Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 7
I was a little worried when I first weighed this morning. It showed that I was -4 under the median. I weighed again, and it was the same. I weighed a couple more times and it showed that I was -1.5. I'm going to go with that number. I'm wondering if it's time for a new scale? Anyway... I'm surprised that I'm not having any cravings. Of course there are things that I'd like to have, but it's not calling to me. Well time for an update.
Weight 217.5/-1.5
Weight 217.5/-1.5
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 6
Hi friends. Here's the update for today. It's been another busy day, so a late update. I was a little surprised that I lost again today. I know I didn't eat a lot yesterday, but in the past I could have done that and gained. Anyway, I hope that today helped because I'm below my -2. I feel like I ate so much today. I should be back in the range I need to be by tomorrow. I don't mind having to eat more though. That does not make me sad. The other thing that doesn't make me sad is being able to eat and egg with chorizo on it. You know.. that makes me very happy! I had that for lunch in case you were wondering. Ha! I have to get back on my meal plan. It's so much easier when I have a plan of what we're going to eat. Well, I'm going to go for now. Nothing major in my life.
Weight: 217.5/-2.5
Weight: 217.5/-2.5
Monday, March 28, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 5
It's been a busy day! Sorry for the late post. Well, I am at 2 lbs below the median. So... I guess I'm going to have to be careful. I say that, and I was only able to eat once today. Well, I did have some yogurt. So, I ate sashimi (raw fish) and cucumber rolls and yogurt. Hopefully that will be enough. I have dinner, so I'll have to eat a little more. Maybe I'll put a little extra dressing on my salad. LOL! This is a problem I don't mind having.
Weight: 217.5/-2
Weight: 217.5/-2
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 4
Got my new (digital) piano last night. Very exciting! I don't really have much to say right now. Can you believe it?! I'm just going to update weight.
Weight: 217.5/-1
Weight: 217.5/-1
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 3
This portion of the cycle is certainly an adjustment. I'm not having a hard time with items on the list that aren't allowed. I'm not really having a rough time at all. Maybe it's just that I'm having to listen to my body again, which isn't something I've done in a while. Sometimes I don't know if I'm hungry or thirsty or maybe just have a tummy ache. I've also been having a lot of heartburn. I had it in Phase 1 a lot. Usually after I took the probiotic. Now, it's just anytime. I was thinking maybe it was that I was adding fat back in my diet. It still may be, but I haven't changed my diet that much at all since before starting this. The only thing I changed was no added sugar and starch. I was eating the exact same stuff. Well, I'll just keep an eye on it.
When I was on The TeamDau Wellness group page on Facebook yesterday, I saw that there was a question posted. It said, "What is one benefit besides weight loss that you have experienced since starting this program?" Or something like that. Well that's easy for me. I had been thinking about it earlier yesterday, so I had my answer already. Weight loss has been great -17 is a lot! I knew that the science behind the hcg protocol is to reset the hypothalamus. What I didn't expect is that it would reset my desires as well. There have been some mental blocks lately when it comes to making healthy and good choices. Whenever I went out to a restaurant, I wouldn't want to chose something healthy on the menu. In fact, I would feel a little panicky. It was almost as if I did, I might never get to experience the taste of the other foods. My brain would say things like, "You can have salmon anytime you want. Why would you eat that instead of trying the buffalo chicken sandwich. A yummy battered and fried chicken breast smothered in ranch with butter toasted buns. How about that side of fries you love so much. Would you really want to miss out on them?!" How can you fight with that?! It's hard that's for sure. The sad part is that I didn't used to have that battle. There was a time, about 5-6 years ago that I didn't have that struggle. I had two miscarriages in a row. One was very traumatic because it ended up being an emergency. It was pretty bad. Just think... Carrie. Not pleasant. So, after that I stopped caring I guess. Anything healthy just didn't sound appealing. It sounded gross. With the first pregnancy, I craved salad. With R I craved oatmeal cream pies and steak. Pretty big difference. Fast forward to today. After doing the hcg protocol (which I'm not done with yet) I feel like it not only reset my hypothalamus. It reset that part of my brain that didn't used to care about healthy choices. I still love those foods, but I don't crave them. When I think about them, I don't salivate. I don't hurt because I'm not going to go get them. I'm actually happy about my spinach salad with tons of veggies and a little of a creamy dressing. I loved my chicken with salsa and asparagus. That's a huge benefit. I didn't expect it, but I'm glad it happened.
The last I wanted to mention before I update weight is that I think the tough part of this phase is going to be learning how much I can eat a day. I felt like such a glutton yesterday! I had an omelet, some chicken with salsa and asparagus for lunch. I had a cheese stick, because I was starving before dinner. For dinner I had a steak and a salad with veggies in it. Oh! I even had a little bit of ice cream for lunch. I wasn't hungry, but it sounded like a good treat. That was a little mistake I made yesterday. I had done well stopping when full at lunch, but that ice cream was like a Siren to me. My tummy felt full for a while after lunch. Then, after dinner I was full too. I drank all my water too. I was sure that I would probably gain weight today. Well wasn't I surprised!
Weight: 217.5/-1 <- Down a pound and a half from yesterday's weigh in.
When I was on The TeamDau Wellness group page on Facebook yesterday, I saw that there was a question posted. It said, "What is one benefit besides weight loss that you have experienced since starting this program?" Or something like that. Well that's easy for me. I had been thinking about it earlier yesterday, so I had my answer already. Weight loss has been great -17 is a lot! I knew that the science behind the hcg protocol is to reset the hypothalamus. What I didn't expect is that it would reset my desires as well. There have been some mental blocks lately when it comes to making healthy and good choices. Whenever I went out to a restaurant, I wouldn't want to chose something healthy on the menu. In fact, I would feel a little panicky. It was almost as if I did, I might never get to experience the taste of the other foods. My brain would say things like, "You can have salmon anytime you want. Why would you eat that instead of trying the buffalo chicken sandwich. A yummy battered and fried chicken breast smothered in ranch with butter toasted buns. How about that side of fries you love so much. Would you really want to miss out on them?!" How can you fight with that?! It's hard that's for sure. The sad part is that I didn't used to have that battle. There was a time, about 5-6 years ago that I didn't have that struggle. I had two miscarriages in a row. One was very traumatic because it ended up being an emergency. It was pretty bad. Just think... Carrie. Not pleasant. So, after that I stopped caring I guess. Anything healthy just didn't sound appealing. It sounded gross. With the first pregnancy, I craved salad. With R I craved oatmeal cream pies and steak. Pretty big difference. Fast forward to today. After doing the hcg protocol (which I'm not done with yet) I feel like it not only reset my hypothalamus. It reset that part of my brain that didn't used to care about healthy choices. I still love those foods, but I don't crave them. When I think about them, I don't salivate. I don't hurt because I'm not going to go get them. I'm actually happy about my spinach salad with tons of veggies and a little of a creamy dressing. I loved my chicken with salsa and asparagus. That's a huge benefit. I didn't expect it, but I'm glad it happened.
The last I wanted to mention before I update weight is that I think the tough part of this phase is going to be learning how much I can eat a day. I felt like such a glutton yesterday! I had an omelet, some chicken with salsa and asparagus for lunch. I had a cheese stick, because I was starving before dinner. For dinner I had a steak and a salad with veggies in it. Oh! I even had a little bit of ice cream for lunch. I wasn't hungry, but it sounded like a good treat. That was a little mistake I made yesterday. I had done well stopping when full at lunch, but that ice cream was like a Siren to me. My tummy felt full for a while after lunch. Then, after dinner I was full too. I drank all my water too. I was sure that I would probably gain weight today. Well wasn't I surprised!
Weight: 217.5/-1 <- Down a pound and a half from yesterday's weigh in.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Cycle 1/Phase 2/Day 2
Today is the second day. I talked to my sponsor and she said yesterday's weight is my median weight. I think I did really well yesterday. I'm not doing well on my water drinking today, but I can catch up. It's definitely harder not to get back into the routine of eating 3 times a day, when I may not be hungry. I had a pretty healthy omelet today. I didn't eat the whole thing. It was hard not to. I ate some and then felt full, so I ate one more bite. LOL! Hey, it's a start. I had some yummy chicken with salsa. I'm not sure if that's allowed. It has a tiny bit of sugar, but no more than a lot of the allowable stuff for phase 2. (This was yesterday) Today though, I've just had the omelet and I may be ready for lunch in a bit. I think I may be hungry. I can't be sure, so I'm going to gulp down some water and see how I feel later. Well, I'll update my weight. During this phase I'll post my median weight/difference from median. The goal if you remember is to maintain that weight within 2 lbs either side.
Weight: 217.5/+.5
Weight: 217.5/+.5
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