Maintenance Day Day 6

I thought this was going to be easy now that I am off the drops. I mean, really, "go ahead and eat 1500 calories" or "Eat anytime you want" is what I am being told or at least what I read in the manuscript. Holy Hector! This is actually alot harder than I ever imagined. And not because I can only have 1500 calories, but getting my body to eat up to 1500 calories. Jeepers Creepers, I feel like a cow if I even get close.

I felt like giving up on Sunday because I read an article in the Arizona Republic about the "Dangers of HCG". Please, Please, Please.... it was likely the doctors and/or research analysts who have never even tried it, rambling thier jaws and making assumptions on something that has been around for some time now. Anyway, I chose to stay on a straight track and continue my weight loss journey. Who would of thought, me...Amber Renee...would actually finish something that I started!

So today, I feel great. I ate scrambled egg whites with green onion, an apple and papaya today and tons of water. Oh not to mention, the two cups of coffee that had me wired 'til noon! For dinner, I wanted breakfast...AGAIN! LOL So I made this wonderful concoction of crap. Not literally, but it had a bunch of stuff I wouldn't normally eat. And I must say, it was quite tasteful. I call it the HCiG...'Holy Crap, it's Good! I will post the recipe below for those of you who are interested.

2.8 oz of Firm Tofu

1/4 red Bell Pepper (sweetness)

About 4 oz of broccoli pieces

1 chopped green onion

1/4 c of egg whites

Spray bottom of pan with PAM olive oil. Saute veggies and tofu and when the tofu is lightly cooked, pour in egg whites and scramble together. And VOILA! You have HCG!

Anyway, 'til next time!

XOXO,

Amber aka Skinny Mini

Time to Maintain

Ok, so it has been a while since my last post. I went through some very difficult times and my mind was trying to get the best of me. I am now at the end of my VLCD and have managed to lose 22.4 pounds and 31.75 inches around my body! Although, I would have loved to see more weight drop, I blame my TOM for that and the two cheat days that I did! Anyway, I will be posting pictures later on of what I look like now. Here are the results of the last 28 days of my progress:
Starting Weight: 181.4 Current Weight: 159
Measurements (in inches):
Neck: 14.5 Current Neck:13.5
Rt. Arm: 13 Current Arm: 12
Upper Chest: 39.5 Current Upper Chest: 35
Chest: 40 Current Chest:38
Midriff: 43.5 Current Midriff: 38.75
Waist: 38 Current Waist: 33
Hips: 43.5 Current Hips: 38
Rt. Thigh: 24.75 Current Rt. Thigh: 21
Under Boobs: 38 Current Under Boobs: 33.5

I am so happy to also say that I don't have to shop for bigger clothes afterall. I refused to let this weight take over my life. I have been able to drop comfortably down from a size 13/14 (tight fitting) to a comfortable size 9 and 11 depending on the clothes! My self confidence is back and I feel really good about myself. I also don't mind the comments and compliments from my close friends and family who have noticed a change! :)

Take care,
Amber aka Skinny Mini

Mother Nature and Her Favorite Female Pal, Aunt Flo!

So it has been agony. Since my last post which was almost a week ago, I went through a hard time. PMS and me do not get along. I am sure I am not the only one. Anyhoo, as I prepare for my TOM (time of month), I tend to get cravings such as chocalate chip cookies and milk. I also get a huge craving for something greasy. I thought I was stronger than that (and I did NOT have the cookies and milk!) but I had a wonderful and tasteful TORTA! Ahhh, why did I do it! I was down on Friday 10/8 to a great 165 pounds! Well they say when you cheat, you will stall and gain a few pounds and have all this regret. I didn't regret eating the torta because I made that choice and...it was GOOD! But I was completely angry with my body for having such cravings and for Mother Nature to come in and do what she does! Ughhh, the bloatness would not leave my body for days!!

So I tried to figure out why this was happening and why I gained the two pounds that gained! So I took out the good 'ol manuscript and read that YOU SHOULD NOT START HCG UNTIL AFTER YOUR TOM!! So I started the diet almost two weeks before my TOM!!! WHAT A FOOL!

So I am back on track and as of today, I am almost down 20 pounds thanks to AUNT FLO and her luggage!

I will post my weekly stats of how many inches I am down in a bit. Until then, I am preparing to drop off Mother Nature and Aunt Flo in the gutter!!!

XOXO,
Skinny Mini

Starting Weight: 181.4
Current Weight: 163.0 - Day 17

Day 11 - Oh Mr. Temptation - Why do you bother me?

So today is Day 11 on the VLCD of HcG! Whew, it has been a trying week and half, but I will say that I am not even close to giving up. Who cares if I "cheated" yesterday and had a ham & turkey grinder with onions, tomatoes, pepperoni, lettuce, cheese and that evil word...BREAD! AHHH Ok, so temptation got the best of me!! I was like a little child and I can hear my mother saying, "Don't touch that!", and I touched it anyway! So I knew I would be doomed. The protocol doesn't call for such a thing. To top it off, the night before last I gained .2 pounds! So the reason behind the so-called "cheat" was because last night I lost almost 3 pounds! Yes 3 pounds - so I deserved that sandwich! ha Well I went to bed sweating and thinking. Was that sandwich worth it?? YES!

I did my daily weigh in this morning and I still managed to lose 1 pound! So that brings my total weight loss to 16 pounds on day 11! Do you know how thrilled I am? Temptation and the cold sammy has nothing on me! I just have to hope it doesn't catch up with me! Anyway, I can say that I didn't cheat because this diet is difficult, because it is - but I did it because I have no will power! (I bet you thought I was going to say something clever and of complete substance!) Anyway, I made a promise to myself that I would stay pure until I am done with the program. I explained this to my loaf of bread too that we need to break this relationship so temptation will not prevail. I hope this works. So off to dreamland and until the next weigh-in...

P.S. The pic at the very was taken on Day 11 of my transformation!

Hugs,

Amber aka Skinny Mini

Current Weight:165.4lbs

Statistics as of Sunday 10/3

So I haven't posted in a few days because I felt that it would be pretty crazy to repeat myself of my eating habits and all the weight I am losing. LOL! Anyway, I will give a brief update of what has traspired over the last week or so.

As stated before, I started my journey weighing in at 181.4 pounds. YIKES! I can't believe I was in the 180's!! On Sunday (and every Sunday thereafter) I will be weighing in (besides my daily weigh in) and taking my measurements to see what progress is being made. My sister made a wonderful suggestion and that is to start taking photos of this transformation. So I will also be updating with current photos and maybe a reminder of what the "old" Amber used to look like!

10/3 -
Weight: 169 (YES!)
Starting Neck: 14.5" - Current Neck - 14"
Starting Rt. Arm: 13" - Current Rt. Arm - 12.5"
Starting Upper Chest: 39.5" - Current Upper Chest - 38"
Starting Chest: 40" - Current Chest - 40"
Starting Midriff aka THE GUT: 43.5" - Current - 41.5"
Starting Waist: 38" - Current Waist - 35"
Starting Hips: 43.5" - Current Hips - 40.5"
Starting Rt. Thigh: 24.75" - Current Rt. Thigh - 23.75"
Starting Rt. Knee: 16.5" - Current Rt. Knee - 16"
Starting "under boobs": 38" - Current 36"
Total Inches lost: 12.5" and Total Weight loss: 12.4lbs (as of Sunday!)