Day 29 (27th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 138.2 Can you believe after eating what I did yesterday, I actually lost 1.6? Hope there isn't a delayed reaction & the scale turns on me tomorrow morning.

Breakfast: Water, green tea, a handful of nuts & 4.1 oz of apple. For some reason I was really hungry this morning.

Lunch: Well I weighed out 5 oz of scallops but my 2 year old ate almost half of them.
I didn't weigh the asparagus but I steamed an entire bunch & split it with my hubby.

After lunch snack: a few handfuls of nuts

Dinner: 3.5 oz shrimp with 3.8 oz romaine

After dinner snack: I will try & leave the nuts alone & eat strawberries, if anything.

I had been having problems going to the bathroom. I know that it is common with the diet but still I was going daily. But then I started consuming way too much beef & I got hooked b/c it seemed that the days that I ate beef, I lost. But then my system became clogged.

Well, hopefully, this isn't TMI, but I went twice today which is somewhat unheard of for me since I've been on this diet. The only thing I did different was take a new chlorella/blue-green algae/spirulina tablet after dinner. Maybe the greens helped me go. I sure hope so. When I have a good bathroom session, the results are usually good as far as the scale is concerned.

Day 28 (26th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 139.8 - even though I was only down 0.4 I was so happy just to see that 139, I decided to push the envelope & celebrate a little. Next celebration will be when I see 129 on the scale.

Breakfast: Water & green tea

Lunch: A smoothie with fresh strawberries, ice & a tad bit of orange juice from this smoothie spot called Robek's. Grilled chicken & romaine from Chipotle's.

Dinner: A few handfuls of raw, unsalted nuts.

I thought my celebration may have hurt me bad. But as you can see from my ticker, I lost a lot of weight. Hope this continues. I want to be 135 by Tuesday.

Day 27 (25th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 140.2 Whoo hooooo! At least I'm back to 140.2 again. 3 more oz & I'm in the 139s. I'm feening to see 130 anything on my scale. Haven't seen that number in years!

No breakfast

Lunch: 7 oz sirloin over plain romaine lettuce w/lemon juice for the dressing from Smokey Bones. They cleaned the grill to make sure I didn't get any extra oil (or so they said).

Dinner: A handful of raw, unsalted, mixed nuts & chili w/ground beef & tomatoes.

I ended up falling asleep really early tonight & I just woke up. I've been drinking water like mad. That usually helps with my morning weigh-in. Hopefully the scales will be kind in the morning & grant me this wish...

Days 24-26 (22nd - 24th days) VLCD

Today's weigh-in: 141.6

I've been MIA simply because I've been failing this diet miserably. As you know on Day 23, I got greedy since the almonds from Day 22 didn't cause me to gain & I had cashews. And on Day 24, I was up well over a pound. By Day 25, I had gained over 2 pounds from the nuts. So for Day 25, I decided to do the 6 apples.

After about 3 apples I had to go to Costco to buy candy for my 13 year old's class. And lo & behold there were some raw, unsalted mixed nuts on the same aisle. And of course I bought them. So yesterday I had 3 apples & God only knows how many handfuls of the nuts. However, I did end up losing 0.6 pound.

So far today, I won't lie, I've had a few handfuls of nuts. Since I had been munching on nuts, I skipped the meat at lunch & had about 7 oz of steamed cabbage.

For dinner I had about 5 oz ground beef with about 5.5 oz of tomatoes in chili. This is all I will eat for the day. I GOTTA GET BACK ON TRACK!

The only bright side is, I've been cheating with protein & not sugar or starch.

Day 23 - (21st day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 140 even. 1 more oz & I'll officially be in the 130s. If all goes well, I'll be smiling all day tomorrow. Then again, the cheating continues...

Technically I could quit after today & begin my transition into the next phase but I've already ordered another ampule & have decided that I will not stop until I reach my goal.

Lunch: 3.7 oz of baked tilapia & 9.6 oz of diced cucumber

After lunch snack: I had a notary job at Starbucks today & found myself buying nuts again - but this time it was cashews. And instead of snacking on them over a period of time, I gobbled them up all at once. SIGH...

Dinner: 6 oz. of ground beef w/6 oz of onions

Of course there will be no after dinner snack. I am done for the day. I will be drinking water & tea for the rest of the day.

Day 22 - (20th day) VLCD - MY FIRST MAJOR CHEAT

Weigh-in: 140.8 - I was so excited that I was back losing weight I didn't know what to do. Well actually I did... I put on some leggings & platforms & went to Lenox. LOL

However, I was bad for the rest of the day.

Lunch: Plain grilled chicken w/romaine lettuce only salad from Maggiano's. They grilled the chicken, per my request, without oil & butter. I put a little lemon juice on the salad as a substitute salad dressing. You should've seen the faces of my lunch companions. They couldn't believe I was going to eat a plain salad w/o any dressing. In the end it was worth it. My check ended up being $4.05. That's the smallest tab I've ever had at Maggiano's.

After lunch snack: Well actually I munched on these all day. I went to Starbucks for a bottle of water when I got to the mall. And for some reason I couldn't resist the bag of dry roasted almonds sitting on the counter. So I munched on them all during the day.

Dinner: 5 oz of lean steak w/ 4 oz of onions

So even though I cheated big time yesterday, you can tell by my ticker that I still lost weight. HALLELUJAH! Maybe since my cheat was simply protein, it wasn't too bad. I won't be doing it often, though.

Day 21 (19th day) VLCD

Of course this is a day late & I'm sorry about that. Yesterday morning, when I did my 1st weigh-in of the day, I hadn't lost anything. I was still at 142.2. And since I always use my 1st morning weigh-in to update my weight loss ticker, I was really bummed. Then I took a shower & had my "bathroom session", if you catch my drift & my weight dropped to 141.4.

Since I wasn't losing any weight I tried to do the 6 apple day. However, I had eaten 3 apples by dinner time & I was starving. So for dinner I had a 4.4 oz 93% lean burger w/3 oz of onions.

Also I started taking my hCG in one dose in the morning vs. taking two doses during the day. Really didn't see much difference. For now I will continue to take just one 1ml dose in the morning.

I may post some more progress pics today - not sure.

Day 20 (18th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 142.2 - lost all of my progress from yesterday. I've been dreading this post all day. How disgusted am I! But who can I be mad with but myself? I got comfy w/going over on the protein & then yesterday I got greedy & ate 20 oz. of a veggie that wasn't even on the list. My justification was that a cucumber and a zucchini were actually the same. Wish you could see me banging my head on my computer desk.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

No lunch or after lunch snack because I was doing a lot of running around. When will I learn?

Dinner: Lean top round steak (3.7 oz)
Spinach - both raw & steamed (4.5 oz)

Only 216 calories for the day. I will try & definitely eat some strawberries before bed.

Day 19 - (17th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 141.0 - down another 1.2 - for some reason I thought I was 142 even yesterday so my weight loss for today was more than I thought. I can't wait to break the 130s.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Chargrilled chicken patty from Chic-fil-a
Cucumber (9.3 oz)

Dinner: Steamed lobster tail (5 oz)
Zucchini (20 oz) - yeah I know it seems like alot but at 3 calories per ounce, it isn't.

Though I'm over with the protein I'm still under 500. I'm not hungry at all & too lazy to wash & slice strawberries so I probably won't be having anything else to eat tonight.

Day 18 - (16th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 142.2 - down 1.6 - I was so excited this morning, I almost couldn't believe it. I haven't seen this type of loss since my 1st week. I went to bed much earlier than usual & apparently it has paid off.

Also, I would like to say that I've been testing some things out. I've been eating more than 100g/3/5 oz. of protein per meal. So far I haven't had any adverse reactions.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: A plain chargrilled chicken patty from Chic-fil-a (approx. 5 oz) - hey I asked them did they add any additional oils, butters, sugars & the answer was no. I had extra lettuce for my side veggie (approx. 1-2 oz)

After lunch snack: Apple (5 oz)

Dinner: Scallops (4.9 oz)
Spinach, raw & steamed (4.5 oz)

Even though I went over on my meat servings both times, I'm still not at 500 calories. As a matter of fact, I'm not even at 400. I won't lie, I'm full from dinner & will not be eating anything else tonight. Guess I'll know how bad I did today when I get on the scale in the morning. Until then, toodles...

Day 17 - (15th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 143.8 - down an entire 0.2 pound. But I guess that's better than nothing.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

No lunch.

Snack before dinner: Apple (6.1 oz)

Dinner: 93% lean burger (8 oz) - yeah, I know but I hadn't eaten all day & I was truly hungry.
Asparagus (9.2 oz)

After dinner snack: I still have about 50 calories left so if I have anything else, it'll be strawberries.

I have my nightgown on & am in my bed as I type this. I plan to be asleep no later than 10:30 tonight. I'm actually sleepy now so it shouldn't be a problem.

Day 16 - (14th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 144 even, again! Didn't budge at all on weight. I have some different theories on why thanks to my support person. Either my hCG is weak or it's due to the fact that I'm not getting enough rest. The rest part is hard. Like, tonight for instance. My intentions were to be in the bed by 10:30. Here it is almost 11:30 & I'm still wide awake. Ugh...

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Broiled scallops (99g)
Asparagus (11.4)

After lunch snack: Strawberries (5.7 oz)

Dinner: Plain hamburger (8 oz) - yeah, I cheated. I went out to a family function at a restaurant & ordered a children's hamburger. I didn't, however, have any carbs. My side item was some plain romaine lettuce w/no dressing.

No after dinner snack.

Even though I cheated w/the extra meat, I'm still only at 524 calories. I thought I didn't go over but I just went & recalculated & I did. Hopefully the scale won't play a joke on me tomorrow.

Day 15 - (13th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 144.0

Breakfast: None - slept late this morning.

Lunch: Baked tilapia (100g)
Diced tomatoes (6.7 oz)

After lunch snack: Apple (I forget how much)

Dinner: Shrimp (99g)
Spinach - raw & cooked (4 oz)

No after dinner snack.

I haven't counted my calories for today but I'm sure I'm under 500. Still struggling to actually get 500 in. Crossing my fingers that my weight loss will pick up. Wishing fo another pound drop by tomorrow.

2 WEEK PROGRESS

So far I'm down to 144 even. I have lost 1/2 inch in my thighs. :-( I'm bummed about that because they are my problem area & I was hoping that they would melt away the way my waist has. I am down to a 32" waist, which means I have lost 1 1/2 inches. Yay me!

However, pound wise, I have a long way to go. Unless my weight loss picks up I don't know if I'll be able to make my goal of 123 in the remaining time frame. Truth be told, I'd be so ecstatic to see 125, I wouldn't even trip about the extra 2 pounds.

Well, without further ado, here are my pics...

Okay I'm looking at my before pics. I don't see much difference in the pics. Guess the pics aren't really an accurate reflection of the progress I've made. :-/

Day 14 - (12th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 145.0 - even though I'm only down 0.6, I am still pleased with the loss of inches that I've experienced. Stay tuned for tomorrow's progress pics...

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Baked tilapia (100g)
Spinach - some raw & some cooked (5 oz)

After lunch snack: none

Dinner: Grilled chicken (100g)
Diced cucumber (8.6 oz)
I was still hungry so I also had 6.6 oz of apple.

After dinner snack: Since it is still early & I've only had about 400 calories for today, I will probably eat some strawberries later on tonight.

Today I put on some skinny jeans that I purchased back when skinny jeans 1st became fashionable. They are a size 10. Usually, because they are so tight, they look highwater. Well today I was able to wear them at the normal ankle length & they weren't skin tight. I had on a tank top that accentuated my waist. My hubby actually commented that I looked cute. Of course that made my day!

Day 13 - (11th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 145.6 Though I had only lost 0.8 pound, I was soooo excited to see 145. This is the lowest weigh-in I've had since I started. I haven't been this size in over 3 years. My after shower weigh-in was 144.8.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Shrimp (100g)
Cabbage (9.8 oz)

After lunch snack: Apple (5.5 oz)

Dinner: Baked tilapia (100g)
Diced tomatoes (6 oz)

After dinner snack: I'm up to 445 calories right now. If I have an after dinner snack, it'll be strawberries, of course.

Today has been a good day for me. Though I'm not experiencing the same weight loss that I was in the beginning, I'm definitely losing inches. BTW, I've decided to postpone my progress picture until this weekend.

My stomach is flat. I still have small handles on the sides. All of my clothes are fitting much looser. Today I tried on a pair of size 8 slacks that had been in the back of my closet for almost 2 years because I simply couldn't wear them. Tried them on today & slid right in them. They were tight around the thighs & that's only because my thighs haven't gotten with the program yet.

This is probably TMI, but I had on a thong today that used to cut off my circulation. Now it fits perfect. I was thinking about joining a gym to try & amp up my weight loss, especially since my thighs are being stubborn. However, I think I'm just going to stick to walking - well if I can ever overcome my "lazyosis" & get back to the track. Then, maybe after I've completed the VLCD phase, if I'm still not satisfied with my thighs, then I'll either join the gym or enlist a trainer.

Day 12 - (10th day) VLCD

Weigh in: 146.4 - down only 0.2 ;(

I know I'm a day late on this post. My day 12 was actually yesterday. Can't wait to post today's progress. Don't have time to go into details but the news is good news. :-)

Yesterday I went out of town & did not properly prepare. I refused to cheat so for lunch all I had was 9 oz of grapefruit.

For dinner I had 100g of tilapia & 10.5 oz. of asparagus. No after dinner snack. I got good water intake b/c now I travel w/a gallon of water in my car. But my calories were very low yesterday.

Day 11 - (9th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 146.6 - down another pound (:-)

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: All I had was 10.6 oz of apple. I have absolutely no appetite.

Dinner: Shrimp (100g)
Cabbage (10.5 oz)

After dinner snack: Right now I have only had 360 calories for the day. Since I try & only eat strawberries in the evening, I know I will not make 500 calories today. Even if I can muster up the appetite, it would take alot of strawberries to make up the difference.

I can't believe that my appetite has disappeared like this. I even had a hunger headache earlier today but absolutely no desire to eat. I hope lowballing with the calories doesn't cause me to stall. I would've never thought that getting enough calories would be a problem. Hmm...

Day 10 - (8th day) VLCD

Weigh in: 147.6

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Shrimp (100g)
Spinach (9.6 oz) - part was cooked & the other part I ate raw w/the shrimp as a salad. I made salad dressing w/lemon juice & ACV & herbs & spices.

I didn't have an after lunch snack b/c I had a late lunch.

Dinner: Scallops (100g)
Cucumbers (10.3 oz)

It's late & I haven't had my after dinner snack. Not good because I'm only had like 330 calories for the night. I just don't have an appetite for some reason. I have had 112 oz of water today & that's not including the several cups of herb tea I've had during the course of the day. Hopefully the low calorie count won't affect me too negatively. Signing off, going 2 bed...

BODY INSPIRATION

When I first decided to do this diet, I had just finished watching the movie, Stomp The Yard. I was admiring Meagan Good's shape & I decided I wanted to find some celebrities who were the same height as me. I lucked up that she is actually the same height as me. Here are some of my celebrity body inspirations:

Meagan Good

Amerie - I love the fact that she didn't get a boob job!

Priyanka Chopra - Miss World 2000

Nicole Scherzinger

Stacey Dash - Can you believe she's 43?

Tamera Mowry

Day 9 - (7th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 148.2 - down a whole 0.6 pound. Whoo hoo! Yeah, okay. I can only hope that once my cycle is gone the progress I was seeing at the beginning of the week will return. So overall I've been on this diet for a week & I've only lost 2.4 pounds. I'm so disgusted I don't know what to do.

Breakfast: NOTHING

Lunch: Baked tilapia (100g)
Asparagus (10.3 oz)

After Lunch Snack: Apple (I forget how much I had & I'm not on the same computer where my calorie counter Excel sheet is located.)

Dinner: Baked tilapia (100g)
Diced tomatoes (2.8 oz)

I don't have many calories left so I don't even know if I'll be having an after dinner snack.

Day 8 - (6th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 148.8
Usually I do a second weigh-in. Number one, I've been asleep all day. I forgot to add staying up until 5:00 a.m. this morning & only eating 398 calories yesterday to my list of bad behavior. I didn't have my last snack yesterday, either.
Number two, I'm staying off the scale for a minute.

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Grilled chicken (99g)
Cucumbers (6 oz.)

After lunch snack: Strawberries (7.9 oz.)

Dinner: Shrimp (100g)
Diced tomatoes (7.4 oz.)

After dinner snack: My after dinner snack will be strawberries. I'm only at a little over 350 calories right now. Can't recall the exact number.

Since I've been asleep for most of the day, I haven't gone to get my distilled water like I was supposed to. However, I've been dropping ACV in my water to make it taste better. So I am getting my proper water intake. I have to run out for a few in a little while. I will stop & get the right water while I'm out. I went out earlier this morning with my hubby & I put on some summer capris that I haven't worn in a long while. They're a size 10. Normally 10s are pretty tight on me. These aren't tight at all. Snug around the thighs but I can definitely tell I've lost some inches if nothing else. I will postpone my progress pics/measurements until next weekend since my cycle (among other things) caused me some issues.

PROGRESS DELAYED

Well it seems that my monthly visitor has come along & brought all of my progress to a screeching halt. Actually it's worse than that. I'm actually going backwards.

Let's play the blame game, shall we. Hubby made the water purchase this week. He bought Wal-mart brand spring water vs. the normal Wal-mart brand distilled water we normally drink. To some this may seem minor but I've been drinking distilled water for years & some spring water brands I just can't stomach. Wal-mart is at the top of the list.

So...yesterday instead of taking my lazy butt back to Wal-mart to get the right water, I decided to just make tea all day to mask the horrible taste. All in all I got 2-4 glasses of actual water yesterday. TERRIBLE!

Then my cycle comes on. I haven't had the proper water intake. All that equals bloating AND weight gain! I gained 2.4 pounds. I was horrified when I got on the scale this morning. I haven't done my after shower weigh-in because I haven't had my shower yet. I'm holding out hope.

2 days of bad behavior + my cycle = UTTER FRUSTRATION

Day 7 - (5th day) VLCD

Weigh-in 146.4
All I can say is ugh! I did feel better after my shower. After I shower in the morning, my weight is always lower than my 1st morning weigh-in. After my shower, I was down to 145.8 - that was my after shower weight yesterday, too. So basically no progress for me in the last 24 hours. SIGH...

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Chicken (98g)
Diced cucumbers (6.6 oz.)

After lunch snack: Grapefruit (8 oz.)

Dinner: Shrimp (99g)
Diced tomatoes (9.1 oz.)

After dinner snack: I still have over 100 calories left. I will definitely not be eating any apples tonight. Most likely I will use up most of the calories with strawberries.

My clothes are fitting loose. My stomach has definitely gone down. I will take a progress pic when I get back from my Saturday morning run. Dang I just realized, I'm 15 mins late on my hCG dosage. Gotta run!

GOTTA SHARE THE BAD TOO...

Well my day is not starting off so good. I gained 0.2 pound since yesterday. Even though it's not alot, a gain is a gain.

Here's what I think happened:
1. I went over 3 grams with my meat yesterday. I got away with it the 1st time so I pushed the envelope again. Won't happen anymore!
2. I ate very little calories with my main food & almost half of my calories were in fruit - way too much sugar obviously.
3. My last snack was an apple - high in calories & maybe too high in natural sugar. I ate 9.4 oz. of apple slices late last night. Apparently my body is okay with the late night strawberries but apples are definitely a no-no.
4. I didn't drink as much water as I normally do.
5. I was 3 hours late taking my morning dose of hCG.

So...I've learned my lesson. Got my game face on. About to come off the bench & win this! LOL

Day 6 - (4th day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 146.2
I swear this diet is simply unbelievable. I haven't even done any exercise except for those crunches yesterday & my stomach is melting away. Now my thighs aren't going anywhere but I'm holding out hope. Didn't expect to see much progress in a weeks time or at least not enough to be noticeable. However, I think I will have enough to take a progress pic or two. Stay tuned...

Breakfast: Green tea & water

Lunch: Shrimp sauteed in lemon juice (3.4 oz. - my scale started acting up in the middle of me weighing & I had to use ounces AND go out & buy a new scale.)
Diced tomatoes (4.3 oz.)

After lunch snack: Strawberries (6 oz.)

Dinner: Broiled scallops (103g - I always cheat w/the scallops!)
Spinach from the can (7.4 oz.) - Can you say yuck? I will never do that again.

After dinner snack: Usually I eat strawberries at night but I'm only at 350+ calories right now so I will probably have apple slices tonight. It would take almost an entire container of strawberries to use up my last calories. So tonight's snack will be a little over 9 oz. of apple slices.

I can't even begin to explain how EXCITED I am. Why didn't someone tell me about hCG a long time ago? Why isn't this more mainstream?

Day 5 - (3rd day) VLCD

Weigh in: 149.2

Breakfast: Unsweetened green tea & water

Lunch: Grilled chicken (100g)
Steamed Cabbage (9.6 oz)

After lunch snack: Red Delicious Apple (6.6 oz.)

Dinner: Baked tilapia (100g)
Cucumbers (6.7 oz.)

After dinner snack: Because I've had way too many calories today, I will only be able to enjoy 4.5 oz. of strawberries tonight. :-( However, I'm stuffed from dinner so 4.5 oz. will probably be more than enough.

Today has been a regular day. I'm noticing that I'm definitely not hungry like I thought I'd be. I thought I had ordered some Life Caps but I realized that I never placed the order. Now, I really don't think I'll need them. If I find hunger being a problem, then I'll just order & pay rush shipping. If anyone is actually interested in ordering them, go to Winterfix. They're cheaper on this site & they have a 20% off sale going on right now. Use the code TETON20 when you check out.

I did about 50 crunches today. I'm going to try & do 50 more after my dinner digests. I would love to have a little ab definition when this is all said & done.

COULDN'T WAIT FOR THIS...

I usually do my daily post at the end of the day but I just couldn't wait to share this with those of you that are keeping up with my blog.

This too easy, I tell you. So every morning, the first thing I do is hop on the scale, jammies & all. So I was down to 150.2, which was still a loss of 1.6 from yesterday. But I took my shower, dried off & did my nude weight.

Are you ready for this?!?!?

149.2!!!!!!

This is motivation in itself. I really I haven't found it all that difficult to stay focused but this really puts things into perspective. Now I know that my weight loss will taper off at some point & I won't be losing this much every day. But this sure is a great start.

GO ME! GO ME!

Day 4 - (2nd day) VLCD

Weigh-in: 151.8
Whoo hoo, I'm losing finally. Should be back to my beginning weight by tomorrow - hopefully.

Breakfast: Water

Lunch: Broiled Scallops (102g - yeah I cheated a little. I didn't feel like trying to shave off 2 grams from one of my scallops.)
Steamed Asparagus (8.9 oz.)

After lunch snack: Grapefruit (7.9 oz.)

Dinner: Grilled chicken (99g) - I didn't know how this was going to taste since I wasn't able to spray my countertop grill with any non-stick spray. However, the lemon juice definitely helped with the flavor as well as the sticking.
Steamed Cabbage (8 oz.)

After dinner snack: I have enough calories left for 9 oz. of strawberries so that will be my snack later tonight.

I had a cont. ed. class this morning from 9-12:30. My intentions were to take my grapefruit so that I wouldn't be hungry before I got home for lunch. Well, I walked out & left the grapefruit. Thank God I wasn't starving.

I definitely think this diet is more mental than anything. Though people gasp when they hear 500 calories, it really is enough food.

Of course I'm hoping that the extra 2 grams won't make a big difference with my progress. I've added in the additional calories to make sure I remain under 500 in spite of.

Day 3 - (1st day) VLCD

Though disappointing, after all I ate yesterday, I'm not surprised that I gained another pound. My weigh in this morning was 153 even.

Breakfast: Unsweetened raspberry leaf tea & plenty of water

Lunch: Baked tilapia (100g) with diced tomatoes (6.6 oz.)
After Lunch Snack: Strawberries (6.5 oz.)

Dinner: Baked tilapia (100g) with a diced cucumber (10.5 oz.)
After Dinner Snack: Strawberries - since I have approx. 96 calories left from my 500, I will eat 10 oz. of strawberries for a snack tonight. Haven't had it yet - gonna wait until I get that late night hunger.

All & all today was a good day. It was as if I was embarking on a new journey so the fact that I'm eating almost nothing has not set in yet. I do know that I eat because I'm bored & I found myself wishing for some of the junk that I can't have that's in my kitchen. I've already had more than 1/2 gallon of water today & I will drink more as the night progresses - as well as some green tea. Can't wait to weigh in tomorrow morning.

Day 2 - LOADING

So I gained 1.4 pounds with the loading yesterday. Not really disappointed because my weigh-in was lower than it had been all week & my norm has been 153/154.

Breakfast: 5 slices of turkey bacon w/2 fried egg whites on 2 pieces of wheat bread
After Breakfast Snack: A huge bowl of vanilla ice cream w/a ton of sprinkles

Lunch: I didn't really have lunch once again. I nibbled on some leftover chicken strips & took a nap instead. I also munched on some BBQ chips.

Dinner: 2 fried pork chops; rice & gravy; cabbage
After Dinner Snack: Another huge bowl of vanilla ice cream loaded w/sprinkles.

I drank much more water today. At least around 1/2 of gallon. Tomorrow is the first day of the 500 calorie diet. Hmmm....

Day 1 - LOADING

The 1st two days of the diet are loading days. You're supposed to eat as much fat/calories as possible. I didn't eat as much as I would've liked to. Also, I'm having problems keeping the sublingual mix under my tongue for longer than 5 minutes. I have a support person that's also doing the diet - shout out to A. She told me I need to stop trying to talk while it's in my mouth. So hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.

Breakfast:
Munched on a few chicken nuggets with my kids, then I went to breakfast with my girlfriend. I had a waffle with whipped cream as an appetizer. Then I had an egg white omelette with shrimp, avacado, pico de gallo & spinach with a side of homestyle hashbrowns. I had ice water with lemon to drink.

After all of that food, I went shopping for a few hours & went home & fell asleep so I didn't have any lunch.

Dinner:
Mexican with the family. I had a t-bone steak with grilled peppers and onions, lots of chips & salsa & I ate a whole bowl of guacamole by myself - my family doesn't like it. I ate a little bit of the rice & refried beans on the side & all of my pico de gallo & my stepson's portion, too. I love pico de gallo. I also had a gigantic mango frozen margarita.

When I got home, I had a cup of jasmine green tea without any sweetener.

My water intake definitely could've been better today. Right now I'm so stuffed I can barely sit here & type this. Curious to know what my weigh-in will be tomorrow.

BEFORE

I just weighed in & took my measurements. I am currently 150.6 pounds. My waist is 33.5 inches & my thighs are 23.5 inches. Here are my before pics. HUGE SIGH...

IN THE BEGINNING...

Like the rest of America, I want to lose weight but I'd prefer the quickest fix possible, sans surgery. Well maybe I shouldn't front. If I could afford to get all of my fat lipo-ed, I'd probably do just that. But since that isn't an option, hCG seems like the next best thing.

With this blog I will chronicle my weight loss & I try & keep the blog going at least 6 months to a year after I reach my goal weight just to track my progress in keeping the weight off.

For anyone interested in doing the hCG diet, the best thing I can tell you is to go to Yahoo & join the hCG Dieter's Group. However, I will forewarn you that there is soooo much information out there, it's exhausting.

With this introduction, I will give some information that I found helpful. I will actually start the diet tomorrow so I will post my first before picture on tomorrow with my beginning weight & measurements.

I've decided to go the sublingual route. I'd much rather ingest the hCG orally versus intravenously. For information on how to make the sublingual mix, check out this YouTube video by Mamaclok. She explains the whole process & she has some other interesting videos that explains the diet more in depth.

It was recommended in the beginning that I read Kevin Trudeau's book "The Weightloss Cure They Don't Want You To Know About." Well I ordered it & still haven't made it past page 29. Actually, I think it is very good information & if you have the time, by all means order it & read it. Make sure you get it from Half.com. I got mine on there for like 75 cents plus shipping.

Really the Yahoo Dieter's Group is more than enough information. They have the free manuscript of the doctor that originally developed this diet & most people follow his plan to the letter, just using Kevin Trudeau as supplemental information.

In case you're wondering what my weightloss story is, I'll share. Doesn't everyone have a story? Well almost all of my life I was skinny. When I graduated from high school almost 20 years ago, I was probably 100 pounds soaking wet. Up until I had my first child I was still buying children's clothes & wearing an adult size 0, some 2s.

6 years after high school I had my first child. I think at 9 months pregnant, I was barely 130 pounds. And right after I delivered, the weight just disappeared. So maybe I was 115 then. Just large enough that I was a full 2 and couldn't really wear children's clothes anymore.

Of course as I was aging, I was filling out as a woman. I moved here to GA 7 years ago. My child was 6 when we moved here just to give you an idea of time. I was just having to give all of my 2s away & moving into 4s. 2 years after moving here, I got married & I had on a size 4 when I got married. (I can't even get it over my hips now.) I was probably about 125 then.

After I got married, I had a bad case of the happy weight gain. I shot from 125 to 146 in a matter of 2 years. After we had been married for 2 years I had another child. Sad thing is I can't even blame my current weight situation on him. I was so very sick, I went from about 150 to 124 in a month's time. By the time I was 9 months pregnant, I still was only about 140.

So after I had him it was back to the happy weight gain. I went from 140 to 145 to 150 to 155 to 160. At my heaviest I was very close to 165. So I was steady riding the size train, until finally I landed at 12-14. My mom was giving me 14s that were too big for her & I could wear them. How disappointing was that.

If you can't tell by my weight loss ticker, I'm a shopaholic & when I was a size 0, 2, 4, even, shopping was so much fun. I could get all of these fabulous clothes for dirt cheap b/c no one wore the same size as me. I knew I needed to lose weight & decided to get serious after several events:

-See above - my mom giving me her too small clothes.
-Realizing that I was now bigger than I had been at 9 months pregnant with both children.
-Falling out of love with shopping.
-Going from a 7.5 to an 8 with my shoe size.
-The last straw was when my husband & I went to Puerto Rico for vacation. I had on a long dress & we walked around old San Juan all day long. I didn't know that as a member of the Thunder Thighs club, you need to wear Spanx or the likes when doing a lot of walking with a dress on. So after a day of walking, I had the worst rash ever. My thighs were red and swollen & I was in so much pain I could barely walk. Of course hubby thought it was funny but I felt so pathetic.

So, I found out about the hCG & here I am. Tomorrow will be my first day. I don't know how long I'm going to do it. 23 days is the min & 40 days is the max. I will guage my time by weight loss. My goal is to get down to 123 & float between 121 & 125. I will be updating daily to share what I'm eating, what I'm learning & most definitely my progress. It is my sincerest desire that I can inspire other women out there to take charge as well!