Ending the Third Round

I'm a lazy BLOGGER!

here is a pic from the end of my third round! 24 pounds lost.

First-- the after shot:

THEN just a fun shot :0)

Kind of a serious face but - that happens.

Starting My Third Round

Starting another round. Starting weight 230. First shot day was October 19th, 2010.

Last shot day should be... November 14th, 2010.

Here is to 20 more pounds! cheers! *fingers crossed* Maybe more!

slacking on posts

something recent. ish.

AMAZING NEWS

An amazing wedding to go to in September- friends from college.

So- what does that mean for me and this diet, should I be further along.

CRAP!

alexa

dear man in the circle

tonight i packed up my 'diet approved dinner' and went for a picnic with a co worker. Calmly eating chicken, tomatoes, and sipping water.

THEN

I hear it

a familiar sound

a yummie food in a plastic jar

peanuts.

I'm pretty sure they were honey roasted.

I almost took him out.. ... .. ...

but I resisted.

shot day 29 with 27 pounds lost.

I did cheat one day so far. Here is my reason. It was my dad's birthday. I live in MD. we had crabs. that is the only think i cheated on. everything else was normal. but I did gain a pound. probably because old bay has sugar in it... I think. that is what I will blame it on.

And i might have to cheat again because I have to go to this formal dinner for a work meeting I'm hosting. I've tried to think about how I could get out of it and nothing has come to mind. sadly. so I'm going to try to stay strict during all the buffet lunches and breakfasts. but I'll eat the dinner. I'm really going to watch out for the actual sugar in take. that must be the killer on the scale. Anyway that meeting is next week. so I'm hoping i can quickly recover from that with the last few days I have afterward.

I am officially 39.4 pounds lighter than when i started this whole adventure. That number SHOULD be 57.4 but i gained back weight during the month of may. I'm trying not to think about it but I'm so annoyed at myself!! Imagine is i was almost to 60 instead of 40 pounds lost.

OKAY mental shift

40 pounds is still amazing. and I have at least ten more days to go- SHOOTING for 50! and nothing else matters!

WANT WANT WANT

The cravings are officially here. On shot day 20 there was a glimmer but lets face it it was the fourth of July. But today- on shot day 21 IT IS OFFICIAL!!!

current wants:

medium burger off of the grill- something exciting like spicy, cheesy, oniony, garlicy,

Tortilla chips & 7 layer dip,

peanuts.

end of sad story.

Round Two of Phase Two

Okay - A restart picture- the quality is horrible. the camera must be officially past its prime.

Anyway!

let the games begin.

235.4 lbs* Monday, June 28, 2010*

Second Round

Okay- I'll admit that I started my second round on Tuesday, June 15th. But I was so BAD during my birthday- month off- vacation- etc etc- that I undid a lot of my good work- so I am not going to really restart the blog- weight loss totals etc until I'm back on track- which will be VERY soon! My plan was always to do a long round this time. Originally I wanted to do a long round so that I would be ahead of the game by the end of the summer but I don't think that will be possible. I think by the end of my summer round I'll have something like 60 lb. lost from my start weight. While that is great- it would have been better if it were 80- then I would have been able to break the 200 mark!

Lesson LEARNED! don't be a slacker darn it! On my next off shot period I'll be much better- my excuse- my birthday- it was the first weekend after I was off shots- and it really set the tone. the WRONG tone, but the birthday was amazing.

So this is the END picture. Again the picture was taken at night- after a long day - so I'm not at my best. And I wore the same thing to see if you could really tell the difference.

At least the St. Pat's banner is gone! However there are now boxes. I guess I need to come up with a new photo place for the next round- in June- eek that seems close!

and the Head Line Reads.

30.3 lbs lost in - 26 restrictive diet days

24 days?? seriously

tomorrow is my last shot from my second vial- i'm hoping for a loss in the morning- something sweet to end on.

I guess that memo was received

Happy Saturday.

5 more pounds and i'll reach my goal for this round. I wonder if i can do that in the 6 days worth of shots that I have left. Maybe I can stretch my shots to a seventh day. Either way I think it is dooooo able- so that is great. YAY.

Friends have started to notice. Or say, "are you slimming down" sometimes I want to say- no it is an optical illusion- i have done nothing differently- I have not been refusing business lunches, happy hour drinks, good bye cake, or the office candy dish. sigh- but it is worth it. I swear.

no really it is... it IS!

haha.

Saturday, April 24, AM * 22 shot days * 25.2 lbs lost

Memo time

I feel like I should send out a memo that I have lost a bunch of weight because I don't think any one has noticed. It is hard to notice changes in people that you see every day. I mean if I tell myself that no one noticed the 20 pounds I gained in the last year & a 1/2 it is only sensible that they might not notice when I take it back off. But thats okay because I'm pulling things out of my closet that I have not worn in a awhile so at least I know the truth.

The big debate now is to try to go as long as possible- bypassing my birthday or stop in time to celebrate my birthday. It could mean the difference of getting to my goal before a year is over.

BIG debate- celebrate big getting older with drink.... or with the shot... that will help me in many different and important ways. SiGh.

April 17 * 15 days * 19.4 pounds lost

First Post: bright eyed and bushy tailed

If you aren't familiar with the HCG diet- don't look for any explanations here. I'm not into explaining things and having people contradict me. Besides, that isn't what I a plan to explain. I'd rather try to explain... myself. I'd rather use this space to vent- reflect- and hopefully to GET EXCITED. I am **fingers crossed** for the last time, mounting a major offensive to shed the pounds I have gained over the years from too much fun, boredom, depression and poor choices.

Obesity in America- is kicking some major butt- is anyone surprised? I'm not, I'm the epitome of the drama taking place in front of our eyes. Between the growing clothing sizes and ease of picking up a soda rather then a water. The processed... some might exclaim overly processed bread, meat, dairy and grains. And the genetically spliced... fruit, veggie... well EVERYTHING! The processed of the body can no longer break apart these complex foods, instead it stores them away to break down another day.

Then there is the fact that every event must include food, everyone wants to snack all the time, and in general people live to excess. With all of this there is almost no hope for the rest of us. Meaning those not genetically predisposed to be tiny waif like citizens of size.

Well I'm getting smart to you corporations etc etc etc. I'm going to figure this out if I have to grow everything I eat in my apartment. (hmm an idea). I am going to get rid of what is excess, learn my lessons and get myself on track before 2012. Hopefully far before, but I'm not ready to place any bets just yet. I'd rather just take it in stride- plug away- for now.

Thus--- I have begun my battle against all of this--- my battle against obesity---- my battle for skinny.

4/7/10 AM * 5days * 7.6lbs

Start Photo

This is the START photo- and yes. that is a St. Patrick's day banner. and yes my roommate and I left it up for another week or so.