Day 6

It's Friday!!!! I don't have Summer School today ~ Yay!! The scale said I'm down another 1.6 pounds this morning. That is a total of 9.3 pounds so far and, actually, that's just since Monday morning. Crazy!! It would be awesome to be down 10 pounds in a week and I hope I will be.

I do know that food isn't holding as much interest for me now. I think it is because I have so few choices. The amazing thing to me is that I haven't really felt the urge to cheat. I made some lemonade yesterday using Stevia and lemon juice, just to change things up a bit.

I'm am going to meet a friend today but we're meeting at Coffee Plantation so that I can have iced tea. I was proud of myself for saying right upfront that I couldn't eat out. There is just no way that I could guarantee that a restaurant would give me the right amount of food and prepare it with no oil or sugar or starches so during this time I don't plan to eat any restaurant food.

Day 5

Ok, now I feel like one of those contestants on Biggest Loser. You know, the ones who complain because they only lost 5 pounds this week. I only lost 1.3 pounds when I weighed in this morning. I've gotten spoiled the last two mornings! Anyhow, that puts me at a total loss of 7.7 pounds in 5 days ~ not bad at all! :-)

It's amazing how good I feel. I don't feel sluggish when I go to bed and have not had that "stuffed" feeling. However, an apple definitely fills me up now, which is a good thing! My goal is to have changed my eating habits when I am through with this journey. So far, so good!

Day 4

I am down another 2.7 pounds today, for a total of 6.4 pounds!!! I am so freakin' excited.

Yesterday wasn't as hard as Monday, eating wise. I had no headache. I just need to get it through my mind that this is what it is.

Seeing the loss on the scale each morning does make it a little easier, though.

Here's hoping for another great day!

Day 3

Yayyyyyy!!! I just weighed myself this morning and I am down 3.7 pounds from yesterday morning!!! Unbelieveable :-)

I did learn yesterday just how quickly the calories add up . . . to the point where I am deciding if I want an apple or an orange based on how close I am to my limit. I also realized just how often I mindlessly pop something into my mouth. Walking by someone's bag of chips or a bowl of M&M's. Very eye opening!

I had a bit of a headache last night before bed but nothing major. I was up a LOT during the night to use the bathroom but, with the number on the scale this morning, I'm fine with it!

Hoping for another great day!

Days 1 and 2

I just finished my two "binge" days! You take the drops and then eat lots of fat to "load up" for the week. Starting tomorrow, I go VLC (Very Low Calorie). I cleaned out my fridge today . . . it looks like a bachelor's fridge now ~ water and some fruits and veggies. I portioned out my meat this afternoon--even used a food scale. I am giving this my all!!

I'll update every day or two, for my own accountability if nothing else. I will stay VLC, with the HcG for 43 days, then 3 weeks of maintenance. Wish me luck!!!

Summer's Here!

Well, it is already halfway through June . . . time is flying by! Let's see~since we last spoke :-)

• School is out for the summer. It was extremely hard to tell this class goodbye. I really loved this year. That was the start of the emotions, because . . .
• That afternoon, May 21, we drove down to Willcox for Michael's graduation. Where have the years gone? I am so proud of what Michael has done and am so excited to see what his future holds. Here is a picture of me, Michael and "Flat Haley" Since "Round Haley" couldn't make the trip, I took her flat version with us and she had quite an adventure ! :-)
  
  
• On June 1, Haley graduated from 8th Grade. She received the Superintendent's Award, which I think is the equivilent of high school valedictorian. She is another one who is going to go far. I told her that I would bring "Flat Michael" with me to her ceremony . . . this is the picture I took to show her that Michael was actually there. When she looked at the camera, she threw down the flat Michael and her reaction was priceless! Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of that.

• Our whole family went over to California for a few days. We went to the beach and Knott's Berry Farm. Awesome time! I would post pics, but I am having trouble formatting. So, just use your imagination.
• Finally, I am going to begin the HcG diet plan on Monday. I have tried so many things and worked so hard (and at other times, not-so-hard) and the weight just doesn't want to come off. I have seen friends have success with this plan so I am giving it a shot. It is VERY low calorie, so I have told people that I will be getting skinny, but I will most likely be a B***** while I am doing it. It is for 42 days and I will be updating my progress. I promise!

A Good Weekend

This has been a great weekend! First, we are just 4 weeks ( 20 days) away from the end of the school year. Then, there was a new "opportunity" for me that was a lot of fun! That's all I'm going to share for now but, hopefully, I'll have more to talk about in the future! :-)