Catching up

So much has happened since my last post. Most significantly, my father-in-law lost his almost 20 year battle with cancer the last week of April. Needless to say, my focus was not on myself or weight-loss for several weeks. We were up in Maryland and ate out a lot, and emotions were crazy

At the end of May, we had major plumbing issues and A/C issues. Our house was replumbed and is currently still being worked on to repair drywall from the re-plumbing. It's taken forever and has been a bit distracting.

Now, at the end of June, I am refocused on weight-loss coupled with spiritual growth/health.

When I make time to consciously spend pursuing a deeper understanding of God, it gives me more strength of will to focus on doing the right things physically.

That said, the past week has been quite productive.

Many many months ago, my doctor recommended the medical weight loss diet where you get HCG injections and eat 500 calories a day. I wasn't interested in that kind of discipline or the $1000 price tag.

Then, a month or so ago, when I took my son S to Minute Clinic, the RN turned out to be a hardly recognizable version of one of J's friend's parents. I asked her how she lost so much weight in such a short time (I had seen her at school less than 4 months prior).

She attributed her success to HCG in drop form. HCG1234.com.

So, I bought some drops. I don't know if they really work or not. I tend to think not, because I am still hungry a lot, and I am going way over the HCG diet's recommended 500 or 800 calorie plan. However, I do know that I am now counting calories whereas I never had before. I am now limiting myself to 1200-1500 calories a day. I am still taking the drops... Just in case they do something for me. Primarily, though, I am measuring calories in and calories burned. The HCG diet is just too restrictive for me. I am hoping that after another week or so, my tummy will start shrinking and getting used to eating less so I don't notice the hunger as much.

It's amazing how much more I ate when I wasn't paying attention to it. I probably ate 2500-3500 calories a day, which explains why I wasn't losing weight even when I was working out.

So last Wednesday, I weighed in at 214. ( see pic).

This morning I weighed in at 207. AND it's a time of month where I normally weigh more, so I am happy.

Will keep you posted.
- Susan :)