Clean Eating and Cardio!

OK, so I got a little carried away with the traveling and holiday fare (my mother's oh-so-lovingly prepared turkey and noodles, to be exact!) I have not had a weight fluctuation, but I can say for certain that at least twice this weekend I ignored my body's signals and now I feel groggy and a bit out of sync. My buddy is feeling much the same way, so we are planning a correction day and a return to a very clean menu for a few days. The really good news is, we are about ready to begin adding cardio back in for a few weeks and perhaps a good, gentle yoga. I miss the regular movement of my body, and I feel ready to connect to the new shape I am experiencing...before it shrinks again in January, lol!

I will be heading into surgery on the 22nd, so things will slow down again after that while I take a relaxing sojourn of healing. It is my intention, if I am feeling ready, to begin loading for R2 on Dec 31st. Here's to a peaceful and healing holiday season!

Cruising through P3

Nothing new to report :) We are both still experiencing some weight fluctuation within range of acceptability. I'm looking forward to expanding the menu again in P4, and especially to beginning round 2 at the end of December.

My buddy calls round 1 the chopping phase, R2 the chiseling phase, R3 the sanding phase, and R4 (if needed) the polishing stage, lol. I think it is an apt analogy!

Happy Thanksgiving week!

Inches Update

So, we finally had time to measure this morning, and our final set of P2 stats included a 4 inch loss for me and 5.75 inches for my buddy (27 total for me, 33.25 total for her!) Awesome.

P3 is going well. I feel a bit heavy eating regular meals after such a simple and clean 40 days, and am finding it hard to get in my proper amount of calories...a good problem I suppose, lol. I'll keep up the good fight and let you know how stabilization goes. I was pretty close to my 2 lb upper limit this morning, so tomorrow may be a correction day.

I'm still loving those compliments!

Blessings,
Angela

P3 is here!

I enjoyed breakfast today, and am sipping pumpkin spice coffee...heavenly! My final official weight: 194. Yes, folks: 25 lbs down in 35 (instead of 40) days. I am good with it, lol. My buddy ended at 186, putting her at 23 lbs down. We still have to measure today to give you the final inch stats, but I doubt we'll be disappointed, lol.

I have to say, I was worried that it would be difficult to contine the VLCD once injections stopped on Tuesday...but my fears were unfounded. Neither of us has experienced and hunger. It was not hard to eat breakfast today (I was ready for eggs, lol) but there was no great hunger, even 72 hours after stopping the hcg ;-)

Happy Friday! I'll keep you posted ;-)

Cutting it short!

Much to our confusion, my hCG buddy and discovered that we were running quite low on our injection mixture a couple of days ago. With only a few days left, we decided it is better to end a few days early than to remix another batch and risk having it lose it's potency before R2 (beginning Dec 31st.)

Therefore, today was our final injection, putting us 72 hours away from P3 (phase 3, maintenance begins: 3 weeks of no sugars/starch, but otherwise normal caloric intake.) During this time we must remain in a very strict window of 2lbs above and below our last hCG weigh in. There are measures in place to assist us with this (steak days and various modifications of the same.) The really great news is that while our bodies are stabalizing and restoring/resculpting muscle tone, we should continue to lose inches ;-)

I'll log in with our official end of R2 stats tomorrow or Thursday!

There she goes!

I am happy to report that I am down another 2.2 lbs in the last few days, putting me at 23 lbs in 30 VLCD's :-) Only 8 injection days left, and 10 days until P3! My friends has finally broken her stall and lost just over a lb last night...I look forward to seeing her morning weigh in! I lost 2.75 inches this week, and she lost 2. Here comes our final week!

I just got in from a late movie with my son and roomie, so it's off to bed for me! (Love Happens...MUCH better than I would have guessed for a romantic comedy, BTW.) I wanted to stop in and give you an update and apologize for keeping you waiting, lol. I'm making it a priority to do a little better this week ;-) Want a picture? Sure you do. This is me enjoying a cup of Yerbe Mate after Art Walk on Friday :) Tired, but happy.

Fellow hCG Blog

A link to a fellow hGCer, Colin Watson's blog:

http://hcgdietrevealed.blogspot.com/2009/11/are-hcg-orders-being-stopped-by-us.html

Enjoy!

Another Day, Another Pound!

Today is VLCD # 27 and I am down another lb today. My friend had a slight gain. We have 11 more injection days to go, 13 more VLCD days (there is a 72 hour period of releasing the remaining hCG from your system, during which the low calorie diet must be maintained.)

I have been researching P3 (the first 3 weeks of our 6 week stabilization period) today, and am beginning to get excited about the new menu possibilities coming our way. Essentially, a no starch/sugar plan. Here is a nice summary page:

http://www.hcginfoonline.com/maintenance%20phase.htm

And a fantastic recipe thread:

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lowcarb-recipe-help-suggestions/

First on my list: Pumpkin Toffee Coffee. I have a new recipe that has been brewing in my head and luckily, it's the perfect time of year for it!

Happy Wednesday everyone :) OH! And for those of you following on FB, you can access the original blog here @ Blogger.com by hitting the read original post link at the bottom of the note. It is much easier to read and follow if you do (especially if you want to read my earlier blogs!)

I have ARRIVED!

Officially in ONEderland this morning! I lost 1.2 lbs, putting me at 199.6 on VLCD # 26 *Happy Dance!*

My friend is down another lb as well, putting her at 190.6! That is a running total of 20.2 lbs and 25.5 inches for her, and 19.8 lbs and 18.25 inches for me in LESS than one month: 26 days. WOW.

Everyday is a new adventure: clothes fitting differently from the last time we wore them, new contours and muscle definition and bones, and a slightly different face in the mirror each morning. We have two weeks left, and though we are looking forward to P3 and P4 menu expansion, we are more excited than ever to see where the inches fall off in this last stretch. I am wondering if I can make size 10 for the holidays :)

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Breaking 200?

I am heading out of town today, and won't be able to weigh in tomorrow morning. A shame since I hit 200.8 this morning and am thrilled to see if I break that 200 lb barrier and head into ONEderland! I'll let you know Tuesday morning ;-)

My friend woke up this morning to a 4lb loss, breaking her stall and bringing her to a lovely 191.6!

VLCD #24, 16 day to go...Life is good! Thanks for stopping by!