Yea!

Well I feel a lot better today! I lost another 1.2 pounds and I feel great today. I got a happy surprise today at our workshop. They had spinach and strawberry salad and some grilled chicken!! I was really happy. They had a bunch of other no-nos but they had just what I needed. God is smiling on me today and I thank him. I hope every one else is having peace, happiness, and weight loss! Have a good night!

Good day Bad day!

Well the good news is I lost 1.6 pounds today!! But I have felt bad all day. My legs hurt this morning I took some potassium, my head has hurt and my stomach is upset. I was really hungry all day even right after I ate. Hope tomorrow I'm not sick! I also hope I feel better tomorrow. I have to go to a workshop tomorrow at a different school and they are providing lunch. We can't leave the room. I think I will bring a few apples and water and eat that if I have to. It seems like everything is against me the last few days. I will prevail!! Later:/

The 2nd time around

Well I definitely gained on my load this time. I'm starting out at 194.0. That's a 4 pound gain from my LIW. My first day on the VLC part was good I didn't have much hunger and when I did I drank water and that stopped it. I had to go to a meeting at a different school today after regular hours and they had really put on a spread! It all smelled so good!! Then my team members all got something and tried to talk me into eating something. They are all suppose to be on a diet also. I think it makes people feel guilty so they want everyone to be cheating! I didn't cave though!! I am determined to go these 26 days the way I'm suppose to. I may slip but not on day one!
Take it easily everyone!

Sat. April 26th

Well this morning I started my HCG again. I thought oh boy I'm going to really eat anything and everything I want this time. Well, I went to IHOP and got the stuffed french toast with carmel, banana, and nuts with 2 eggs, 4 bacon, and hash browns. I couldn't eat it all and the french toast made me nauseous! I really was afraid I was going to lose it at the table! I guess I'm no longer use to real sugar especially in that amount. Loading isn't going to be a easy as I thought. I hate the idea of going over 190 again but I keep telling my self in a week I'll be well below that! I feel like I tried to hard not to gain last load and I didn't do myself any favors doing that so this time I'm going whole hog, literally!!LOL I'll keep you updated often. Keep your fingers crossed for me that all will go well this time. Have a great day everyone!

April 24

Hey again!

Well Toni also got a call and we were both confused about writing every day. Tammy said it was a mistake and was really meant for those not blogging.
Well I gained .4 pounds today not to bad. I seem to be staying very steady on the P3 part. I will start again in p2 next week and I'm really siked!
Today we went to a farm and it was a long trip! It was exciting for the kids but it wore me out. It was hot, windy, and dusty. I feel so gritty and sweaty and I smell like a cow! I am going to fix my daughter her supper then get a shower and maybe a nap!
That's all for now!

April 23

Well today I got a call that I need to blog daily. I thought I read in the beginning it was only 3 times a week, oh well. I don't have a lot to say about the dieting so I guess ya'll can hear about my life.

As of today I weigh 189.0 I gained about 2 pounds when I started the low carb(p3?) part of the protocol. Then this morning I lost about 1.5 and settled on 198. I'm happy with that. I haven't been eating tons on this part. I'm just not that hungry. I have eaten a lot more than the 500 cals. I was on. Bacon, steak, cream cheese, salads, cheese, and lots of water. I have been eating a desert?? Cream cheese mixed with some sugar free whip topping, lemon juice, and a drink mix(Vita Splash) it's got fiber in it. Sooo good!! It does have some carbs in it so I can't eat tons of it but it helps keep the sweet tooth appeased.

Tomorrow our class is going on a field trip to a farm. It will take about 1 1/2 hours to get there! I am not looking forward to being on a bus with 45 kindergartners for that long!! I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes!
Bye for now.

Ready to start next phase.

Hey everyone!

Well this morning showed me another loss. I'm down to 188.6 which makes a total of 9 pounds for this round. I feel like I am on the right path finally and it makes me want to continue. I have already stopped the meds. so I will just wait patiently for my next round. I am looking forward to some different meats and veggies. I just hope I don't gain any weight during this time.

I will be doing Becky's short rounds and I hate the idea of gaining weight during load days, but I think that might have been one of my problems this time. I didn't gain much and I was hungry and didn't lose as quickly. So I am planning to really load up with fat on my load days next week. I am already excited to try things again because I just know it will go better. I really shouldn't complain about a 9 pound loss. I am very happy about it but I feel like a failure when I look at those losses in the first week of the other blogs. Well no more whining! Tomorrow is another day and all that jazz!
Later

Super exciting!!

As you all know I have been waiting (yes) impatiently for the 180's. This morning I got on the scales and it said 189.4!! I'm there barely but there! I am at my LIW and am going to start the low carb phase this week. I lost only 8.2 pounds in 21 days which is a lot for me on any other diet. I know it isn't a lot for this diet. I am going to try the Becky way and start again in about 2 weeks so hopefully I will do better the next round. This diet isn't just about the weight loss thought and here is the most exciting part for me. In this 21 days I have loss 2 inches off my waist, 1 1/2 off my stomach, 1 in. off the hips and thighs and 1/2 in. off my arms. I did not lose any chest which is fabulous!! I always lose there first and I don't have much to lose!! My hips and chest are both the same size now!! I have never been the same on top and bottom. HCG has really come through on attacking the stubborn unwanted fat!! I couldn't be happier! I will use this time to evaluate what went wrong with the weight loss last time and use it to grow and change for the next round. My advice to anyone who may have less weight loss than they want is to check your measurements before you get to discouraged. Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I'll keep you posted!

Compliments!!

Hello again everyone! Well today was our annual field day at school. I got my t-shirt in a large instead of X-large and it fit nicely. Some of the parents of children I had in prior years made the comment that I had really lost a lot of weight and looked great! That really made me feel good. I have to say the HCG is so different than other diets. You really lose the fat in the right places. We are having a weight challenge at work and some of the other people have lost a lot in the first 2 weeks but you can't even tell it. I haven't lost as much as them but people think I have lost more. My butt and stomach have really gotten smaller!
I was very upset yesterday because I gained .6 of a pound and I was trying so hard to get under the 190 point. Then this morning another 1 pound loss and I am at 190.0 I hope this weekend I beat this cursed 190!! I really needed the compliments today. I also had a single dad flirting with me today and that really boosted my ego. We all like to hear nice things about our selves. Pray for me that I don't get discouraged if I don't beat the 190's this weekend and do something STUPID!
That's it for now, thanks for reading!

Waiting for the 180's!

Hey everyone! Since I last wrote I have been continuing to lose. I lost 2.6 pounds over the weekend, then on Monday I lost .6 pounds. I lost .4 on Tuesday and I weighted 190.6. I just knew in the morning I would be in the 180's!! When I weighted Wednesday morning I was 190.4. Well it was a weight loss! I have been so careful about what I have eaten today. My co worker has offered me junk food several times to day but I resisted! I had to work late tonight in our after school program so I didn't get to eat dinner until late, I hope it doesn't effect my loss, if any! I excited to get on the scales and a little nervous. Any weight loss is better than none but I really want to get below the 190's! There is just sometime psychological about beating the 10's one the scale! Maybe it's just me but every time I get to one my weight slows down or even stalls. I feel like if I can beat this 190 I will be so much more motivated to maintain the 180's.
Hope everyone else is succeeding and enjoying watching the pounds come off. That's all for tonight!

Day 14 on VLCD and 1 pound down

I am so trilled that at day 14 I am able to lose a pound in a day! I got off to a rough start but I feel grateful that HCG is coming through. I would never have lost this much on the 14th day of any other diet. Usually on a weekend I would gain the weight I lost all week plus some. That is what got me so discouraged. I am still tempted to eat things I shouldn't but I keep telling myself you lost a pound yesterday just walk away! Boredom of this diet is what is the hardest, I'm rarely hungry. I want so much to eat other foods that aren't on the plan. My sister tried blueberries and she didn't do as well. If I only had a few more pounds to lose I might try some other food, but I hate to give up even a .4 of a pound loss.

My HCG supplies came today! Thanks Drug Delivery and HCG suppliers!! You are making it so easy to lose the weight. It's also a great motivator to have all the supplies on hand and have the blog as a way to share with others.

Slow but steady...

I lost another 1.4 pounds yesterday and boy was I happy. Last weekend I gained when going out so this week I changed my strategy. I brought along a chicken I had cooked and an orange. I ordered a salad and added my own chicken and part of the orange to the salad. I drank lots of tea and water. It paid off I'm glad to say. Last week my sister lost and I didn't on that day. This week she didn't see any change and I did. I guess that goes to show you that you have to only think about your own weight loss and not compare it to others. Everyone loses at different rates and times. I think my biggest problem this time was a very bad cold and lots of sleepless nights. Then on top of that TOM hit viciously! I woke up today and I could tell I had lost weight I just felt smaller! I think I was retaining water as well. Hopefully I will continue to have a great losing week now that I'm feeling better and sleeping!!

Gave into temptation:(

Well, I'm ashamed to say I had a stressful day and I gave into temptation! I ate not just one cookie but two chocolate chip cookies!! I guess I'll see a gain tomorrow. I'm trying not to dwell on it to much so that tomorrow I will just get right back on track! Sometimes it's easy to let yourself believe I messed up already what does it matter if I do it again! I think the most difficult part of dieting is battling your own mind.

Things are looking up!!

Good news, I lost .8 pounds today so maybe things are back on track!! I feel much better about it now. Cindy has offered me advice and I will gladly take any. I am certainly not an expert on this. This is my 9th day on the VLC part and even with the gain I have lost 5 pounds. But what is more amazing than anything to me is with only that much weight loss, I have lost 1 inch in both my waist and hips!!!!! Those are my worst areas! I usually don't lose anything from that area until I have lost a lot of weight. I haven't lost anything any where else! Some of you may think I'm not measuring it correctly. I swear I am!! I am Not even pulling the measuring tape tight!! Soooo, I have to say I'm pretty happy about that! I wouldn't have even thought to measure so soon but I was reading about the protocol again because of the lack of weight loss and saw something about not just looking at the weight loss but the inches lost. Until later, Cheryl.

Help, I'm getting discouraged!!

Well, here goes! Saturday my sister and I go on our weekly shopping trip together. She is also on this protocol but has already lost about 50 pounds and is about 40 pounds lighter than me! So we take my two girls out to eat and she and I have a chicken salad. Yes, I did eat 1/2 of an olive and she didn't but other wise we had the same thing. She had oranges for fruit and I had apples that day. We decided that the chicken was probably equal to the whole days meat allowance so we wouldn't eat any that evening. The next day I get on the scales and what to my horror do I see but a gain of .6. I call my sister knowing she must have had trouble too. But NOOOOO, she lost a whole pound. Sunday my sister said she had heard that some people are protein deficient so just eat meat all day and add about 2 oz extra of protein. I did and today I lost .2 pounds!! What is wrong!! Is this something that happens to others??? I am tyring so hard to do exactly what I'm suppose to. I was very down hearted today and my kindergartners had chocolate chip cookies for snacks today and I really wanted to eat them. I didn't because I have decided to work though these problems. Maybe my problems will help someone else! I would appreciate any helpful advice.
Thanks for reading!

P.S. My HCG got here today. Now all I'm waiting for is my kit! Hope it gets here soon because I can't keep using my sister supply up!

Stressful week!!!

Well I have continued to lose weight the last few days! I'm a little disappointed that it slowed down so quick. The last two days I've only lost .4 lbs. I guess after seeing someone else lose 4 lbs in a day I want more. Now, maybe it is because this week has been so bad. First I had car problems and was stranded for a while then had to fork out the money for a new battery. Then my daughter calls from work and her car won't start! Today we are on a mission to get it fixed! I hope it is just the battery! It is a really old car!! It was also my first week back to work after vacation. I haven't slept well all week. Maybe next week my weight gain will pick up! Of course I really shouldn't complain a loss of 4.6 lbs in 5 days isn't anything to sneeze at! I haven't had that success on other diets! A pound a week and then I would get discouraged and eat on the weekend and gain that pound back and another pound too! I guess I'm just having a bad week! Well I got to go so we can get my daughter's car fixed.

Starting to see weight come off!

Well, I have been on this protocal for 2 days on the VLC and I have dropped 2.6 pounds. I'm really happy about that and I hope that I will continue to see over a pound a day. I have been hungry for some reason in the afternoons a couple of hours before supper. I have been eating my fruit about 10 in the morning although I'm not hungry. I decided today to eat it during my kindergarteners nap about 2 p.m. and today I wasn't hungry. So I guess I'll keep that up. I give myself a shot about 7 each morning before going to work. I'm still not in that habit so on Tuesday as we all rushed out of the house I had forgotten! I remembered while on the road and went back and quickly gave myself a shot. I'm hoping that if I do miss one shot that it won't hurt since some of the reading I've done says to skip one day a week.
I'm not having any problems now with the shot. It doesn't hurt at all and after the first day it didn't sting going in. I really have felt good the entire time. My legs ached one day but that didn't last very long and it wasn't horrible painful. I did some yard work tonight and I didn't feel bad at all. I didn't even seem to be lacking any energy. I have had a few people tell me thats so little food! I don't feel that way. By breaking it up into 2 meals and 2 snacks I mostly feel satisfied. I do want to eat sometimes but it isn't because I'm hungry. I have to learn to be consious of when I need food and when I just want food! Well later guys!