Day 5, VLCD

Still not feeling quite right

I still feel a little weak today. TOM is supposed to show up soon and I know in the past I've had some of these same feelings when it was around the corner. Hopefully that's the problem. I did release 2 pounds making a total of 9.4 pounds gone, again.... (hate it when I have to get rid of the same pounds over and over again.) Good news is that I do feel thinner.

Nothing really interesting to report. Might have some people over one day this weekend to shoot some fireworks but that's about it. I found a new recipe for stuffed tomato that I might try. 

Breakfast

Coffee

Stored Fat

Water

Lunch

Chicken

Asparagus

Grapefruit

Dinner

Orange Roughy
Tomatoes
Strawberries

Oh snap!

I was so happy to be down 2.8 pounds in two days and then today I'm up 1.2. I think I might know the culprit though. It was time to color my hair this weekend and I have a super busy schedule so I decided to do it last night. It is the first time I've ever colored my hair while on hCG. Well, without thinking, I opened the Avocado OIL... and poured it into the mixing bottle. After doing so, I'm like oops probably shouldn't have used that. It was too late and I wasn't going to waste it. So, hopefully tomorrow will bring a big release and I'll be in the 170s... a girl can dream can't she? :) Currently at 181.6

Tough Round

Well, I have to say this round is tougher than the last. My head is just not in the game this time. I have been considering just quitting even though I haven't made it to the minimum 23 days of doses. After serious consideration, I decided I can make it at least 10 more days, 7 dose days and 3 no hcg/VLCD, not including today. I hope it gets me at least to the 170's, even if it is 179 I will be satisfied. I'm at 183.2 now so I'd have to drop 4 pounds in 7 days. If I can get my head in it for at least the next 7 days I can do it.

For anyone who is thinking of doing HCG, my advice is to make sure you are 100% committed and have little to no outside stress to interfere. I know it is near impossible to have a stress free life, but when I started this round I already knew that I had a lot going on but thought I'd be strong enough to push through. Things just got worse and now I regret starting this round because I'm just not committed as I should be.I'm on day 15 and have released only 9 pounds. Previous rounds I was down 15 - 18 pounds. I know that weight reduction slows as you get closer to your normal weight range so that is a factor as well. I'm close to normal weight range according to WebMD, which for my height is between 130 and 180. My ultimate goal is 165, which will happen, but not until next year.

Make it a good day!

Short Round

I have decided to do a short round. A couple of reasons: I really am not into it as I should be and I think it would be best to give myself more days before my Vegas trip to stabilize. In my opinion, stabilizing is the most important part of the protocol. I'd also like to focus on exercising to tone my new body and keep my heart strong with cardio. I might do another round in the future, but not until next year. I'm am mostly satisfied with my new shape and just need a break. I have had way too much going on in my personal life. I'm actually surprised I've stuck it out this long. I just think I was that determined and now that I'm feeling good about myself it's time for a break.

I also lost about 5 days with of hCG. I was holding the bottle trying to get my dose out and condensation started to form and it slipped from hands. Luckily I caught it but still a lot splashed out and got all over the place. As long as there are no mishaps with the next bottle, it should put me right around 10/26/10 for my last dose. That's a 25 day round. I'm good with that.

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored Body Fat

Lunch
Chicken
Asparagus
Water

Dinner
Beef
Onions
Grapefruit

Crazy Night

I usually do not go out or do much of anything while on the "juice" but last night I decided to go out on the town. I, yes me, drank alcohol. I had Vodka and Ice Tea with Stevia, my favorite beverage. I also was up for over 25/26 hours straight. I weighed myself expecting the worst and ended up releasing 2 pounds here on Day 5 of VLCD. Wow! I'm certainly not advocating what I did but it didn't seem to hinder my progress. However, sometimes, for me anyway, the effects do not show up until the second day after the oopsie... We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Lunch
Beef
Tomatoes

Dinner
Orange Roughy
Asparagus
grapefruit

Round 4, Day 3 (10/07/2010)

Yay! Released another 2.6 pounds. I felt a little dizzy this morning but that seems to be norm for me the first couple of days on VLCD. I'm fine now. I even took my walk at break with no problems.

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored Fat

Lunch
Cucumber
96/4 beef
Strawberries

Dinner
Orange Roughy
Spinach
Grapefruit

Round 4, Day 2

I had a couple of thoughts today of wanting to eat something outside of protocol, but I think it was more out of boredom or just getting out of the P3/4 mind set. The day is almost over and I did well. When I got those thoughts, I just drank more water or kept myself busy with something else until the thoughts went away and I forgot about it.

I also went shopping because it is starting to get cold and I have no fall/winter clothes that fit me anymore. It's both cool and expensive at the same time continually buying clothes. I'm afraid I'll have to do it again by the end of the round. That's fine cuz I'll be buying my Vegas wardrobe! :)

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Body Fat

Lunch
Chicken
Celery

Dinner
Beef
Lettuce
Grapefruit
Apple "Soda" (apple cider vinegar, water, stevia)

Round 4 has begun!

On Saturday, I started round 4 of hCG. Things have been a little crazy lately so I was not as prepared as I usually am. I added another load day because load day 2 I only ate one meal and ended up losing instead of gaining. Today is my first day of the low calorie portion of the protocol. I have been getting all my water in and as a result have pretty much taken residence in the bathroom here at work. I sure didn't miss this part that is for sure.

Also, I am on a tight schedule because my birthday is coming up and I am going to Vegas. The same day I started loading and taking hCG is the same day TOM decided to visit. I continued taking hCG because I don't really have any time to waste and I already had to take an extra day of loading. Mine only lasts 3 - 4 days and aren't really that bad so I decided to continue. Hopefully it won't hinder my results.

Additionally with the unpreparedness, I have not done my before pictures. I am hoping to do that tonight.

Breakfast
Stored Fat
Coffee
Water

Lunch
Chicken
Asparagus

Dinner
Hamburger
Onions
Grapefruit

Yay! 3 pound release

So much better today! 3 pound release. I'm stunned and ecstatic at the same time. I think a mix of celery and chicken at dinner is my ultimate fat burner. I notice I have bigger releases when I have it as one of my meals. It's boring but I don't care about boring. All I care about is releasing the fat from my body for ever and ever!!! :)

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored Fat

Lunch
Haven't eaten yet... I almost forgot to. :)
Ground Beef (96/4)
Onion
Grissini
Grapefruit

Dinner
Chicken
Celery
Grissini

Oy vey...

Hmmmm.... can't figure out why I'm up. I wonder if I didn't eat enough. I forgot to have my grissini and fruit with dinner. Or, maybe it's just one of those things us poor females have to go through where we get water retention when ovulating or TOM is in town. It could also be stress still. Been having a lot of it lately. I don't know. All I do know is that I have not cheated; I have not used any products that I haven't already been using. I'm going to consider this a little speed bump and all will be better soon.

Breakfast
Stored Fat
Coffee
Water

Lunch
Chili (Tomatoes and beef)
Grapefruit

No release, but no gain either

Still in onederland but didn't have a release. Yesterday's was a biggie so I expected to either have a big zero or tiny release. I am thankful thought that I am still in the 100's and it wasn't a gain. I was also really, really stressed yesterday. I did get a little bit more sleep last night though so that's good.

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored fat

Lunch
Chicken
Asparagus
Strawberries

Dinner
Orange Roughy
Spinach
Juice of half a lemon

I made it to "Onederland" !!!!

Yes, today, August 18, 2010, I broke the 200 mark and am now in the 100's with no looking back. I will never be there again! Such a wonderful feeling. To top it off, I actually came to work with my shirt tucked in. Something I probably haven't felt comfortable doing since the very early 1990's. I feel great today! Happy dance all day!!

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored Fat :)

Lunch
Orange roughy
Spinach
Apple
Grissini

Dinner
Chili (Beef and Tomatoes)
Grissini
Grapefruit

Make it a great day!

What was once lost, is now found

"What?" You ask. Well, that would be my rib cage! Ha! I can actually see it now!! So awesome! And then, I had someone at work who I haven't seen in a while and he asked me what I did with her? I'm like what do you mean. He said "What did you do with the other half of Kimberly? You look good!" Great feeling!

I'm so anxious to get to "Onederland". I am sooooo close right now. I didn't sleep well again last night. Thinking of taking a nice, hot, long bath tonight to see if that helps relax me so I can sleep. Also gonna do an "Apple Soda" as Walter calls it. Maybe I can give my self a boost to the 100's for tomorrow. I need sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep.

Breakfast
Coffee
Water
Stored Fat

Lunch
96/4 ground beef
Grape tomatoes

Snack
Strawberries
Oolong Tea

Dinner
Orange Roughy
Asparagus
Grissini
"Apple Soda"

I am so loving the Orange Roughy. I just put my serving over asparagus or spinach sprinkle salt, pepper, juice of half a lemon, and throw it in the toaster oven for about 16/17 minutes and it is perfect. So simple. Love that about the foods. Not a lot of thought and the simplest seasonings go a long way to really taste the food itself. Yum-O!

Make it a good day!!

Creeping along...

Released 0.6 today. Yesterday was only 0.2. Still, better to have releases than gains. I'm just so anxious to get to onederland though. At this day on my first round while on homeopathic I was slowly creeping up instead of down and I'm still 5 pounds better this round. I'm also under a lot of stress right now with life in general and although I'm trying to keep that under control it sometimes cannot be controlled. I can feel that my whole body is tense right now. My back is aching, my neck is aching. I'm a mess. I know I'll get through it though. I always do.

Black Eyed Peas!

Tonight is the Black Eyed Peas concert!!! I am so excited! I LOVE the Black Eyed Peas. I'm going with a friend from work. It should be a great time! I also had a 1.8 release today so I think the new batch kicked it back in gear. I'm so close to onederland. I cannot remember the last time I was in the 100's. I'm sure I've mentioned it before but it is just so exciting. It was probably more than 18 years ago when I met my husband.

I saw some people last night who I haven't seen in a while and they just couldn't stop talking about how great I looked. I was at a friends house and her neighbor stopped by and we all just sat around talking. Later her neighbor told her that he thought I was one of their other neighbor's 20 something year old when he first saw me. Now tell me that didn't make an almost 40 year old feel good! :)

I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good good night!
Boom Boom Pow!!

Go away!

I really hate that time of month! It messes with your mind because you don't see the releases you want to see. I'm only down 0.2 today and 0.6 yesterday. It hurts when I've been having such good releases. I'm trying not to stress about it though. The good news is for the past two nights I've actually been getting better sleep. Not the best, but better than I have been.

You know, sometimes you can just tell that you're going to have a great release... Well that's how I feel right now. I'd love to just go to bed so I can see what it is. :) but I'll wait until actual bed time.

Happy releases and make it a good day!!

Surprise!

Well, TOM has arrived a few days earlier than expected. I swear it visits a lot more often than it used to. Could explain the sudden 3 pound release then a 0.2 gain. Today I am down 0.6 which is fine considering the TOM situation. I usually suddenly drop a couple of pounds right before I start but then quickly gain them back once it arrives, so I'm doing well then...

I'm still doing great as far as sticking to protocol (other than my indiscretion on Saturday) and I have to say hunger is still not there. My attitude towards food is changing. The past rounds I couldn't wait to get to P3 so I can have my cheese, cream, pork, etc. This time I don't even think about it. The hCG I have this time around is the best yet... I also have not had any dizzy spells where I've almost passed out; I have no hunger pangs; I have more energy. The only problems I've had is trying to sleep, but I'm not sure if it is a result of the hCG because I was having problems prior to this round. It's just gotten worse. So, because of the lack of sleep, I haven't been able to concentrate and have gotten the shakes. Today I seem to be doing well with not shaking for once in a few days because I did get some sleep last night.

Still excited about my Victoria's Secret purchase. :-)

Make it a good day!

Up a tiny bit...

Well, after yesterday's shocking 3 pound loss, I'm up a tiny bit, only 0.2. I couldn't believe the 3 pound loss anyway because yes I, the one who never ever has cheated cheated Saturday night... Life has been rough and I'm trying to stay tough and get through this round but I caved and ended up have a Vodka Lemonade on Saturday night. It just caught up with me this morning. I'm sure it will pass and the pounds will drop again. It certainly could've been worse. The way I look at it is that at this day of the round history has shown more like 1 or less pounds released and to have a 3 pound release then a 0.2 pound gain over two days is still a great daily average.

I met one of my goals today! I've always wanted to buy a Victoria's Secret Bra and I bought one today! Yay me!!! It made my day! :)

Make it a great day!

Yay! I have entered new territory

I am down to 210.8! Yay! I finally got some sleep last night, but still woke up around 2 and took a bit to get back to sleep but at least I did this time. Now that I have slept, I'm energized today. Yesterday was awful. I was shaky, drained, and had a hard time focusing. I wish I could figure out why I'm not sleeping. I know it is an essential part of the protocol to release the fat.

Well, today is a good day and I feel great. Humidity has given us a break and it's actually nice out so I went for a walk. Life is good!

Lunch
96/4 burger
tomatoes
grissini
grapefruit

Make it a good day!!

Still not sleeping, ugh!

So I can't sleep. Can't figure it out. Well, might as well go to work early. TTYL