Battle of the bulge - Heavy is not me
As I begin my weight loss journey, I look back to when I was in High School. I don't know why High School is such a poignant time for me; I guess it is because I was happy, thin and had a lot of friends.
As I grew older, got married, joined the military and had four children, I soon saw myself start to look a little haggard. I thought to my self, “What happened to that cute girl from high school?”
I longed for that girl again; I longed for that skinny, funny, happy kid.. Where did she go? I went through the years just excepting the way things were and thought that I was just destined to be an overweight mother of four.
I had tried Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Neutra System and a host of others. I found only that the food was nasty and I was not making any progress. I then started to research weight loss surgery, which was uneventful as I was not “obese” enough to qualify for the surgery.
I then looked into weight loss clinics; I tried one in 2007 and found that all that was happening was I felt like I was hopped up on amphetamines. That was not a good feeling. I quit that and resigned to the fact that nothing was going to help me. I tried eating less, working out daily and everything else prescribed by my nutritionist.
Nothing was working. I then called a clinic that spoke about HCG.. I thought to my self, that is what they look for when you’re pregnant. How could this help me? I started researching the HCG diet on line and found a plethora of websites. I read about it, I asked about it, and then I started it.
I am now on day 3 ph 2 and can’t wait to see what will become of my fat… I am hoping for at least a 25 pound weight loss in 30 days.. We will see.. Please join my blog if you want to share your story or add to mine.
I have reached day 15 and I am down 15 pounds. I am happy so far and my clothes are realy starting to loosen up. By the end of the month I should have lost at least 25 to 30 pounds. Half way there...
Wish me luck and hopefully I will be in a bikini next summer…
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Day 4 ph2 and I am not feeling hungry. I have started the morning with yummy Jasmine Green Tea. I am looking forward to lunch, grilled chicken breast on a bed of spinach. We will see how the day goes.
Lunch time is upon me and I have just made a wonderful salad of grilled chicken on a bed of spinach with red wine vinegar and a dash of pepper. Much better then I expected. Bon Appétit
1425- felt hungry- ate 1/2 a turkey jerky stick and 1 Cream Chees and Chive Cracker.. Looking at the package it reads 200 cal for the package. there are only six crackers.. so that is 30cal per cracker.. I had to put them down... I am only allowed 500cal a day... WHEW!!!
Woke up today with a headache, I figured it was because I was hungry. the protocol said the first few days would be the most difficult. And so far it has been. Looking forward to moving soon. So excited about that. A bigger place, nice space and a cute backyard. TTFN.
Today I woke up not hungry and in a great mood. We went to Walmart and picked up a new scale and to my surprise, I am down 8.6 pounds. I am so excited to see such a difference so quick. Yeah Me!
Good Morning~
Today I woke up, not hungry jusr thursty. I dropped of my baby girl at daycare and had a cup of coffee. Feeling good today. Maintained at 251.4, looking forward to loosing a few more pounds in the coming weeks. It is really hard not to take a bit of a cookie here and there.. Trying by best to succeed at this.. I need to Succeed. Until next time.
Monday - Had lunch, roasted Turkey on a bed of lettuce with Balsamic Vinaigrette.. Yumm... Not hungry, but can't help wanting to munch on a Reece’s Peanut butter cup right about now... I had Lemon in my water today with a packet of splenda.. Almost tasted like lemon-aid.. Almost...
Tuesday and I am down another pound.. This is great. I also am inspired to eat much healthier. I don't even crave sweets. As a matter of fact, someone brought in a ton of brownies, rice crispy treats and these cookie thingies.. Not sure, but I was not even compelled to try just one... I am so proud of myself. Stay tuned..
Lunch time: I just had a pretty satisfying Spinish Salad with grilled chicken and Red Wine Viniger & Pepper. Oh, I did taste the treats this morning.. Man I tried real hard to resist. Anyway, I feel good and I am about to take my 4th dose of the day... Hot tea really does the trick in keeping my hunger down.
Wednesday - Feeling good today, slept well and I am down another pound..
Thursday, stepped on the scale and I am in the 240's.. (248) to be exact. I am so excited about this program. I can't talk about it enough. I am averaging 1.5 pound loss a day. So by the 30th I should have lost apox 28 pounds.
Just completed my weight loss ticker and It will be nice to watch the weight drop and the BMI go down.
Update, Friday.. Cheated last night I had two Fresca Tacos from Taco Bell. It was steak and it was good.. I feel bad.. And i wont be doing that again. Taco Bell goes right through me.. Weight now 247..
Well today is Tuesday the 24th and I have not blogged in a couple of days. I went off the protocol for two days while moving.. Back to the plan I am... lets see where it takes me.
Well as I am back on the protocol, I found that i was not as hungry as I expected to be. I had a great salad today with a 1/2 Breast of gtilled chicken, Pico de gillo and some strawberries for desert. I feel good about todays lunch..
Wednesday~ Prepared a lovely salad of mixed greens & Spinich with 1/2 breast of grilled chicken and sunflower seeds with balsamic viniger on top. Very yummy.
Today is a good day, down another 2.8 pounds.. Yeah!
Lunch today was a little different. I had a bean barley soup and 6 wheat mini crackers.. Yummy!! Oh, 5 strawberry halves dipped in vanilla yogart. I hope I stayed under 250 cal. I was good though...
Friday is here and I am gearing up to move the last of our stuff from the old house to the new one. Went out to dinner last night at Fridays and was only able to eat half my meal.. That felt good.. I was so full. Anyway, as of today I am 246. Can't wait to get under the 200's...
Had a great lunch with my PM, and managed not to eat my most favorite yummy sami.. The Hot Sicilian Sub with fresh chips and Ranch dressing... Whew.. That was a hard one...
Wednesday 1 Sept 10~ Weighed myself this morning and am down 2.2 pounds.. making me 245. I am so happy to be loosing this weight.. Can't wait to hit the 230's...
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