DAY ? 166.4lbs

Okay, huge sorry! Have been on the road quite a bit on this 2nd round and obviously haven't been faithful blogging. However, wahoo! Check out the weight loss! Now, I have been up and down with my eating, so it has yo-yo'd some due to certain dinners out w/ pastors, etc. I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! Yippee! On the road now to Louisiana. Have my food with me. Just had lunch-YUMMY Hebrew National (all natural) beef hotdogs (99%fat free)w/ a few chopped onions and mustard. Sliced cukes w/ balsamic vinegar.

DAY 6: 171.8lbs.
Crazy awesome!

DAY 5: 175.8lbs
Yay!

DAY 4: 175.8lbs
Wahoo!

DAY 4: 177.8 lbs.
Okay, sorry. Forgot to weigh myself on day 3. Happy to know that I am back down from 180! yuck! Started my period today. Will continue on HCG like last time. Not that bad hungry today! Praise the Lord! Especially being on my period. I think it has to do with this so called "purer" form of HCG that I ordered. Also taught two water aerobic classes today. We'll see...

DAY 2: LOAD DAY #2: 180ish
Okay, I forgot to weigh today, so I am guessing. Ugh! Although load day is somewhat fun, I forgot how heavy I feel (and look) doing it. Just ready to start already! A bit unprepared as I have not gone shopping yet for any of my meats and veggies but at least I have an apple to tide me over in the morning until I can get there.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

LOAD DAY 1 (ROUND 2): 180.8 lbs.
Needless to say, I was shocked to see this # on the scale after finishing round 3. Don't know how this much came back on, but in the process of researching about the carbs/starch thing. When I incorporated these back in during "regular eating," the pounds began to come back on. Swelling and tightness in my ankles again too!

PHASE 3: TUESDAY: 170 lbs.
Okay, this thing has got to go DOWN! Perhaps the workouts yesterday will kick in today.

PHASE 3: MONDAY: 170 lbs.
Nope, nope, nope. This will just not work! Taught a H2O class this morning and a spin class this evening, plus did arm weights. Hopefully, the scale will be down tomorrow. I simply cannot gain! Haven't been eating sugars and starches. Have eaten cheese and no sugar vegenaise (so good). Yummy ribs with no sugar seasoning...Need to probably carefully watch amounts of what I'm eating, stopping when not quite full.

PHASE 3: Friday -Sunday/July 3rd-5th
Okay, sorry for the multiple blog but have stayed up so late each night...
WEIGHS:
Friday-167.6 lbs.
Saturday-168.2 lbs.
Sunday-169 lbs.
I was so happy to see my final weigh as 167 lbs after the last day of being on the VLCD. I thoroughly enjoyed my bacon and eggs Friday morning. My date w/ hubby that night at the Lake Oconee Ritz Carlton consisted of a YUMMY black Angus burger with all the trimmings but no bun-sooo good. I made a no sugar cheesecake and created a crust out of Bob's Red Mill almond flour (all it consists of is blanched almonds). I crumbled some of my no sugar chocolate bars on top and added sliced strawberries. The chocolate bars arrived yesterday and truly are amazing. Go Ross chocolates. I want the scale to go down or at least stay the same, so I think I'm going to be a bit stricter tomorrow.

DAY 43: 169 lbs.
Yay! Finally just skimming by into the 160's. LAST day on the VLCD!! Been making a few no sugar, no starch goodies for tomorrow. Have not cheated. Would love to see another good drop tomorrow morning. All I can seem to think about is scrambled eggs w/ my smoked Gouda cheese and lean bacon for breakfast...HA! And for lunch, the phase 3 zucchini lasagna from the HCG online cookbook sounds great...and me and hubby's big date tomorrow night, so probably a yummy steak for dinner. Looking forward to my all natural, sugar free dark chocolate coming from amazon.com tomorrow. The reviews on it were awesome-how it truly tastes like the real thing. Can't wait to find out. Who knows? Wouldn't it be neat if I came up with some yummy, chocolaty, sugar/starch free goodies for all my HCG friends to enjoy? Keep you posted on the ones I made tonight. They have to "set up" in the fridge overnight. All I can say is...chocolaty and nutty...they look and smell yummy! Finally tomorrow, I'll be able to blog about if they taste yummy! And the beauty of it will be, they are all on phase 3! Hey-that rhymes!:)

DAY 41-42: 170 lbs.
So, second day off the HCG because we have a big July 4th thing this Friday night and I wanted Friday to be my first day of being able to eat what I want except no starches no sugars (phase 3). Yes, I stopped the HCG on the 39th day instead of the 40th, but with me at this plateau of 170lbs., was it really going to make that big of a difference? Especially after everything I blogged about yesterday and still no drop? Today, I taught TWO 1 hour water aerobics classes and of course, adhered strictly to DAY #2 on the VLCD (very low calorie diet). We'll see if that helps my numbers on the scale in the morning. I just can't believe I have been at 170 this long.

DAY 40: 170 lbs.
I so badly wanted to be back in the 160's by this day but I WILL be! My hubby is out with a friend tonight. The kids are down and I hadn't eaten yet and found my taste buds wanting food other than what I can have! So, I immediately went and put on the killer dress I blogged about a few days ago for our hot date this Friday night. The one that JUST fits to remind myself that I want it to STILL fit on Friday and always.
My willpower is weak if I am hungry, so I ate a yummy piece of lean sirloin I had grilled in liquid smoke and other seasonings and some cukes in a great dill marinade. Now I am going to go jump on the trampoline and do some sit ups and push ups and tricep dips.

DAY 39: 172 lbs.
Can't complain after my cheat today. Met with my friend, Bonnie, today and she told me she lost 9 more pounds in the 3 week maintenance phase. That would be awesome! We shall see!

DAY 38: 171 lbs.
Although glad to see the scale back down, I am really disappointed about this yo-yo thing. I should be further down. Well, I think I was really subconsciously down about this more than I realized, was tired of the diet and a bit discouraged. We had some friends over tonight and I cheated. Can't believe I'm saying it, but I did. I had some of my homemade, organic mac 'n' cheese that I made for everyone, more than my 100 gram portion of chicken from the grill and two oatmeal raisin chocolate cookies. Oh, and 3 or 4 chips w/ cheese dip on them. I can't tell you how disappointed I am in myself. This close to the end and had to cheat like that. All I can do is repent (which means changing your mind), get back up and finish this thing out. I really had high hopes of my goal of 157 pounds and I think I just knew there was no way it was going to happen with only 2 days left, so I threw in the towel early.

DAY 37: 173 lbs.
Don't have words. Wanted to eat everything in sight today. Felt really discouraged. Of course, I want to blame it on a faulty scale after eating everything correctly, but how many scales can I say are wrong?

DAY 36: 171.4 lbs.
Can't even say how frustrated I am! We just got back late last night from our looong trip. I even went outside in the dark and jumped 20 minutes on our trampoline! Just going to have to go with the inches thing and stay encouraged. I hope I continue to lose during the 3 week maintenance stage. Was good to have to take back a size 12 suit to Macy's to exchange it for a size 8! AND, to buy 2 dresses on clearance, one a size 6 and the other a size 8. Wahoo! I won't complain about the gain.

DAYS 33-35: 168.8 lbs.
OK-missed Tuesday and Wednesday due to being out late because we are at the beach! Tuesday I was at 168.8lbs. and yesterday and this morning my scale is messed up! We have put new batteries in it and everything but I don't know what is up. TOTALLY wrong piece of equipment to mess up away from home.

DAY 32: 169.6 lbs.
Sooo excited to be in the 160's! We are in Tybee Island for a few days so I must stay on track. I believe I will run/walk on the beach even extra these next few days. I must be vigilant and my resolve must be strong. With God's help, I believe I can make it!

DAY 31: 171.8 lbs.
Even though I am glad to see the loss, I don't understand the gain in the first place! I need a miracle to make it to 157 before this is over! We're headed to the beach after a great pastor's conference. Been hard this week. I wish I could say my desire for the wrong kinds of foods (occasionally) has left, but fries sound really good at this point!

DAY 30: 172.6 lbs.
What is up???? Please let there be a BIG loss tomorrow! I have to catch up!!!!

DAY 29: 173 lbs.
OK, I totally don't understand this because I have not cheated. Really ticked off. Goodnight.

DAY 28: 171.4 lbs.
Wahoo! I was so excited to see this loss today since we are travelling and things are not like they are at home. Wonder if that workout helped? Had to go to a funeral today and it has been non stop here in North Carolina. I am really tired and should run to the gym real quick, but I'm going to bed.

DAY 27: 173 lbs.
Kicking it up a notch today. Went and worked out at 10 pm when we got in from travelling. Want to make up for yesterday's mistake. We'll see in the morning...

DAY 26: 173.8 lbs.
I know why I haven't lost more. I have taken a bite of a thing or two while here at this conference. Homemade desserts from some dear saints of the Lord. I was so disappointed in myself for taking even a few bites! I DO NOT want to open this door! Lord, give me the resolve and determination to recommit myself fully to this! It is so easy to slip when you see some progress but this battle is definitely not over yet! If I am going to lose all the extra weight I intend to, it will have to be with no cheating from this point on and I believe, lots of water and exercise every day.

DAY 25: 174 lbs.
Surprise! Even after travelling all day and couldn't exercise again, I have lost a pound. Yeah!

DAY 24: 175lbs.

Wahoo! So excited about this loss! A bunch of people at church commented on my loss! So encouraging. We have been on the rode all day so I haven't been able to exercise-yuck, b/c I feel like I'm retaining water. We'll see in the morning. We'll be gone for over a week and I had to prepare ALL my food. A lot of work!

DAY 23: 177.2 lbs.

Okay-still on period. Leaving for pastor's conference and had to get my mom to take IN some suits that I couldn't even get in to a month ago! Wahoo! Tried on suits today at Macy's. First time in soooo long I was actually excited about walking in a dressing room.

DAY 22: 177.4 lbs.
Not worried about it b/c I'm on my period. Jumped on the trampoline today-we'll see. We're about to go out of town so I was doing a ton of house work today. LAUNDRY literally all day. Ugghh. Legs hurting and swollen now. Hope I drank enough water... Hungry today. Hope it goes away. Took a little more HCG tonight and a small extra dose late afternoon to see if it would help curb hunger. Where, oh where is my friend, Bonnie?

DAY 21: 177.2 lbs.
So happy about today's loss. Shocked that I am losing weight on my period! Yay!

DAY 20: 178.6lbs.
I love it that even on the first day of my period, I have lost a little. Good day-hunger not so bad. Yummy beef lettuce tacos for dinner and grilled chicken fillet from Chick-fil-A for lunch w/ large unsweet tea and 1/2 cucumber. Too tired to jump on trampoline...should have pushed through and done it anyway. As I said before, will take HCG through my period. Goodnight:)

DAY 19: 178.8lbs.
Awesome! In the 170's. Very happy. Had to pull out my bin of "thinner" jeans and a few pair of those were loose on me! Went to Mall of Ga. today to run a few errands and took food with me. Looks like I am about to start my period. I am going to take the HCG right on through. We'll see...

DAY 18: 180.2lbs.
So glad it is not a gain! Taught a spin class tonight, so we'll see if the scale registers it. Ate good. At pool today with my friend, Amy, and all the kids. Had a great time but disappointed I was hungry. Could have eaten ALL the kids cheezits. Drank alot of my mineral water w/ lemon and vanilla creme stevia instead. May take a bit more HCG tonight than normal. Chicken curry salad w/ celery for lunch and taco beef and thai cucumber salad for dinner. Orange creamsicle shake for afternoon fruit, raw apple this morning. Lovin' me some unsweet chick-fil-a tea w/ sweet-n-low.

DAY 17: 180.4lbs.
FINALLY! I will have to admit I was really considering quitting this morning if I had another gain. I am so happy and thankful to God! I jumped on our trampoline last night for 20 minutes and again tonight. I am interested if the scale will have anything to say about this tomorrow. My hubby preached a beautiful, powerful message today. I just love him. I am so THANKFUL he's mine!
Made my famous strawberry freezer jam today. This time did the strawberry-blueberry one...yum! My hands in all that all evening and didn't have one lick!! I had already had my 2 fruits for the day when I started to make it and they were not strawberries, bummer. Eating some soup right now as I blog...hope I'm not eating too late?
I sure miss my friend, Bonnie. How long can a cruise take? JK-well deserved for her, I'm just ready for her to be back! So, 15lbs. gone in 17 days. Sooo thankful!
Ok-watching movie w/ hubby. Signing off.

DAY 16: 183lbs.
Don't have anything to say. I certainly am not cheating.

DAY 15: 182.8lbs.
Don't know the deal. Greatly discouraged today-cookouts galore! Wanted to eat all the bad stuff all day, but didn't. Father God, help me!

DAY 14: 183lbs.
Don't know what to say about this gain. I'm hungry and mad. Going to bed. Don't want to do this anymore.

DAY 13: 182.4lbs.
Don't get the .4 gain but I am not complaining after yesterday! Did notice when I woke up this morning that my rings were tight, so I think it's water retention. Drank lots of water today-we'll see. Had one of the yummiest dinner so far-beef tacos! Sooo good! Used organic buffalo meat b/c it's so lean and seasonings ,a few chopped onions and tons of cilantro and rolled it up w/ romaine leaves. Really good. Also took another spin class tonight and did my 100 push ups and sit ups. I want to see if this will make a difference in tomorrow's weigh b/c the day before I was in meetings and pretty sedentary. Had a cup of honey vanilla chamomile tea w/ vanilla creme stevia and I will say it is quite good and filling. Baked apples for breakfast and baked fish on asparagus for lunch. A big summer strawberry spritzer in the afternoon. Prepared ahead and made cookbook's marinara which I am planning to cover on a piece of fish for lunch tomorrow. Already wanting it. I have to say that it is so great preparing stuff so FRESH. NOTHING compares to fresh. Quite satisfying to the taste buds and b/c I made the sauce in my magic bullet w/ grape sized tomatoes (no chopping), it was super fast. I'm gonna let all the spices mix together in the fridge tonight and I will cook it tomorrow. All in all, a good day. Made homemade strawberry freezer jam today and was a bit challenging not to even have one lick of the spoon!

DAY 12: 182lbs.
4 pounds down! 4!!!!!!!!!!!! I was astounded when I weighed this morning. I keep wondering if it had anything to do with the slightly increased dosage but particularly that I taught my spin class last night and did those wall push ups and sit ups. Since I began the diet, I haven't done that strenuous of a workout until last night. I am going to keep doing it! So totally excited but really tired. Goodnight.

DAY 11: 186.0 lbs.
2.8 lbs gone! Elated about this loss! Praise the Lord! We did go buy a new scale and it was only .2 off, so this was a GENUINE loss. I will say that I read an article by a pharmacist that said to take a little more HCG only if you are still hungry and/or not seeing the results. I did take an extra dose before I went to bed last night b/c I definitely am still hungry and certainly wasn't seeing pleasing results. So, this morning instead of 1/2ml, I took 3/4 ml and also this evening. I taught my spin class tonight and did 4 sets of 25 reps of wall push ups and deep crunches on the yoga ball. Interesting that I did not feel I had to hold back in my class. Went full throttle and didn't feel pooped! Curious what the scale will have to say in the morning about this workout. Also have noticed lots of energy and no "sluggishness."
This is the first day I am actually able to tell a bit of loss in my own body. My waist seems a bit smaller, some ugly back fat dissipating and my tennis shoes were looser...go figure!
SOOOO encouraged today and actually excited about the recipes I've been using from the online cookbook. Have had the spicy thai cucumber salad 2 days in a row now (yum) and of course, am sitting here sipping my summer strawberry spritzer. Great day and cause for rejoicing although I know the JOY of the LORD is my ultimate strength, no diet success!

DAY 10: 188.8lbs.
Definitely thankful to be "down," but still wondering what is up with the slow progress? My husband is going to get me a new scale b/c I have to weigh on mine 3 times to get an accurate reading. The first 2 times the numbers are different. Wouldn't that be totally awesome if I've been upset these last few days over a malfunctioning scale? Oh, please let that be the answer!
Had a birthday party for my sister today and did not cheat at all! Prepared all my food and brought it with me. I have 4 chattering, sisters and of course, they wanted to know what the heck I was doing. Oh well, not time yet for the "revealing." Especially since I need to see better results. My jeans were looser today so that is definitely a plus. At the birthday party some icing was flicked on my finger from a very YUMMY cake! I just wiped it off. You know, it is rewarding to put the flesh under. Self control is a fruit of the Spirit that I want to hang off of my branches in every area. Boy, am I learning it in this one! Now, if I can just get my emotions under control. I don't want this daily weigh in thing to put me in a funk if it's not the results I am hoping for on any given day. My wonderful husband-he just keeps staying encouraging;what a gift from God he is to me. Well, night-night.

DAY 9: 189.4lbs.
Okay-not so bad. 1 lb. loss. Really want to see greater results (to make up for the mysterious gain) but I'll definitely take a pound loss! Came up with a GREAT, by the pool, drink today! I call it "Summer Strawberry Spritzer." You take 1 1/2 strawberries (you can do 2, but I want to save my strawberry rations for more spritzers!), a wedge of lemon juice (I throw it in after I've squeezed it), mineral water, vanilla creme stevia, and a bit of plain water-combine it all in blender (or on the rocks, just mash the strawberries) and serve in a pretty glass. Garnish top w/ a few mint leaves, if you wish and Yummo! It was funny how excited I got about having this drink after feeling deprived of most foods that are enjoyable...and it also helped alot to sip on that by our pool while my family was having a cook out of hot dogs and hamburgers. You know what, though? I was so enamored with my spritzer, yummy fish and cucumber salad that I didn't even smell it or notice it! Giant step!
However, as tough as the early part of today was, the latter was fine. I have found a few recipes and had some great meals which has hugely encouraged me and prepared some ahead too. Fish w/ ground melba toast, curry, lemon juice and spices-mmm... and cucumber thai salad from the $40 HCG online cookbook. So, glad to go to bed finally full. We'll see what happens in the morning...

DAY 8: 190.4
Down only .2lbs.? I was really conscious yesterday on upping water, less sodium, etc. I have felt the most discouraged today that I have been. It definitely was a "push through" day. Took a nap with my 3 yr. old, Lily Grace-needed some time not thinking about it. I really want "joy for this journey." Also, I still have to live everyday life, responsibilities, etc. I don't want this to consume my thoughts. Bonnie and I talked today. She reminded me of how I told her the story of how it was no accident of coming upon the HCG diet. "8" is the number of new beginnings. I am believing for that. I will keep going.

DAY 7: 190.6lbs.
Up .8 of a pound?! What is up with that??!! I don't know what the deal is but I was extremely bloated when I went to bed last night and felt legs and ankles swollen a bit this morning before I weighed. So, I have upped my water today and was "regular'"(if you know what I mean:)) Even before discouragement tried to set in, I felt the Lord wanting me to offer this gain up to Him in a sacrifice of praise, with a good attitude-not sulking today. I did this and had some great divine appointments with a few gals which I may not have had if I had let that bad attitude set in. I did good until toward the evening when I got grumpy to my hubby and children. I realized deep inside it was just because I couldn't eat what I wanted to! Ugh! How stupid! The flesh just screams for what it wants and doesn't like to be deprived! All these spiritual lessons I am getting from this whole thing. Lord, give me the grace and strength to PRESS on with a good attitude (heart) and pure thoughts (mind).
Huge wake up call for me that I can't only RELY on this HCG diet to get this weight off-my trust MUST first and foremost be in the Lord because the Word says apart from Him we can do nothing. Nothing means...nothing! So, I resolve to rely on Him for the strength to be totally victorious in this whole HCG journey and in getting rid of any outlet food has been for me. Admittedly, really do want to see results on the scale tomorrow. No cheating today even when I got my kids Chick-fil-A for dinner! Exchanged some great, encouraging texts with Bonnie (Bless God, I love her)!
Anyway, I'm tired-good night...

DAY 6: 189.8lbs
Yay! 1.4lb. loss! Praise the Lord out of the 190's-yuck! Discovered a tasty treat for the summer today at Starbucks. Iced coffee (the no sugar kind), then bring your own flavored stevia. Was great and helped ward off hunger until dinner. Also iced that chai tea I talked about yesterday, sweetened it with some chocolate and vanilla creme stevia and YUM! All in all a decent day although I had a few tough moments of being aggravated I couldn't just eat what I wanted, but then right behind those thoughts was the realization that I am in the situation I'm in because of just eating what I wanted. Will press on reminded of Philippians 4:13, "I CAN do ALL things through CHRIST Who strengthens me!" I also am so thankful for my wonderful, encouraging husband. I know there are many out there who don't have that support and I feel EXTREMELY, undeservedly blessed! My wonderful friend, Bonnie Shores, has been such an added blessing to my life. What would I do without our daily texts and chats? Been bloated tonight. Took some Cascara Sagrada. We'll see what happens in the morning...

DAY 5: 191.2lbs.
Okay-.8lbs. lost. Not jumping up and down but grateful for some loss. So today has been a semi-difficult day. Was hungry most of day but busied myself with housecleaning and lots of mineral water with lemon and stevia. Made a great soup tonight from the online recipe of meatballs and added spices, Swanson's low sodium, fat free broth, and 1/2 of a big bag of spinach leaves. Yum! AND the best part-FILLING! Had to go ahead and have my strawberry smoothie this afternoon as it was my first day back to boot camp on this diet. Needed the boost to make it for an entire hour. Had more energy than I anticipated-PTL! Also found a yummy tea at Earth Fare from Celestial Seasonings called Chocolate Caramel Enchantment Chai. Yummy! Made some cold and may brew some later, hot. Had baked apples again for breakfast. Overall good day but I hope to see more than .8lbs. lost in the morning. We'll see!

OK. So I didn't set this blog up early enough. I will do a little recap since this is my 4th day on the HCG program.
DAYS 1 & 2: LOAD DAYS
Fri.(5/22/09-193.6lbs.) & Sat. (5/23/09-194.4lbs.)
Now, let me first say that I have not weighed myself in YEARS, so this was one of the hardest things for me to do-to face the music! It really freaked me out to see I weighed this much, even though I am 5'10"-see there, excuses, excuses. However, it was the FIRST step toward victory and the ONLY way to get there! My goal is 157lbs. and for me, that's very nice, normal and thin. I do want to also say that, for me, this is just not about looking good again in a bikini. It's about growing old and seeing my children & grandchildren! Playing and enjoying life with them. Our society is so about what FEELS good. Well, guess what? That has earned me 30+ extra unwanted pounds and a lower quality of life! Saying no to the wrong desires of the flesh makes you an over comer. We just don't have to have everything we want.
I have also contemplated how embarrassing it would be to put this weight out there for all to see on the internet through this blog, but like my friend, Bonnie, this is NOT just about me. I want to share this victorious journey with all those around me! Shared joy is double joy! So, here it is for all to see. Freak out and then keep going.
LOAD- No, I did not do it healthfully. I also found it is not quite as fun to eat like this when you have to; although, don't get me wrong, no one had to force feed me! I was a little nuts about the 1.2 weight gain between load days, but my dear friend, Bonnie Shores, said don't worry about it-it will come off in the first couple days of the VLCD (very low-calorie diet).
Let's see...
BREAKFAST: sourdough french toast w/ cherry topping and whip cream, eggs, bacon and biscuits at Cracker Barrel.
LUNCH: Chick-fil-A sandwich (a lunch favorite of mine) waffle fries, 1/2 & 1/2 tea w/ lemonade and don't forget the milkshake.
DINNER: PIZZA with all my favorite toppings at a great place here in Athens with their signature strawberry stromboli for dessert...
YOU GET THE PICTURE-No need to even go into the second load day! The weird thing that was really eye opening for me at Cracker Barrel (and pretty much, everywhere) was that here I was eating all this food for the purpose of "loading," but everyone around me was definitely overweight and eating all that, normally! We Americans have got to get it together! Disgusting!

DAY 3: 195.4lbs.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Okay, yet again, hating the weight gain from the previous last day of loading but remembering Bonnie's words to chill. So, my first day on the very low calorie diet (VLCD) was not easy. Spats of hunger, doubts of "can I really do this for 40 days?", and all the things I couldn't eat seem to taunt me. I have been amazingly aware of the fact that food has been such a source of entertainment for me and an emotional outlet. Something to be happy about? Eat! Stressed out or sad or angry about something? Eat! I want God to be my TOTAL source!
Prayed much and thanked God for my amazing hubby who is such a support and makes me laugh-he is my GIFT from God! So, I texted Bonnie and told her I am half hungry but FULLY DETERMINED! Like my other HCG friend, Todd, told me,"It's not okay to be hungry but it IS okay to not be totally full."
NO (few minute) dish is going to be as satisfying as being thin (forever!) again will be. This is a means to the end!

DAY 4: 192lbs.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wahoo!!! 3.4lbs. lost! I am pumped today. Definitely was so happy to see this number as this is my second day on the VLCD. Breakfast for two days now has been the Apple Crisp recipe off the HCG Recipes website. Makes a whole 8x8 pan and very filling, especially with two cups of coffee. Lunch was mahi mahi in tin foil w/ lemon juice and spices and 2 1/2 sliced cukes w/ Bragg's Apple Cider vinegar and Bragg's seasonings (great blend of seasonings I got at Kroger).
Happy Memorial Day today! We were invited to our friends' house for a cookout. My girlfriend, Andrea, is a great cook, so this was going to be a challenge. Prepared lean, ground buffalo and mixed it w/ two tomatoes pureed with fresh basil, oregano and spices. Took it with me and had my first filling meal. It was so fresh tasting! Difficult to see and smell all that food but very mentally satisfying to overcome the flesh and just say no! Plus, I tried to not tempt my eyes with it so much. Me and my gorgeous, gift from God, 3 yr. old, Lily Grace, pushed each other on the swing set while everyone else was chowing down-great time with her and no torture for me! Key was to come with my prepared food. As I am blogging now, I have the HCG under my tongue. It will cause you to salivate alot at first but I have found it helps if I try to relax my tongue more and I always set my kitchen timer 15 minutes so I can hear it go off anywhere I may be in the house. Had an orange julius tonight-very yummy and satisfies a sweet tooth as did my yesterday evening strawberry smoothie. Discovered a tasty, fizzy, get-you-by treat is a very cold liter of mineral water, lemon juice and vanilla creme stevia. Plus, I like the extra mental boost of the pretty, green glass bottle-I'm weird like that:) OK-better go to sleep so hunger doesn't settle in. May have a warm cup of tea to "ward it off" before it has a chance to take hold. Nite-nite!