vlcd 14-17

I lost my mind for the weekend! Not really, I got a cricut machine and I've been busy playing with it during my free time. I have been doing really well. When I started losing again it starting coming off pretty good--day 14 lost a pound, 15--lost another, day 16 another flippin pound! Considering that I have been like clockwork a 1/2 lb a day, this was pretty exciting. Today is vlcd 17 and I dropped .2 lbs. My scale was kind of freakin out this morning so Im not sure how accurate this was. But I would rather underestimate and have a gain tomorrow. I tried a new asparagus soup yesterday and it was pretty good. I doctored it up a little more for dinner last night and found it much more satisfying. I can't believe I am already through vlcd 17. This has gone by so fast. I didn't realize til just now, but that means as of today I am half way thru this incredible journey! I feel incredible! I'm not hungry! Best of all I have lost 11.2lbs preload weight and 14.2 lbs with my loading! That is incredible!

I would really like to lose another 10 lbs during the last half. Of course more would be nice but I am trying to be realistic since .5 lb seems to be my norm.

vlcd 12 & 13

Okay, I have really tried to not get discouraged the last couple days, but let me tell you I was so irritated with that gain. So I did lose some yesterday...it wasn't alot but at least it was in the right direction. I do have to say there was a part of me that doubted the protocol for a minute...but only a minute. I love that I am not even hungry on the hcg. Most days I struggle to get my fruit in.

I made some soup with chicken and cabbage yesterday and it was so good! There is something soothing about soup when the weather is 3 degrees. So I may make another batch for today. There is a great sounding asparagus soup out there, so I will get the ingredients this weekend and give it a try. Hopefully there will be another success when I step on the scale in the morning!

vlcd 11

Okay okay....breathe. 161.0! what! back where i was 2 days ago. im not gonna stress it. im sure its water weight...you do think its water weight dont you? oh well. Im gonna continue on my journey and hopefully the scale will be kind to me tomorrow.

vlcd 10

Yes! Made it to the 150's. Ok Ok 159.8...but I still made it! I hope I'm able to say goodbye to the 150's really quickly! I think I really have my dosage and everything dialed in now. I have settled into 175iu at about 930 each morning. I really don't feel hungry. Which is really nice.

vlcd 8 & 9

Okay lots of salt definitely slows things. Lost .2 yesterday but got back on track with a .8 loss this morning. Overall I am seeing .5lb a day. Nice!

I started taking my hcg a little later in the morning (around 9:30) and it seem to help with my hunger in the evening. Thankfully, because evenings are always my worst time of day to control my eating anyway. Looking for a good loss tomorrow! I really want to skip into the 150's! I believe it can happen!

vlcd 7

Down another .8! Love steppin on the scale in the morning! I'm sure there will be days that won't be the case, but for now I will enjoy it!

Did really good today. Went to a friends for a small party, she had yummy cookies, bruschetta and crepes with heavy cream and strawberries! YUM! I stuck to black coffee. Oh yea! Then proceeded to the next party...cookies and pop! Did just fine, drank 6 cups of water.

I went to the grocery store this evening to stock up on apples, made a big mistake and went hungry. Every row I went down I just kept seeing everything I couldn't have. It was horrible! Carb cravings are killing me! So I bought a jar of pickles and ate 3 of them on the way home! Crazy...but they have never tasted so good. That was my vegetable for dinner I guess. LOL! So I just had some chicken and I will probably top the evening off with an apple. Hopefully the scale will be good to me tomorrow with all that sodium

vlcd 6

Down another .4! Last night I really struggled making my family dinner! The french bread and pasta were to calling me! I finally told my husband he needed to clean it up before I went back in the kitchen. I was having such a carb craving I had 2 extra melba toasts. I know...2 whole crackers! But mentally it satisfied me...so whatever works I guess.

Today I made the yummiest dressing for my salad! I put a couple strawberries, balsamic vinegar, fresh garlic, stevia and some seasoning in my little blender. OMG! It was out of this world! I had my remaining strawberries and some chicken in my salad. It was so good I had it for dinner too! So I am reading that balsamic vinegar has sugar in it...aaaargh! I will try this recipe with apple cider vinegar tomorrow and see how it turns out.

Feeling a little hungry after dinner so I think I will have some tea. Hopefully this holds me over and I have another loss in the morning!