Pounds and Inches says that when you stall for a few days, you're to do an "apple day." Today, for this round, is that day.
For an apple day, you eat 6 apples. And that's it. Simeons says to cut back on fluids, too, but that's folly - I drink more liquids on an apple day to keep me from being hungry all day.
The interesting thing is that by eating just apples (even though it's the same calories!) I will drop about 2 pounds overnight.
The reason for my stall this time, is that lovely Aunt Flo has come to visit, and she has a habit of stalling things for me. So, ladies, be aware that this is a reason for a stall. (Sorry, guys, I know it's TMI, but it's also a fact of female life.)
This morning I had my water and Diet Coke. For the rest of the day, I will have my six apples. Tomorrow morning, I'll be back on the regular protocol.
Still stuck at 165.2. I'm looking forward to progress in the morning!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Weekends....
Weekends are hard for me when I'm dieting. See, I'm single. So I date a little. Which means....restaurants.
I very seldom eat at restaurants in any case... I like my own cooking. But, it's so hard to resist all those extras when someone else is cooking! However, I stuck to grilled chicken breast, salads with dressing on the side, vegetables, and steaks.
This weekend, I am up about a pound and a half. Not too bad, really, and I'm satisfied that I can get right back on track and start releasing again.
Stats: 165.8, down 4.2 overall.
I very seldom eat at restaurants in any case... I like my own cooking. But, it's so hard to resist all those extras when someone else is cooking! However, I stuck to grilled chicken breast, salads with dressing on the side, vegetables, and steaks.
This weekend, I am up about a pound and a half. Not too bad, really, and I'm satisfied that I can get right back on track and start releasing again.
Stats: 165.8, down 4.2 overall.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Thoughts
Just some random things I was thinking of this morning:
I keep being told that if I go on a crash diet/HCG/whatever I'm going to gain the weight back. Well, DUH. If I start eating junk, I'm going to gain weight. On the other hand, I don't want to live on nothing but salad and grilled chicken for the rest of my life. How boring would it be without delicious food and dessert? Can I really never have spaghetti again? Do I even want to live like that? I don't think so. I think I should be able to have my favorite foods, being careful not to overdo it.
I love cooking. I love dessert, and feasts, and baking, pies, cheese, ice cream, Popcicles. Let's face it. Food is the center of our celebrations. I do not want to sit out of feasts. That feels like sitting out of life.
Why do so many people think they can tell me what to eat? Why is it that as soon as someone makes an innocent statement ("I like Diet Coke better than regular Coke") there are dozens of people shrieking "OMG that will make you fat!" Really? Who can tell with all the hype and nonsense? How on earth can anyone figure anything out any more between the crap that the food companies put out and the crap that the hysterical average person puts out?
It happens that I really do prefer Diet Coke to regular Coke, or even Coke Zero. I also like to drink a lot of water.
Oh, and generally, when I post here, or on Facebook, it is to offer support and tell people what I am doing that works for me. It's not a plea for help. I've paid for help before, and figured out that the so-called experts really don't know any more than I do.
So I am now following my body, doing what I know from experience works well for me, and even though I sometimes have "forbidden" foods, I am much happier and healthier than I would be trying to follow someone else's regimen. I think you have to find what works for you.
Eat mindfully, and ignore everyone else. Your body knows what it needs.
I keep being told that if I go on a crash diet/HCG/whatever I'm going to gain the weight back. Well, DUH. If I start eating junk, I'm going to gain weight. On the other hand, I don't want to live on nothing but salad and grilled chicken for the rest of my life. How boring would it be without delicious food and dessert? Can I really never have spaghetti again? Do I even want to live like that? I don't think so. I think I should be able to have my favorite foods, being careful not to overdo it.
I love cooking. I love dessert, and feasts, and baking, pies, cheese, ice cream, Popcicles. Let's face it. Food is the center of our celebrations. I do not want to sit out of feasts. That feels like sitting out of life.
Why do so many people think they can tell me what to eat? Why is it that as soon as someone makes an innocent statement ("I like Diet Coke better than regular Coke") there are dozens of people shrieking "OMG that will make you fat!" Really? Who can tell with all the hype and nonsense? How on earth can anyone figure anything out any more between the crap that the food companies put out and the crap that the hysterical average person puts out?
It happens that I really do prefer Diet Coke to regular Coke, or even Coke Zero. I also like to drink a lot of water.
Oh, and generally, when I post here, or on Facebook, it is to offer support and tell people what I am doing that works for me. It's not a plea for help. I've paid for help before, and figured out that the so-called experts really don't know any more than I do.
So I am now following my body, doing what I know from experience works well for me, and even though I sometimes have "forbidden" foods, I am much happier and healthier than I would be trying to follow someone else's regimen. I think you have to find what works for you.
Eat mindfully, and ignore everyone else. Your body knows what it needs.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Dealing with Cravings
I thought the first three days would be the hardest, but I would kill someone for a piece of cake. Or a box of Nilla wafers. I hope this eases up!
We had a Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts last night, and some sick person brought a chocolate cake. With chocolate icing. I adore chocolate. My ex came since our Jared was receiving awards (the religious square knot and his 5th Arrow Point on the Wolf Trail) and kept offering that cake to me.
Or a hamburger. With french fries. And fry sauce. Or onion rings.
Oh, well, I will hold strong. I'm drinking lots and lots of water, some with Crystal Light, so I don't feel hungry. I'm really not hungry, I just want to eat. Since I can recognize the difference, I can tap on it and hold strong through it. Sometimes it's just a matter of staying busy. Sometimes it's a matter of just looking at the photo I have of when I was thin, and knowing that I just have 35 more days to go, and then I'll be at my goal weight.
The thing to remember is that this is all worth it....
So: Lots of water, green tea, coffee, diet soda (or whatever other liquids work for you), and hold out just a little longer. Reach out for support. Hang in there. Sometimes just getting busy for 15 minutes at a time will help. EFT helps.
Stats: Weight this morning, 165.4, down 4.6 pounds in 4 days from start weight of 170.0. Consistent loss of a pound a day. GOAL: 135.
We had a Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts last night, and some sick person brought a chocolate cake. With chocolate icing. I adore chocolate. My ex came since our Jared was receiving awards (the religious square knot and his 5th Arrow Point on the Wolf Trail) and kept offering that cake to me.
Or a hamburger. With french fries. And fry sauce. Or onion rings.
Oh, well, I will hold strong. I'm drinking lots and lots of water, some with Crystal Light, so I don't feel hungry. I'm really not hungry, I just want to eat. Since I can recognize the difference, I can tap on it and hold strong through it. Sometimes it's just a matter of staying busy. Sometimes it's a matter of just looking at the photo I have of when I was thin, and knowing that I just have 35 more days to go, and then I'll be at my goal weight.
The thing to remember is that this is all worth it....
So: Lots of water, green tea, coffee, diet soda (or whatever other liquids work for you), and hold out just a little longer. Reach out for support. Hang in there. Sometimes just getting busy for 15 minutes at a time will help. EFT helps.
Stats: Weight this morning, 165.4, down 4.6 pounds in 4 days from start weight of 170.0. Consistent loss of a pound a day. GOAL: 135.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Day 3 VLCD
I weighed in this morning at 166.4. That is down 3.6 pounds from my start weight of 170. I'm pretty hopeful now that a 40 day round will see me to my goal weight of 135. I am already seeing my tummy start to "deflate." It's exciting to see the changes so quickly!
One of the things I noticed before, is that if I allow myself a cheat -- even one -- it opens everything up and I might as well hang up the round. I have to be really, super careful. I'm like that in a lot of ways in my life - if I leave my savings account alone, I'm fine, but once I dip into it, it's open season. If I allow myself a day to sleep in, pretty soon I'm sleeping in all the time. It's like, once I cross that boundary, it becomes very difficult to re-establish that boundary.
One of the things I noticed before, is that if I allow myself a cheat -- even one -- it opens everything up and I might as well hang up the round. I have to be really, super careful. I'm like that in a lot of ways in my life - if I leave my savings account alone, I'm fine, but once I dip into it, it's open season. If I allow myself a day to sleep in, pretty soon I'm sleeping in all the time. It's like, once I cross that boundary, it becomes very difficult to re-establish that boundary.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Results from Day 1, how Day 2 is going
I began loading at a weight of 170.0. After load, my weight was 172.4. This morning, my weight was 167.4! That's down 5 pounds from yesterdays, weight, and 2.6 pounds from my start weight.
THIS is why I love this diet plan so much. The hunger isn't too bad, and the results are outstanding - and immediate!
I'm preparing my lunch right now. Salad with Waldon Farms dressing, grilled chicken, apple dusted with a bit of cinnamon. Dinner will be the same, but with asparagus instead of salad.
Incidentally, for the "You'll gain it back" crowd, I began this in 2010 at a high weight of 189. I have kept most of the weight off for 2 years. Once this weight comes off it is staying off for good. Part of the program is to weigh daily, so you can adjust your food intake, which I did. Most of the time when the weight is re-gained, it is because the habit of weighing in is lost. You can't manage what you don't measure!
Tips and tricks:
Weigh every day, whether you're on protocol or not. Then you can adjust your regimen if the weight begins to creep back on.
Waldon Farms dressing has no carbs, no fat, no sugar, no gluten, no calories. If you can't stand to skip dressing, try it and see if it stalls you.
If you don't like/can't find Waldon Farms, try putting your salad dressing on the side. Dip the fork into it before taking a bite of salad, you get just a bit of the salad dressing taste without the calories.
Have a mint if you are craving foods. Even water tastes nasty after a mint.
Water, water, water! Dr Simeon recommends a high fluid intake. Pure water is best, but Crystal Lite, or lemon in your water, green tea, herbal teas, or black coffee will do as well. I drink Diet Coke throughout, with lots of water, and that helps with the hunger. The carbonation helps me feel fuller as well.
The first 3 days are the hardest. HCG doesn't do much for hunger for me, it helps release the fat in the body. The first 3 days, the stomach is getting accustomed to the reduced food intake. After that, you'll be used to it and it will become easier. My first round, I almost didn't want to quit because I was used to it!
If you're going to an event, plan in advance (if you can) how you will handle food. For example, my son's Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts is tomorrow. I'd forgotten it when I began the protocol. We're having tacos. So I will enjoy the seasoned ground beef with lots of shredded lettuce. Voila! Taco salad!
THIS is why I love this diet plan so much. The hunger isn't too bad, and the results are outstanding - and immediate!
I'm preparing my lunch right now. Salad with Waldon Farms dressing, grilled chicken, apple dusted with a bit of cinnamon. Dinner will be the same, but with asparagus instead of salad.
Incidentally, for the "You'll gain it back" crowd, I began this in 2010 at a high weight of 189. I have kept most of the weight off for 2 years. Once this weight comes off it is staying off for good. Part of the program is to weigh daily, so you can adjust your food intake, which I did. Most of the time when the weight is re-gained, it is because the habit of weighing in is lost. You can't manage what you don't measure!
Tips and tricks:
Weigh every day, whether you're on protocol or not. Then you can adjust your regimen if the weight begins to creep back on.
Waldon Farms dressing has no carbs, no fat, no sugar, no gluten, no calories. If you can't stand to skip dressing, try it and see if it stalls you.
If you don't like/can't find Waldon Farms, try putting your salad dressing on the side. Dip the fork into it before taking a bite of salad, you get just a bit of the salad dressing taste without the calories.
Have a mint if you are craving foods. Even water tastes nasty after a mint.
Water, water, water! Dr Simeon recommends a high fluid intake. Pure water is best, but Crystal Lite, or lemon in your water, green tea, herbal teas, or black coffee will do as well. I drink Diet Coke throughout, with lots of water, and that helps with the hunger. The carbonation helps me feel fuller as well.
The first 3 days are the hardest. HCG doesn't do much for hunger for me, it helps release the fat in the body. The first 3 days, the stomach is getting accustomed to the reduced food intake. After that, you'll be used to it and it will become easier. My first round, I almost didn't want to quit because I was used to it!
If you're going to an event, plan in advance (if you can) how you will handle food. For example, my son's Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts is tomorrow. I'd forgotten it when I began the protocol. We're having tacos. So I will enjoy the seasoned ground beef with lots of shredded lettuce. Voila! Taco salad!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
So far, so good!
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I did gain 2 pounds during loading. However, that is perfectly normal on the HCG diet. I'm a little hungry today, but then again I only ate 1 meal instead of the 2 I am allowed - I wasn't hungry at dinnertime! Lunch was a chicken breast grilled on my George Foreman grill. I bought it because it's too cold to use the outdoor grill. And romaine lettuce, an apple, and the croutons from a Caesar Salad kit. It's a very filling lunch, and then at dinnertime I just wasn't hungry.
A cheat that I use to get some dressing taste (no dressings allowed except for balsamic vinegar), is to put the dressing in a cup on the side, dip my fork into it, then spear the lettuce. I get just a hint of dressing as opposed to a salad swimming in it, still get the taste, and don't stall my diet.
The absolute wonderful thing about this program is that it works, it works very quickly, and that I am able to easily keep the weight off once it's gone. Even the "approved" weight loss protocols don't do that. When I work out and eat well, I can only maintain. HCG is the only thing that has worked for me for weight loss.
The absolute wonderful thing about this program is that it works, it works very quickly, and that I am able to easily keep the weight off once it's gone. Even the "approved" weight loss protocols don't do that. When I work out and eat well, I can only maintain. HCG is the only thing that has worked for me for weight loss.
I'm still nursing that sore shoulder - the pain isn't as bad, but my arm still goes to sleep at inopportune times, like when my kids are leaning against me and want affection. It's irritating as can be.
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