BLASTED COLD

I'm so miserable. I can't breathe through my nose because it's so stuffy and breathing through my throat feels like I'm a fire breathing dragon. My eyelids feel weighted and I just want to curl up into my soft warm bed. My treadmill arrived today!! I was hoping I could haul it upstairs and start putting it together, but now that I realize it's over 200lbs and in a huge box, I'm going to having to wait till hubby gets home. My guess is it won't be put together till sometime on Saturday. Oh well. I don't feel good enough to get on it anyway.

Yay and Nay

Yay: My treadmill gets delivered tomorrow and my bodybugg will be delivered on Friday. This means that on Saturday I'll have the treadmill hauled upstairs and put together and will have gotten my bodybugg all ready to go. Soooo excited!

Nay: The little boy I babysit got a cold on Tuesday and shared it with me and my daughter. I'm sneezing contantly and my throat is on fire. Joy of freaking joys.

I'm going to make myself a cup of tea, put the kids to bed, and watch something on netflix. I so wish hubby was home. I miss him so much when he's gone on business.

BodyBugg

Well I took Mia's advice and ordered myself a bodybugg. It's on sale for $144 and I'll have enough cash to pay for it after next weeks babysitting. I loathe babysitting, but it does come in handy when I want to buy something that we otherwise could not afford. I babysit through June at the very latest and then I'll be donating plasma twice a week. I can earn up to $265 a month doing that, plus it helps out so many people. It's a win/win. Anyhoo back to the bodybugg. Apparently you wear it on your upper left arm and it calculates how many calories you burn throughout the day. You also log all the food you eat into it and it shows you what you need to eat and how much to get the weight off. Since hubby wants to start working out and really toning up, I thought this was a perfect tool for me. I'm sooo excited for my treadmill to get here and now my bodybugg! I'm anxious to learn how much exercise I need to do and how much and what I need to eat to get lean. I seriously have no clue. I guess it even breaks it down and tells you how many carbs, fiber, fat etc you need to eat. It's exactly what I always wanted!

Today I played with buttercream. I practiced making buttercream roses, boarders, and doing the basketweave. I feel like I'm growing everyday in my knowledge and passion towards cakes. When I worked at a bakery/coffee shop years ago I was blown away at how careless they were with the look of their baked goods. They tasted amazing but visually they were awful. I think so much of enjoying food is not only the taste but the visual as well. I want my food to taste as good as it looks. Have you ever seen something at the grocery store or a bakery that looked delicious and yet when you took a bite you were shocked at how gross it was? I have, many times. I want my baked goods to blow people away in taste and appearance. For instance the sugar cookie recipe I used for my father took me 15+ years to find. I like my sugar cookies soft. Every soft sugar cookie recipe I'd ever used always "swelled" so much while baking that whatever shape I'd used to cut it out now looked swollen and mishapen. This recipe doesn't do that. It's a SUPER sturdy cookie that holds it's shape wonderfully and yet has a wonderful soft texture. The flavor is also fantastic. I can't imagine finding a recipe that would top this one. This thrills me to no end. It's like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I have such a huge passion for baking. I get immense joy watching people's eyes light up when they look at my goodies and then again when they take their 1st bite.

I was looking into taking some Wilton cake decorating classes at my local craft store and saw that the gal who teaches these classes is the same one who teaches at our local community college. She also will come to your home and teach you one-on-one for $30/hr. She'll teach me whatever I want her to. If I want to learn how to do topsy turvy cakes (oh so cute) she will. Literally anything I want she'll teach and I wouldn't have to take a class that would go over things I already know how to do. Anyway I was super excited to learn I could hire her to personally teach me caking decorating.

Here are some pictures of some cookies I made for my grandmother last year. I inserted wooden skewers right after the cookies came out of the oven. I used them to make a valentine cookie bouquet. ♥

Dad's Birthday Cookie

This is the giant cookie I made for my dad's bday today. Ü

decisions

Well I talked to hubby again last night and if it were up to him I'd never do hcg again. He feels it's way to much of a burden on the family when I do it. He's the most sporatic person I know. On the weekends he'll deceide he wants to take the family on a hike and within 10 min we're out the door. When I'm on hcg I have to make sure I bring my meals w/ me, my water, and my hcg. Then because I drink so much water, I'm using the restroom nonstop. He says I'm grumpy while on the diet. He says that now that my metabolism is fixed and working properly that I should exercise and eat well to lose the remaining weight. He wants to start exercising on a regular basis (possibly P90X) to build up his strength. I think he wants a partner in fitness, and when I'm on the drops that just isn't possible. I will try it his way for a few weeks and see how it goes. If the results aren't coming through, then I'll jump back on hcg and use up the rest of my bottle. I have about 5 weeks worth left. I feel like I'm a fish out of water....flopping back and forth. I wish he wouldn've said something before I started up again. ugh!

Today my oldest son has his 1st birthday/sleepover at a friend's house. I don't know why I'm nervous, but I am. I'm sure everything we'll be fine. He's super excited and I'm truly happy for him. He's growing up! Today is my father's bday. I have a truly amazing soft sugar cookie recipe that he adores. I made him a special gaint bday cookie that I can't wait to give him. I'll take a picture of it later and post it.

I hope you all have a lovely Saturday♥

frustrated

I love my husband, but there are times he drives me nuts! He got a nice big fat bonus yesterday and he very lovingly purchased me a very nice treadmill from costco. Then he asked me if I would postpone hcg for a couple weeks so we can go out to dinner on our anniversary. I told him I didn't mind going out to dinner and just ordering a salad w/ baked chicken and I could bring my own dressing. He wasn't going to have it. I don't understand why all of a sudden he's now against me doing this. I asked him if I could start up again after our anniversary and he said that would be fine. I'm thinking he would rather me lose weight exercising and eating healthy than do hcg. I don't want to get all in his face and start an argument, esp after he bought me a treadmill. I was able to lose all my load weight, plus another lb. So I guess I'll stop for a couple weeks and then start up again. Grrrrrrrr When I start up again I don't think I'll "load" instead I'll just pick up where I left off. sigh

cake

Looks like I've been asked to do 2-3 more cakes for friends on facebook! yay! One is going to be a twilight cake, yay!! I'm excited and a little nervous.

I'm such a whore......

I'm such a whore, a carb whore that is. I did awesome yesterday. I drank my gallon of water and tea, eat everything by the book and then I stayed up late reading a novel and got hungry......I got REALLY hungry. I ended up having a few more melba toasts that are legal on the protocol. dang it! Because of that poor choice I only released .2 lbs today. The good news is, I'm out of melba toast and will not be buying anymore. I can't seem to control myself when they're around. I don't want to start sabotaging myself when I'm barely out of the gate.

Hubby will be out of town for the next 3 days. This means I will be able to make simple meals for my children and they won't be so tempting. I need to force myself to be in bed no later than 9pm so I won't struggle so much with night time hunger.

VLCD #3

Woke up to a 1 lb loss today. =) It's 9:15am and I'm feeling some hunger. Guess it's time to start chugging some water. I don't have much to say so far today. I think I'll make the chinese chicken dish for lunch followed by some strawberry sorbet.

Round 4 VLCD #2 1st weigh in

I woke up to a 2.8 lb loss this morning. =) I slept pretty good and woke up feeling great. I'm making a gallon of iced tea. Yumm! I don't really like coffee when all I can put in it is stevia, but I do love unsweetened iced tea. So I will drink some of that daily as a bit of a "treat".

Today I'm going to try a new recipe for lunch. I'm going to take my 3.5 oz chicken breast and pound it nice and thin w/ a mallet. Then I'm going to dip it in egg white and then into a melba toast that's been pulverized into a powder and seasoned w/ garlic and onion powder, sea salt and pepper. Then I'm going to cook that in a non-stick skillet w/ 1/2 tsp of coconut oil. Then I'm going to make an Italian tomato sauce w/ 1 TBS of tomato paste thinned w/ a 1/2 cup of fat free chicken broth and seasoned w/ garlic, onion, salt, pepper and italian seasonings. I'll go ahead and serve the sauce over the chicken and have a nice side salad drizzled w/ a garlic red wine vinegar. Dinner will either be another bowl of asparagus soup or the chinese dish I made yesterday for lunch.

Have a wonderful day ladies! Whatever diet or weight loss program your on, don't think of it as punishment for being overweight, think of it as a chance to be pruned and grow from being disciplined. ♥


UPDATE:

Lunch was delicious. My tummy was so full afterwards that I was in pain. Now, 3 hrs later, I'm getting hungry again. I want to hold off and eat dinner at 6pm otherwise I get too hungry before bed and I don't want to be tempted to cheat. I'm by no means "starving" but am feeling that quietly annoying hunger that is just strong enough to make me think about food every 3.7 seconds. Once I get a good week of hcg under my belt pretty much all hunger goes away, which is nice. We took the kids on a 2 mile hike this afternoon. I packed up a cooler with all sorts of yummy snacks. Goldfish crackers, granola bars, apples, carrots, pb and honey sandwiches. Mmmmm it all looked so good! I ate my lunch before we left, so I just sipped on my water and chewed my gum. Weekends are always harder for me than weekdays. I cook a lot more on the weekends, and it's hard cooking and preparing food I cannot have. You'd think this being my 4th round that I'd be used to it. Apparently I'm not. I was looking at the calander and realized I'll be on hcg during my anniversary and during Easter. booooo
It's hard for me to comprehend celebrating w/ family w/o eating lots of delicious foods. Life isn't about food, but dang it, it sure feels like it sometimes. ;)

UPDATE: I am simmering another bowl of chicken and asparagus soup. I have about 60 extra calories I can eat today so I threw in some chopped onion, celery and cabbage to help make the soup more filling. I will definitely have another strawberry and lemon sorbet tonight. ♥

Gosh Darn Loading!

So I got on the scale this morning and was bummed to see I gained 6.4 lbs during my two loading days. I didn't even eat all that much . UGH! Oh well I need to just concentrate on the future and not on the past. My cousin is getting married at the very end of July and I'd love to be able to attend his wedding and feel really good in a dress. I could get in two full rounds of hcg by then. =) I do have a headache today, which is normal when I start hcg. I took an excederine and it's almost completely gone. This morning I peeled and chopped up an apple and cooked in w/ a 1/2 tsp of coconut oil, 1/4 cup water, 2 packets of truvia, cinnamon, nutmeg and a dash of ginger. I cooked the apple until the liquid had evaporated and the apples were nice and tender. For lunch I made a mock chinese dish. In one pan I sauteed bite size pieces of chicken w/ 1/2 tsp of coconut oil, amino acids, pepper, garlic and onion powder, and a generous amount of ginger. I cooked that up until the chicken has almost carmalized. Then I sauteed some cabbage, celery, and onion in the same pan and added some more amino acids. I cooked the veggies until tender and then added in the chicken. It was quite delicious. I was still a little bit hungry after lunch, but forced myself to just drink my water. So far today I've had 2 liters of water. I have another 2 to drink, dinner to eat and I think I'm going to make a strawberry and lemon sorbet for "dessert". Hope tomorrow I wake up to a 30 lb loss. LOL

UPDATE:
For dinner I made a chicken and asparagus soup. I used 1 can of fat free chicken broth, 1 portion of ground chicken, and 1 cup of bite size asparagus. I seasoned it with amino acids, garlic powder, onion powder, and tony chacheres seasoning. mmmmmmm I started to get hungry again around 8:15pm so I made up some strawberry sorbet followed by my last liter of water. I'm happy that I was easily able to drink my gallon of water w/o any problems. Although I do hate how often I find myself running to the bathroom. It's SO very annoying. My goal this round it to try and get all my water in by 8pm so when I go to bed around 10pm I'm not jumping out of bed every 30 min to use the bathroom. Other than that, today was a good day. I'm about ready to hit the sack and I do feel some hunger, but nothing too bad. 41 more Very Low Calorie Days to go. ;)

Truffles and the start of Round 4

Last night my husband's uncle took us to Fleur de Sel. I had heard amazing things about this restaurant, but was blown away by the food, service and atmosphere. Who knew such a place existed in Post Falls. We shared 3 different appetizers, all of which made our eyes roll back and groan in enjoyment. For my dinner I ordered Chicken with Truffles. It was two small pieces of chicken cooked to perfection served over a delicious cream sauce flavored w/ truffle oil and some homemade ravioli stuffed w/ mushrooms and truffles. I wish I could describe the amazing flavor.......it was so unbelievably amazing! If it wouldn't have looked rude, I would've lifted my bowl up after I ate everything and licked every last drop of sauce. Mmmmm For dessert my husband and I shared a Creme Brulee. Again, the best I've ever had. It was the perfect way to finish up loading before starting hcg. If I was ever going to die by lethal injection, THAT would be my last meal. hands down! lol

Well I need to get on the scale before I eat or drink anything so I can get a true starting weight. I'll report back later today and let you all know how it's going.♥

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Mmmmm the chocolate dipped strawberries last night were AMAZING! Today is the last day of eating before I commit to another 42 days of the very low calorie diet. I plan on eating a couple fried eggs and some peanut butter toast for breakfast along w/ some coffee and cream. Lunch will be a turkey sandwich piled high w/ cheese and avocado, kettle style potato chips, and some muddy buddies. For dinner we're going to a fancy french restaurant and I have no idea what I'll order just yet.

I went clothes shopping yesterday. Since my husband's uncle is taking us to a ritzy French place for dinner I wanted something other than jeans and t-shirts/sweat shirts to wear. I despise and loathe going into dressing rooms. I always feel like I'm 10 times bigger in those mirrors than the ones at home. Although I still can't stand my reflection, I can tell a world of difference from before I started dieting. I tried on black slacks from the Lane Bryant Outlet, Target, and Kohls. Most of them didn't fit my curves right and the ones that did needed to be hemmed. Not to mention the ones that needed hemming were like $59. I ended up finding a pair of really nice jeans and a blouse that is tight to the body where it should be and flowy where it should be. I tried it on and was like SHAZAM! I bought it and tried it on for hubby and he was speechless. He couldn't believe how slimming the outfit was. Since I normally wear baggy t-shirts and sweatshirts, this was a big improvement. I'm excited to get all dressed up to go out tonight. My sister in law leaves tomorrow. I like having her visit but am looking forward to getting my house back to normal. Have a great day ladies!!♥

Today is the day!

I start taking my hcg today, yay!!!!! Honestly I wish I could skip the loading part. I'm so ready to lose some more weight. Saturday is my 1st VLCD so Sunday will be my 1st weigh in.

My girlfriend Amanda has been able to stay within her 2 lb cushion and she's almost done w/ her 1st trimester. I told her NOT to worry about her weight now that she's pregnant. She's being really good though. She mainly eats phase 3 foods in moderate amounts and has been able to maintain. Her husband just finished 4 of his 6 weeks on hcg and has already lost 40 lbs! He's within 15 lbs of his goal weight. OH TO BE A MAN!! He also has convinced a bunch of men he works with to start the diet as well. They're all amazed that such a big guy (6'1") can eat 500 cal and not feel hungry or deprived. I love it!!

I keep hearing people say, ANYONE can lose weight if they're eating 500 calories a day and that hcg hasn't been proved to help in weight loss. They're half right, yes anyone will lose weight of 500 calories. The difference is, when you're taking hcg your body loses only abnormal fat and your appetite is supressed. Eating 500 calories a day w/o hcg will cause you to lose abnormal fat, essential fat, and muscle. Plus you will feel crazy amounts of hunger.

Last night we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory. I'd never been there before. It was delicious but my body is definitely not used to eating pasta. I made a batch of muddy buddies to have and plan on dipping strawberries in chocolate for dessert tonight. Hope you all have a wonderful day♥

2 days

Well I went out and got my hcg today. 2 more days till I start loading, yippee!! I got on the scale today and have gained about 6 lbs. phooey! I know part of that is definitely water weight. I've had a hankering for salty foods lately and haven't been drinking the amount of water that I should be. I know the weight will come off quickly and will soon be into new territory. Part of life is two steps forward and one step back. I will just keep plugging away.

On another note, I got an message from a gal on facebook who wants me to make her mother's 50th birthday cake. This is the 2nd custom cake I've been asked to make. yay!!! Word of mouth is a great way to start a little "on the side" business. I'm super excited!!

gearing up

I feel a little better today. My hubby went to Super Supplements last night and bought me some ear drops. It has olive oil, almond oil, garlic, tea tree essential oil, and a few other extracts in it. My ears still feel fairly tender, but definitely not as bad as yesterday and my nausea is very faint today.

HCG will soon be upon me. I need to go get my drops today. I'm very anxious to start up again. I really feel like my extended break put me in a good spot mentally to do this diet again. Looking back I can see I definitely burned myself out doing too many rounds too close together. This week I plan on eating the last few foods that I will miss during my 6 weeks of VLCD and 3 weeks on maintenance.

Inner ear issues?

Blah, I feel so icky. I've been battling extreame nausea the last 3 days. My ears have also been tender and I'm wondering if an ear infection is causing my equalibrium to be out of balance which in turn is causing the neasea. Either way it sucks big time. The nausea comes in waves. Sometimes it causes me to actually get sick and sometimes not. I had a teeny bite of cake at Sarah's party, but couldn't choke is down. The flavor of the strawberry cake was nice, but it made my tummy scream at me. =( booooo!

I start loading for my 4th(redo) round of hcg this Thursday. My sister in law will be visiting us from Texas on Wed, Thrus, and Friday. I figured we'd be making some extra special food since she's here and it would be a perfect time to start loading up. Although the thought of loading at this point makes me want to run to the restroom. And for those that think I could be pregnant, that's a no. Hubby went and got the "man surgery" after Sarah was born. =)

My inlaws will be flying up from Texas this June and I'd love to be down another couple of sizes by then. My mother in law has commented on my weight since the day she met me over 10 yrs ago. She once even asked me if I thought Benjamin really loved me since I gotten so heavy. Who asks a person that?! It looks like they'll be coming at the end of June so that gives me 3 months to hunker down and lose another 30 lbs or so. Each time they come to visit they get a hotel w/ a big pool so the kids can swim with them. I NEVER NEVER go swimming because I've been so ashamed of my body. Although I won't be "thin" by June, I'll definitely be at a place where I'll be proud to put on my "momma" bathing suit and join my kids in the pool.

Hang in there girlies, knock out this round with a bang. I'm cheering each of you on! Mia, you are doing soo good! I feel like a proud mother hen. You've been so diligent with your workouts and I'm thrilled at your success thus far. ♥

FINISHED!

I just put the finishing touches on my daughter's cake. I had a teeny bit of trouble w/ the fondant and used some of the decorations to cover the imperfections. Overall I'm thrilled with how it all turned out. I sooo wish I could go to school to really learn about cakes. For me it's all trial and error. I do lots and lots of research and watch youtube tutorials, but it would be nice to get some actual schooling in. Maybe someday. In the mean time I'll keep learning what I can and keep practicing on my children's birthday cakes. Here is the finished product.

blahhhhh

Today was a very long, very exhausting day. I've been babysitting for a friend of mine a few times a week. I greatly dislike babysitting, but she was desperate for someone to watch her son and I was interested in making a little extra cash. I told her a few days ago that I would watch her son through June and then I was done. (in a nice way of course) Anyway she took the news well and has started looking at different daycares in the area. It felt good to stand up and tell her what I wanted. I'm usually the person that gets too afraid to tell people what I want or what my limits are. Since a child I've let people trample all over me. I feel like I'm starting to grow up. lol

So today I babysat all morning until 3:40pm. I also worked on my daughters cake off and on. I also did a bunch of household chores and took my youngest son to school. Hebron has been complaining about his throat hurting the last couple of days and this morning he cried when he was eating breakfast saying his tongue hurt. I called his Dr. who told me to come in at 4:00pm. So the kids got off the school bus, my friend came and picked up her son, then I had to get 3 kids in the van and drive out to hayden to see this dr all in barely over 15 min. It was insanity. The dr. does strep test and low and behold Hebron STILL FREAKING HAS STREP THROAT! This time the Dr. writes a perscription for a stronger medication that he'll have to take twice a day for 2 whole weeks. Then I drive to Costco and turn in the perscription. They tell me it'll be a 25 min wait. The kids are hungry and tired and DO NOT want to be walking around Costco waiting for a perscription. After 25 min we head back to the pharmacy and wait in a huge ass line. Finally it's our turn and they tell us they're out of the medication and that they called other local pharmacies who are also out of the perscription but that it will be in tomorrow at 10am. AND AND AND they tell me it was going to cost $75 on top of the $85 I just spent seeing the Dr again. So we leave and get home well after dinner and I have to come up with something on the fly. Hubby starts to unload on me all about his craptastic day. Appartently his boss from Seattle is in town and handed Benjamin his ass on a platter. What a day. After dinner I cleaned up, got the kids ready for bed, put the kids to bed, took a shower and then dirty iced my cakes, and covered both tiers in marshmallow fondant. Tomorrow I need to make the rest of my ribbons, bows, and flowers so I can put the entire cake together Saturday morning.

I apologize for my boring second by second recount of the day, I'm just tired and mentally DRAINED! Tomorrow is another full day of babysitting, going to costco, playing with cake stuff, and cleaning my house so it's ready for a houseful of guests come Saturday. Calgon, take me away!!!

Here is a picture of my little Hello Kitty thus far. I have some details to add to her dress, her bow, and of course her face. I'm tempted to redo her head. It's not quite how I want it to be.....but if I had to keep it, I'd still be pretty happy. Gum paste is my new best friend. Sorry the photo is sideways. I'm having trouble getting it turned right side up.♥

Cake

So today is my baby girls 4th birthday. I know so many people say this, but I can't believe how fast time is going by. It's bittersweet with Sarah because she's my baby. She was my inspiration to get fit and healthy from the get go. I didn't want my daughter to think it was ok to give up on life and be heavy like her mom. I wanted to show her that hard work and diligence pays off and that she can achieve any goal. I'm proud to be 50 lbs lighter that I was on her last birthday. By her 5th birthday I will be slim and healthy and will do my best to be the role model she deserves.

Today I'll be baking her birthday cake. It's a homemade strawberry cake. I will freeze the layers (i've heard it really enhances the flavors when you do this). Friday I will build the cake and frost it w/ vanilla bean buttercream and then with marshmallow fondant. I always try and make an awesome cake as a gift for my children on their birthdays. I know my husband sees it as a huge waste of time when i could go out and buy a decorated cake for $15. I view it as a labor of love. I enjoy the work and time it takes to put their cakes together. I get so much joy seeing their little faces light up. I'm excited to put this cake all together and watch my daughter blow her candles out.

Happy birthday, my sweet child!!♥

Hello Kitty

Saturday was fun. Although the food at the melting pot didn't taste as good as I hoped it would. The gal who made the cheese fondue put WAAAY too much wine in it and it over powered the taste of the cheese. The salad was fantastic though and we both enjoyed that immensely. By the time we got the chocolate fondue we were both so full we could hardly breathe. There is a part of me that misses being able to eat as much as I used to be able to. Our mouths were happy but our tummy's were not. I felt like someone needed to take me out of there in a wheelbarrow. If I ever go back.....I think I might just go for salad and chocolate fondue. That would be more than enough.

Today I made up some white modeling chocolate. I used white chocolate because I wanted to make the traditional Hello Kitty as a cake topper to my daughters 4th bday cake. Because I had to use real white chocolate the modeling chocolate is a yellowish color........soooo not cool. So instead I'm going to color the modeling chocolate various colors for flowers and ribbons and will use gum paste to make the Hello Kitty. Oh well.....live and learn.

After a few days of taking a diet hiatus, I can definitely tell my pants are tighter. I'm going to buckle down and really eat well until I start hcg again. I hate the thought of gaining any weight back.

Today is finally here!

Yesterday I was a bad and naughty girl. My husband wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. I ordered a water w/ lemon to drink and the vege plate. I had a side salad, fresh vegetables, a tiny cup of chili, and a side of mashed potatoes w/ white peppered gravy. Then I had one of their rolls w/ cinnamon butter.....OMGoodness it was delicous. Then we got a call from Amanda's husband inviting us over to have chocolate cake w/ them to celebrate her birthday. So needless to say I had a big cold glass of milk and a slice of a 4 layer triple chocolate cake from Costco. Holy freaking moly that was a rich cake! It was very yummy, but I could only eat about half of the slice. I'm just not used to all those carbs and sugar. bleh I felt sick the entire ride back home. I also feel quite puffy today. I know I had quite a bit of sodium from yesterday's dinner. It'll probably take 2-3 days to get back to normal. PLUS we're going out all day today and endulging in more not so diet friendly foods. Oh well. I'm excited and am going to enjoy every bite.

Hope you ladies all have a wonderful day!♥

cookies

Thanks Mia for the link you put in your comment on my last blog. I cleared my cache and my cookies and now I'm able to comment on blogs again, yay!!!!

I went to the grocery store yesterday and got a few things for my start of hcg. I bought a couple big packages of halibut at costco (omgoodness it's expensive!) and some chicken breasts and some various seasonings. I seem to lose the most weight when I incorporate fish into my diet. Too bad we can't eat salmon.

I also picked up some ghirardelli while chocolate bars. I'm doing to turn them into white modeling chocolate sometime next week. I plan on making a hello kitty to put on top of my daughter's bday cake and a few little decorations as well. I've been doing a lot of research on modeling chocolate and watching many "how to" videos and am feeling pretty confident that it'll turn out the way I want.

I don't think I'll have time to post anything tomorrow. I plan on picking up Amanda late morning and we'll be going out to get a latte and a snack. Then we'll be driving to Spokane (eeeek) to the River Park Mall and shopping for a few hrs until 4pm. Then we'll head to The Melting Pot and have a cheese fondue, salad, and a chocolate fondue. Then we're headed to the movies to finish off the day. I can't wait!!!!! I need to remember to bring my camera so I can take some pictures.

Hope those of you on hcg have a fabulous day. Keep drinking that water.♥

annoyed

I can't figure out why I can no longer comment on anyone's blogs.....or even my own for that matter. So sorry Bre.....hope tomorrow's weigh in makes it all worth it.♥ Jackie......how exciting to be going to Hawaii!!!! If that's not motivation, I dunno what is! lol

I'm really tired today. I'm really grumpy today. I'm really cold and want to crawl back into bed today. Instead I've been running around like a crazy person taking my 3 kids plus a kid I'm watching to the dentist for 2 hrs while my oldest got some work done. Then we had to rush home to eat before I have to go back out and take my son to kindergarten and then rush back home so the kid I'm watching can be picked up.

I can hardly wait for this Saturday...........hurry hurry hurry......

Grrrr!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know what's going on with blogger the last few days. It hasn't been allowing me to comment on anyone's blogs. Boo!! I have been reading them though.

all well

It looks like my son is finally well after being super sick with scarlet fever. In fact, everyone in our household is well. YIPPEE!!!! What an exhausting 6 weeks. I feel bad complaining about it, but as the mom I deal with 99% of the responsibility. I was totally and utterly exhausted. Lets hope we can stay well for a long time to come. =)

Grey's Anatomy is my guilty pleasure. Since we don't have tv and haven't for 4 years now, I watch most tv programs via Hulu or nexflix. I watched Grey's Anatomy here and there when we had tv but really started getting into it 2 seasons ago. I realized netlix has seasons 1-6 available to watch on instant view. So for the last several weeks I watch an episode or two in the evenings after I put the kids to bed. I finished watching all 6 episodes and now I feel like I don't know what to do with myself. lol Last night hubby and I played cards for a while and that was fun. I like spending good quality time with him. It can be hard though. He has to get up at 4am 5 days a week, so by 8pm he's ready for bed. I usually don't go to bed till 10 or 11pm. Needless to say we don't get a lot of time together w/o the kids.

So my friend Amanda who did HCG just found out she's pregnant. Which explains why she only lost 17 lbs during her 6 weeks of hcg. Her husband started hcg 2 weeks ago and has already lost 23 lbs!! It's SOO not fair how quickly men lose weight on that diet. lol I want to be a man! lol

My weight is still stable. No change. I have to admit I've been eating bread here and there (all healthy organic breads) and it doesn't seem to be hurting me any. I'm just not eating low enough carbs to be losing weight. Oh well. In less than 3 weeks i'll be losing weight so I'm not going to stress about it. I'm going to enjoy what I eat before I start up again. I'm going to continue to eat lower carb foods and stay away from sugars and starches though. I'm ready to go down some more sizes. =)