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!
Friday, June 26, 2009
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!
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