Days ELEVEN thru TWENTY FIVE

The past two weeks have been a roller coaster ride. Seriously, this diet is awesome and totally works. My body is changing and I can see results and feel fabulous. Especially when you start feeling different driving in your car, or sitting in your favorite chair, not to mention taking a shower and shaving your legs to find your legs smaller than before, that is the best! I am a total fan of HCG. However, my will power is starting to get weaker. I am not really hungry, but I sure do miss eating the way I used to. Being able to eat whatever, whenever. I have discovered that I like to eat when I am bored, I like to eat when I am super busy and need a quick little break, food used to be my peace. Now that I am limited to my food and can't really eat when I am feeling this way, it is much harder to resist whatever is in my pantry or fridge. Luckily, I have not purchased anything super dangerous, so the only things to snack on or cheat with are actually healthy and/or sugar free. BUT the HGC stops working if you don't stick to the protocol. I of course want it to work, I want to lose the pound per day like I was in the beginning, but my will power is failing me in these weeks. Part of the problem that got me sidetracked was Easter Sunday. I hosted it at my house and that was the worst thing to do. I made a honey baked Ham and fixin's. Then the desserts really did a number on me, as we had all sorts of pies, which are my weakness. Needless to say, I cheated all day long and figured it would be OK. Well, to be honest it wasn't. It was not OK. I gained three of my pounds back. That was totally not even worth it, well maybe the pie was, but what I am saying is that it took me three days of eating great to get those pounds off and I blew it because I couldn't resist the "normal" food that I used to always eat. I am happy to say that I've lost those three gained pounds but now I am on a plateau of no weight loss for a few days. I miss the taste of certain things. Like milk and cereal. I also miss pasta. However, I have not once cheated with a piece of bread. I thought about it, but then didn't crave bread. This is a small miracle right here. ME not eating bread, not craving it or wanting it??? This stuff is amazing. Eventually, in a few more months I will hopefully be on my maintenance plan and will omit bread from my diet completely or at least mostly. I've lost a total of 15 pounds to date, would have been more if I was stricter with this and had a bit more will power. I am also measuring myself and the even more exciting fact is that I have lost almost 6 inches on my waist and 4 inches on my hips. The HCG is working it's magic regardless of the actual weight loss. My hope is that I can get under the 200 mark by the end of my second round which will start in about a week. When this happens I will be overwhelmed by all sorts of emotions. I've been over this mark for over 15 years. This is about to change.......