New Update

Well, went camping over the weekend. Had jello shots, alcohol, potato salad, chips, breakfast burrito, and roasted marshmellow and figured I was doomed, but NOTHING! a slight gain was all. I know my stomach doesn't like all that junk anymore, so I'll just stick to eating healthy in moderation instead of a total indulge.

I'm just happy that I've stablized and can enjoy food in moderation. I'm looking forward to San Diego in a couple of weeks.

Then when I come back I'll decide whether I'm doing a round then or waiting until September. Not sure I want to give up food so quickly for those last 10-15 pounds. I want that off, but again, I'm not sure I can do it right now. And I know this is a total mindset to do the protocol and doing it when I'm not ready will not be easy, so I'll see when I get back.

Well my son is in Finland and is having an amazing time! He won't be back until July 14, so it sure is quiet at my house, just the hubby, dogs, cat, horse, mule, llama, and sheep. LOL!

I'm going to keep posting while I add back foods, just so people can see that this protocol is the real deal and you can eat and keep off the weight.

For those on the protocol. It is the best thing I've ever done! Stay strong and keep smiling at that new skinny person emerging.

Things are going well!

I had some potato over the weekend and a little popcorn and no weight gain. All is going well.

I got my son off on the plane Saturday morning for Finland, sad yet happy moment. He'll be gone for 4 weeks. But what an adventure.

The hubby and I went to "Mule Days" over the weekend. What a great time.

Well that is about all for today, except work is busssssssyyyyy. So better get back. I'll check in again later. Keep up the good work, the results are amazing and it is a cure to be able to add back food and not gain any weight.

I was thinking of doing a short round after I returned from San Deigo, but then I thought about after school started in September. Now, I'm not sure at all. I'll wait and see in July, and if not interested, I'll see in September. Loving this right now and not sure I want to do the 500 VLCD right away.

Update

Well, I had a BLT with one slice of bread the other night. It was good, but nothing to write home about. I don't honestly miss bread. My weight stayed the same, so I'm okay.

Yesterday, I just had my regular breakfast, lunch, and dinner and snacks. Tonight I have Bunco, so we'll see what they serve and how Saturday's weight is.

My son leaves for Finland tomorrow morning at 7:15 a.m. for 4 weeks. What an opportunity of a lifetime. I'm gonna miss him around the house, this will be the first time in 19 years that my husband and I have been without children. When we first met, I had my daughter from a previous marriage so we have always had kids around. Should prove to be FUN!!!!! LOL

I'll check in on Monday with my weekend food and weigh-ins.

Update

Well here is yesterday's menu:

Breakfast: 2 eggs with 1 oz cheese
Snack: 1 oz sliced almonds
Lunch: Salad (lettuce, olives, tomato, cucumbers, mushrooms) with 4 oz of cooked chicken
Snack: Sugar Free Jello, 2 oz. of sliced turkey and 1 oz. of cheese and 1 sugar free Russell Stover chocolate peanut butter cup
Dinner: 2 oz of Multigrain tortilla chips with 1 oz of cheese and pepperoni (nachos)
Snack: Sugar Free Jello with 1 TLB of cool whip
Water: 4 liters

Today's weight? SAME!!!! Oh, yeah.

I'm going to try brown rice tonight and see what happens. This is amazing that I can eat and enjoy life without the weight gain.

I'll post tomorrow and let you know what's happening.

Life after protocol

Well, today is my second day after my three weeks stabilization. Last night I had pizza with the crust. I had one piece and it was amazing. I ate salad and fruit and all my other items during the day. Today, I had my eggs for breakfast, and my salad for lunch, but I'm not sure what I want to try tonight. But so far so good.

It was pretty scary eating that pizza, I felt like I was sooooo cheating and that the next morning I was going to wake up 10 pounds heavier, but NOPE. I might try a little tortilla chips as nachos this evening. That's sounding pretty good to me at the moment. But I might change my mind later after I get home. Never know, so I'll keep posting.

Everyone keep up the hard work because it is soooo worth it in the end. I'm still working on my before pictures, I can't seem to figure out how to get them posted, but I'll get it soon. I promise.

Maintenance Day 19

Well only two days left. Yesterday I added in some sugar free pudding, extra cheese, almond slivers and some pork. The scale stayed the same. Which is good news. I even went out to lunch and had a Chicken Spinach Caeser Salad. Didn't eat the croutons which was tough. But only a couple more days. It was all well worth it. I have people tell me how great I good and that is a great feeling. I would like to lose another 10 pounds but I'm going to wait until the end of summer to do a short round. I want to enjoy my summer time before diving back into the 500 calories.

I've been really trying to push the water as well, and I'm pretty sure that was my issue in the beginning of this phase with my overages, because since I upped my water, weight has been stable.

I'll probably not right for a couple of days until after I have my first real starch and see what the scale does, so for now, talk to you in a couple of days.

Just a reminder. HCG is a miracle and it is a cure. I'm so glad I was told about it and I'm making sure to tell everyone about it. It certainly has been an amazing journey since January 19, 2009 when I started this adventure. I went from a size 16 to a size 6 and that feels good. Or as everyone says nothing feels good as THIN!

Maintenance Day 18

Okay I'm nearing the end of my stabilization phase or as some refer to it as Phase 3. My weight was down a little from yesterday but not below the LIW so all is good. I'm going to lunch today with some friends, I brought my own dressing as I'm not sure where we'll be eating. I also brought some snacks for later, sliced almonds (unsalted), strawberries, and sugar free jello.

Saturday will be my first day for adding back some starch. I'm going to make a tuna fish sandwich on one slice of whole grain bread and we'll see what happens on Sunday. I'm a little nervous, but I want to eat like a normal person again (in moderation of course). I'm not really missing bread, potatoes, rice, sugar, etc. So I'm thinking eating it just once in awhile should be fine. I don't want to reintroduce crap into my body, I really worked hard to get this off by doing the VLCD and the shots each morning to eat crap again and fee like crap as well. I feel better than I have in years and I really enjoy the feeling of sleeping good at night and waking feeling refreshed instead of feeling like a truck ran me over in the night.

Well I'll keep posting throughout my reintroduction phase and let you know how it goes.

TTIF

Maintenance Day 17

Well, I did absolutely fine this weekend, even had a little cheese and almonds. I had some low carb ice cream and the scale went up a little, so I will cut that for a while longer. But not over that 2 pound mark, so all is good. Didn't get in quiet as much water as I should of yesterday as I was busy shopping and getting my son ready for Finland.

I went through my closet and got rid of 10 bags of clothes that are too big. I'm taking them to a domestic violence thrift store for women in need of good clothes (mine are a lot of business clothes) so they should get some good use out of them. They ranged from 16 down to 8. It is amazing. My husband couldn't believe I would get rid of them, I said, what am I going to do with them, I'm never going back to them.

Well, off to work. Have a wonderful day. Couple more days and I'll start adding back some low carb bread, wraps, brown rice, etc. I'll keep you posted as I add back real food.

Keep smiling!