vlcd #5 almost cheated

Yesterday was a pretty easy day. Things went smoothly for the most part. Then at 9:30pm I started to get some really serious cravings. I wasn't really hungry, just REALLY REALLY wanting something uber sweet. I forced myself to go to bed. I'd eaten my dinner and had a little over 3 liters of water. I woke up at 11:30 to use the restroom and again felt an incredibly strong urge to go downstairs and eat something off protocol. I made it to the stairwell and somehow summoned up enough will power to go back to bed w/o cheating. Yay! So far this morning I feel good. It feels really good not to have given in to my cravings. Woot!

vlcd #4

I could tell a slight change in the tightness of my jeans when I put them on this morning. yay! It was very encouraging! Not much else to report today. Things are humming along and I'm feeling good and sleeping well.

Update: It's 2pm and I'm a little hungry and starting to feel cranky. I really want something sugary. Even though I make a lot of cake, I don't eat it since they're always for other people's parties. I really want some cake. Or huckleberry cheesecake or a huge ooey gooey cinnamon roll or basically anything super carby and sweet. ha! I have a couple cakes coming up in Sept. Not sure just yet how hard that'll be. I'm drinking my water like a good girl. I have to take my son to his 1st grade orientation pretty soon. I need to have a plan for dinner, because when it's over I'm going to be one hungry momma.

VLCD #3

Bre, I have soo had those "no willpower" days. Hang in there! Just getting the junk out of the house is super helpful. I have to say my 1st and 2nd rounds were much easier. Not that I feel like I'm starving, just mentally they were easier. Not sure why. I did have about 2 oz of extra chicken and 4 extra strawberries. I'm not going to freak out about it though. I slept ok last night. I was really aware that my hubby had to wake up super early to catch his flight. He'll be out of town till Friday. =( I hate it when he's gone. I have to get his car's windshield relplaced and take our son to 1st grade orientation tomorrow evening. He's always missing out on the kids' school activities. Oh well, it could be worse I spose.

My stomach doesn't seem quite as "poofy" today. I feel pretty good and so far am not hungry. There is a part of me that is dying to know how much I've lost and yet another part is completely content in just following the diet and let things happen the way they should.

Bre, hope your foot heals quickly so you can kick that boot to the curb! =)


Update: feeling good....almost finished w/ my gallon on water. I absolutely HATE how often I have to use the restroom. It's so annoying!
Ugh!

Oh and I just have to vent. My good friend calls me all the time telling me about the cake shows she watches on tv (we don't have tv) and telling me how I should make these amazing cakes that she seems. Ummmm HELLO?!?!?! I'm not freaking cake boss! Just because I enjoy making cakes doesn't mean I like working 20 hours for no pay! Grrr!! I love her to death, but she just doesn't get it. She doesn't get the hours involved in making the cakes, the icings, the fondant, the decorations, putting it together etc etc. It's starting to make me hate cake shows because everyone and their mother thinks that any cake decorator can do what they saw on tv. Grrrr! Seriously ticks me off. K, i'm stepping off the soap box and will stop venting.....for now. lol

VLCD #2

Yesterday went pretty good. Our internet went down around 10am and didn't get fixed until 9pm or so. Soo annoying! After church we went home and I dropped off hubby and the kids and then I went to Super One for groceries. They have chicken breasts on sale for $1.49/lb which is a fabulous deal. I got 5 bags of the chicken, but I'll probably go back before the sale is over and get some more. For that price, it's worth it to stock up. I got a little bit hungry before lunch, but once I ate I was fine. At 4pm my husband took the kids to go swimming since it was so hot. I chose to stay home and read a new novel. 10 pages in and I was nodding off. I went up to bed and slept until 6pm. Hubby woke me up so I could make everyone dinner. Good ol' hcg, always makes me so sleepy. Got up, fed the family, cleaning up the kitchen, made myself some dinner and then I was ready to go back to bed. Slept like a rock. It's worth doing this darn diet just for the relaxing quality sleep. It's 8am and I'm downing a liter of water before I take my 1st dose of hcg. I'm thinking I'll do chicken and asparagus for lunch and maybe a nice big salad for dinner. I'll be having strawberries as my fruit until I eat the entire 4lb tub. They go bad so fast, I don't want them to go to waste. Happy hcg'ing Bre! =)


Update: Just had to say that I feel soo good today! I'm enjoying my hcg friendly cup of coffee. Coffee, 1 tbl milk, 1/4 tsp dark cocoa powder, dash of cinnamon and a packet of stevia. Mmmmmm quite tasty. It's almost 11am and I'm not hungry in the least. Yay!!!! 1 liter of water down, 3 more to go.

Lunch: I had some pan fried chicken, steamed broccoli, and 7 strawberries. it's 4:45pm and I'm starting to get pretty hungry again. I'm almost finished w/ my 3rd liter of water. Amanda told me she found Apple pie flavored Extra gum at the store and that it's amazing. Sounds yummy! I'm not sure what the plan is for dinner just yet.

VLCD #1

I had just a few bites of chicken last night, no corn, and 5or 6 bites of mashed potatoes. I soo wasn't hungry. I did have a small bowl of muddy buddies around 8pm just to get in a bit more fat. I felt so sick and layed in bed praying I wouldn't have to get up to vomit. yuck! On the other hand I slept great! I've been sleeping terrible for the last few months. Waking up several times throughout the night. Not last night. I slept soundly and woke up at 6am bright eyed and bushy tailed. I'm going to have a coffee w/ choc rasp stevia. Then I'll do hcg drops right before we go to church at 8:30. After church I'll have some strawberries. Then i'll have to go to the store. I need to get chicken, lettuces, asparagus, cucumbers, and some celery. For lunch I'll make some chili. Ground chicken, tomatoes, a little onion, and lots of yummy spices. I'll update this blog later as the day progresses. =)

Finishing up my 2nd loading day.

I can't believe my 2nd loading day is almost over! So much food, so little time. lol

Bre, if you google I am Baker Rose Cake, you can see how the rose cake is done. It's not my creation, it's just copying her. She's quite talented and comes up with really pretty and unique ways to decorate w/ buttercream. Once she came up w/ the rose cake, EVERYONE started doing them. It's crazy. They're so beautiful and soooooooo easy to do. It's almost embarrassing how easy and fast it is. On the other hand, it's nice because it's quick and it's a show stopper. Everyone will rave about it. So shhhhhh don't tell em how easy it is. ;) It would still be fun to get together and talk cake stuff though! Things will slow down and I'll have more free time when school starts back up on the 6th.

I can't leave comments on blogger either. I remember Mia sent me some link to upgrade my Java or something and then blogger worked again. I'll have to do some investigating and see if I can figure out what's going on. It's annoying not being able to leave comments. grrr

Today I had a handful of muddy buddies for breakfast and we walked out the door to the farmers market. Then for lunch we went to the High Nooner (by costco and Jamm's) and had what's called an almost ruben. Instead of sauerkraut (sp?) it had coleslaw on it. Suuuuper yummy! Then I can home and had a bite of fudge we bought at the farmer's market. It was horrid. For dinner we're grilling chicken and corn on the cobb. Thought I'd make some extra rich mashed potatoes to have on the side. I might have a few more muddy buddies for dessert and then I'm done loading. I'm not hungry at all right now. In fact I feel rather sick. It always amazes me how quickly those drops start working.

I'm going to weigh in tomorrow morning and then I'll weigh on my last VLCD. Then I can see as a whole what I've lost. We'll see how it goes. ;)
Dang it's hot today! Hubby wants to go to the beach after dinner. ugh! I go to the beach w/ the family but I haven't gotten in a swimsuit at all this summer. Instead I sit in a chair and watch while my family cools off and I bake in the sun. I also secretly glare at all the skinny bikini wearing teenagers. booo on them lol

Good luck Bree! I'm so glad I'm not the only one doing hcg, it's so nice to have other's out there doing it w/ me.

Ooops

So today I was refreshing my hcg knowledge by rereading through my book. I realized that instead of doing 1 loading day, I really need to follow all the rules of this diet. No screwing around and only loading one day. I want this round to be super successful and in order to achieve that, I need to follow the rules. I had avocado toast for breakfast, a latte mid morning, leftover spaghetti for lunch, a panini for dinner and a few handfuls of muddy buddies for dessert. I can tell the drops are already working because my tummy feels insanely full and I haven't eaten more than I normally do. I'm starting to get excited about starting up another round. =) Tomorrow I'm going to the farmer's market to get some fresh huckleberries, woohoo!