So, again it's been too long since an update...but two days ago (Day #31) I took my last hCG and now I'm on my third and last day of the VLCD. Tomorrow I begin Phase 3 (p3)!! Here is where the "rubber meets the road" so to speak, because this is where we "find out" if the hCG worked as "promised". If I follow the protocol, I should not gain this weight back. If I follow the protocol through p3, I may fluctuate a little during it, but I can have a "steak day" whenever necessary and that will knock me back down (or up, apparently) to my LDW (Last dose weight) which is 188. I need to stay within 2 lbs, plus or minus, of 188 throughout p3 to make sure I've stabilized and I need to finish that up with at least 3 full weeks of "normal" eating and keeping the same weight (steak days are appropriate there, as well, apparently) before I can start my next round--planned for January.
Anyone want to join me in January?:)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
VLCD #29
Yesterday, I released 1.2 lbs for a total of 23.6 gone forever! Today, I didn't release any lbs...
Not sure why--if it was something I did or not. I ate low calories and possibly, didn't have enough water. We went to a Flea Market yesterday and I was really good with my food choices. Unfortunately, I walked a LOT and while I felt perfectly fine (and not even out of breath), I think I might have gotten too much exercise. That's the only thing I can really think of because I really think I drank enough water...
Tomorrow will tell. I didn't walk too much today.:)
Today, I wore a "pencil skirt"! It is gray wool and I really thought it looked nice.:) My girls dressed me up for church, so I looked as good as I could have! I also wore a thin, off-white cardigan buttoned up (which I couldn't have done previously as it would not have stayed closed against my body. I did wear a sleeveless top underneath it just in case.:)
Also, my rings are fitting so much better now! My favorite thumb ring, however, only fits now on my index finger.:( That makes me sad...it's really perfect as a thumb ring. It's only "OK" as a finger ring...
I have a charley horse, today, too. In my left calf. I don't know if it's from my heels, or from the walking yesterday. Either way, I think I'll take a nice, warm soak tonight...
Well, life is sort of boring, lately. The only thing I'm doing is trying to stay focused so I don't "fall off the wagon". I took communion today, which was kind of like falling off... However, I think it was worth it.:)
I'm praying that I can lose at least 2 more lbs before the morning of the 12th, which will be my LDW (Last dosage weight). That way, since my current weight (as of yesterday and today morning) is 190, I will stabilize at 190 or lower. I really just want to get out of the 190s and stay out...I don't mind weighing this much through the holidays if I can keep it stabilized. I know that January is coming and I intend to stay on the VLCD at that time, until I've lost the maximum 34 lbs. That is my HOPE (I feel with hCG you can't set "goals" because it just does it's "thing") and my plan (as far at that goes...)
I'm looking forward to my husband and some of my daughters doing it with me in January! That will make it so much easier--I won't have to cook separately. I guess Bella will be on her own...but she is gone enough--she can eat at school and work. I am only willing that my girls and husband do 23 days, though. NONE of them need to lose more than 20 lbs, seriously. I'm going to have to figure out how many ius of hCG to buy for all of us. The girls want it for Christmas presents! I'm afraid that might sound worse than it is. I would hate for it to get around that I bought DIET stuff for my GIRLS for CHRISTMAS!:(
Not sure why--if it was something I did or not. I ate low calories and possibly, didn't have enough water. We went to a Flea Market yesterday and I was really good with my food choices. Unfortunately, I walked a LOT and while I felt perfectly fine (and not even out of breath), I think I might have gotten too much exercise. That's the only thing I can really think of because I really think I drank enough water...
Tomorrow will tell. I didn't walk too much today.:)
Today, I wore a "pencil skirt"! It is gray wool and I really thought it looked nice.:) My girls dressed me up for church, so I looked as good as I could have! I also wore a thin, off-white cardigan buttoned up (which I couldn't have done previously as it would not have stayed closed against my body. I did wear a sleeveless top underneath it just in case.:)
Also, my rings are fitting so much better now! My favorite thumb ring, however, only fits now on my index finger.:( That makes me sad...it's really perfect as a thumb ring. It's only "OK" as a finger ring...
I have a charley horse, today, too. In my left calf. I don't know if it's from my heels, or from the walking yesterday. Either way, I think I'll take a nice, warm soak tonight...
Well, life is sort of boring, lately. The only thing I'm doing is trying to stay focused so I don't "fall off the wagon". I took communion today, which was kind of like falling off... However, I think it was worth it.:)
I'm praying that I can lose at least 2 more lbs before the morning of the 12th, which will be my LDW (Last dosage weight). That way, since my current weight (as of yesterday and today morning) is 190, I will stabilize at 190 or lower. I really just want to get out of the 190s and stay out...I don't mind weighing this much through the holidays if I can keep it stabilized. I know that January is coming and I intend to stay on the VLCD at that time, until I've lost the maximum 34 lbs. That is my HOPE (I feel with hCG you can't set "goals" because it just does it's "thing") and my plan (as far at that goes...)
I'm looking forward to my husband and some of my daughters doing it with me in January! That will make it so much easier--I won't have to cook separately. I guess Bella will be on her own...but she is gone enough--she can eat at school and work. I am only willing that my girls and husband do 23 days, though. NONE of them need to lose more than 20 lbs, seriously. I'm going to have to figure out how many ius of hCG to buy for all of us. The girls want it for Christmas presents! I'm afraid that might sound worse than it is. I would hate for it to get around that I bought DIET stuff for my GIRLS for CHRISTMAS!:(
Friday, November 5, 2010
VLCD #27
(Today, meaning November 5) Yesterday, I released 0.2 lbs. Today, I woke to a release of 1.2 lbs. My new total released is 22.4 lbs.
I started out with no energy today and wanted to stay in bed. I was still in bed around 10:30 when my husband went down to get my hcg for me! THAT'S how lazy I felt! I forced myself to eat some "breakfast" (beef over lettuce) and then we went to S-bux. Matt was pretty sick--sneezing a lot and a runny nose and a headache--so we just sat there and talked very calmly and nicely.:) Then, we started errands (the post office, Walmart, Good Will, Woodman's, Trader Joe's...) and by then it was night and I made dinner (filet mignon--his with bacon--and asparagus for me and salad and corn for him) and we enjoyed that time.
Sometime in Good Will, though, I got my "second wind" and had a great time! I felt like I was wearing Matt out, but he said he enjoyed himself...:) It was fun making dinner tonight--even after all that shopping! I don't remember having the energy to make dinner after shopping in YEARS--truly! After dinner, I made my video. I had fun this time, too! I'm usually kind of dreading it...
Anyway, then I took a detox bath and now I'm ready for bed. I'm a little wired, but I think I'll calm down in a couple minutes...Usually, the detox bath calms me down, but my heart sometimes races.
At Good Will I bought: 1 book; 1 black dress; 1 tan tailored jacket and 3 pairs of jeans.:) I had fun, tonight, trying it all on...Especially the black dress! It's just basic, but I could see my figure coming back.:)
Well, I'd better get to sleep!
I started out with no energy today and wanted to stay in bed. I was still in bed around 10:30 when my husband went down to get my hcg for me! THAT'S how lazy I felt! I forced myself to eat some "breakfast" (beef over lettuce) and then we went to S-bux. Matt was pretty sick--sneezing a lot and a runny nose and a headache--so we just sat there and talked very calmly and nicely.:) Then, we started errands (the post office, Walmart, Good Will, Woodman's, Trader Joe's...) and by then it was night and I made dinner (filet mignon--his with bacon--and asparagus for me and salad and corn for him) and we enjoyed that time.
Sometime in Good Will, though, I got my "second wind" and had a great time! I felt like I was wearing Matt out, but he said he enjoyed himself...:) It was fun making dinner tonight--even after all that shopping! I don't remember having the energy to make dinner after shopping in YEARS--truly! After dinner, I made my video. I had fun this time, too! I'm usually kind of dreading it...
Anyway, then I took a detox bath and now I'm ready for bed. I'm a little wired, but I think I'll calm down in a couple minutes...Usually, the detox bath calms me down, but my heart sometimes races.
At Good Will I bought: 1 book; 1 black dress; 1 tan tailored jacket and 3 pairs of jeans.:) I had fun, tonight, trying it all on...Especially the black dress! It's just basic, but I could see my figure coming back.:)
Well, I'd better get to sleep!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
VLCD #25
I can't believe it's been 25 days! It's incredible. As of today, I'm down 21 lbs! This morning I woke to a release of 1.6 lbs! I didn't sleep well, but I did sleep LONG. I didn't wake up until almost noon! I've learned some valuable lessons today, too...
One: never wake up and put off taking hcg and vitamins and eating! I ended up not doing my hcg until I was driving away; I didn't take my morning vitamins at all; and I didn't eat my protein until I got home--around 6:PM!! Not smart.
While out, we bought some apples (too sweet-yuck!) and some campari tomatoes. I ate 3 tomatoes and I had taken along some pizza-flavored breadsticks, so I ate one of those. Other than that, I just had THREE cups of coffee!! We sat at Starbucks and I really should have gone home, but I wasn't hungry...That'll teach me to wait for hunger!lol (Yes, I know in general, you should eat only when hungry. Its just that w/hcg it's not so simple...:)
What was that about the apple being too sweet, too? I don't think that's ever happened to me! But it really tasted kind of gross. I ate half and gave the rest to Matt. He did not find it too sweet. Maybe my tastebuds are finally getting trained! I mean, even the mineral water w/lemon is starting to taste sweet. The mineral water and lemon taste literally as sweet at the passion tazo tea did. Hmmm, what does this mean? Because I KNOW the mineral water and lemon have no added sugar!
I'm going to make my video now. I look terrible because fatigue just took me over! I wish I could have done it half an hour ago...I was full of pep, then!:)
One: never wake up and put off taking hcg and vitamins and eating! I ended up not doing my hcg until I was driving away; I didn't take my morning vitamins at all; and I didn't eat my protein until I got home--around 6:PM!! Not smart.
While out, we bought some apples (too sweet-yuck!) and some campari tomatoes. I ate 3 tomatoes and I had taken along some pizza-flavored breadsticks, so I ate one of those. Other than that, I just had THREE cups of coffee!! We sat at Starbucks and I really should have gone home, but I wasn't hungry...That'll teach me to wait for hunger!lol (Yes, I know in general, you should eat only when hungry. Its just that w/hcg it's not so simple...:)
What was that about the apple being too sweet, too? I don't think that's ever happened to me! But it really tasted kind of gross. I ate half and gave the rest to Matt. He did not find it too sweet. Maybe my tastebuds are finally getting trained! I mean, even the mineral water w/lemon is starting to taste sweet. The mineral water and lemon taste literally as sweet at the passion tazo tea did. Hmmm, what does this mean? Because I KNOW the mineral water and lemon have no added sugar!
I'm going to make my video now. I look terrible because fatigue just took me over! I wish I could have done it half an hour ago...I was full of pep, then!:)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
VLCD #24
Finally, another release: 0.8 lbs gone! Phew!:)
Total gone: 19.4
I'm very tired--it's too late to be online, but I wanted to report.
More tomorrow...:)
Total gone: 19.4
I'm very tired--it's too late to be online, but I wanted to report.
More tomorrow...:)
Monday, November 1, 2010
VLCD #23
I can't believe I haven't written in 10 days! Well, this is SUCH an up and down thing! Some days I'm hungry and have little energy and some days I'm not hungry and have a lot of energy. Then, oddly enough, some days I'm hungry and have a lot of energy and vice versa! It's not necessarily logical... Also, during the times when I'm not losing pounds, that's when people start noticing! It's an amazing phenomenon!
Today, my stats are that I've released 18.6 lbs, total. I did not release anything since yesterday--my weight stayed the same. I'm not sure if it's something I've done or just normal. I upped my dosage of hcg last week (from 125iu to 133iu per dose) and I have had better energy. I'm still hungry on a rotating basis, but the energy levels are better--go figure. Also, I'm having (sometimes) extreme cravings for sugar and things that I can't have. It's pretty intense and I didn't expect it! Yesterday, I grilled some vidalia onions and half an apple (all I had calories for was half) and that helped a little. It was a taste I felt I needed, although I probably could have powered through it or just gone to bed.
I found Campari tomatoes and they are wonderful! They taste like tomatoes are supposed to and that is a relief since my taste buds are so sensitive. It's so hard to eat only these few foods--not so much because of hunger--but boredom. I should have purchased the cookbook, but I didn't. So many recipes for hcg include things not on protocol that it worries me to be led down the wrong path without realizing it. Also, for so long I've had to split my meals into mini-meals--meaning eating each thing separately throughout the day--that it didn't make sense to try to make something out of everything I can have. Now that I'm just eating the two meals easily, it makes more sense.
Also, today I had an unsweetened Tazo Passion tea at Starbucks. I'm not sure, yet, how this will affect me, but I am tired of plain coffee each time we go. My husband likes to go regularly and I hate to do without that time together... Anyway, on the box I have at home, Passion tea has fruit juice for color--who knows how much or what kind! It tastes sweet to me while on hcg--normally, it's not sweet. I'm assuming I can taste the minute amount of fruit juice because I'm not eating sugar. Although, I do have apples, oranges and strawberries. (I can have grapefruit, but so far they don't appeal to me.)
My energy level, today, has lasted all day. I've been up (with a migraine) since 8:AM, but after taking migraine medication, I've been going strong! I'm actually pretty happy about getting some projects out of the way. I'm making some kitchen curtains (the fabric has been sitting here for a year...) and also working on some valances for my sun room. I'm finally making the pumpkin seeds from the Halloween pumpkin my daughter carved--even though I can't eat any! They sound pretty good to me, right now, too.:)
Well, I need to get my YouTube video made and get to bed. I went to bed earlier last night (I think I was asleep before 11:PM!) and I don't want to ruin my run.:) I fell behind in my food journal the past couple days, too, but thankfully, I was able to catch up today. I'm thankful for Mondays!!
Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow. I don't know what got into me for the past 10 days! But as of tomorrow AM, I have only 16 more days of the VLCD. Then, on to phase 3--which I have to admit, scares me a bit...
Today, my stats are that I've released 18.6 lbs, total. I did not release anything since yesterday--my weight stayed the same. I'm not sure if it's something I've done or just normal. I upped my dosage of hcg last week (from 125iu to 133iu per dose) and I have had better energy. I'm still hungry on a rotating basis, but the energy levels are better--go figure. Also, I'm having (sometimes) extreme cravings for sugar and things that I can't have. It's pretty intense and I didn't expect it! Yesterday, I grilled some vidalia onions and half an apple (all I had calories for was half) and that helped a little. It was a taste I felt I needed, although I probably could have powered through it or just gone to bed.
I found Campari tomatoes and they are wonderful! They taste like tomatoes are supposed to and that is a relief since my taste buds are so sensitive. It's so hard to eat only these few foods--not so much because of hunger--but boredom. I should have purchased the cookbook, but I didn't. So many recipes for hcg include things not on protocol that it worries me to be led down the wrong path without realizing it. Also, for so long I've had to split my meals into mini-meals--meaning eating each thing separately throughout the day--that it didn't make sense to try to make something out of everything I can have. Now that I'm just eating the two meals easily, it makes more sense.
Also, today I had an unsweetened Tazo Passion tea at Starbucks. I'm not sure, yet, how this will affect me, but I am tired of plain coffee each time we go. My husband likes to go regularly and I hate to do without that time together... Anyway, on the box I have at home, Passion tea has fruit juice for color--who knows how much or what kind! It tastes sweet to me while on hcg--normally, it's not sweet. I'm assuming I can taste the minute amount of fruit juice because I'm not eating sugar. Although, I do have apples, oranges and strawberries. (I can have grapefruit, but so far they don't appeal to me.)
My energy level, today, has lasted all day. I've been up (with a migraine) since 8:AM, but after taking migraine medication, I've been going strong! I'm actually pretty happy about getting some projects out of the way. I'm making some kitchen curtains (the fabric has been sitting here for a year...) and also working on some valances for my sun room. I'm finally making the pumpkin seeds from the Halloween pumpkin my daughter carved--even though I can't eat any! They sound pretty good to me, right now, too.:)
Well, I need to get my YouTube video made and get to bed. I went to bed earlier last night (I think I was asleep before 11:PM!) and I don't want to ruin my run.:) I fell behind in my food journal the past couple days, too, but thankfully, I was able to catch up today. I'm thankful for Mondays!!
Hopefully, I'll be back tomorrow. I don't know what got into me for the past 10 days! But as of tomorrow AM, I have only 16 more days of the VLCD. Then, on to phase 3--which I have to admit, scares me a bit...
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