R2 VLCD Day #35: +1.2lbs (Sniffle Sniffle Coff Coff. DAMMIT!)

Weeeeell... I've gained about 4lbs in the last 4 days because I'm getting really sick. Been under a tonne of stress and haven't been sleeping properly. Of course, all of these things lead to getting sicker, sleeping less and more stress so that's fun. I hope this backwards stall can stop because nothing I'm doing food wise seems to be helping it. Fortunately, I still look amazing so I'm not terribly worried. Also, I've already decided to do another round after about 8 or 9 weeks.


On the bright/insane side, I recently went to the mall to buy myself a new bra. I havent been able to buy bras from a normal store like, La Senza or Victoria's Secret since I was in highschool (still going through puberty, tyvm) and decided not to tempt that yet. I chose to stop by my local Change Lingerie store. They are supposed to be know for having specialty sizes and for fitting basically everyone so I had high hopes for them having my first "normal" sized bra. Silly me.

Before starting this diet I was wearing a 42 DDD. For those who don't understand how bras work, the numbers are the size in inches of a woman's rib cage (where the band sits) and the letters are the cup size. The larger the band size, the closer the cup size gets to the ribs and the smaller the cups need to be. For example, a 42DDD has a large rib cage and a fair sized rack but looks proportioned; while a 32 DDD would have Pamela Anderson tits. Everyone caught up? Great! I hope that made sense... Anyhow, I was a 42DDD. Big but proportioned. Yesterday when I got measured I was given the incredible news that I was now a 34I. Thats an I everyone... like eye but a letter. I. Does anyone know what this means? Oh, you with your hand up in the back! Yes, that is correct. That means that while I have lost weight in my rib cage and the rest of my body, my breasts have kept every single one of their little fat cells all full to the brim.

I've lost weight everywhere except my boobs. Awesome. Actually no, not awesome. It would be awesome if say, I was a C cup or a D cup, but an I cup?! No, I definitely could have used some loss in the top portion of my body. Ah well, at least I know how to work it!

R2 VLCD Day #24: -1.3lbs (AKA: 54lbs Lost Since 1 Year Ago... Whoa!)

So last year at this time I was well over 200lbs. My highest recorded weight, that I recall, was 216lbs. That is one of the first time I've ever actually admitted that weight. Wow. 216... I weighed more than my 50" TV; more than four toddlers in a doggy pile... with a labradoodle... that is more Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton and Angelina Jolie COMBINED!! At 5'1 that is scarily over weight. That's like... pre-diabetic weight. I should have been practicing how to cruise around in a motorized cart due to the future loss of my foot and practicing asking people to tie my shoes since it would have been too much of a work-out to bend down, never mind trying to see them! This is a picture of me on my birthday in 2010, a year ago this past Sunday:

Whoooooooa booty. I look like a Freddy Krueger sausage! (that's like Betty Crocker but in an uglier sweater... yes it was a costume, I am not THAT much of a fashion reject) But jeez I look big. I went to Ireland about a month before this picture and in aaaaall of my Ireland pictures I look just as huge. I barely look at any of the pictures that have me in them soley because I can't stand how I look in them. So sad. The best trip of my life and I am ashamed of how I look. I refuse to feel that way about my wedding pictures.

Now, this picture was taken BEFORE this round, I've lost an additional 17lbs since this picture but it does give a pretty damn good idea of how different I look.... I think?

I'm much less Rolly Poly and much more Arrooooooogah! I've got shapely legs instead of tree trunks and a roll-less waist (while standing, at least!) and I'm so much more comfortable in clothes. I can sit without feeling uncomfortable and even my sleep has gotten better! Not so much fat on my face choking me at night. Even my little sausage fingers are looking much more svelte... that is, if fingers can look svelte.

Either way, I am on track and on my weigh way... to my goal weight of 140lbs. That will be a total loss of 76lbs from my very highest weight on record. Lets just hope I can keep it up but man... I really have no intentions of ever going back and after I reach my goal, I will never even look back.

PS: I would just like to mention that before posting this I read my blog out loud to my fiancee, Nick, who is sitting beside me. I read the part about tying my shoes and he said "You weren't that big!" I showed him the picture commenting on how I looked like the dress was painted on and he says "No way, you look beautiful." Now, ladies, is that a keeper, or what?!

R2 VLCD Day #18: -2lbs (AKA: Smaller Body... Smaller Hands. WTF?)

Down another 2lbs today, WHAAAAT? Awesome, right? On the bad side, as I've mentioned before, nothing in my closet fits me. Like... nothing. It's all too damn big. But at least I can cover my body in my jewellery, right? Wrong. Apparently.

I have recently found that my engagement ring has been slipping off of my finger when I shake my hand or when my hands get cold. I thought nothing of this and just assumed that my hands were extra silky. Until I went to a jewellery store to try on a couple of new rings and found that all the sample sizes fit. Shocked, I asked the girl why they have bigger sample sizes then the other stores and she looked totally confused. She then said that the sample sizes were size 7.5... this is shocking since I wear a size 8.5! So, with both me and the sales girl standing there looking shocked and confused... it finally clicked. I've lost 40lbs and apparently some of that came out of my fingers. Whoa. I know that the HCG diet is supposed to sculpt the body and take even amounts of weight off of all of your body but seriously, my fingers?? Maybe my childhood dreams of being a hand model aren't totally lost...

R2 VLCD Day #17: -1.7lbs (AKA: Stall Stall Go Away, Come Again... in Phase 3)

So for the last four days I was on a wicked stall! I was barely losing any weight each day although I did come down about 0.4lbs. I blame it on the eggs, which sucks. I cut out the eggs again and after a few days I started coming down again. Yesterday I lost 0.5lbs and then today, TADA... I lost 1.7lbs. Let's hope that keeps up so I can keep dropping the weight!

I read today that 165lbs is the average weight of women in North America. I doubt 5'1 is the average height though because I'm still lookin pretty chunky. I almost weight less than my fiancee though! That will be exciting when I get under 165... he's 6'1, mind you, but STILL! It's the principle that matters.

Now, I am expecting another stall here soon because TOM is back. A week early, no less. Bastard. But it's also my birthday this weekend and I fully expect to have a cheat day. I am craving some cajun chicken from Earl's. *drool* I must admit that this second round is harder than the first. During the first I was still all crazy gung ho and wasn't sure what to expect but now that I've been there done that I don't feel so afraid of screwing up... which is bad. Fear is the best way to stay on a diet, dammit. I am still losing weight though and it feels amazing but I hope I can lost my goal of 20lbs on this diet. I'm off to a good start and I'm sure I'll hit it, I will be at the half way mark in 3 days which hopefully means I'll lose another 15lbs in the next 3 weeks.

Wish me luck!

R2 VLCD Day #12: -0.1lbs (AKA: WARNING! Graphic Content... kinda...Injection Video!)

Lame loss today but at least it's not a gain! I worked extra hard today to lose more tomorrow but blah blah blah diet stuff, I know what you're waiting for... my injection video!!

Now, due to multiple requests (my mom asked me twice), I have decided to upload a video of me doing my daily injection. Warning! Kind of graphic... if you're 10. It's not that bad, I don't look as teeny as I'd like but it gets the point across for now. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. This is fair warning that if you do not like needles or blue shirts then DON'T WATCH THIS VIDEO! For those that especially like blue shirts and do not mind needles or have a morbid curiosity then please enjoy.

HCG Diet Injection - Silly Btch Therapy

Now! Wasn't that educational? I'm also putting together a video of my before and after pics. I'll let you know when I add that! If there are any other videos or pics you would like me to put up, please do not hesitate to request them.

R2 VLCD Day #11: -0.9lbs (AKA: Eggs - Get Cracking)

Down almost a full pound today! I have lost 35 lbs from the beginning of my first round to this very morning at 7:30am. Oh man am I in heaven or what?! I'm only a quarter in to this diet and am kickin ass and taking names! Woo!

My facialist, whom you know is also on this diet, told me that she had had some hard boiled eggs when she was doing this phase which is amazing since I didn't even think about eggs! This is what Dr. Simeon says about eggs and Phase 2:

"Occasionally you can have eggs in lieu of a meat. 1 whole egg and 3 whites poached, boiled or even scrambled."

This is so exciting for me! I love hard boiled eggs and am totally sick of grilled chicken and mini-burgers. I was kind of hungry the other day and just needed something solid and ta da! I grabbed a couple of hard boiled eggs from the grocery store and devoured them. Both whites, both yolks. I was nervous about the second yolk as it suggests you only have one but what do ya know? The next morning I'd had a full pound loss! No adverse effects to the eggs at all for me. Yipee! I've been eating hard boiled eggs for a few days now and I'm still losing like crazy. Have I mentioned how much I love this diet? I have? Oh. Well. There ya go.

Tomorrow I will upload a special treat for all of my dedicated readers out there! I will be uploading a video of me injecting myself!! Yaaaaay..........

Hey... why did it get so quiet in here? Hello? Oh jeez... will somebody grab that chick some water? She's looking kind of green... Okay, good times. So yes, a video of me stabbing myself (gently, this time) with a teeny tiny needle and injecting myself with pregnant lady pee horomones. Man that sounds like the next viral video, doesn't it? I think I'm going to be kicked off of youtube.

Tune in tomorrow, kids! Same Bat time, same Bat channel!

R2 VLCD Day #7: -3lbs (AKA: Lost 10lbs in 7 days? Uh yea, I Think I Can Handle That!)

Woop woop! I am incredible! HCG is incredibleist! 11lbs in 7 days. So far I am kicking the crap out of my last round and honestly, I will be thrilled if I lost 20lbs this round but absolutely epically ecstatic if I lose another 30lbs and so far it is going hella well! I didn't blog all weekend because I had an event on Friday night that I was working. My friend (let's call her... Stiff.) and I were working all day from 12pm to 10pm and didn't get back to my place til close to midnight. Nevermind the fact that at this event we were surrounded by delicious food. Two cheese tables, one focused on goat cheese (my fav) and many different fruit platters. Yet somehow I avoided all of it. Sheer willpower kept me from devouring all of the food in sight but I figured the loss would be so much better because I had been working for so long, standing and lifting heaving things etc.

The only problem is that we went to bed around midnight and woke up at 6am so Stiff could catch the ferry back nice and early. This means that a) I only got 6 hours of sleep and b) I had to weigh myself 1.5hrs earlier than normal. Unfortunately, these things led to me gaining 2lbs!! I almost had a heart attack! But at least now I know just how incredibly important sleep is for weight loss. Lucky for me, today I lost 3lbs which makes up the difference from yesterday and additional loss for today. I need to be extra careful to have a nice long sleep every night and to weigh myself at the exact same time every day. So important.

Anyway, starting week 2 tomorrow, let's hope for just as good a loss!