Day 5: Let Freedom Ring

Morning Weight: 182.6

Morning Mood: Still excited.

I'm not going to lie; today was challenging. It's the 4th of July. Fried Chicken. Baked Beans. Cole Slaw. Strawberries, watermelon and pineapple. BUT, I did not mess up. I did eat all of my strawberries in one sitting rather than splitting them up between meals, so we'll see if I do okay on my weight in the morning. I am proud to say that although it was challenging, I made the choice to be in charge of my food intake rather than allowing food to be in charge of me.

I'm so ready to be rid of this excess weight and feel great. I'm so ready to be excited to see old friends and not feel like all they see is how much weight I've gained. I'm so excited to NEVER have to lose the weight again. I'm not letting this happen again. I don't care if I end up with 7 more babies--I am not getting fat again.

Day 4: Swweeeeet.

Morning Weight: 184.2

Morning Mood: Pretty stinking good.

Okay, so, losing 2 pounds overnight is motivation enough for me. I've decided to eat my second fruit later in the evening before bed. It gives my dinner a chance to satisfy me and then I can have a little treat. I do get hungry between meals, but the amount of food does satisfy my hunger. In fact, I went to bed last night pretty full after I had my apple. So far, so good. Let's just get rid of all this weight. I'm pretty excited!

Day 3: Okay, I thought I wasn't supposed to be hungry...

Morning weight: 186.2

Morning Mood: Optimistic

Afternoon Mood: Dragging...

Today was interesting: the gloves are gonna be hard to get used to. Wal-Mart is out of Melba Toast, original, but there was some roasted garlic variety. I'm thinking it's fine, but I need to do some research. Took the kids swimming--wore gloves to put their sunscreen on, but I couldn't wear any, so I'm burned. Was I hungry? Interesting question. I felt headachy and somewhat lightheaded and my stomach was empty, but at the same time, I can't say I was hungry. I need to push more and more water....

But I am tired and I'm going to bed. I"m really excited to weigh in the morning.

Day 2: Loading

Morning Weight: 187

Morning Mood: Less than happy

Okay, this loading thing isn't fun. I was mentally prepared to begin the diet and loading feels anti-climatic. It's more of a let down than it is free reign to eat what I want. I'll need to refer back to this post when I'm on maintenance because eating this way does not make my body happy. I feel over indulged. I feel guilty. I feel lethargic. But, I will continue to load today and then tomorrow, I'll be more than ready to start the VLCD (very low calorie diet). And I'll wait until tomorrow night to post a video about my first day!

Day1: Again. Oops.

Day 1 Weight: 186 (i.e. fat fat fatty)

Okay, so I already made a mistake. I was loading yesterday without applying the cream. So, here I am again on day 1, loading with the cream. One thing I would love to discuss with someone is all the haircare and cosmetics issues. I went without foundation and conditioner today. Not loving it. I'm going to do some research and post what I find. In the meantime, any comments are appreciated.

Day 1: Loading

And so the adventure begins. I went to see the doctor this morning--got the cream and I'm on my way to a smaller me. I want to invite anyone who is considering HCG or who is already involved to join me in this journey. There are a few promises I can make you--I promise to be totally honest and open about how I feel each day on the diet. I have considered this commitment for several weeks and I am going to give it everything I've got. That is what you can count on.

I will weigh for the first time tomorrow and I'll continue to load and report back. I've posted some pics to let you know why I'm doing this. I think they speak for themselves, but I can't help commenting...So, this sweet baby and his 2 big brothers deserve a hot mama! She's in there somewhere.
Okay--Here's the thing--I was camping a few days ago and I wanted to check my hair, so I took a pic. Yeah--forget about the hair--Let's deal with the chins!!!

See you tomorrow!