Still struggling.. HCG?

Still struggling with the yoyo that is my weight. Juat wanted to update everyone and ask what youre trying?

Garcinia Cambogia with Super Citrimax vs. Homeopathic HCG

I recently went to a local store here called Health Food Unlimited and was looking for some form of HCG to start the diet again.. I came across a product called Garcinia Cambogia. There were several people gathered around it and taking 1 from the shelf for purchase.. I googled the product and saw that even Dr. Oz promotes the use of it.. It is supposed to Increase your fat burning and curb your appetite to Aid in Weight Loss. It says that if you do nothing other than take the product you can expect to lose 2 to 4 pounds per month.. I have just begun to take it, but have you had any experience with it?

 

Little Tips and Tricks to Stay Strong on the HCG Diet.. or ANY Diet for that matter!

Little Tips and Tricks to Stay Strong on the HCG Diet

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If you’re having trouble staying strong on a diet – especially the HCG Diet where cheating has such a big impact on your success – don’t feel like weight loss is hopeless. Lots of people have been exactly where you are now and succeeded. You can too! Try these tips to stay strong when your HCG Diet motivation dips.

Check Your Appetite at the Door

If cravings are a problem, why not remove them entirely? There are plenty of ways many celebrities and dieters use to avoid overwhelming cravings. Some are more realistic and practical than others – Jennifer Lopez, for example, sniffs grapefruit oil to curb cravings – but it can’t hurt to try a few different ways, right? Sucking on ice, knitting, and even drinking a lot of water are ways dieters keep their minds (and stomachs) off cravings. 

Remember Your Goals

Are you losing weight as part of a new year’s resolution? If it’s hard to stick with your diet, remind yourself why you want to accomplish it in the first place. Make a list of goals and keep it in a place you can see it every day.

Get Motivated

If you aren’t on Pinterest, you’re missing out. Seriously – it’s like a social network dedicated to delivering motivational quotes all day long. Spend a few minutes on Pinterest when you don’t feel excited about losing weight. Make a board dedicated to things you’ll do when you’re thin. Want some examples?

Relax and Enjoy the Journey

Remember, losing weight is supposed to keep you from the dangers of stress, not add to it. Make time to relax and cut down your stress while you diet – this will make dieting easier by removing some of the challenges associated with dieting. Stress eating is a symptom of something wrong, not a cause in itself. Find why you’re stressed, address it, and the emotionally-driven cravings will subside. Overall, see your diet as a time to reboot your health. Re-learn how to plan meals and satisfy cravings for snacks. Learn how to shop for healthy groceries. Feel excited when you meet your weight loss goals. You’re not just using the HCG Diet to lose weight – that’s only part of the story. You’re beginning a life transformation that will lead to more energy, better health and more happiness. These little tips will help you stay strong and meet your goals!

$20.00 Walmart NiGen BioTech, LLC The HCG Solution Supplement

I purchased this HCG at Walmart for $20.00 and I'm going to start the diet today! It states to take 1ml with lunch and 1ml with dinner every day. It did not come with the HCG diet instructions so I am going to follow Dr. Simeons Protocol on the diet. I am also going to split up the 1 ml that youre supposed to take with just lunch and dinner to .25ml 8 times a day. That for me equals out to every 2 hours 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm 10pm and midnight. My husband gets off work at midnight so that schedule will work for me. Feel free to switch around the times or to even take the full 1ml twice a day. Whatever works for you! I do know from past experience that it is harder to let it absorb under you tongue when there is more liquid. I will be taking a multi vitamin, potassium supplement and a B Complex supplement the entire time as well. Good Luck everyone and I will update on how the new Supplement works for me!

The HCG Diet Phase 2 Recipes!

This is what the original Dr. Simeons HCG Phase 2 Diet Protocol looks:

Breakfast:	Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch:	1.    100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird. 2.    One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage. 3.    One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast. 4.    An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner :	The same four choices as lunch (above.)

I followed this to a T my first HCG Dieting go round and lost 28 pounds in 21 days.. I really had to be strict with myself and ate quite a bland and boring diet for those 3 weeks.. It has now been over a year and I have discovered lots of great recipes that still follow the rules of HCG Phase 2 dieting but taste great as well!!

As I come across great HCG Phase 2 recipes I'm going to post them here!
I will also be posting my comments and opinions below each recipe when I make it and eat it myself.

- Main Courses
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Phase 2 Meatball Burgers

3.5 oz Ground Beef
1 Melba Toast - Crushed into crumbs
1 Tbsp Milk
1/4 tsp Onion Powder
1/4 tsp Basil
1/4 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Garlic Salt
pinch of Black Pepper

Combine all ingredients and form into a patty, then grill until done.

Phase 2 Taco Salad

3.5 oz Ground Beef
1 tsp Onion, minced
1 clove Garlic, minced
Spices of your choice, like cumin, chili powder, cilantro, etc.
2 cups Lettuce 
1 Tomato, diced

Brown ground beef with onion, and add garlic toward the end. Add taco spices of your choice to taste. Serve over lettuce with diced tomato.

Phase 2 Garlic Broccoli Chicken Stir Fry

3.5 oz Chicken Breast (I use 2 tenders)
10 cloves Garlic, peeled and smashed
1.5 cups Broccoli
2 Tbsp Water

Steam broccoli for just about 2 minutes to slightly cook it.  (Frozen broccoli may not need this step.)  Stir fry chicken in water until about half done, add garlic and finish cooking chicken.  Add broccoli. Serve.

Phase 2 Chicken Soup

3.5 oz Chicken Breast, diced
1/2 cup Celery, sliced
1 cup fat-free Chicken Broth
Water, to taste
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Basil 
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Onion Powder

Heat chicken broth in sauce pan.  Add celery and cook for about 5 minutes.  Add seasonings and chicken, let simmer until chicken is done.  Taste and add water as needed until it's just right.

Phase 2 Mexican Chicken Soup

(Makes 4 Servings)

4 cups chicken broth
1 sm onion, chopped
2 clove Garlic -- minced
2 tsp cumin
4 tsp chili powder
1 lb Chicken breasts, cut into strips

Heat chicken broth or water in a pot and bring to a rapid simmer.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cook for 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is completely done and no longer pink.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken Fingers

3.5 oz Chicken Tenders (this is 2 tenders for me)
1 Tbsp Mustard
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Oregano
1 Tbsp Bread Crumbs (you can crush up your melba toast or grissini, or just use whatever bread crumbs you have)

Preheat oven to 350*. Coat thawed chicken in mustard and set on baking sheet. Mix bread crumbs with herbs. Sprinkle half of the breading over the two tenders, then flip them over and sprinkle the rest on the other sides. Bake until done, about 15 minutes.

I put a little blob of mustard on my plate and added 3 drops of liquid stevia for a "honey mustard" dipping sauce. Yum!

- Side Dishes
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HCG Diet Applesauce

• 1 Apple
• 3 T. Water
• Powdered HCG Safe Stevia (to taste)
• Cinnamon (to taste)

To make the HCG diet applesauce peel, core, and dice one apple. Place diced apple in mini-crockpot and add water & cinnamon. Cook the HCG applesauce mixture for at least two hours. When finished, mash with fork or place in blender to reach desired consistency. Next, add a HCG safe brand of stevia. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve the HCG applesauce cold. This HCG diet safe applesauce recipe is safe for phase 2 of the HCG diet. This HCG recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving.

HCG Diet Cinnamon Grapefruit

• 1/2 grapefruit
• Cinnamon (to taste)
• HCG Safe Stevia (to taste)

To make the HCG cinnamon grapefruit, take a knife around the inside peel of the grapefruit so that it cuts out the grapefruit from the peel. (I usually have to use my fingers after this to pull the grapefruit out.) Separate the sections and place in a bowl. (It's best if the grapefruit is really juicy. If it's not, sprinkle with a bit of water to moisten.) Sprinkle with HCG safe stevia and cinnamon. Toss, them place back into grapefruit peel. Broil for about 3-5 minutes until caramelized, enjoy this HCG recipe warm. This HCG recipe is safe for Phase 2 of the HCG Diet. This HCG recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving.

- Desserts / Snacks
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Phase 2 Apple Cookies

Ingredients

Pulp from 1 apple
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon vanilla powder
Stevia to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:

Mix pulp from 1 apple, Mix with stevia
and spices and form into cookies (1-2). Bake the cookies for approximately
15-20 minutes or until slightly brown.

Phase 2 Cinnamon Baked Apple

Mix the following in a small baking dish:

1 Tbsp water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Liquid Stevia to taste (5-10 drops)
Juice of 1/2 lemon (optional) 

Slice apple and coat in cinnamon mixture. Bake, covered, at 350* for 10-15 minutes or until desired doneness.

HCG Grilled Apple 

• 1 Apple
• Sprinkle of Lemon Juice
• ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
• Pinch of Nutmeg
• Powdered HCG Safe Stevia
• Pinch of Vanilla Powder

To make this HCG Grilled Apple, start by coring the apple and cutting it in half. Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla powder, and stevia. Top apple halves with mixture and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees until apples are soft. Next, place the apple halves on a non-stick grill for 1-2 minutes per side. This HCG recipe is safe for Phase 2 of the HCG Diet and can be served as a yummy dessert HCG treat. This HCG recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving.

HCG Apple Pie Crumble

• 1 Apple
• 1 HCG Safe Grissini Stick
• 1 packet HCG Safe Stevia
• 1 1/2 tablespoon Cinnamon (1 tablespoon for apple, 1/2 tablespoon for crumble)
• 2 tablespoon Water

To make the HCG Apple Pie Crumble, core the apple and remove seeds. Crush grissini stick. Mix mix grissini powder, stevia, and ½ tablespoon cinnamon in small bowl. Seperate this mixture into two seperate bowls. Add water to half the crust mix--moisten and begin to press crust into soufflé dish. Cut apple into thin slices and toss together stevia, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and a splash of water. Place apples into dish and cover with the remaining DRY Melba mix. Bake 450 for 15 minutes. Remove the HCG Apple Pie Crumble from the oven and enjoy. This HCG recipe is safe for Phase 2 of the HCG Diet. This HCG recipe counts as 1 HCG fruit serving and 1 HCG 'carb' serving.

- Condiments / Additives
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Phase 2 Fauxback Steak Rub

4 tsp paprika
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
4 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp coriander

Phase 2 Ketchup
1 6-ounce can Tomato Paste
3 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp Celery Salt
1 tsp Paprika
1/2 tsp Mustard Powder
Pinch of Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Onion Powder
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
25 drops Liquid Stevia (to taste)

Mix all ingredients well, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

C25K Week 1 Day 2 (W1D2)

The workout today was the same as Week 1 Day 1. 5 Minute Warmup of Brisk Walking followed by back and forth intervals of 60 seconds jogging, 90 seconds walking and ending with a nice stretch of my neck muscles, calf muscles and thigh muscles. The Android App Simple C25K is awesome! I feel 75% better after my workout today than I did on Wednesday! It was just as hard to push myself to the 20 minutes but I made it and didn't almost fall down the stairs in my house this time! lol Last time my legs were so shaky I almost fell down the stairs.. My sister in law Lauren is also doing the program and is already on Week 5 Day 2 and has informed me it does get harder! I'm ready for it though! Bring it on World!! :)

 

A Picture of me after completing Week 1 Day 2 and realizing it gets harder! :)

C25K Week 1 Day 1 (W1D1)

Wednesday I started the C25K training program and boy did Day 1 kick my butt! I am proud to say I finished it though! It starts out with 5 mins of brisk walking then alternates between 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. I didn't stretch before which was a big no no! Always stretch before you start your C25K day and after you complete the 20 minute workout. I ended up stretching in the middle of the jogging because my calf started cramping up. We don't live on a very flat street so it makes it rather hard on me because having to go up the hills.. but what goes up must come down right? On Thursday my thighs did hurt quite a bit but that's just because they were working out so hard! 3 Ibuprofen pills later they felt better. Today being the day after the rest day they feel back to normal! So my regimen is going to be every other day with Saturday and Sunday also as off days. My schedule will look like this: Workout Wednesday, Rest Thursday, Workout Friday, Rest Saturday and Sunday, Workout Monday, Rest Tuesday then start the next week on Wednesday again. That puts me at my 3 days a week! :) Good Luck on your Weight Loss Journey and lets start shedding those pounds!!

C25K Training Program

I recently found an app on my Android Phone called C25K! It stands for Couch to 5K race! 5K is 3 miles in case anyone didn't know! My 10 year old daughter has been training for a 5K race for the past 9 weeks and her race is tomorrow! The program she is in is called "Girls on the Run!" It's an awesome program for 4th and 5th grade girls across the country and not only teaches them exercise and health but how to speak up for themselves and how to be a better person! Teaches them self esteem as well as caring for others! I figure if she can run a 5K Race I can too! So I went looking for an App and found a Free one on the market called Simple C25K. It's a 9 week program where you do the exercise 3 days a week. It increases in intensity as the weeks go on but I just started it and really felt the burn on day 1! I think jogging outside is much harder than jogging on a treadmill.. I've never tried jogging outside til the other day and boy did it kick my butt! ha I'll post some updates as I go along with how I'm feeling cardio wise and how much weight I've lost with just watching my portion size and doing the C25K program! Look out for my other posts! :)  Good Luck everyone on your weight loss journey!!

Blogger.com Comments & Replies

When everyone is reading the blog and reading the comments of all the readers as well as the replies make sure you hit Load More because there are a ton of comments and replies! I have emailed Blogger.com several times to ask them to make it more comment and reply friendly but I'm not getting a response. I've tried every setting in the book to get it to not have to re-scroll through almost 1,000 comments and replies to get to the most recent 1's also.. BOTTOM LINE.. JUST MAKE SURE YOU CLICK LOAD MORE TO SEE A TON MORE COMMENTS AND REPLIES FROM MY ACTUAL BLOG READERS! :)

$25 Walmart HCG 1234

Im thinking about ordering this from www.walmart.com unless it's available in stores!? Have you tried this? There are some great reviews online for it. It has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars and 31 out of 38 people would recommend it.. There was 1 review about the pill form of the HCG and it was very positive! I'm going to check Walmart stores tomorrow and if I can't find it in stores, Ill order it from walmart.com.

XBOX Kinect The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout

I got an Xbox 360 with a Kinect Sensor for my 30th Birthday! I know I'm a big kid! haha :) But I wanted to talk about the game The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout for Kinect. I LOVE this game! It shows your body image on the screen and works you out good! You record video diaries so you can follow your journey visually even! You get to work out with either Bob, Jillian or Alison! Since it is able to see your entire body it is even more like working out with a personal trainer in front of you! I don't have 1 bad thing to say about this game! It measures your waist, bust and neck even when you're just standing there! I highly recommend this game if you have a XBox 360 Kinect! :)

Long Overdue Update

Sorry its been so long for an update everyone.. Ive had a lot going on and havent had much Me time to follow a diet or even breathe really.. My husband had surgery a little over a week ago and our 5 year old's diabetes consumes a lot of time. I wasnt even able to finish my round of HCG.. so for now I have to focust on getting my husband better and taking care of our 5 year old's diabetes. Thanks Everyone and I'll update more when life settles down!

YMCA

I joined the YMCA yesterday! Now I can have a place to get away and work out and have some adult time! Since I havent been working I havent had much adult time or outlets for getting away. Now I will have somewhere to go to not only help with my weight loss goals but that I can be around other adults! Another plus is they have an indoor pool where I can take the kids swimming in our free time too! If you cant already tell I'm rather excited about it! :)

Weight Watchers Online or Meetings

Has anyone been successful with the weight watchers program? I was thinking about trying Weight Watchers online but wanted some feedback from you all! I have tried the meetings before but I was really young and had an infant and a toddler running around so the time commitment just wasnt there. Now I am a stay at home mom with 3 school aged children and 1 of them has type 1 diabetes so I am already adding carbs and measuring portions all that good stuff required for weight watchers. My main question is has anyone tried Weight Watchers online and had success? If you tried it but didnt have success what do you think happened? Also, has anyone tried the meetings and had any success? Thank You for all your input! :)

JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

I don't think I've ever really shared this.. but my 5 year old son is a type 1 diabetic.. we will be doing the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes this year and I want to ask for all of your support! You give me so much support for losing weight, now if we could give all that support to my son for this walk we can help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes! You can read his story and hopefully donate to him for the walk at this link:

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=1925&team_id=49326

Click on me! Jenni Dudrick to read his story then click on him or me to donate anything you possibly can! Also don't forget to check to see if your employer does any matching donations?! I know my husband's employer Home Depot matches whatever he donates from $25 up to $3,000. Which is AWESOME!! :) Thanks guys and please read Bryan's story and donate even $1 to him for the walk! He has a goal of just $10 he set for himself! :)

hCG Cybertrim Pro VLCD P2D7

Just a quick update blog on my progress! I have lost 6.4 pounds so far and Im starting day 7 today. That is an average loss of 1.6 lbs a day not counting the load days. I have been taking 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours since the start of my day 1 load day. I did have a hiccup right before my "TOM" .. ha but stil lost i think 1.4 pounds that day! Im still in search of some recipes for phase 2 to make it a little more tolerable.. so far ive found an apple crisps recipe and a strawberry vanilla creme popsicle recipe. Going to try to find some lunch and dinner recipes soon too! 

hCG Diet Recipes

I am in need of some diet recipes! Im on my 3rd day of my 500 calorie Phase 2 and I'm needing some variety and flavor in my diet! Please share! :) Also if there is a good hCG cookbook you recommend let me know that too! I was thinking about going to buy the "New Pounds and Inches" book but thought I'd look to my friends first! After all you are the ones who have been there and are there with me now! :)

VLCD Load Day 2

Load day 2 was about as eventful as load day 1.. haha I ate as much as I could, but I was taking the drops the entire time so I think that made me not want to eat as much. I tried to force myself to eat more but it wasnt happening easily.. I gained a total of 1.5 lbs during my load days. Guess thats better than nothing right? Here is what Im starting with for the VLCD part of the hCG Diet:

Starting Weight = 163.8 lbs.
Body Fat = 40.2%
Goal Weight = 135 lbs.

You can check me out on YouTube also, username bYOUtifulME.. Good Luck Everyone and I hope my posts and vlogs will encourage you guys to drop those lbs!! :)

VLCD Load Day 1 * Walmart Cybertrim Pro hCG Drops

Started taking the drops this morning. Im taking 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours. I know the box states 1ml 2 times a day.. but the last time i tried that it gave me a crazy headache! When I did my 1st round of the hCG diet I had the actual hormone drops and it instructed me to take 7 drops under my tongue every 3 hours throughout the day. Hubby and I went out to Bargos with lots of his guy friends and had a blast.. i tried to eat as much as I could but I mostly was just drinking smirnoff blueberry lemonades and a bud light here and there.. but after there we went to waffle house but i just ordered a bacon and cheese sandwich. I had a few peanut butter eggs that are my favorite candy!! They were on clearence for 99 cents! They were calling my name for my load days.. haha :) ok lets get down to the point.. somehow i only gained .6 lbs today! :p lol probably all water weight too! On to Loading day 2.. although its 2pm and I havent eaten a thing yet..

My 1st Vlog before my load days for Cybertrim Pro hCG with Irvingia!

Watch "Cybertrim Pro hCG with Irvingia" on YouTube

No laughing because even though I attended Radio and Television Broadcasting school.. this is the first vlog I have ever done and my voice is so weird sounding on here. :)

$20.00 Cybertrim Pro HCG with Irvingia pregnancy test results!

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Well.. as you can see the "Hormone Free" Cybertrim Pro HCG I purchased at Walmart this morning has tested positive on a pregnancy test for HCG. The test I bought was 88cents at Walmart also purchased this morning! I am going to be starting my load days Saturday and I am hoping to lose 30 more pounds! I actually tried on bathing suits this morning at Walmart also and I am down 2 sizes on bathing suits! :) I will start to blog daily when I start this round on Saturday morning because I know you all want to know how it's going and I am wanting the encouragement from you all also! We are going to be buying a pool this summer and I want to look great in a bathing suit! I will post more later when I have lots more time! Ta Ta for now everyone!

HCG Drops Fake or Real!

YouTube

A Great You tube Video of how to determine if your HCG Drops are really burning fat! Even the Homeopathic drops! Anyone with the Cybertrim Drops from walmart can you test them on a pregnancy test and check your keytones for us then post the results?? Please? :)

2 Pound Yo-Yo Up & Down / Round & Round

Up 2 pounds, Down 2 pounds.. Up 2 pounds, Down 2 pounds.. It's like a merry-go-round that's spinning so fast I can't seem to jump off in time! Ha! :) I am going shopping for another product to review for you all today.. I'm looking for price as well as effectiveness of weight loss/hunger suppression and energy. I would really like to go for the actual hormone again.. which I think GNC sells.. so I may go that route! With Easter this weekend, I'm going to start my load day Saturday so that I can pig out on Saturday and Sunday! Then it's off to 21 to 40 days of my VLCD again! I was only able to stand it 21 days last time on the diet because I was working and there were so many temptations because of lack of time etc.. Fast Food Drive Thrus were my best friend.. this time I am a stay at home mom and I have the time to make me fresh food and follow the diet more! I will post on Friday when I decide on the product I'm going to purchase as well as what my starting weight is! Good Luck Everyone on your journey and Thank You all for the encouragement and for following and walking along with me on mine! :)

Turning the treadmill wheels!

I have been a stay at home mom now for 3 weeks and I'm ashamed to say I havent been on my treadmill I own the entire time.. I have decided now that I am taking the horse by the reins and going to try to lose some weight the good ole fashioned way! Calorie counting and physical activity! Starting with an hr on the treadmill tonight and usng Myfitnesspal app to count my calories starting tomorrow! I can feel myself gaining the weight back that I so desperately took my time to lose! And I wont let it happen! I really need some motivation and I have so many followers of my HCG blog that I know I can count on you all! If you would like to be buddies on the myfitnesspal app just send a friend request to username Mommietootoo! Thank you Felice for the request you already sent me and I will be using the app daily now! :) Good Luck to everyone and "godspeed".. hehe

"The Stay at Home Mom Diet"

I have recently decided to be a stay at home mom for my 3 kids! :) when i say recently I mean 3 days ago recently! in those 3 days I have lost 3 pounds and my jeans are falling off of me again! im super excited about this! i have 3 kids who are 10, 8 and 4 years old who keep me on my toes! we have a trilevel house so im constantly up and down the stairs also. i swear my job was making me fat! im super excited to be losing weight again without really restricting the foods i eat again.. maybe im just too busy with the kids to even think about me needing to eat!

Check Out my Indianapolis Colts Fan Tribute Photo!

Weight Loss Blogger Buddies!!! Check out my Colts Fan Tribute Photo I created and leave me a great comment! :)

http://photos.colts.com/957307649/1223674746/curtis-painter-left-right-and-myself-middle-caught-in-a-rather-awkward-pose-before-the-snap-at-the-last-preseason-game-against-the-cincinnati-bengals-in-colts-fan-tributes

Thank You for being such great Buddies!

Myfitnesspal App Buddies!!

If anyone would like to join me and receive encouragement and motivation download the Myfitnesspal app on the Android Market or the Apple App Store! My username is Mommietootoo and you an add me as a friend! I hope to see you all there!! :)

I need a drink..

Im sure everyone knows that dieting is not only a way to watch what you eat.. but it's a way of life! It takes a toll on your mental health as well.. so much has been going on in my world including trying to keep up the motivation to continue on my weight loss journey, that I've come to the conclusion that "I need a drink!" :) I'm an avid red wine drinker, so I may just have to pour me a nice tall glass! Beats the alternative of going back on the nightly slow down my brain meds right?! I'm absolutely planning on getting me some more of the actual hormone HCG drops soon! My birthday is in June so that would be an awesome time frame for my goal weight of 135! It'd take me 1 month to lose my final weight to get there.. so as long as I get up enough money to buy the actual hormone drops before May 8th, that'd give me exactly 1 month til June 8th.. (The big 3-0!) for me! I wanted to add a before and after picture of me from my first round in September of the drops I purchased from www.sothinsofast.com. The difference is 26 lbs in this picture! Happy dieting everyone!! :)

Holidays.. O_o !!!

Ahh the Holidays.. joyous Holidays.. Fullfilling holidays.. and when i say fullfilling. I mean Belly filling holidays! :p My weakness... Desserts! And they tend to be in overabundance during the months of November and December. I believe I have fell off the wagon for these couple of months but I'm ready to saddle back up and take on the cravings! I look at alot in life with the understanding that the mind is a powerful thing. You can do whatever you put your mind to. I apply this aspect to not only my attitude toward life, love towards my husband, understanding towards frustrations, inspiration for my creativity, encouragement for my kids creativity and book smarts, but also to my weight loss. I know if I want to lose 22 lbs, I can do it when I put my mind to it! I dont consider myself or anyone else weak for looking for help! We are better people beause we look for more help from others. We are putting our mind energy towards what we want and at the same time helping others even when we think we're just helping ourselfs. I hear there has been some negative press on HCG, but it wasn't that long ago that the famed Dr. Oz says it is looking prosperous. I have a huge issue with our Local News.. I don't know if anyone else notices this, but our news here in Ohio pushes their opinions on you. I refuse to watch the news because of this. If I wanted to know what you thought about the HCG diet I'd ask you. If I wanted to know what you thought about banks I'd ask you. The give uneducated opinions to people because a lot of people are going to be swayed to decisions based on these opinions. I personally work at a bank and I can guarantee you at my branch we do not charge a customer 1 fee that they are not notified about months ahead. Same goes with the HCG diet.. I used my powerful brain and before I decided to start the diet Googled it and asked 100 questions. I made my decision and so will you. I don't need the news to tell me what I either already know or inaccurate information to try to sway my own opinion. Anyway if you reading this I applaude you for taking control of you own life and not just sitting there waiting for it to "fall in your lap" .. pun intended .. ;)

Update!

I havent sent an update in awhile! Sorry guys! Ill sit down at my computer later after i watch my colts get beat again.. lol

Day 1 and 2

Started off day 1 with crazy migraine! probably caffeine withdrawn! I have lost 2 lbs the first 2 days! I have to say the wamart hcg is working! Its curbing my appetite and giving me a lot of energy! Im starting day 3 today and feeling good! I didnt exercise day 1 and last night i walked 2.5 miles an hr on the treadmill for 2 hrs! Of course i was watching twilight eclipse the entire time! :) we ate at frischs last night or brittanys 10th birthday and i ended up chowing down on a half a tuna sandwich and a order of french toast! I thought i was gonna give up, but i didnt andim not! Only 22 more lbs to my goal of 135!

Starting weight = 179.0
Current weight =157.0
Goal weight = 135.0

Walmart $20.00 non-hormonal Cybertrim Pro HCG with Irvingia

I purchased this at walmart today and I'm going to start the diet tomorrow! I will try to update daily, but definitely will update every Thursday on my progress with it and let everyone know if it works as good as the actual hormone I purchased online from www.sothinsofast.com. I will post in the morning my starting weight and measurements! :)

Clothes go 'round..

I have several pieces of clothes in the back of my closet that I was able to wear before I had my 2nd child.. I held onto them for this long because I just knew id be able to fit into them again. It was a goal of mine from the beginning that I would get back into the size or lower that I was before I had kids. I put on my Peyton Manning jersey that is a youth size XL today.. it was snug on me a year ago when I last wore it.. and drum roll.. it is big on me now! So I am recommending everyone keep at least 1 piece of clothes that is the size you want to be because its a great feeling to put that item on again and see your progress with the inches lost! :)

Day 4 of 2nd run of HCG

Down 3 lbs in 4 days! I'm not completely following the 500 simeons diet.. just making better food choices and staying within 800 calories total.

Current weight 156.3!

Starting another round today!

I've decided to lose these last 20 pounds I want to lose I'm going to start another round of my hcg diet today! Its been 3 weeks since I stopped the diet and I'm ready for round 2! I'm going to try my left over hcg and see how long that lasts.. then going to buy the Walmart HCG.. just noticed today it is the Hormone free version.. we will see if its as good as my actual hormone version of the HCG that I love!!

Calorie Loading Day 1
Weight = 158.3 lbs

HCG at Walmart!

I was just browsing through walmart earlier today with my 7 year old son Brandon when I noticed a display for HCG there. I've never seen it sold in a store around here! It was $20 for a 1ounce bottle which is bascally the price I paid for mail order. I cannot say if it works or not, or how good it works because I haven't tried that 1 myself yet. I may decide to go back onto the HCG diet for 20 days to try to lose these last 20 lbs I want to lose. Id say it'd be easier the 2nd time around because I know what to expect this time. Oh and also I seen HCG pills u swallow also.. I don't know if that works or not either because the HCG I used was the drops. I may buy some when we get paid Friday and ill let everyone know if I have success from it or not! :)

Falling asleep for a couple hours after eating!!

Lately since I've been dieting and cutting my calories to 800 a day, I've been falling asleep a lot after meals. I will sleep for like 2 hours and then wake up like I've slept all night. I also wake up feeling like my stomach is almost empty but I'm not hungry or anything.. so, I did some research and discovered this:

"When you eat too much more effort is needed for digestion and so more blood flows from the brain to the stomach to help in digestion.

"It takes a great deal of energy to digest a large meal. When your stomach is full, blood is directed away from other organ systems, including your nervous system. The result? You will feel the need to snooze after any big meal, particularly if it is high in fats and carbohydrates."

Completely answered my question and makes total sense!

Shrinking Skin after rapid weight loss!

When you have lost weight, you will be very excited at your new body. However, when there is good, there seems to always be a bad side. Now that you have lost weight, you have that excess skin that does not want to go away.

The skin is very elastic, just take a look at what a pregnant woman’s skin goes through. For those of you that have come here in order to learn how to tighten up that skin, I am going to give you 14 tips to tighten loose skin after weight loss, so pay close attention.

1. Use moisturizer each day …

Moisturizer will add up to seventy percent of moisturizer to your skin. When you are losing weight, it is great to use a moisturizer as it will help to maintain that elasticity as your body is shrinking. Cover your body in heavy moisturizer each night before you go to bed.

2. Moisturize your body each night …

When you apply the moisturizer to your body at night, you may want to wear long sleeves and long pajamas in order to make sure it does not rub off on your sheets. This will also help to hold that moisture in as you sleep at night.

3. Use Loofah or a body scrub that really works …

When you use a body scrub or loofah at least twice a day, you will be helping to tighten up that lose skin that is caused by weight loss.

4. Scrub your skin 3 times a week …

When you scrub away that surface, you will be causing that skin underneath to generate faster.

5. Drink a lot of water …

There is a lot of studies showing that you should drink at least eight glasses of water every day. Why? In order to keep that moisture in your skin. Apart from this, the water is also going to flush those toxins out of your system. It will give your skin that healthy feel and look.

6. Lift weights …

A great way to get rid of that excess skin would be to lift weight. When you are losing weight, lifting weights is important.

7. Exercise as much as possible …

You would think this goes with number seven, but when we talk about exercise, we are talking about sit ups, push-ups, running and anything else you can think of. When you are exercising, you will be building those muscles up. This will plump up your skin from the inside and give it that tighter appearance. When you exercise, you will be making sure you will not gain all the weight back that you just tried so hard to lose.

8. Massage your skin …

You may not believe this, but massaging the skin helps to build that elasticity back up. You should use mustard oil in order to get the best results. That daily massage will also help your muscles develop. In mustard oil, you will find that there are many medicinal properties in it that will help you to have healthy and glowing skin.

9. Do stomach crunches …

I really wanted to point out to you just how important those stomach crunches are in order to tighten that skin. If you are not used to doing stomach crunches, then start with one and then increase it by one each day you go along. This is not only a fast method to tone that skin, but it is a fast method to lose weight.

10. Take up Yoga …

The best asana for you to do in order to tone up and achieve the perfect skin is called Bhujang Asana. Lay down flat on your stomach and raise your face up off of the ground as much as you can.

11. Apply Preperation-H …

Many individuals who are looking to tone up their skin actually apply preparation-H to their skin as it will help to tighten it up. It contains lanolin in it, which will penetrate the skin.

12. Tighten your stomach muscles throughout the day …

As you are driving in your car, standing in lines, watching television, playing video games and sitting at your desk, you could help tighten up your skin. You can do this by pulling your stomach muscles in and holding them for a couple of minutes.

13. Start using collagen cream …

Applying collagen cream to your stomach area three times a day will help out. You should give the collagen moisture enough time to soak into your skin.

14. Don’t eat sweets or products that have fructose syrup in them …

There’s fourteen tips to tighten lose skin after weight loss. Also, for exercise, you can lay flay on your back and lift your legs half way into the air. Hold them there for a couple of seconds, then lower them and repeat. There is always surgery, but that is risky and I believe you should try other methods before you lie under a knife.

Absolutely Amazed at myself!

I have now hit my next milestone! I am in the 150's! I set a short term goal for myself and I've mastered it! Today I weigh 159.4 lbs!! I have now lost 20 pounds since my 29th birthday June 8th of this year. I have lost 14 pounds since starting phase 1 completing phase 2 and moving on to phase 3 of the hcg diet! I fit into so many smaller clothes and I feel the best I've ever felt in my life. I'm not starving myself either. I am letting myself have 1 indulgence a day. Whether its a pnut butter egg, a diet mt dew or a few chips etc. I just make sure the rest of the day I'm eating the correct foods and correct portions to balance it out. I'm allowing myself 800 to 1000 calories a day depending on how many I burn on the treadmill each morning. I burn at least 200 up to 350 a day on that. I have set a new goal for myself to be in the 140's! I will absolutely cry when I see that magical number I swear I will! :)

Muscle Aches.. (Side Effects)

Lately my muscles have been acheing so much. So I went and did some research for the side effects of rapid weight loss. Hcg or not just rapid weight loss. The fat that's normally cushioning your muscles has been burned away so your muscles are working without all that cushion which makes it a bit painful. I just gotta build them up more and the pain will go away eventually it says. The only other side effect I'm experiencing has to do with going number 2.. lol either don't go much or its hard to go. Lmao guess my body is reacting to not having the greasy fatty stuff it normally just "shoots" out.. lmfao tmi right?

Living the Life!

Another day to live for yay! I did wake up early again to venture onto my treadmill for 45 mins this morning! Scale says I lose .5 lbs since yesterday so I think this morning treadmill is going to stick! :) another typical lunch for me today!! I have some sort of rash on my lower to middle back, upper and middle chest and even on the sides of my "ladies" that I've had now for 2 weeks. Seems like it starts to get better than gets worse again.. thinking I'm probably going to have to go to doc to get some medicine for it! I haven't changed detergents, no new medicine or such.. I remember the exact time and day it occured and I wasn't doing anything crazy. LoL so we shall see!

Normal Lunch for me!

This would be a normal lunch for me.. maybe a few slices of turkey and a salad with 1 tblspn fat free dressing would be almost the only difference..

Does diet soda make you fat?

If your like me, I wondered how can that be when it doesn't have calories and it doesn't have sugar? The artificial sweetners in diet soda confuse your metabolism. When you eat something sweet your body tells your brain to activate your metabolism. But diet soda is empty of calories so your metabolism gets confused prompting you to eat more later. The school of medicine at the U of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio did a 9.5 year study.  They found people who drank 2 diet sodas a day had a waistline growth 500% greater than the non-drinkers. I think this applies to flavored water with "splenda" etc in it too! On my HCG diet, I tried to drink as much Vitamin Water I could because it contains Stevia which is an all natural sweetner that does not confuse your metabolism. Think its time to start drinking more vitamin water!

Stagnent pleateau.. :p

Kinna stuck at 161 which I'm not complainingis 18 pounds lighter than I was 4 months ago on my birthday in June.. but I'm dying to get into the 150's.. so switching my routine up and getting up an hour earlier to jog on the treadmill before work. Hoping that gets my metablosim up sooner and gives me more energy and motivation throughout the whole day. The only other thing I'm having a hard time with is not being habitual and still weighing daily. Takes 3 weeks to create a habit.. which I did for 4 weeks straight, now I keep doing it and its hard to break.. lol so I'm going to try hard and not weigh everyday.. 1 a week on Fridays will work!

4th and final week on the HCG diet! Sept 21st - Sept 28th

By the time the 4th week came along, I was ready for a change.. i had been following this strict diet for so long that I allowed myself 1\2 a www.cakehopeandlove.com Buckeye cupcake and even ate 2 pieces of Papa Johns pizza.. which i was soooo sick over the entire night. I do not recommend the papa johns pizza coming off the Hcg diet.. well any pizza for that matter. this week I still followed the 500 calorie rule and bought myself a treadmill! i started drinking a little diet rite pop because it doesnt have the sodium in it tthat other pop does. also discovered vitamin water zeros!! Best thing ever! delicious..and tons of vitamins. by the end of this week i was eatin 800 calories about but burning off 340 everyday on the treadmill every night. I was still taking the vitamin b12 and potassium supplements but weaned myself off the Hcg by just increasing the time in between the doses til i stopped altogether on sept 29th. this week i lost 1 lb.. but i fit into size 11 clothes! so theweight loss slowed down but i was dropping inches like crazy! i started a size 16/18 and i was now a size 11! i had lost 12 pounds total but i was down 5 to 7 clothing sizes and felt like i was on top of the world with energy. everyone was noticing how skinny i looked. even could be seen in my face! this was the end of my 4 week journey on the hcg diet.. my 1st bout with it at least! i may have spent like 30 bucks on it but it was a great investment because im pulling stuff from the back of my closet that i havent worn in years! Despite what everyone else sayslacebo or not i know the hcg helped me through those 4 weeks and i know i will be doing another month of it at least again!

Week 3 September 14th to September 20th

Week 3 was considerably easier than week 2. I continue the 6 drops of Hcg under my tongue every 2.5 hrs basically and its really curbing myappetite and cravings. I am easily able to follow my amended Hcg diet from www.hellojody.com. We do eat out and i usemy mio in my icewater i get. also never any fries or side dishes besides broccoli or saladwithno croutons and only 1 tblspn fat free dressing. i would noteat the bread if i got a turkey sandwich or a hamburger. Actually.. I still dont eat the bread.. lol I has been 3 weeks since Ive had a pop or candy bar or cake or anything like that and i am feeling great! By the end of week 3 i had only  lost 2 pounds.. but was at a total of 12 pounds lost in 3 weeks! I really didnt miss much because i was fitting into a size smaller in my clothes already!

:p

Well  the past 2 days have been a tad rough.. gained 1.1 pounds back so that puts me at 162 even. I have not worked out on the treadmill in 2 days and we ate at Applebees last night. I did opt for the "skinnybee" margarita which I highly recommend! Only 100 calories! But the food I ate, obviously not the best because I ended up gaining. Back on the treadmill for at least long enough to burn 340 calories. Walking it takes me an hr and 15 mins to burn that much, but I'm trying to include some jogging in there. Its hard to jog longer than 2 mins at a time right now, but I'm working my way up and ill be jogging the whole time in no time! Bryan has his endocronologist appointment today so that is adding a bit of stress eating on me today.. just gotta keep track of every calorie I eat and work out on my treadmill today. These days I'm eating 800 to 1000 calories and burning at least 340 of them off. I also skip bread totally, no mayo, no cakes or candies, no fried food as much as possible.. eat as much salad as I can with 1 tblspn fat free dressing, 10 glasses of water a day still.. I'm allowing myself 1 or maybe 2 pops a day..

"The week before!"

The week before that time of the month is always challenging for me.. this is month 2 of the dreaded "week before".. I am sooo hungry this morning that I'm feeling sick to my stomach even. I don't know if anyone else is like this but its like I can feel the change in my body the week before. Sucks! My breakfast today.. I normally skip breakfast, but the week before kills me! So these are in my side drawer.

Week 2 September 7th - September 13th

Week 2 was quite a bit harder.. At this point my hunger was not the problem, I had all the energy in the world, it was just the mental problem of seeing my kids or other people around me eating the foods I used to eat. Kinna like an addiction.. I guess you could say it was actually an addiction.. I decided that the variety of food I had eaten for a week prior just wasn't satisfying me. I went on to this list that I found here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1RsLsF/www.hellojody.com/2010/05/my-story-hcg-diet-food-list-and-some.html .. It was the following:

HCG Phase 2 - 25 or 45 Days

This is where it gets real! 500 calories a day of only lean protein and low carb fruits and vegetables. Besides the food restrictions, there are a ton of rules for this phase. I don't pay attention to most of them but I'll call out the ones that I do.

Basic Rules:
• 20 units of HCG every morning at the same time each day - If you are doing the drops: 5 drops under the tongue, wait two minutes then 5 more drops under the tongue.
• No sugar and all sugar products
• No sodas, including diet sodas and drinks such as Crystal Light - Basically Avoid Aspartame - I do drink Hansen's Soda (they have Splenda in them) and have found them not to affect my weight loss.
• No fruits except those listed
• No starches including bread, pasta, tortillas, cookies, etc. - Although some HCG dieters are able to eat melba toast and grissini sticks. I used to eat them but the longer I stay on the diet, it seems the less will power I have. So I avoid them now. When you first start getting off the bread they can help to wean you. However, as soon as you are used to not having bread in your diet I would cease to eat them. You'll get better results if you do.
• No fast food - Duh!
• No alcoholic beverages
• No creams, moisturizers and lotions that are oil based - Your skin is your largest organ. Your body will pull calories from your beauty products. Who knew?
• Eat different protein for your two meals - Eat the heavier protein for lunch and the lighter protein for dinner. Example: Filet Mignon for lunch, Shrimp for dinner
• Eat less Beef and more Fish
• Try not to eat out at restaurants - it challenging right now to find a place where you can trust their ingredients as well as find something on the menu that fits into the food list below. Although I did eat a child's bowl of meat only chili at Chili John's in Burbank and did not find that it affected my weight loss.
• DO NOT SKIP MEALS!

There are a ton more rules out there like avoiding sugarless gum and not combining your vegetables. I have not found doing either of these things makes a difference. You can experiment and if your body does not have any weight loss after chewing gum or combining tomatoes with cucumbers then don't do it.

Phase 2 Food List: (I try to buy all organic, free range and grass fed products that I can find. Eat Clean!)

PROTEIN - (100 grams at pre-cooked weight/ 200 grams per day)
• Chicken Breast
• Buffalo (Ground or Steaks)
• Filet Mignon
• Veal
• Fresh White Fish (No Ahi Tuna, No Salmon)
• Lobster
• Crab
• Shrimp
• Scallops
• Albacore Tuna
• 3 Egg Whites

VEGETABLES - (1 cup per meal/2 cups per day)
• Spinach
• Fennel
• Chard
• Beet-Greens
• Green Salad/Mixed Greens
• Celery
• Tomatoes
• Red Radishes
• Shallots
• Cucumbers
• Asparagus
• Cabbage
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower

FRUIT - (2 servings daily - recommendation is to eat them in between meals. I don't follow this rule too closely and often have fruit with lunch or dinner.)
• Apple (smaller size - I typically buy Gala apples)
• 1/2 Grapefruit
• Strawberries (1 cup)
• Blueberries (1 cup)
• Raspberries (1 cup)
• Blackberries (1 cup)
• Orange (Some people say oranges are not ok, others say they are fine - you'll have to figure out what is best for you.)

OILS -
• Olive Oil (1 tablespoon per day)
• Pam Cooking Spray
• Braggs Oil (get it at Whole Foods)
• Spritzers Salad Dressing

MISC. -
• Tea (all day)
• Coffee (all day)
• Mineral Water, Perrier, Regular Water (3 liters per day)
• Lemon Juice
• Lime Juice
• Braggs Amino Acids
• Spices of any kind
• 2 Melba toast, breadsticks or grissini (not at the same meal, no one can stop at one, avoid if possible)
• 1 tablespoon of half and half daily (I use this in my morning coffee)
• Stevia - I personally hate this stuff so I use Splenda and Whey Low


This helped me get through week 2.. but I did end up cheating 1 day. We had gone to Burger King and I was dying for an original chicken sandwich.. So i ordered it and told myself I would only eat 1/2 of it.. well next thing I know I had eaten the whole thing.. I ended up staying the same on a lot of the days during this week but did end up losing total for the week about 3 pounds.. I was up and down alot this week like a yo-yo basically.. I turned down alot, including some cupcakes! That was surprisingly easy to do..

Week 1 August 30th - September 6th

First I wanted to start off saying I purchased a weight loss aid from Groupon to kick start my weight loss. It is a pretty controversial product, and I found mostly good things on it. I know there are going to be a lot of skeptics, but I REALLY strongly feel the HCG helped with keeping my energy up while I was going through the detox phase and it kept my cravings and hunger pains down. I was eating the right types of foods, and taking Vitamin B12 supplement and a potassium supplement so I was feeling very healthy and my body was feeling very healthy as well.. but, I purchased HCG drops from  www.sothinsofast.com . I purchased the 2oz bottle because I knew I'd be on it for at least the 28 days up til the 40 days that is allowed on it. After I received the drops I did some research on Google for personal experiences of others on the drops. I came across a great blog at www.hellojody.com .. She has some excellent ideas and menus and foods that are allowed and not allowed on the diet and her experiences etc. That's when I decided to follow her food list because the original food list I had been on for the 1st 3 days was sooo restrictive. The original food list consists of 500 calories a day and included the following:

Breakfast:	Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch:	1.    100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird. 2.    One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage. 3.    One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast. 4.    An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.
Dinner :	The same four choices as lunch (above.)

I followed this for the 1st 3 days and realized I have go to add other things into my diet because being a mother of 3 young kids and having a husband who loves to eat good foods that I love I have to have some way to be able to eat things and still lose weight. That's when I came across Jody's blog. There are 3 phases to the diet. The first phase lasts 2 days and it's before you start the drops. You eat anything and everything you want to eat to Load up on food. I started day 3 which was phase 2 at 173 pounds. I started on this strict diet listed above and by day 6 I had lost 4 pounds. I was at 169 in no time! I hadn't weighed 169 in a few years! I was feeling awesome! So day 7 came and that is the day I was like I don't know if I can do this.. I was taking 6 drops of the HCG under my tongue every 3 hours the entire time. The 4th and 5th day I did have a small headache but really was tolerable and I was ecstatic I had lost so much weight already that it was a motivator. So by the end of week 1 I had lost 5 lbs in 7 days, weighed 168 and was on a high from the rapid weight loss! There wasn't any exercise involved and I only went with the list above. I cut out pop completely even diet pop.. was drinking 10 glasses of water with Mio in it a day and i have to say was feeling really good. Think it was a detox phase for me. I found that Burger King has a good tasting Chicken Breast Sandwich I got but didn't eat the bread.. only ate the chicken, lettuce and tomato. No mayo either! I also enjoyed the grilled chicken breast from wendy's without any bun or anything either. I ate a lot of strawberries for snacks and at the Melba toast when I had a carb craving.