Monday, July 6, 2009
7/6/09
Yesterday I ended up not eating one of my apples and one grissini. My husband made the most beautiful dinner on the grill - grilled chicken with grilled asparagus. I mixed it with baby greens and a tiny amount of FF bleu cheese. It was delicious!! So nice that the meat can be grilled this time of year, it gives it such a fabulous flavor. We grilled up enough meat for the next four days for me. And this morning.....down five pounds!! Hooray!!!! I was 163, one pound lower than my initial weigh in weight! Going to a ball game tonight, I hope it's not too difficult to stay away from the hot dogs and cracker jacks.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The second round begins! 7/5/09
You know, I stopped posting because the HCG just quit working for me. I never got below 160, an amount I reached in the first 20 days. I found the diet was so restrictive that I could not resist cheating - just a little bit - every day. Lesson learned from that - you DO NOT lose when you cheat. I stayed exactly the same.
I struggled on my time off. Most days I was great, some days I was horrible. Food is an addiction, and it was very difficult to stay on track. I began my second round of HCG on July 3rd two pounds over my last weigh in weight, so at 164. I resolved to do much better this time around. I REALLY loaded up on my load days, it helped that it was over a holiday! I ate so much it made me sick to my stomach. But I did not load properly the first time around, and I think this hindered my progress. This time I was stuffing my face pretty much all day each day. And I sure put on the pounds -- I weighed 168.5 today. Yuck. I feel just awful, it's terrible to be so heavy on my small frame.
Today is my first VLC day. I had an apple for breakfast, organic baby greens and 3.5 ounces chicken with a tiny amount of FF dressing. I found this really great
'salad shaker' at the grocery store - you just put in a very small amount of dressing and then push the top down and SHAKE. Every leaf gets flavor on it, so you end up using a tiny bit of dressing. For dinner - more of the same!! I found that it helps me, at least, if I am pretty unimaginative with my meals. I need to keep it simple.
I planned to start now, as it was the earliest I could go back on it. But I have a week long vacation planned for up north, we leave on the 11th and return on the 18th. What helps is that we have resolved to watch our pennies as best we can, and buy groceries instead of all the trips out to eat (which gets expensive with two of us and three kids!!) So I am going to be a REALLY cheap date on this vacation!! I always lose some weight in the summer anyway, something about the heat and the thought of my thighs jiggling in those shorts keeps my appetite in check. Oh no - the worst??? Muffin top. I hate it. Glad it's going to be disappearing soon.
I struggled on my time off. Most days I was great, some days I was horrible. Food is an addiction, and it was very difficult to stay on track. I began my second round of HCG on July 3rd two pounds over my last weigh in weight, so at 164. I resolved to do much better this time around. I REALLY loaded up on my load days, it helped that it was over a holiday! I ate so much it made me sick to my stomach. But I did not load properly the first time around, and I think this hindered my progress. This time I was stuffing my face pretty much all day each day. And I sure put on the pounds -- I weighed 168.5 today. Yuck. I feel just awful, it's terrible to be so heavy on my small frame.
Today is my first VLC day. I had an apple for breakfast, organic baby greens and 3.5 ounces chicken with a tiny amount of FF dressing. I found this really great
'salad shaker' at the grocery store - you just put in a very small amount of dressing and then push the top down and SHAKE. Every leaf gets flavor on it, so you end up using a tiny bit of dressing. For dinner - more of the same!! I found that it helps me, at least, if I am pretty unimaginative with my meals. I need to keep it simple.
I planned to start now, as it was the earliest I could go back on it. But I have a week long vacation planned for up north, we leave on the 11th and return on the 18th. What helps is that we have resolved to watch our pennies as best we can, and buy groceries instead of all the trips out to eat (which gets expensive with two of us and three kids!!) So I am going to be a REALLY cheap date on this vacation!! I always lose some weight in the summer anyway, something about the heat and the thought of my thighs jiggling in those shorts keeps my appetite in check. Oh no - the worst??? Muffin top. I hate it. Glad it's going to be disappearing soon.
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