Each year when I plant my summer flower garden, it’s the signal that summer is just around the corner. Some years are so busy that I wait until after school gets out. Other years, my mom and dad have surprised me by planting all the flowers for me. This year I decided the long Memorial [...]
Archive for May, 2011
HYC Update: Summer Flower Garden
Posted in anticipation, Do Life, family, feeling good, healthy outlook, Healthy You Challenge Update, life, mental changes, preparation, tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, simple pleasures, summer, weekend on May 31, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Scratch That!
Posted in anticipation, Do Life, excitement, feeling good, food, goals, health, healthy choices, healthy outlook, Lap Band, life, mental changes, moderation, organization, preparation, self esteem, weight loss on May 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
{Insert scratching record sound here} Yesterday was a very bad day for me in terms of the HCG diet. I was starving pretty much the entire day, and when I wasn’t so hungry that my stomach was almost sick, I felt really uncomfortable/constipated/full. Not a nice combination. Throughout the day I drank a ton of [...]
VLCD 2
Posted in weight loss, tagged HCG, VLCD 2 on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m happy to report that when I got on the scale this morning, I was down 3.4 lbs from yesterday! Of course, since I was up quite a bit from my “loading days,” I really need days with substantial weight loss like this to make up for it. My hunger was very manageable yesterday, and [...]
HCG VLCD 1
Posted in anticipation, Do Life, feeling good, food, goals, health, Lap Band, life, mental changes, motivation, organization, preparation, self esteem, weight loss, tagged disordered eating, distorted view of food, HCG, Tazo tea, VLCD 1 on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today is the beginning of my 30-ish day journey on HCG. The goal? Lose 25 pounds (or more!) and reach the goal weight set up by Kaiser. I did see quite a jump on the scale this morning compared to my last weigh in, but I know that’s just the “loading days” weight and it [...]
They’re Here!
Posted in anticipation, food, weight loss, tagged HCG on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Monday when I got home from work, I noticed I had a little package on my doorstep. I was thrilled when I opened it and saw these: Since I’m very anxious to get started on the protocol, yesterday was the first of my two “loading days” where I can eat whatever I want, and I’m [...]
One More Reason to Love Bethenny Frankel
Posted in Do Life, healthy choices, life, moderation, new food, weight loss, tagged A Place of Yes, Bethenny Frankel, Skinnygirl Margarita on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this on the blog or not, but since this is the place where I share my secrets, I might as well put one more out there – I am a huge Real Housewives fan! They’re my “guilty pleasure.” My favorite is Real Housewives of New Jersey (was there any [...]
It’s Limbo Time!
Posted in anticipation, Do Life, exercise, feeling good, fitness, food, goals, health, healthy choices, healthy outlook, inspiration, Lap Band, life, meal planning, mental changes, moderation, motivation, preparation, weight loss, tagged HCG, limbo, Medifast on May 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Right now I’m stuck in a sort of Limbo – I’m not fully committed to Medifast anymore, but I’m not quite on the HCG protocol either. Until those drops arrive I’m sort of in this strange in-between place where I feel sort of free and lost, all at the same time. I can eat whatever [...]
Weigh-In Wednesday: Pre-Op, Week 14
Posted in anticipation, Do Life, excitement, family, feeling good, goals, health, healthy choices, healthy outlook, inspiration, Lap Band, life, mental changes, motivation, self esteem, weigh in day, weight loss, tagged HCG, HHCG, Medifast on May 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
It’s good to be back this week. As you guys remember, last week I didn’t write a weigh-in post because I was having issues and the scale was way, way up. Looking back, I sort of wish I would’ve just snapped a quick photo, so that I had an official record of it. I will [...]
Sofi, the Spitfire, Makes Me Smile
Posted in excitement, feeling good, life, tagged LillyBits, Sofi!!!!!! on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This weekend was a doozy – stressful, drama-filled, and very turbulent. I won’t go into details here, but suffice it to say that in the end, I’ve rid my life of some toxic people. As upsetting as the whole experience (as well as my reaction to it) was, I came out of it knowing just [...]
Success! + Positive Self Talk + Scrumptious Sunday Meal Plans
Posted in Do Life, feeling good, food, goals, health, healthy outlook, life, meal planning, moderation, motivation, organization, preparation, weight loss, tagged Medifast on May 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I just wanted to pop online and write a post updating you guys about how I’m feeling. Success! Things are moving along nicely, and I’m feeling much better. I’ve lost 5 of the 10 pounds that I’d “gained” since the problem started, and I’m hoping that once my body is more completely back to normal, [...]
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