Scale DIED

Got on my scale this morning and it read 100.2 lbs - Yeah Okay! NOT!!! Have to get a battery - nothing else to report at the moment other than I will be starting the protocol again next weekend and I cannot wait!

Whoa...

I just realized I had not blogged in a couple days - well 4 - hello where'd the time go? I had a skin care and makeup party to prepare for and my girls and I really made tremendous progress in my house - still a long ways to go but the living space is virtually clean! Except for the sheet rock sitting in my living room! I will be so glad when the remodelling is done - EEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I have one more bedroom to tear sheet rock out and the big living room wall. But I think the girls and I will work on getting through the laundry and figuring out what we can get rid of now that it is ALL CLEAN!!!

As for the weight - uuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh during all the cleaning it found a new home and I don't know where it is at the moment HAHAHAHAHA! I do know I am still having water retention issues. I'm half beginning to wonder if some of it is still healing and some just not being on the HCG???? Who knows!

Down another 1.2 lbs this morning

Okay - I'm not sure if this is all water weight, if I'm losing muscle or losing normal fat... We'll see when I get my weight/measurements done with my trainer in about 3 weeks. I am finally feeling better after my surgery. I did a weekend of cleaning and was exhausted this morning. It's the good kind of exhausted though - a sense of accomplishment. I will be doing more cleaning tonight - I have a skin care and makeup party. I'm considering re-upping my consultant status and am looking forward to moving forward with my new thinner/healthier full of self-esteem self... HEHEHEHE Anyway, this is just a quick note to let everyone know where I'm at - didn't get a chance to really blog this weekend because I was so busy getting rid of stuff out of my house.

I'm excited about my party - it's the first event I've ever had at my house - ever! Or should I say in forever - since my mother started becoming a pack rat I stopped socializing and basically became a recluse - sad but true. I've been working on getting rid of all the stuff she brought into the house but it's been difficult. Not just emotionally but physically.

Anyway - I'll write more later and continue my story.

Water continues to leave

Down to 215.4 lbs this morning. Yippie!

Here's the other problem with Blogger

Comments on my posts will not show up for days or even weeks - THAT'S annoying!!!

Down to 217.4 this morning

My water is slowly coming out but I am still bloated this morning - not as puffy by any means as the last several days. But I am definitely still retaining water - took another 1/2 water pill this morning. BM's have finally returned to normal too - what a relief HAHAHAHAHA! I had a slight headache this morning so took one of the headache pills the doctor gave me before it turned into an all day raging headache.

Well off to work - TTFN

THANK YOU LORD

I am finally starting to feel normal again. The doctor prescribed some headache medicine I took just before bed. No nausea, vomiting or headache this morning. I did still have the swelling - I broke down and took a real diuretic that I had here at the house. I just hate taking medication. But if it solves the problem. My weight had reached 227+ with all the water weight this morning it was back down to 220. Tomorrow I expect it to be down further with taking the diuretic.

COMMENTS

I get so excited when I see comments on my blogs - it's that funny? It just cheers me up that people are reading and taking interest in what I have to say on my journey.

I'm hoping that once I see the doctor tomorrow he'll give me some information on how to get rid of this water weight. I'm hoping that this herbal remedy will kick in soon. Feeling this bloated is really uncomfortable and my skin actually hurts as it's so tight from all the water. And I wish this headache would go away! ARGGGG!!!

Ickies Continues this morning

OMG I woke up and didn't recognize myself - I am so bloated. I am retaining A LOT of water! ICKY!!! So much water I almost could not get my shoes on - that's A LOT of bloating. I greeted this morning with a puffy face, nausea and vomiting again. Oh and let's not forget the RAGING HEADACHE! I called the doctor this morning and had not heard anything by Noon - still haven't heard from them. Nice Huh?

So went to the local health food store and got a natural diuretic by The Herbalist called "Diuretic Choice" - I'd rather take natural anyway. I also picked up a product by Enzymatic Therapy "DGL" for my nausea and stomach upset. I took it about an hour ago and am starting to feel better - not 100% but my stomach has settled way down. I will probably take this in the morning before I even get out of bed. We'll see how things go for the next couple of days.

Needless to say with the water retention I don't know what my actual weight is at the moment. I'm going to give it a few days to settle out with the surgery and water retention before I report that again. I cannot wait to get back on the protocol. I've finding it's like riding a bike or walking - some get it right off the bat and don't need training wheels or some just get up and run rather than walk. I'm one that needs the training wheels and falls a lot to start off - but you know what's coming? When I finally get the hang of it! I am one of those that FLY!!! I'll have it down pat and that will be that! There's my little rhyme for the day :D This next round for me will be the clicking round. I did about half of what I wanted last round. I did not do well in P3 but with the help of those around me I'm ready to FLY!!!
Have a blessed day!

Post Surgery Ickies

Uhhhhhhhhhhh... My stomach is just icky... I've been constipated and drinking smooth move tea. This morning was visited by bouts of vomiting - not sure if it's due to having been constipated for so many days, maybe the pain med detox or just not feeling too well. My stomach has been very tender since the surgery. I really wanted to be back to work tomorrow but I also am battling a low grade fever.

Not ready to do a steak day by any means...

Surgery Done

The first half of the day I was really hurting - pain like I'd been having on and off. Tonight I feel fantastic - better than I have felt in at least 10 years! Praying that it continues. I was scared to go in and have the surgery but it was a non-invasive procedure so they did not have to cut anything. Started with a D&C then the endometrial ablation. The cramping afterwards was terrible for the remainder of the day until about 5:00 PM when the pain started to subside. I took the pain pills and Motrin throughout the day and I am not kidding you I have so much energy it's insane. Hope I can sleep tonight! I can return to working out on Tuesday if I am feeling up to it - the way I feel tonight I feel as if I could go tomorrow. But we have our annual Camp meeting at church. In celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. In our faith we believe that Jesus was conceived during Hanukkah (the light of the world coming into the world) then born during Tabernacles. So, it is a great time for celebration for my family and our church. Blessings everyone and thank you for your prayers.

GAINED MUSCLE!!!

Okay - so my big freak out session may have been for nothing!!! Well it's for something it has made me take a step back and look at what I've been eating... However - I've gained 6 lbs of MUSCLE!!! YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! More muscle means more fat burning power and means less fat to lose. So, I may have to bump my weight up again if I continue to gain muscle. There was a slight difference around my tummy area from 6 weeks ago when we did the original measurements so, my slight tummy gain of .5" could be water weight, stress or a bit of fat - it's unknown and I'm really not concerned now.

6 Week Stats

I've also lost 2.1% more body fat I'm almost in the "ACCEPTABLE" range on the charts. YIPPIE!!! So, going from despair to giddy - THANK YOU LORD JESUS!!!

Well, tomorrow is my surgery and I need to go and get my rest - please keep me in your prayers - the procedure is at 9:30 AM PDT.

I'm still planning on cleansing after my surgery so that I can truly get rid of all the toxins in my body. I'll be doing a lot of Kale and soup - organic chicken - things that are cleansing and mild to my body. I think the stuff I've been putting into it has been too much - too fast - especially after eating clean for 6 weeks. I do look forward to doing the cleanse and moving forward towards another round :D

Correction On Weight

I've gained 12.8 lbs not 16.8 lbs. I'm also in the process of contacting Cindy the HCG Guru to determine if I can redeem this round by doing a couple of steak days. I will more than likely go ahead and do a cleanse right after my surgery to get rid of the toxins in my body with the nicotine poisons, the anesthesia and hopefully it will get rid of the carb/sugar cravings. I'm still on an antibiotics so explained to Cindy it's hard to time the lactobacillus sporogenes away from the antibiotic - oh but I can go take it right now DUH!!! I also, have the added benefit of still having some zeolite here. I was a distributor for a while but had a lot of stuff going on with my mother that prevented my pursuing this opportunity. I will utilizes those as well during the detoxification period.

YIPPIE - don't it sound like a fun couple of weeks???? ICKY!

Even though I want to sit down and cry and eat my way to China! I'm utilizing some of my tools from WW - stopping, thinking and this time I'm actually asking for help. Anyone reading my blog that knows me personally - knows this is the hardest if not almost impossible things for me to do (it's a mother issue thing and ya'll know from reading my previous blogs I'm dealing with this in counselling).

Weight Back On

Well - I'm trying to redeem myself by doing a protein day today. Not sure if it will work at all. I've gained 16.8 lbs of the weight back in P3. I'm very disappointed in myself and am going to do a cleanse right after my surgery and try and stabilize where I'm at. Not sure if that's even possible. I should've, would've, could've done a steak day when this first started occurring. From everyone I've talked to - the smoking increased my metabolism so - it's slowed down and the weight WHAM - came right back on. I'm depressed about this and don't know what to do - the next round is so far away! Any suggestions would be helpful! I'm not only frustrated about the weight - but frustrated that I have to wait to strart again. I now understand those that have gone into P3 and had a difficult time of it. I feel stupid above all and just want to cry! I'm angry at myself too!

Stability???

Well maybe I'm going to settle into 215.8 which is 8.6 lbs above my LIW. It's still lower than what I've been in years but still disappointing. I won't get into such a slump that go into sabotage mode completely. But let me tell you that is just as hard. But seriously - I cannot - I gave away all my clothes that were too big. A few more pounds and I'd have to by bigger clothes again and I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT THAT!!! Dirty words! I'll keep trying to get the protein that I need and lots of water. I'll be really glad when I can have tea again!

CRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAPPPPPPP

First off - the weekend got away from me - forgot to blog!

Okay P3 is way harder than the protocol!!! This balancing thing sucks for lack of a better word - I'm up 8.6 lbs from my LIW!!!! AAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGG!!! And haven't been exactly on the P3! Everyone's right!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! Don't be foolish to think you are the exception to the rule!!! NO ONE is the EXCEPTION on this protocol - just go read the Yahoo forums!!!! Anyone who is a deviant - pays the price eventually! I'm a deviant - forgive me - forgive myself!!!

I've been doing protein days (too much protein? not enough veggies?) I think too much cheese and peanut butter and yes it's without sugar/salt. However, some of the other things I've eaten have had carbs/sugar/salt.

I was so backlogged this morning I was beginning to feel sick - 3-4 days with minimal bowel movements. Today was about to be day 5 - feeling toxic, backed up and all-n-out icky - I was desperate and had to do something. Since, I've been strictly forbidden from taking any teas due to my surgery - Smooth Move tea was out! I went with the salt flush this morning - I had it on hand, it's cheap, no side effects (other than being tied to the bathroom for a few hours) and it is effective!

What's that you ask? What's this salt flush?
Salt Flush
32 oz warm water
1 TBSP Gray Celtic Sea Salt (DO NOT use Iodized salt)

Drink the whole container on an empty stomach first thing in the morning - and be prepared (do not leave the house until it's done doing it's work or you'll be in trouble!) You can also do 16 oz warm water with the salt then follow with 16 oz fresh water. It's essential to do all 32 oz water.

So, I'm not sure if the weight gain is A) quitting smoking related B) BM backlog 3-4 days C) eating too much D) increased weight lifting E) all of the above. I'm voting E all of the above. All I can do is take the losses and move forward and just plan to lose it the next round. All in all the my health is better with having quit smoking - I can do more in the gym now and don't feel as bogged down and tired. Going to increase my veggies today and go back to protocol type foods just in larger quantities and hope that my gain corrects itself. So, mostly protein today and if I'm still at the same weight tomorrow - it will be a steak day!

I still feel pretty gross from the backlog even though the salt flush literally flushed my system! I may have to do a second flush tomorrow morning cuz' I still feel a bit icky. I may need to move into a cleanse program after my surgery and postpone my next round. I know I talked about this last time but I cannot explain exactly how bloated/gross I feel today. I am not sick just feel toxic, bloated and gross.

I may just go and get some Kale and steam it up - that always works to clean me out :D Now that I've typed that I'm going to run to the local health food store and get some Kale and the local market to get some fish - keep it light and clean....

If I can get it back on track and get back to within 2 lbs of LIW I may skip the cleanse. We'll have to see won't we.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND POSTS!!!! I'm glad you're out there reading! Keep rooting for me - I'm still trying and struggling through this journey - but happily so as I am discovering a lot. Also this my first attempt at P3 - so all in all not doing to bad - could be better, however, I could have already gained back all the weight I lost - it's very doable as I'm finding out it's not hard to put it back on!!! YIKES! Signing off now - going to get me Kale and fish!

Back Up Today

Back to 209 this morning - I had french food last night as we went to the Phantom of the Opera. I would not do the french food again - it gave me horrendous heartburn to where I couldn't sleep. But I thought I was dreaming it so didn't get up and take some baking soda and water. My Chiropractor suggested aloe vera juice - so I guess I will be picking some of that up too.

At LIW of 207.2

To my surprise I'm now at my LIW I weight 207.2 this morning - this is a correction - as I weighed again after my shower and further elimination :D

I'm simply amazed at all the food I can eat. And I've had breve coffee's too! I continue to stay away from the sugar and carbs but am not limiting my fat and protein. It scared me yesterday to have that breve - but I thought all I can do is try it and see how it affects my weight. I love apples with fresh peanut butter too! I also had a huge Bison steak with mushrooms yesterday - Delicious! Some cheese and some almonds. Oh - don't think almonds agree with me or the dry roasted ones - I had gas, and tummy upset all day after eating them. I'll try again in a few days. Oh, I also had some coldstones - sinless sans fat ice cream with strawberries.

Within 2 lbs of LIW

The protein is working I'm within 1.8 lbs of my LIW so currently 209, LIW 207.2. I'll keep up the protein and see where I'm at tomorrow morning. :D