Monday, VLCD day 16

Mia, you were right, I have lost 13lbs. This is day 6 with no weight loss at all. I even picked up a 4-pack of toilet paper to make sure the scale wasn't broken. It is not. If I don't show a loss tomorrow, it's apple hell for me. I don't dislike them, but 6 with no water??? I do understand the process, so I guess if it works it will have been worth it.

Today I ate as close to protocol as I could. A mid morning orange. Greek yogurt and strawberry smoothie (yum)for lunch, and 83g of George Foreman chicken with one half of a cucumber. No additional spices. Only salt and pepper. For some pazazz, I had a Smooth Move tea. Can you tell I'm desperate for a loss? (I really don't want to try and cram down 6 apples.) Secret: I did go buy a 6-pack of Motts Unsweetened Apple Sauce. Please God, don't make me do this.

It's Friday! VLCD 13

Apparently I have been sabotaging my own diet. Three days, no weight loss. I realized last night that my bottle of HCG drops was almost empty. Light bulb went on and I realized I must have been doing something wrong with the dosing. Confirmed. With the help of Erica and Mia, it was determined that my "drops" were not little drops. Too much of a good thing is not good. With the combination of too much HCG and sometimes not enough protein will not allow for weight loss.

Grocery shopping today. I have to be careful with my purchases. Instead of buying 75% of my food in one day, I'm only going to get what I need for a week. The tomatoes were not looking too happy that I bought two weeks ago.

Thurs, Day 12 VLCD

Same weight, same time, same bat channel. It actually felt good. For some reason I suspected a slight gain. My digestive issues are normalizing now. I actually considered moving my computer into the bedroom, closer to the bathroom. Lord knows I have all of the wiring to do it, thanks to my handsome son-in-law Aaron. (No Mia, I didn't leave it for Norm) I changed my picture on Facebook. It is of my beast sweetie of a cat, who doesn't know what a holiday is, a weekend, or just the fact that Mom wants to sleep. My day starts when she is ready. She is the queen, and I am the servant.

Wednesday, Sept. 29. Day 11, VLCD

I started to write yesterday, then realized I put the wrong day #. Went to edit it and it wouldn't (boo), so I deleted the post. I was only going to say that I didn't lose anything, except my marbles. This morning my scale was my friend. It showed a 1.6 lb loss from the unexpected 1.8 lb gain two days ago. I discovered a new seasoning to use. Old Bay Seafood seasoning: celery salt, red and black pepper and paprika. Nothing else listed on the ingredients. Yum. I'm a garlic freak, and I found that my McCormick garlic salt grinder only contains sea salt and garlic. Yay! I have to have my flavor to keep things interesting.

Monday, Sept 27 VLCD Day 9

Oh poo! I'm not going to call it a weight gain,it's simply a refusal of my body to release what it should have. I weighed 175, which is where I was two days ago. I'm not going to let this get to me. I did notice that last night I didn't make a dozen visits to the potty. (only 4). That's strange even if I wasn't using the drops. Today is a new day, and a new week. I still feel better, and have more energy now than I did 10 sluggish days ago.

Sunday: VLCD Day 8

I must have been a very good girl yesterday.  I lost another 2 lbs.  Total 13.2.  I had to chuckle this morning; I tried on the pants with the 6' gap from zipping.  It's down to 5' inches now.  Did you all see Mia's new wedding dress picture?  Isn't she beautiful.  Wishing you all a fantastic eating day. :-)

Saturday, September 25 VLCD day 7

Oh happy day!  1.2 lb loss for a total of 11.2 in 5 days.  Today I think I will tackle my tiny kitchen counter.  My dishes are done from yesterday, but I still have redecorating mess too deal with.  Why do I have two hammers, three screwdrivers and a pair of pliers there?  In my apartment, my kitchen is the crappiest room.  It was not inspiring at all.  When I first moved in the walls were all grease splattered and covered with unidentifiable blobs of yuck everywhere.  (Please don't ask me to cook in there.)  Now, I don't mind at all.  I think once I get the counter cleared of the clutter, I will be much happier.  I'll post pictures when I am done.  It seemed like every time I finished one project, I saw something else I could improve upon.  (It's the Martha Stewart in me, which, btw, her and I share the same birthday:  Aug 3).

Off to the races now.  I've got a final paper to write for class that is due tomorrow.  Title page, Abstract, 5-6 pages of text and a reference page.  I found out earlier this week that I have to complete my Associates degree in Business Administration before I can start on my Masters in Graphic Arts and Web Design.   I'll need many prayers when I have to take Algebra.  Evidently, the Algebra I took at Central Oregon Comm. College is not good enough.  Ugg!!