Lot of changes!

So many changes have happened lately.  We've pcs'd to Florida.  It's been amazing!  I love it here!  I'm still working on my weight.  I'm not down 90lbs yet.  I didn't meet my goal, but that's ok.  I've kept the weight off so far that I have lost.  I think that's pretty important!  I'm training for an 8K, I'll try to keep up with blogging.

Cycle 3/ Phase 2/ Day 21 - Day4 of Boresha Challenge

Day 4 of the 10 day Boresha Challenge.  I'm not sure what I think about it.  The first day I only did one mug and I was crawling the ceiling.  I felt like I was on crack or something.  I don't know!  I was all over the place.  Between the first and second day I didn't lose anything.  I weigh daily because of my other program, so I would have noticed something.  The next day I did two mugs and hardly ate anything.  I'm not sure how I like this.  It does suppress my appetite, but when I feel hungry again it comes on strong and I feel sick to my stomach.  I'm also not used to this much caffeine.  So, between day two and day three I lost 1.4 lbs.  That's great, but I hardly ate anything.  Yesterday (day three) I ate very little until dinner, which I will admit was very late.  I did my two mugs and didn't eat anything.  I felt sick and yucky and I was grumpy.  I thought, "Hey, I can actually eat dinner.  I didn't have anything but cashews and water today.  I can have an actual dinner and not worry about calories!"  WRONG!!  I gained back the 1.4 lbs.  I didn't eat 1.4 lbs of food or 4800 calories yesterday.  So, I won't lose using this stuff unless I'm perfect and don't eat.  If I do eat, it can only be fruit and tiny nibbles.  This just won't work.  The hunger, grumpiness and jittery feelings just won't work for me.  Sorry Boresha!  I'm not going to spend a ton of money on your product.  Thanks for the trial!  You really should offer more than just your coffee for a trial.  Maybe another product would work for me, but I'm not going to spend over $100 to try it.

Cycle 3/ Phase 2/ Day 18 - NEW Challenge!

I have not kept up with my blog lately!  I started the 10 day Boresha challenge today.  It's a thermogenic drink that helps burn the abnormal fat.  So, it's a perfect compliment to this program.  I had the latte yesterday and it was A-MAZING! It was so delicious.  I really want to buy more, but I want to make sure this works.  It's a little pricey, but if it works it will totally be worth it!  From what I understand it's not something you'll have to continue to use.  Once you lose the weight you want to lose you stop drinking it.  We'll see!  The challenge is just the coffee and you drink 2 mugs a day.  I bought the creamer to go with it. I may have to get the sweetener too.  So, this phase has been so tough!  I have had the hardest time keeping at +2 over median.  This has never been a problem. I don't know if it's been stress or something else that's keeping me over.  Every time I do my steak and apple day I can't get below +2 over median.  My median is 172.4.  I do my steak and apple when I'm over 174.4.  My problem has been that when I do my steak and apple I can't get back to my median, I stop at 174.4.  I'm wondering if my body has locked into that weight as my median because I've pretty much stayed there from the beginning of Phase 2.  I was so upset and worried, but I'm ok with it now.  I'll get rid of those measly 2 pounds in the next cycle!  Ok!  Well, I'll try to keep this updated as I continue the new challenge.

Cycle 3/ Phase 2/ Day 2

So, yesterday Phase 2/ Day 1 did not go as well as it could.  I think I started out ok, but then we went to a Mexican restaurant.  In fact I'd have to say that it really started on Friday, which was the last day of Phase 1.  I was off the drops and supposed to be on the VLCD still.  I totally cheated though.  I bought a can of cashews in anticipation of my Phase 2 freedom.  I think R and I ate the whole can in one night.  Not. Good. So, I actually gained from that and so yesterday I was a little over what I could have been.  I didn't gain bad.  Just 0.2.  Still though, it would have been nice if that had been a loss instead.  Oh well!  So, yesterday was Mexican.  Oh man!  It was amazing!  So, today a slight gain as well.  I decided.. ENOUGH!  I'm going to go grocery shopping to stop this craziness.... and we ate mexican again on the way home.  WHAT!?!  So, I'm obviously having issues right now.  If they wouldn't use chorizo and cheese in interesting ways I wouldn't be so tempted.  Totally their fault.  The only plus is that I felt so guilty, that I went on a nice little walk with my little one and got to practice some barefoot running.  We walked a good little ways and I would run ahead and run back to my little one.  Then we would walk a little more and I'd do that again.  So, hopefully that burned 10 calories and that will help with my little slip. I may have also slipped into some more cashews.  Maybe.  I need help.  I need cashew rehab.  They are my weakness.  And chorizo..  Any food that starts with C.  Cake, cashews, chorizo, cream (ice)  They call to me.  So, I guess right now would be a good time to start my meditation again.  I guess I'm not too surprised.  I think the first couple of days of Phase 2 freedom always go this way for me, then I tame the beast.  I'm also a bit nervous though at the moment and have a lot of stress.  That could also be it.  Sigh... I'm a work in progress that's for sure!  But, the work is good.  I've learned some things I never would have learned if I hadn't started this journey.  I've met some great people too.  It's totally worth it and wouldn't change a thing.

Median:   172.4

Today :  173

Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 41

Yesterday was the last day of the drops.  I didn't lose as much this cycle as I'd hoped.  That was disappointing.  I was barely at the minimum amount of weight loss per day.  I'm not sure what the difference was.  No matter though!  I still released 20 lbs as of today.  My total is almost 62.  So, I'm not ashamed of that at all!  I am able to shop off the rack now, which an exciting change!  It was certainly a surprise when I realized that I didn't have to go straight to the plus size part of the store.  So, BIG changes.  60+ pounds!  I can't believe it!  That's two of my child.  Just holding her now for a while she feels heavy.  I can't believe I had that much weight on my body.  Well, I don't have much more to say.  I'll post an after pic in a couple of days.


234.5/172.6

Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 36

I'm almost done with this cycle!  One more week!  Then I get to start Phase 2.  It's funny because I'm on day 36, but it feels like I have only been doing it a couple of weeks.  This cycle hasn't gone quite as well as I'd have liked.  The last two cycles were much better.  I'm not sure what the difference is this time.  I've still lost though and I'm proud of that.  I'm down below what I've been in a long, long time.  My body shape is different though.  I'm much more fatty in areas.  That's ok.  I'll get it.  I'll be down more later.  I know how this works now and I won't feel impatient.  This program has been a tremendous blessing to me.  Best thing ever!  Check out the HCG program I'm doing.  This program has changed my life.  Not just physically, but  emotionally as well.

Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 28

Oh man!  I got lucky today.  I stepped on the scale and found I'd lost 1.2 lbs!  I couldn't believe it.  I thought for sure I'd screwed up yesterday.  I'm wondering if I increase my protein by an ounce if that will help.  There's some doctors that run these programs that notice that their patients lose just as much on an 800 calorie diet.  So, I'm thinking I may just up my protein for a couple days and see what happens.  I'll keep everything else the same.  In other news... I'm excited to get my new salad dressing tomorrow!  I ordered 2 dressings that should be P1 friendly.  We shall see.  It will certainly make life a little less drab.  I can't believe I'm almost at day 30.  I don't feel like I've done as well this cycle as I've done in the past.  I'm still losing within the range I'm supposed to, but the last two cycles I lost at about 0.65 a day and this time it's about 0.56.  Doesn't seem like a lot, but it is.  It's about a 4 lb difference.  I'm bummed by that.  On the other hand, I am grateful for this program and that I'm still getting rid of this fat on my body.  So far I've released 54 lbs!  That's great!  I'm certainly not ashamed of that number.  I would have liked it to be higher though.  Oh well!

234.5/179.8   -1.2 today and -54.7 total!