Blessed Steak and Apple Day

Morning Weight: 152.0

Morning Mood: Triumphant

This plan really works. I have had to fight a little harder this time around (read: I have not been as careful, so my weight fluctuates more.), but the plan works. If I am up and choose to take care of it, I can have a steak and apple day (fast all day until dinner time and then eat only a steak and an apple or tomato) and like clockwork, I am back down the next morning. It's really not that hard. In fact, I actually lost 3 pounds yesterday. Today will be about continued restraint and self-control to maximize this loss. By the way, the secret to steak and apple days for me is a big diet dr. pepper and lots of Crystal ice with lime. :)

OOH--another update. I saw my doctor last night and he complimented me and told me I looked great and he said, "So what have you been doing? Lots of exercise and diet?" and I just said, "You, know kind of starving." See, he specifically told me not to do HCG. Rather he wanted me to go all natural and eat nothing white and nothing with a label. In reality, HCG is exactly that with the help of one hormone. And my maintenance plan sticks pretty close to those recommendations. It was good to have him (and a few others) notice my progress. I think I'm going to go hula hoop and jump rope now. You know, get that exercise part in. :)