Update...
Down 40 lbs. overall. I stopped the shots right before the week Jamie's mom and her b.f. visited. Totally didn't stick to the maintenance and gained about 8 pounds that week. Got right back on the shots after 10 days off, deciding to try what they call cycling. Been on hcg 13 days and lost my gain plus about 4 more. Some days better losses than others. Would like to lose another 5 pounds in the next two days, but unlikely!
We leave for a cruise in 9 days and I'd like to be roomy in current clothes so I have some gaining room. I'm not unrealistic about the likelyhood of gaining a few pounds on the cruise.
People have really started noticing the difference in my body. Enough to where they comment on how good I look and how great a job I've done. That makes me feel good. :)
I was looking at photos the other day from these past holidays and our San Francisco trip in February. They make me cringe. Fat face, fat arms, enormous butt, bulged stomach, thunder thighs. Even my skin is much better now. It's is so nice to be able to shop and fit into regular sizes. I'm comfortably into my old size 12s.
I've begun feeling like myself again.
Of course, I'm still a ways from my goal - 20 more lbs. And there are days when I'm hard on myself. Not sure what life is even like without being hard on myself! But I can see my accomplishments and be proud I've made it this far.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Popcorn
What's with popcorn being so good lately?!
Went to see Sir Elton John over the weekend. Jamie bought a huge bag of kettle corn. It was so good! The few kernels I was going to eat turned into half the bag over the course of 3 hours.
I gained a pound.
But lost it, plus some, the following day.
Back on track now that it's the weekday.
Oh well.
Went to see Sir Elton John over the weekend. Jamie bought a huge bag of kettle corn. It was so good! The few kernels I was going to eat turned into half the bag over the course of 3 hours.
I gained a pound.
But lost it, plus some, the following day.
Back on track now that it's the weekday.
Oh well.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
R2 Progress
Things are going slower this time. Actually, about a week ago I started cutting out the melba toast and usually the fruit. Sometimes I have my evening fruit, but skip the breakfast piece. This has made my losses each day about a pound or more. Yay!
I began this round about 5 lbs heavier than I'd been maintaining, due to eating whatever I wanted the weekend of the 4th and it being the week before TOM, when I'd normally gain a few pounds anyway. So, if I measure where I ended Round 1, I'm at a net loss of 6.2 lbs today and I'm on day 18 of this round. What I should have done was start taking shots the day we went to the fair and "fat loaded" those days. May have resulted the same. I'm done beating myself up over it, I look way better already and half way to my ultimate goal.
I plan on doing 4 more shot days and hoping to lose 4.8 more pounds. The weekends screw me up. The hcg is very touchy for me. If I eat some of Jamie's popcorn at the movies, or a hand full of nuts, I end up not losing. I may maintain the previous day's weight, but that's not the goal. If I want to lose another 4.8 pounds in 4 days, I will have to be very diligent over the weekend. Weekdays are so much easier with the routine of work.
And no giving in to ANYONE wanting to go out to dinner! Especially Old Town with the irresistable chips and salsa! Yes, Nan, here's the guilt I promised you! ;)~ Gained .6 pounds from that instead of losing at least a pound that day. It was a nice dinner, tho. At least we figured out the black and red chips don't taste any different than the gold ones. :)
Jamie's mom and Colin are coming to visit for the week of Aug. 1st. I'll be on to the no sugar/no-carbs portion of maintanence just in time for their visit! Can't wait to eat nuts! Strange that a didn't eat so many of them before R1's maintanence. Now they are what I miss the most!
Oh, and I should mention, I'm wearing some of my 12's!! What a difference 5 pounds can make!
I began this round about 5 lbs heavier than I'd been maintaining, due to eating whatever I wanted the weekend of the 4th and it being the week before TOM, when I'd normally gain a few pounds anyway. So, if I measure where I ended Round 1, I'm at a net loss of 6.2 lbs today and I'm on day 18 of this round. What I should have done was start taking shots the day we went to the fair and "fat loaded" those days. May have resulted the same. I'm done beating myself up over it, I look way better already and half way to my ultimate goal.
I plan on doing 4 more shot days and hoping to lose 4.8 more pounds. The weekends screw me up. The hcg is very touchy for me. If I eat some of Jamie's popcorn at the movies, or a hand full of nuts, I end up not losing. I may maintain the previous day's weight, but that's not the goal. If I want to lose another 4.8 pounds in 4 days, I will have to be very diligent over the weekend. Weekdays are so much easier with the routine of work.
And no giving in to ANYONE wanting to go out to dinner! Especially Old Town with the irresistable chips and salsa! Yes, Nan, here's the guilt I promised you! ;)~ Gained .6 pounds from that instead of losing at least a pound that day. It was a nice dinner, tho. At least we figured out the black and red chips don't taste any different than the gold ones. :)
Jamie's mom and Colin are coming to visit for the week of Aug. 1st. I'll be on to the no sugar/no-carbs portion of maintanence just in time for their visit! Can't wait to eat nuts! Strange that a didn't eat so many of them before R1's maintanence. Now they are what I miss the most!
Oh, and I should mention, I'm wearing some of my 12's!! What a difference 5 pounds can make!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Round Two
I should have planned to start Round Two by "fat loading" at the fair. Must have eaten 5000 calories! The next day, even though I didn't eat excessively, I didn't cut out the sugar or carbs - chips, sugary alcholic beverages, enchilada and black beans. Today, barely ate, until we got to Barona for my grandma's free birthday dinner. Included a dessert, carrot cake (my fav!), which I ate all by myself minus one bite by Jamie.
I decided at dinner that I was going to come home and take a shot. So, as soon as we walked in, I shot up!! I know I'm not doing it quite right, since I should be taking the shots while fat loading for two days, but we'll see what happens. Tomorrow I'm going to start back on the 500 calories.
Actually, I'm pretty happy about going back to such a lean diet. I feel better on the hcg with 500 cals diet than I have the last 3 weeks being allowed to eat fatty foods. And I definitely feel better than eating high-carb or sugary foods, which make me feel sick pretty quickly!
I used the already mixed hcg we had in the fridge to do my shot with tonight, but will mix some new stuff up tonight. This website gives mixing instructions along with a chart of quanities of each ingredient you need to make the iu's desired. Very helpful! I take 125 iu.
http://www.hcgsupplies.com/how-to-mix-hcg.html
Wish me luck this round!
I decided at dinner that I was going to come home and take a shot. So, as soon as we walked in, I shot up!! I know I'm not doing it quite right, since I should be taking the shots while fat loading for two days, but we'll see what happens. Tomorrow I'm going to start back on the 500 calories.
Actually, I'm pretty happy about going back to such a lean diet. I feel better on the hcg with 500 cals diet than I have the last 3 weeks being allowed to eat fatty foods. And I definitely feel better than eating high-carb or sugary foods, which make me feel sick pretty quickly!
I used the already mixed hcg we had in the fridge to do my shot with tonight, but will mix some new stuff up tonight. This website gives mixing instructions along with a chart of quanities of each ingredient you need to make the iu's desired. Very helpful! I take 125 iu.
http://www.hcgsupplies.com/how-to-mix-hcg.html
Wish me luck this round!
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