Weigh-in: 136.6 - Down 0.8 - I never did have a bathroom session so I definitely think that has alot to do with my weight loss. I had a session this morning & now my weight is back to what it was on yesterday.
Breakfast: 3-4 pieces of Applewood Bacon. If you've never tried the Wright brand at Wal-mart, please do. It's expensive but it is soooo good! Don't mean to offend any of my non-pork eaters, but in the words of Chris Rock, "If you are starving, a pig will save your life!"
Lunch: Barbecue flavored pork skins & some Master Cleanse lemonade. :(
Dinner: Lean Shake
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Day 1 - Phase 4 hCG
Weigh-in: 137.4 - though I gained 0.8, I was 139.4 at the end of phase 3 so I stayed within the 2 pound range & overall I'm pleased with the pounds & inches I've lost thus far.
Though it's not included in the title, I will continue with the CORE4 system for the next 21 days in hopes of reaching my goal of 125. If I do not reach 125 by day 21, I will go for another round of the hCG diet. This time, however, I will not stop taking the hCG until I reach my goal.
Yesterday I don't think I really did anything that contributed to my weight gain. Also, I'm taking into account the fact that I haven't had a "bathroom session" all day. I only had one food meal & the other two were shakes. I did have 1 or 2 petit fours - I'll be so glad when they're gone but I don't think that was it b/c I've been eating them without incident. I've been trying to will myself to go ahead & throw them out b/c it seems that I'm the only one eating them & there's still about 5 left.
I've already had one today. Plus I went to my mother-in-law's house for lunch today & had some mashed potatoes as well as some sweet peas & a small piece of fried chicken. I didn't have my Cheat with me to sprinkle on my food & all I can do is hold my breath for tomorrow's weigh-in. I had a shake for breakfast & a shake for dinner. So far I've had almost 96 oz of water & intend to drink another 36 so I'll have my gallon in for the day.
I'm supposed to be going to see Beyonce on Wednesday & you know I want to look good. I may have to fast until Wednesday. Maybe I'll just do the Master Cleanse lemonade tomorrow & then half the day on Wednesday & have a salad when we eat dinner before the concert.
Though it's not included in the title, I will continue with the CORE4 system for the next 21 days in hopes of reaching my goal of 125. If I do not reach 125 by day 21, I will go for another round of the hCG diet. This time, however, I will not stop taking the hCG until I reach my goal.
Yesterday I don't think I really did anything that contributed to my weight gain. Also, I'm taking into account the fact that I haven't had a "bathroom session" all day. I only had one food meal & the other two were shakes. I did have 1 or 2 petit fours - I'll be so glad when they're gone but I don't think that was it b/c I've been eating them without incident. I've been trying to will myself to go ahead & throw them out b/c it seems that I'm the only one eating them & there's still about 5 left.
I've already had one today. Plus I went to my mother-in-law's house for lunch today & had some mashed potatoes as well as some sweet peas & a small piece of fried chicken. I didn't have my Cheat with me to sprinkle on my food & all I can do is hold my breath for tomorrow's weigh-in. I had a shake for breakfast & a shake for dinner. So far I've had almost 96 oz of water & intend to drink another 36 so I'll have my gallon in for the day.
I'm supposed to be going to see Beyonce on Wednesday & you know I want to look good. I may have to fast until Wednesday. Maybe I'll just do the Master Cleanse lemonade tomorrow & then half the day on Wednesday & have a salad when we eat dinner before the concert.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
SOME MORE BEFORE & AFTER PICS
I've been slacking with the pics. I will try & remember to take a progress pic in the morning to post as well. The before pic is a pic from February of this year & the after is from a week ago when we were on vacation.
BEFORE
AFTER
Day 21 - FINAL DAY ON PHASE 3
Weigh-in: 136.6 - Down another 1.6 - it seems that the CORE4 is really helping me get back down. I will continue to use the system for the next 21 days in hopes that I can reach my goal of 125 & avoid doing another round on the hCG.
Last night I had 2 more petit fours, so the fact that I lost more weight is incredible. Maybe cake doesn't affect me like some other carbs (i.e. the hummus). Though I will be free to eat sugar & carbs as of tomorrow, I'm going to try & avoid them as much as possible as I still have more weight to lose.
After I finish this post, I'm going downstairs to make my breakfast shake. My goal is to have a raw veggie salad for lunch & then have a shake for dinner. I really want to see 135 on the scale tomorrow. 135.8 was where I was on the last day of the VLCD.
So I'm going to try & keep it cool & not mess up. I have 11.6 pounds left to lose. Let's see if the CORE4 system will help me reach my goal in the next 3 weeks.
Last night I had 2 more petit fours, so the fact that I lost more weight is incredible. Maybe cake doesn't affect me like some other carbs (i.e. the hummus). Though I will be free to eat sugar & carbs as of tomorrow, I'm going to try & avoid them as much as possible as I still have more weight to lose.
After I finish this post, I'm going downstairs to make my breakfast shake. My goal is to have a raw veggie salad for lunch & then have a shake for dinner. I really want to see 135 on the scale tomorrow. 135.8 was where I was on the last day of the VLCD.
So I'm going to try & keep it cool & not mess up. I have 11.6 pounds left to lose. Let's see if the CORE4 system will help me reach my goal in the next 3 weeks.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Before & After
Family & friends keep telling me that even if you don't look at the rest of my body, my weight loss is very visible in my face. So I decided to do some before and after pics of my face. At first I wasn't going to show my face on this blog but hey, what the heck?
What do you think? Is the difference very noticeable?
BEFORE
NOW
What do you think? Is the difference very noticeable?
BEFORE
NOW
Day 20 - CORE4/Phase 3
Weigh-in: 138.2 - down 1.0 & that was without my infamous "bathroom session." LOL However, I didn't have a solid food meal on yesterday. I was running around preparing for my 3 year old's b-day party & didn't take time to eat. So I had a shake for breakfast & a shake for dinner & the only solid food I had during the day was some leftover cashews that were stashed in my van. Oh wait last night, while I was prepping some food for the party, I cheated with a single petit four.
Today was my 3 year old's party & we were doing it at a train museum so the party was at 10:30 a.m. I got up before 6 to cook for the party & run to Wally World for some last minute items. I cooked up until right before we walked out the door to head to the party. So I didn't even have time to make a shake.
At the party, phase 3 went right out of the window! I had 4 or 5 slices of bacon, some hashbrown casserole & a 1/2 of a plain bagel with blueberry cream cheese. If you haven't tried the blueberry cream cheese, you should. It's really tasty. But, wait. I'm not trying to be a bad influence. However, I was able to control myself when it was cake time. I didn't have any of my son's birthday cake & the only ice cream I had was the little bit that I caught with my hand to prevent it from spilling on the floor.
So all & all I guess my cheat could've been worse. But I did realize that my appetite is nothing like it was before. I have no desire to stuff my face like I did in the past. And of course I will have no more solid food today. I will have a shake for dinner & drink as much water as I can & that is it.
I'm hoping that the worse thing will happen is that I will stay at 138.2. Lord knows I don't want to see any crazy numbers on that scale tomorrow morning.
Today was my 3 year old's party & we were doing it at a train museum so the party was at 10:30 a.m. I got up before 6 to cook for the party & run to Wally World for some last minute items. I cooked up until right before we walked out the door to head to the party. So I didn't even have time to make a shake.
At the party, phase 3 went right out of the window! I had 4 or 5 slices of bacon, some hashbrown casserole & a 1/2 of a plain bagel with blueberry cream cheese. If you haven't tried the blueberry cream cheese, you should. It's really tasty. But, wait. I'm not trying to be a bad influence. However, I was able to control myself when it was cake time. I didn't have any of my son's birthday cake & the only ice cream I had was the little bit that I caught with my hand to prevent it from spilling on the floor.
So all & all I guess my cheat could've been worse. But I did realize that my appetite is nothing like it was before. I have no desire to stuff my face like I did in the past. And of course I will have no more solid food today. I will have a shake for dinner & drink as much water as I can & that is it.
I'm hoping that the worse thing will happen is that I will stay at 138.2. Lord knows I don't want to see any crazy numbers on that scale tomorrow morning.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day 19 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 139.2 -Up 0.6. I think the saying is if something appears too good to be true then it probably is. Well, I guess that applies to my weight loss on yesterday. However, I still think a 1.6 loss over 2 days is pretty good.
Basically the only thing that I did different yesterday (2 shakes & 1 raw veggie salad) was that at about 9:30 PM I had to go out & I had the munchies & stopped at a gas station & grabbed a bag of spicy pork rinds & a bag of cashews. I ate the entire bag of skins & half of the cashews.
Also, I usually don't weigh in until after I've had my morning bathroom session. For some reason I still haven't gone yet. Not that I'm making excuses. Just trying to determine what caused the gain is all.
Well today will be the same - 2 shakes & a raw veggie salad minus the late night snack attack.
2 days left on phase 3!
Basically the only thing that I did different yesterday (2 shakes & 1 raw veggie salad) was that at about 9:30 PM I had to go out & I had the munchies & stopped at a gas station & grabbed a bag of spicy pork rinds & a bag of cashews. I ate the entire bag of skins & half of the cashews.
Also, I usually don't weigh in until after I've had my morning bathroom session. For some reason I still haven't gone yet. Not that I'm making excuses. Just trying to determine what caused the gain is all.
Well today will be the same - 2 shakes & a raw veggie salad minus the late night snack attack.
2 days left on phase 3!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Day 18 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 138.6 - down 2.2 - I can't believe it.
Here's what I think attributed to the weightloss. First & foremost I was backed up b/c I hadn't been taking my Flush pills. I finally remembered to take them last night & all I'll say is boy was I backed up.
Also, I drank a gallon of water on yesterday, plus or minus a few ounces. I also had 2 Lean shakes for meals & only one food meal & it was a raw veggie salad along w/some steamed zucchini.
So...since that seems to have worked, I will be doing 2 Lean shakes today & only one food meal, which will be a raw salad & some sort of steamed veggies. I'm going light on the meat for now. And of course I will be making sure that I drink at least a gallon of water as well.
Here's what I think attributed to the weightloss. First & foremost I was backed up b/c I hadn't been taking my Flush pills. I finally remembered to take them last night & all I'll say is boy was I backed up.
Also, I drank a gallon of water on yesterday, plus or minus a few ounces. I also had 2 Lean shakes for meals & only one food meal & it was a raw veggie salad along w/some steamed zucchini.
So...since that seems to have worked, I will be doing 2 Lean shakes today & only one food meal, which will be a raw salad & some sort of steamed veggies. I'm going light on the meat for now. And of course I will be making sure that I drink at least a gallon of water as well.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Days 11-17 CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Yeah I've been out of the loop for a minute. I thought with the CORE4, phase 3 would be a breeze & I would be the exception & actually lose weight. Boy was I WRONG!!
I did however, find out that the actual weight that I should be using as a measure for this phase was the weight on my last dose of hCG day, not the weight on the last day of phase 2 (end of the final 72 hours of VLCD), if that makes sense. So that was day 34 & I was 139.4 so I'm supposed to maintain between 137.4 & 141.4. So the good news is I haven't gone beyond 141.4, nor do I plan to.
Here are my weigh-ins from the past few days. I went on vacation days 13-15 & wasn't weighing. I cheated with alcohol while on vacation. Day 13 I had 2 margaritas & a frozen rum daiquiri. Day 14 I had about a half bottle of white wine & 1 spoonful of my son's ice cream.
I've also been doing some random cheating like having a few sips of soda, or eating a jalapeno pretzel here & there. I also had a cup of pink lemonade because we were out of bottled water & it was late at night & I despise tap water.
All in all, I only gained 1 pound while on vacation but I'm still gaining, unfortunately. Today I'm up another 0.4. I know it's the small cheats here & there & I haven't been taking my Flush & I haven't been getting in my normal water intake. I only have 4 more days on phase 3 & I'll be honest, I'm just trying to make it through. I don't know what I'm going to do on the next phase. I don't know if I should go full swing on the CORE4 & hit the gym or if I should do the lemonade diet for a week just to at least see 135 again.
I plan to do another round of hCG as soon as my 21 day waiting period is up. I will do an approximate 26 day round this time because I have to be done with phase 3 for my trip to Miami for Labor Day.
I plan to get some pics up & in the very near future. I have some saved in my camera as well as I wanna do a tankini comparison shot from my vacation in February vs. my tankini pics from this past week's vacation.
Well, here are my weigh-ins:
Day 11: 140.4 (at my peak from the hummus)
Day 12: 139.4 (coming down as the hummus was working its way out of my system)
Day 13: vacation
Burger w/o bread for lunch; 2 frozen margaritas. Blackened tuna steak w/a salad for dinner; 1 frozen rum drink.
Day 14: vacation
2 pcs of grilled chicken & egg whites for brunch - spoonful of ice cream after brunch; Scallop & seared tuna salad for appetizer. A ribeye steak & creamed spinach for dinner; glass of white wine + another 1/2 bottle of white wine after dinner.
Day 15: vacation
grilled chicken salad + a burger w/o bread for brunch; part of a berry smoothie for lunch; cheated with a few jalapeno pretzels.
Day 16: 140.4
Lean shake for brunch; salad w/broccoli, carrots, cucumbers & tomatoes & steamed zucchini for dinner. Snacked on macadamia nuts & a few of the leftover jalapeno pretzels from our trip.
Day 17: 140.8 (no more cheats, no matter how small!)
Lean shake for brunch
I did however, find out that the actual weight that I should be using as a measure for this phase was the weight on my last dose of hCG day, not the weight on the last day of phase 2 (end of the final 72 hours of VLCD), if that makes sense. So that was day 34 & I was 139.4 so I'm supposed to maintain between 137.4 & 141.4. So the good news is I haven't gone beyond 141.4, nor do I plan to.
Here are my weigh-ins from the past few days. I went on vacation days 13-15 & wasn't weighing. I cheated with alcohol while on vacation. Day 13 I had 2 margaritas & a frozen rum daiquiri. Day 14 I had about a half bottle of white wine & 1 spoonful of my son's ice cream.
I've also been doing some random cheating like having a few sips of soda, or eating a jalapeno pretzel here & there. I also had a cup of pink lemonade because we were out of bottled water & it was late at night & I despise tap water.
All in all, I only gained 1 pound while on vacation but I'm still gaining, unfortunately. Today I'm up another 0.4. I know it's the small cheats here & there & I haven't been taking my Flush & I haven't been getting in my normal water intake. I only have 4 more days on phase 3 & I'll be honest, I'm just trying to make it through. I don't know what I'm going to do on the next phase. I don't know if I should go full swing on the CORE4 & hit the gym or if I should do the lemonade diet for a week just to at least see 135 again.
I plan to do another round of hCG as soon as my 21 day waiting period is up. I will do an approximate 26 day round this time because I have to be done with phase 3 for my trip to Miami for Labor Day.
I plan to get some pics up & in the very near future. I have some saved in my camera as well as I wanna do a tankini comparison shot from my vacation in February vs. my tankini pics from this past week's vacation.
Well, here are my weigh-ins:
Day 11: 140.4 (at my peak from the hummus)
Day 12: 139.4 (coming down as the hummus was working its way out of my system)
Day 13: vacation
Burger w/o bread for lunch; 2 frozen margaritas. Blackened tuna steak w/a salad for dinner; 1 frozen rum drink.
Day 14: vacation
2 pcs of grilled chicken & egg whites for brunch - spoonful of ice cream after brunch; Scallop & seared tuna salad for appetizer. A ribeye steak & creamed spinach for dinner; glass of white wine + another 1/2 bottle of white wine after dinner.
Day 15: vacation
grilled chicken salad + a burger w/o bread for brunch; part of a berry smoothie for lunch; cheated with a few jalapeno pretzels.
Day 16: 140.4
Lean shake for brunch; salad w/broccoli, carrots, cucumbers & tomatoes & steamed zucchini for dinner. Snacked on macadamia nuts & a few of the leftover jalapeno pretzels from our trip.
Day 17: 140.8 (no more cheats, no matter how small!)
Lean shake for brunch
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Days 7 - 10 CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
My apologies. I have a very bad habit of disappearing when I'm not doing so well with this weight loss. As I suspected in my last post, the trip to the Japanese Steakhouse caused me to gain weight. But it didn't stop there. Since then I have gained another almost 3 pounds. I have been almost to the point of tears.
However, God is good (all the time)! I talked to my diet partner today & found out that the reason why I've been gaining is sooo simple - HUMMUS. It never even occurred to me that hummus could be bad in anyway. No sugar. Organic. All veggies. But those darned chick peas! Nothing but starch/carbs. I've had 2 tubs of hummus in the past few days because I simply didn't know.
By the time I found out it was too late to do a steak day today. So I'll be doing a steak day tomorrow & Friday to try & stabilize.
Day7 weigh-in: 138.8
Day 8 weigh-in: 138.4
Day 9 weigh-in: 139.2
Day 10 weigh-in: 139.6
However, God is good (all the time)! I talked to my diet partner today & found out that the reason why I've been gaining is sooo simple - HUMMUS. It never even occurred to me that hummus could be bad in anyway. No sugar. Organic. All veggies. But those darned chick peas! Nothing but starch/carbs. I've had 2 tubs of hummus in the past few days because I simply didn't know.
By the time I found out it was too late to do a steak day today. So I'll be doing a steak day tomorrow & Friday to try & stabilize.
Day7 weigh-in: 138.8
Day 8 weigh-in: 138.4
Day 9 weigh-in: 139.2
Day 10 weigh-in: 139.6
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Day 6 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 136.8 - down another 1.0 pound.
No breakfast.
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, strawberries & mangoes
Dinner: I know I'll probably pay for this at tomorrow's weigh-in. I went to a Japanese steakhouse & had the miso soup (cheated w/the little flour droppings that they have in the soup), 1.5 salads (mine & half of my 2 year old's), hibachi steak (& some of my 2 year old's chicken) & a triple serving of hibachi veggies.
I've also munched on macadamia nuts & raw carrots since I've been home from the restaurant. I got on the scale a few minutes ago & I was up almost 6 pounds. UGH!
I'm almost dreading tomorrow. I'll drink about 1/2 gallon of water before bed with hopes that the combo of water & the Flush capsules will help me at least get back down to today's weigh-in. Even if I don't lose anything, I'm okay; I just don't want to see a gain.
No breakfast.
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, strawberries & mangoes
Dinner: I know I'll probably pay for this at tomorrow's weigh-in. I went to a Japanese steakhouse & had the miso soup (cheated w/the little flour droppings that they have in the soup), 1.5 salads (mine & half of my 2 year old's), hibachi steak (& some of my 2 year old's chicken) & a triple serving of hibachi veggies.
I've also munched on macadamia nuts & raw carrots since I've been home from the restaurant. I got on the scale a few minutes ago & I was up almost 6 pounds. UGH!
I'm almost dreading tomorrow. I'll drink about 1/2 gallon of water before bed with hopes that the combo of water & the Flush capsules will help me at least get back down to today's weigh-in. Even if I don't lose anything, I'm okay; I just don't want to see a gain.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Day 5 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 137.8 - down 1.2 - HALLELUJAH!
No breakfast
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, blueberries & raspberries
Green tea
Dinner: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, blueberries & raspberries & part of my hubby's shake - his had milk, ice, bananas & strawberries + later on I had some philly cheesesteak (minus the cheese) with onions over a bed of romaine lettuce sans salad dressing.
After dinner snack: unsalted macadamia nuts & carrot sticks w/hummus
No breakfast
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, blueberries & raspberries
Green tea
Dinner: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, blueberries & raspberries & part of my hubby's shake - his had milk, ice, bananas & strawberries + later on I had some philly cheesesteak (minus the cheese) with onions over a bed of romaine lettuce sans salad dressing.
After dinner snack: unsalted macadamia nuts & carrot sticks w/hummus
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Day 4 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 139.0 - DISGUSTING!!! I wanted to puke this morning when I got on the scale. A quarter pound of cheese made me gain almost 3 pounds. Well at least I know that cheese overkill means weight gain for me. I was a definite cheeseaholic in the past. Now I think I'll try & avoid it as much as possible. On the bright side, I weighed myself when I got in from picking the kids up & I was down to 138.2. Will I ever see 135 again?
Breakfast: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, pineapples & peaches
Green tea
Lunch: A Bosch pear
Dinner: Lean shake with water, ice, mangoes, strawberries & bananas
If I have anything else, it will be some raw carrot sticks. I gotta get some of these pounds back off. I was so bloated today my stomach was back protruding & I CAN'T have that!
Breakfast: Lean shake with water, ice, bananas, pineapples & peaches
Green tea
Lunch: A Bosch pear
Dinner: Lean shake with water, ice, mangoes, strawberries & bananas
If I have anything else, it will be some raw carrot sticks. I gotta get some of these pounds back off. I was so bloated today my stomach was back protruding & I CAN'T have that!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Day 3 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 136.4 - no change. SIGH...
Breakfast: Lean shake with water, ice, peaches & bananas.
Green tea
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, strawberries, bananas & mangoes.
Dinner: Raw spinach salad w/cucumbers, onions, tomatoes & broccoli & a little bit of Italian dressing.
Sauteed okra in butter.
I went to the grocery store today & went crazy for a minute. I went to the deli section & purchased a quarter pound of pepper jack sliced cheese. Even though I did have a little help from my 2 year old, that cheese was gone by the time I got home. NOT GOOD!
Also I've decided not to purchase any almond milk at this time. It contains organic raw sugar cane juice & that's a no-no for phase 3. Plus, my shakes are still delicious with plain water.
Breakfast: Lean shake with water, ice, peaches & bananas.
Green tea
Lunch: Lean shake with water, ice, strawberries, bananas & mangoes.
Dinner: Raw spinach salad w/cucumbers, onions, tomatoes & broccoli & a little bit of Italian dressing.
Sauteed okra in butter.
I went to the grocery store today & went crazy for a minute. I went to the deli section & purchased a quarter pound of pepper jack sliced cheese. Even though I did have a little help from my 2 year old, that cheese was gone by the time I got home. NOT GOOD!
Also I've decided not to purchase any almond milk at this time. It contains organic raw sugar cane juice & that's a no-no for phase 3. Plus, my shakes are still delicious with plain water.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Day 2 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 136.4 - down 0.6 - I gained 1.2 so I guess I lost half of it today & hopefully I will lose the other half by tomorrow & get back down to 135.8.
Breakfast: Water & green tea
Lunch: Lean shake with strawberries & banana - it was really delicious. I imagined that I was drinking a Chic-fil-a shake - lol. Tomorrow I plan to buy some almond milk & make my version of Chic-fil-a's new peach milkshake. I'm trying to keep my dairy to a bare minimum.
Dinner: Philly cheese steak salad: steak, mild cheddar, sauteed onions, raw tomatoes over lettuce sans salad dressing. I've gotten accustomed to eating dry salads from phase 2 so it really doesn't bother me.
You're supposed to stabilize on phase 3 of the hCG diet & your weight shouldn't fluctuate more than 2 pounds either way. Since I was 135.8 on my last day of the VLCD, technically I won't know if the CORE4 is really working (in my mind) until I'm lower than 133.8 and able to continue losing.
I keep saying I'm going to work out. I even have the energy to do so. I just don't want to - just too darned lazy. I've decided to hold off on joining the gym for now. If I do any exercising, I'll just go to the track & do the run/walk training or simply power walk for a few miles.
My progress photo outfit is in the washer machine right now. I will definitely take some more progress pics by the end of the week & post them.
Breakfast: Water & green tea
Lunch: Lean shake with strawberries & banana - it was really delicious. I imagined that I was drinking a Chic-fil-a shake - lol. Tomorrow I plan to buy some almond milk & make my version of Chic-fil-a's new peach milkshake. I'm trying to keep my dairy to a bare minimum.
Dinner: Philly cheese steak salad: steak, mild cheddar, sauteed onions, raw tomatoes over lettuce sans salad dressing. I've gotten accustomed to eating dry salads from phase 2 so it really doesn't bother me.
You're supposed to stabilize on phase 3 of the hCG diet & your weight shouldn't fluctuate more than 2 pounds either way. Since I was 135.8 on my last day of the VLCD, technically I won't know if the CORE4 is really working (in my mind) until I'm lower than 133.8 and able to continue losing.
I keep saying I'm going to work out. I even have the energy to do so. I just don't want to - just too darned lazy. I've decided to hold off on joining the gym for now. If I do any exercising, I'll just go to the track & do the run/walk training or simply power walk for a few miles.
My progress photo outfit is in the washer machine right now. I will definitely take some more progress pics by the end of the week & post them.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Day 1 - CORE4/Phase 3 hCG
Weigh-in: 137.0 - up 1.2 - I knew it & it's almost that time of the month so I'm holding my breath for tomorrow's weigh-in. However, believe it or not, I'm still losing inches. My stomach has gotten even smaller. I will take another progress pic tomorrow if the scale isn't too mean to me.
Breakfast: green tea & water
Lunch: WAFFLE HOUSE!!!! I had to have some real food today since this was my first day being off the VLCD. I had not one, but two grilled chicken patties. I also had some egg whites with a slice of pepper jack cheese. I was so excited to be eating, I didn't remember to sprinkle the Cheat on my food until it was almost gone. I swear I ate that food in 2 minutes flat. I immediately went home & weighed myself, thinking the food was going to do instant damage. I was still exactly 137.0.
Dinner: CORE4 Lean Shake (which didn't taste bad at all-I mixed mine with 8 oz of water & some frozen mangoes, pineapples & peaches) & then I had a piece of leftover hamburger (sprinkled with Cheat, of course) from last night - it was less than 1/2 of a burger & I nibbled a few pieces of my 2 year old's turkey burger - 2 or 3 very small pieces.
I'm hoping to get back to 135.8 by tomorrow but I think that may be wishful thinking. :-/
Breakfast: green tea & water
Lunch: WAFFLE HOUSE!!!! I had to have some real food today since this was my first day being off the VLCD. I had not one, but two grilled chicken patties. I also had some egg whites with a slice of pepper jack cheese. I was so excited to be eating, I didn't remember to sprinkle the Cheat on my food until it was almost gone. I swear I ate that food in 2 minutes flat. I immediately went home & weighed myself, thinking the food was going to do instant damage. I was still exactly 137.0.
Dinner: CORE4 Lean Shake (which didn't taste bad at all-I mixed mine with 8 oz of water & some frozen mangoes, pineapples & peaches) & then I had a piece of leftover hamburger (sprinkled with Cheat, of course) from last night - it was less than 1/2 of a burger & I nibbled a few pieces of my 2 year old's turkey burger - 2 or 3 very small pieces.
I'm hoping to get back to 135.8 by tomorrow but I think that may be wishful thinking. :-/
Days 37 - (35th & FINAL) VLCD
Weigh-in: 135.8 whoo hooo - I made it to 135. However, I am scared that the results won't last since the hCG is completely out of my system. I hear people tend to have problems with weight gain in the next phase of the hCG. Though the idea is to typically stabilize your weight as this point & not allow it to fluctuate more than 2 pounds in either direction, my plan is to continue to lose weight with my new diet plan that I've been talking about.
Didn't have any breakfast because I went to church.
For lunch I had 4 huge scallops that I didn't weigh along with some spinach that I also didn't weigh. Hey it was the last day!
For dinner, I totally fouled up & will pay for it tomorrow. My husband decided to grill out & have his uncle over to watch the NBA finals. I had 2 shrimp skewers, 1.5 hamburgers seasoned with Jack Daniels barbecue sauce & wrapped in lettuce with onions & tomatoes. Those burgers were soooo good, I just couldn't help myself.
Just as fast as 135 came I know it will leave. :(
Didn't have any breakfast because I went to church.
For lunch I had 4 huge scallops that I didn't weigh along with some spinach that I also didn't weigh. Hey it was the last day!
For dinner, I totally fouled up & will pay for it tomorrow. My husband decided to grill out & have his uncle over to watch the NBA finals. I had 2 shrimp skewers, 1.5 hamburgers seasoned with Jack Daniels barbecue sauce & wrapped in lettuce with onions & tomatoes. Those burgers were soooo good, I just couldn't help myself.
Just as fast as 135 came I know it will leave. :(
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Day 36 (34th day) VLCD
Weigh-in: 137.6 - down 1.0
Breakfast: Water & Green Tea
Lunch:
I went to Cheesecake Factory today & had the Steak Diane sans the mushroom wine sauce & any butter/oils. I also had grilled onions plain & I mixed the steak & onions with plain romaine lettuce & used lemon juice as the salad dressing. I also sprinkled the Cheat on my food.
Since I had 2 veggies at once & the steak was pretty big I didn't eat anything else today, just drank plenty of water & had one Flush capsule since I'm about to go to bed.
If I continue to lose at this rate, I'll see 135 on Monday & I'll be down to the 10 pound mark. I hope the last 10 are easier than these first ones have been.
Breakfast: Water & Green Tea
Lunch:
I went to Cheesecake Factory today & had the Steak Diane sans the mushroom wine sauce & any butter/oils. I also had grilled onions plain & I mixed the steak & onions with plain romaine lettuce & used lemon juice as the salad dressing. I also sprinkled the Cheat on my food.
Since I had 2 veggies at once & the steak was pretty big I didn't eat anything else today, just drank plenty of water & had one Flush capsule since I'm about to go to bed.
If I continue to lose at this rate, I'll see 135 on Monday & I'll be down to the 10 pound mark. I hope the last 10 are easier than these first ones have been.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Days 32 - 35 (30th-33rd days) VLCD
Well this time I haven't really been MIA b/c I was doing bad. Then again, maybe that is the case.
These last days my weight has been going up & down. I got as low as 137.8 on day 30 but I haven't been able to get back to 137 since.
Granted, I can't blame anyone but myself for my poor performance on this diet. I was cheating daily with nuts. Sometimes I'd still lose & then other times I'd gain.
So Day 32 weigh-in was 139.0; Day 33 was 138.0; Day 34 as 139.4 & today's weigh-in was 138.6. I took my last dose of hCG on yesterday. So I'm done with the 1st day of the 3 days of the low calorie diet that you must do after you take your final dose.
Today I had about 5 oz. of 93% lean ground beef with about 5 oz. of onions. I still weigh (sometimes) but I don't really tracking calories anymore. For a snack I had strawberries but I didn't weigh them.
For dinner I went to Chic-Fil-A & purchased a chargrilled patty, plain. I brought it home, seasoned it & cooked it for about 5 minutes & then I cut it up over some raw spinach that I did not weigh, either.
I think I mentioned it but to lose the last pounds I need to reach my goal I will be trying a new diet plan. Well actually I've started taking some of the products already. Yesterday, I sprinkled the Cheat on my food at both meals. Then last night I took some of the Flush.
So I was down 0.8 today but of course I don't know if it's the new diet plan or if it's the hCG. I do know that I didn't have any nuts yesterday for the first time in a few days. I won't know until after the hCG is totally out of my system. Most people don't lose weight in the next phase of the hCG diet. So if I continue to lose weight, then I will know that it is my new diet plan.
I do know that the Flush is working. I've been going to the bathroom all day. I definitely expect to see a loss on tomorrow because I know I've dropped a couple pounds in the toilet alone today - sorry if that's TMI.
So I will continue to blog but now I will be trying something different. I still have 13.6 pounds to lose & my goal is to lose them by the end of this month. Though I've lost inches, I still need to lose more inches in my thighs & hips & I also need to tone my abs & arms.
So I will be working out as well...
These last days my weight has been going up & down. I got as low as 137.8 on day 30 but I haven't been able to get back to 137 since.
Granted, I can't blame anyone but myself for my poor performance on this diet. I was cheating daily with nuts. Sometimes I'd still lose & then other times I'd gain.
So Day 32 weigh-in was 139.0; Day 33 was 138.0; Day 34 as 139.4 & today's weigh-in was 138.6. I took my last dose of hCG on yesterday. So I'm done with the 1st day of the 3 days of the low calorie diet that you must do after you take your final dose.
Today I had about 5 oz. of 93% lean ground beef with about 5 oz. of onions. I still weigh (sometimes) but I don't really tracking calories anymore. For a snack I had strawberries but I didn't weigh them.
For dinner I went to Chic-Fil-A & purchased a chargrilled patty, plain. I brought it home, seasoned it & cooked it for about 5 minutes & then I cut it up over some raw spinach that I did not weigh, either.
I think I mentioned it but to lose the last pounds I need to reach my goal I will be trying a new diet plan. Well actually I've started taking some of the products already. Yesterday, I sprinkled the Cheat on my food at both meals. Then last night I took some of the Flush.
So I was down 0.8 today but of course I don't know if it's the new diet plan or if it's the hCG. I do know that I didn't have any nuts yesterday for the first time in a few days. I won't know until after the hCG is totally out of my system. Most people don't lose weight in the next phase of the hCG diet. So if I continue to lose weight, then I will know that it is my new diet plan.
I do know that the Flush is working. I've been going to the bathroom all day. I definitely expect to see a loss on tomorrow because I know I've dropped a couple pounds in the toilet alone today - sorry if that's TMI.
So I will continue to blog but now I will be trying something different. I still have 13.6 pounds to lose & my goal is to lose them by the end of this month. Though I've lost inches, I still need to lose more inches in my thighs & hips & I also need to tone my abs & arms.
So I will be working out as well...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Days 30 & 31 (28th & 29th days) VLCD
Day 30 Weigh-in: 137.8
Day 31 Weigh-in: 139.0
I always go MIA when I'm not doing too good. I'm still stalling at 139 even today. I was going to take my last dose of hCG today & move on to something else that I found out about that doesn't call for you to be on such a strict diet. (Of course I'll share once I begin.)
However, I think I may continue the hCG until I get to 135 - which is 4 more pounds. That way when I start the new program, I will only have 10 pounds to go. I have changed my goal from 123 to 125. My hubby is already tripping about me getting smaller so I won't push it.
I did work out today. I did 2 sets of thigh exercises & then I did 15 minutes of interval training - I walked for 60 seconds, then jogged for 40 seconds, repeating the cycle throughout the entire workout.
Though it was only for 15 minutes, I was sweating like I had been working out for hours. I will try & keep this up for the rest of the week.
My scheduled day to stop the hCG was Saturday & I think I will stay on until then. I really thought I would've made my goal by now. Overall I'm satisfied because I've definitely lost more inches than anything. I still have some inches to lose in my all-too-resistant thighs & some toning to do in my arms & abs. But that's where the rest of the weight loss will come from.
Day 31 Weigh-in: 139.0
I always go MIA when I'm not doing too good. I'm still stalling at 139 even today. I was going to take my last dose of hCG today & move on to something else that I found out about that doesn't call for you to be on such a strict diet. (Of course I'll share once I begin.)
However, I think I may continue the hCG until I get to 135 - which is 4 more pounds. That way when I start the new program, I will only have 10 pounds to go. I have changed my goal from 123 to 125. My hubby is already tripping about me getting smaller so I won't push it.
I did work out today. I did 2 sets of thigh exercises & then I did 15 minutes of interval training - I walked for 60 seconds, then jogged for 40 seconds, repeating the cycle throughout the entire workout.
Though it was only for 15 minutes, I was sweating like I had been working out for hours. I will try & keep this up for the rest of the week.
My scheduled day to stop the hCG was Saturday & I think I will stay on until then. I really thought I would've made my goal by now. Overall I'm satisfied because I've definitely lost more inches than anything. I still have some inches to lose in my all-too-resistant thighs & some toning to do in my arms & abs. But that's where the rest of the weight loss will come from.
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