VLCD #12 (I think)

Well, I've lost 2.2 since I wrote last. I wish it was more. Oh well, loss is loss right? I have been drinking tons of water and eating way under the 500 calories. I skipped working out today, decided to do it every other day. I also ordered those Miracal Noodles to add variety. I'm getting sooo bored with food.... I got my next batch of hCG yesterday but haven't mixed it yet. I haven't decided if I want to go the 23 or 40. Although I feel wonderful I want to lose more weight before the move which is in 39 days so that's either 1 more week or 4 more weeks.

VLCD #19 WOW! Nice!

I released 3.2 pounds! I was pretty darn shocked. I know I'm drinking tons of water and I'm working out and I cut the melba so I think that helps. I am happy to see that my cocoa/coffee treat didn't affect it. It was under 10 calories so... :) Busy packing for the big move....it's almost a month away! I really hope I can lose 40 pounds by the end of my 43 day round.

VLCD DAY #8 - LOVE IT.

I am finally under 190! 189.2 this morning. That's 1.4 pounds gone forever! Whooooohooooo.
Now I'm getting excited. I think cutting the melba out has helped.
I did Turbo Jam 3 (only 1/2 of it to get a mini-cardio in) and then weights and abs. I really don't want to over do it because I know I'll be more hungry.

VLCD #7 (YESTERDAY WAS 6..OOPS)

1.8 POUNDS RELEASED! WOOOHOO
I'm pretty happy but of course I want more. I was having a few litte cravings, especially for a drink. Because I haven't been drinking alcohol I think my body is wanting to replace it with sugar. Tonight researched dark cocoa and if you use just a tiny bit - it's hardly anything. I haven't had my melba in 2 days and the cocoa has less fat than they do...we'll see tomorrow. Anyway, I mixed a tiny bit with some Truvia and then added a little bit of cold coffee to it. It was like a little shot of it. I sipped it slowly and it totally satisfied the chocolate craving. I sure hope I didn't screw it up. I drank almost 3 2.2 Liter jugs so hopefully that will help too.

VLCD Day #7 - I'll take it...

Well, 1.8 pounds has been "released" (I like that expression better than lost). I was right....I didn't weight 188 afterall. For lunch I made a hot n sour shrimp soup. It was good but I only ate like a 1/4 cup of the broth and maybe 4 small shrimp. I also made some cucumbers and only ate 4 slices. I just wasn't hungry.
For dinner I had chicken pillard. I pounded a chicken breast and then seasoned it with garlic powder, s & p then seared it. I then added a little chicken broth mixer with dijon mustard and a tsp of capers(I know...not on protocol but I DIDNT EAT MY MELBA) It was really yummy. I had asparagas with that. Yum. A little too salty so next time, I'll refrain from salting the chicken. There's enough in the caper juice.

We had a big wind storm blow through so I went to work late (power was out at work). I didn't workout. Who knows...maybe I'll lose more if I don't. (ITS SO backwards to me). We'll see tomorrow.....

VLCD #5 YESS!

Woohoo! I can either say I lost 6.2 pounds or 1.6...This is why...
I got up this morning, did the pee-thaanng and weighed myself. It  read 188! I couldn't believe it so I stepped off and reset it again...188 again! I hopped in the shower thinking, "This is so unreal...I'll weigh again"...I towel-dried my hair and stepped on the scale and it read 192.6! Either way I'm below my starting weight but of course I'd prefer the 188. Tomorrow I will see what happens and then I'll go by that. I feel lighter and have tons of energy. I only ate 297 calories yesterday and did Turbo Jam so...maybe the 188 was correct.

Today I worked out to ChaLEAN Extreme Cardio - it uses lighter weights and more reps. It was an awesome workout and I definately felt the burn! 40 minutes of that..had my apple right after with tons of water (my new love).

Lunch was bleh. I made a tomato soup last night with the proper amount of tomatoes and beef broth and herbs. It was really watery so it ended up more like a minestrone soup without all the good stuff. I also had some broiled shrimp as my protein. I'll admit, I'm a bit hungry but I'll live. I'm a bit confused on the whole grissini/melba thing. I bought melba toast (well, crackers) at the store and it says 4 crackers are 64 calories and part of the cals are from fat. I don't understand why we can't have a bigger choice of crackers. I'd be just fine with a good ole' saltine. If I start losing more, then I may switch it up a bit. I'll watch the calories and nutritional content but I like variety!

Not sure what I'm going to make for dinner. BF works so I can't grill. More later.

VLCD #4 - FINALLY LOSING!

I was a littel nervous to weigh myself this morning but happy to report I am down. Still not below my pre-load day weight so I can't consider it huge until then. I'm still happy about it though.

I worked out this morning. Did Turbo Jam - Punk,Kick, Jam and I did pretty well. I took it easier than I normally would because I didn't want to over do it. I have tons of energy and I'm not hungry at all. I ate my apple just to have something in my stomach after the workout.

More later. :)

VLCD#3 - It's a new day.

I haven't weighed in yet. I'm debating on it...it really got me down yesterday and gave me doubts. It's pretty frustrating but I'll get over it.
I decided to take only 50 ml this morning because I'm pretty sure I didn't put enough water in with my hCG. We'll see how it goes today and if I feel hungry. One of the things the guy said was if you're not hungry then it's working. Especially if I'm only eating 500 cals (yesterday less). Fingers Crossed!

I'm pretty excited! My my just booked a flight for Josh (21 yr. old son) to come visit me in  my new home in AZ for my b-day! I get to see him for a whole 5 DAYS! I haven't seen him for over a year and it's killing me. We are so close and I adore him. YAY! I wrote an email to my mom this morning thanking her and said I lost 4 pounds. I guess I'm writing it so it WILL HAPPEN! Usually when I say things out loud or type/write, things happen in my favor so...

Last night after I posted, I got some hunger pains...not really bad...just miss bread a little. BF came home and had a glass of wine in front of me and I could smell it. Honestly, it didn't even smell good to me! That's a great sign. I don't want to quit drinking forever but I know that is one thing I can't have if I want to get this weight off. It still boggles my mind how I managed to do it a couple years ago and I partied all the time. I was working out hard core and I guess I could also chalk it up to a divorce. I hate that the only time I lose big is when I go through break-ups. I want to stay with BF but it has crossed my mind. (ISNT THAT HORRIBLE?)

Coffee with 1 TBLS 1/2 n 1/2
Orange
1/2 chicken breast with 1 cup of chicken broth (spicy chicken "chili") This was really filling and good. I couldn't believe I made this with absolutely no oil.
Filet Mignon sliced on spinach leaves dressed with apple cider vinegar
Strawberry "sorbet"

Day 3 and no booze. I kinda wanted something a little this evening but I drank water like crazy and tea.
I did have a couple of cravings for carbs and sweets...but I didn't cheat. I decided to workout this week and see how it goes.

WFT! :(

Beginning Weight 193.6
Today 199.6!

Um, all I can say is WHAT! I suffered a headache all day (and still have it), I didn't cheat at all, I drank tons of water, had diarrea...uh!? Why has it gone up? Not happy...

9:30am: 1/2 pink grapefruit
Noon: bonless, skinless chicken breast, grilled and 8 asparagus spears
5:00PM: Green Apple
6:30PM: 1 hard boiled egg with 3 egg whites, mustard and 1/2 cup chopped celery
4.4 LITERS of water (and counting!)

I felt horrible all day, still have that headache with the pressure, a little earache and depressed. Tina told me I should call When Health Matters to find out what's up. I'm glad I did. They called me back and I was on the phone with them for about an hour. Very informative and it seems that all is ok. It HAS to come off.

So. We shall see. Good news is, my mom called and said that all is going forward with the house so...I'm less nervous about moving down to AZ in April.

Here's to a better day tomorrow.

VLCD #1

LIW: 196.3
Today: 198.2
(Sigh!)
7:00am: Okay - all I can say is, this better work! I obviously did a great job loading! ICK. I still need to do my injection. I chose to do them at 7:45am because that is usually when I'm ready for work but today is another "snow" day so I'm home. Actually, BF and I will be going to the grocery store because I never did it yesterday. I decided to have a strawberry "smoothie" for my breakfast. Also want to get different types of herbal teas...and especially that special tea that helps ya GO. I do NOT want issues in that department! More later.....
3:15pm: Well the day has gone pretty good. I had a yummy strawberry smoothie (just frozen strawberries from Costco, 1 packet of Steivia and water) Also had a lot of tea...Around Noon we went to Costco and I got veggies, meats and a couple of crab legs. At this point, I had a terrible headache and I had nausea. I didn't have lunch until 2. It was so good! We bought a food scale and I was quite surprised to find out how much crab meat 100g's were. I had a spicy crab and cucumber salad. Yummy. I am not sure if I got the right melba toasts...they only had flavored...the serving size is 4 crackers. I crumbled them in my salad.
I'm pretty happy to say that I don't want a drink. That was something I was a little nervous about. I'm not an alcholoic or anything but I do like to drink...and I think I was drinking more than I should. I know it made me gain weight I'm sure!

Loading Day 2

LIW: 193.6
Today: 196.2
Measurements:
Chest: 47
Biceps: Right - 11.2, Left - 11
Waist: 40
Hips 47
Thighs: both 24
(what was the "perfect" measurement in the "old days"? 36, 26, 36? I'm a fat version of that I guess)

7:45am: Well, I must say, I wasn't thrilled to see that I gained 2.6 pounds overnight. I'm not surprised though. I ate horrible and felt terrible last night. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and starting the VLCD's! The injection wasn't bad at all, although I had to prick myself 2 times because I didn't get all the hCG in one shot.

It snowed over night so there's no work today. BF is home so I'm sure we'll just hunker down and eat and drink all day. We do need to get some supplies at the store though...load up on proteins and approved veggies.

9:30pm: UGGG. I feel so sick. I hate food. Had junk all day and did nothing but eat. I feel miserable.

Loading Day 1, Injection #1....and the fun begins!

Day 1: Weight: 193.6
(I have never admitted my weight...it's rather freeing..and disgusting at the same time)

8:45am: Well, well, well....my first injection went very, very well. I freaked a little because I wasn't sure how much I was supposed to inject but BF re-read instructions for me and I felt safe enough to go for it! It bled a little tiny bit after I pulled the needle out and I can still feel a little sting...but nothing painful AT ALL.(does that even make sense?)

I'm not hungry..I'm normally not hungry in the mornings though. I had a coffee with lots of 1/2 n 1/2 so far and my mind is racing on what I should eat for the next two days. I normally eat healthy so it's seems crazy to be able to eat "bad" for 2 days! BF if totally excited because he asked if we could have pizza tonight. haha

I have a faint headache but I think it's because I had champagne last night and I really didn't eat a lot.

I still need to do my measurements today...so...more later. Ciao!

1:08pm: All morning I couldn't feel the need to eat, around 10 I remembered I had a Mounds bar in my desk so that was breakfast. Lunch was a bit strange for me. I went to Taco Bell. I didn't even know what I was ordering and when it was in the car on the way back to the office, it didn't even smell good. I just finished lunch and I'm totally stuffed. So far loading is NOT fun! I've been reading blogs all morning and there are some great VLCD recipes out there! I'm excited that it doesn't have to be boring. :)

9:40pm: Ugg. Totally stuffed. I will try to do a slight recap of what I made myself eat tonight. I must say, I love my vino in the evenings and so I got a couple bottles of wine to have over the next 2 days but I had no desire to drink. I opened a bottle and had a sip and it tasted terrible. I made myself eat a soft prezel and tried the wine again...nope. Still nasty. I made  a frozen pizza and could only eat a piece of it.BF ended up eating the whole thing. It was one of those Digernos (sp?). I wasn't sure if I had enough calories today so I also had a dessert thingy with ice cream on top. Now, I could just barf. Ewww.
I must be crazy, I'm looking forward to the injection and getting closer to VLCD's! Good Night All! :D

Chemisty Class! LOL

Okay...I didn't do so hot in chemistry back in the high school days but I think I did pretty damn good tonight mixing my stuff up. I was a little worried about air bubbles. I totally get freaked about that part of the injection process....but...tomorrow morning..if I don't blog anymore...you'll know why. HAHa.

I was thinking, man! I could eat to my heart's content tonight, tomorrow and Thursday and what do I want to eat? spring rolls with veggies (no, not DEEP FRIED) just some yummy spring rolls. You see, I didn't have a problem with eating. I hate fast food for the most part. I am a little partial to Wendy's but as of today, there isn't one for about 100 miles! What do I eat tomorrow?! Mac & Cheese..I mean the REAL homemade stuff? Lasagne? Ice cream? I read up and it says YES, YES, YESSSS! so it shall be.

Until tomorrow, I wish everyone a goodnight. (oh wait! I don't have anyone reading this so I will wish myself one! haha) I'm a dork...be forwarned. :D

A Month from now, I will be at least 20 pounds thinner. What a great feeling!

Night All!

Waiting for the shipment to arrive!

I'm pretty sure I'll start my first round tomorrow if it shows up today. I'm SO ready! I've been researching the protocol like crazy...almost obsessed with it. There's so much great information out there I'm excited to see the results!

Figured I'd start off with a little background about myself. I'm 43 and need to lose about 40 lbs. I lost the 40 about 2 years ago by working out like a mad-woman and going through a divorce. It seems like I started reverting back about the time I met my BF which was November 2009. I wanted to impress him with my cooking so I started making all sorts of yummy (and fattening) dinners. I started working out less and less and a few months later I gained all the weight back! I started my workouts up again in December but after a couple months, I am not getting ANY results! Don't get me wrong, I love to exercise but when it's not making my clothes fit better, it gets a little frustrating! (PS: I've also started cooking a lot healthier!) A friend of mine told me about hCG and I can honestly say I had never heard of it. I thought I had tried every single diet out there but I guess not. After tons of research, I am ready to go and convinced that this is it!

YAY! Just got a call from BF, "the package" has arrived! So, I now know I will start officially tomorrow. I am a little nervous about the first injection and mixing and such but I'm sure there is plenty of help online I can refer to. I will weigh in tomorrow and do my measurements tonight. So excited! I want to continue my workouts (maybe not so hardcore...) during P2....any suggestions, help, ideas, in this area would be awesome! :)

More later!