A New Ten

Day 13

Weight: 159.6

Finally out of the 160s! Been a while since I've seen that number.

Eight days left on P2. I can see the light! I'm not losing as much as I had hoped to. But any loss is progress, and I'm accepting that a little more than I was earlier this week. The second week is notorious for being a slump, I'm hoping things pick back up next week. 

Other than my weight dropping, I'm noticing a few other changes about my body that I'm liking.

my double chin is gone {!}

my belt has gone down one hole, I can even tighten it to the next one smaller

my pants are definitely looser, even out of the dryer

my shirts are hanging slightly looser and flatter

i am gaining my flexibility back 

{that may or may not all be in my head}

my ribs and hip bones are more noticeable 

I still miss food, of course. Nothing will ever replace the glory that is cheese. But I'm learning some new recipes that aren't too bad. Tonight's dinner was tuna "cakes." They fell apart the second I took them out of the tin, but they tasted good nonetheless. I tried some butternut squash soup today for lunch {that I totally love, just not on protocol}. Keeping my fingers crossed that it didn't mess me up too badly.

I'm pondering the idea of doing a second round. After a break of course. It would be nice to get down to my high school size again. I keep pictures around just to remind myself. It serves as motivation.

On another note {I can't believe I'm about to say this} I can't wait to start working out again. It was a nice routine that I got into. I'm not the most active girl, but this sedentary thing isn't going well for me. Its been drilled into me that exercise = weight loss. It'll be nice to work out again and gain some more muscle. It's one thing to be skinny, it's another to be toned.

Four Days Down

So it's been four days on the Hcg diet. I've lost 1.8 pounds. Not as much as I expected, but it is that time of the month. Loss won't be as high for that week. Hopefully next week will show better results.

Some things I've noticed:

~my "smaller" button on my belt isn't as painful~

~I'm feeling full sooner~

~I'm drinking more water~

Unfortunately I'm also more tired and feel hungry sometimes. I also learned working out is not recommended. I don't want to break my habit I'm trying to create by sleeping in and forgoing exercise, so I'm slowing it down. Only 20 minutes of walking. 

And my cravings for {bad} food are insane.

Tonight's dinner was spectacular. I could have eaten the whole pan.

shrimp. frozen spinach. onion. celery. veggie broth. garlic. old bay.

.yum.

I hope next time there will be a bigger loss to report.

Hcg and an Update

Some things have happened since December.

.j lost his job.

.we lived with my parents.

.we both got jobs. 

.we had to put our harley to sleep.

.we moved to layton.

Neat huh?

But I've also started a new life change. I decided to start the Hcg diet. I'm tired of not loving my body. I'm tired of not being comfortable naked. I'm also impatient and don't want to do the safest diet and exercise way. So, I'm helping myself out. Giving myself a jump-start, so to say. I had a few friends do the diet, with great results. If they can, I can too.

It works by limiting calories to 500/day. The Hcg takes the fat deposits in your body and uses those for calories. I loaded for three days - eating more than normal while still taking drops. Today starts the diet.

Day One

Weight: 168.7

I'm hungry. Breakfast I had half a cup of cereal and half a cup of milk. They say feeling hungry will go away the longer I'm on the diet. 

I'm feeling the side effects of hunger, shaky, I'm sure I'll feel headachy. This should subside.

Didn't lose any weight over the weekend. 

Work out for today.

Plan on drinking lots of water today.

Hopefully I'll keep this up. And the blog!

last days and first days

Today is my last day of work. I'm mildly sad. Let's be real though. If they cry, I'll probably cry too.

Today is also my first day of no smoking. I timed it out perfectly (well, I tried to). I always smoked one on my way to work. That was it, not really any other time. Well, I had just enough to last me until my last day of work. Turns out I miscounted. So today I'll just have to see how I do without it. But it never really did anything for me, just ended up being habit by the end.
Now that I don't have work hopefully I won't need smoking.

But all this talking about it is making me want one. Moving on.

This was my workout today. I failed for the last three days. No workouts for me so this one kicked my ass. I'm discovering that even a short break from these will make you regret it. I'm learning from Lisa-Marie to not make any excuses, so I'm not going to even list why I didn't workout. I just didn't.
(is it workout or work out???)
Anywho. I was sweating, like crazy. Good thing it is raining outside for me to cool off.
Oh, and I'm up to seven dollas.

And this will be my breakfast as soon as I'm done writing this. Yumm.

I made delicious cuppycakes for my girls. 3 dozen of them to be exact. Today's workout probably only burned off half of the batter and frosting I ate. eep.

Time for that delicious breakfast =)