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
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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.
There
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.
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