Another Whole Pound Gone Forever!!!

Well, I am down another pound today!! That puts me at 142.8- one pound closer to 130 something!!! My total lost so far this round (4 days VLCD) is 6.2. If I am able to keep this up, I will definitly hit 130 by the end of this round...but I do know that the weight loss slows down, so I will be happy with 135 by the end of this round....we will just have to see.
Well, I gotta get back to my kids, and my tea!!! Happy Wednesday to you all!

WOW

I am down another 2 pounds this morning, putting me at 143.8 and making my total loss for 3 days 5.2 pounds!!! I am feeling AWESOME....no hunger, no headaches, and no lightheadedness. Am getting VERY excited to see 130 something on the scale!! Its looking very likely that I will be able to finish this round at 130 pounds....if not, then very close!! So if all goes well, I will hit my goal after one more short round! I am so excited about this summer!!! Last summer I was 100 pounds heavier, and VERY miserable!! I love thinking of all the things that I will be able to do this summer and how much more fun I will have with my family!! Can you believe that by the time I am done, I will have lost 135 pounds?!?!?!!? If you would have told me that one year ago, I'd have thought you were absolutely nuts!! ME?! lose 135 pounds.....not in my wildest dreams!!! I must say that I am sooooo blessed.....God is good!!

Happy....

I am down another 1.4 pounds this morning, putting me at 145.8 and making my total weight loss for 2 VLCD days 3.2 pounds. I am going to make this post short and sweet, as I have some tea waiting for me upstairs!! Toodles...

Here We Go.....

I am happy to report a loss of 1.8 this morning, putting me at 147.2!! I can't wait to see 130 something!!! (Maybe in a week?!?!?!?!?)
I haven't had even the slightest headache since I have resumed injections, and no hunger pangs either, so I am happy. Really, the biggest battle I face is the one in my mind, when I get strong cravings. (Not HUNGER, but cravings). It is definitly easier though, knowing that all I have to do is make it through 3 weeks, instead of 6....This will be a piece of cake!!!
Hope everyone else is doing well....Happy Sunday!!

1st VLCD....

Well today begins my VLCD...I am going to Whole Foods this morning to get my fruits and veggies for the week.
My post load weight is 149 pounds. My goal for this short round is to make it to 130 pounds!!!
My daily menu will be as follows:
Mid morning: apple
Lunch: 100 grams chicken on a bed of lettuce
Afternoon snack: grapefruit with Stevia
Dinner: 100 grams steak, celery
And of course my teas and water throughout the day.
I realize my menu may sound a little boring, but I will stick to it because I know it works!!
Also I am going into this round quite a bit more encouraged, as I think that mentally, it will be easier for me to stick to 3 weeks, rather than 6 weeks (like I tried before). So I am excited....just keep telling myself "3 weeks, 3 weeks...its only 3 weeks....I CAN do this!!"

Today is the Day

Well I had my first shot this morning....I think I may have hit a vein or something because it bled, and then bruised....but still didn't hurt, so no big deal!!
Today I am loading, so I am off to go find something to eat!! lol
I will post tomorrow morning with my weight, and I will start the VLCD. I have all my frozen meat ready....just have to run to Whole Foods today and get my fresh fruits and veggies for the week.

Ready to Start Again

Well tomorrow morning will be my first injection of a new start!! I am excited!!! I am only going to load one day, so I will post my post loading weight on Saturday morning, and will begin the VLCD, and can't wait to see the numbers on the scale move down again!!! I am also curious to see if my headaches will go away when I start injections....hmmm...we will see! I did pick up some Potassium pills at Vitamin Cottage too just in case I get really lightheaded....instead of cheating, I will do what CC says, and take a couple of those and hopefully that will save me a lot of heartache this time around!
Hope you all are doing well.....I will enjoy my load day tomorrow!!

Headaches....

The past few days I have been getting extreme headaches that will not go away...or if they do, they come right back. I find it strange that they just started when I stopped the shots, and not sure what is causing them???
Anyone else ever have this issue?

Anxiously Waiting for Friday...

Its funny that I could hardly wait to be done with the VLCD, and now I am so ready to go again!! I am starting shots again Friday, and plan to load on Friday and Saturday. I struggled with whether or not to load, and I have decided to go ahead and do it, so as to not give myself any reason or chance or hunger, etc. I will post my weight after the load days, and then Sunday will start the VLCD, and on the downhill slide again. I am doing the short rounds, and my goal is to lose 20 pounds on each short round. If I am able to do that, then I should be to my goal in just two more short rounds.
I hope everyone else is doing well.... I can't wait to post some great results again starting Monday!

My plan....

Well I have decided to start injections again after TOM is over.... I will start on Friday, and have Friday and Saturday be my load days. What I am wondering is..... should I really load to capacity since my break will have only been 5-6 days?? How can I load healthy?? What kind of things should I eat on those days? I just don't want to gain a huge amount, especially since I already screwed up.
Like I said before I am starting this round with a fresh clean slate, and I will keep myself accountable to you all. Whenever I get cravings and feel like cheating I am going to go read Susan's blog (the one where she shares her thoughts on cheating). That will keep me on track for sure!!! lol

The Culprit

This morning I was horrified to see 147.8 on the scale. However I did start TOM this morning, and know that I am holding a ton of water! I have never felt so icky and bloated! Oh well today and tomorrow are my last VLCD days, and Monday starts 7 days of P3. I just want to see the number start going down again.....I am promising to myself and all of you to go by the book 100% next time.....I learned my lesson...NO more cheating...at all!!! I am hoping that the short round method will work better for me....I'm sure it will. I guess I am one of those people that need the mental break. Plus I lose the most in the first 2-3 weeks anyway, so I am really encouraged and hopeful that this will work better for me.

Short Rounds...

Well I have decided that I am going to do the short rounds. Today (this morning) is going to be my last injection, and will stay on the VLCD today, tomorrow, and Sunday. Monday will start P3, and I plan to do P3 for 7-10 days. TOM should be here any day, but has been about a week and a half late the past few times, so I think its perfect to stop now, then by the time TOM comes and ends, I will be able to start with injections again. My LIW=146. I started this short round at 164. I hope to lose a couple more with these last VLCD days, but in the past I didn't lose very much in those last days, so we will see.

Question about what I should do.....

I emailed Cindy and asked her this question, and thought I'd also ask everyone else what they thought......
I have been reading about the "Becky Short Rounds" mentioned in Toni's blog. My question is: I have been on the VLCD for 25 days....do you think I can go ahead and follow the short round method, even though this time I'm already over the 20 days.... What I'd like to do is stop injections, continue the VLCD for 3 days, then do P3 for 7 days, and then do another short round. I'm not sure if you read about this on Toni's blog or not, but it seems ideal for me because I always loose so much more in my first 2-3 weeks....and the thought of a 7 days break to be on P3 really appeals to me!! I also might add that this is my third round on phase 2. Do you think this would be okay for me to try or should I just finish out this long round and then wait 6 weeks and do another long round?
Any thoughts are very much appreciated!!

Victory

Well tonight I had a huge victory, in that I had a bithday dinner here for my brother, and I did not cheat AT ALL!!! I feel so good about it, and am hoping to see a good loss in the morning!! And it was no easy thing to turn down either....I'm so proud of myself that I made it through without cheating!!

Feeling Better

Well I am feeling a little better today...not so sick to my stomach! I could hardly eat a thing all day yesterday, I was so sick. Today I am down 2.2...putting me right at 145 pounds. I am hopping right back on track today, and am going to try Cindy Cook's Taco salad again.
Tonight we are having a birthday dinner at my place for my little brother. Glad I got the cheat outta my system, because now I have no desire to cheat tonight. I will enjoy my taco salad while everyone else enjoys spaghetti and meatballs!
I have about 19 injections left to finish this long round, and I still really hope to get to 130 (15 more pounds), but I know that realistically I will probably only make it to 135. I still have my TOM coming any day now. It was due to start today, but I am rarely regular, so we will see when it decides to come!
Oh, and I did receive my supplies from hcgsupplies yesterday...thanks again to drugdelivery.ca, hcgsupplies, and Cindy Cook for everything!!
Hope all of my fellow HCGers, and all other readers are doing well!

Results

Well I am up 2.6 pounds today as a result of cheating yesterday. I am STILL sick to my stomach and never want to look at food again!

Couldn't take it anymore....

Well today I broke down and cheated my heart out. I plan to pick up tomorrow and get back on track...maybe I just needed to get it out of my system!!! Hopefully I don't gain too much, but I am preparing myself for a dissappointing weigh in tomorrow.
I have like 20 more injections left, and I wanna make them count. Maybe realistically I can get down to 135 by the end of this round...then wait the WHOLE period before I start my next round!

Not Sure....

Well, I am getting more and more lightheaded and weak by the minute... Everytime I stand up, I get so lightheaded that I feel like I'm gonna passout. I am so weak that I don't wanna do anything but just sit. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. I think my downfall was not waiting enough time between last round and this round (only waited 4 1/2 weeks.) So I may have to stop, and then wait the whole 6 weeks or maybe even longer before I start up again. I'll see how things go, and of course keep ya'll updated!!

No Loss after Taco Salad

Well I tried Cindy Cook's recepie for taco salad yesterday, and today I am showing no loss at all. I don't know if it was because of the seasonings, or if I would have had no loss anyway....but it is pretty discouraging. Since her recepie called for 7 oz. leanest ground beef, I still have a serving left, so I am going to give it another try today and just see if I show a loss tomorrow.....if not, then I'm back to my same boring menu that I KNOW works!!
Hope everyone else is doing well.

New Milestone....

Well today marks a HUGE milestone for me. I have lost a total of 100.4 pounds total over the course of my weight loss journey!!! 45 of them were on my own before hcg and the rest were as a result of hcg!!
I am down 1.4 pounds this morning, making it a total of 19.6 pounds in 19 days!! I am now at 144.6!
Today I am going to try Cindy Cook's Taco Salad recepie!!! I am SO burnt out on my same thing every day...I've gotta try something new before I give in and cheat big!! So I'm hoping that I still lose...we will see!!
Today is my hubby's birthday, and he is sick, as well as the two kiddos.....more things! So today I will be takin care of my sick family!
Hope everyone else is doing well!

Hmmmmm

Okay, so I got on the scale this morning and it showed 145 even. Got on again....145 even.... Got on again and 146.2....GRRRRR Got on several more times and it was 146.2 or 146 even..... So I am going with 146 even. That means I had a loss of .4.....making it a total of 18.2 pounds in 18 days. I am getting anxious to see 13o something!!! I am due to start my TOM soon, and I'm hoping it doesn't slow me down too much. I do plan to stop injections during my TOM, and stay on the VLCD, then resume injections as usual after my dear Aunt Flo is gone!!
It is gettting harder and harder for me to stick to the VLCD.....I am, but I am longing the day that phase 3 starts and I can have eggs and sausage for breakfast!!
Also, I have been getting lightheaded quite a bit.... is this normal??...I always have this great fear that my body is growing immune to the hcg....getting lightheaded is making me nervous!! Should I email Cindy Cook and see what she has to say?? Any input is very much appreciated!!
Hope everyone else is doing well!!!

Question....

Has anyone out there had ONE piece of sugarfree gum while on injections?? I had one piece today and I'm really hoping it doesn't effect my results! I guess I shall let ya'll know in the morning..... Feel free to let me know what you all think or have experienced. Thanks.

Very Happy

I am very happy this morning!! I am down 1.6...putting me at 146.4. My total weight loss this round so far is 17.8 in 17 days. Hopefully it continues like this.... I really want to get to 130 by the end of this round!!
Hope everyone else is doing well.
I still haven't received a kit from hcgsupplies.

Little by Little

Well I am only down by .4 this morning. That puts me at 148 even. So thats a total of 16.2 in 16 days. I am disappointed that this last week I've made no progress..... All I can do is hope that things start to pick up soon!! Tomorrow better be 147 something, and that would be a new number!!!
I have been eating a whole grapefruit as one of my fruit servings....should I cut it down to half a grapefruit??

Here we go (hopefully)

Well, this morning I am back at 148.4...sooooo....HOPEFULLY tomorrow will be a new number!! I will NOT cheat again...not even in the slightest!!!! I am going to drink Smooth Move again today and see if that gets me going......speaking of, its up stairs waiting for me!! Toodles everyone!

Perplexed....

I feel like I am going to cry. I did everything to the Tee yesterday and today I am up .8!! I don't know if my body is still out of whack from cheating or what the deal is, but I'm extremely upset! So I am at 149.2, making my total loss this round 15 pounds. It also could be no BM for several days?? So I am going to drink some Smooth Move and see if we can get things rolling again.

Back on Track...

Well I weighed in at 148.4 this morning....only .4 away from where I was before I cheated. Tomorrow will be new ground!! I still have a total loss of a little more than one pound per day so far, so I am very happy!!! Still hoping to get to 130-135 by the end of this round!!
Hope everyone else is doing well!!

Received my HCG!!

I received my HCG for the challenge today!! Now I am just waiting to receive a kit from HCGSupplies.
Just an update....
As you all know, last night was date night for me and my hubby..... Well, I didn't do so well. I gave into temptation and I cheated. (Had ribs and some cookies).... So I am up one pound this morning, which honestly is not nearly as much as I thought it would have been. Last round I cheated and gained 4 pounds in one day!! So today I am doing an apple day, and hopefully I'll be right back on track!! My weight this morning was 149 pounds. I will let ya'll know how the apple day works....hopefully I'll see a big loss in the morning!
Toodles for now!

Bummed....

Well I lost nothing today. I did absolutely nothing different, so maybe this is the start of a dreaded plateau. I'm hoping not, but I know they are expected....so if I am the same again tomorrow I may do an apple day. But then again I won't be around a scale tomorrow morning, so I will have to wait to weigh in until Sunday morning, and then I will decide if an apple day is needed. I'm hoping its just that I am backed up or something like that. Tonight my hubby and I are having a date night, and sending the kids to a church friend's house overnight. We will be staying at a hotel. This is the second weekend we have been able to do a date night, and I am so thankful, because they really are rare for us!!
Hope everyone else is doing well!!!

My Friend....

Well, I have turned so many people onto this hcg protocol. The most recent is a friend from church and her son. Her son is starting today(load day), and my friend will be starting after her TOM. I can't wait to see how well they do. They are both soooo happy to lose weight, and they are excited and confident because they've seen first hand what it has done for me.
My parents also did hcg after they saw that it worked for me. My dad didn't stick with it, but my mom did, and she looks ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
My cousin also did it (he didn't really need to, but he just wanted to see if it would work for him)... he lost 10 pounds, though he really didn't need to.
My Aunt is also about to do a 23 day round...she wants to lose 10-15 pounds.
Anyway, its always amazing to see people go through this hcg journey and be successful!! I love it!!!!! Can't wait to see how well all my my fellow HCG challengers are going to do!!

WooHoo!!!!

Down another pound today (am now 148 pounds), making it a total of 16.2 pounds in 10 days.
My hubby and I are having a date night tomorrow and I am excited, but kinda bummed that I won't be able to eat what I want. Oh well, the results are worth it.

Temptations.....

Oh my word!!! I have the hugest temptation to cheat today!! I am craving sweets SOOOO badly!! We have some organic chocolate and some organic oatmeal cookies in the pantry, and I went so far as to hold the chocolate in my hands and start to open it....then I turned it over and looked at how many calories it had and put it back. All I can think about today is how bad I wanna eat something sweet!!! Seems like I am just getting by minute by minute!! I BETTER see at least a pound loss in the morning...lol. This diet is so hard to stick to sometimes, but it is always worth it to see the weight melt right off. Hopefully these cravings let up.... I am not feeling hungry...just craving things like crazy!! It will all be worth it at the end to be able to fit into all the size 6 clothes I have waiting for me. (I inherited all my sister's clothes after she passed away)....so I have a whole new size 6 wordrobe awaiting me when I am done with my weight loss journey!! That day still seems to be a far off dream to me right now, but I get closer and closer to it every day.

Finally into the 140's!!!

I am down a pound today....making it 15.2 pounds in 9 days. I am now 149 pounds!!!! I am so psyched to finally be 140 something!!!! Yippie!!!

Slowing Down

I am down .4 today....making it a total of 14.2 pounds in 8 days. I do exactly the same thing everyday so I know it has nothing to do with my diet changing or using different products. Hopefully tomorrow I will see a bigger loss. I am at 150.0 pounds today!! Can't wait to see 140 something on the scale tomorrow morning!!!!