It's been soooooo long since I've been on here and I'm so happy to be back. Life is so hectic these days, but hey, at least I'm alive. Last week, I could have sworn I was about to die, though....I had the Swine Flu! When I tell you it sucks, believe me, it sucks!!! I could barely lift my head off the pillow, and trying to eat anything was a waste of time and food. Unfortunately, I did not lose any weight lol...but I'm better now, and I thank God for that. I wouldn't wish the Swine Flu on my worst enemy!  I urge all of you, please go get a Flu Shot....it's worth it and my doctor told me that it is highly unusual that the flu comes around this early in the year, or this late in the summer (whichever makes sense to you)

 

Anyway, I'm back at it! My birthday is October 2nd and I have 21 days (including today) to reach my goal of 130. Since that's 16 lbs I need to lose in that small amount of time, I'll settle for 135. No need to try to make the impossible possible, although I will work my hardest to get there.

 

Everyone keeps telling me that they can tell I lost weight. I think I can too, but since I'm not as small as I want to be, it doesn't really matter what it looks like right now. I've lost crazy belly weight on the HCG diet, which of course is proven to burn more inches than actual pounds. I've gone from a size 10 to a size 6 in pants and from a size 14/16 to 10/12P in dresses. My boobies just won't go away lol!! But oh well, hopefully they may get a little smaller after losing the last 16 lbs.

 

For the next week, I will be fasting....Profast, that is. Five high protein, very low fat protein shakes per day for the next 7 days. I can subsitute a shake or 2 with a chicken breast or 3 boiled egg whites. Yes, it is a VLCD (very low calorie diet) but I have all the supplements necessary to stay healthy and I'm also being supervised by a doctor. It's not as bad as it sounds-I did it when I first began my weight loss journey and lost 11lbs in that week and it didn't come back-and that was strictly the shakes.....I'm not a fool, though, I know I can never do that again, but with a little tweaking, I can probably manage. I'm normally a person that can do anything under pressure, so focusing for the next week shouldn't be a problem. We'll see.....

 

Meal 1-Herbal Tea and 3 egg whites (<100 calories)

Meals 2-4 Profast Shakes *yummy* (300 calories)

Meal 5-4oz Grilled or Baked Chicken Breast (~150 calories)