Okay - Here's to Hoping

I'm hoping that by the end of this round which is approaching very quickly that I'll sqeak just below the 200's... That would be wonderful! Then I'll only have 1ish more rounds to go... We shall see! I've requested more needles - I have everything else - think it was because I had my times of being frugal which hampered my last round!!! Doing better this round but still have not made it back down to my LIW from the last round. I'm currently within 3 lbs of that... I guess I am a slow learner in this department as I've see that other's are as well. The cheats will get you! Today is an apple day and plan on getting my butt to the gym again to do the cardio!!!

Cardio + Apple Day = -3.6lbs

Yeah BABY!!! Down 3.6lbs today... YIPPIE... I AM SO DOING CARDIO more often - don't like it but like the results!!!

THE GYM

Went to the gym today and did an hour of cardio - it felt good but it takes me a while to get motivated. How do you motivate yourself for the gym? It's not something I particularly like to do at this point. Don't mind when I'm meeting with my trainer. Do I need to find a partner to go to the gym? Never thought of the gym as my outlet for socialization - but maybe it is... Cherie and I were discussing group classes - maybe that is what I need to do. My feet go numb on the elliptical - I get shin splints on the treadmill and I find the bike just all and out boring. I find that I am watching the clock count down when I am doing any of the stationary stuff. Maybe the class stuff is more what I need to do. Now that my back is healed I really want to start up doing Salsa classes again - it's something that I really enjoy and haven't done in over a year. Maybe the West Coast Swing too! I LOVE TO DANCE!!! Just pondering - so now I will go and check out the dance classes and meetup here locally...

Going Back Down

Back on track and going back down on the scale. Tomorrow my brother is making me chicken breast with tomatoes - so it will be all good...

WAY TOO MUCH FUN - +7.6 lbs

OKAY - OKAY!!! I really fell off the wagon... The girls God Father was in town and I was just having too much fun!!! I had no resolve to abstain from the wonderful food put in front of me. I am doing an apple day today to get back on track... I find an apple day helps to get me back to where I need to be and back in the right mindset. I could feel guilty and beat myself up about it but I'm not going to. I used to have a boss that would state to pull up your big girl panties and move on. So that's what I'm going to do - it was what it was and today is a new day! So, I'm ready to get back to business!

Shopping

I got to shop in my closet again - what a wonderful feeling! I cannot begin to even tell you how exciting that is. My pants were getting too loose in the waist. I've gotten to the point where I like to look at myself in the mirror - another HUGE step!

CHEATER CHEATER - MELTING POT EATER

I'm half way between remorse and it was worth every bite! I made two big errors yesterday!!! I'd only had an apple all day when I went to dinner and then had no control. But it was soooooooo good!!! I really could have done worse but on the other hand I could have done better. Well, I paid the price today with a 2 lbs gain. So, I am correcting my error by doing an apple/tomato day since I forgot to pick-up apples on my way home. And I am hungry!!! But I will continue on... I am too tired to go out and get the apples tonight. I know I'm not supposed to have anything more than to wet my whistle but I'm going to have a cup of tea in a moment to squelch the hunger.

APPLES WORKED!

I am down 2 more pounds today for 211.8 :D This was quite a boost - now I feel much better and feel like I can continue on the road. I also feel I have more energy. BONUS!!!

Almost Apple Day

Well I made it through most of the day but at 2 PM I was getting really foggy ~ so I bought 2 hard boiled eggs and ate them. So, other than that I'll be eating the remainder of my apples tomorrow morning and resume the normal VLCD @ NOON... I'm excited that I mostly stuck with it and am really not hungry. Maybe that's just the jumpstart that I needed.

The Same Today

Dropped nothing - I'm going to attempt an apple day - two reasons... Maybe it will kick start this weight loss and two I am way bloated today!

Down -.8

Coming off much slower this time :( but I'm hanging in there... It's frustrating - guess I need to up my liquids...

Two days loss is - .6

Well it's coming off slow but it's coming off... Got a bit dizzy yesterday so am going to be adding in the potassium capsules that I have here. Gotta run - I have an Aloette party to do this afternoon and have to finish getting together some minor details. I'm very excited - I get to feed my artsy side and I am so excited about this product. I've found products in the line that I can utilize during the protocol that are oil free and I love it. My skin is not optimal like when I am utilizing the Platinum line but it's not completely dried out like when I am utilizing nothing or just aloe spray during the protocol.

Down -2.4 lbs today

Kept to protocol again yesterday and was rewarded with a loss of -2.4lbs. Love the protocol!!! I'm beginning to get the hang of this :D Although I have a lunch today with my consulting company (it's the first) at a Thai resturant - trying to figure out what I can eat. Maybe the spring wraps with chicken??? I'll let you know how that goes... Or maybe I can find a salad on the menu???

Down .4

This is my own fault I was wanting to plow into a bag of chocolate... I really need to start taking the Lactobacillus Sporegenes again. I ended up eating cheese yesterday - I stuck to the healthier stuff but I know that it cost me in weight loss. Gotta go do my shot and stay on plan today. Anytime I am tempted I will get hot tea and sweeten it with stevia.

Lost -5.4 lbs

YIPPIE - I stuck to strict protocol yesterday and look at my success - 5.4 lbs... :D Back down to 218.2

Loading Went Well - Went Up 3.8 lbs

So the loading went well but it was really hard yesterday as I was not hungry. Today I have battle through with munchies but not hunger. I got a cup of tea instead... I threw my back out this weekend - BUMMER!!! So, I may not be able to work out this week DOUBLE BUMMER!!!

Load Day 2

Loading went well - tomorrow starts VLCD D1. I feel as stuffed as a horse...

Here we go again!!!

I started injections and loading this morning... Guess what... I just have to laugh... I went and replace the battery in my scale and it still read 100.6 lbs... HAHAHAHAHAHA - I'm like GREAT! Now I have to replace my stupid scale too... NOPE! It had been moved to kg while we were moving it around and doing all the cleaning. ROFLOL!!!

Sorry my faithful readers and DD.ca - I didn't realize that I didn't really blog this past week. YIKES!!! I've been getting started in a new consulting business - Aloette... Their products are aloe vera based. They have some oil free products I'll be using during the protocol... If you are interested just contact me through my yahoo IM - "hcgchallenge17"


Well I am starting the protocol again today so you will see lots and lots of posts from me. I am so excited to get going again!!!!

Don't know if this is my real starting weight this round or not with the scale being "broken" it is not my first morning weight but it was 219.6 - so I gained 12.4 lbs and I'm guessing though with the liquid I drank before I got my scale recalibrated with the new battery that I'm about 217 and I was fluctuating between 214ish and 217 for P3.

Oh and here is another funny - this is why I am so glad that I am going back on protocol. My jeans that I was fitting comfortably 5 weeks ago... I ACTUALLY SPLIT THEM OUT... I was on the escalator yesterday and my co-worker said "Did you know you have a hole in your jeans?" Right at the pocket they busted out... I am so glad I have a sense of humor now and I just laughed and wore my very long sweater all day long... Isn't that funny!!!! Years ago that would have devastated me but today I just laugh!!! Now I have a pair of jeans dedicated for working around the house doing construction... Just need a long shirt!