Last day of my 30's

Oh no! Tomorrow I will be the big 4-0! Today is my last day to say I'm 30 something. I can't believe it. I don't feel like 40 thanks to hCG. It totally changed my life. I feel great and so much healthier. Did I get to my ultimate goal weight before turning 40? Well, no, but I'm darned close and I'm okay with that. I've been mostly stable during P3. I had one really high day but it came off quickly. Since I have been over 2 pounds at most. I've started exercising to Jillian Michaels DVD's and I forgot how much they kick my butt. I do have to say though the jumping jacks are actually manageable now that I don't have the extra 88 pounds on me that I did when I first started exercising with Jillian.

I'm leaving for Vegas on Saturday and will gone until Wednesday. I'm so excited. Going with my brother and I'm sure we'll have an awesome time. Nothing really on the agenda other than seeing Zumanity. We'll probably wing it most of the time.

Make it a good day!!!

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