Day 5

I remember why I quit last time I tried this diet.
My skin is so dry. I've tried every lotion in the house and my skin is just as dry!
The diet is REALLY hard to stick to. I'm craving sweet, and of course giving in!
This morning I woke up and I felt great! I have lost 3-4 lbs already.
My jeans fit. I can button them. Today they were actually loose! First time since November, I believe.

I think I'm going to give this a break and start up again when we get back from the wedding.

No excuses, but I'm a little stressed out.
I haven't put enough effort into making the right food choices. Although I'm not very hungry on the diet (yay, the drops actually work!) but I have food cravings like no other!

Also the first two days of Phase 2 I had the runs and stomach cramps. No fun. But I think my body was detoxing.

Other than that, I've had plenty of energy.
I just need to eat the right food. Make the right choices, and drink more than enough water. I think my lack of water is the major deal this time.

Boo

This is the second good thing I've quit this week. The first thing was school. :(
Kind of disappointed in myself. I feel like I'm losing my mind between doctors appointments, taking care of Phil, figuring out Ava's schedule and potty training. I've fallen behind on the house work, the dishes are piled up in the sink, the floor is layered with cat hair, and I finally, today caught up on 6 months worth of bill filing. Believe me, I have a room that could be featured on hoarders.

I have an excuse for everything, don't I?
Well truth is, I'm overwhelmed and it just seemed easier to drop the things that were stressing me out the most rather than face them head on and conquer them. Let's face it. Right now, I'm just being a wimp.

Again with HCG

I decided to try HCG again.
My first day was Thursday last week.
Phase 1 was Thursday and Friday.
I weighed in at 140 lbs
I did my best to load. I thought I ate enough.
Saturday I weighed in at 139 lbs.
Saturday was start of Phase 2. It was horrible! I had a head ache all day. Then towards the end of the day I started feeling sick. I chalked it up to the first day on the diet. Also I didn't do so great following protocol.

Saturday night was horrible. Awful actually! I felt sick all night, but didn't actually get sick until the morning. My stomach was complaining. I couldn't figure out if I caught something, if I was detoxing, or what. Sunday wasn't too much better, but it was better enough. Did not follow protocol AT all.

Monday- I weighed in at 136.0 lbs. Still not sure if my body was just detoxing itself (I button my pants, the legs of my pants aren't as tight). I noticed right away that last night, the normal medicine I take everyday had major effects on me. They took effect much faster than normal, they worked properly.
Although I still haven't followed protocol, I've lost weight, I feel like my body has sort of cleansed it self out. I have wanted to detox for quite a while. While I'm still not sure if I caught a bug or what, my body sure feels better. Whatever it was it sucked. My insides hurt like crazy. I had fevers, chills, aches, pains, and my stomach felt like it was being twisted in knots.

Today (Monday) although I stopped at Starbucks (I'm so not ready for the caffeine withdrawal headache), I went to the store. I picked up a cooked chicken, more strawberries, blue berries, raspberries and a spaghetti squash.
For lunch I had chicken, strawberries and blue berries.

This diet, is not for the faint of heart. Its REALLY hard to follow. Really hard. You have to be creative with what you eat.

I signed up for a 25 day plan. But since I'm going to a wedding, I'm planning on stopping on day 20.

My goal is still to hit somewhere between 117-121.
Then when I start going back to the gym, I won't freak out when I gain 2-5 lbs from muscle.

I'm hoping to learn how to eat healthy. To teach my family how to eat healthy, and I'm hoping that this will help me actually keep the weight off this time. Also, I'm hoping it will detox my body, help my mood improve, and help me become more stable. I think all these dang toxins are starting to ruin my thinking.