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.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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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