I am so close.
So close to finishing.
So close to reaching my goal.
I've lost 33.4 lbs. My goal is 35 lbs.
I take my last shot tomorrow. Then I start 72 hours of 500 calories.
Then, on Friday morning, I start eating 1900-2100 calories a day.
I'm excited. I'm scared. I can't wait to have eggs and cheese again!!!
So, what say you? I can lose 1.6 lbs by Friday, right? I really want to hit my goal. Then I'll only have 28.4 lbs to lose on my second round. I think I'll start my second round the end of April. Then I'll be done in time for family vacation in July. And I'll be hot. And skinny (hopefully). And I can start toning or training or whatever. I'm so excited!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
SHOPPING
I am so excited to start Phase 3!!!
I went and did the grocery shopping yesterday for this next week, and was so excited that I even bought a few things for phase 3. Just a few things, like:
soymilk
sour cream
Natural Peanut Butter
Sugar Free jello and pudding
Sugar Free blackberry jam
pickles
Canadian bacon
Sugar Free candies (as a treat, only)
Diet 7 UP (pomegranite flavor)
and SPLENDA (in the bag, for cooking)
I can't wait to get the rest of the stuff I need, including:
Cream cheese
Mozzarella
Swiss
ground beef
eggs
peppers
and other yummy food!
Friday can't come soon enough!!
I went and did the grocery shopping yesterday for this next week, and was so excited that I even bought a few things for phase 3. Just a few things, like:
soymilk
sour cream
Natural Peanut Butter
Sugar Free jello and pudding
Sugar Free blackberry jam
pickles
Canadian bacon
Sugar Free candies (as a treat, only)
Diet 7 UP (pomegranite flavor)
and SPLENDA (in the bag, for cooking)
I can't wait to get the rest of the stuff I need, including:
Cream cheese
Mozzarella
Swiss
ground beef
eggs
peppers
and other yummy food!
Friday can't come soon enough!!
Almost finished!!
I have 3 shots left. I am so excited!! I've also now lost a total of 32 lbs. I am so close to my 35 lb goal!!
I'm also SUPER excited to start eating some semi-normal foods again. I bought all-natural peanut butter, some soymilk, and a bag of SPLENDA (to use instead of sugar). I also bought some sugar-free candy/chocolates, as a treat for once in a while - a special reward of sorts, since I can't eat my girl scout cookies that are hiding in the pantry!
I start eating on Friday. YIPPEE!!
I'm also SUPER excited to start eating some semi-normal foods again. I bought all-natural peanut butter, some soymilk, and a bag of SPLENDA (to use instead of sugar). I also bought some sugar-free candy/chocolates, as a treat for once in a while - a special reward of sorts, since I can't eat my girl scout cookies that are hiding in the pantry!
I start eating on Friday. YIPPEE!!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
WEIGH IN and PHASE 3 meeting
I have lost a total of 30 lbs. I am so excited!! I have about 7 more shots, so I'm hoping to eek out another 5 lbs by then. Then I start on maintenance. I'm scared to DEATH.
The shot-diet (or phase 2 as it's called) was pretty easy. I knew I could only eat 3.5 oz of 1 meat from the list and 1 veg from the list. I could have a fruit from the list at 10 AM, and another one 6 hrs later. I could have a total of 2 pieces of melba toast throughout my day. That's how my life has been these last 7 weeks.
But once I finish the shots, and 72 hours has passed (to get the hcg out of my system), my world as I know it will totally change. After that 72 hrs I "get" to start eating 1900-2100 calories a day. This is going to be a HUGE change from the 500 I'm used to. I can't imagine eating an entire 6 oz steak in one sitting, but I'm supposed to. I have WAY more options, fruit wise, and I can even eat some cheeses. I have to confess, I'm quite excited about the cheese. And the yogurt.
We bought a cookbook from our lady today (my MIL and I are sharing it) and I can even have natural Peanut Butter, and make PB cookies! And I can eat sugar-free chocolates! I must admit, I'm excited to be able to have some sweets after so long. But I'm still scared.
I'm afraid that I'll screw up somehow. I'm sure if I just map everything out ahead of time, I'll be fine. But, what happens once my 3 weeks of maintenance are over? I still have to be careful. I can't go back to how I was. I can't eat out every meal and king size everything and drink 150+ oz of Coke daily. NO! I'm determined not to be like that!!
I will be making smarter choices, though. Instead of making lunch one day, I could go get a salad from Subway up the street (or a sandwich, depending on my mood...you can't beat those $5 footlongs!) I'm going to be reading labels more carefully now. Like, did you know that "low fat" may not necessarily be better than regular?? In order to drop the fat they raise the carbs. What the?? Isn't that essentially the same thing? Sugars turn to fats. Sugars are carbs. More carbs, less "fat" = low fat. I'm going to definitely spend more time reading labels, that's for sure!
Everything I thought I knew about dieting has totally changed, and that scares me too. I have to re-learn it all, and I'm worried that my brain won't be able to. Of course, my brain has been convincing my body that 500 calories of food is okay...probably because there's at least 1500 calories of fat floating around in my body courtesy of the hcg releasing my abnormal fat stores.
Well, I figure I have a whole week to totally freak out before I get to the new diet. Oh, did I mention I can't have any starches or sugars while on maintenance?? Yeah, no more oranges. No more melba toast :( I'm going to miss my friends Orange and Melba. It's okay, they can rejoin me once maintenance is over. (I'm mostly just mad because I just bought a 10 lb bag of oranges! I hope they're still good, or at least that my family will eat them while I can't!)
I'm sorry for rambling. I'm going to just do my best and try really really really hard not to gain any weight back. That would totally suck.
The shot-diet (or phase 2 as it's called) was pretty easy. I knew I could only eat 3.5 oz of 1 meat from the list and 1 veg from the list. I could have a fruit from the list at 10 AM, and another one 6 hrs later. I could have a total of 2 pieces of melba toast throughout my day. That's how my life has been these last 7 weeks.
But once I finish the shots, and 72 hours has passed (to get the hcg out of my system), my world as I know it will totally change. After that 72 hrs I "get" to start eating 1900-2100 calories a day. This is going to be a HUGE change from the 500 I'm used to. I can't imagine eating an entire 6 oz steak in one sitting, but I'm supposed to. I have WAY more options, fruit wise, and I can even eat some cheeses. I have to confess, I'm quite excited about the cheese. And the yogurt.
We bought a cookbook from our lady today (my MIL and I are sharing it) and I can even have natural Peanut Butter, and make PB cookies! And I can eat sugar-free chocolates! I must admit, I'm excited to be able to have some sweets after so long. But I'm still scared.
I'm afraid that I'll screw up somehow. I'm sure if I just map everything out ahead of time, I'll be fine. But, what happens once my 3 weeks of maintenance are over? I still have to be careful. I can't go back to how I was. I can't eat out every meal and king size everything and drink 150+ oz of Coke daily. NO! I'm determined not to be like that!!
I will be making smarter choices, though. Instead of making lunch one day, I could go get a salad from Subway up the street (or a sandwich, depending on my mood...you can't beat those $5 footlongs!) I'm going to be reading labels more carefully now. Like, did you know that "low fat" may not necessarily be better than regular?? In order to drop the fat they raise the carbs. What the?? Isn't that essentially the same thing? Sugars turn to fats. Sugars are carbs. More carbs, less "fat" = low fat. I'm going to definitely spend more time reading labels, that's for sure!
Everything I thought I knew about dieting has totally changed, and that scares me too. I have to re-learn it all, and I'm worried that my brain won't be able to. Of course, my brain has been convincing my body that 500 calories of food is okay...probably because there's at least 1500 calories of fat floating around in my body courtesy of the hcg releasing my abnormal fat stores.
Well, I figure I have a whole week to totally freak out before I get to the new diet. Oh, did I mention I can't have any starches or sugars while on maintenance?? Yeah, no more oranges. No more melba toast :( I'm going to miss my friends Orange and Melba. It's okay, they can rejoin me once maintenance is over. (I'm mostly just mad because I just bought a 10 lb bag of oranges! I hope they're still good, or at least that my family will eat them while I can't!)
I'm sorry for rambling. I'm going to just do my best and try really really really hard not to gain any weight back. That would totally suck.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Upcoming Goal
Just looked at my calendar. When I started the HCG diet, we set goals. Realistic goals, I should say. They told us to plan on only losing around 25-30 lbs at the most. Well, being the overachiever that I am, I set an unattainable goal to lose 35 lbs by March 12th.
Today I weighed in and have lost 27.8 lbs. That's almost 28 lbs! This means that if I continue at the rate I had this week, I can easily lose 7 more pounds by next Friday. Doncha think? I'm thinking that I might actually, for once, make a goal that I've set!
Today I weighed in and have lost 27.8 lbs. That's almost 28 lbs! This means that if I continue at the rate I had this week, I can easily lose 7 more pounds by next Friday. Doncha think? I'm thinking that I might actually, for once, make a goal that I've set!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Day 34 - WEIGH IN
Had my weigh in today. Yesterday was a rough day. I gained 0.4 lbs. I figured out what it was though: my machine oil bottle that I use to oil my Gammill quilting machine (Yes, I'm a longarm quilter) gets oil on my hands, thus causing the either total stoppage of weight loss for a few days, or at least a slowing of loss. Yesterday though, I gained :( BOO!
Anyway, so today I lost a whole pound (really only 1/2 a pound though after you account for the gain). So my total weight loss is 26.6 lbs. Woot! Woot!
Also, I would just like to note my body fat % change:
Starting percentage: 40.5
Current percentage: 36.1
Last week I was in the 37's. I dropped almost an entire percent in one week! WOOHOO!
So, that's this week's progress. I'm really quite happy. I have a few more weeks left on the HCG shots and then 3 weeks of maintenance. I can't wait to see what next week brings :)
Anyway, so today I lost a whole pound (really only 1/2 a pound though after you account for the gain). So my total weight loss is 26.6 lbs. Woot! Woot!
Also, I would just like to note my body fat % change:
Starting percentage: 40.5
Current percentage: 36.1
Last week I was in the 37's. I dropped almost an entire percent in one week! WOOHOO!
So, that's this week's progress. I'm really quite happy. I have a few more weeks left on the HCG shots and then 3 weeks of maintenance. I can't wait to see what next week brings :)
Monday, March 1, 2010
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