Howdy everyone! You came into this blog today expecting the same 'ol same ol. But you'll be leaving with your jaw on the ground. But we'll get to that later ;)
What I ate yesterday:
Lunch: (why put breakfast, you already know what I had) Beef with onions sauteed in red wine vinegar and melba toast. No fruit.
Dinner: 100g of shrimp and 2 roma tomatoes sliced. No melba toast. No fruit.
*They say if you have hit a wall with the weight loss, try cutting out the fruit. So I did.
Weight yesterday: 245.1
Weight today: 244 even
Yes, losing 1.1 was awesome! I got over that wall. Its wonderful!
But...
I was starving all day.
With the stress that has been going, my mental/emotion/physical state was way below normal. After much discussion with my weight loss partner...ie, my mom...we've decided...
Please be sitting down, this may shock you.
And please don't faint. I don't have insurance to cover your medical expenses.
We've decided to switch gears. While I am very grateful for the 13.4 lbs lost, I'm not happy. My cravings have not subsided, my concentration is awful, and my mood...well, let's just say I could audition for Jekyll and Hyde.
What 'gear' are we switching to, you may ask? The Atkins diet. I know, I know, you're probably rolling your eyes and muttering "oh geeze," but I have to try something else. My body is not functioning with the HCG. While its awesome for some people, it's not for me. With the Atkins, I can increase my protein intake while still cutting out the sugars and breads.
We've joined to the online community that will help us keep track of what we eat, weight lost, and to keep accountability to each other. This is another/different journey that I'm still going on with my mom. The HCG was hard enough, I couldn't imagine doing it alone.
Now excuse me while I go have an egg for breakfast!
Cheers to a new adventure! *cling*
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Day 10
Well, I learned a very big lesson yesterday. Stress and the HCG diet to not mix. At all.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: Do I even need to put this part?
Lunch: Tilapia, asparagus, 3 pieces of garlic melba toast (3 because they're smaller than an actual piece of melbe toast). No fruit.
Dinner: Chicken with a rotisserie seasoning, lettuce with an HCG approved dressing (red wine vinegar, stevia, and water), 3 pieces garlice melba toast, and strawberries.
Lots of water
At least I didn't see a gain or another 0. I lost .1 lbs.
I'm now at 245.1. (from 245.2 that I hit 3 days ago)
Now sure how the rest of this is going to go. Time to review the "what to do if weight loss stalls" section of my book.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: Do I even need to put this part?
Lunch: Tilapia, asparagus, 3 pieces of garlic melba toast (3 because they're smaller than an actual piece of melbe toast). No fruit.
Dinner: Chicken with a rotisserie seasoning, lettuce with an HCG approved dressing (red wine vinegar, stevia, and water), 3 pieces garlice melba toast, and strawberries.
Lots of water
At least I didn't see a gain or another 0. I lost .1 lbs.
I'm now at 245.1. (from 245.2 that I hit 3 days ago)
Now sure how the rest of this is going to go. Time to review the "what to do if weight loss stalls" section of my book.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Day 9
My mom and I learned a VERY big lesson yesterday. We can NOT go out to eat-at all- while on this diet. As our Sunday norm, we met my grandparents at Cracker Barrel after church for lunch. As a precursor, we are very easy people to wait on. We order normal things off of the menu, no special requests. Because of the diet, 2 out of 5 of us were a waitors nightmare. Long story short, I ended up ordering their steak, as dry as I could get it, and a side of sliced tomatoe. My mom brought her portable scale so we could measure our food. However, there was a mixup of how much 'cooked' steak I could have and ended up eating too much. Anywhooo...
What I ate yesterday
Breakfast: Coffee, followed by coffee, with a side of coffee
Lunch: 4 oz of steak (when it should have been 3) that was cooked with seasoning (that they said didn't have sugar) but seemed too juicy to be as dry as I could get it and a sliced tomatoe. I forgot my melba toast and they don't give a 'side' of strawberries (even tho they're already sliced for the parfaits).
Dinner: 100g of crab (yes, we splurged), 2c cucumber (but I didn't eat it all), melba toast, and strawberries.
The results could have been much worse. With the 'off the wagon' lunch I had and not eating the amount of food I was supposed to, I could have gained. But I didn't.
I lost 0 pounds for the day.
I'm a little bummed but I was expecting worse. Today, I am sticking to this thing a lot tighter than before.
What I ate yesterday
Breakfast: Coffee, followed by coffee, with a side of coffee
Lunch: 4 oz of steak (when it should have been 3) that was cooked with seasoning (that they said didn't have sugar) but seemed too juicy to be as dry as I could get it and a sliced tomatoe. I forgot my melba toast and they don't give a 'side' of strawberries (even tho they're already sliced for the parfaits).
Dinner: 100g of crab (yes, we splurged), 2c cucumber (but I didn't eat it all), melba toast, and strawberries.
The results could have been much worse. With the 'off the wagon' lunch I had and not eating the amount of food I was supposed to, I could have gained. But I didn't.
I lost 0 pounds for the day.
I'm a little bummed but I was expecting worse. Today, I am sticking to this thing a lot tighter than before.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Day 8
Wheeeeeeeeeeew...yesterday was H.A.R.D.
Hit a major wall, mentally. I did not like anything I ate all day to the point I ate my dinner thru tears. TEARS! I'm such a baby.
But I didn't cheat, never gave in.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: Ummm...coffee. What else?
Lunch:Tilapia with tomatoes and melba toast
Snack: ('cause I could not swallow more food I didn't want at lunch time) Apple cooked with a drop (literally...a drop) of vanilla extract and topped with cinnamon and stevia.
Dinner: Chicken and onions sauteed in distilled vinegar. I burnt the first serving of onions, which brought on the tears (from emotions, not the onion). I sucked it up, made another serving and mixed it in with my chopped up chicken. I didn't eat my fruit. I just refused.
Weight this morning: 245.2
Another whole pound which brings the total to 12.2 lbs. after a full week of the HCG drops+500 calorie days.
I went to the grocery store and bought some acceptable spices for the meat and chicken. Hopefully this'll help.
Hit a major wall, mentally. I did not like anything I ate all day to the point I ate my dinner thru tears. TEARS! I'm such a baby.
But I didn't cheat, never gave in.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: Ummm...coffee. What else?
Lunch:Tilapia with tomatoes and melba toast
Snack: ('cause I could not swallow more food I didn't want at lunch time) Apple cooked with a drop (literally...a drop) of vanilla extract and topped with cinnamon and stevia.
Dinner: Chicken and onions sauteed in distilled vinegar. I burnt the first serving of onions, which brought on the tears (from emotions, not the onion). I sucked it up, made another serving and mixed it in with my chopped up chicken. I didn't eat my fruit. I just refused.
Weight this morning: 245.2
Another whole pound which brings the total to 12.2 lbs. after a full week of the HCG drops+500 calorie days.
I went to the grocery store and bought some acceptable spices for the meat and chicken. Hopefully this'll help.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Day 7
Here's a thought--- when talking to a person who is on a 500 calorie diet, who eats just about next to nothing, DON'T BRAG ABOUT THE 3 COURSE DINNER YOU HAD THE NIGHT BEFORE!
(Side note: I mean 3 course meal figuratively). When I say I had to eat chicken and dry lettuce again, don't tell me about the homemade enchiladas and sopapillas that you made for you and your dog.
Sorry, I'm moody.
And by moody, I mean hungry.
Here's what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: You get one guess.
Lunch: oven-baked chicken with some salt and pepper, 2c cucumber, melba toast and an orange.
Dinner: Ground beef with taco seasoning, lettuce, melba toast, and strawberries.
And how much did I lose? 1 lb. Yep, no .__, just 1 whole pound.
I'm going back to eating 2 pieces of melba toast per meal. Let's see if that does anything.
To end on a happier note, I saw this preview for a new show coming on about how these 5 plus-size models embrace their curves and....largeness (their words, not mine). The last line? "Once you go thick, you never go stick." Haha!
(Side note: I mean 3 course meal figuratively). When I say I had to eat chicken and dry lettuce again, don't tell me about the homemade enchiladas and sopapillas that you made for you and your dog.
Sorry, I'm moody.
And by moody, I mean hungry.
Here's what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: You get one guess.
Lunch: oven-baked chicken with some salt and pepper, 2c cucumber, melba toast and an orange.
Dinner: Ground beef with taco seasoning, lettuce, melba toast, and strawberries.
And how much did I lose? 1 lb. Yep, no .__, just 1 whole pound.
I'm going back to eating 2 pieces of melba toast per meal. Let's see if that does anything.
To end on a happier note, I saw this preview for a new show coming on about how these 5 plus-size models embrace their curves and....largeness (their words, not mine). The last line? "Once you go thick, you never go stick." Haha!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Day 6!
A day short of a full week of being on this cRaZy rollercoaster called HCG. It is now easier being around other food and not feel like my stomach is going to pull a Renesmee (if you've read Twilight, you'll know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, read it so you know what I'm talking about). I've got thru 2 potlucks at work and haven't caved. That alone makes me very proud of myself.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: What I had the day before
Lunch: I cooked my ground beef and then drained the excess fat. I then put it back in the pan and put in my 2 cups of onions. Not a typo...TWO cups. I poured just enough distilled vinegar to keep it moist. I was a little apprehensive but it turned out SOOOOO good! I added a piece of melba toast (just 1) and an apple for "dessert."
Dinner: Tilapia cooked with some lemon, chopped up tomatoe, and strawberries with stevia.
I drank water with lemon and stevia all day, hoping the tea was what was keeping me from losing like I was in the beginning.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meals yesterday. By the time I was done with my fruit, I was pretty full.
Recap: weight yesterday was 248.3.
Today's weight? 247.2.
THATS RIGHT FOLK....T-E-N POUNDS LOST!!
I can't see any change yet to my size but I am waiting a week before taking my measurements again.
First item on the grocery list...Smooth Move tea ;)
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: What I had the day before
Lunch: I cooked my ground beef and then drained the excess fat. I then put it back in the pan and put in my 2 cups of onions. Not a typo...TWO cups. I poured just enough distilled vinegar to keep it moist. I was a little apprehensive but it turned out SOOOOO good! I added a piece of melba toast (just 1) and an apple for "dessert."
Dinner: Tilapia cooked with some lemon, chopped up tomatoe, and strawberries with stevia.
I drank water with lemon and stevia all day, hoping the tea was what was keeping me from losing like I was in the beginning.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meals yesterday. By the time I was done with my fruit, I was pretty full.
Recap: weight yesterday was 248.3.
Today's weight? 247.2.
THATS RIGHT FOLK....T-E-N POUNDS LOST!!
I can't see any change yet to my size but I am waiting a week before taking my measurements again.
First item on the grocery list...Smooth Move tea ;)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Day 5
First off, I'd like to address something I said yesterday. I had stated that I was hoping to hit 10 lbs by Thursday....thinking that yesterday was Tuesday. I didn't realize that until I tried to call my mom at work and, lo and behold, no one was there (they're closed on Wednesdays). So, I am still hoping to hit 10 lbs but I meant Friday. Which is still my goal since I didn't hit it today.
What I ate yesterday:
*Disclaimer: I'm going to go into more detail with this part from now on. I'll explain in a minute.
Breakfast: Chocolate silk flavored coffee with stevia and 1 tsp of silk
Lunch: 100g tilapia with lemon juice made under the broiler, cucumber (tho not the full 2 cups- I had a 'leftovers' baggie from the previous serving so I just grabbed that, maybe a cup at the most), a piece of melba toast, then I warmed my apple slices in the microwave and sprinkled them with cinnamon and stevia (and a crunched up piece of melba toast) for my 'dessert.'
Dinner: 100g of shrimp, 2 small roma tomatoes cut up (about 2 cups), and strawberries sprinkled with stevia. I didn't eat a piece of melba toast because, upon looking for an answer to another question, I found that it was supposed to be 2 pieces of toast A DAY...not a meal.
I drank my unsweet tea with stevia and a sqeeze of lemon most of the day. You're allowed 1 lemon a day and I make sure I don't go over that.
Weight yesterday: 249.8
Weight today: 248.3
So, 1.5 lbs should be good but I've been on this high of 2+ lbs a day...so its a little deflating. Not sure where I went wrong yesterday but I plan to cut out the tea and just drink water. No cinnamon on my apples and make sure my veggie serving is 2 cups like instructed.
I still plan on hitting 10 lbs by Friday.
Pics at 20.
What I ate yesterday:
*Disclaimer: I'm going to go into more detail with this part from now on. I'll explain in a minute.
Breakfast: Chocolate silk flavored coffee with stevia and 1 tsp of silk
Lunch: 100g tilapia with lemon juice made under the broiler, cucumber (tho not the full 2 cups- I had a 'leftovers' baggie from the previous serving so I just grabbed that, maybe a cup at the most), a piece of melba toast, then I warmed my apple slices in the microwave and sprinkled them with cinnamon and stevia (and a crunched up piece of melba toast) for my 'dessert.'
Dinner: 100g of shrimp, 2 small roma tomatoes cut up (about 2 cups), and strawberries sprinkled with stevia. I didn't eat a piece of melba toast because, upon looking for an answer to another question, I found that it was supposed to be 2 pieces of toast A DAY...not a meal.
I drank my unsweet tea with stevia and a sqeeze of lemon most of the day. You're allowed 1 lemon a day and I make sure I don't go over that.
Weight yesterday: 249.8
Weight today: 248.3
So, 1.5 lbs should be good but I've been on this high of 2+ lbs a day...so its a little deflating. Not sure where I went wrong yesterday but I plan to cut out the tea and just drink water. No cinnamon on my apples and make sure my veggie serving is 2 cups like instructed.
I still plan on hitting 10 lbs by Friday.
Pics at 20.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Day Quatro! (err..that would be 4 in Spanish.)
Before I go into my whole "how my day went yesterday," I need to clarify for some of you what I meant when I said "pee out my fat" in day #3's blog. During my intense (and I do mean intense) research about the HCG diet, I found a little paragraph that talked about how you will have to go to the bathroom because of the insane amounts of water you will be drinking. It said "you'll basically be peeing out your fat, you'll be losing that fast." I cracked up the first time going to the bathroom...at work...with other people in there (and by people, I mean women). There's also a song that goes with my bathroom trip but we'll save that for a later blog ;)
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: coffee with stevia (I had to get some flavored coffee to help with the lack of stuff I would normally put in it)
Lunch: ground beef, lettuce, orange, and melba toast. I am going to have to find some way for a type of dressing if I'm going to be swallowing ground beef and lettuce for the next few weeks.
Dinner: shrimp, tomatoe, melba toast, and strawberries with stevia (that was H-E-A-V-E-N)
I brewed some unsweet tea and just used my stevia and a small queeze of lemon to sweeten it. I drank that at meals only and water inbetween. No headaches or intense hunger pains.
So what was my weight today? I bet thats what you've been wanting this whole time. You've been on the edge of your seat. You were tempted to scroll thru my dialogue just to see the number. You're getting irriated by my stalling this long. Well, no more delay. No more waiting. No more stalling.
Oh wait, before I get to that...haha, just kidding.
Weight this morning: 249.8. That makes me 2.4 lbs away from TEN POUNDS gone!! I am hoping to hit that weight as early as Thursday.
Before, I was looking forward to Hawaii because of seester, BIL, cousin, vacation, and just because its Hawaii (in that order). Now, I am really thinking I can be comfortable in my skin for the first time. Still not going to be in a bikini, but I won't be getting confused with a beached whale. That one time was really embarassing.
What I ate yesterday:
Breakfast: coffee with stevia (I had to get some flavored coffee to help with the lack of stuff I would normally put in it)
Lunch: ground beef, lettuce, orange, and melba toast. I am going to have to find some way for a type of dressing if I'm going to be swallowing ground beef and lettuce for the next few weeks.
Dinner: shrimp, tomatoe, melba toast, and strawberries with stevia (that was H-E-A-V-E-N)
I brewed some unsweet tea and just used my stevia and a small queeze of lemon to sweeten it. I drank that at meals only and water inbetween. No headaches or intense hunger pains.
So what was my weight today? I bet thats what you've been wanting this whole time. You've been on the edge of your seat. You were tempted to scroll thru my dialogue just to see the number. You're getting irriated by my stalling this long. Well, no more delay. No more waiting. No more stalling.
Oh wait, before I get to that...haha, just kidding.
Weight this morning: 249.8. That makes me 2.4 lbs away from TEN POUNDS gone!! I am hoping to hit that weight as early as Thursday.
Before, I was looking forward to Hawaii because of seester, BIL, cousin, vacation, and just because its Hawaii (in that order). Now, I am really thinking I can be comfortable in my skin for the first time. Still not going to be in a bikini, but I won't be getting confused with a beached whale. That one time was really embarassing.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Day #3!!
Well, I officially have a partner in this whole shabang- my mom! She started her day 1 of the 500 calories yesterday so now I have someone to travel down this road with. Magically, the road seems a little bit easier to travel.
What I ate day #2:
Breakfast: Coffee with stevia and an orange (had a headache so I needed to eat my 1 (out of 2) servings of fruit early)
Lunch: 100g of shrimp, 2 roma tomatoes, and melba toast (and water....LOTS of water)
Dinner: 100g of grilled chicken, 2c cucumber, and melba toast. I didn't eat my serving of fruit because either my stomach didn't want anymore or my tastebuds were made at me for forcing 2c of cucumber on them. Either way, I wasn't going to get down any more food.
So, as my new ritual, I got up, "peed out my fat", and weighed myself this morning. Just a reminder, yesterday I weighed in at 255.6.
Today?
Drumroll please!
*I don't know how to type out the sound of a drum so make your own*
252.4
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh, that the first time in a L.O.N.G. time I've seen the scale go down. I'm not gonna lie, I kinda like it.
Hawaii--here I come!!
What I ate day #2:
Breakfast: Coffee with stevia and an orange (had a headache so I needed to eat my 1 (out of 2) servings of fruit early)
Lunch: 100g of shrimp, 2 roma tomatoes, and melba toast (and water....LOTS of water)
Dinner: 100g of grilled chicken, 2c cucumber, and melba toast. I didn't eat my serving of fruit because either my stomach didn't want anymore or my tastebuds were made at me for forcing 2c of cucumber on them. Either way, I wasn't going to get down any more food.
So, as my new ritual, I got up, "peed out my fat", and weighed myself this morning. Just a reminder, yesterday I weighed in at 255.6.
Today?
Drumroll please!
*I don't know how to type out the sound of a drum so make your own*
252.4
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh, that the first time in a L.O.N.G. time I've seen the scale go down. I'm not gonna lie, I kinda like it.
Hawaii--here I come!!
Monday, August 22, 2011
Day #2....that feels like day #20
Whew! No joke about the first week being hard....I've only been thru the first day! The headaches sat in last night so I'm overdosing on the water. Hopefully that will help some.
What I ate day 1:
Breakfast: Coffee with stevia.
Lunch: 100g of chicken, 2c shredded lettuce, and melba toast. I brought an orange for my fruit but, upon cutting it open, the inside was the bad kind of fuzzy so I didn't have my fruit.
Dinner: 100g of ground beef (97/3), 2 cups cucumber, melba toast, and an apple. I had my white trash lemonade as a bonus.
*Sidenote: That wasn't meant to offend anyone if you drink water with lemon and sweetener.
Was I satisfied after each meal? No. But it at least kept my stomach quiet.
Day one has come and gone. Upon waking up before the sun today, I weighed myself- hoping beyond hope that I'd see a lower number, rather than a higher one. I was hoping for .1 lbs. And what did I get?!? 257.4 down to 255.6!!!!!!!!!!
*Can I use more exclamation points? Yes. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
All the stomach growling, cravings, and mood swings were TOTALLY worth it to see that lower number on the scale.
Heather:1 Scale: 0
Yee-haw!
What I ate day 1:
Breakfast: Coffee with stevia.
Lunch: 100g of chicken, 2c shredded lettuce, and melba toast. I brought an orange for my fruit but, upon cutting it open, the inside was the bad kind of fuzzy so I didn't have my fruit.
Dinner: 100g of ground beef (97/3), 2 cups cucumber, melba toast, and an apple. I had my white trash lemonade as a bonus.
*Sidenote: That wasn't meant to offend anyone if you drink water with lemon and sweetener.
Was I satisfied after each meal? No. But it at least kept my stomach quiet.
Day one has come and gone. Upon waking up before the sun today, I weighed myself- hoping beyond hope that I'd see a lower number, rather than a higher one. I was hoping for .1 lbs. And what did I get?!? 257.4 down to 255.6!!!!!!!!!!
*Can I use more exclamation points? Yes. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
All the stomach growling, cravings, and mood swings were TOTALLY worth it to see that lower number on the scale.
Heather:1 Scale: 0
Yee-haw!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
My very first blog post!
DAY #1
Welp, here goes nothin'! I have officially started my path to weight loss with the HCG diet plan. I've already "forced" myself thru the 2 days of gorging. I'm telling you, it was brutal!.....not really, it was h-e-a-v-e-n!
So that makes today day #1 of eating only 500 calories. After starting it wrong then having the wrong types of drops, I'm on my way.
*Sidenote: why would you even market HCG drops WITHOUT the hormones?!? That's what makes this whole clock tick. But I digress.
This blog is going to be used to keep family and friends up to date on my progress. I'll post pics about every 5 days, starting with a pic of me before hitting the scales.
This was me when Justin came home for Mother's Day.
I honestly don't have a more recent picture than that. (HAHA, sorry, Christine's face still cracks me up!) My lovely sister is my goal weight. (Isn't she just so pretty??)
My starting weight is...wait for it...make sure you're sitting down...257. Yes folks, you saw it. I actually put my weight up for public eyes. Speaking of eyes, mine still hurt from looking at that number on the scale this morning.
I feel pretty good so far. Being sleepy has more to do with not having my days off then anything else. When I see my countdown for Hawaii (its a 37, by the way, in case you were wondering), I feel a surge of motivation come on. Failing is not an option.
Each day, I'll put what I ate the day before and my weight during my morning fight with the scale. Not that some of you care, but people who do the HCG diet can keep tabs to make sure I'm doing it right. And by people, I mean Allison. She's my mentor/trainer/drill sgt thru this whole thing.
As I raise my imaginary glass of cider that I'm not allowed to drink due to the untouchable calories, here's to my success! *cling*
Welp, here goes nothin'! I have officially started my path to weight loss with the HCG diet plan. I've already "forced" myself thru the 2 days of gorging. I'm telling you, it was brutal!.....not really, it was h-e-a-v-e-n!
So that makes today day #1 of eating only 500 calories. After starting it wrong then having the wrong types of drops, I'm on my way.
*Sidenote: why would you even market HCG drops WITHOUT the hormones?!? That's what makes this whole clock tick. But I digress.
This blog is going to be used to keep family and friends up to date on my progress. I'll post pics about every 5 days, starting with a pic of me before hitting the scales.
This was me when Justin came home for Mother's Day.
My starting weight is...wait for it...make sure you're sitting down...257. Yes folks, you saw it. I actually put my weight up for public eyes. Speaking of eyes, mine still hurt from looking at that number on the scale this morning.
I feel pretty good so far. Being sleepy has more to do with not having my days off then anything else. When I see my countdown for Hawaii (its a 37, by the way, in case you were wondering), I feel a surge of motivation come on. Failing is not an option.
Each day, I'll put what I ate the day before and my weight during my morning fight with the scale. Not that some of you care, but people who do the HCG diet can keep tabs to make sure I'm doing it right. And by people, I mean Allison. She's my mentor/trainer/drill sgt thru this whole thing.
As I raise my imaginary glass of cider that I'm not allowed to drink due to the untouchable calories, here's to my success! *cling*
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