I'm Not A Liar Anymore . . .

Well, after my absolutely m.i.s.e.r.a.b.l.e day and night yesterday, this morning started out with a bang! I got on the scale and was down 2.3 pounds!!! I had to get on the scale three different times throughout the morning to make sure it was accurate. So, as of this morning, I officially weigh what my Driver's License says I weigh. I haven't been able to say that for a LOOOONG time. :-)

Just Blah . . .

I don't know what's up with me lately, but I'm just so "blah" feeling. I know a lot of it is work-related. With the results of the election last week, there are going to be HUGE changes at school ~ to the tune of $1.5 million being cut this school year and and ADDITIONAL $5 million next year. Not good news in any way, shape, or form. And, I am just struggling with finding my joy in teaching (or, more accurately, all of the other #*(*@ that goes along with teaching).

How's that for a downer of an opening paragraph? Let's see what else is up . . .

• I have gotten a few orders for my Dipped Delights. Check out my other blog at www.DippedDelights.blogspot.com for more details. I love doing these but, unfortunately, they aren't enough for a main career. :-)
• Maintenance is going well. I am down a couple of more pounds, but the point here isn't to lose but maintain so I am succeeding.
• Getting excited about the Holidays. Went to Costco Saturday and walked through the Christmas aisles . . . I love seeing all the decorations they have out. :-)

I guess this was a pretty pointless post ~ just felt like I needed to put something up to prove that I hadn't fallen off the face of the earth.

New Adventure

In what seems to be counter-productive to my weight loss journey, I have started a new adventure. I am going to be making and selling a variety of chocolate dipped treats. If you are interested, you can go to my other blog at www.dippeddelights.blogspot.com

It is just in the beginning stages but I am so excited about it.

Cobb Salad and Cottage Cheese

I am so excited!!! Tonight, I get to have a cobb salad for dinner and I can even have cottage cheese if I want. That's right, I am officially on maintenance. I stopped my drops 3 days early because I think they had lost their potency and weren't doing anything. In effect, my body did think it was starving, since nothing was being released by the HcG, and was holding on to everything. I decided that the frustration wasn't worth it and made the decision to end them a few days ahead of schedule.

I was very pleased with this round, overall. Sure, I would have liked to have dropped another 15-20 pounds, but 60 pounds in 4 months is pretty amazing! My next goal is to keep things under control over the Holidays, which I am positive I will do. :-)

60 Pounds!!

Yesterday morning I finally hit the 60 pound mark ~ it seemed like it was forever in coming but, in actuality, I have only been on this protocol since June 19. So, just over 4 months, with a 3 week break included in there. Not too bad! :-)
I have noticed the loss slowing down lately. I'm thinking that it's because I have become a little more "normal" sized so there isn't as much to lose. That's good, I guess, (OK, I know :-)) but I was really liking the bigger losses. I only have 3 more days of drops this round and I begin maintenance. Really excited about my spinach quiche and seeing how I manage through the Holidays.

Frustration

Well, this has been a really rough week. I lost 2.4 pounds Monday night and since then I have been at basically the same weight ~ up a little, down a little :-( It is so, so, so frustrating. I know that it will all work out in the end and I am right where I was at this point last round. But, I am at 59 pounds gone and REALLY want to hit the 60 pound mark!

OK, whine over . . .

Progress

I have a thing with pictures . . . I hate them! However, Haley and I are quite goofy when it comes to taking "self-portraits". We usually take about 537,000, give or take a few, before we are happy with them. So, that is why I have so many. Here are four pictures that show some of my progress. I know I need to have some other pictures and I do have some "before" shots, but they will not see the light of day until I have some a.m.a.z.i.n.g "after" pics to post with them.

June 2010 ~ About a week and a half before I started the HcG Protocol

September 2010 - Finished with the first round and ready to start the second round.


October 2010 - Halfway through the second round