Good news today... the scale moved down .6, so a little over half a pound. Total is 18.4... Great to see after the past 2 days of staying the same! Thank you body! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am thinking about changing things up a bit, to try to maximize my weight loss for the next 19 days of the diet... I want to get the most bang for my buck! I am going to commit to going for a walk everyday for one thing. School is almost over and I am going to have ALOT more free time (2 more papers to go, and the last class is Tuesday. YIPEE!) I am also going to keep a very detailed food journal. I know I should have been doing that all along, but I just haven't. I have realized that although I am following the diet (no cheats) I may have gone over 500 cal on some days... not a lot over, but maybe 50 cal by having larger serving of strawberries or a large instead of a medium sized apple. I am going to weigh all my food, and stay within that 500 cal limit. I am also going to eat very consciously. If I'm not hungry for my fruit, I'm not going to eat it just because I can. Dr. S said that things could be cut out of the diet with no problem. It makes sense that if I skipped a piece of fruit or went for a walk, the body would be forced to use more of my savings (fat) for energy. And hence, more weight lost.
More later...
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
P2R1 VLCD #25
Well folks, the scale is exactly the same as yesterday, which was exactly same as the day before. Hmmmm. Interesting and a little perplexing. I am trying to take it in stride and have faith that my body knows what its doing, and that it's doing what is best for me! I bought some ketostix so that when I *am* staying the same scale wise, I can still check and (hopefully) see some evidence that my body is still burning fat (in a state of ketosis). I have checked a couple times (by peeing on the little strip of paper) since I bought the sticks two days ago and each time I have they have shown my body as being in ketosis. That's a good thing. For those of you reading who may not know what that means, here's a link to some information about ketosis and how it relates to weight loss (click on the green word "ketosis", Grandma! :) If you're wondering where to get ketostix, I just asked at the Wal-Mart pharmacy, and they had them behind the counter. It was about $6 for 50 strips.
I can't believe I have completed more than half of this round of the diet. I have about 20 more days to go. I had *really* hoped to see a 30 lb loss this round, but don't know if that is still feasible with the way my body keeps stalling. I can still hope, but I think if I make it to 25, I will be satisfied. That's only 7 lbs away. C'mon body! I'll give a little, you give a little! Let's do this thing!
I can't believe I have completed more than half of this round of the diet. I have about 20 more days to go. I had *really* hoped to see a 30 lb loss this round, but don't know if that is still feasible with the way my body keeps stalling. I can still hope, but I think if I make it to 25, I will be satisfied. That's only 7 lbs away. C'mon body! I'll give a little, you give a little! Let's do this thing!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
P2R1 VLCD #24
Hi friends...
Well, today the scale is the same as yesterday. I am amazed that I didn't gain back any of the apple day weight, which I presumed to be mostly water. Thank you Dr S! I feel very, very satisfied today that the scale is the same. 2.4 yesterday was huge...!
A few people have commented that they can see I've lost weight. It is so very nice to get a compliment like that when I have been working so hard at this. I know that sometimes people hesitate to ever comment about weight to a woman, even if its loss they've noticed. I'm of the opinion that if you have a genuine compliment to give, do it. It might make the persons day. Side note: I *would* be very careful about mentioning anything regarding someone you know (or don't) being pregnant unless a) she is very obviously 8-9 months and about ready to pop, or b) you have been able to confirm that she is, indeed pregnant, and hasn't just gained weight. ha ha.
My friend Aymee and I were talking last night about the life changes we are hoping to incorporate as we go along this process (by the way, she has started a blog too...check it out! http://www.nomorerolls4aymee.blogspot.com). I think this part of the process (P2) is priceless. I have learned so many things about myself. I think the most important thing I have learned is that I can live on healthy food and feel quite satisfied. Healthy food tastes good and makes me feel good. Of course, in real life, I will be eating more calories. But it feels so good that everything I am putting in my mouth is healthy and good for me. I want to continue on that path. I'm not saying that I plan to never have a treat or a splurge again. But I don't want to feel out of control the way I was. I want to listen to my body and respond appropriately. I want to enjoy the things I eat while at the same time, knowing that I am promoting my health. I am very excited to get into the Phase 3 and Phase 4 of this protocol and try some real life eating. I have been looking at recipes and am anticipating trying new things.
I can't believe I am more than halfway through this round of phase 2. Crazy!
Well, that's all for now folks! You can be sure I will be back with more, later.... Have a great day!
Well, today the scale is the same as yesterday. I am amazed that I didn't gain back any of the apple day weight, which I presumed to be mostly water. Thank you Dr S! I feel very, very satisfied today that the scale is the same. 2.4 yesterday was huge...!
A few people have commented that they can see I've lost weight. It is so very nice to get a compliment like that when I have been working so hard at this. I know that sometimes people hesitate to ever comment about weight to a woman, even if its loss they've noticed. I'm of the opinion that if you have a genuine compliment to give, do it. It might make the persons day. Side note: I *would* be very careful about mentioning anything regarding someone you know (or don't) being pregnant unless a) she is very obviously 8-9 months and about ready to pop, or b) you have been able to confirm that she is, indeed pregnant, and hasn't just gained weight. ha ha.
My friend Aymee and I were talking last night about the life changes we are hoping to incorporate as we go along this process (by the way, she has started a blog too...check it out! http://www.nomorerolls4aymee.blogspot.com). I think this part of the process (P2) is priceless. I have learned so many things about myself. I think the most important thing I have learned is that I can live on healthy food and feel quite satisfied. Healthy food tastes good and makes me feel good. Of course, in real life, I will be eating more calories. But it feels so good that everything I am putting in my mouth is healthy and good for me. I want to continue on that path. I'm not saying that I plan to never have a treat or a splurge again. But I don't want to feel out of control the way I was. I want to listen to my body and respond appropriately. I want to enjoy the things I eat while at the same time, knowing that I am promoting my health. I am very excited to get into the Phase 3 and Phase 4 of this protocol and try some real life eating. I have been looking at recipes and am anticipating trying new things.
I can't believe I am more than halfway through this round of phase 2. Crazy!
Well, that's all for now folks! You can be sure I will be back with more, later.... Have a great day!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
P2R1 VLCD #23-Happy 8th Anniversary to Jorge and I!
First, a little shout out to my husband, who may or may not read this. Today is our 8th anniversary and I just want to say I am so glad I married you Jorge! I love our life together and I am looking forward to the years to come! And thank you for your support as I follow the HCG protocol! Yesterday while I was doing apple day, Jorge took the kids out to dinner, which meant I didn't have to deal with making or watching them eat dinner last night. He is also the first to tell me when he notices that I have lost weight in different areas of my body... he certainly knows better than anyone else! I love you Jorge! Happy Anniversary to us!
OK, now moving on...
The following is taken directly from Dr. Simeon's manuscript, Pounds and Inches..."The apple-day produces a gratifying loss of weight on the following day, chiefly due to the elimination of water. This water is not regained when the patients resume their normal 500-Calorie diet at lunch, and on the following days they continue to lose weight satisfactorily."
The point I want to emphasize here is the "gratifying loss of weight", which indeed, I have experienced as a result of yesterdays apple day. 2.4 lbs gone this morning, baby! I don't think you can get any more gratifying than that, as far as a one day loss goes! This brought me into my next weight "decade" which I have been wanting so very badly to see. (you know, the next group of ten)...
I know it is primarily water, and we will see what tomorrow brings, but this is what I needed psychologically, I needed to see some progress. Hopefully my body will do what Dr. Simeons said, and will not regain that weight and continue to lose tomorrow.
One other thing... I took my measurements yesterday, because so many HCG'ers have told me that often, while at a plateau, they have continued to lose inches. While the results weren't a dramatic difference between yesterday and 5 days prior, there was some progress. 3/4" off the bust, 1/4" off the chest, and 1/2" off the right thigh (hopefully the left thigh experienced the same thing...ha ha!)
So now the total is up to 17.8lbs, and 17.5 inches woo-hoo!~ Isn't it crazy how those two numbers are almost exactly the same?
More later...
OK, now moving on...
The following is taken directly from Dr. Simeon's manuscript, Pounds and Inches..."The apple-day produces a gratifying loss of weight on the following day, chiefly due to the elimination of water. This water is not regained when the patients resume their normal 500-Calorie diet at lunch, and on the following days they continue to lose weight satisfactorily."
The point I want to emphasize here is the "gratifying loss of weight", which indeed, I have experienced as a result of yesterdays apple day. 2.4 lbs gone this morning, baby! I don't think you can get any more gratifying than that, as far as a one day loss goes! This brought me into my next weight "decade" which I have been wanting so very badly to see. (you know, the next group of ten)...
I know it is primarily water, and we will see what tomorrow brings, but this is what I needed psychologically, I needed to see some progress. Hopefully my body will do what Dr. Simeons said, and will not regain that weight and continue to lose tomorrow.
One other thing... I took my measurements yesterday, because so many HCG'ers have told me that often, while at a plateau, they have continued to lose inches. While the results weren't a dramatic difference between yesterday and 5 days prior, there was some progress. 3/4" off the bust, 1/4" off the chest, and 1/2" off the right thigh (hopefully the left thigh experienced the same thing...ha ha!)
So now the total is up to 17.8lbs, and 17.5 inches woo-hoo!~ Isn't it crazy how those two numbers are almost exactly the same?
More later...
Monday, April 20, 2009
P2R1 VLCD #22
A big fat zero loss. Apple day it is.
PM UPDATE:
Phew, I made it through apple day! hip hip hooray! I ended up having 4 apples out of the 6 allowed. It's not that I was necessarily full, I was just SICK of apples by the 4th one. I put some cinnamon on the last but didn't cook it or anything... I hope the cinnamon doesn't negate apple day! I just couldn't choke another one down! I will be fine if I don't have another apple again for weeks! (actually, fat chance of that happening, since apples are by far the most convenient fruit in the limited selection on this diet!)
I am feeling hopeful about what tomorrow will bring. I am actually looking forward to the variation allowed on the normal 500 cal/day! Who woulda thought? And I missed my English Toffee tea...yummmmmm. I had a hard day emotionally, but it ended on a good note. I went for a walk with Jorge and the kids, and then we worked in the yard together. Emma (3) was so helpful picking weeds, she is such a hard little worker. Jeffrey (7) was so excited because he planted an apple seed, hoping it will grow into an apple tree (how ironic he did that on apple day). Anyway, it really helped me get my mind off things. So glad the weather is nice. I'm going to try to walk and be outside more the rest of the week.
PM UPDATE:
Phew, I made it through apple day! hip hip hooray! I ended up having 4 apples out of the 6 allowed. It's not that I was necessarily full, I was just SICK of apples by the 4th one. I put some cinnamon on the last but didn't cook it or anything... I hope the cinnamon doesn't negate apple day! I just couldn't choke another one down! I will be fine if I don't have another apple again for weeks! (actually, fat chance of that happening, since apples are by far the most convenient fruit in the limited selection on this diet!)
I am feeling hopeful about what tomorrow will bring. I am actually looking forward to the variation allowed on the normal 500 cal/day! Who woulda thought? And I missed my English Toffee tea...yummmmmm. I had a hard day emotionally, but it ended on a good note. I went for a walk with Jorge and the kids, and then we worked in the yard together. Emma (3) was so helpful picking weeds, she is such a hard little worker. Jeffrey (7) was so excited because he planted an apple seed, hoping it will grow into an apple tree (how ironic he did that on apple day). Anyway, it really helped me get my mind off things. So glad the weather is nice. I'm going to try to walk and be outside more the rest of the week.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
P2R1 VLCD #21 (3 weeks!)
Hi everyone-
Well, today was a loss of .6... Which brings the total to 15.2. I considered doing an apple day but decided against it because today there *was* a loss that took me .2 below my lowest weight. I am really really REALLY hoping to see something more in the morning. Please, kind scale! Let's be friends again! I might still do an apple day tomorrow depending on what I find at the weigh in.
So today I have been hungrier and more irritable by far than any other day I have been on this diet. Hungry as in thinking about all the stuff I will be able to have on the next phase, which is still 20 something days away. It's better to stay busy and distracted, it never was a good diet strategy to focus on all that you can't have.
I think the irritability has been mostly due to my frustration with the scale. I imagine that if I had seen a loss of 1 or more lbs this morning, my mood might be a little different. I also have a lot of stress looming over me, as this is the last week of school... lots of papers due. And I have a pretty busy week at work coming up that I am not totally prepared for. The only things I have really been doing this weekend are 1- homework and 2-ruminating over the lack of weight lost in the past few days. Not a recipe for a very happy camper, ya think?!
On a brighter note, I joined a website today - http://www.happilythinnerafter.com/... It is loaded with resources about the HCG protocol. I browsed some pretty creative recipes that are legal on this phase (can't wait to try some of them!) and also some before and after pics, which are simply amazing. It is inspiring to see the way others have changed in response to this diet, and it helps me keep truckin along.
Well, I'm off to make dinner. Hmmm, should I have ground beef with lettuce or chicken and spinach? Decisions, decisions!
More tomorrow...
UPDATE (a few hours later)
Almost time for bed! Yeah! Since my post was kind of a downer, I thought I would share some happy things!
Happy thing #1: Friday I discovered an herbal tea that is so good, it feels like its wrong to drink it while dieting. Its English Toffee flavored (Celestial Seasonings brand), and I swear, it really tastes like toffee! I add Truvia (powdered stevia/erythritol) to it and it is SO good! I have been drinking quite a lot. In fact, I'm drinking it right now. Ii want to get some of the chocolate flavored stevia and add that for a chocolate toffee taste. Doesn't that sound downright sinful?
As far as I know, tea is fair game and can be consumed in unlimited quantities on this diet... if someone knows better you better tell me soon!
Happy thing #2: I made a very yummy treat tonight. Sprinkled a peeled, sliced apple with Truvia and cinnamon, and then cooked on the stove for a few minutes until they were tender. Added a little water too, which made the truvia/cinnamon and apple juices blend into a syrupy type sauce. This time was just the right amount of cinnamon... it was SO good! Like an apple pie! The only bad thing was for a moment I imagined having it with icecream... but I still enjoyed it all the same! It was especially good with the toffee tea!
That's all for now!
Well, today was a loss of .6... Which brings the total to 15.2. I considered doing an apple day but decided against it because today there *was* a loss that took me .2 below my lowest weight. I am really really REALLY hoping to see something more in the morning. Please, kind scale! Let's be friends again! I might still do an apple day tomorrow depending on what I find at the weigh in.
So today I have been hungrier and more irritable by far than any other day I have been on this diet. Hungry as in thinking about all the stuff I will be able to have on the next phase, which is still 20 something days away. It's better to stay busy and distracted, it never was a good diet strategy to focus on all that you can't have.
I think the irritability has been mostly due to my frustration with the scale. I imagine that if I had seen a loss of 1 or more lbs this morning, my mood might be a little different. I also have a lot of stress looming over me, as this is the last week of school... lots of papers due. And I have a pretty busy week at work coming up that I am not totally prepared for. The only things I have really been doing this weekend are 1- homework and 2-ruminating over the lack of weight lost in the past few days. Not a recipe for a very happy camper, ya think?!
On a brighter note, I joined a website today - http://www.happilythinnerafter.com/... It is loaded with resources about the HCG protocol. I browsed some pretty creative recipes that are legal on this phase (can't wait to try some of them!) and also some before and after pics, which are simply amazing. It is inspiring to see the way others have changed in response to this diet, and it helps me keep truckin along.
Well, I'm off to make dinner. Hmmm, should I have ground beef with lettuce or chicken and spinach? Decisions, decisions!
More tomorrow...
UPDATE (a few hours later)
Almost time for bed! Yeah! Since my post was kind of a downer, I thought I would share some happy things!
Happy thing #1: Friday I discovered an herbal tea that is so good, it feels like its wrong to drink it while dieting. Its English Toffee flavored (Celestial Seasonings brand), and I swear, it really tastes like toffee! I add Truvia (powdered stevia/erythritol) to it and it is SO good! I have been drinking quite a lot. In fact, I'm drinking it right now. Ii want to get some of the chocolate flavored stevia and add that for a chocolate toffee taste. Doesn't that sound downright sinful?
As far as I know, tea is fair game and can be consumed in unlimited quantities on this diet... if someone knows better you better tell me soon!
Happy thing #2: I made a very yummy treat tonight. Sprinkled a peeled, sliced apple with Truvia and cinnamon, and then cooked on the stove for a few minutes until they were tender. Added a little water too, which made the truvia/cinnamon and apple juices blend into a syrupy type sauce. This time was just the right amount of cinnamon... it was SO good! Like an apple pie! The only bad thing was for a moment I imagined having it with icecream... but I still enjoyed it all the same! It was especially good with the toffee tea!
That's all for now!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Brooke to her body
A fellow HCG'er wrote something similar on her blog awhile back when her weight was going up, down, stalled, whatever... when I read it, I got all choked up because I identified so much. I asked if I could cut, paste and have the same conversation with my body, with a little of my own stuff added in. Well, today's the day...
Brooke to her body-
I love you because you have nurtured and grown 2 beautiful children that bring me so much joy. I love you because you are strong and healthy, even when I constantly abuse you. I even appreciate you for your efforts to save me in the event of famine, by putting calories safely away into long term savings. I know that everything you do is in an effort to ensure my survival.
Body, you probably don't have a lot of reasons to trust me, but I'm telling you, I've had enough and I know you have too. Trust me, and I will trust you to release the weight which no longer serves either one of us. It's time. We deserve better. I love you, even if in the past I've not always expressed that. Release with me.
Brooke to her body-
I love you because you have nurtured and grown 2 beautiful children that bring me so much joy. I love you because you are strong and healthy, even when I constantly abuse you. I even appreciate you for your efforts to save me in the event of famine, by putting calories safely away into long term savings. I know that everything you do is in an effort to ensure my survival.
Body, you probably don't have a lot of reasons to trust me, but I'm telling you, I've had enough and I know you have too. Trust me, and I will trust you to release the weight which no longer serves either one of us. It's time. We deserve better. I love you, even if in the past I've not always expressed that. Release with me.
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