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So let me tell you what I have been up to lately...Not a whole lot. That being said, it seems like I have been on a much needed vacation...of sorts. I have spent a lot of time just resting, watching movies with the kids, taking walks and riding my beloved Choncho (Beach cruiser), lol. Ya'll know how much I love my bike, right? Right! I have not really felt inspired to write much, I just feel like I am blocked, like I need this little respite/vacation.
When I was on the hcg diet I obsessed over the weight I was losing...how much and how often...Now I am obsessing over the weight that my body is gaining...just a little weight, Really, it is no big deal, but my brain cannot quit obsessing over it. I know it is perfectly normal for my body to fluctuate up and down for the first 1-3 weeks as it tries to find it's new normal, that doesn't make it any easier for someone like me. I have a problem with weight and the number on the scale, see I used to have an eating disorder...when I was a teenager, and then after my second son...14 years ago.
I don't anymore, but this whole hcg maintenance is going to drive me NUTS as my body tries to establish a new normal. I have barely gotten 1000 calories a day and still gained 1.6 lbs..largely due to my not following the rule of no added SUGAR...I love my salad dressing which happens to have a little added SUGAR in it, as well as my diet Pepsi...one of these two is causing my weight gain because it can't be the calories. It is probably my beloved salad dressing, so I will have to say goodbye to it until my 3 weeks of maintenance are up.
Yes I am done whining, sorry friends. I am getting ready to do the Relay For Life next weekend and I am a little nervous. It will be my 1st relay for cancer, and my 1st as a survivor. It is actually a little exciting, my team is doing well with their fundraising endeavors and we have made the bronze team but would like to get to the silver team. So next weekend my boys, my mom and I will spend the day walking laps, manning the car smash, and raising even more money to research and cure cancer, but first I will get to walk the survivors lap with many others just like me, I can't wait, I will probably cry...for joy!
Well, my children are setting up the tent in the backyard and I am getting antsy to move around. May you all have a wonderful weekend, full of BBQ's, fun and family and friends...blessings to you all!
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*
Days 1-2 I had to gorge myself on fattening foods, I have to admit that I enjoyed that part, sort of. Let me explain, as some of you may remember I have been on a weight loss journey for awhile now and lost about 19 lbs by eating the right portion sizes and exercising regularly. Part of me loved being able to eat fattening foods willy nilly, but the other part of me did not want to gain any weight back that I had already lost. Although I ended up losing 1.6 lbs so all in all the first two days were not so bad.
Days 3-9 1st week on HCG and 500 calorie food plan. Feeling pretty good.
Days 10-16 2nd week on HCG and 500 calorie food plan. Tired and weak.
Days 17-23 3rd week on HCG and 500 calorie food plan. Tired and weak + constipation.
Days 24-30 4th and final week on HCG and 500 calorie food plan. Constipation.
Day 3 down 3.4lbs
Day 4 down 4.8lbs
Day 5 down 4.8lbs
Day 6 down 6.4lbs
Day 7 down 7.6lbs
Day 8 down 8.0lbs
Day 9 down 9.6lbs
Day 10 down 10.6lbs
Day 11 down 11.4lbs
Day 12 down 12.2lbs
Day 13 down 12.2lbs
Day 14 down 13.2lbs
Day 15 down 13.2lbs
Day 16 down 14.0lbs
Day 17 down 14.4lbs
Day 18 down 13.8lbs
Day 19 down 14.8lbs
Day 20 down 15.8lbs
Day 21 down 16.0lbs
Day 22 down 16.8lbs
Day 23 down 17.2lbs
Day 24 down 17.2lbs
Day 25 down 18.6lbs
Day 26 down 19.2lbs
Day 27 down Same
Day 28 down Same
Days 29-31 no HCG but still on 500 calorie food plan.
The next 3 weeks...1500 calorie maintenance plan. Limit added sugars and starches/carbohydrates.
Total weight lost...21.4
Final BMI reading...30.0
Weight left to lose to 50lbs...10.2
What was my overall impression of the HCG Diet? Well it works, but I felt so tired and weak most of the time and had a real problem with constipation, so it was not a wonderful experience for me. I seemed to be able to handle the 500 calories without much hunger and that was a good thing. Even though the literature states that a person should feel energized and have little to no hunger, I have to say I did not feel energized after the 1st week at all, in fact it was a problem for the last 2 weeks of the diet.
Would I suggest the HCG Diet to anyone? No, it is far to restrictive and does not give you the essential nutrients your body needs, and I fear the claims made regarding not losing lean muscle mass, etc...are hugely misleading. I have felt weak and exhausted for 2 weeks straight. The one thing I would give this diet kudos for...it is great for losing a lot of weight fast but, this diet is just that, a diet, and in no way can be sustained for too long a time. This diet does not teach you how to eat sensibly at all. Before I went on this diet I learned what a real portion size looks like, how to eat 1200-1500 calories a day, and to get regular exercise, all these things are important to making a lifestyle change that will last, well...a LIFETIME.
My suggestion? Find a good calorie counter online and track what you eat for a week, then learn to eat within your bodies caloric needs, read labels and eat one portion of whatever you put in your mouth, and finally get moving. Incorporate some sort of exercise into your daily life. It could be swimming, walking, running, jogging, bicycling, etc...whatever it is you like to do...just do it! If a calorie counter isn't your thing, maybe join your local gym or weight watchers support group, whatever you do, make it a lifestyle change not a diet, and good luck, you can do it.
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent. *Written on a wall in a concentration camp*
