Day 2 - Phase 4 hCG

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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!