Monday, August 26, 2013
Gum Changes Everything
Day 5 of the HCG program Day 3 of 500 calorie diet. I was so week when I woke up this morning. I was down another 2 lbs, 4 lbs in total. I had to teach RPM (cycle) this morning and felt weak so I ate 3.5 oz of chicken for breakfast. During the class I was fine but my body felt tingly. It was strange. I was fine the rest of the day until after dinner. I just wanted to chew something. I searched online and found that I could chew Melaleuca gum with Xylitol. I was thrilled. It has helped tremendously.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Mind Games
It's day 2 of the 500 calorie HCG diet. Yesterday was the first day of eating ONLY 500 calories. I won't lie, it was hard. Not physically but mentally. I don't usually eat badly when I'm hungry. I eat badly to medicate my feelings. And most times I am doing it unconsciously. I had a frustrating day with the kids and I wanted to medicate with food but just knowing I was on this diet and that I couldn't reach for the food was making me even more irritable.
Two days ago was day 2 of our loading days. I ate whatever I wanted. We went for Italian for dinner and I ate lots of pasta and bread and I mean lots. Afterwards we went to Baskin Robbins for dessert and I got a hot fudge sundae. I was extremely uncomfortable after eating all that food. I was ready on Saturday to start the clean eating.
500 calories isn't a lot of food. The philosophy behind the HCG diet is that by taking the shots the stubborn fat held on in my abdomen or thighs or arms will be released into my body and used as energy. Since I'm only eating 500 calories my body will use the released fat as energy to sustain itself. Well at least that's what I hope is going to happen.
Nick and I have tried lots of crazy diets to lose weight. What I'm realizing is that it's not about the weight but about the way I think about food and rely on it to comfort me. I really am tired of losing weight only to gain it back. I'm tired of thinking about food all the time. I'm tired of using food to comfort me. I'm tired of planning my life around my next meal. I want to have a healthy relationship with food. I want to eat what I need to live and not abuse food the way I have in the past.
I know how to exercise to lose weight. I also know what to eat but I choose to not eat healthy and then I suffer the consequences. It's painful making the wrong choices but I just can't stop. I want to stop.
I'm reading the book by Geneen Roth called Women Food and God while I do this diet. I've read this book before but this time I'm doing it while not using food. It's going to be very interesting how the book resonates with me this time as opposed to the last time I read it. It made a lot of sense when I read it and for a while I actually made some healthy changes but they didn't last. I hope it's different this time.
Two days ago was day 2 of our loading days. I ate whatever I wanted. We went for Italian for dinner and I ate lots of pasta and bread and I mean lots. Afterwards we went to Baskin Robbins for dessert and I got a hot fudge sundae. I was extremely uncomfortable after eating all that food. I was ready on Saturday to start the clean eating.
500 calories isn't a lot of food. The philosophy behind the HCG diet is that by taking the shots the stubborn fat held on in my abdomen or thighs or arms will be released into my body and used as energy. Since I'm only eating 500 calories my body will use the released fat as energy to sustain itself. Well at least that's what I hope is going to happen.
Nick and I have tried lots of crazy diets to lose weight. What I'm realizing is that it's not about the weight but about the way I think about food and rely on it to comfort me. I really am tired of losing weight only to gain it back. I'm tired of thinking about food all the time. I'm tired of using food to comfort me. I'm tired of planning my life around my next meal. I want to have a healthy relationship with food. I want to eat what I need to live and not abuse food the way I have in the past.
I know how to exercise to lose weight. I also know what to eat but I choose to not eat healthy and then I suffer the consequences. It's painful making the wrong choices but I just can't stop. I want to stop.
I'm reading the book by Geneen Roth called Women Food and God while I do this diet. I've read this book before but this time I'm doing it while not using food. It's going to be very interesting how the book resonates with me this time as opposed to the last time I read it. It made a lot of sense when I read it and for a while I actually made some healthy changes but they didn't last. I hope it's different this time.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
My HCG Journey
So today begins a new journey for me. I'm doing an HCG weight loss program for 30 days. Today is day 1. I'm giving myself HCG injections for 30 days and following a 500 calorie diet for 28 days. The first two days are loading days and I'm supposed to eat what I want but not go crazy. I need to eat carbs in preparation for the low calorie diet starting on day 3.
I'm nervous but very excited. This morning Chris was out of town so I had to get the kids ready. I get anxious and frazzled when I'm wanting to do my own thing (blog etc.) but I had take care of the kids.
I've had two cups of coffee with cream this morning and an Engish Muffin with almond butter/honey and one with Moz cheese/butter. I get to load today and eat whatever I want but I'm not going to go crazy.
I'm doing this HCG 30 day weight loss challenge with my friend Nick White. I don't have that much weight to lose. I was 138 lbs this morning. I'd like to lose 13 lbs. My goal is 125. I don't know if I can maintain that but it shouldn't be hard if I learn to change my lifestyle and my eating habits.
I'm a parttime fitness instructor/wellness enthusiast. I should know better then to eat the way I do. I'm a binger. I'm good almost all day but at night or at parties I over eat and eat the wrong foods.
I'm nervous but very excited. This morning Chris was out of town so I had to get the kids ready. I get anxious and frazzled when I'm wanting to do my own thing (blog etc.) but I had take care of the kids.
I've had two cups of coffee with cream this morning and an Engish Muffin with almond butter/honey and one with Moz cheese/butter. I get to load today and eat whatever I want but I'm not going to go crazy.
I'm doing this HCG 30 day weight loss challenge with my friend Nick White. I don't have that much weight to lose. I was 138 lbs this morning. I'd like to lose 13 lbs. My goal is 125. I don't know if I can maintain that but it shouldn't be hard if I learn to change my lifestyle and my eating habits.
I'm a parttime fitness instructor/wellness enthusiast. I should know better then to eat the way I do. I'm a binger. I'm good almost all day but at night or at parties I over eat and eat the wrong foods.
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