WTF?! I have a BLOG??? Time to catch up!

So... it's been just over a year since I have been on here. Nice. Clearly, I am not a blog for money kind of gal!

In any case. To catch up; new roof is nice, Rambo is home, kids have aged another year 21 and 19. The boy graduates from high school in just a couple weeks. The daughter is home from one out of state college with degree and will begin in state in the fall. My weight is well...still an issue. :/

April 2014 I was at my lowest since January 2014 when I got down to 201.6. By March I was 212 and April I was back down to a somewhat respectable 205.2. You know, as respectable as 200 plus can be on me. I know I won't ever be a skinny mini; in fact I have no desire to be. I do however expect to get down to 175-180. There, I will be quite content.

After April my weight made the steady climb up to 245 by February of 2015. DING DING DING!!! My new all time high score!

It was then I made the choice to do the HCG Diet. I started April 1st and by May 20th I have been able to get down to 217.4 as my LDW (last dosage weight).

I did some research and watched numerous videos. HCGChica is one of my faves by far! She did the injections and her site as well as her youtube is a treasure trove of info! I chose to do pellets. 4 pellets 3x/day. Easy enough!

HAH! If only it were that easy! Following Phase 2 (P2) Dr Simeons Protocol of 500 calories a day with your hcg is not for the weak or faint of heart. It's a pretty serious thing. Rambo wondered how I was doing it and I wasn't wanting to kill everyone. Hcg is a funny little thing. You really are not hungry, even with only taking in a measley 500 calories a day. The results make it worth every second of it!!! Seriously. The first week I lost just over 11 pounds.

Feeling all kinds of big I decided that a little cheat wouldn't hurt. Wrongo-bongo! With hcg you lose fast, but you know what? You also GAIN fast! That one meal set me back 2.4 pounds...from ONE MEAL! It took me 3 days I think to lose that again. Lesson learned, and I found out for myself just what a 'little' cheat would do. I liked that I did it, because this way I wasn't taking someone else's word for it, I lived it.

So here I am in the first week of Phase 3 (P3) and a wacky first couple of days determining my macros and I am stabilizing well at my LDW. After P2 and all the strict rules, entering P3 left me flapping in the wind! Silly wild and loose rules like no starches and no sugar, other than that "eat until fullness". What kind of madness is this my mind thought?!

Having eaten low carb I know the basics of it and can do it quite well. However, I like having a number in mind of what to not go over etc. Some people are good with 15-20% carbs, I know my body and I know that is far too many for me. I have set my macros at 10% carbs, 65% fat and 25% proteins. Which seems about right so far. I plan to stabilize in P3 for a couple weeks or so then begin my second round. I am planning for my loading days to fall right around my son's graduation. I know he will be choosing one of our fave places to eat and I want to be able to EAT. :)

If I do as well on R2 as I did on R1 I will be happy. My R1 was really long, like 50 days. I believe I have 2 more rounds left to complete for a total of 3 rounds until I will be at goal. Whether those will belong or short rounds will depend on our schedule.

Right now I could not be happier about my experience on HCG. The results are worth the effort.

In 6.5 weeks I lost 27.2 pounds and I lost 20.75 inches!