133.5 lbs. I swear I did not cheat yesterday. I may just be at the end and the efficacy of the hCG might be wearing off due to immunity. This is the fourth day at the same weight, albeit I slightly cheated the first 2 days. Upon reading the book again, I found that what I did in the way of extra melba toasts or grissini was the correct action to combat my hunger or cravings. That was good to know. I must have eliminated all of the abnormal fat in my system and might be at the end of this cycle for additional weight loss.
On another note, the ovarian pain is BACK! I've already taken 800 mg. of Ibuprophen this morning on a basically empty stomach (well, three cups of coffee) and I have to work today. I will take my heating pad to work and plug it into my car (I love my Vibe for this feature). I also have a function to attend tonight and hope that I will feel better. Last time this was pretty debilitating. But, the end is in sight and I have three more days to go or as long as my hCG holds out.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Day 43
133.5 lbs. OK, so I need to stop baby cheating with the melba toast! I will try to do better today. I'm not exactly starving, but I guess I am having cravings. Everything sounds good and it's probably because I haven't had many of my favorite things in a long while. Like a Guiness. Or popcorn. Or that stupid pizza! At least I've sort of kept my word about cheating. I haven't had that pizza or that beer. When I've cheated it's been with a celery stick or grissini stick. I can rationalize that it wasn't "that" bad. But, what's going to happen when I get down the road a few weeks from now? Will I have the willpower? Hopefully, an increase in the calories will make the cravings go away. I really do like the veggies I've been eating and would love to eat a whole bowl of them since they are so low calorie.
On another note, it sure will be good to get "regular" again. Not that I'm uncomfortable, but it just feels odd not to "one meal in and one meal out." Sorry for the TMI again....I'm just saying.
On another note, it sure will be good to get "regular" again. Not that I'm uncomfortable, but it just feels odd not to "one meal in and one meal out." Sorry for the TMI again....I'm just saying.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day 42
133.5 lbs. Last night I cheated slightly, again. I had two celery sticks and three grissini bread sticks on top of my one melba toast. Gee, you think I'm craving carbs? Gotta buckle down today since it's a no-injection day. Five more days to go....
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Day 41
133.5 lbs. I even had an extra melba toast yesterday! That's the extent of my cheating.
Started researching phase 2 and 3. Phase 2 seems pretty straight forward with just the 500 calories and no injections.
I read in phase 3 that I should keep a journal of what I eat and how it effects me. If I gain, I should determine which food was the culprit. Conceivably, I should be able to eat pretty much what I want, with exceptions. But, I think it is important to figure out how different foods effect you and avoid the ones that make you gain easily. You can find low calorie ways to fix your favorite foods and be conscious of portion sizes while still enjoying the things you like. So much for digging into those jars of peanuts I have.
Also, I need to explore more about which foods have starch. I'm finding things like nuts have a lot of starch. There was even mention of broccoli having starch. Apparently, broccoli is omitted on Kevin Trudeau's version of the hCG diet because of the starch factor. I've had plenty of the broccoli since being on this diet, but I will pay attention to whether or not I lose anything on a day after broccoli from here on out.
All of these little tidbits are useful to note. I really don't want to gain this weight back. I intend to go another round with the hope that I can get to 115 lbs. That would be pretty thin for me, but I think I would like it immensely. I also intend to be better about my relationship with food. This diet has taught me that I can spice up nearly everything and it will taste great. Eating whole and natural foods instead of processed foods with preservatives makes a lot of sense. It wasn't news to me. I just didn't realize how easy it was to incorporate into my daily life. If I could only get my daughter to buy into this notion. She is the opposite of me and struggles not to lose weight!
I'm guessing that I have 3 days of injections left. Maybe I'll be surprised and stretch it out. Or, maybe I'll take smaller doses to make it last these last five days, not counting the no-injection day. The end is in sight!!
Started researching phase 2 and 3. Phase 2 seems pretty straight forward with just the 500 calories and no injections.
I read in phase 3 that I should keep a journal of what I eat and how it effects me. If I gain, I should determine which food was the culprit. Conceivably, I should be able to eat pretty much what I want, with exceptions. But, I think it is important to figure out how different foods effect you and avoid the ones that make you gain easily. You can find low calorie ways to fix your favorite foods and be conscious of portion sizes while still enjoying the things you like. So much for digging into those jars of peanuts I have.
Also, I need to explore more about which foods have starch. I'm finding things like nuts have a lot of starch. There was even mention of broccoli having starch. Apparently, broccoli is omitted on Kevin Trudeau's version of the hCG diet because of the starch factor. I've had plenty of the broccoli since being on this diet, but I will pay attention to whether or not I lose anything on a day after broccoli from here on out.
All of these little tidbits are useful to note. I really don't want to gain this weight back. I intend to go another round with the hope that I can get to 115 lbs. That would be pretty thin for me, but I think I would like it immensely. I also intend to be better about my relationship with food. This diet has taught me that I can spice up nearly everything and it will taste great. Eating whole and natural foods instead of processed foods with preservatives makes a lot of sense. It wasn't news to me. I just didn't realize how easy it was to incorporate into my daily life. If I could only get my daughter to buy into this notion. She is the opposite of me and struggles not to lose weight!
I'm guessing that I have 3 days of injections left. Maybe I'll be surprised and stretch it out. Or, maybe I'll take smaller doses to make it last these last five days, not counting the no-injection day. The end is in sight!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Day 39
135 lbs. Really looking forward to the end of this diet. Didn't find too much about phase 2 in the book, so I will have to go to the hCG Yahoo Group and see what the experts say.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Day 38
135 lbs. I made it through yesterday and no one is more surprised than me that I still managed to lose a half lb. That's a 23 lb. loss to date. Guys seem to lose so much quicker than girls. I will still try for my 30 lb. goal, but to drop another 7 lbs. in the next 8 days seems a bit lofty.
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