Day 16 Happy Day!

Woo hoo!! Another lovely loss. I can't believe I am down 10.1 pounds in sixteen days. Awesome!

Day 15 Back In The Game!

I am down 2.4 pounds this morning- bringing my grand total up to 8.9 pounds! Happy, happy dancin' today. LOL I think I got it right when I called it the HCG roller-coaster. I may add more later, but, just wanted to share the good news with those who are following all this. :)
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Ok, Bill says I need to talk about what I've been eating. I'm afraid I'm pretty boring when it comes to things like this. I tend to find something that works for me and then stick with it. I imagine I will change it up as I get bored with it but, so far, here is what is working for me:
1st meal- is a piece of meat- (chicken breast, lean ground turkey, or lean roast beef), 8 oz of sliced celery & 1/2 med. apple
2nd meal- Cabbage soup- made with 2 cups home made chicken bouillon, diced cabbage and whatever meat I have. I just simmer the cabbage in the broth till its done and add the diced meat.
Before Bedtime Snack- I usually save my fruit from my 2nd meal for this, and, if I remember, a bite of the meat. And, that about covers it. The cabbage soup is really very satisfying.. it feels like a big meal.

Day 14 Not Winning. :p

Ok, so I'm down 0.8 this morning but that's less than 1/2 of what I gained yesterday. No joy in Mudville today. Going to my regular appointment with Dr Bird today. Maybe he can shed some light on all this. I'll update later.
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Well, Doc says that he has seen this happen, although it is rare. (Trust me to be one of them!) As we talked, I mentioned I still had diarrhea. This concerned him and he wondered if that could be part of my weight swings. So, he suggested I get some probiotic pills (good bacteria for the colon) to see if that would help. But, basically, he just said that every body reacts differently to the HCG and you pretty much have to play it out. He also gave me another Vitamin B Complex shot and told me to hang in there.

In all fairness I should also report that my knees continue to be less painful and my blood sugar is getting deeper into the normal range. Hooray!

Day 13 I Don't Want to Talk About It

Seriously, am I the only one on the planet who can GAIN weight on 500 calories??? And, NO, I have not been cheating. Not even a little. I weigh everything that goes into my mouth, I don't use lotion, hair products, make-up.. nada! I have been drinking my water.

I can live with plateaus if I have to, I guess, but, come on! Gaining weight is NOT on the agenda. Ugh. Not a good day.

The good news is that my blood sugar continues in the normal range.

Day 12 Can You Spell Plateau? :p

This is the 3rd day without a significant weight loss..(hard to count 0.1) A normal person, at this point, would just do an 'apple day' to jump start things. However, diabetics don't have that option. So.. guess I will just slog along and have faith that eventually the weight will start coming off again. Gotta say its a lot more fun when you're losing every day. sigh.

The good news is that my blood sugar continues in the normal range. Now THAT is fun! :)

Day 11 Hmmm...

No weight loss to report today. Rats. And, after I was soooo good yesterday. There is no justice. LOL Oh, well.

The good news is that my blood sugar was dead on 'normal' (100) this morning. Hooray! The other good news is that I am starting to see a difference in my clothes- so I'm convinced the inches are coming off even if the pounds aren't. And, let's face it.. that is where the fun is, after all! :) Can hardly wait to be able to wear all those 'someday' clothes hanging in my closet right now!

Day 10 Happy Halloween!

Ok, this is going to show up as Nov 1st since I'm so late getting it posted but this really is my report for Oct 31st. (Gotta get to bed earlier!!)

Well, for sure this wasn't one of my best losing days, but, being down 0.1 beats a gain! By the way, I think this is a new lifetime record for me.. to make it through an entire Halloween without eating a morsel of chocolate. LOL Hopefully, such virtuous behavior will be rewarded tomorrow. :)
Today was kind of a let down from yesterday's high. Struggled with some weakness again and intestinal discomfort. Guess you could say I'm riding the HCG roller-coaster. Can hardly wait to see what tomorrow brings!