When I first started doing this, these were my measurements:
Bust- 46.5
Arms- 15.75
Waist- 47
Bum- 57
Thighs- 33
My current measurements- taken today:
Bust- 40
Arms- 13
Waist- 37.5
Bum- 46
Thighs- 26.75
Change in measurements from Day 2 to today:
Bust -6.5"
Arms -2.75"
Waist -9.5"
Bum -11"
Thighs -6.25"
Well, that's enlightening. :-)
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
175.8
HERE WE GO!!!!
I am SO almost there...
Trying to remember to be patient. Definitely remembering that I'm nowhere close to done done.
Desperately need to take my measurements. I haven't at all this round.
I am SO almost there...
Trying to remember to be patient. Definitely remembering that I'm nowhere close to done done.
Desperately need to take my measurements. I haven't at all this round.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
179.8 Still
For those of you who've been keeping up with me, you know that there are good days/weeks and bad days/weeks. This is one is both.
It's great, because my weight is the lowest I can ever remember it being.
It's great because I've hit a major mile marker.
Night before last, I drank probably 8 big bottles full of water at work. That made my weight yesterday go to 183.something. I didn't even write it down, I was so upset. Rob told me it was probably just my body hydrating itself. I drank plenty of water yesterday too, and my weight this morning (as in- 6 oclock this afternoon thanks to my oh-so-awesome schedule) was 179.8 again.
At the very least, I have GOTTA get to 170 by the end of this round. There are still 20 days left, and that shouldn't be a problem, but still... it scares me a little. I'm so freaking close!
I've been re-researching HCG. There's a lot of questions that people ask me about it that I looked up once, but I can't remember anymore. HCG is second nature to me. I don't question if I can eat certain things. I know what I can have, and I know what I can't. I don't have internal battles with myself because I want to eat something I can't. I guess I never really had that problem though.
***Shrug***
OH! So what I learned- Homeopathic HCG is not a hormone (I already knew that). I thought it was the equivalent to a hormone though. It's not. It's a bunch of stuff that causes your body to produce HCG.
INSERT RANDOM THOUGHT! - Mom- I bet the Gyno lady didn't give me a preggo test because she knew my HCG levels would have made it look prego regardless. Probably. Just a thought.
What I was trying to figure out while re-researching was what would happen if I take more HCG pills (which I'm thinking about referring to as HCG creating pills) than the prescribed doseage. Rachel says that your body will dispose of anything you can't use. I bet she's right. She's pretty smart... but I'm trying to find a valid source. Like- what if my body COULD use more HCG than it's currently producing?
Hmmm...
If anyone knows of a vitamin or something that helps with lose skin, let me know. I'll tell you right now that I'm not going to work out... it's just not going to happen. Have you seen my schedule? School-sleep-work-school. I'm not even going to pretend to try to shove a workout in there. I do have a bunch of skin in weird places though, and I vaguely remember the existence of a vitamin that helped with that. I know that women have extra skin after they have babies, and it goes away, but they've been fat for 9 months max. I've been fat for a LONG time. My skin is pretty happy at it's stretchyness. I don't think it's going to shrink much on it's own.
It's not horrible, but I notice it... and my arms jiggle.
It's great, because my weight is the lowest I can ever remember it being.
It's great because I've hit a major mile marker.
Night before last, I drank probably 8 big bottles full of water at work. That made my weight yesterday go to 183.something. I didn't even write it down, I was so upset. Rob told me it was probably just my body hydrating itself. I drank plenty of water yesterday too, and my weight this morning (as in- 6 oclock this afternoon thanks to my oh-so-awesome schedule) was 179.8 again.
At the very least, I have GOTTA get to 170 by the end of this round. There are still 20 days left, and that shouldn't be a problem, but still... it scares me a little. I'm so freaking close!
I've been re-researching HCG. There's a lot of questions that people ask me about it that I looked up once, but I can't remember anymore. HCG is second nature to me. I don't question if I can eat certain things. I know what I can have, and I know what I can't. I don't have internal battles with myself because I want to eat something I can't. I guess I never really had that problem though.
***Shrug***
OH! So what I learned- Homeopathic HCG is not a hormone (I already knew that). I thought it was the equivalent to a hormone though. It's not. It's a bunch of stuff that causes your body to produce HCG.
INSERT RANDOM THOUGHT! - Mom- I bet the Gyno lady didn't give me a preggo test because she knew my HCG levels would have made it look prego regardless. Probably. Just a thought.
What I was trying to figure out while re-researching was what would happen if I take more HCG pills (which I'm thinking about referring to as HCG creating pills) than the prescribed doseage. Rachel says that your body will dispose of anything you can't use. I bet she's right. She's pretty smart... but I'm trying to find a valid source. Like- what if my body COULD use more HCG than it's currently producing?
Hmmm...
If anyone knows of a vitamin or something that helps with lose skin, let me know. I'll tell you right now that I'm not going to work out... it's just not going to happen. Have you seen my schedule? School-sleep-work-school. I'm not even going to pretend to try to shove a workout in there. I do have a bunch of skin in weird places though, and I vaguely remember the existence of a vitamin that helped with that. I know that women have extra skin after they have babies, and it goes away, but they've been fat for 9 months max. I've been fat for a LONG time. My skin is pretty happy at it's stretchyness. I don't think it's going to shrink much on it's own.
It's not horrible, but I notice it... and my arms jiggle.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
CAN YOU SEE IT?!?!?
It's the end! I'm getting there!
Firstly, although 170 was my original goal weight, it is NOT my real goal. I decided on 170, because it was exactly 100 lbs smaller than I was at my biggest. That is a durn good start. I wanted to be able to look at myself at 170, and see where I need to go from there.
I am evaluating my body and my level of health, and I will not declare a new goal weight until I have met this one. I do not want to devalue the impact that losing a hundred pounds will have on me.
As you know, I've been catching up on all of the doctor visits that I have neglected for the past year or so. I went to one about my shoulder- where I had blood drawn, I went to a gynecologist for the first time, and I went to an eye doctor.
I expected my blood test to come back with weird results. I expected them to tell me that my thyroid was jacked up, and I was anemic or something. Turns out, my thyroid cleared the test, and I'm not anemic. However, my blood sugar tested low. This didn't suprise me too much after I thought about it some. I've always gotten headaches when I don't eat. I get shaky and/or light headed as well. This happens more often when I'm not on HCG, so I highly doubt the two are connected.
To be honest, low blood pressure scares the crap outta me. I spent so much time and effort trying to lose weight, so I wouldn't end up with all these health problems, and one of the precursers of diabetes is officially a problem of mine. The nurse called to tell me, and she didn't make a big deal about it, but she did tell me to make sure I'm eating frequently enough.
Completely irrelevant to my weight- I now wear a single contact in my right eye.
Gyno-wise- My gyno lady is also a weight loss lady. Her nurse spent the first 15 minutes of my appointment commending me for my weight loss. I love it when that happens. It makes me remember how important this is. She asked me how it started and how it works. I love sharing my story.
When the real gyno lady came in, she had already spoken to the nurse, and also congratulated me on the weight loss. I went through my family history with her. She told me to drink more water, and that would help with the weight loss. I already knew that of course, but I do forget to drink my water. I don't know why it's so easy for me to remember to take a pill, and remember not to pop stuff in my mouth all the time (that was a hard habit to break), but it's so difficult to make myself drink water. Ugh... so much easier than everything else I do, and so much more helpful.
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Now for my complaint. It's pretty rare that I complain about the world on this blog, but I have a serious issue with the way that things work, and I wish there was something I could do to change it.
I went to Denny's last week and ordered a chicken salad. I knew it had nuts and raspberries in it, but I didn't see it to be very difficult to pick them out. When she asked me which dressing I wanted, I looked at my options and picked vinegarette on the side, because my other options were Ranch, Light Ranch, or creamy fat in a bottle.
When I tried the vinegarette, it obviously contained sugar. I can almost understand that. Most people prefer a sweet dressing. I think that's highly impractical, but I can understand.
I started eating around the nuts and raspberries. They were covered in SYRUP! Why? How can you justify selling something as a "healthy option" (and yes, that's the side of the menu it was in) and then cover it in syrup? I almost started crying. The syrup stuff was dripped onto parts of my salad. I did my best to just eat the chicken and the tomatoes.
I cannot for the life of me figure out WHY this is done. Just give me a real healthy option. JUST ONE?!?!? Please? I would be disappointed in that salad even if I was allowed to have sugar. People who eat salads aren't looking for syrup. At Denny's? I would have ordered pancakes! ugh
We ate at Copeland's on Friday night for Valentine's day. There were PLENTY of unhealthy options, but they also offerred a "simply grilled chicken" that didn't have a bunch of extra stuff on it. For the sides, there was a horrible amount of unhealthy things, but they also offered plenty of veggies. I had to special order mine to make sure they weren't cooked in butter, but even that was a better option than coating nuts in syrup.
It's no wonder Americans are fat.
Firstly, although 170 was my original goal weight, it is NOT my real goal. I decided on 170, because it was exactly 100 lbs smaller than I was at my biggest. That is a durn good start. I wanted to be able to look at myself at 170, and see where I need to go from there.
I am evaluating my body and my level of health, and I will not declare a new goal weight until I have met this one. I do not want to devalue the impact that losing a hundred pounds will have on me.
As you know, I've been catching up on all of the doctor visits that I have neglected for the past year or so. I went to one about my shoulder- where I had blood drawn, I went to a gynecologist for the first time, and I went to an eye doctor.
I expected my blood test to come back with weird results. I expected them to tell me that my thyroid was jacked up, and I was anemic or something. Turns out, my thyroid cleared the test, and I'm not anemic. However, my blood sugar tested low. This didn't suprise me too much after I thought about it some. I've always gotten headaches when I don't eat. I get shaky and/or light headed as well. This happens more often when I'm not on HCG, so I highly doubt the two are connected.
To be honest, low blood pressure scares the crap outta me. I spent so much time and effort trying to lose weight, so I wouldn't end up with all these health problems, and one of the precursers of diabetes is officially a problem of mine. The nurse called to tell me, and she didn't make a big deal about it, but she did tell me to make sure I'm eating frequently enough.
Completely irrelevant to my weight- I now wear a single contact in my right eye.
Gyno-wise- My gyno lady is also a weight loss lady. Her nurse spent the first 15 minutes of my appointment commending me for my weight loss. I love it when that happens. It makes me remember how important this is. She asked me how it started and how it works. I love sharing my story.
When the real gyno lady came in, she had already spoken to the nurse, and also congratulated me on the weight loss. I went through my family history with her. She told me to drink more water, and that would help with the weight loss. I already knew that of course, but I do forget to drink my water. I don't know why it's so easy for me to remember to take a pill, and remember not to pop stuff in my mouth all the time (that was a hard habit to break), but it's so difficult to make myself drink water. Ugh... so much easier than everything else I do, and so much more helpful.
__________________________________
Now for my complaint. It's pretty rare that I complain about the world on this blog, but I have a serious issue with the way that things work, and I wish there was something I could do to change it.
I went to Denny's last week and ordered a chicken salad. I knew it had nuts and raspberries in it, but I didn't see it to be very difficult to pick them out. When she asked me which dressing I wanted, I looked at my options and picked vinegarette on the side, because my other options were Ranch, Light Ranch, or creamy fat in a bottle.
When I tried the vinegarette, it obviously contained sugar. I can almost understand that. Most people prefer a sweet dressing. I think that's highly impractical, but I can understand.
I started eating around the nuts and raspberries. They were covered in SYRUP! Why? How can you justify selling something as a "healthy option" (and yes, that's the side of the menu it was in) and then cover it in syrup? I almost started crying. The syrup stuff was dripped onto parts of my salad. I did my best to just eat the chicken and the tomatoes.
I cannot for the life of me figure out WHY this is done. Just give me a real healthy option. JUST ONE?!?!? Please? I would be disappointed in that salad even if I was allowed to have sugar. People who eat salads aren't looking for syrup. At Denny's? I would have ordered pancakes! ugh
We ate at Copeland's on Friday night for Valentine's day. There were PLENTY of unhealthy options, but they also offerred a "simply grilled chicken" that didn't have a bunch of extra stuff on it. For the sides, there was a horrible amount of unhealthy things, but they also offered plenty of veggies. I had to special order mine to make sure they weren't cooked in butter, but even that was a better option than coating nuts in syrup.
It's no wonder Americans are fat.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Not a long post- Just a note
I went to the doctor today for the first time since I started losing weight. I stepped on the scale- 184 with jeans and a sweater (usually I wear minimal clothing when I weigh in). That's not what my scale at home says, but I'm okay with that. :)
I went because my shoulder is sore (Doc says it's old wounds from softball... go figure), and ended up getting blood work done while I'm there. I love my new doctor! He's super cool and understanding. My last one was mean and rude and completely unhelpful.
The new doctor didn't say anything bad about HCG. We really didn't talk about it, but I did make sure he is aware of what I am doing to my body. That might be why he requested that I get blood work done, but honestly, I really haven't ever had it done and needed to run a thorough check. I'll let you know if I'm dying. :-)
Oh- and I kinda hyperventilated when they went to put the needle in my arm. Apparently, I did not grow out of that. Ugh.
I went because my shoulder is sore (Doc says it's old wounds from softball... go figure), and ended up getting blood work done while I'm there. I love my new doctor! He's super cool and understanding. My last one was mean and rude and completely unhelpful.
The new doctor didn't say anything bad about HCG. We really didn't talk about it, but I did make sure he is aware of what I am doing to my body. That might be why he requested that I get blood work done, but honestly, I really haven't ever had it done and needed to run a thorough check. I'll let you know if I'm dying. :-)
Oh- and I kinda hyperventilated when they went to put the needle in my arm. Apparently, I did not grow out of that. Ugh.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Day 7 VLCD
So, conveniently enough, I started day one of the very low calorie diet on the first. Much easier to keep up with what day I'm on now.
February 1st- Woke up that morning at 201.8lbs after my three gorge days. If you remember, the first time I did this, I only did two gorge days, and the third day of the VLCD killed me. I went to bed early that night because the stomach pains were too much to handle. I don't have that problem anymore now that I gorge an extra day. I've also noticed that my gorge days aren't like they used to be. Once upon a time- I could eat. A lot. All the time. That's how I try to do gorge days. It doesn't work like that anymore. Now, I just eat really big meals and a few snacks. I munch on stuff when I get the chance, but I don't go to Taco Bell anymore and try to put down a whole $5 box.
Day 2- 199.4- Typical first day 2lb loss.
Day 3- 195.6- That's a 3.8lb loss. Wow.
Day 4- 193.6- Back down to 2lbs a day. Gotta remember, this is the first week, and results are drastic. If you look at my Day -3 number (beginning of first gorge day), you'll see that I put on 4 or 5 lbs in the first 3 days, so why can't I drop it that fast?
Day 5- 189.6- 4lbs in a day again... a little concerned that it could be too quickly, but it's still super cool.
Day 6- 188.2- 1.4lbs- Much more normal.
Day 7- 187.0- 1.2lbs. I think it's regulating itself. The first week is always a little crazy.
Couple of important notes regarding this round of HCG:
I did not schedule this round around my period. I believe the idea of doing this is so you will only have your period once during your 40 days. I expected mine to come around the 10th, so I wasn't concerned about starting right after I got off of it. Instead, I started on the 1st (the app on my phone that I use to keep track of it froze up and I lost all my past saved information) and just got off today. That might have something to do with how I lost 4lbs in a day twice, but I don't know enough about it to tell you if that's a reasonable assumption.
My schedule is all jacked up. You can see it on the last post. Some of my days are quite a bit longer than others, so when I weigh in as soon as I get up, sometimes, it's been 30 hours since my last weigh in, and others it's only been 14 hours. I do what I can to keep everything as regular as possible, but this may be where my weight fluctuations are coming from.
I have been absolutely exhausted for the past week. I have moments where I'm wide awake, and moments where I could fall asleep if I sit down for too long. I do not believe this comes from HCG, or my insane schedule, but the combination of both pushes me a little harder than I had expected. I am pretty sure that as things settle down, I'll be able to get to bed on time and be more alert and stuff.
Muy importante notas- When I first started HCG, it was a little over $40 at GNC for a "2 week supply" that always ended up being about a 12 day supply. It had a very faint taste to it, but it wasn't a bad taste. You put 10 drops under your tongue and held them there as long as possible. You could not eat or drink anything 15 minutes before or after taking the drops. I knew that this brand worked, and I avoided trying any other brands as much as possible. A few months ago, they started selling HCG at Walmart. For the same sized bottle, my brand of HCG was $20 instead of $40. I was stoked, and bought a bottle when I started this round. It tasted like crap. I'm not kidding. I mean, I have no idea what crap tastes like, but it smelled like butt crack and that's what I related the taste to. It was "mint chocolate" flavored, but I have no idea where they got that idea. I used it twice so I wouldn't mess up my regime, and returned it to Walmart the next day (yay for their amazing return policy!).
The same exact brand has a pill form of HCG. Because I needed some type of HCG right then so I wouldn't mess with my schedule, I bought the pills. I didn't really expect them to be as awesome as before, but I needed to get started. I figured I could go to GNC when I had time and pick up the right formula. Apparently, the pills work. You only take them twice a day (instead of the 3x per day with the drops) and there are no restrictions as far as eating/drinking before/after goes. Like the new formula, they smell like butt crack, but they don't have a taste.
Ummm.... I think that's it for now.
I could be in the 170s in a week. ANYONE ELSE EXCITED?!?!?!?!?!??!
My ticker says I'm 17lbs out. I have always said that I would reevaluate my weight at 170 to see where I'm at. I'm almost at that point. My healthy weight is between 107 and 135lbs. I think I'd be happy at 140, but again, I'm reevaluating my body all the time. It's obvious that I still have a ways to go, and I can't even seriously think about if 140 would still feel overweight. I do have a doctor's appointment tomorrow (which is the first one I've had since I started losing weight), and I'll ask for her opinion on the matter.
When I first started this, my BMI was 46.3. It's now 32.1. It should be around 25. I've come a long way.
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