It’s been a while since I’ve written and I blame the time change. Have you noticed the days seem to fly by now? This week was slow in regards to my weight, my loss slowed a little but I learned that’s normal when your monthly visitor comes around.
I found a forum on hcgdietinfo.com and am hooked! I have learned so much from it already and its a great support group!
I was really worried about Saturday because we had an all day retreat and they were having goodies and lunch. I decided to have “an apple day” to make it easier since I couldn’t eat their lunch anyways. Let me tell you about my day…
Saturday
Morning: Everything going well. They had a table full of fruits, doughnuts, breakfast bars but I’m strong. I have my water and made me some green tea. I’m glad I brought my lemon drop Stevia so I could sweeten my tea. I grab an apple, but can’t eat it till noon.
Midmorning: They are making lunch and its starting to smell really good! But the smell also reminds me of my grandma when she use to make me Malt-o-Meal….wonder what they’re making.
Lunchtime: Oh its Lasagna, I can deal with that. OOOO but they have homemade fresh brownies and they smell really good! Maybe I will sit in the car. I already had one apple.
Well the boyfriend gave up Lasagna for Lent (thought it was just pizza but he said it includes lasagna). I take him to McDonalds and we drive back to the church school. I ate another apple and feel full but I still can’t stand sitting in the car with the smell of Chicken Nuggets and a Quarter Pounder so I tell him I’m going inside and to lock up the car. That mental hunger is one strong sucker!
Afternoon: We are sitting I can see the snack table and the brownies are still there. I can smell them and just want a small taste…Oooooo my man just got a brownie, let me go steal a tiny corner to taste…..MMMM that was good. Not even enough to swallow, just let it sit on my tongue.
Mid-afternoon: I think that “taste” was a bad idea because now I want to eat one soo bad! I can smell the brownies every once in a while. For all you Twilight fans-I feel like Edward when he first smelt Bella!! I think I will get a cup of coffee so I can smell that instead. Eating another apple-I feel stuffed!
Evening: Wow I made it through that! Now we are off to church then home….
I asked my honey what he wanted for dinner and he said KFC-here we go again with tempting smells. We get through the drive through and I realize my limits are beginning to thin. Since its an apple day I can’t even go home and have my own chicken…ugh!!
Ok I get home and breakdown-this day has been uber tough! I cry and my babe holds me and tells me how proud he is that I’m doing this and how strong I am. He also points out where he can tell I have lost weight. I feel better and go take a shower. I hope tomorrow is better.
Well now to today-I jumped on the scale this morning and guess what? Lost 3 pounds!! Go ME!!
Weight lost to date: 17.8lbs
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Day 8-Getting Creative
I started to get tired of the same things to eat every day, so I had to get creative. First I tried to look up HCG Diet recipes online, but they all had more ingredients then I’m allowed and some that aren’t allowed. I’m not sure why they have these but…whatever.
Last night it was snowing and cold so I decided to make a soup. I grilled my chicken and boiled some water. I added a tomato, green chile, garlic, onion and salt to the water and let it boil. While that was happening I cut the chicken into small chunks then added it to the other ingredients. It was SOOOO GOOD! I didn’t even feel like I was limited or even on a diet!
Today I decided I wanted to try Cabbage. I have never been a big fan of cabbage but I wanted to try it. I diced the cabbage and threw my chicken on the grill. I added some water to a nonstick pan and put in my cabbage. Then I diced an apple and added it to the cabbage. I let them steam while my chicken finished cooking. I diced up the chicken and added it on top of the cabbage and apple in a bowl. It was pretty good, but I am still not a big fan of cabbage. I want to try it with whole onion next time.
Tonight I am going to try a pork loin burger. I am going to grind up the raw pork and add seasonings then I want to shape it into one or two small patties. I will eat it on lettuce with a slice of tomato…mmmmm lol
I am thinking of coming up with a recipe book of all the interesting things I am eating now so others can use it.
I went to get more of my injections and weigh in. It was an awesome feeling seeing how much I have lost, even on their scale.
Well I am going to start that “recipe book”…
Weight lost to date: 12 lbs
Last night it was snowing and cold so I decided to make a soup. I grilled my chicken and boiled some water. I added a tomato, green chile, garlic, onion and salt to the water and let it boil. While that was happening I cut the chicken into small chunks then added it to the other ingredients. It was SOOOO GOOD! I didn’t even feel like I was limited or even on a diet!
Today I decided I wanted to try Cabbage. I have never been a big fan of cabbage but I wanted to try it. I diced the cabbage and threw my chicken on the grill. I added some water to a nonstick pan and put in my cabbage. Then I diced an apple and added it to the cabbage. I let them steam while my chicken finished cooking. I diced up the chicken and added it on top of the cabbage and apple in a bowl. It was pretty good, but I am still not a big fan of cabbage. I want to try it with whole onion next time.
Tonight I am going to try a pork loin burger. I am going to grind up the raw pork and add seasonings then I want to shape it into one or two small patties. I will eat it on lettuce with a slice of tomato…mmmmm lol
I am thinking of coming up with a recipe book of all the interesting things I am eating now so others can use it.
I went to get more of my injections and weigh in. It was an awesome feeling seeing how much I have lost, even on their scale.
Well I am going to start that “recipe book”…
Weight lost to date: 12 lbs
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 6-Not just to lose weight
I read in “Inches and Pounds” that most people weren’t very hungry and they were surprised how little they actually ate, but I thought I wasn’t one of those people. The past three days I was “hungry” even after just eating. Last night things changed.
I still wasn’t feeling very well and wasn’t hungry at all. My provider said that I could skip dinner and just eat an apple so that’s what I did. This morning I got up and had an orange. I couldn’t even finish it!! I was like “wow!”
I had to go to Wal-Mart to get some more veggies (since I only keep a week’s supply) and did great just getting what I needed. It was tough walking through the bakery area, smelling the bread and looking at the sweets, but I walked FAST LOL
For lunch I boiled a bag of spinach and grilled some pork. The first time I had this I ate almost the whole bag of spinach and felt ok, but today I couldn’t even closely finish the bag! This is so awesome!
For dinner I plan to try cabbage. I never use to like it till I started eating it in Chinese. Now, I know I won’t be frying it but I am willing to try new things.
I also have been hearing that some people who went on this shot gained it all back, but I have a theory for that too. The first 3 weeks after you finish the injections you are on a “maintenance period” where you don’t eat starches or sugars and only add another 1000 calories to your diet. Afterwards Dr. Simeons recommends that you stay away from starches and sugars as much as possible, just have them moderately.
The way I see this diet, and recommend others to view it, is a new beginning. The reason I am overweight is because of how and what I was eating in the first place, right? I have tried in the past to change my eating habits, but have not been very successful. I see this as my jump start to success-I am not just doing it to lose weight but to change my eating habits so I can be healthier.
Here’s to a healthier me!
Weight lost to date: 11 lbs
I still wasn’t feeling very well and wasn’t hungry at all. My provider said that I could skip dinner and just eat an apple so that’s what I did. This morning I got up and had an orange. I couldn’t even finish it!! I was like “wow!”
I had to go to Wal-Mart to get some more veggies (since I only keep a week’s supply) and did great just getting what I needed. It was tough walking through the bakery area, smelling the bread and looking at the sweets, but I walked FAST LOL
For lunch I boiled a bag of spinach and grilled some pork. The first time I had this I ate almost the whole bag of spinach and felt ok, but today I couldn’t even closely finish the bag! This is so awesome!
For dinner I plan to try cabbage. I never use to like it till I started eating it in Chinese. Now, I know I won’t be frying it but I am willing to try new things.
I also have been hearing that some people who went on this shot gained it all back, but I have a theory for that too. The first 3 weeks after you finish the injections you are on a “maintenance period” where you don’t eat starches or sugars and only add another 1000 calories to your diet. Afterwards Dr. Simeons recommends that you stay away from starches and sugars as much as possible, just have them moderately.
The way I see this diet, and recommend others to view it, is a new beginning. The reason I am overweight is because of how and what I was eating in the first place, right? I have tried in the past to change my eating habits, but have not been very successful. I see this as my jump start to success-I am not just doing it to lose weight but to change my eating habits so I can be healthier.
Here’s to a healthier me!
Weight lost to date: 11 lbs
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 4-Made easy by sleep
Today wasn’t as bad as yesterday. I stayed home, sick, and it kind of made it easier since I was sleeping most of the day. I am beginning to think my “hunger” is from my stomach getting use to my constant snacking. There is no reason I should be hungry since there is food in my stomach, just not as much and not as frequently.
My sweet tooth is still bugging me in the evenings, and it’s difficult since my mom always keeps “goodies” around the house. I couldn’t eat my strawberries today since I had a tomato with lunch so I had a stick of sugar free gum and it worked!!
I have also been reading “Inches and Pounds” by Dr. Simeons, the creator of this diet. It’s so interesting and makes so much sense.
I am going to cut this one short today since I am still not feeling 100%, but I am looking forward to standing on that scale tomorrow morning! Good night!
Weight lost to date: 5 lbs
My sweet tooth is still bugging me in the evenings, and it’s difficult since my mom always keeps “goodies” around the house. I couldn’t eat my strawberries today since I had a tomato with lunch so I had a stick of sugar free gum and it worked!!
I have also been reading “Inches and Pounds” by Dr. Simeons, the creator of this diet. It’s so interesting and makes so much sense.
I am going to cut this one short today since I am still not feeling 100%, but I am looking forward to standing on that scale tomorrow morning! Good night!
Weight lost to date: 5 lbs
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Day 3-Temptation
Today is the first official day that I am following the 500 calorie a day diet. Yesterday I didn’t think it would be so bad, but this morning was a different story! I think it might have been that I knew I was limited, but this morning I was STARVING, and I am hardly ever hungry in the mornings. I had my apple while coworkers made fried potatoes on a small grill we have. The smell of the frying potatoes filled the office, but I continued to nibble on my apple and drank a ton of water to keep my stomach “full”.
I was rescued from the smell by class at 11. When I got to class I smelled McDonalds! I don’t know if someone ate that before they came to class but I could smell it and it made my tummy rumble. The smell finally left the class and I focused on my work.
I was allowed to leave early thanks to my boyfriend locking his keys in his car and me being the only one with a spare key. On my way back to work I stopped at Semilla and got a bottle of Vanilla Crème Stevia, the only sweetener I can use, and a bottle of water.
I headed back to the office, excited about my new flavoring for my drinks. I met up with a coworker who came back early to eat her lunch as well. We went into the break room and I pulled out my 6 shrimp and 1 large cucumber sliced. I opened my Stevia and added the flavoring. I glanced over to my coworker who was adding the toppings to a juicy hamburger. In the back of my mind I thought of how good that burger would taste-But then I remembered my “before” picture and ate all of the cucumber and shrimp with a smile. The Stevia made my water taste like a watered down crème soda, not too bad actually.
Dinner was a lot better. Thanks to my diet provider’s tips I actually felt full! I grilled and cut up some pork loin and added it to some water, green chile, garlic and salt. Soooo good and I was full.
Today was tough, but I think half of the battle is “mental” hunger and breaking habits. I have a lot of support (THANK YOU!!) and I know I can do this! I will keep you updated as I progress.
Weight lost to date: 1.4 lbs
I was rescued from the smell by class at 11. When I got to class I smelled McDonalds! I don’t know if someone ate that before they came to class but I could smell it and it made my tummy rumble. The smell finally left the class and I focused on my work.
I was allowed to leave early thanks to my boyfriend locking his keys in his car and me being the only one with a spare key. On my way back to work I stopped at Semilla and got a bottle of Vanilla Crème Stevia, the only sweetener I can use, and a bottle of water.
I headed back to the office, excited about my new flavoring for my drinks. I met up with a coworker who came back early to eat her lunch as well. We went into the break room and I pulled out my 6 shrimp and 1 large cucumber sliced. I opened my Stevia and added the flavoring. I glanced over to my coworker who was adding the toppings to a juicy hamburger. In the back of my mind I thought of how good that burger would taste-But then I remembered my “before” picture and ate all of the cucumber and shrimp with a smile. The Stevia made my water taste like a watered down crème soda, not too bad actually.
Dinner was a lot better. Thanks to my diet provider’s tips I actually felt full! I grilled and cut up some pork loin and added it to some water, green chile, garlic and salt. Soooo good and I was full.
Today was tough, but I think half of the battle is “mental” hunger and breaking habits. I have a lot of support (THANK YOU!!) and I know I can do this! I will keep you updated as I progress.
Weight lost to date: 1.4 lbs
Monday, March 8, 2010
Day 1-Here we go!
Today was the first day of the hCG injections. I went to the Dr. where they weighed and measured me, then showed me how to do it myself. I didn't even feel it!! Today and tomorrow will be easy since I eat normally. I planned out my meal for the rest of this week and next...I need to get creative with the few ingredients I have... spices are key.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Tomorrows the beginning
Well, tomorrow is day one of the HCG diet injections. I go to the Dr. in the morning so they can show me how its done. I already got everything ready for my 6 week journey. I got aloe vera in place of lotion, dangling spray in place of conditioner, oil free hydrating gel in place of facial moisturizers and mineral foundation in place of liquid foundation (thank you Mary Kay!!). I also got all my meats and some of the fruits and veggies pre-packaged and ready to go. I got the drinking out of my system Friday, and wooooh did I pay for it Saturday lol. I have been pigging out all weekend to gain those 3-5 lbs... I am so excited to finally get the chance to do this. I doubt I will sleep much tonight....I am so anxious!
Friday, March 5, 2010
The "Splurge" weekend
I had to wait an extra week but it’s finally here!! This weekend I try to gain 3-5 lbs so that means I get to indulge. Then Monday we start the shot. I am so excited! I can't use conditioner, lotion, or anything with oil (liquid makeup, facial lotion, etc...) I think the thing I am going to miss the most is conditioner lol. I have mineral foundation and eye shadows, so no worries there. Well here we go with day one if my spurge weekend.
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