Day 35

Hi day 35. Today has been a really good day. People are starting to notice that I am loosing weight and you beam with happiness every time you hear that kind of comment. Clothes and jewelry are not fitting me anymore as well. Today when I put on my reading glasses, they slipped off of my face, I didn't know that my head was going to shrink, that was too weird. I guess I will take a loss wherever I can. :) I am now on a countdown, I have 8 more days left. I go to the clinic tomorrow and find out how I follow phase 3, which I am excited about, but at the same time I am attached to the foods that I eat now. It is really strange for me to say that, but it is such a habit to eat the foods that I eat, and wonder how I will migrate over to the 1500 calorie diet. I just hope and pray that I can maintain what I have lost so far and go on to lose even more. Here are today's stats:

Weight: 221.0
Loss/Gain: -.05

Day 34

So many times I am unsure of how to start out my blogs, it is almost like I would like to say Dear Diary, but that doesn't quite fit. I had a really good weekend, and I am still noticing changes in my body. It has given me so much confidence because I feel so much better about my body. I even walk a little bit taller. I just had a conversation with my co-worker and she said that her sister and her sisters friend also did the HCG diet. I am quite surprised by how many people are doing this diet, and here I was thinking that I was doing something that no one knew about. I have also found a forum specifically for people doing the HCG diet and I am amazed at how much support I get from just reading the comments there. For example I weighed myself today and I didn't loose again. I was worried about this because I had just lost 3 pounds and then three days of nothing, but then I started reading about how everyone is different and how most people loose around .5 a day, so 3 pounds was huge. They also said to take it one day at a time and just be lucky that the numbers are going down and not up and not worry too much about just the scale, but inches as well. This was a lot of help for me, especially today. Here are the stats:

Weight: 221.5
Loss/Gain: None

Day 32 and 33

Well my apple day worked, and it was even better than I thought. I am happy to report that I lost 3 pounds from that day, wohoo! It really gave me the push that I needed to keep going with my weight loss. I am now on a countdown, I have 10 days left until my first round is over. I would ideally like to loose around 35 pounds. Here are the stats for day 32 and 33:

Day 32
Weight: 221.5
Loss/Gain= -3 pounds

Day 33
Weight: 221.5
Loss/Gain: None

Total loss since start: 22.5

Day 31

So today is my apple day and I am on my second apple. The rest of my night last night was horrible for eating. I had a couple of pieces of pizza and some gummy bears. I don't know what has gotten into me lately. I feel like I am somehow sabotaging myself. I did read that there is usually a stall in the middle of your round but that shouldn't cause me to eat more. I have lost 20 pounds so far and I am really happy with where I am at, and I could not see going back to the weight I was. I am hoping that this apple day gets me back on track and ready to loose weight again. I have 13 more days to go and would love to loose 30 pounds. Here is to my success.

Day 31
Weight: 224.5
Loss/Gain= 0

Day 29 and Day 30

Once again combining two days together. I have been quite busy and haven't had the time to update. I have had a little bit of a stall, but I know that it is entirely my fault. On Tuesday night I decided to take my kids to dinner, and happened to take them to the worst place for me, an all you can eat buffet. I don't know what got into me, but I decided that if I was going to eat there, I would make the best possible choices. I first headed for the salad bar and had my normal salad with Italian dressing, then I went for the meats, still not too bad, but then I saw the desert bar and could not walk away from at that point. I ended up having two cookies and a huge serving of my favorite banana cream pie. All I can say is at least I didn't gain any, but I have been at this weight since Sunday. I am going to try a apple day tomorrow and see if I can get back up on my feet and loose some more weight.. I have 14 more days to go, and I want to make the most of this time. If there is anything good about this day it is that i am now starting to wear clothes that I haven't worn in years and they are also two sizes smaller, and that is a good feeling.

Day 29
Weight: 224.0
Lose/Gain: -.5

Day 30
Weight: 224.0
Lose/Gain: 0

Day 28

Ahh day 28. I thought this morning was going to be a good day on the scale but it wasn't. I gained a pound....it is hard when this happens to me because I feel like I am going backwards. I want to make the most of this diet and loose all that I can, I am more than half way through and have 15 days left. I know that a pound is really not that big of a deal, but for me it still bothers me. I guess at this moment I really have to look at the positives like I have lost 19.5 pounds in 25 days. I will keep going and see what tomorrow brings.

Weight: 224.5
Loss/Gain: +1 pounds

The pics at the top are yesterday in my skinny jeans.

Day 27

Wow, already day 27, it doesn't seem like it has been that long. It really goes by fast. This diet is now second hand to me. I think I have become a pro at it. :) I had a nice long weekend but it was for sure a working weekend. My sister and I ended up adding texture and painting my hallways. Although this sounds like a easy job, it was nothing but that. It took us nearly 8 hours to complete, of course with a few breaks in between. There was a lot of sweat involved as well. I am happy that we were able to accomplish this and also get in a workout. Here are my stats for the weekend.

Day 25
Weight: 224.5
Loss/Gain: -.5

Day 26
Weight: 224.0
Loss/Gain: -.5

Day 27
Weight: 223.5
Loss/Gain: -.5

So it seems like my body is liking the half pound loss. Any loss to me is wonderful. One other piece of exciting news, today I am wearing clothes I have not worn in two years. I am in my size 14 jean, wohoo! I tried them on last night and was in shock that they fit, so of course I am proudly wearing them today.

Day 24

Today is Friday, and I am glad that the weekend is here. I have a few projects that I am doing around my house, and it will be nice to focus on them instead of work. The weight loss is still going strong, and I am extremely happy with my results. I am wondering when people are going to start noticing? That will be the pay off to this journey, not to mention feeling really good about myself. I was watching the biggest looser last night (one of my favorite shows) and a lot of the women weighed around my same weight, and made me think I could have been on that show. I was amazed at all of their weight loss, most women lost around 15 pounds and the men averaged a 20 pound loss. It made me feel a lot better about loosing a lot of weight quickly. I often wondered if it was too quick, but obviously if they are doing it on that show, it would seem OK to me. Here are my stats:

Weight: 225
Loss/Gain: - 1 pound
Total= 19 pounds

Day 23

Hello day 23. I do have to clarify that when I started this post, it was on the first day of my injection and not the start of my vlcd, so when I say I have lost 18 pounds in 20 days, that does not include the loading days. So wow, can you believe it? I am shocked at my amount of loss in such a short time. I am still amazed at this diet and what it can do for me. I also feel really good on this diet. I am able to get up in the morning and not be tired, which never happened previously, it was always a struggle to get out of bed in the morning, and to be honest I would spend most weekends staying in bed until noon. I also have energy all day long. I have co-workers that complain that they are tired every day, and I think how lucky I am not to be in that position anymore. I am still wearing my regular clothes, but they are loose on me. I can't wait until I go down in not just inches but sizes. I do need to post an updated picture soon, so I can also see for myself where I am at. Here are the stats for today:

Weight: 226
Loss/Gain: -1 pound

Day 22

Yesterday was a busy day and I wasn't able to get to the computer. Everything seems to be going well, I am still loosing, not as quickly as I thought, but a loss is a loss. I did have a set back this week when I decided to go with some co-workers to sweet tomatoes. I loaded up on all the greens and used vinegar and olive oil for my dressing, but when it came to the soup, I couldn't resist. I had a couple of cups of soup. The next day I had a one pound gain, but it came off this morning. I am halfway through this journey and I have amazed myself for sticking to this diet, and actually learning a lot about myself. I do worry that I won't be able to maintain, but it seems like it is like everything in life, if you put enough effort into it, you should have a good outcome. I am going to be doing a second round at the end of October to see how much more I can loose. I would like to get down to 180. The last time I weighed that much was probably 12 years ago. It would be nice to weigh that again. So here are my stats for the last two days. Oh also here are my totals: I started the vlcd on August 30 and I have lost 17 pounds, so in 19 days I have lost 17 pounds, not too shabby. :)

Day 21
Weight: 228
Loss/Gain: + 1 pound

Day 22
Weight: 227
Loss/Gain: -1 pounds

Day 20

Hello,

I can't believe it is already day 20, I am half way through, wohoo! I wanted to share with you my status for the past 4 days since I was not able to post during that time.

Day 17
Weight: 231.5
loss/gain- +.5 ( I couldn't believe I only gained .5 after the horrible day that I had on Wed)

Day 18
Weight: 229.5
Loss- 2 pounds (Wohoo!)

Day 19
Weight: 229.0
Loss- .5

Day 20
Weight: 227
Loss- 2 pounds

I am so excited with the results. In so many ways I am also proud of myself for sticking with something, and trying not to falter. I have a monthly craft night with a group of girls and it was my turn to host. I was really worried about this because we all bring treats to share and I knew I would be tempted. I gave into the fact that I would probably eat some of the treats. Luckily my sister brought fresh tomatoes and cucumbers and I tried to eat as much of that as I could, and I am happy to report that I only had a little bite of a cookie. Also on Sunday my niece had her birthday party, and I decided to have a thin slice of cake, and it hasn't hurt me so far. I have come to the conclusion that you can still loose weight on this diet even if you have a little bite or taste of something sweet. Now I am not recommending that everybody should do this, but so far this has worked for me. I am still noticing change in my body, but not yet to the point that I can go down a size in clothes, but all of my clothes that I am wearing now are getting loose. I look forward to the day when I can wear smaller clothes. Luckily I kept a lot of my smaller jeans.

Day 15 and 16

I had to combine the two days because I wasn't able to fit in time to blog yesterday. Here are my stats for day 15 and 16.

Day 15-
Weight: 230.5
Loss: None

Day 16-
Weight: 231.0
Loss/Gain- +.05

This is the first time I have had a gain. I will probably have more because yesterday I decided to eat a normal lunch and dinner. I really don't know what got into me, but we had pizza brought in for lunch at work yesterday, and I figured since I cheated at lunch I might as well make it worth it by eating what I wanted to at dinner. It was nice to have a moment where I could choose whatever I wanted to eat, but then I felt guilty about it after that. I have since forgiven myself and I am back on track today, but it will slow my weight loss, so that will be the hard part. Hopefully my body will be a little forgiving. I need to be serious about this weight loss, and stick to it. I was really good for 14 days, but just gave in. I have heard that this happens, and it is not like you are going to gain all of the weight back, but I need to realize that I am paying for this diet, and I am wasting my time and money by cheating. I still need to remember that in 16 days I have lost 13 pounds, I can't ask for better results anywhere else. I hope that I have learned my lesson and that I can be a little bit stronger when the word pizza is mentioned.

Day 14

Here I am at day 14 and here are my stats:

Weight: 230.5
Loss- 1 Pound

It is still weird to think that almost every day that I wake up I am a pound lighter. This is the first time that I have been excited to wake up in the morning. It is a nice start to my day. I think what I like even more is that my days now have more planning and structure. I always know what I am going to eat everyday, so there is no fretting over that when I get home from a long day at work. The nice thing too is that my kids will eat the same thing as me, just a bigger serving. It is nice to sit down and have a family dinner every night. They say it is important to do this to keep the communication flowing, and it certainly does. At this point I don't have hunger pains, and when I eat the planned foods, I actually fill full, which has never happened before. I am really glad I decided to do this diet.

Day 13

Hello Day 13. I am glad that it is day 13, that much closer to being done. I do have to say that this is now all habit, and it really isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I know that weekends are harder, because I don't have as much of a set schedule that I do during the week. Here are the stats for the weekend. I do have to admit that I broke down on Friday night and had a small chocolate shake (and I loved every bite).

Day 11-
Weight- 235
Loss- None

Day 12-
Weight- 233
Loss- 2 pounds

Day 13-
Weight 231.5
Loss- 1.5 pounds

Not to shabby huh. My total weight loss is at 12.5 pounds. I am starting to notice the weight coming off of my body. It feels good to actually roll over in bed and not feel all the fat coming with me. I have not told anybody that I am on this diet except for my two sisters. I have told my parents that I am on a "special" diet. They are encouraging and are happy that I am loosing weight. My parents and my grandma all seem to think that if I lost weight, I would find a husband. I think that is pretty silly, but in a way it is true. I myself would not want a husband that is overweight, and I would hope he would want the same of me. Here's to a great week.

Day 10

Today is day 10, and I have lost 9 pounds sp far. I am still amazed at this type of loss. When I weighed myself today, there was no loss, but there was also no gain. I should be happy about this, but for some reason it rubbed me the wrong way. I am OK with it now, but it makes me wonder why I had such a hard time with it. Maybe after seeing loss after loss each morning, it kinda shocked me, but then I have to think 9 pounds is gone from my body, that is a pretty cool thing. I won't blog again until Monday which will be Day 13. Here's to a good weekend, with no impure thoughts of food :)

Day 9

Hello Day 9, How are you today? I am lighter than I was the day before. I stepped on the scale this morning, and here are the results:

Weight: 235.0
Loss: 1.5 pounds

Wohoo!!! When I first started this diet, I was skeptical of the possibility of loosing a pound a day, but the truth is in the pudding. My total weight lose stands at 9 pounds.I think I am to the point where I know what to expect as far as eating goes, but that doesn't mean I don't still think about food. I went to the mall last night to return a few things, and the first thing I thought about when I walked into the mall was food. Of course this was my thinking previously as well. Every time I went to the mall, I had something to eat there, whether it was a meal or a big snack. I am still in the process of retraining myself in certain situations like this. I am happy to report that I took my kids to get a cookie at Mrs. Fields, and I held back and got a water instead. This is a huge deal coming from a person who 1. Loves Mrs Fields and 2. Can't walk by Mrs. Fields without buying at least 2 cookies. Here is to another day and another lose.

Day 8

I usually try to blog in the morning, so I am a little late in getting this written. It is weird how you almost look forward to writing down your thoughts. In a way it is therapeutic. Here we are at day 8, and once again, where has the time gone. I feel like I have just started this whole diet, and then I look and see I am on day 8, which is a good thing.

Everything is still going smoothly, I weighed in this morning and here are the stats:

Weight: 236.5
Loss= 1 pound

Once again I had to get on the scale about 10 times to make sure what I was seeing on the digital read out was correct. It it amazing how happy you are about loosing a pound, and even though it has only been 7 days, I am noticing that my body is changing.

I do also have to admit that I had a sliver of my sons Reese's peanut butter cup. It was near bedtime and he offered so I accepted. Like I said, I only had a sliver, and it actually didn't taste as good as I thought it would. The best part of this whole weight loss is that you start to discover patterns and eating habits, and currently the worst time for me is about an hour after dinner. I really start to think about food, especially when the t.v. is on. I did distract myself last night by getting a kitty for my daughter. My co-worker had 3 that she was giving away and we finally got to go pick him up last night. When we got home, we spent more than an hour playing with our new pet. This was a great distraction. So I have discovered if I have distractions, it helps me to not think about food. So long day 8.

Day 7

Day number 7, oh how the time goes. When I first started the very low calorie diet (VLCD) I didn't think I would make it through the first day. but here we are at day 7. Here are a few statistics:

Day 4: Morning weight 244.0 ( I gained 4 pounds from all of that eating)

Day 5: Morning weight 239.0
Loss: 5 pounds (Major Shock)

Day 6: Morning weight 237.5
Loss: 1.5 pounds (weighed myself 5 different times to make sure the number I was seeing was right)

So essentially I have lost 2 1/2 pounds in two days, and I didn't include the 4 pounds that I lost after the 3 days of stuffing myself.

Even though there is loss here, I realize I have a ways to go. This weekend was so hard, mostly because I was at home for two days straight. When I was at home, I tended to focus on food more. I continually thought about what I was going to eat next. Even seeing a commercial for food triggered my brain to want to eat, those advertisers are really good. I never even payed attention to how many food commercials were on while watching a 1 hour television program until yesterday, which was about 15. I also realized just how much my kids threw food in front of my face. They would say "Try this mom, this is so good" or "Why can't you eat a peach", or "Lets have this for a snack". I think as people we have no idea how much we really put in our mouths, because so many times during the day, I wanted to reach for something, and it reminded me of how often I really did that. A chip here, a drink there, but it all adds up.

Let me tell you about the good part of all of this. I was able to follow the diet without any cheating. I did have a sip of my sons milk, and a bite of my daughters creamie, but I really don't count that as a cheat. This is a really big deal for me. I am excited that I am able to follow something and get results. I am not saying that it is by any way easy, but I think it will be worth it. I now know that nothing in life comes easy, you have to work for what you want, and what I want now is to loose weight. I don't care if I have a bigger frame, I just want to get ride of the extra hanging fat.

I am at work today and I haven't even had my morning snack, and I have no hungers pains. I think it helps to have other things to focus on besides food. I hope it is always this easy during the week. I am also happy to note that my daughter is eating healthy along side me. She adds a few things more to her diet than me, but she is choosing healthy foods. If I could make a difference in her life, it will be all worth it. Here is to day 7.