
I'll be back after Vegas and post a little more regularly. I'm anxious to see what results I get with Round 2. I know we did a few things a little off-protocol....didn't really calculate our calories, ate melba toast with sesame seeds.....I'm going at this second round with a vengence. My goal is 24 pounds. I will reach it.
BUT.....we're leaving for Las Vegas next Friday, so I won't start up again until we return. On Wednesday, May 12, I will officially start Round 2. Really excited to start up again and start losing again. I'm even more excited that my friend started her hCG diet on Thursday! I can't wait to see her results.
I've maintained pretty ok....my body seems to want to stabilize at 3-4 pounds over my set point. Other women on the Yahoo group have said the same thing. OK...if that's how it's gonna be, then that's how it's gonna be.
We did another chicken day this week - I dropped 2 pounds on that one. Yesterday, I had to drive 2.5 hours to a remote site for a meeting.....ate a doughnut, mcdonald's cheesesburger, fries and a chocolate shake. oops.... Just got nasty-ass cravings while driving. I had read about another correction day of cheese and apples. Eat two ounces of cheese and two apples, three times a day. This person also said that after a particularly bad day of eating (I think it was similar to my day yesterday), that she thought she should finish the day eating something somewhat healthy, so she ate two ounces of cheese and two apples. The next morning, she was actually down a little.
So....after eating the junk, I thought I would do the same - end the day a little more healthy. I ate two ounces of cheese and just one apple. This morning I was rewarded with a .4 pound loss. LOSS!! hmmm.....eat junk all day then eat cheese and apples. Interesting diet idea.....
I'll be back after Vegas and post a little more regularly. I'm anxious to see what results I get with Round 2. I know we did a few things a little off-protocol....didn't really calculate our calories, ate melba toast with sesame seeds.....I'm going at this second round with a vengence. My goal is 24 pounds. I will reach it.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Correction Day #2
I did do a chicken day on Friday. Roasted a chicken at 7:30 am and ate the whole thing throughout the day. Kinda boring, but I wasn't really hungry, so that was good. I dropped 1 pound the next day, so am now only .8 pounds over my set point weight.
Hopefully, I am done with correction days and can maintain my set point. I have one week left of eating "Atkins-induction" style. We can start adding sugar and starches on Saturday. Kinda scary again - just don't know what the scale will show. Wish we had a more detailed eating plan like we did in Phase 2. Maintaining, as we all know, is really the hard part.
Hopefully, I am done with correction days and can maintain my set point. I have one week left of eating "Atkins-induction" style. We can start adding sugar and starches on Saturday. Kinda scary again - just don't know what the scale will show. Wish we had a more detailed eating plan like we did in Phase 2. Maintaining, as we all know, is really the hard part.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Correction day results!
I dropped 1.6 pounds from my steak day yesterday....yay! Now I'm just 1.8 pounds above my set point weight. Still within the 2 pound range, but just barely. I have dinner plans tonight and lunch plans tomorrow, so perhaps I will do a chicken day on Friday. I would like to be 1.8 pounds UNDER my set-point weight for a change...
My breakfast today was a home-made egg muffin (eggs, sausage, green peppers, onions, spinach, cheese, spices - all mixed together and baked in a muffin tin) and a few strawberries. I thought I could eat two of these, but I'm thinking I can only handle one. I packed my lunch/snacks a bit lighter too....my yogurt is without nuts or fruit today, some leftover meatballs with miracle noodles for lunch and an apple for a snack. Let's see how that goes. Should be plenty to eat and keep me satisfied.
My gut is telling me that I was eating too much...we'll see!
My breakfast today was a home-made egg muffin (eggs, sausage, green peppers, onions, spinach, cheese, spices - all mixed together and baked in a muffin tin) and a few strawberries. I thought I could eat two of these, but I'm thinking I can only handle one. I packed my lunch/snacks a bit lighter too....my yogurt is without nuts or fruit today, some leftover meatballs with miracle noodles for lunch and an apple for a snack. Let's see how that goes. Should be plenty to eat and keep me satisfied.
My gut is telling me that I was eating too much...we'll see!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
P3 - Week 2
Haven't posted in a while. I've been kinda holding steady this past week. The last few days, however, a few pounds have added up. I'm up 3.2 pounds from my "set point". Uh oh....time for a steak day!
A steak day is Dr. Simeon's correction day of sorts for Phase 3. Here's how it works: as soon as you have gained 2 or more pounds over your set point, you do a steak day. You eat no breakfast, no lunch, but drink plenty of fluids. Then for dinner you eat a large steak with either a raw tomato or an apple. The steak should be between 12 and 24 ounces. Grill it, pan fry it in butter, broil it - whatever. All you eat all day is the steak and tomato or apple.
So I did my steak day today. Thought I would be hungry all day long, but surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I drank a liter of seltzer, 3 cups of coffee, cup of green tea and water throughout the day. Chewed gum off and on. It was OK. I stopped at The Pig and got some steaks for dinner - grilled them with garlic/rosemary/butter sauce and ate approximately a pound of steak. I chose a raw tomato. Delish. Feeling pretty satiated right now.
The scale tomorrow will tell me if this was successful or not. I'm thinking I may try a "chicken day" next if the scale doesn't move enough. For a chicken day you roast a whole chicken and eat it throughout the day. Start with the fattiest portions first - the wings and legs - then the thighs and onto the breasts and other parts if you're still hungry. Just graze on that throughout the day.
I have to say that P3 isn't quite as much fun as I thought it would be. I kinda miss knowing exactly what I can and can't eat - like it was in P2. Obviously, I'm eating too much. Or perhaps I'm really not eating enough - Dr. Simeon's says you can gain weight by not eating enough as well. Sigh.....no blueprint for this phase.
I also miss the hCG in my body - I mean I slept great with it and woke up refreshed. I needed less sleep. I'm now back to needing more sleep than what I'm getting. Better get to bed earlier tonight! The homeopathic hCG has a "feel good" quality to it. You just feel more energized when you are taking it. Looking forward Round 2 when I can enjoy that feeling again and drop another 20 pounds!
A steak day is Dr. Simeon's correction day of sorts for Phase 3. Here's how it works: as soon as you have gained 2 or more pounds over your set point, you do a steak day. You eat no breakfast, no lunch, but drink plenty of fluids. Then for dinner you eat a large steak with either a raw tomato or an apple. The steak should be between 12 and 24 ounces. Grill it, pan fry it in butter, broil it - whatever. All you eat all day is the steak and tomato or apple.
So I did my steak day today. Thought I would be hungry all day long, but surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. I drank a liter of seltzer, 3 cups of coffee, cup of green tea and water throughout the day. Chewed gum off and on. It was OK. I stopped at The Pig and got some steaks for dinner - grilled them with garlic/rosemary/butter sauce and ate approximately a pound of steak. I chose a raw tomato. Delish. Feeling pretty satiated right now.
The scale tomorrow will tell me if this was successful or not. I'm thinking I may try a "chicken day" next if the scale doesn't move enough. For a chicken day you roast a whole chicken and eat it throughout the day. Start with the fattiest portions first - the wings and legs - then the thighs and onto the breasts and other parts if you're still hungry. Just graze on that throughout the day.
I have to say that P3 isn't quite as much fun as I thought it would be. I kinda miss knowing exactly what I can and can't eat - like it was in P2. Obviously, I'm eating too much. Or perhaps I'm really not eating enough - Dr. Simeon's says you can gain weight by not eating enough as well. Sigh.....no blueprint for this phase.
I also miss the hCG in my body - I mean I slept great with it and woke up refreshed. I needed less sleep. I'm now back to needing more sleep than what I'm getting. Better get to bed earlier tonight! The homeopathic hCG has a "feel good" quality to it. You just feel more energized when you are taking it. Looking forward Round 2 when I can enjoy that feeling again and drop another 20 pounds!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
P3 - Starting out
Last night at 6:00pm was the start of our three weeks of Phase 3. High protein and fat, no sugar, no starch. Fruits and veggies are OK as long as they don't have starch. My fear of becoming uncontrollably hungry did not happen, and I was glad.
I spent most of Saturday cooking new things for us to eat. Since we can't have starch, bread is out. There are a lot of recipes available from the HCGDIET Yahoo group and I found one for "oopsie bread". Not sure why it's called that, but whatever. It is made from eggs and cream cheese. Mix the cream cheese and egg yolks together. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the mixture together. Pour onto cookie sheet into circles. Bake. Turned out golden brown and a bit puffy. Very slight cheese flavor....really airy and flaky.
Next up: Pizza. Made kinda the same type of crust, but this one had mozzarella and parmesan cheese, oregano and basil baked into the crust. Topped it with some homemade pizza sauce, bits of venison we had left over from dinner Friday night, some canadian bacon we were planning on eating Sunday morning (basically anything I had on hand) and more mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Baked. Pretty nummy - but really really rich.
Eggs benedict this morning: Egg, canadian bacon, asparagus and hollandaise sauce over an oopsie roll. Again, nummy but really rich.
Had three vodka and seltzers last night. Got a little toasted. Had a pretty rough start to today. I'm thinking eating all this rich food is making my digestive track pretty unhappy. I'm running to the potty quite a bit and in a fair amount of pain. Hopefully, this is just a transition phase and I'll get accustomed to this way of eating soon. But, I dropped 1.6 pounds this morning and have reached my goal of losing 24 pounds this first round. I'm officially down 24.2 pounds and am into the 150's!! 159.8!
Shrinkage has officially started. Wore smaller pants and jean this week. Butt is shrinking faster than belly, so my pants are hanging a little in the back. Anxious to see how small I get in the next few weeks. Be nice to see size 12 again. Might need to buy new clothes - that would be a shame...;-)
I spent most of Saturday cooking new things for us to eat. Since we can't have starch, bread is out. There are a lot of recipes available from the HCGDIET Yahoo group and I found one for "oopsie bread". Not sure why it's called that, but whatever. It is made from eggs and cream cheese. Mix the cream cheese and egg yolks together. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the mixture together. Pour onto cookie sheet into circles. Bake. Turned out golden brown and a bit puffy. Very slight cheese flavor....really airy and flaky.
Next up: Pizza. Made kinda the same type of crust, but this one had mozzarella and parmesan cheese, oregano and basil baked into the crust. Topped it with some homemade pizza sauce, bits of venison we had left over from dinner Friday night, some canadian bacon we were planning on eating Sunday morning (basically anything I had on hand) and more mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Baked. Pretty nummy - but really really rich.
Eggs benedict this morning: Egg, canadian bacon, asparagus and hollandaise sauce over an oopsie roll. Again, nummy but really rich.
Had three vodka and seltzers last night. Got a little toasted. Had a pretty rough start to today. I'm thinking eating all this rich food is making my digestive track pretty unhappy. I'm running to the potty quite a bit and in a fair amount of pain. Hopefully, this is just a transition phase and I'll get accustomed to this way of eating soon. But, I dropped 1.6 pounds this morning and have reached my goal of losing 24 pounds this first round. I'm officially down 24.2 pounds and am into the 150's!! 159.8!
Shrinkage has officially started. Wore smaller pants and jean this week. Butt is shrinking faster than belly, so my pants are hanging a little in the back. Anxious to see how small I get in the next few weeks. Be nice to see size 12 again. Might need to buy new clothes - that would be a shame...;-)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Finished drops
We took our last drops yesterday. Today was the first day of eating 500 calories and no drops. I felt a bit of hunger this morning and then again this afternoon. Was it real hunger? Was it just thinking I should be hungry? I am worried that we will get really hungry before we can start eating Phase 3 foods on Saturday.
But one day down. Got all of Friday to go. Then up to 6:00pm on Saturday. We can do it.
Today I weighed in at 161.2. So close to being in the 150's again AND a 1.8 pound loss from the day before. WOWEE. I think I'll be back to losing at least 3 pounds this week. I set and re-set my goals for this round and my last goal was 24 pounds down. Right now I'm down 22.8. I have two days to lose 1.2 pounds. Hmmm....probably won't hit that, especially after having such a big loss this morning, but I should hit 23 pounds down no problem. Hubby has been going up and down all week. I think he's just ready to quit the limited menu and start eating again.
According to the "protocol", we should take the weight we weigh today and treat it as our set point for the next two phases. Officially called the LIW - last injection weight. Not sure why we don't call it last drop weight, but whatever. We should not gain or lose more 2 pounds from this weight - if we do, we need to correct immediately. I really want to get down a little more so I can get to my goal weight in my next round, so I think I'll wait for Saturday's weight to be my set point.
Again, if anyone wants to join me on my next round, just let me know.
But one day down. Got all of Friday to go. Then up to 6:00pm on Saturday. We can do it.
Today I weighed in at 161.2. So close to being in the 150's again AND a 1.8 pound loss from the day before. WOWEE. I think I'll be back to losing at least 3 pounds this week. I set and re-set my goals for this round and my last goal was 24 pounds down. Right now I'm down 22.8. I have two days to lose 1.2 pounds. Hmmm....probably won't hit that, especially after having such a big loss this morning, but I should hit 23 pounds down no problem. Hubby has been going up and down all week. I think he's just ready to quit the limited menu and start eating again.
According to the "protocol", we should take the weight we weigh today and treat it as our set point for the next two phases. Officially called the LIW - last injection weight. Not sure why we don't call it last drop weight, but whatever. We should not gain or lose more 2 pounds from this weight - if we do, we need to correct immediately. I really want to get down a little more so I can get to my goal weight in my next round, so I think I'll wait for Saturday's weight to be my set point.
Again, if anyone wants to join me on my next round, just let me know.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
hCG links
Thought I would post some of the links that I used to read up on the diet, find recipes, buy drops and get support.
First and foremost is the "bible". Dr. Simeon's manuscript, "Pounds and Inches". YOU HAVE TO READ THIS FIRST. You may want to read it a couple of times. I go back to it now and then for clarification. It explains a bit about his research on obesity. It also spells out the diet, things to look for, what to expect. In his day - the 1950's - there was only the injectable hCG out there. Now we can get it in sublingual (under the tongue) form. Again, I use the homeopathic hCG (hhCG) - a lot more stable and I don't have to do any mixing or worrying about potency. Some people don't do well on hhCG and need to go to the Rx hCG. There are sites on the Yahoo group, HCGDIET, that will help you find the Rx hCG. WARNING - it comes from overseas and may take a while to get here.
Also, in Dr. Simeon's day, makeup was oil-based. We really don't have to worry about that these days and most of our makeup will be just fine.
OK...onto the links:
Hubby may or may not join me this time. He's already down 36 pounds with a week to go...he may decide he's done. We'll see.
First and foremost is the "bible". Dr. Simeon's manuscript, "Pounds and Inches". YOU HAVE TO READ THIS FIRST. You may want to read it a couple of times. I go back to it now and then for clarification. It explains a bit about his research on obesity. It also spells out the diet, things to look for, what to expect. In his day - the 1950's - there was only the injectable hCG out there. Now we can get it in sublingual (under the tongue) form. Again, I use the homeopathic hCG (hhCG) - a lot more stable and I don't have to do any mixing or worrying about potency. Some people don't do well on hhCG and need to go to the Rx hCG. There are sites on the Yahoo group, HCGDIET, that will help you find the Rx hCG. WARNING - it comes from overseas and may take a while to get here.
Also, in Dr. Simeon's day, makeup was oil-based. We really don't have to worry about that these days and most of our makeup will be just fine.
OK...onto the links:
- Pounds and Inches:http://hcg-drops.net/PDFs/1-pounds-and-inches.pdf
- http://www.hcgdietinfo.com is a good place to get started as well - lots of info
- Yahoo user group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/HCGDIET/ - I've learned so much here
- hhCG drops: http://hcg-drops.net - This is where I ordered mine...came quickly
- Recipes pages: http://hcgrecipes.blogspot.com/ - I have more and you can always google hCG phase 2 recipes to get more!
Hubby may or may not join me this time. He's already down 36 pounds with a week to go...he may decide he's done. We'll see.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Fifth Week
Bit of a depressing week for me. First - I gained .8 pounds on Tuesday. Couple of reasons for this I think. #1 - could be hormones...really not sure when/if I cycle anymore due to having a hysterectomy. #2 - I ate a can of tomatoes at one meal on Monday.
So that was bad enough, but then my wonderful husband lost 3.2 pounds on Thursday! 3.2 pounds in one day!!! Just not fair....he lost more in day than I lost this entire week. Only good thing is that he only lost another .8 pounds all week for a total of 4 pounds lost. This is about 1-1.5 pounds less than he was averaging. He is now down 36.6 and looking good!!
My gain took me three days to recover from. I ended the week at 1.4 down. I'm down 19.8 pounds in 5 weeks. I really can't complain, but I was looking forward to dropping 24 this round. I guess I'll have to be happy with a little over 20. That would still put me above average for women - according to my Yahoo group, women average .5 pounds a day. So 40 days would be 20 pounds.
Hunger has been good for the most part. I think it is more a mental thing now. I am getting tired of the restrictions. I need to eat some "real, normal" food again. Also getting tired of waking up 2 and 3 times a night to pee. Gotta get my liquids in earlier in the day.
We take our last drops on Wednesday. Then 3 more days of 500 calories. Then we start 3 weeks of high protein, high fat, no starches and no sugar. I cannot wait for cheese! According to my calculations, we'll be able to start eating cheese and other such foods at 6:00pm on Saturday night. Might just have a drink too!
So that was bad enough, but then my wonderful husband lost 3.2 pounds on Thursday! 3.2 pounds in one day!!! Just not fair....he lost more in day than I lost this entire week. Only good thing is that he only lost another .8 pounds all week for a total of 4 pounds lost. This is about 1-1.5 pounds less than he was averaging. He is now down 36.6 and looking good!!
My gain took me three days to recover from. I ended the week at 1.4 down. I'm down 19.8 pounds in 5 weeks. I really can't complain, but I was looking forward to dropping 24 this round. I guess I'll have to be happy with a little over 20. That would still put me above average for women - according to my Yahoo group, women average .5 pounds a day. So 40 days would be 20 pounds.
Hunger has been good for the most part. I think it is more a mental thing now. I am getting tired of the restrictions. I need to eat some "real, normal" food again. Also getting tired of waking up 2 and 3 times a night to pee. Gotta get my liquids in earlier in the day.
We take our last drops on Wednesday. Then 3 more days of 500 calories. Then we start 3 weeks of high protein, high fat, no starches and no sugar. I cannot wait for cheese! According to my calculations, we'll be able to start eating cheese and other such foods at 6:00pm on Saturday night. Might just have a drink too!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Fourth week
This week went by pretty fast - which is good cuz the first three seemed like way more than just 21 days. Over half way done with my first round now. I did have fantasies of being able to lose all 44 pounds in one round, but now I realize that's unrealistic. My new goal for this round is 24 pounds. That way, I'll just need to lose 20 on my next round.
This week's updates:
I'm down 3.4 for the week for a total loss of 18.4. yay! Hubby down 5.6 for a total loss of 32.6. Double yay! Hubby will only need to one round I think. We'll see how happy he is with his loss after Phase 3 and 4.
I told several people at work about the hCG diet. May have two recruits. Others....not sure if they think this is safe. S'OK....I'm convinced of its safety and it's obviously working for me, so I'm not worried.
Hunger has been pretty good this week. A couple of mornings after my fruit, I have some pretty decent hunger pangs. I popped a piece of sugar-free gum and all was well until lunch.
Only two weeks to go. Pretty psyched about eating cheese again. Hubby and I keep bouncing ideas about our new menus between each other. First day is obviously cheese first thing in the morning, followed by eggs benedict without the english muffin. Lunch....I'm thinking a nice juicy cheeseburger. We're undecided about dinner....something pan fried in butter I'm sure.
I'm noticing a little shrinkage this week. Foremost is my bum....pants are really dropping there. Waist isn't shrinking yet - a little frustrating, but it has to start showing up there pretty soon. I've lost nearly 20 pounds...my waist has to shrink too! Some people on the Yahoo hCG group state that some people don't shrink until they're in Phase 3. Then, they don't lose any more weight, but shrink noticeably. I was hoping I could start really seeing some shrinkage by now, but if it happens later I'll have to live with it. Better than it not happening at all.
Hubby has a gig again tonight. Seltzer for drinks. Don't really miss drinking...interesting. Apple for the ride home. Kinda wanna get pulled over for DUI. Tell them the last time I drank was SuperBowl Sunday. Imagine the disappointment on their faces. HA!
This week's updates:
I'm down 3.4 for the week for a total loss of 18.4. yay! Hubby down 5.6 for a total loss of 32.6. Double yay! Hubby will only need to one round I think. We'll see how happy he is with his loss after Phase 3 and 4.
I told several people at work about the hCG diet. May have two recruits. Others....not sure if they think this is safe. S'OK....I'm convinced of its safety and it's obviously working for me, so I'm not worried.
Hunger has been pretty good this week. A couple of mornings after my fruit, I have some pretty decent hunger pangs. I popped a piece of sugar-free gum and all was well until lunch.
Only two weeks to go. Pretty psyched about eating cheese again. Hubby and I keep bouncing ideas about our new menus between each other. First day is obviously cheese first thing in the morning, followed by eggs benedict without the english muffin. Lunch....I'm thinking a nice juicy cheeseburger. We're undecided about dinner....something pan fried in butter I'm sure.
I'm noticing a little shrinkage this week. Foremost is my bum....pants are really dropping there. Waist isn't shrinking yet - a little frustrating, but it has to start showing up there pretty soon. I've lost nearly 20 pounds...my waist has to shrink too! Some people on the Yahoo hCG group state that some people don't shrink until they're in Phase 3. Then, they don't lose any more weight, but shrink noticeably. I was hoping I could start really seeing some shrinkage by now, but if it happens later I'll have to live with it. Better than it not happening at all.
Hubby has a gig again tonight. Seltzer for drinks. Don't really miss drinking...interesting. Apple for the ride home. Kinda wanna get pulled over for DUI. Tell them the last time I drank was SuperBowl Sunday. Imagine the disappointment on their faces. HA!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Mid-Week update
I passed a milestone earlier this week that I wanted to share. According to my BMI (Body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of body fat based on height and weight) I am no longer Obese. I am now classified as overweight. I can't tell you how good this feels.
I think I'm also starting to show signs of shrinking. I bought a pair of pants late last year that were just a bit too tight around the bum. I finally hemmed them this past weekend and wore them to work today. They are too big now. That felt good too.
I had bought a few new pair of pants last year cuz I just needed something to wear. I didn't fit into anything. I also didn't have any shorts to wear on my recent Cancun vacation, so I had to buy new ones. Now I have these new clothes that will not fit me in a few weeks. Hardly ever worn. Lucky for me I have a friend at work who's about the same size as me and she is buying them from me. I'm giving her deeeeeep discounts of course. Just nice to know someone will get some use out of them!
I am looking forward to shopping for new clothes in the future. Clothes shopping has always been a struggle cuz nothing looked good on me. I'm hoping and trusting that will change.
So far so good. I still haven't cheated. We tried buffalo burgers yesterday. They were really really good. Most of our meals have been really good. I've been trying hard to spice things up so we don't get bored. A couple of not-so-good meals, but the vast majority have been very tasty indeed.
Less than three weeks to go....I'm hoping to drop 25 pounds on this round which means I need to lose another 9 pounds in the remaining 18 days. I think I can do it.
I think I'm also starting to show signs of shrinking. I bought a pair of pants late last year that were just a bit too tight around the bum. I finally hemmed them this past weekend and wore them to work today. They are too big now. That felt good too.
I had bought a few new pair of pants last year cuz I just needed something to wear. I didn't fit into anything. I also didn't have any shorts to wear on my recent Cancun vacation, so I had to buy new ones. Now I have these new clothes that will not fit me in a few weeks. Hardly ever worn. Lucky for me I have a friend at work who's about the same size as me and she is buying them from me. I'm giving her deeeeeep discounts of course. Just nice to know someone will get some use out of them!
I am looking forward to shopping for new clothes in the future. Clothes shopping has always been a struggle cuz nothing looked good on me. I'm hoping and trusting that will change.
So far so good. I still haven't cheated. We tried buffalo burgers yesterday. They were really really good. Most of our meals have been really good. I've been trying hard to spice things up so we don't get bored. A couple of not-so-good meals, but the vast majority have been very tasty indeed.
Less than three weeks to go....I'm hoping to drop 25 pounds on this round which means I need to lose another 9 pounds in the remaining 18 days. I think I can do it.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Third Week
We are officially half-way done with Round 1!! Feels like it's been a long three weeks, however. Hopefully the next three will fly by.
Let's get the numbers in right now:
I lost 3.2 pounds this week and weigh in at 169 this morning. I am finally below the 170's!! Fifteen pounds gone!
Hubby lost 5 pounds this week and weighs in at 222. He has lost 27 pounds in three weeks. So proud of him!
Bit of slow start to the weight loss for me this week. In the first four days, I only lost 1 pound. I lost 2.2 pounds in the last three days of this week. I've been reading some posts from the Yahoo hCGDIET group. It appears that some people can't handle eating tomatoes and two fruits in one day, since tomatoes are basically a fruit that we use like a veggie. So starting on Wednesday, I stopped eating my second fruit. I also really tried to get at least a gallon of water/drinks into me. The weight started coming off faster then. Hmmmm....am I onto something?
I also read that drinking an ACV Cocktail will help with keeping weight loss steady. ACV is apple cidar vinegar. Two ounces of ACV in a glass of water sweetened with stevia is the cocktail. Not something I would typically drink, but I can get it down.
I'm going to keep up with this regimen to see if I can consistantly lose .6 to .8 pounds a day. If I slow down again, I will give up one of my breadsticks/melba toasts each day to see if that helps. After that, I really don't have much more to try and will just have be happy with my results.
Crab is permitted on this diet, so I thought we would try some. Canned crab, however, contains a bit of sugar. We are going to give it a shot anyway. I did buy some real king crab legs yesterday -- expensive! $10.99 a pound. Spent $25 on my batch. I thawed it out and then removed all meat. Weighed it - it came in at 19.5 ounces. How much is that a pound?? WOW. We heated it up in a pan with garlic, salt, pepper, and a couple of lemon rinds. It was good, but not great. Really needed butter. Ah well, we tried it and know we won't be doing that again. Hopefully, we can eat the canned version with sugar and not have it affect us negatively.
I'm hoping to be able to get down to 155 on this round. I think I can. Then I can start up my second round after my trip to Vegas in May. I would only need to lose 15 pounds to reach my goal and should be able to only do a three week round and be at my goal weight for our annual July 4th party at the lake house! Woot! Woot!
ah....life is good.
Let's get the numbers in right now:
I lost 3.2 pounds this week and weigh in at 169 this morning. I am finally below the 170's!! Fifteen pounds gone!
Hubby lost 5 pounds this week and weighs in at 222. He has lost 27 pounds in three weeks. So proud of him!
Bit of slow start to the weight loss for me this week. In the first four days, I only lost 1 pound. I lost 2.2 pounds in the last three days of this week. I've been reading some posts from the Yahoo hCGDIET group. It appears that some people can't handle eating tomatoes and two fruits in one day, since tomatoes are basically a fruit that we use like a veggie. So starting on Wednesday, I stopped eating my second fruit. I also really tried to get at least a gallon of water/drinks into me. The weight started coming off faster then. Hmmmm....am I onto something?
I also read that drinking an ACV Cocktail will help with keeping weight loss steady. ACV is apple cidar vinegar. Two ounces of ACV in a glass of water sweetened with stevia is the cocktail. Not something I would typically drink, but I can get it down.
I'm going to keep up with this regimen to see if I can consistantly lose .6 to .8 pounds a day. If I slow down again, I will give up one of my breadsticks/melba toasts each day to see if that helps. After that, I really don't have much more to try and will just have be happy with my results.
Crab is permitted on this diet, so I thought we would try some. Canned crab, however, contains a bit of sugar. We are going to give it a shot anyway. I did buy some real king crab legs yesterday -- expensive! $10.99 a pound. Spent $25 on my batch. I thawed it out and then removed all meat. Weighed it - it came in at 19.5 ounces. How much is that a pound?? WOW. We heated it up in a pan with garlic, salt, pepper, and a couple of lemon rinds. It was good, but not great. Really needed butter. Ah well, we tried it and know we won't be doing that again. Hopefully, we can eat the canned version with sugar and not have it affect us negatively.
I'm hoping to be able to get down to 155 on this round. I think I can. Then I can start up my second round after my trip to Vegas in May. I would only need to lose 15 pounds to reach my goal and should be able to only do a three week round and be at my goal weight for our annual July 4th party at the lake house! Woot! Woot!
ah....life is good.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thoughts....
Just wanted to get these down...
I have not cheated. Not even a little. I dreamed about cheating last night, though. Interesting...a big chocolate-y, caramel-y goey thing.
I think I just miss eating more food. I watched Ming Tsai on PBS - Simply Ming - yesterday. Big mistake....everything looked so nummy. No more food programs for a while.
Hubby played again last night. We did better spacing our drops. Saved a fruit serving from our dinner and ate that on the way home. Drank seltzer again. If nothing else, this diet is cheaper for us on gig nights! Don't spend money on drinks or munchies on the way home.
We were talking about what foods we miss.....funny what you miss the most. I walked into the bowling alley last night and was struck with an onion ring craving. I really miss my vanilla yogurt with blueberries. Quite the contrast, eh? Hubby misses Popeyes Spicy chicken with red beans and rice and burritos from Taco bell.
One other thing that is weird is our bathroom habits...not much going in, so not much going out. Used to being regular, now I'm down to 2-3 times a week. I'm not worried as I said, we're not eating much, so what can come out?
I'm pretty proud of our progress so far. But, it is only two-weeks in. I feel in control. Had to turn down a couple of dinner invites, but I keep telling ourselves that this is only temporary. Soon we can eat normally again. We timed our dieting so that we would be able to enjoy some upcoming trips: Chicago the weekend of April 9 and Las Vegas the weekend of May 7.
We should be done with our first round at the end of March, so we can start eating a low carb diet at that time. That is Phase 3 and lasts for 3 weeks. Then you start Phase 4 where you slowly introduce more carbs back into your diet over the next 3 weeks. This doesn't mean you can eat all the carbs you want, however. Carbs are what is making us all fat. Sugar. Sugar is the enemy. And it's EVERYWHERE.
I have not cheated. Not even a little. I dreamed about cheating last night, though. Interesting...a big chocolate-y, caramel-y goey thing.
I think I just miss eating more food. I watched Ming Tsai on PBS - Simply Ming - yesterday. Big mistake....everything looked so nummy. No more food programs for a while.
Hubby played again last night. We did better spacing our drops. Saved a fruit serving from our dinner and ate that on the way home. Drank seltzer again. If nothing else, this diet is cheaper for us on gig nights! Don't spend money on drinks or munchies on the way home.
We were talking about what foods we miss.....funny what you miss the most. I walked into the bowling alley last night and was struck with an onion ring craving. I really miss my vanilla yogurt with blueberries. Quite the contrast, eh? Hubby misses Popeyes Spicy chicken with red beans and rice and burritos from Taco bell.
One other thing that is weird is our bathroom habits...not much going in, so not much going out. Used to being regular, now I'm down to 2-3 times a week. I'm not worried as I said, we're not eating much, so what can come out?
I'm pretty proud of our progress so far. But, it is only two-weeks in. I feel in control. Had to turn down a couple of dinner invites, but I keep telling ourselves that this is only temporary. Soon we can eat normally again. We timed our dieting so that we would be able to enjoy some upcoming trips: Chicago the weekend of April 9 and Las Vegas the weekend of May 7.
We should be done with our first round at the end of March, so we can start eating a low carb diet at that time. That is Phase 3 and lasts for 3 weeks. Then you start Phase 4 where you slowly introduce more carbs back into your diet over the next 3 weeks. This doesn't mean you can eat all the carbs you want, however. Carbs are what is making us all fat. Sugar. Sugar is the enemy. And it's EVERYWHERE.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Second Week
I have to say that this is pretty cool. Hunger is there off and on, but not ravenous gotta eat RIGHT NOW hunger. I acknowledge it and then it goes away.
My hubby is in a band and they played last Saturday night. Drank seltzer all night - didn't really miss drinking. But, we went a long time between meals, so we were a bit hungry on the way home. I brought along some turkey and cucumbers to snack on the way home. I think our drops were really messed up timing wise too, because we had to get all three rounds in before 5:00pm.
So here are our totals for week 2:
ME:
2/14 -.4
2/15 +.2 (yes, I was up - it can happen the experts say)
2/16 -0 (I wasn't worried about stalling...yet)
2/17 -1.4 (ahh....back to losing again)
2/18 -1
2/19 -.4
2/20 -.8
Current weight this morning, 2/20: 172.2 - Total lost in two weeks: 11.8 - yipee!!
HUBBY:
2/14 -3 (I hate men sometimes - 3 pounds in one day!!)
2/15 +1 (yes, there is a God)
2/16 -1 (he dropped it right back again)
2/17 -2
2/18 -2
2/19 -.5
2/20 -.5
Current weight: 227 - total lost in two weeks: 22 - wowsa!
Loss for week 1: me = 8 Hubby = 14
Loss for week 2: me = 3.8 Hubby = 8
Katowi is very happy today!
My hubby is in a band and they played last Saturday night. Drank seltzer all night - didn't really miss drinking. But, we went a long time between meals, so we were a bit hungry on the way home. I brought along some turkey and cucumbers to snack on the way home. I think our drops were really messed up timing wise too, because we had to get all three rounds in before 5:00pm.
So here are our totals for week 2:
ME:
2/14 -.4
2/15 +.2 (yes, I was up - it can happen the experts say)
2/16 -0 (I wasn't worried about stalling...yet)
2/17 -1.4 (ahh....back to losing again)
2/18 -1
2/19 -.4
2/20 -.8
Current weight this morning, 2/20: 172.2 - Total lost in two weeks: 11.8 - yipee!!
HUBBY:
2/14 -3 (I hate men sometimes - 3 pounds in one day!!)
2/15 +1 (yes, there is a God)
2/16 -1 (he dropped it right back again)
2/17 -2
2/18 -2
2/19 -.5
2/20 -.5
Current weight: 227 - total lost in two weeks: 22 - wowsa!
Loss for week 1: me = 8 Hubby = 14
Loss for week 2: me = 3.8 Hubby = 8
Katowi is very happy today!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
First week
This diet consists of 4 Phases. You start taking the hCG drops three times a day 1/2 hour before you eat through Phases 1 and 2.
Phase 1 starts out with gorging yourself for two days. Yes, gorging. You eat all you can of the fattiest, sugary, carby food you can find. Ya baby! I went out and bought alfredo sauce for the first time in my life. Had chicken wings with real blue cheese dressing for SuperBowl Sunday complete with cheesecake for dessert. Bacon and eggs for breakfast. yum yum...but at the end of the weekend I was just ready to stop eating. Really. I was so full and uncomfortable all weekend, I was anxious to start Phase 2.
I weighed in at 183.4 on Feb 6-our first "loading" day. I only gained .6 pounds over the weekend - really? So my actual starting weight is 184. Hubby came in at 249. I want to lose 44 pounds and see what life is like at 140. Hubby wants to get to 200.
Mon Feb 8 was the start of Phase 2 and our first 500 calorie day. 500 calories only? How can we handle that. But with the hCG drops, it wasn't too bad. I mean I was hungry off and on all day. But not to the point where I wanted to, as my grandmother often said, "eat the asshole out of a skunk". I put myself into the mindset that this is the last diet I will ever be on....I WILL NOT CHEAT.
Tue Feb 9 - I was down 1.6 pounds. hmmm....kewl Still kinda hungry inbetween "meals" - they are really more like snacks, but balanced and all fresh real natural food.
Wed Feb 10 - down 2.2. wowee! Hunger was good throughout day....wanted something at night however...kept repeating to myself....I will not cheat. I will not cheat.
Thur Feb 11 - down 1 pound. ;-) Night time hunger struck again....I will not cheat. And I did not cheat.
Fri Feb 12 - down 1.4. Today was the first day I didn't really have significant hunger pangs. Really...not much at all. I'm liking this!
Sat Feb 12 - down 1.8. yowsa!
I am down a total of 8 pounds in one week. Not hungry today either. Had to make myself eat the rest of my first meal. I was full. Yes, I was full. Unbelievable.
Hubby's progress is more remarkable, but he's a guy and you know....he's down 12 pounds in one week.
One week down.....?? to go. Supposed to stay on for 40 days or so. We'll see what happens. Right now I'm very motivated to continue on, to not cheat, and to see this through. But...it's only one week. I have a history of losing interest and caving into cravings. But I am feeling strong. I can do this. I will do this. This will be my last diet ever!
Phase 1 starts out with gorging yourself for two days. Yes, gorging. You eat all you can of the fattiest, sugary, carby food you can find. Ya baby! I went out and bought alfredo sauce for the first time in my life. Had chicken wings with real blue cheese dressing for SuperBowl Sunday complete with cheesecake for dessert. Bacon and eggs for breakfast. yum yum...but at the end of the weekend I was just ready to stop eating. Really. I was so full and uncomfortable all weekend, I was anxious to start Phase 2.
I weighed in at 183.4 on Feb 6-our first "loading" day. I only gained .6 pounds over the weekend - really? So my actual starting weight is 184. Hubby came in at 249. I want to lose 44 pounds and see what life is like at 140. Hubby wants to get to 200.
Mon Feb 8 was the start of Phase 2 and our first 500 calorie day. 500 calories only? How can we handle that. But with the hCG drops, it wasn't too bad. I mean I was hungry off and on all day. But not to the point where I wanted to, as my grandmother often said, "eat the asshole out of a skunk". I put myself into the mindset that this is the last diet I will ever be on....I WILL NOT CHEAT.
Tue Feb 9 - I was down 1.6 pounds. hmmm....kewl Still kinda hungry inbetween "meals" - they are really more like snacks, but balanced and all fresh real natural food.
Wed Feb 10 - down 2.2. wowee! Hunger was good throughout day....wanted something at night however...kept repeating to myself....I will not cheat. I will not cheat.
Thur Feb 11 - down 1 pound. ;-) Night time hunger struck again....I will not cheat. And I did not cheat.
Fri Feb 12 - down 1.4. Today was the first day I didn't really have significant hunger pangs. Really...not much at all. I'm liking this!
Sat Feb 12 - down 1.8. yowsa!
I am down a total of 8 pounds in one week. Not hungry today either. Had to make myself eat the rest of my first meal. I was full. Yes, I was full. Unbelievable.
Hubby's progress is more remarkable, but he's a guy and you know....he's down 12 pounds in one week.
One week down.....?? to go. Supposed to stay on for 40 days or so. We'll see what happens. Right now I'm very motivated to continue on, to not cheat, and to see this through. But...it's only one week. I have a history of losing interest and caving into cravings. But I am feeling strong. I can do this. I will do this. This will be my last diet ever!
A bit of history
Like many women, I have had a weight problem for as long as I can remember. I was a chubby child, chubby adolescent. I thinned out a bit in high school - weighed in at 120 at 5'2". I thought I was still fat, but pictures from that time show me as healthy-looking.
I actually grew one more inch, give or take, after high school and now at 5'3". My weight is also at 183 right now. I immediately gained 20 pounds in college and stayed at 140 for a while - I weighed that at my first wedding...then I blossomed up to 163 - my former all-time high - in my mid-30's.
Enter marriage problems. I lost 33 pounds...got down to 130 and size 8. I looked hot, but my life sucked. Add "female" problems, hormones and a divorce....weight now at 155. I was happier, but not happy with my weight.
Met current husband, fell in love, got married. Stayed around 155.....was that at our wedding. Add my father's death, my father-in-law's death and life in general.....I ended up at 190 for my all-time high. 190! at 5'3"....oh my.
Over the years I've tried a number of diets: weight watchers, south beach, six week body makeover, food lovers fat loss, atkins, and a variety of my own. Just can't stay on them without cheating and giving into temptation and giving up.
Read Kevin Trudeau's book - the Weight Loss Cure. The Dr. Simeon's diet. Was VERY interested until I read you had to take daily injections from an alternative health professional. Ya...that was going to happen. So I put it in the back of my head and started on one of diets listed above again.
Then my husband heard a radio show that featured the Zola Diet. He called me and told me look it up on line. To my surprise, it was the Dr. Simeon's diet that Kevin Trudeau wrote about but WITHOUT shots!! Oral drops instead. OK...I'm officially psyched again. The Zola Diet was expensive though...about $700 a person, so I headed to eBay.
Found some homeopathic drops on eBay for $36 a bottle. Asked husband if he wanted to do this with me and he said YES. Ordered two bottles and started on February 6.
I actually grew one more inch, give or take, after high school and now at 5'3". My weight is also at 183 right now. I immediately gained 20 pounds in college and stayed at 140 for a while - I weighed that at my first wedding...then I blossomed up to 163 - my former all-time high - in my mid-30's.
Enter marriage problems. I lost 33 pounds...got down to 130 and size 8. I looked hot, but my life sucked. Add "female" problems, hormones and a divorce....weight now at 155. I was happier, but not happy with my weight.
Met current husband, fell in love, got married. Stayed around 155.....was that at our wedding. Add my father's death, my father-in-law's death and life in general.....I ended up at 190 for my all-time high. 190! at 5'3"....oh my.
Over the years I've tried a number of diets: weight watchers, south beach, six week body makeover, food lovers fat loss, atkins, and a variety of my own. Just can't stay on them without cheating and giving into temptation and giving up.
Read Kevin Trudeau's book - the Weight Loss Cure. The Dr. Simeon's diet. Was VERY interested until I read you had to take daily injections from an alternative health professional. Ya...that was going to happen. So I put it in the back of my head and started on one of diets listed above again.
Then my husband heard a radio show that featured the Zola Diet. He called me and told me look it up on line. To my surprise, it was the Dr. Simeon's diet that Kevin Trudeau wrote about but WITHOUT shots!! Oral drops instead. OK...I'm officially psyched again. The Zola Diet was expensive though...about $700 a person, so I headed to eBay.
Found some homeopathic drops on eBay for $36 a bottle. Asked husband if he wanted to do this with me and he said YES. Ordered two bottles and started on February 6.
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