Back for a flash, drive-by .. whatever .. leaving for CA 8am ... have to leave for the airport at a little before 5 since I have to park off site and take a shuttle .. I should be at the parking area around 6:30 .. not checking luggage, so that should be good. Have my scale, Hhcg, stevia packed ... prison clothes good, vitamins ... chargers, book on CD ... money entered and marked (information for the Georgers) ... so ready to go!
Back on the VLCD (very low calorie diet) today and off the straight beef and apple routine ... am hoping for a good show over the weekend after retaining fluids for a few days from flying ... so trying something new to see what I may be slowing down from ... eating the same protein for lunch and dinner (today fish actually) and LOW carbs ... kept it under 10 carbs .. so did good there.
Not much to say, just tons to do ... Hugs around and happy scales to you!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hmmmmm
So, the old ticker didn't budge today ... don't know what is up with that but will drink more water today in case I didn't get enough yesterday which could be it since I wasn't paying attention. I still love that the weight and inches are coming off .. am learning to be a bit more patient with myself about it.
I have gone public, so to speak, with my diet by posting on Facebook what I am doing. Had a few comments on my post and a number of private messages asking about the diet. I answered them all, explaining about the 40 days of 500 calories and the 6 weeks of follow up, getting intake up and stabilizing before starting another round if need be ... but no one asked any more questions ... I do understand that though. This diet is not for the feint of heart - you have to want to lose the ugly FAT more than anything in the world and really dedicate yourself to it.
Have to say, I have learned a lot about food and how my body reacts to it. One interesting site that would be helpful to even those who aren't dieting and don't need to is The Blood Type Diet which tells you the foods MOST people of each blood type might be sensitive to. I for one, didn't even realize that your blood type could have anything to do with the foods you eat, so found it thought provoking.
Oh .. and I LOVE sea salt .. lower sodium, better for you .. all that ... but in my small town, finding Celtic sea salt (even better) is difficult. Someone sent me to this site where I discovered Hawaiian sea salt, Portuguese sea salt, bath salts, soaps ... everything you could want ... even purse salt holders to take it with you since I haven't seen a restaurant that offers sea salt! They have a great offer for a combination/gift pack that offers a few different salts to try also.
May God bless and keep you all! Happy scales to those who are working their own journey toward a new healthier you and thanks for taking time to read my ramblings!
I have gone public, so to speak, with my diet by posting on Facebook what I am doing. Had a few comments on my post and a number of private messages asking about the diet. I answered them all, explaining about the 40 days of 500 calories and the 6 weeks of follow up, getting intake up and stabilizing before starting another round if need be ... but no one asked any more questions ... I do understand that though. This diet is not for the feint of heart - you have to want to lose the ugly FAT more than anything in the world and really dedicate yourself to it.
Have to say, I have learned a lot about food and how my body reacts to it. One interesting site that would be helpful to even those who aren't dieting and don't need to is The Blood Type Diet which tells you the foods MOST people of each blood type might be sensitive to. I for one, didn't even realize that your blood type could have anything to do with the foods you eat, so found it thought provoking.
Oh .. and I LOVE sea salt .. lower sodium, better for you .. all that ... but in my small town, finding Celtic sea salt (even better) is difficult. Someone sent me to this site where I discovered Hawaiian sea salt, Portuguese sea salt, bath salts, soaps ... everything you could want ... even purse salt holders to take it with you since I haven't seen a restaurant that offers sea salt! They have a great offer for a combination/gift pack that offers a few different salts to try also.
May God bless and keep you all! Happy scales to those who are working their own journey toward a new healthier you and thanks for taking time to read my ramblings!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Time Flies
Yipes ... a week went by with the blink of an eye ... 2 more inches off from here and there and a total of 15 pounds in three weeks. I was getting really upset last week, but a friend on the forums has given me a helping hand this week with my food combos and things are looking up.
I have pretty much been eating cow all week! HA! Had a few steak/apple days followed by just lean beef nibbled on all day ... now (and yesterday) adding some romaine leaves in to wrap the little morsels of lean rare beef with ... You just wouldn't believe how yummy that is! And the losses are steadying so that is the really big plus side of things. I am half way through this round .. depending on the losses, may go a little longer than 40 days, but am going to play that by ear. I could do up to 50 days, then three weeks of P3 and still be able to start P4 about the time I head to Seattle to travel with daughter to CA and back .. which is where I would like to be! Cross your fingers for me!
Have added B12, biotin and msm (for hair growth) to the daily regimen .. considering how much my hair has been thinning over the years, I thought I would try to prevent further loss during the radical diet. Have seen many folks experiencing new hair growth with the biotin/msm combo so will go with it for a few months and see how it goes!
Am heading to Fresno, CA Friday and will spend Saturday and Sunday with my son, Bill ... seen on the slide show here ... Those who don't know, you can look WAY back at first posts for info on that. We will be celebrating the fact that two years from next month he will be FREE ... I am so excited. Mostly I am excited to see him .. haven't gone this long before .. last saw him the first weekend in December .. forever ago. Was hoping to be down a little more before I go, but am going back in May with my daughter and will have done some reshaping by then ... will be in P4.
The diet will be a little tough but I plan to hopefully still be doing the proteins and easy raw veggies like I am now ... can pick those up between airport and motel as I found a Whole Foods store in Fresno and am so excited about that .. will have fridge in room ... just have to not be hungry during visits as there isn't much of anything I can eat from the vending machines ... water and coffee .. once in awhile they have fresh strawberries or oranges ... but I understand oranges are of the devil, so am cutting those out ... maybe this time of year they may have strawberries and I can snag a few from my son .. he loves them!
I have pretty much been eating cow all week! HA! Had a few steak/apple days followed by just lean beef nibbled on all day ... now (and yesterday) adding some romaine leaves in to wrap the little morsels of lean rare beef with ... You just wouldn't believe how yummy that is! And the losses are steadying so that is the really big plus side of things. I am half way through this round .. depending on the losses, may go a little longer than 40 days, but am going to play that by ear. I could do up to 50 days, then three weeks of P3 and still be able to start P4 about the time I head to Seattle to travel with daughter to CA and back .. which is where I would like to be! Cross your fingers for me!
Have added B12, biotin and msm (for hair growth) to the daily regimen .. considering how much my hair has been thinning over the years, I thought I would try to prevent further loss during the radical diet. Have seen many folks experiencing new hair growth with the biotin/msm combo so will go with it for a few months and see how it goes!
Am heading to Fresno, CA Friday and will spend Saturday and Sunday with my son, Bill ... seen on the slide show here ... Those who don't know, you can look WAY back at first posts for info on that. We will be celebrating the fact that two years from next month he will be FREE ... I am so excited. Mostly I am excited to see him .. haven't gone this long before .. last saw him the first weekend in December .. forever ago. Was hoping to be down a little more before I go, but am going back in May with my daughter and will have done some reshaping by then ... will be in P4.
The diet will be a little tough but I plan to hopefully still be doing the proteins and easy raw veggies like I am now ... can pick those up between airport and motel as I found a Whole Foods store in Fresno and am so excited about that .. will have fridge in room ... just have to not be hungry during visits as there isn't much of anything I can eat from the vending machines ... water and coffee .. once in awhile they have fresh strawberries or oranges ... but I understand oranges are of the devil, so am cutting those out ... maybe this time of year they may have strawberries and I can snag a few from my son .. he loves them!
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