160 lbs.

156.4 lbs. LOAD DAY

A few days at once...

Okay, so like my last entry said, I did come off a few days to be on phase 3 awhile because because I was feeling weak & hungry despite still taking the HCG. The HCG coaching manual says this may happen if your body is done losing abnormal fat or if you're developing an immunity to the HCG. It's better to come off for a while. Also, anyone who may be reading this, learn from my mistake and be a DAILY WEIGHER! Also, I put on a few because I didn't stay on the VLCD for the 3 days after taking my last dose. I have learned my mistake and won't do it again this time when I come off because the gain is not worth it! Here's my weighs:
Wednesday, March 31, 2010-157.2 lbs.
Thursday, April 1, 2010-154.6 lbs.
Friday, April 2, 2010- 153.2 lbs.
Yesterday, I had the HCG cookbook recipe for French Onion soup and it was so yummy! Can't believe I've been missing it all this time! I used liquid smoke in place of the Worchestire sauce b/c mine had sugar in it. Feel fine, no real hunger pains. Like my friend, Bonnie Shores, told me a long time ago (and I have never forgotten it), you must know the difference between a genuine hunger pang or just your tummy feeling a bit empty. Drink some hot coffee or tea if it's the latter or some chicken broth w/ a bit of minced onion & seasonings.

DAY 14: 153.6 lbs.

Hallelujah! I am happy there was not a huge gain. I wanted to write this Scripture down from Hebrews 10:36 which says,"For you have need of endurance..." This word endurance in the Greek is so powerful. It means constancy, perseverance, continuance, bearing up, steadfastness, holding out, patient endurance. The word combines "under" and "to remain." It describes the capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances, not with a passive complacency, but with a hopeful fortitude that actively resists weariness and defeat. I claim that to resist weariness!!

DAY 13: 153.4 lbs.

Yes! I was happy with this almost pound loss. I am so close and don't want to quit now but with me being so hungry and feeling weak yesterday, I did something a bit different today. In a manual that drugdelivery.ca sent me, it gives some tips for the HCG-er. It says you can occasionally add an egg or a few raw almonds if you're feeling weak. Well, I admit, I probably overhauled it today. I had 2 scrambled eggs this morning w/ 2 veggie protein (Morningstar) "sausage" patties. Haven't had anything else all day. We'll see in the morning. Awww, forget it. I had some difficulty tonight in a meeting regarding some personal financial decisions. I must have been upset b/c the next thing I know, I'm eating a bowl of pasta which was my kids & hubby's dinner! Oh, God, like Hebrews 10, yes! I need endurance!! Grant me your endurance. With your help, I shall not be moved! I pray crop failure in my body tonight and the fresh mercy and grace of God to show on the scale in the morning! Yes, I'm crazy enough to pray it!

DAY 12: 154.2 lbs.

I will say I was disappointed with this number today. I have felt hungry all day and according to my research, I could be feeling this way because I need more protein or need a break from the hcg. Every body is different and according to the manual, HCG will stop working when it's pulled all the fat from your stores it's going to pull. Yes, I have a number stuck in my head of 147 but I'm a size 6ish:) right now and I'm fine with it. I think, of course, being my own worst critic, I certainly see where more fat can go. We'll just see what the scale says tomorrow. I am believing for a big drop!!!

DAY 11: 154.8 lbs.

You know, this type of race is not won by quitting but getting back up again and again. In this recovery, I just got so tired of being in the house! Beef O' Brady's has Tues. Night kids eat free night. We went there and they have the best reuben-I won't say anymore. Drinking a ton of water to try to flush out some extra junk. I'm gonna win this race with some skinned knees from falling down, that's for sure, but I WILL WIN through CHRIST's enabling power!