1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
olive oil cooking spary
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chile powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped, about 1/2 cup
1/2 cup nonfat plain greek-style yogurt
5 tbsp low fat buttermilk
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp all natural hot sauce
1 head romaine, lettuce, thick spines removed, chopped
1 head red leaf lettuce, thick spines removed, chopped
1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup peeled and shredded carrots
2 oz blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
Preheat broiler to hight. Place chicken on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly mist chicken with cooking spray and sprinkle evenly on both sides with paprika, chile powder and salt. Broil 6-8 inches from heat until center of chicken is no longer pink, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest for 3-5 minutes before cutting into bit-size chunks
In blender, pruee onion, yogurt, buttermilk and 1 tbsp hot sauce. Taste and add remaining hot sauce if you want more heat. Divide romaine and red leaf lettuces among 4 places and top with bell pepper, tomatoes, carrots and chicken, dividing each evenly. Serve yogurt mixture on the side or drizzle evenly over each plate. Sprinkle with blue cheese and serve immediately. CE mag
Calories 258
Total fat 6
Sat FA t 3
Carbs 13
fiber 4
Sugars 6
Protein 35
Sodium 416
cholesterol 76
Now I had this last night for dinner. I am most defiantly lactose intolerant. With just this little bit of lactose in these ingredients I woke up to a very sore tummy. I started getting uncomfortable about 15 minutes after I ate. So no dairy for me, unless I can find something that sets well. I don't think I can!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Crustless Breakfast Quiche
2 cups chopped mushrooms
3/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers (from jar squeezed of liquid)
1/2 cup chopped artichoke hearts (in water, not marinated) squeezed of liquid
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp olive oil
Liberal sprinkling of Italian Seasoning
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 oz goat cheese
1/2 oz grated parmesan
Preheat oven to 350f
In large skillet on medium heat saute mushrooms, red peppers, artichoke hearts and onions in olive oil and seasoning until soft and warmed through. Place mixture in a round cake pan, or divide in 4 large ramekins, either misted lightly with cooking spray. Cover with eggs and add goat cheese in small drops before sprinkling with Parmesan. **May need to salt eggs before adding.
Cook 25 minutes or until set.
3/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers (from jar squeezed of liquid)
1/2 cup chopped artichoke hearts (in water, not marinated) squeezed of liquid
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 tbsp olive oil
Liberal sprinkling of Italian Seasoning
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 oz goat cheese
1/2 oz grated parmesan
Preheat oven to 350f
In large skillet on medium heat saute mushrooms, red peppers, artichoke hearts and onions in olive oil and seasoning until soft and warmed through. Place mixture in a round cake pan, or divide in 4 large ramekins, either misted lightly with cooking spray. Cover with eggs and add goat cheese in small drops before sprinkling with Parmesan. **May need to salt eggs before adding.
Cook 25 minutes or until set.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Chained to the kitchen
Really I've just been avoiding the mountain of laundry strewn about the house. lol. I hate laundry so I've been cooking all day long. So far I have made
Breakfast Quiche 168 calories in each, I will post later, a very good P3 choice
Fried a pound of Bacon for breakfast for the boys this week. I put it in a bowl and then pop about 7 pieces in the microwave at breakfast for 1 minute for them to have with eggs.
Made almond pancakes with strawberry and cream topping for the boys, 'T' gobbled them up.
Made 7 half pints of no-sugar strawberry syrup. I water bath canned them for 10 minutes and did not cook as long so I got a syrup instead of a jam. I used 8 cups of strawberries, 1 1/3 cup of water and 1/4 tsp of sweetzfree. It is still warm, I'm hoping it firms up just a little bit more.
I made Italian Ziti for my 25 yr old son. He lives alone and I made it to take to him when I pick him up at 5. It really looks goooood, but that is a big NO NO right now.
Made a Buffalo Chicken salad for dinner, 260 calories in total. The old recipe was 1120 calories and I used greek yogurt with onions, buttermilk and hot sauce to do the dressing. I will post that as time permits.
I'm getting the boys lunches ready for tomorrow, they are going to have Chef Salads, so I just cut up extra romaine, iceburg, kale, cukes, red pepper, tomato and onions in a big pot. I'll use that as a base for the Buffalo salad tonight and their Chef Salads in the morning.
Wow, it seems like I should have more food done, I've been going at it all day. I did clean the fridge out and pulled it totally apart so that took a good bit of time.
Tonight is some sort of Wrestling Show, Money in the bank or something. It's the WWE and my boys love it so I ordered it for them because they have been so very good about the new way we are eating in our house. 'T' is still in ketosis so I know he hasn't been cheating. I am allowing 'S' to eat what he wants, he needs some extra weight and does not have insulin issues, as long as he is part of the team and doesn't give his brother a hard time he gets rewarded too. It's nice to have everyone working together to get 'T' where he needs to be weight wise. I hope my boys learn life long lessons about food. It just donned on me that my kids have not had soda pop in 7 weeks and have not asked for it once. They have been drinking water and I just introduced them to green tea with sweetzfree, he loved it!
Neither one of them liked the smoothie shake I made last night, but I put about 2 oz in paper cups with a Popsicle stick and froze them. They did not connect the two and gobbled up the freezes for snack. 'S' went to the fridge freezer for another one and scoffed that I didn't have any, I said they are in the chest freezer, he happily helped himself to another one. tee hee I tricked them. That recipe is on my blog under April posts.
Breakfast Quiche 168 calories in each, I will post later, a very good P3 choice
Fried a pound of Bacon for breakfast for the boys this week. I put it in a bowl and then pop about 7 pieces in the microwave at breakfast for 1 minute for them to have with eggs.
Made almond pancakes with strawberry and cream topping for the boys, 'T' gobbled them up.
Made 7 half pints of no-sugar strawberry syrup. I water bath canned them for 10 minutes and did not cook as long so I got a syrup instead of a jam. I used 8 cups of strawberries, 1 1/3 cup of water and 1/4 tsp of sweetzfree. It is still warm, I'm hoping it firms up just a little bit more.
I made Italian Ziti for my 25 yr old son. He lives alone and I made it to take to him when I pick him up at 5. It really looks goooood, but that is a big NO NO right now.
Made a Buffalo Chicken salad for dinner, 260 calories in total. The old recipe was 1120 calories and I used greek yogurt with onions, buttermilk and hot sauce to do the dressing. I will post that as time permits.
I'm getting the boys lunches ready for tomorrow, they are going to have Chef Salads, so I just cut up extra romaine, iceburg, kale, cukes, red pepper, tomato and onions in a big pot. I'll use that as a base for the Buffalo salad tonight and their Chef Salads in the morning.
Wow, it seems like I should have more food done, I've been going at it all day. I did clean the fridge out and pulled it totally apart so that took a good bit of time.
Tonight is some sort of Wrestling Show, Money in the bank or something. It's the WWE and my boys love it so I ordered it for them because they have been so very good about the new way we are eating in our house. 'T' is still in ketosis so I know he hasn't been cheating. I am allowing 'S' to eat what he wants, he needs some extra weight and does not have insulin issues, as long as he is part of the team and doesn't give his brother a hard time he gets rewarded too. It's nice to have everyone working together to get 'T' where he needs to be weight wise. I hope my boys learn life long lessons about food. It just donned on me that my kids have not had soda pop in 7 weeks and have not asked for it once. They have been drinking water and I just introduced them to green tea with sweetzfree, he loved it!
Neither one of them liked the smoothie shake I made last night, but I put about 2 oz in paper cups with a Popsicle stick and froze them. They did not connect the two and gobbled up the freezes for snack. 'S' went to the fridge freezer for another one and scoffed that I didn't have any, I said they are in the chest freezer, he happily helped himself to another one. tee hee I tricked them. That recipe is on my blog under April posts.
Results
Today I took my last shot at 6:30 a.m, I weighed in at 155.6 I am still TOM so may have some water retention. My low weight 3 days ago was 154 so I think I may have a few pounds of water.
Beginning Weight Dr. Scales 181.4
LIW 155.6
Pounds Lost 25.8
Measurement
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 31
Waist at navel 38 Navel 32
Hip 44 Hip 40
R Leg 25 R Leg 22
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 22
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 14
R Arm 12.5 R Arm 12
L Arm 13.25 L Arm 12
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Total Inches lost 29 inches
Size start 14 End 8/10
Beginning Weight Dr. Scales 181.4
LIW 155.6
Pounds Lost 25.8
Measurement
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 31
Waist at navel 38 Navel 32
Hip 44 Hip 40
R Leg 25 R Leg 22
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 22
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 14
R Arm 12.5 R Arm 12
L Arm 13.25 L Arm 12
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Total Inches lost 29 inches
Size start 14 End 8/10
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Berry Smoothie
Ingredients
1 C (8oz) Greek Yogurt1/2 C fresh or frozen strawberries
2 ice cubes (optional)
1/4 Cup heavy whipping cream
Preparation
Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. If using frozen fruit, omit ice cubes.I have not figured out the calorie content of this smoothie yet. They had about 2 oz of it and I froze the rest in small paper cups with Popsicle stix so they can have a frozen yogurt after school or anytime. I will enter the ingredients and come back and post the nutritional info.
Shrimp Taco's Low Carb
4 Low Carb Shells (see flaxseed tortilla recipe)
6 oz Shrimp, detailed and deveined
4 oz Goat Cheese
1/4 Cup Roasted Red Peppers
1/4 Cup sliced olives
1 tsp fresh basil chopped
1 tsp EVOO
Mix shrimp, cheese, peppers, olives and basil in medium bowl. Place shells on parchment paper on a cookie sheet, spoon even amounts into each shell, fold shell over and brush with small amount of olive oil. Bake in 450 oven for 6 minutes. Cut tacos in half. Two halves is one serving.
Calories 209
Net Carbs 4.5 for store bought tortillas (If you are using the flaxseed tortilla recipe there are zero net carbs)
These are delicious. I was completely satisfied with one taco (yeah, I went off protocol again). The only thing I will do differently is to dry the shrimp well. The tacos were a little too wet due to the water content in the shrimp.
Eat Well Live Long
6 oz Shrimp, detailed and deveined
4 oz Goat Cheese
1/4 Cup Roasted Red Peppers
1/4 Cup sliced olives
1 tsp fresh basil chopped
1 tsp EVOO
Mix shrimp, cheese, peppers, olives and basil in medium bowl. Place shells on parchment paper on a cookie sheet, spoon even amounts into each shell, fold shell over and brush with small amount of olive oil. Bake in 450 oven for 6 minutes. Cut tacos in half. Two halves is one serving.
Calories 209
Net Carbs 4.5 for store bought tortillas (If you are using the flaxseed tortilla recipe there are zero net carbs)
These are delicious. I was completely satisfied with one taco (yeah, I went off protocol again). The only thing I will do differently is to dry the shrimp well. The tacos were a little too wet due to the water content in the shrimp.
Eat Well Live Long
LIW
LIW= Last Injection Weight
The weight I am on 4/3/2011 will be my set weight. I take my last shot in 12 hours, I will weigh in as soon as I get up and take my last shot. I am sort of disappointed I did not make my goal, but I am relieved that I will be taking my last shot and be going on to P3 (phase 3). I will go for 3 weeks on no starch no sugar. I am completely prepared for this phase. I have ordered and received the sweetzfree, have stocked my pantry with flaxseed flour, almond flour and wheat germ gluten free flour. I am armed with a large stock pile of recipes from searching online and my favorite magazine. This magazine has terrific recipes that gives you all the calorie, carb and nutritional content. It takes favorite staple foods and makes them figure and heart friendly. I just love it!
I purchased Julia Child's DVD's on French Cooking, and will be making Boeuf Bourguignon. I have watched her make it twice and have all the ingredients, it's perfect for P3, of course I will not have the traditional new potatoes or french bread as a side. I will have my favorite red wine and a big salad. That is going to be an awesome night. My first recipe from Julia and my first P3 meal. I am going to be doing a lot of cooking from those videos as well. My kids, hopefully will enjoy them, 'S' has been helping me with the new recipes and I'm sure he will love to learn to cook French meals. He claims to want to open a restaurant when he's older so this will be the true test for him. Cooking is hard work and very time consuming. I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to keep a full time job and get all three meals on the table plus 2 snacks. It will happen, I'm that determined. Actually I made the boys a shake about 20 minutes ago. I'll post that recipe along with the shrimp tacos.
The weight I am on 4/3/2011 will be my set weight. I take my last shot in 12 hours, I will weigh in as soon as I get up and take my last shot. I am sort of disappointed I did not make my goal, but I am relieved that I will be taking my last shot and be going on to P3 (phase 3). I will go for 3 weeks on no starch no sugar. I am completely prepared for this phase. I have ordered and received the sweetzfree, have stocked my pantry with flaxseed flour, almond flour and wheat germ gluten free flour. I am armed with a large stock pile of recipes from searching online and my favorite magazine. This magazine has terrific recipes that gives you all the calorie, carb and nutritional content. It takes favorite staple foods and makes them figure and heart friendly. I just love it!
I purchased Julia Child's DVD's on French Cooking, and will be making Boeuf Bourguignon. I have watched her make it twice and have all the ingredients, it's perfect for P3, of course I will not have the traditional new potatoes or french bread as a side. I will have my favorite red wine and a big salad. That is going to be an awesome night. My first recipe from Julia and my first P3 meal. I am going to be doing a lot of cooking from those videos as well. My kids, hopefully will enjoy them, 'S' has been helping me with the new recipes and I'm sure he will love to learn to cook French meals. He claims to want to open a restaurant when he's older so this will be the true test for him. Cooking is hard work and very time consuming. I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to keep a full time job and get all three meals on the table plus 2 snacks. It will happen, I'm that determined. Actually I made the boys a shake about 20 minutes ago. I'll post that recipe along with the shrimp tacos.
Flax seed Meal Tortillas
I looked the internet over for this recipe, I had to dig deep and I'm not even sure now where I found this recipe. Most of them called for store bought tortillas and then bake them for chips. Well this one is from scratch and is no carb at all. The dietary fiber count is 3.5 grams and the carb count is 3.5 grams so it is a zero net carb shell.
Flaxseed Meal Tortillas
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbs. flaxseed meal
1 Tbs. psyllium husks
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
pinch of any seasoning you want:
onion powder, garlic powder, dried chives
water..if you need it
Mix all the above ingredients together.Let set for about 5 minutes. It should be like pancake batter..If it gets too thick, then add some water.
Then spread a couple of Tbs. on some parchment paper
on a microsafe plate and make a large circle..pretty thin.
Microwave it for 1 minute or so..Then peel off.
Now a word of caution, these shells do not peel off the paper easily AT ALL. I gave up doing them in the microwave and used a cast iron skillet with olive oil. It worked perfectly. There is a trick to getting the batter spread, but I found a spatula worked best for me. Also I added one step and made tortilla chips to use for guacamole dip, a Greek yogurt dip recipe or whatever other dip you choose.
I cut the tortillas in eight pizza shaped pieces and baked in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes. They were pretty good, but you have to eat them in one sitting or put them back in the oven to crisp back up.
I wanted to post this before the shrimp tacos because the tortilla shell is great to use and you will get zero carbs from the shell, you can buy the low carb shells if you prefer for that recipe. It will follow soon.
Flaxseed Meal Tortillas
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbs. flaxseed meal
1 Tbs. psyllium husks
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
pinch of any seasoning you want:
onion powder, garlic powder, dried chives
water..if you need it
Mix all the above ingredients together.Let set for about 5 minutes. It should be like pancake batter..If it gets too thick, then add some water.
Then spread a couple of Tbs. on some parchment paper
on a microsafe plate and make a large circle..pretty thin.
Microwave it for 1 minute or so..Then peel off.
Now a word of caution, these shells do not peel off the paper easily AT ALL. I gave up doing them in the microwave and used a cast iron skillet with olive oil. It worked perfectly. There is a trick to getting the batter spread, but I found a spatula worked best for me. Also I added one step and made tortilla chips to use for guacamole dip, a Greek yogurt dip recipe or whatever other dip you choose.
I cut the tortillas in eight pizza shaped pieces and baked in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes. They were pretty good, but you have to eat them in one sitting or put them back in the oven to crisp back up.
I wanted to post this before the shrimp tacos because the tortilla shell is great to use and you will get zero carbs from the shell, you can buy the low carb shells if you prefer for that recipe. It will follow soon.
One more shot
Tomorrow will be my last shot day. I'm pretty happy about that! I have only 4 VLCD left. I have not really been following protocol yesterday or today. I made vegetable soup and I have no idea how many calories are in it. I do know not more than 200 per serving because I did log that on a calorie count site before. I'll have to go check it out. I have lost 27.5 lbs, I didn't lose anything this morning, but my guess is the 5 vodka and water drinks I had at the diner last night are to blame. YIKES I do love my vodka. Wait that is not entirely true. It was 3 vodka/waters at the diner, and 2 glasses of Pinot Grigio at the Grille.
'D' and I went out and had steak, I didn't go over my allowed 3.5 oz and had lettuce salad with ACV, but somehow the words 'Pinot Grigio' just slipped out. Then I figured I'd had one glass what the hell, I had another. It was delicious. Some of the girls on a forum said wine tasted funny to them, but it was simply a little taste of heaven for me!!!
On the kiddo side of things; 'T' was been doing high fat, low carb since Monday, I have not counted his calories at all. I give him bacon and eggs for breakfast, all sorts of fatty dressings, cheese, nuts for lunch and dinner. I do give him 100% whole wheat bread no sugar addes with butter, and he even had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch one day with provolone and Colby cheese and 2 tbs of butter to toast it. That was in Thursdays lunch. This was recommended by a good friend. So I put T on the scales this morning. He has lost 4.5 lbs in 5 days. Pretty stinkin impressive I think. I am going to get him an appointment to get his blood glucose and A1C done. I'm really worried he may be on his way to Type 2 diabetics if I don't get his diet under control. I have been busting my hump getting all his meals prepared from scratch.
I am making him shrimp tacos tonight. I'm going to post the recipe. I want to try to post all my recipes here, in case someone is in the same boat I am in with an overweight child. Maybe this will help someone else, my friend 'L' has helped me for sure.
After 4/6/11 my first day on P3 I am going to post all my starting weight and measurements and the final pounds and inches lost.
'D' and I went out and had steak, I didn't go over my allowed 3.5 oz and had lettuce salad with ACV, but somehow the words 'Pinot Grigio' just slipped out. Then I figured I'd had one glass what the hell, I had another. It was delicious. Some of the girls on a forum said wine tasted funny to them, but it was simply a little taste of heaven for me!!!
On the kiddo side of things; 'T' was been doing high fat, low carb since Monday, I have not counted his calories at all. I give him bacon and eggs for breakfast, all sorts of fatty dressings, cheese, nuts for lunch and dinner. I do give him 100% whole wheat bread no sugar addes with butter, and he even had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch one day with provolone and Colby cheese and 2 tbs of butter to toast it. That was in Thursdays lunch. This was recommended by a good friend. So I put T on the scales this morning. He has lost 4.5 lbs in 5 days. Pretty stinkin impressive I think. I am going to get him an appointment to get his blood glucose and A1C done. I'm really worried he may be on his way to Type 2 diabetics if I don't get his diet under control. I have been busting my hump getting all his meals prepared from scratch.
I am making him shrimp tacos tonight. I'm going to post the recipe. I want to try to post all my recipes here, in case someone is in the same boat I am in with an overweight child. Maybe this will help someone else, my friend 'L' has helped me for sure.
After 4/6/11 my first day on P3 I am going to post all my starting weight and measurements and the final pounds and inches lost.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Low Carb Pizza
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
1 cup cooked riced cauliflower
1 egg
1tbs butter
1 cup mozzarella cheese
3 tsp Mrs. Dash Garlic and herb seasoning
pizza or alfredo sauce > I can my own pizza sauce but if you don't get no sugar added sauce.
toppings (make sure meats are cooked)
mozzarella cheese
Mix cauliflower, mozzarella cheese and eggs in medium bowl, press mixture down on greased pizza or cookie sheet with 1 tbs of butter. Evenly cover crust with Mrs. Dash. Bake in 350 oven for 12-15 minutes, for a double recipe bake for 15-20 minutes.
Top pizza and put back in oven on broil just long enough to melt cheese. You may want to heat your sauce before spreading on pizza. I don't use sauce on my youngest son's part of the pizza, he doesn't like it, so he gets cheesy pizza bread.
Riced Cauliflower
1- 16 ounce bag frozen cauliflower > I use only a fresh head of raw cauliflower it rices very easily
I use a 2-qt covered dish and microwave the cauliflower (Don't add water) until it is cooked, 8 minutes. Using mitts, carefully pour water from the cauliflower. Allow to cool with lid removed. With raw cauliflower I used water, and drained very well for 10 minutes.
Cauliflower can be riced in several ways.
1. Food processor2. Santoku knife
3. Using a cheese grater
4. Using a ricer
Store covered and refrigerated until use.
Note: You can use a head of raw cauliflower to make your riced cauliflower. Simply process/rice the head prior to cooking in the microwave.
Makes approximately 3 cups riced.
Serves 6.
I doubled this recipe and it made a 8x14 inch rectangular pizza. I used sandwich pepperoni. Enjoy and don't tell anyone your secret until after they taste it. I told my 15 yr old after he ate it and when he found out if was cauliflower he said "I'm not eating it" this was after he said how good it was.
Second Nature
I never thought for a minute in the first, second and even third weeks of this diet that I would say this.
I have been planning my first non VLCD meals, the first day after completing P2 will be 4/7/11. I think I posted in this blog about what I was going to eat. At this point and time I really don't crave those meals any longer. I suppose I will eat eggs and bacon for bfast, but the whole planning of that day is no longer on the forefront of my mind. Eating was something I looked forward to, it was something to do while bored, or depressed, or pissed. I planned food for all special occasions. Now eating and food is something I only think about when it's time for my body to use as fuel. I have no desire for sweets, I did find a sweetener that I feel is the best choice health wise for my kids and husband, but I don't feel the need for cake, pie, doughnuts or any other sweets.
I enjoy cooking but don't feel the need to eat what I cook. I know that if I would start eating sugar sweetened products I would again begin to crave them. I know that I will indulge in sweets again, but it will be sweets that I make using low carb flour alternatives, and the new sweetener I have purchased. I am going to make strawberry jam with my sweetener this weekend. It came in the mail on Wednesday and I can't wait to do my jam!
I lost another .60 of a pound yesterday. I am now averaging .90 a day for the last 4 days. Cutting out fruit and adding those calories in fat has really proven to work for me. I am so satisfied now that I don't think about food, as I know I've already mentioned. I even forgot my shot this morning. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT, I never ever ever thought I would forget to take my shot, it's just not on my mind anymore. I did go back home at lunch and take it after I remembered I had forgotten <That's an oxymoron for ya!!! tee hee
I am going to post my recipes in separate blog posts. I think it will be easier to link them. First is the delicious no-carb pizza, but don't tell your kids what's in it, they won't eat it because it's cauliflower! Yes if you've never had a pizza made with riced cauliflower crust you are in for a real treat!
I have been planning my first non VLCD meals, the first day after completing P2 will be 4/7/11. I think I posted in this blog about what I was going to eat. At this point and time I really don't crave those meals any longer. I suppose I will eat eggs and bacon for bfast, but the whole planning of that day is no longer on the forefront of my mind. Eating was something I looked forward to, it was something to do while bored, or depressed, or pissed. I planned food for all special occasions. Now eating and food is something I only think about when it's time for my body to use as fuel. I have no desire for sweets, I did find a sweetener that I feel is the best choice health wise for my kids and husband, but I don't feel the need for cake, pie, doughnuts or any other sweets.
I enjoy cooking but don't feel the need to eat what I cook. I know that if I would start eating sugar sweetened products I would again begin to crave them. I know that I will indulge in sweets again, but it will be sweets that I make using low carb flour alternatives, and the new sweetener I have purchased. I am going to make strawberry jam with my sweetener this weekend. It came in the mail on Wednesday and I can't wait to do my jam!
I lost another .60 of a pound yesterday. I am now averaging .90 a day for the last 4 days. Cutting out fruit and adding those calories in fat has really proven to work for me. I am so satisfied now that I don't think about food, as I know I've already mentioned. I even forgot my shot this morning. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT, I never ever ever thought I would forget to take my shot, it's just not on my mind anymore. I did go back home at lunch and take it after I remembered I had forgotten <That's an oxymoron for ya!!! tee hee
I am going to post my recipes in separate blog posts. I think it will be easier to link them. First is the delicious no-carb pizza, but don't tell your kids what's in it, they won't eat it because it's cauliflower! Yes if you've never had a pizza made with riced cauliflower crust you are in for a real treat!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Kids, friends and Co- workers
Ah, well I promised to write a week ago. I have been neglecting this blog, but for good reason I assure you.
I have a friend who suggested I test my youngest with a glucose meter. He is about 13 lbs overweight, is 10 yrs old and keeps gaining.
I went to Wal-Mart, bought a meter, the test strips, a lancet device, lancets, and keytone strips. It set me back over $100.00. It, however seems to be worth it's weight in gold. I tested three of my boys, myself and 'D'. Of all tested my youngest who is the only one of my 4 boys who is overweight had levels that we too high. My friend knew, somehow magically that he probably had an insulin problem and that is why he is overweight.
So I am changing his diet, I am cutting out refined foods, most sugar and feeding him lots of foods from the outer parimeter of the grocery. I have been worrying over his weight for a good while and I'm so happy to have begun to change his health. I have been so extremely busy finding low carb kid friendly recipes it's taken all my time. Here is an example of the last few days.
Breakfast every morning
Bacon and eggs, all the bacon he wanted and 2 over easy eggs.
Lunch d1 turkey and cheese wrapped in lettuce with 1tbs of mayo
Pork Rinds
1 oz mixed nuts
Raw broccoli with ranch
Bottle of Water
After School Snack
No Carb Pizza
This is a yummy YUMMY recipe!!! I will leave it on here the next blog I write.
Dinner D1
Homemade chicken strips fried in olive oil coated with egg and almond flour
Green Beans with 4 tbs butter
Broccoli with Ranch
Breakfast D2 eggs and bacon as mentioned above
Lunch
Leftover chicken strips in Almond Flour
Nuts
Pork Rinds
Salad With Ranch
After School Snack
Celery with All Natural Peanut Butter (only ingredient is peanuts)
Dinner
Oven Roasted Cornish Hens
1/2 Potato drenched in butter and sour cream
Spinach Salad w/ Ranch
Those two days he lost 3 lbs!!!
I have other menus but not the time to post. I will post again and add recipes as I have time.
On the Friend and Co-worker subject; it's funny when I started this diet all my friends sort of gave me this weird look and I got the impression they thought I was wasting my time. Well, I spent the morning explaining what I was doing and they want to do it. IMAGINE THAT!!!
The reason they want to do it is because today VLCD 34 I am down 27.5 lbs. That is even with a few cheats in there. Yes, I have cheated. Dr. Simeons may have had a few things wrong. I plan on eating some crow! If you have been reading, you know that I was going to follow this diet to the absolute T, not eat beef yada yada yada. This is a tough diet and even the strongest will weakens. Some can stick to it and not cheat, but I found that I actually had some better losses doing a few things different, with the help of reading another blog.
Well, I must sign off for now. Got a recipe to try!!!
I have a friend who suggested I test my youngest with a glucose meter. He is about 13 lbs overweight, is 10 yrs old and keeps gaining.
I went to Wal-Mart, bought a meter, the test strips, a lancet device, lancets, and keytone strips. It set me back over $100.00. It, however seems to be worth it's weight in gold. I tested three of my boys, myself and 'D'. Of all tested my youngest who is the only one of my 4 boys who is overweight had levels that we too high. My friend knew, somehow magically that he probably had an insulin problem and that is why he is overweight.
So I am changing his diet, I am cutting out refined foods, most sugar and feeding him lots of foods from the outer parimeter of the grocery. I have been worrying over his weight for a good while and I'm so happy to have begun to change his health. I have been so extremely busy finding low carb kid friendly recipes it's taken all my time. Here is an example of the last few days.
Breakfast every morning
Bacon and eggs, all the bacon he wanted and 2 over easy eggs.
Lunch d1 turkey and cheese wrapped in lettuce with 1tbs of mayo
Pork Rinds
1 oz mixed nuts
Raw broccoli with ranch
Bottle of Water
After School Snack
No Carb Pizza
This is a yummy YUMMY recipe!!! I will leave it on here the next blog I write.
Dinner D1
Homemade chicken strips fried in olive oil coated with egg and almond flour
Green Beans with 4 tbs butter
Broccoli with Ranch
Breakfast D2 eggs and bacon as mentioned above
Lunch
Leftover chicken strips in Almond Flour
Nuts
Pork Rinds
Salad With Ranch
After School Snack
Celery with All Natural Peanut Butter (only ingredient is peanuts)
Dinner
Oven Roasted Cornish Hens
1/2 Potato drenched in butter and sour cream
Spinach Salad w/ Ranch
Those two days he lost 3 lbs!!!
I have other menus but not the time to post. I will post again and add recipes as I have time.
On the Friend and Co-worker subject; it's funny when I started this diet all my friends sort of gave me this weird look and I got the impression they thought I was wasting my time. Well, I spent the morning explaining what I was doing and they want to do it. IMAGINE THAT!!!
The reason they want to do it is because today VLCD 34 I am down 27.5 lbs. That is even with a few cheats in there. Yes, I have cheated. Dr. Simeons may have had a few things wrong. I plan on eating some crow! If you have been reading, you know that I was going to follow this diet to the absolute T, not eat beef yada yada yada. This is a tough diet and even the strongest will weakens. Some can stick to it and not cheat, but I found that I actually had some better losses doing a few things different, with the help of reading another blog.
Well, I must sign off for now. Got a recipe to try!!!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
I'm still doing the diet.
I haven't posted since March 12th, WoW, I didn't realize it's been that long. The first reason I did not post was because I had nothing to report. During TOM I still lost fine, I had a 5 lb loss my second week. The third week was painful.
I lost a total of 1.2 lbs in my third week. OUCH, that was hard to take. I was so disappointed I just didn't want to post all that negative energy on here. That stall lasted 7 days, even though I did lose a little over a lb I call it a week long stall. The bad news is that most everyone experiences a stall when doing this diet, the good news is that if you stick with it the stall breaks.
Now in my 4th week I have begun to lose again. I have lost 3 lbs in 4 days. Which is nothing like my first week, slowdown is expected and does happen. I'm losing over 1/2 lb a day which is over the limit for women.
My doctors scales any my home scales are different. I have decided I am going to stick with the doctors scales. 1. Because it is the official record. and 2. Because it makes me feel better. LOL According to the doctor scales I have lost 23 lbs in 26 days of VLCD, that is simply amazing.
This diet is not for whimps. It is a hard diet, it's unforgiving and it will make you crazy if you let it. In the end it is worth it.
I'm going to sign off now, but will write again tomorrow. I will try to fill you in on the last 10 days, not that anyone is reading.
I lost a total of 1.2 lbs in my third week. OUCH, that was hard to take. I was so disappointed I just didn't want to post all that negative energy on here. That stall lasted 7 days, even though I did lose a little over a lb I call it a week long stall. The bad news is that most everyone experiences a stall when doing this diet, the good news is that if you stick with it the stall breaks.
Now in my 4th week I have begun to lose again. I have lost 3 lbs in 4 days. Which is nothing like my first week, slowdown is expected and does happen. I'm losing over 1/2 lb a day which is over the limit for women.
My doctors scales any my home scales are different. I have decided I am going to stick with the doctors scales. 1. Because it is the official record. and 2. Because it makes me feel better. LOL According to the doctor scales I have lost 23 lbs in 26 days of VLCD, that is simply amazing.
This diet is not for whimps. It is a hard diet, it's unforgiving and it will make you crazy if you let it. In the end it is worth it.
I'm going to sign off now, but will write again tomorrow. I will try to fill you in on the last 10 days, not that anyone is reading.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Purple Peanut M&M's
I've been dreaming about food. Twice now in the 2 weeks I have been on this vlcd. The first time was pepperoni rolls, and pizza. The other night I was dreaming about eating. I don't remember every item exactly but I do remember the bowl of purple peanut M&M's. I don't want candy, I want a steak with a fried egg or two on top and a big salad. I'd really like to have biscuit and gravy but for the three weeks after the vlcd I have to go starch and sugar free. Besides biscuit and gravy pack a huge fat and calorie punch so I'll be saving that meal for once a year.
In the dream I remember freaking out that I had cheated and feeling pretty awful about it. So if anything else I am getting my cheats in during my sleep and the quilt to go along with it. It has kept me grounded when I've had the urge to stuff one of my families dinners down.
Today is Saturday and I had less than an enthusiastic reading on the scale. It was .20 of a lb. I did have two cups of coffee this morning and then 16 oz of water. I was releasing a lot of water this morning so I decided to get on the scale again. It did read a pound less than this a.m, but I am keeping the reading from first thing. I don't want to get disappointed in the morning with a gain.
I really hate the weekends. It seems so much harder to keep my cravings under control. I am no where near the hunger I had last weekend, but I just really want a meal. I've got my lunch in the oven right now and will be choking it down in a few minutes.
On another note, we have booked our July vacation. We are doing a mountain retreat with my sister and her family. I was talking to 'D' about what we were going to cook. My sister and her husband and me and 'D' are switching nights doing the cooking. 'D' said well I'd like to do steaks one night, bbq chicken and fish. I almost threw up in my mouth right then. GAWD I don't want to eat chicken or fish for a long time. I think July might be too soon!!
In the dream I remember freaking out that I had cheated and feeling pretty awful about it. So if anything else I am getting my cheats in during my sleep and the quilt to go along with it. It has kept me grounded when I've had the urge to stuff one of my families dinners down.
Today is Saturday and I had less than an enthusiastic reading on the scale. It was .20 of a lb. I did have two cups of coffee this morning and then 16 oz of water. I was releasing a lot of water this morning so I decided to get on the scale again. It did read a pound less than this a.m, but I am keeping the reading from first thing. I don't want to get disappointed in the morning with a gain.
I really hate the weekends. It seems so much harder to keep my cravings under control. I am no where near the hunger I had last weekend, but I just really want a meal. I've got my lunch in the oven right now and will be choking it down in a few minutes.
On another note, we have booked our July vacation. We are doing a mountain retreat with my sister and her family. I was talking to 'D' about what we were going to cook. My sister and her husband and me and 'D' are switching nights doing the cooking. 'D' said well I'd like to do steaks one night, bbq chicken and fish. I almost threw up in my mouth right then. GAWD I don't want to eat chicken or fish for a long time. I think July might be too soon!!
Friday, March 11, 2011
14 down 27 to go
After midnight last night I marked two full weeks on the VLCD. I have lost 15 lbs. exactly in 14 full days. I've lost a total of 18.25 inches and have gone down just about 2 clothing sizes. All my clothes fit me again after having to unzip my pants to sit at my desk. Now I've got some wiggle room in the waist. I lost the most inches there; a total of 5.5 inches just off my waist!
Beginning Measurements 2 Week Mark
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 32.5
Waist at navel 38 Navel 34.5
Hips 44 Hips 42
R Leg 25 R Leg 23.5
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 23.5
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14.5
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 15.0
R Arm 12.5 R arm 12.5
L Arm 13.25 L arm 13
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Total inches lost in 14 days 18.25
Beginning Measurements 2 Week Mark
Bust 44 Bust 42
Waist 37.75 Waist 32.5
Waist at navel 38 Navel 34.5
Hips 44 Hips 42
R Leg 25 R Leg 23.5
L Leg 24.5 L Leg 23.5
R Knee 15.5 R Knee 14.5
L Knee 15.5 L Knee 15.0
R Arm 12.5 R arm 12.5
L Arm 13.25 L arm 13
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Total inches lost in 14 days 18.25
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Eyes, Sex, and Critics
I've noticed a decrease in moisture, In my eyes as well as during sex. I have stopped wearing my contacts because of dryness. I use Restasis usually but I don't know what the ingredients are and I don't want to chance it. So I'm donning my glasses. Now for the juicy parts, well the non-juicy parts anyway. tee hee
I have a sex drive, I can have an orgasm it's just that the particular moister is way below normal production. 'D' noticed too, and felt like I wasn't turned on by him, but truly I was I just couldn't muster the moist. I know I'm getting older but come on, I'm starting to grow cobwebs. j/k
So I miss my wine, I cannot wait to go out to dinner on the first Friday I'm done with the vlcd. I don't care that I cannot have starch or sugar. I just want to eat something other than a few cups of veggies and fish or chicken. I'm developing an aversion. I did have cottage cheese twice last week instead of my fish, but it wasn't really that good. hmmm, cottage cheese maybe I could use it for some moisture? LOL.
*wonders is oysters are on the approved list*
The scale just sucked this morning. I didn't lose a single gram. So my weight is the same as it was yesterday, remember I stayed the same for two days prior to a 1.8 lb loss. It's very frustrating to go an entire day on less than 500 calories and not see a drop, but the end result is amazing to put it lightly. I have in 13 days lost 14.2 lbs, it would have taken me 3 months to lose that much weight eating 1300 calories a day. Not to mention that I was still hungry even with 1300 calories. So I'll take this diet over that, also I gained back weight after doing calorie counting and losing 52 lbs over 2 years so what is the difference? In my case none!! I know how I should eat, I know what is good for me and what is bad.
This is the argument some like to make about losing weight quickly. That you don't learn how to eat for your body and just go back to your old habits. Well, change the food industry and we may make some headway. It costs a lot to eat healthy, veggies and fruit are expensive in cold winter climates. I grow a huge garden in the summer and harvest and put up over 400 qts. My pasta sauce starts with a 3 inch tomato plant, not a jar. So I don't want to hear any "near do wellers" preaching to me, they may be able to if they go to the extent I do in making my food. It's the cost in the winter that is the problem, I always gain my weight in the winter on comfort foods. Maybe I need to move to a warmer climate. *shrugs*
I have a sex drive, I can have an orgasm it's just that the particular moister is way below normal production. 'D' noticed too, and felt like I wasn't turned on by him, but truly I was I just couldn't muster the moist. I know I'm getting older but come on, I'm starting to grow cobwebs. j/k
So I miss my wine, I cannot wait to go out to dinner on the first Friday I'm done with the vlcd. I don't care that I cannot have starch or sugar. I just want to eat something other than a few cups of veggies and fish or chicken. I'm developing an aversion. I did have cottage cheese twice last week instead of my fish, but it wasn't really that good. hmmm, cottage cheese maybe I could use it for some moisture? LOL.
*wonders is oysters are on the approved list*
The scale just sucked this morning. I didn't lose a single gram. So my weight is the same as it was yesterday, remember I stayed the same for two days prior to a 1.8 lb loss. It's very frustrating to go an entire day on less than 500 calories and not see a drop, but the end result is amazing to put it lightly. I have in 13 days lost 14.2 lbs, it would have taken me 3 months to lose that much weight eating 1300 calories a day. Not to mention that I was still hungry even with 1300 calories. So I'll take this diet over that, also I gained back weight after doing calorie counting and losing 52 lbs over 2 years so what is the difference? In my case none!! I know how I should eat, I know what is good for me and what is bad.
This is the argument some like to make about losing weight quickly. That you don't learn how to eat for your body and just go back to your old habits. Well, change the food industry and we may make some headway. It costs a lot to eat healthy, veggies and fruit are expensive in cold winter climates. I grow a huge garden in the summer and harvest and put up over 400 qts. My pasta sauce starts with a 3 inch tomato plant, not a jar. So I don't want to hear any "near do wellers" preaching to me, they may be able to if they go to the extent I do in making my food. It's the cost in the winter that is the problem, I always gain my weight in the winter on comfort foods. Maybe I need to move to a warmer climate. *shrugs*
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
This and That
I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, I was far too busy and worked straight through my lunch hour. I didn't have much to report anyway. I had my first day of no loss on the scale, what a disappointment that was. During TOM I only lost 3.4 lbs, I did get a loss this morning of 1.8 lbs so made up a little ground.
I have my weekly meeting on Friday and I really hope I have more to report than a 4 lb loss. That would be very disappointing, but I was on my menses for 5 of those 7 days. I hope to catch up during the next week.
I need to update my measurement and hopefully will get to that this morning.
Start: 177.6
Yesterday 165.2
Today 163.4
Total lost in 12 days vlcd 14.2 pounds
I am still on track to lose a pound a day, we will see if I start slowing down now.
I have my weekly meeting on Friday and I really hope I have more to report than a 4 lb loss. That would be very disappointing, but I was on my menses for 5 of those 7 days. I hope to catch up during the next week.
I need to update my measurement and hopefully will get to that this morning.
Start: 177.6
Yesterday 165.2
Today 163.4
Total lost in 12 days vlcd 14.2 pounds
I am still on track to lose a pound a day, we will see if I start slowing down now.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Oranges
I must make a correction to a previous post. Oranges are allowed according to Dr. Simeon's. I have been reading his protocol again and see that he does list oranges. Yea!!! I can have an orange tonight!!!
The reason I am reading it again is I'm looking to see if sauerkraut is ok. It does list cabbage and sauerkraut is just fermented cabbage, but I get conflicting reports. If it has only fermented cabbage, salt and water as ingredients I don't see what the difference is. I've eaten it and not had any weight gain, actually I had a 1.8 lb loss the day after eating it. I'm still checking for sure though.
The reason I am reading it again is I'm looking to see if sauerkraut is ok. It does list cabbage and sauerkraut is just fermented cabbage, but I get conflicting reports. If it has only fermented cabbage, salt and water as ingredients I don't see what the difference is. I've eaten it and not had any weight gain, actually I had a 1.8 lb loss the day after eating it. I'm still checking for sure though.
Dosage
I had the hardest time with this diet to date yesterday. However by 3 p.m I was back under control. I posted at 11:30 a.m yesterday that I was doubling my dose of HCG because I felt it was too low. I was correct.
I ate my lunch between 11:30 and 12:30, yeah, it took an hour to eat 3 oz of chicken and 2 cups of cucumbers. By 3 p.m I was completely satisfied. I did have an enormous urge to cheat, but I kept it in check. This morning I took the double dose, which incidentally is the last of the 2500 iu, so in the morning I will start with the 5000 iu vial. I was not hungry all morning. I actually forgot to eat my breakfast and at 11:50 I had my half grapefruit. So, I'm feeling good about the diet again. I'm happy to know it was my dosage and hopefully I can get through the next 31 days without a cheat. I really came close yesterday let me tell you! I also don't know how people who work inside the home get through this diet. If I did not have work to keep me busy I think I'd not be able to make it through. I'm glad it's Monday and I have all week at work. The weekend is going to be another big trial for me I'm afraid.
I did make a nice dinner and did not feel like I needed to eat it, after 3 p.m that is. I made steak, baked potato, cauliflower and cheese and liver and onions for my in-laws. I skipped the cupcakes because I didn't have any icing for them.
Tale of the Scale
Start: 177.6
Yesterday 165.4
Toady 165.2
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total in 10 full days of vlcd 12.4 pounds/ not too shabby!
I only lost .2 lbs yesterday, but I really thought I might have a gain since I lost 1.8 lbs the day before. That did not happen and so far I have not had a gain on this diet. Today is day 5 TOM and I'm wondering what the scale will show tomorrow. I hope I have a small water loss. I always do after day 5 of TOM.
I ate my lunch between 11:30 and 12:30, yeah, it took an hour to eat 3 oz of chicken and 2 cups of cucumbers. By 3 p.m I was completely satisfied. I did have an enormous urge to cheat, but I kept it in check. This morning I took the double dose, which incidentally is the last of the 2500 iu, so in the morning I will start with the 5000 iu vial. I was not hungry all morning. I actually forgot to eat my breakfast and at 11:50 I had my half grapefruit. So, I'm feeling good about the diet again. I'm happy to know it was my dosage and hopefully I can get through the next 31 days without a cheat. I really came close yesterday let me tell you! I also don't know how people who work inside the home get through this diet. If I did not have work to keep me busy I think I'd not be able to make it through. I'm glad it's Monday and I have all week at work. The weekend is going to be another big trial for me I'm afraid.
I did make a nice dinner and did not feel like I needed to eat it, after 3 p.m that is. I made steak, baked potato, cauliflower and cheese and liver and onions for my in-laws. I skipped the cupcakes because I didn't have any icing for them.
Tale of the Scale
Start: 177.6
Yesterday 165.4
Toady 165.2
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total in 10 full days of vlcd 12.4 pounds/ not too shabby!
I only lost .2 lbs yesterday, but I really thought I might have a gain since I lost 1.8 lbs the day before. That did not happen and so far I have not had a gain on this diet. Today is day 5 TOM and I'm wondering what the scale will show tomorrow. I hope I have a small water loss. I always do after day 5 of TOM.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
I'm Hungry
I'm having a really rough weekend. I'm no so much hungry in my stomach. I have that empty feeling with the occasional growl, but my psyche is off. I know my body needs fuel. I don't know if it's the hcg that is bad or not. I've had it since my first day on the diet, that's only been 11 days. I took an extra shot of it this morning.
When I went to the doctor I got a new vial that I have not used yet, but it is twice the strength of what they gave me the first time. I got 2500 IU the first time and 5000 IU this time. So I figured doubling my dose wasn't going to hurt anything. It's not working.
Today is Sunday and I'm in the house so that has something to do with it. I need to clean and do laundry but I'm so irritated every time I start picking up and doing dishes within 15 minutes I'm so pissed off I have to take a breather. After about ten minutes of laying down I get some ambition to start my chores again and just repeat the cycle. I've been out of bed for 4 hours. I had 2 cups of coffee, 32 oz of water, my half grapefruit and now I'm having lunch. I never have lunch this early. I know by the end of the day I'm going to be going crazy. I don't know if this has something to do with my period, or the diarrhea, hcg or the fact that I'm home. Also my dog peed on my blankets in the family room, the laundry I have in the hall and my sons stuffed dog. I'm about to put him outside for the duration of his life. He is fixed, goes out 20 or more times a day and still feels the need to mark his territory. This behavior of his always puts me in a furious rage and it is not helping right now that I'm trying to get through this diet.
Oddly enough right now I'm sitting here blogging and my fury is calmed. I've got my lunch sitting right here in front of me, 3 oz of chicken, 2 cups of cucumber in 2/3 cup of apple cider vinegar, a little mustard for dipping my chicken in and a 32 oz mug of water. I've only had a few bites. I put Randy Travis in the cd player and I'm calming down.
I want to make a nice dinner for the boys and 'D', I'm going to do Delmonico Steaks, baked potato, raw broccoli with ranch and cupcakes. I thought about doing brownies, but I like brownies and can handle cupcakes much better. On second thought I might do scalloped potatoes. As long as I have everything I have here to make it. I do need to run to my office later so maybe I'll pick up some things at the grocery if needed.
Now I'm sitting here only halfway through my lunch and I seriously don't want to finish it. I'm growing tired of the same stuff. Like I said in my last post the shrimp last night was gross. I know I have to finish eating this because it's going to be 7 hours before I eat my dinner. I do have my second fruit I can have in between. I've got a large apple I'll be having.
Let me tell you I am planning out the first day I am off this VLCD. I will be on no-carb for three weeks, but that sounds completely like heaven right now. For breakfast I'm going to have scrambled eggs, sausage and a slice of bacon. Lunch WAS going to be roasted chicken and blue cheese stuffed olives, but the chicken isn't looking so great right now. Dinner is going to be a nice steak a salad with full fat ranch dressing. 'D' and I are going to go to dinner at Backwoods Grille and have some wine too. So that is something I am totally looking forward to.
This morning in my total and complete frustration I was trying to focus on the weight I was losing and the possibility of how much I will lose by the end of this torture. Yes, it is torture! I have to say that. I have talked to people at the doctors who've done and are doing this diet and they say "no, it's not hard" Well, either they are complete fawking liars or they don't want to seem weak. This diet is hard! Not really the first week, I got over that milestone pretty unscathed. But, yesterday and today are really tough. Anyway, the weight I expect to lose if I keep up at my current pace, which seems to be .75 lbs a day on the average. So, I should lose 26 more lbs for a weight of 141, with the shape I have that will be about a size 4-6 depending on what store and brand I buy. Right now at 165 I can wear an 8-10. I'm a D cup and have hips and a butt so I carry weight in all the places a woman wants to carry her weight in; which I thank my mother for. All of my sisters got pretty lucky that way. THANKS MOM!!! XOXOX
I'm tired of the food choices. I'm getting irritable to the 10th degree. One is the stevia, I keep getting diarrhea, I have so many intolerance's it seems everything bothers me. I am just really being able to weed through what causes my stomach pain. I already knew sweet n low was a no go, but now I see diet soda, due to the artificial sweetener and carbonation, and any other sweetener does it. I haven't really been able to rule sugar out as I haven't had it in a while so after this diet I'm going to add a very small amount to my tea and see it I'm affected. I know the last time the stevia bothered me I felt irritable so maybe this is it. I hope so, I'm cutting it all out today and hopefully I'll be straightened out by morning. My stomach in the small intestines just keeps rolling, rumbling and squealing around.
Hanging in... and I'm out.
When I went to the doctor I got a new vial that I have not used yet, but it is twice the strength of what they gave me the first time. I got 2500 IU the first time and 5000 IU this time. So I figured doubling my dose wasn't going to hurt anything. It's not working.
Today is Sunday and I'm in the house so that has something to do with it. I need to clean and do laundry but I'm so irritated every time I start picking up and doing dishes within 15 minutes I'm so pissed off I have to take a breather. After about ten minutes of laying down I get some ambition to start my chores again and just repeat the cycle. I've been out of bed for 4 hours. I had 2 cups of coffee, 32 oz of water, my half grapefruit and now I'm having lunch. I never have lunch this early. I know by the end of the day I'm going to be going crazy. I don't know if this has something to do with my period, or the diarrhea, hcg or the fact that I'm home. Also my dog peed on my blankets in the family room, the laundry I have in the hall and my sons stuffed dog. I'm about to put him outside for the duration of his life. He is fixed, goes out 20 or more times a day and still feels the need to mark his territory. This behavior of his always puts me in a furious rage and it is not helping right now that I'm trying to get through this diet.
Oddly enough right now I'm sitting here blogging and my fury is calmed. I've got my lunch sitting right here in front of me, 3 oz of chicken, 2 cups of cucumber in 2/3 cup of apple cider vinegar, a little mustard for dipping my chicken in and a 32 oz mug of water. I've only had a few bites. I put Randy Travis in the cd player and I'm calming down.
I want to make a nice dinner for the boys and 'D', I'm going to do Delmonico Steaks, baked potato, raw broccoli with ranch and cupcakes. I thought about doing brownies, but I like brownies and can handle cupcakes much better. On second thought I might do scalloped potatoes. As long as I have everything I have here to make it. I do need to run to my office later so maybe I'll pick up some things at the grocery if needed.
Now I'm sitting here only halfway through my lunch and I seriously don't want to finish it. I'm growing tired of the same stuff. Like I said in my last post the shrimp last night was gross. I know I have to finish eating this because it's going to be 7 hours before I eat my dinner. I do have my second fruit I can have in between. I've got a large apple I'll be having.
Let me tell you I am planning out the first day I am off this VLCD. I will be on no-carb for three weeks, but that sounds completely like heaven right now. For breakfast I'm going to have scrambled eggs, sausage and a slice of bacon. Lunch WAS going to be roasted chicken and blue cheese stuffed olives, but the chicken isn't looking so great right now. Dinner is going to be a nice steak a salad with full fat ranch dressing. 'D' and I are going to go to dinner at Backwoods Grille and have some wine too. So that is something I am totally looking forward to.
This morning in my total and complete frustration I was trying to focus on the weight I was losing and the possibility of how much I will lose by the end of this torture. Yes, it is torture! I have to say that. I have talked to people at the doctors who've done and are doing this diet and they say "no, it's not hard" Well, either they are complete fawking liars or they don't want to seem weak. This diet is hard! Not really the first week, I got over that milestone pretty unscathed. But, yesterday and today are really tough. Anyway, the weight I expect to lose if I keep up at my current pace, which seems to be .75 lbs a day on the average. So, I should lose 26 more lbs for a weight of 141, with the shape I have that will be about a size 4-6 depending on what store and brand I buy. Right now at 165 I can wear an 8-10. I'm a D cup and have hips and a butt so I carry weight in all the places a woman wants to carry her weight in; which I thank my mother for. All of my sisters got pretty lucky that way. THANKS MOM!!! XOXOX
I'm tired of the food choices. I'm getting irritable to the 10th degree. One is the stevia, I keep getting diarrhea, I have so many intolerance's it seems everything bothers me. I am just really being able to weed through what causes my stomach pain. I already knew sweet n low was a no go, but now I see diet soda, due to the artificial sweetener and carbonation, and any other sweetener does it. I haven't really been able to rule sugar out as I haven't had it in a while so after this diet I'm going to add a very small amount to my tea and see it I'm affected. I know the last time the stevia bothered me I felt irritable so maybe this is it. I hope so, I'm cutting it all out today and hopefully I'll be straightened out by morning. My stomach in the small intestines just keeps rolling, rumbling and squealing around.
Hanging in... and I'm out.
March 6th and such..
I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I was working at the house in town painting and sorting out yard sale stuff. I was extremely hungry yesterday. I was also very disappointed at the scale. My weight only went down .20 of a lb.
This morning I had a better reading. I lost 1.8 lbs so my 2 day average was a pound a day and it's still TTOM so I hope I may get some water weight loss by Tuesday morning. I had shrimp for dinner and was very disappointed in it. It was mushy and not palatable at all. I need to find a better way of preparing it if it's going to be part of this diet. Tonight I'm having my Tilapia again. I did have a lot of caffiene yesterday and stevia and I had another touch of diarrhea. I need to cut my use of stevia down. It's hard to drink plain water all day but I can't handle the loss of water with the diarrhea.
Tale of Scale
Beginning 177.6
Yesterday 167.2
Today 165.4 = 1.8 in a day TOM day 4
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total loss in 9 full days VLCD 12.2 pounds
This morning I had a better reading. I lost 1.8 lbs so my 2 day average was a pound a day and it's still TTOM so I hope I may get some water weight loss by Tuesday morning. I had shrimp for dinner and was very disappointed in it. It was mushy and not palatable at all. I need to find a better way of preparing it if it's going to be part of this diet. Tonight I'm having my Tilapia again. I did have a lot of caffiene yesterday and stevia and I had another touch of diarrhea. I need to cut my use of stevia down. It's hard to drink plain water all day but I can't handle the loss of water with the diarrhea.
Tale of Scale
Beginning 177.6
Yesterday 167.2
Today 165.4 = 1.8 in a day TOM day 4
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total loss in 9 full days VLCD 12.2 pounds
Friday, March 4, 2011
Proof
I had my weekly group meeting today at the Dr's. There were 4 of us on the HCG diet. Three of us started this week, so we all had been on the diet a week. Of the 4, the one that has been on it 13 days lost 4 lbs, the other two who started when I did lost 4 lbs. I, according to the Dr. scales lost 11.4 lbs. The difference? They have not been following Dr. Simeon's diet exactly.
We did a cooking class today and I was kind of giggling to myself. The lady who was teaching the class had peas, shrimp, chicken, spinach, peppers, a lemon and 4 small cups of sugar free jello. She also gave everyone one of the books I bought last week that I was disappointed in. Well the only thing she had that was approved was the chicken, which was processed frozen blocks, the spinach, lemon and the shrimp. Peas, peppers and sugar free jello are not approved. She told everyone that the jello was a free food and to eat as much of it as they want. EEEGADS!!! No it is not a free food, you can't have any of it! I tried to tell them I followed Dr. Simeon's diet exactly, except for the bread due to glucose intolerance, but did not want to seem cocky. Who knows next week I may lose only 4 lbs, but the first week is water weight as well as fat loss, so I've got an amazing start!
On another note, I was very surprised to see a one pound loss this morning. I am TTOM, my heaviest flow day and I was not hungry at all so I thought, "this diet can't be working, I'm not even hungry". I guess it's true that after the first week of VLCD you are not hungry and the food is almost too much. I had a one pound loss. YIPPEEE
Really though, please people, stop eating unapproved foods and you will lose more.
I use my home scale for my stats here not the doctors.
Start Weight 177.6
Yesterday 168.6
Today 167.6 day 2 TTOM
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Total in 7 days VLCD 10.1 pounds. Yes, I made my goal!!!
We did a cooking class today and I was kind of giggling to myself. The lady who was teaching the class had peas, shrimp, chicken, spinach, peppers, a lemon and 4 small cups of sugar free jello. She also gave everyone one of the books I bought last week that I was disappointed in. Well the only thing she had that was approved was the chicken, which was processed frozen blocks, the spinach, lemon and the shrimp. Peas, peppers and sugar free jello are not approved. She told everyone that the jello was a free food and to eat as much of it as they want. EEEGADS!!! No it is not a free food, you can't have any of it! I tried to tell them I followed Dr. Simeon's diet exactly, except for the bread due to glucose intolerance, but did not want to seem cocky. Who knows next week I may lose only 4 lbs, but the first week is water weight as well as fat loss, so I've got an amazing start!
On another note, I was very surprised to see a one pound loss this morning. I am TTOM, my heaviest flow day and I was not hungry at all so I thought, "this diet can't be working, I'm not even hungry". I guess it's true that after the first week of VLCD you are not hungry and the food is almost too much. I had a one pound loss. YIPPEEE
Really though, please people, stop eating unapproved foods and you will lose more.
I use my home scale for my stats here not the doctors.
Start Weight 177.6
Yesterday 168.6
Today 167.6 day 2 TTOM
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Total in 7 days VLCD 10.1 pounds. Yes, I made my goal!!!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Bullshit
There are so many variations of the hcg diet out there that I call most of them bullshit. It seems that every single diet or blog I have read on line contains quite a bit of it. Dr. Simeon's points out in his book, "Pounds and Inches", that the most irritating people in his weight loss clinic are the ones who think they can alter the foods that are on his diet and still get maximum results. Yet over and over and over again I see these web pages, blogs and daily emails from people who are gaining a profit by putting links on their web page and emails. Don't be fooled when they give you a list of foods you can eat, most of them are totally bogus. Read for yourself and find Dr. Simeon's Pounds and Inches online, it's available for free. I am not going to give you a list here because I want everyone to see for themselves and be sure you are eating only approved foods.
Not that again.
This morning I got a visit that every woman despises. She is never welcome, she comes without an inivitation, stays too long and costs too much. Aunt Flo surprised me this morning, I wasn't expecting her. I knew she would visit soon, but I hadn't counted since her last visit so I was a surprised too see her.
My first weigh in a the doctor was today. I was hoping for a 10 lb loss by the time I had my first official weigh in. I'm retaining water so I didn't make that goal on my home scale. I stepped on the scale this morning and only saw a .2 loss. I did however make it at the doctors. I had an 11.4 lb loss, I am not counting this though because I did not have the same clothes on and did not weigh the same time of day.
Hopefully in 5 days I will see a big drop due to water retention. I asked the girl at the wellness center if they recommend stopping injections during a period. Dr. Simeon's says he stopped the injections and weighing during menstruation. Amy, the diet coach, said no. She didn't stop and none of the other HCG'rs stopped either, so I'm not going to.
I want to follow Dr. Simeon's diet correctly but this is one thing that I'm not going to do. Amy said that there is not a big loss during TTOM and it's due to water retention and she thinks Dr. Simeon's stopped it so the patients were not coming in for shots and getting weighed. It is a psychological issue in her opinion. I am always 3-5 lbs heavier at TTOM so hopefully I will get a big surprise of 3-8 lbs after my cycle ends. I'm thinking I should have the 3 lb of water shed and 5 lbs for the days the scale doesn't show anything. Of course if I wake up every morning with a loss it will just be the water that I will lose. *shrugs*
I feel much much better. I felt better this morning, the diarrhea has stopped, I only had one episode yesterday and I have my energy back. I just got a b-12 shot, the energy was back before I got it. I honestly did not have the energy yesterday to blog much. This morning I was happy and euphoric again. It always helps to start my period. As I mentioned I get really irritated before TOM and as soon as it starts I feel the stress and frustration leave. This month was no exception so the HCG is not affecting me in a negative manner as far as my mood goes. Actually the effect is quite the contrary, it's positive for my mood. It is actually improving it, and that is a big relief to my hubby, he even commented on how happy I seem. That is always a good thing for the gentlemen. tee hee ha ha.
On a totally unrelated point, I had to look up the proper use of the word affect and effect. I always get those two confused. So affect is used when stating something influences and effect is the result of something. Now, if I could just remember that the next time I need to use one of those words correctly. *snark*
Anyway, I feel revived. I am ready to confront this diet head to head. I have not cheated, I have stayed the straight and narrow course. I had a rough 36 hours, all day yesterday and part of the day before. However this morning is a new day and I have overcome and won that battle, the next battle is on the horizon I'm sure, but staying the course will win the war!
Tale of the Scale
Start 177.6
Yesterday 168.8
today 168.6= .2lbs :o( *TTOM
Total loss in 6 days = 9.1 lbs
My first weigh in a the doctor was today. I was hoping for a 10 lb loss by the time I had my first official weigh in. I'm retaining water so I didn't make that goal on my home scale. I stepped on the scale this morning and only saw a .2 loss. I did however make it at the doctors. I had an 11.4 lb loss, I am not counting this though because I did not have the same clothes on and did not weigh the same time of day.
Hopefully in 5 days I will see a big drop due to water retention. I asked the girl at the wellness center if they recommend stopping injections during a period. Dr. Simeon's says he stopped the injections and weighing during menstruation. Amy, the diet coach, said no. She didn't stop and none of the other HCG'rs stopped either, so I'm not going to.
I want to follow Dr. Simeon's diet correctly but this is one thing that I'm not going to do. Amy said that there is not a big loss during TTOM and it's due to water retention and she thinks Dr. Simeon's stopped it so the patients were not coming in for shots and getting weighed. It is a psychological issue in her opinion. I am always 3-5 lbs heavier at TTOM so hopefully I will get a big surprise of 3-8 lbs after my cycle ends. I'm thinking I should have the 3 lb of water shed and 5 lbs for the days the scale doesn't show anything. Of course if I wake up every morning with a loss it will just be the water that I will lose. *shrugs*
I feel much much better. I felt better this morning, the diarrhea has stopped, I only had one episode yesterday and I have my energy back. I just got a b-12 shot, the energy was back before I got it. I honestly did not have the energy yesterday to blog much. This morning I was happy and euphoric again. It always helps to start my period. As I mentioned I get really irritated before TOM and as soon as it starts I feel the stress and frustration leave. This month was no exception so the HCG is not affecting me in a negative manner as far as my mood goes. Actually the effect is quite the contrary, it's positive for my mood. It is actually improving it, and that is a big relief to my hubby, he even commented on how happy I seem. That is always a good thing for the gentlemen. tee hee ha ha.
On a totally unrelated point, I had to look up the proper use of the word affect and effect. I always get those two confused. So affect is used when stating something influences and effect is the result of something. Now, if I could just remember that the next time I need to use one of those words correctly. *snark*
Anyway, I feel revived. I am ready to confront this diet head to head. I have not cheated, I have stayed the straight and narrow course. I had a rough 36 hours, all day yesterday and part of the day before. However this morning is a new day and I have overcome and won that battle, the next battle is on the horizon I'm sure, but staying the course will win the war!
Tale of the Scale
Start 177.6
Yesterday 168.8
today 168.6= .2lbs :o( *TTOM
Total loss in 6 days = 9.1 lbs
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Side Effects
This morning I felt like crap. I started having diarrhea yesterday around 3 p.m and it didn't stop until 9 p.m.
Everything I ate went right through me and I didn't absorb anything. I was so drained this morning I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it through the day.
I went to the drugstore and picked up what I needed stopped by the tanning bed and went back to work. I tried to hold off on lunch but could not. So I ate at 12:30. I felt immensely better, but around 2 I was back in the bathroom with diarrhea. I did not take the magnesium this morning so that can't be it, I have skipped mineral oil the past two days. I am using a large amount of stevia. So I googled stevia, go figure it causes diarrhea. So I'm stitting here staring at my lemon water and am not going to drink it. The one pleasure I get during the day is the lemon water and stevia and now I can't have it. I'm feeling a little deflated. I'm very tired and limp because of losing all my nutrients yesterday and now it looks like I'm going to have problems for the rest of the day. I need my b-12 shot. Thank goodness I go to the doctor tomorrow to get it.
Tale of the Scale
Start 177.6
Yesterday 170.0
Today 168.8
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total loss in 5 full days of vlcd 8.8 pounds
Everything I ate went right through me and I didn't absorb anything. I was so drained this morning I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it through the day.
I went to the drugstore and picked up what I needed stopped by the tanning bed and went back to work. I tried to hold off on lunch but could not. So I ate at 12:30. I felt immensely better, but around 2 I was back in the bathroom with diarrhea. I did not take the magnesium this morning so that can't be it, I have skipped mineral oil the past two days. I am using a large amount of stevia. So I googled stevia, go figure it causes diarrhea. So I'm stitting here staring at my lemon water and am not going to drink it. The one pleasure I get during the day is the lemon water and stevia and now I can't have it. I'm feeling a little deflated. I'm very tired and limp because of losing all my nutrients yesterday and now it looks like I'm going to have problems for the rest of the day. I need my b-12 shot. Thank goodness I go to the doctor tomorrow to get it.
Tale of the Scale
Start 177.6
Yesterday 170.0
Today 168.8
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total loss in 5 full days of vlcd 8.8 pounds
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Frustration, Shoes, and Caffeine.
Now, down from my soap box I can update my experience with the HCG Diet. As some of you may have picked up on, I was rather irritated, frustrated and downright flabbergast this morning. As I was posting about the situation at school with my son I could feel the fire in my skin. If you were sitting across from me you could see it too. My chest was the color of a newly acquired sunburn received at the annual Fourth of July picnic.
Frustration set in this morning, for the life of me I could not decide what caused it.I have a few theories. For one, I will be starting my cycle in 10 days or so. Always without fail 10 days to two weeks before my period I turn from generally pissed off to totally homicidal. On the other hand I got into a discussion with my co-worker on the state of education in our country, and worse than the education of the country, only 5 states do worse educating children compared to where I live. This, to those of you who have noticed my poor use of punctuation and lack of proper grammar, should cause you to shake your head and say "yes, well that explains a lot".
So I've been riled up all day long about my kids and the grim outlook of their future. Not to mention the teacher and her skill at side stepping actual issues. I do not want it to seem like I am teacher bashing in any way. I am not, teachers are the backbone of the country and very important role models for our children. As in any profession there are those who don't belong there.
Is this frustration directly related to the low calorie diet? This is my third theory. I have for the most part been enjoying euphoria. I've been very optimistic since beginning day 1 vlcd. I have not slept better since: you know, I can't remember ever sleeping better. So what gives? Am I doomed to repeat this frustration for the duration of the diet? This could put a damper on the support my husband offers. Generally speaking he is pretty happy about this diet. Because as I mentioned previously I've been pretty damn happy on HGC.
I slipped out at lunch and visited the tanning bed, I was planning on going to the store to pick up a few things my kids need at home. I wear my slippers at my desk when I wear heals to work, so when I put my shoes on I realized why I don't wear this particular pair very often. They have a tendency to slide off, you know the kind. The ones that have a downward slope, with no strap or back to them. The kind that if your not careful you will be happily on your way and all the sudden you kick them up in the air behind you and knock yourself smack dab in the back of the head. So I'll put off the trip to the drug store until tomorrow. Nothing on the list is critically low anyway.
So, I had my tanning session, it was extremely nipply in that room today btw. Needless to say I was happy to get my clothes back on and be on my way. As I was walking down the steps, with my toes curled up and hanging on to my shoes for dear life, I heard this sort of scream, I looked up and this red Toyota Corolla with a beat up fender and bad paint job rolls down the street past me. There are two people in the car, a female who is using her hand like an Indian does a tomahawk, and screams "Will you leave me the fawk alone"? and then there was the guy gripping the steering wheel with all his might and staring straight ahead at the road. I may not be Little Ms. Sunshine today, but I'm having a better day than that chick. I got back to work, shoes still in tact and felt hungry.
I want to push eating to 2pm so I decided to have a cup of tea. I went to get my cup and it still had coffee in it from this morning. Then it donned on me, caffeine. I had three 12 oz cups of coffee before leaving the house this morning, then I had a 16 oz cup at work. I've got a caffeine high and am irritated because of the stimulant. I usually drink one cup of coffee every morning, but since coffee, tea and water are the only approved items that you can have an unlimited amount of I have been filling up on them. So my theories have been busted. I believe that the caffeine is to blame for my irritation. We will see as I limit my caffeine from coffee during the rest of the diet.
Weight Check
Beginning weight 177.6
yesterday 171.2
today d5vlc 170.0
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total loss 7.6lbs in 4 days of vlcd.
Frustration set in this morning, for the life of me I could not decide what caused it.I have a few theories. For one, I will be starting my cycle in 10 days or so. Always without fail 10 days to two weeks before my period I turn from generally pissed off to totally homicidal. On the other hand I got into a discussion with my co-worker on the state of education in our country, and worse than the education of the country, only 5 states do worse educating children compared to where I live. This, to those of you who have noticed my poor use of punctuation and lack of proper grammar, should cause you to shake your head and say "yes, well that explains a lot".
So I've been riled up all day long about my kids and the grim outlook of their future. Not to mention the teacher and her skill at side stepping actual issues. I do not want it to seem like I am teacher bashing in any way. I am not, teachers are the backbone of the country and very important role models for our children. As in any profession there are those who don't belong there.
Is this frustration directly related to the low calorie diet? This is my third theory. I have for the most part been enjoying euphoria. I've been very optimistic since beginning day 1 vlcd. I have not slept better since: you know, I can't remember ever sleeping better. So what gives? Am I doomed to repeat this frustration for the duration of the diet? This could put a damper on the support my husband offers. Generally speaking he is pretty happy about this diet. Because as I mentioned previously I've been pretty damn happy on HGC.
I slipped out at lunch and visited the tanning bed, I was planning on going to the store to pick up a few things my kids need at home. I wear my slippers at my desk when I wear heals to work, so when I put my shoes on I realized why I don't wear this particular pair very often. They have a tendency to slide off, you know the kind. The ones that have a downward slope, with no strap or back to them. The kind that if your not careful you will be happily on your way and all the sudden you kick them up in the air behind you and knock yourself smack dab in the back of the head. So I'll put off the trip to the drug store until tomorrow. Nothing on the list is critically low anyway.
So, I had my tanning session, it was extremely nipply in that room today btw. Needless to say I was happy to get my clothes back on and be on my way. As I was walking down the steps, with my toes curled up and hanging on to my shoes for dear life, I heard this sort of scream, I looked up and this red Toyota Corolla with a beat up fender and bad paint job rolls down the street past me. There are two people in the car, a female who is using her hand like an Indian does a tomahawk, and screams "Will you leave me the fawk alone"? and then there was the guy gripping the steering wheel with all his might and staring straight ahead at the road. I may not be Little Ms. Sunshine today, but I'm having a better day than that chick. I got back to work, shoes still in tact and felt hungry.
I want to push eating to 2pm so I decided to have a cup of tea. I went to get my cup and it still had coffee in it from this morning. Then it donned on me, caffeine. I had three 12 oz cups of coffee before leaving the house this morning, then I had a 16 oz cup at work. I've got a caffeine high and am irritated because of the stimulant. I usually drink one cup of coffee every morning, but since coffee, tea and water are the only approved items that you can have an unlimited amount of I have been filling up on them. So my theories have been busted. I believe that the caffeine is to blame for my irritation. We will see as I limit my caffeine from coffee during the rest of the diet.
Weight Check
Beginning weight 177.6
yesterday 171.2
today d5vlc 170.0
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total loss 7.6lbs in 4 days of vlcd.
Raising Kids!
My post is a little late this morning. I did get good news this morning on the scale, but I got side tracked in posting. I have a child who, to put it lightly, has trouble getting his homework and daily assignments on the front end of the teachers desk. 'J' my 20 yr old son, who is more than qualified has been tutoring him and helping him in his studies and has helped him understand. Most everything has been graded and his gpa has skyrocketed.
Well, there are still a few missing assignments and I have emailed this teacher one too many times about where they are. I ain't ah jest whistling Dixie. She side steps my questions and concerns every time I bring up issues.
Therewas is a problem with the email on our online server and I did mention this issue to the teacher in my last email. She, in an attempt to solve the email issue, sent me instructions on how to update my account. Well, I don't need instructions, I have a degree in Computer Information Systems. What I need to know dag nabit, is where are the assignments, do you have them and if so would you please grade them! She avoided the entire question of my sons education and instead wrote me a 3 paragraph page on updating email. That is not the question at hand, would I really be just interested in email? No I want to stay on top of his education.
Anyway, I spent the morning constructing an email, trying to instruct her brain, the best way I know how, the real reason I am in contact. I want to know about his progress, please answer my questions lady. I have a history with her in that I have tried to make her understand my son is not grasping concepts. She informed me last year he certainly did and was just lazy. No, I have a tutor and he is not grasping concepts, I can assure her of that. She just doesn't want to be bothered to investigate any further and dismisses it to not turning stuff in. Well, he does have that problem, but the reason he is not turning it in is because algebra is not seeping in.
I have now stepped off my soap box and will update the diet in my next blog.
Well, there are still a few missing assignments and I have emailed this teacher one too many times about where they are. I ain't ah jest whistling Dixie. She side steps my questions and concerns every time I bring up issues.
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Anyway, I spent the morning constructing an email, trying to instruct her brain, the best way I know how, the real reason I am in contact. I want to know about his progress, please answer my questions lady. I have a history with her in that I have tried to make her understand my son is not grasping concepts. She informed me last year he certainly did and was just lazy. No, I have a tutor and he is not grasping concepts, I can assure her of that. She just doesn't want to be bothered to investigate any further and dismisses it to not turning stuff in. Well, he does have that problem, but the reason he is not turning it in is because algebra is not seeping in.
I have now stepped off my soap box and will update the diet in my next blog.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Beef, Dreams, and Vitamin D
I have decided I am not going to eat any beef on this diet. I know I am going to get entirely sick of tilapia, I can have other types of fish including shrimp and lobster. So, my fish for the day can vary and keep me interested. The chicken is going to be another ball of wax. I am going to be so tired of eating chicken every day I know, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or so they say.
Askany most women and they will tell you about pregnancy dreams. Hell, they were so vibrant and consistent with my first three pregnancies I knew I was pg with my fourth child 4 days BEFORE missing a period. I woke up one morning after having dreamt all night long these very vibrant dreams. I sat straight up in my bed from a deep dreamily sleep and said, "I'm pregnant". I took the test that afternoon and got an ever so slight positive result. Nine months later a large 9lb 10oz strapping baby boy arrived not exactly on time, but none the less he arrived.
So what I'm trying to say is that you are going to dream and dream and dream. My sleep is so cozy and restful, I have been on diets before, taken amphetamines to curb hunger is great but lying there wide awake all night in a dreadful sense of frustration is defiantly not.
Dr. Simeon's references sun bathing in his book, he allows it, of course without the use of tanning oils. Mineral oil is allowed so I use it on my skin twice a day. I have decided to visit the tanning bed on my lunch for the duration of this diet. My reasons are multi-fold, first I usually take 15 vitamin and supplements a day, yeah I tend to rattle when I walk. Vitamin D is of course one of those. Simeon's recommends taking 99 mg of potassium daily so I take that. My physician recommended taking Calcium and Vitamin D. I don't want all the fillers the pill supplements have so I figure getting my vitamin D from tanning is better. I do take alcohol in and wipe the bed down so I don't get any oils from previous tanners. I lay a towel over the headrest even after cleaning it because it is soft plastic and still seems oily. Another reason is I am very fair and I have to build up to the summer sun. I cannot enjoy a day in the summer sun with my family without burning, even if I use sun block so for the last few years in early spring I start to build my base up. The other reason and maybe the most important reason is I want to push my lunch as late as I can. Leaving the office and doing errands is a great way to keep me busy.
Speaking of the oils on the tanning bed, I forgot to mention in the cosmetics blog a few days ago that I used a mild soap and water to wipe down my mascara, blush and eyeshadow containers to free them of any of the oils from my foundation and skinny that were left behind. I need to wipe the steering wheel of my car, I did the keyboard and mouse already.
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So what I'm trying to say is that you are going to dream and dream and dream. My sleep is so cozy and restful, I have been on diets before, taken amphetamines to curb hunger is great but lying there wide awake all night in a dreadful sense of frustration is defiantly not.
Dr. Simeon's references sun bathing in his book, he allows it, of course without the use of tanning oils. Mineral oil is allowed so I use it on my skin twice a day. I have decided to visit the tanning bed on my lunch for the duration of this diet. My reasons are multi-fold, first I usually take 15 vitamin and supplements a day, yeah I tend to rattle when I walk. Vitamin D is of course one of those. Simeon's recommends taking 99 mg of potassium daily so I take that. My physician recommended taking Calcium and Vitamin D. I don't want all the fillers the pill supplements have so I figure getting my vitamin D from tanning is better. I do take alcohol in and wipe the bed down so I don't get any oils from previous tanners. I lay a towel over the headrest even after cleaning it because it is soft plastic and still seems oily. Another reason is I am very fair and I have to build up to the summer sun. I cannot enjoy a day in the summer sun with my family without burning, even if I use sun block so for the last few years in early spring I start to build my base up. The other reason and maybe the most important reason is I want to push my lunch as late as I can. Leaving the office and doing errands is a great way to keep me busy.
Speaking of the oils on the tanning bed, I forgot to mention in the cosmetics blog a few days ago that I used a mild soap and water to wipe down my mascara, blush and eyeshadow containers to free them of any of the oils from my foundation and skinny that were left behind. I need to wipe the steering wheel of my car, I did the keyboard and mouse already.
Day 4 VLCD
I was only able to post once yesterday as I was moving 'J' into his new college apartment. I used up a good bit on energy doing that. I had my half grapefruit for breakfast and then around 1 I had my second fruit, an apple with lemon.
I was famished around 4 p.m, but wasn't able to eat until 5:30 p.m. The extreme hunger did come and go, but I was really ready to eat by then. I had chicken breast with cayenne pepper sauce, tomato with apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper. I used half my lemon ration for the day and made lemon water with stevia. I was pretty satisfied after that, but had to get my dinner in. At 8 p.m I had the fish and cucumber slices with vinegar. I used the rest of the lemon to make another drink. I felt so satisfied when I went to bed. I only got in 400 calories, I log my food on an online calorie counter website and I don't ever get to the 500 exactly. I don't do the bread stick because I've never bothered to look for it at the store and because I have an intolerance to gluten and am hoping to cut bread out in the future. I get doubled over in severe pain and am gassy daily when eating gluten. I also think I may be lactose intolerant.
I've lived with the stomach pain and gassy bloating feeling for the entire 41 years of my life. It just donned on me last month that my problems may be gluten and lactose inflicted. I feel so much better in my intestines since I've been on this 500 calories. I have had very mild gas but I think it is the normal amount the non-inflicted adult should have.
This morning I weighed and measured my waist.
Begining weight: 177.6
Yesterday : 172.8
Today : 171.2 = 1.6lbs in a day
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total for diet : 6.4 lbs in 3 days of vlcd
Waist begining 37.75
yesterday 34.5
today 33.5
I can wear my pants without discomfort this morning. It feels so good to not be tugging at my waistline. On Friday I had to unbutton them to sit down, Today is Monday morning. I am sitting with them buttoned and they are not tight at all. I won't have to go up a size and waste money on new clothes, it's a win win!
I was famished around 4 p.m, but wasn't able to eat until 5:30 p.m. The extreme hunger did come and go, but I was really ready to eat by then. I had chicken breast with cayenne pepper sauce, tomato with apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper. I used half my lemon ration for the day and made lemon water with stevia. I was pretty satisfied after that, but had to get my dinner in. At 8 p.m I had the fish and cucumber slices with vinegar. I used the rest of the lemon to make another drink. I felt so satisfied when I went to bed. I only got in 400 calories, I log my food on an online calorie counter website and I don't ever get to the 500 exactly. I don't do the bread stick because I've never bothered to look for it at the store and because I have an intolerance to gluten and am hoping to cut bread out in the future. I get doubled over in severe pain and am gassy daily when eating gluten. I also think I may be lactose intolerant.
I've lived with the stomach pain and gassy bloating feeling for the entire 41 years of my life. It just donned on me last month that my problems may be gluten and lactose inflicted. I feel so much better in my intestines since I've been on this 500 calories. I have had very mild gas but I think it is the normal amount the non-inflicted adult should have.
This morning I weighed and measured my waist.
Begining weight: 177.6
Yesterday : 172.8
Today : 171.2 = 1.6lbs in a day
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total for diet : 6.4 lbs in 3 days of vlcd
Waist begining 37.75
yesterday 34.5
today 33.5
I can wear my pants without discomfort this morning. It feels so good to not be tugging at my waistline. On Friday I had to unbutton them to sit down, Today is Monday morning. I am sitting with them buttoned and they are not tight at all. I won't have to go up a size and waste money on new clothes, it's a win win!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Couldn't resist measuring!
Initially my plan was to measure once a week. I couldn't resist measuring this morning. I only did 5 measurements. Bust, waist, hips and knees. My knees are the same, my bust is the same but holy cow my waist and hips have changed.
Beginning waist was 37.75 after 2 days of vlcd Waist 34.5 a decrease of 3.25 inches
Hip measurements 44 after 2 days Hips 42 a decrease of 2 inches
Bust was 44 and has not changed
Knees were 15 inches and have not changed.
I am really excited about my waist and hips. Mainly because I was not comfortable in any of my clothes. Now I hope I can fit in some of my clothes so I will be more comfortable at work. If I can stay in my wardrobe the cost of this diet will pay for itself over and over again. Clothing is much more expensive than HCG!!!
Beginning waist was 37.75 after 2 days of vlcd Waist 34.5 a decrease of 3.25 inches
Hip measurements 44 after 2 days Hips 42 a decrease of 2 inches
Bust was 44 and has not changed
Knees were 15 inches and have not changed.
I am really excited about my waist and hips. Mainly because I was not comfortable in any of my clothes. Now I hope I can fit in some of my clothes so I will be more comfortable at work. If I can stay in my wardrobe the cost of this diet will pay for itself over and over again. Clothing is much more expensive than HCG!!!
Day 3 VLCD
This morning begins day 3. Yesterday was a good day. I had very mild hunger and didn't have lunch until 5 p.m. For me this works great, I am an evening snacker and since I had lunch at 5 p.m I was able to have dinner at 8 p.m. I don't have any cravings so maybe it would not have been an issue anyway. Sam's basketball games provided a distraction from lunch and I wasn't really all that hungry. Before leaving I had my second fruit and squeezed 1/4 of a lemon on it. I had a cup of black coffee and that satisfied me during the games.
Dave and Sam wanted to get a burger so we went through a drive thru. I didn't have a problem with them eating a full fat meal and went on my way to fix my fish and tomato. I prepared the fish using garlic and a variety of herbs. I have an old meatloaf pan which has a slotted pan with a solid bottom. Drippings are caught in the bottom so I don't get the fat in the bottom of my pan, not that there is a lot of fat in Tilapia. I diced the tomato and added basalmic vinegar. I don't know if it is on the approved list, Dr. Simeon does not specify which vinegars I can use. So unless I need a variation as the diet goes on I'm going to stick to apple cider vinegar.
For dinner I had chicken and cucumber. I baked enough chicken for a week on Thursday evening. I made that mistake because the chicken is getting dry. So I may have to make some new today. I cooked the chicken with garlic and herbs. I cut up the chicken and put habonero pepper sauce on it. Very satisfying, the pepper made me feel even more satified. I sliced the cucumber thin and used apple cider vinegar and water.
I wanted to get in another quart of water so I took the rest of the lemon and squeezed it in a quart of ice water and added stevia. Oh how delicious that was. I was totally satisfied if not a little stuffed.
My shot this morning did not go as well as it has. I felt it go in and pulled it out too soon, as there was a drip of HCG that rolled out. I need to make sure I leave the needle in until all HCG is in. I was too quick with that and too slow with the insertion. Still it was just a small sting.
Tale of the scale
Day 1 177.6
Day 2 174.2
Day 3 172.8
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Total loss: 4.8 pounds
Dave and Sam wanted to get a burger so we went through a drive thru. I didn't have a problem with them eating a full fat meal and went on my way to fix my fish and tomato. I prepared the fish using garlic and a variety of herbs. I have an old meatloaf pan which has a slotted pan with a solid bottom. Drippings are caught in the bottom so I don't get the fat in the bottom of my pan, not that there is a lot of fat in Tilapia. I diced the tomato and added basalmic vinegar. I don't know if it is on the approved list, Dr. Simeon does not specify which vinegars I can use. So unless I need a variation as the diet goes on I'm going to stick to apple cider vinegar.
For dinner I had chicken and cucumber. I baked enough chicken for a week on Thursday evening. I made that mistake because the chicken is getting dry. So I may have to make some new today. I cooked the chicken with garlic and herbs. I cut up the chicken and put habonero pepper sauce on it. Very satisfying, the pepper made me feel even more satified. I sliced the cucumber thin and used apple cider vinegar and water.
I wanted to get in another quart of water so I took the rest of the lemon and squeezed it in a quart of ice water and added stevia. Oh how delicious that was. I was totally satisfied if not a little stuffed.
My shot this morning did not go as well as it has. I felt it go in and pulled it out too soon, as there was a drip of HCG that rolled out. I need to make sure I leave the needle in until all HCG is in. I was too quick with that and too slow with the insertion. Still it was just a small sting.
Tale of the scale
Day 1 177.6
Day 2 174.2
Day 3 172.8
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Total loss: 4.8 pounds
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Day 2 VLCD
This morning starts Day 2 VLCD and day 4 of my HCG injections. As you might imagine I was anxious to get on the scale. I woke around 7 and layed in bed for 45 minutes before rising. It's Saturday and Sam, my 15 yr old has basketball tournaments today beginning at 2 p.m. I am going to clean and do some laundry until around noon. I am an emotional eater and if I do not plan out my free time with activities and chores I feel I'll have a harder time with the diet. So I have decided to go through all my closets, garage, storage building and the house in town and have a yard sale early April. I have to do this anyway as we are selling the house in town and I have to downsize all of this stuff. Perfect timing IMO. I think if anyone is planning on doing this diet it is a good tip. Keeping busy keeps my mind off my hunger.
Currently I have no hunger. Yesterday was very mild, I did have a few minutes of low hunger and mild stomach growling. Not anything that caused me any concern. I have no cravings, and my 452 calories consumed yesterday were plenty satisfying. I must have loaded correctly because everything is going as declared by Dr. Simeons in his book.
Mild hunger, what exactly does that mean? This is a question I asked myself before starting his vlcd. I read blogs of other HCG'rs and they would describe the hunger as mild. I thought, yeah what is their definition of mild? To me it's like you know your stomach feels light and you could eat and not be uncomfortable eating, but have no real desire to do so. There are no cravings and it feels good to know that I am making progress toward my goals. There is no sick feeling or sense of urgency to get food in my stomach. It's very easy to ignore and within 15 minutes the small twinge of growl goes away and a satisfaction that I would get from eating a small meal sets in.
Now the tale of the scale. I was hoping to get a pound loss this morning. Remember I was thinking that I may see the calories from loading sneak up on me like the turtle did the hare. I did eat six thousand calories over maintenance on my two days of loading. In all actuality I should have gained 2 pounds during loading. So when I stepped on the scale it read 174.2. YIPPEEE!!! My weight at Day 1 loading was 177.6 and stayed that way until this morning. That ladies and gentlemen is a 3.4 pound weight loss in one day. A good bit of it is water weight, of which I am well aware. The water weight has to come off first and the fat loss will follow, but it is an amazing start IMHO.
Day 1 Starting weight: 177.6
Day 2 Current weight: 174.2
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Total loss in 1 day = 3.4 lbs
Currently I have no hunger. Yesterday was very mild, I did have a few minutes of low hunger and mild stomach growling. Not anything that caused me any concern. I have no cravings, and my 452 calories consumed yesterday were plenty satisfying. I must have loaded correctly because everything is going as declared by Dr. Simeons in his book.
Mild hunger, what exactly does that mean? This is a question I asked myself before starting his vlcd. I read blogs of other HCG'rs and they would describe the hunger as mild. I thought, yeah what is their definition of mild? To me it's like you know your stomach feels light and you could eat and not be uncomfortable eating, but have no real desire to do so. There are no cravings and it feels good to know that I am making progress toward my goals. There is no sick feeling or sense of urgency to get food in my stomach. It's very easy to ignore and within 15 minutes the small twinge of growl goes away and a satisfaction that I would get from eating a small meal sets in.
Now the tale of the scale. I was hoping to get a pound loss this morning. Remember I was thinking that I may see the calories from loading sneak up on me like the turtle did the hare. I did eat six thousand calories over maintenance on my two days of loading. In all actuality I should have gained 2 pounds during loading. So when I stepped on the scale it read 174.2. YIPPEEE!!! My weight at Day 1 loading was 177.6 and stayed that way until this morning. That ladies and gentlemen is a 3.4 pound weight loss in one day. A good bit of it is water weight, of which I am well aware. The water weight has to come off first and the fat loss will follow, but it is an amazing start IMHO.
Day 1 Starting weight: 177.6
Day 2 Current weight: 174.2
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Total loss in 1 day = 3.4 lbs
Friday, February 25, 2011
Oil Free Cosmetics
Today was the first day I used the newly purchased oil free cosmetics. Of course it is Day 1 of VLCD. I washed my hair and did not use any conditioner. Needless to say my hair felt like straw. Dr. Simeon's allows mineral oil so I took about a dime size in my palm, rubbed my hands together and worked it through my hair. I had purchased mousse that is oil free and used two palm size areas of it. At first my hair felt heavy and it took twice the time to dry as it does when I use my conditioner and skinny. After an hour or so I was really liking my hair. It's shiny and holds it's volume well. So I'm happy, I was really worried about how my hair was going to fair. We'll see how it does as the days go on with this VLCD.
I also bought some powder foundation. It is in a shaker jar and I bought a very fine brush to use with it. I'm pleased at how well it does. I put some of the organic coconut oil on my face right before I brushed the powder on, I put both on all over my face just as I would liquid foundation. Dr. Simeons does not say anything about coconut oil so I'm going to fore-go it for the duration of this diet. I'll stick with the mineral oil as it is on his approved list. I used my powder eye shadow, blush and mascara as usual as it contains no oils. My makeup looked just the way it would have if I would have used the cream foundation. That is a really big relief. I work in a professional building and need to look decent. LOL
This evening we went to the movies. I didn't want to sit around in front of the TV thinking about eating and snacking. Popcorn has to be eaten at the movies with a great big diet coke and at least a box of Mike and Ikes, or does it? I can successfully say NO it does not.
Before leaving the house I cut up an apple in sections removing the core and seeds, took one wedge of lemon and sqeezed it all over. I wrapped it in foil and put it in my purse. While my son and hubby were munching on popcorn and candy bars I was enjoying my delicious apple. It was the perfect mix of sweet and sour, and crunchy like the popcorn. I was surprised at how it satisfied me. I got a large cup of water, they charged me $2.40 for the cup filled 1/4 way up with ice. They offered me a courtesy cup but it was so small and I felt I needed to get in another 32 oz of water.
I asked for the large cup and told them I would pay for the cup and ice but was surprised that they charged me full soft drink price for it. I had to go to the water fountain to get my water to boot. Anyway, we saw "Just Go with It" with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and it was really funny. The night was fun and kept my mind off mindless snacking.
I also bought some powder foundation. It is in a shaker jar and I bought a very fine brush to use with it. I'm pleased at how well it does. I put some of the organic coconut oil on my face right before I brushed the powder on, I put both on all over my face just as I would liquid foundation. Dr. Simeons does not say anything about coconut oil so I'm going to fore-go it for the duration of this diet. I'll stick with the mineral oil as it is on his approved list. I used my powder eye shadow, blush and mascara as usual as it contains no oils. My makeup looked just the way it would have if I would have used the cream foundation. That is a really big relief. I work in a professional building and need to look decent. LOL
This evening we went to the movies. I didn't want to sit around in front of the TV thinking about eating and snacking. Popcorn has to be eaten at the movies with a great big diet coke and at least a box of Mike and Ikes, or does it? I can successfully say NO it does not.
Before leaving the house I cut up an apple in sections removing the core and seeds, took one wedge of lemon and sqeezed it all over. I wrapped it in foil and put it in my purse. While my son and hubby were munching on popcorn and candy bars I was enjoying my delicious apple. It was the perfect mix of sweet and sour, and crunchy like the popcorn. I was surprised at how it satisfied me. I got a large cup of water, they charged me $2.40 for the cup filled 1/4 way up with ice. They offered me a courtesy cup but it was so small and I felt I needed to get in another 32 oz of water.
I asked for the large cup and told them I would pay for the cup and ice but was surprised that they charged me full soft drink price for it. I had to go to the water fountain to get my water to boot. Anyway, we saw "Just Go with It" with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and it was really funny. The night was fun and kept my mind off mindless snacking.
Measurements
Today is the first day of my VLCD, Measurements were taken first thing this morning. They are as followes
Bust 44
Waist 37.75
Waist at navel 38
R Leg 25
L Leg 24.5
R Knee 15.5
L Knee 15.5
R Arm 12.5
L Arm 13.25
My weight this morning was the same as day one of loading 177.6.
Usually breakfast is 8:30 a.m like clockwork. This morning I pushed it to 10 am. Hunger was a mild growl. I had half a grapefruit 30 minutes ago and my hunger is still a mild growl. I'm hoping to be able to push lunch to 2 p.m.
I purchased enough food for at least two weeks yesterday. I've added a photo of the items below. I'm a little disappointed in a book I bought to guide me along. It gave me shopping lists and had oranges listed as acceptable fruits, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and a few other items I can't remember at the moment. Dr. Simeon's specifically states in his original diet that you must follow his diet to the T in order to get the result most everyone wants. So I spent $6.00 on this book, plus the money for the unapproved oranges and vegetables. I have been reading Dr. Simeon's original book and had not come to the part where he talks about the most annoying people on his diet. They are the ones who think they can alter the food list and still get maximum results.
The person who authored the book I purchased is one that Dr. Simeon's would find most irritating I'm sure, I do and I didn't spend my life researching and adjusting a reducing plan to get it just right. I don't have any results to compare to whether eating oranges or beans slows down the results, but I think I'll stick to the man who spent years developing, testing and seeing his diet work to maximum weight loss and seeing variations causing stalls.
Bust 44
Waist 37.75
Waist at navel 38
R Leg 25
L Leg 24.5
R Knee 15.5
L Knee 15.5
R Arm 12.5
L Arm 13.25
My weight this morning was the same as day one of loading 177.6.
Usually breakfast is 8:30 a.m like clockwork. This morning I pushed it to 10 am. Hunger was a mild growl. I had half a grapefruit 30 minutes ago and my hunger is still a mild growl. I'm hoping to be able to push lunch to 2 p.m.
I purchased enough food for at least two weeks yesterday. I've added a photo of the items below. I'm a little disappointed in a book I bought to guide me along. It gave me shopping lists and had oranges listed as acceptable fruits, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and a few other items I can't remember at the moment. Dr. Simeon's specifically states in his original diet that you must follow his diet to the T in order to get the result most everyone wants. So I spent $6.00 on this book, plus the money for the unapproved oranges and vegetables. I have been reading Dr. Simeon's original book and had not come to the part where he talks about the most annoying people on his diet. They are the ones who think they can alter the food list and still get maximum results.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Me again.
Lunch was miserable again today. I did the McDonald's thing. Basically because it is right on my way to and from work. I was going to go to Burger King but spent my lunch hour at Wal Mart picking up everything I needed for the diet. So I just ran through and picked up lunch.
Big Mac
Large Fries
Quarter Pounder w/cheese
Strawberry shake
Diet Coke
10 Piece Nugget w/mustard sauce
The quarter pounder went down ok, the Big Mac was not enjoyable at all. I stuffed it down. I can't image what the people driving by thought as I was gorging on all that food. Not pretty, is all I can imagine. The fries were popped into my mouth by sixes right before I swallowed the sandwich and then mixed it all up with the strawberry shake. I had to eat fast because there was no way I would have gotten it all down by eating slowly.
So today 3001 calories. I was not hungry at breakfast or lunch. Hopefully my first VLCD will be good. I must admit I am very nervous about tomorrow. Yikes 500 calories after binging like this for two days.
Big Mac
Large Fries
Quarter Pounder w/cheese
Strawberry shake
Diet Coke
10 Piece Nugget w/mustard sauce
The quarter pounder went down ok, the Big Mac was not enjoyable at all. I stuffed it down. I can't image what the people driving by thought as I was gorging on all that food. Not pretty, is all I can imagine. The fries were popped into my mouth by sixes right before I swallowed the sandwich and then mixed it all up with the strawberry shake. I had to eat fast because there was no way I would have gotten it all down by eating slowly.
So today 3001 calories. I was not hungry at breakfast or lunch. Hopefully my first VLCD will be good. I must admit I am very nervous about tomorrow. Yikes 500 calories after binging like this for two days.
Day 2=Loading
Glad to get through day one of loading. I felt like a newly stuffed link pork sausage all day. After dinner the urge to purge was strong. It almost came up in spite of swallowing continually to keep it at bay. Yuck right?
Here's to hoping I'm doing this right! * raises hashbrown dipped in gravy*
Bedtime was around 9 p.m. I felt really keyed up despite being very tired. The night before was not a good one, slept little and tossed a lot. Finally falling asleep around 10 p.m and sleeping completely through until 5 a.m. Not sure if this had anything to do with the HCG but more likely a direct result of not sleeping well the previous evening.
This morning I got on the scale, after peeing, dressed in pink and white lounge pants and a pink long sleeve cotton ribbed tee. The Simeon's diet says to weigh completely naked. Stripping of my clothes in the middle of winter just after climbing from a warm bed sounds like torture only imposed on traitors of war, so I figured I would just begin the weigh ins in pj's and use that as the starting point. They weigh about a pound.
My weight is holding steady. I'm still at 177.6. I did visit the john more times yesterday than I do in a week and had been constipated for the past few days. I figure the difference lies there. 4508 calories yesterday and my normal burn is around 1700 calories so I should have gained over half a pound. We will see what kind of difference I see tomorrow. Perhaps it will catch up to me like the tortoise did the hare, very slowly. *shrugs*
The injection today was even easier than yesterday. It was totally pain free, not even a sting from the alcohol. The difference today was the angle the needle went in. Instead of straight in I angled the tip upward. The dizzy feeling came on within 5 minutes and left within 45.
Breakfast today, same as yesterday. Sausage Egg Biscuit w/cheese, hashbrown, side of gravy and a diet coke.
Here's to hoping I'm doing this right! * raises hashbrown dipped in gravy*
Bedtime was around 9 p.m. I felt really keyed up despite being very tired. The night before was not a good one, slept little and tossed a lot. Finally falling asleep around 10 p.m and sleeping completely through until 5 a.m. Not sure if this had anything to do with the HCG but more likely a direct result of not sleeping well the previous evening.
This morning I got on the scale, after peeing, dressed in pink and white lounge pants and a pink long sleeve cotton ribbed tee. The Simeon's diet says to weigh completely naked. Stripping of my clothes in the middle of winter just after climbing from a warm bed sounds like torture only imposed on traitors of war, so I figured I would just begin the weigh ins in pj's and use that as the starting point. They weigh about a pound.
My weight is holding steady. I'm still at 177.6. I did visit the john more times yesterday than I do in a week and had been constipated for the past few days. I figure the difference lies there. 4508 calories yesterday and my normal burn is around 1700 calories so I should have gained over half a pound. We will see what kind of difference I see tomorrow. Perhaps it will catch up to me like the tortoise did the hare, very slowly. *shrugs*
The injection today was even easier than yesterday. It was totally pain free, not even a sting from the alcohol. The difference today was the angle the needle went in. Instead of straight in I angled the tip upward. The dizzy feeling came on within 5 minutes and left within 45.
Breakfast today, same as yesterday. Sausage Egg Biscuit w/cheese, hashbrown, side of gravy and a diet coke.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Day One = Loading
In doing more research today about loading days it seems I started off slow. I had a McDonald's Sausage Egg and Cheese Biscuit, Hashbrown and side of Sausage Gravy and a diet Coke. This added up to 670 calories. The webpage I was reading suggested loading at 93% fat. Whoa I've got some catching up to do.
For lunch the menu was again McDonald's. One Big Mac, One Filet o' Fish with extra tartar sauce, a large fry, a 16 oz chocolate shake and a large diet coke. I ate this as fast as I could, I almost choked but kept going. If I stopped I knew I would not be able to get it all in. It took about 10 minutes. I could not finish the fries and I have half the chocolate shake to get down. I have a 10 piece chicken McNuggets to eat around 3 so I load correctly.
The web page also said to take fish oil, vitamin A, and vitamin E. I take those regularly so I have them on hand. As soon as my stomach settles a little I'll take those supplements.
This is harder than I thought. I'm feeling pretty sick but the rationale is that if you load correctly you will not be hungry the first few days until ketosis kicks in. The article also suggested to lather the body in oils for the load days. This evening I'll get out the baby oil and start that. If I would have known I would have brought some oil in at work and worked on that all day.
This evening I'm picking up some oil free foundation, blush and deodorant. I purchased organic coconut oil for dry skin 2 weeks ago so I'm ready to go with that. The hair products are going to be my downfall. I love my Matrix conditioning balm and Paul Mitchell skinny, but those are off limits. I purchased mousse to replace the skinny and am hoping the coconut oil helps with conditioning my hair.
I'm editing this post to include my afternoon and dinner. I was planning on eating the 10 piece nuggets at 3 but could not possibly stomach them, by 4:30 I was able to get 9 of them down. We went shoe shopping for the kids and stopped in a Garfield's for dinner. I had a bacon cheeseburger with 2 tbs of mayonaise and onion rings. I could only eat 3/4 of the burger and two of the rings. I estimate my calories for dinner at around 1000.
I want to keep my stats as much as possible so here is what I've got so far.
Doctor's Scales Yesterday: 181.5 ---fully dressed with boots
My digital scale Day 1 a.m: 177.6----in lounge pants and long sleeved shirt
My calories Day 1 : 4500
Carbs : 344gm = 30.5%
Fat : 251gm = 50.1.2%
I missed the fat content for the day, but I still think I did well at 251 grams of fat. It wasn't easy I can tell you, I felt really sick all day, One more day and I can start the VLCD
For lunch the menu was again McDonald's. One Big Mac, One Filet o' Fish with extra tartar sauce, a large fry, a 16 oz chocolate shake and a large diet coke. I ate this as fast as I could, I almost choked but kept going. If I stopped I knew I would not be able to get it all in. It took about 10 minutes. I could not finish the fries and I have half the chocolate shake to get down. I have a 10 piece chicken McNuggets to eat around 3 so I load correctly.
The web page also said to take fish oil, vitamin A, and vitamin E. I take those regularly so I have them on hand. As soon as my stomach settles a little I'll take those supplements.
This is harder than I thought. I'm feeling pretty sick but the rationale is that if you load correctly you will not be hungry the first few days until ketosis kicks in. The article also suggested to lather the body in oils for the load days. This evening I'll get out the baby oil and start that. If I would have known I would have brought some oil in at work and worked on that all day.
This evening I'm picking up some oil free foundation, blush and deodorant. I purchased organic coconut oil for dry skin 2 weeks ago so I'm ready to go with that. The hair products are going to be my downfall. I love my Matrix conditioning balm and Paul Mitchell skinny, but those are off limits. I purchased mousse to replace the skinny and am hoping the coconut oil helps with conditioning my hair.
I'm editing this post to include my afternoon and dinner. I was planning on eating the 10 piece nuggets at 3 but could not possibly stomach them, by 4:30 I was able to get 9 of them down. We went shoe shopping for the kids and stopped in a Garfield's for dinner. I had a bacon cheeseburger with 2 tbs of mayonaise and onion rings. I could only eat 3/4 of the burger and two of the rings. I estimate my calories for dinner at around 1000.
I want to keep my stats as much as possible so here is what I've got so far.
Doctor's Scales Yesterday: 181.5 ---fully dressed with boots
My digital scale Day 1 a.m: 177.6----in lounge pants and long sleeved shirt
My calories Day 1 : 4500
Carbs : 344gm = 30.5%
Fat : 251gm = 50.1.2%
I missed the fat content for the day, but I still think I did well at 251 grams of fat. It wasn't easy I can tell you, I felt really sick all day, One more day and I can start the VLCD
Stuff about me.
As a child I was never fat. I was always underweight for my height and didn't begin to gain weight until I met my husband. In the 3 years we lived together I gained 40 lbs. We had our first child together and I gained an additional 22 lbs. I was at my heaviest ever at 172. A local weight loss clinic popped up in our mall that sold Phen/Fhen, it was called the 3 o'clock diet. Doing that diet for 6 months I lost 52 lbs. I was almost at my high school weight. I was 118.
After the birth of my 4th child I went back on phentermine, without the Fhen, which was off the market by then. Back to 130 lbs I felt good and maintained this weight loss for a total of 5 years. PPD set in and I regained all that weight and all the way up to 212 lbs, my biggest yet. I was horrified, miserable and fat. Beginning my quest to get healthy again I started counting calories and lost 65 lbs. I thought I had finally figured out how to eat and how to listen to my body. Really I had, but I allowed boredom to get the best of me. In August of 2010 I was 147 and very muscular, this morning I weighed in at 177.6. So in six months I have gained 30 lbs. I could just kick myself. The alcohol I have been consuming is 75 percent of this gain. I have a taste for red wine. So I heard about the HCG diet last summer and have discovered that my ob/gyn runs a HCG program out of his wellness center. Yesterday I had my appointment.
I met with my doctor and he gave me an overview of the program. I have done my research and I knew I wanted to pursue this diet. Do I think this is a cure all? Not in the least. I am squeezing into my clothes, they are very uncomfortable and I have to get this weight off. I am losing sleep over the agony of gaining all this weight in such a short amount of time and I'm going to take it off in a short amount of time. Hell or high water, I'm going to do this. I know that after losing the 30 lbs I will need to stay away from alcohol on a daily basis and only indulge on special occasions. I have to stay away from processed foods and calorie count. I'm not in any denial that this is a cure for my yo-yo dieting. Maintenance is a life long struggle for me. I hope I never have to go through the pain of losing a lot of weight again only to gain it back over and over.
This morning I took my first injection. Filling the syringe to 14 cc was difficult at first, but I got it finally. Pinching my skin on my waist and looking at that needle I was cringing, but I thought you have to do this. I did and it was a breeze, it burned very little (due to the alcohol prep) and that was it. Nice to know they don't hurt at all and that part is all good ;o).
So the 1st and 2nd days are load days. I went to McDonald's this morning and placed an order for a sausage egg and cheese biscuit, hash brown, side of gravy and a diet coke. That is my favorite breakfast from there and I haven't had it in a while. It was good but a little sickening. I took the HGC right before I ate at 8:20 a.m. It is now 9:40 a.m and I have been light headed for about 40 minutes now. In all the research and blogs I have read about HGC never have I heard of being light headed with it. So I need to find out if this is normal.
After the birth of my 4th child I went back on phentermine, without the Fhen, which was off the market by then. Back to 130 lbs I felt good and maintained this weight loss for a total of 5 years. PPD set in and I regained all that weight and all the way up to 212 lbs, my biggest yet. I was horrified, miserable and fat. Beginning my quest to get healthy again I started counting calories and lost 65 lbs. I thought I had finally figured out how to eat and how to listen to my body. Really I had, but I allowed boredom to get the best of me. In August of 2010 I was 147 and very muscular, this morning I weighed in at 177.6. So in six months I have gained 30 lbs. I could just kick myself. The alcohol I have been consuming is 75 percent of this gain. I have a taste for red wine. So I heard about the HCG diet last summer and have discovered that my ob/gyn runs a HCG program out of his wellness center. Yesterday I had my appointment.
I met with my doctor and he gave me an overview of the program. I have done my research and I knew I wanted to pursue this diet. Do I think this is a cure all? Not in the least. I am squeezing into my clothes, they are very uncomfortable and I have to get this weight off. I am losing sleep over the agony of gaining all this weight in such a short amount of time and I'm going to take it off in a short amount of time. Hell or high water, I'm going to do this. I know that after losing the 30 lbs I will need to stay away from alcohol on a daily basis and only indulge on special occasions. I have to stay away from processed foods and calorie count. I'm not in any denial that this is a cure for my yo-yo dieting. Maintenance is a life long struggle for me. I hope I never have to go through the pain of losing a lot of weight again only to gain it back over and over.
This morning I took my first injection. Filling the syringe to 14 cc was difficult at first, but I got it finally. Pinching my skin on my waist and looking at that needle I was cringing, but I thought you have to do this. I did and it was a breeze, it burned very little (due to the alcohol prep) and that was it. Nice to know they don't hurt at all and that part is all good ;o).
So the 1st and 2nd days are load days. I went to McDonald's this morning and placed an order for a sausage egg and cheese biscuit, hash brown, side of gravy and a diet coke. That is my favorite breakfast from there and I haven't had it in a while. It was good but a little sickening. I took the HGC right before I ate at 8:20 a.m. It is now 9:40 a.m and I have been light headed for about 40 minutes now. In all the research and blogs I have read about HGC never have I heard of being light headed with it. So I need to find out if this is normal.
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