195 lbs. I feel very good this morning, although I should note that I slept for a full 8 hours. I am definitely losing weight. Even 5 lbs of water feels good to get off. My biggest concern is my metabolism slowing down, but that's what the HCG drops are supposed to prevent from happening.
At 9:30 a.m. I was starving again and my stomach was making very loud noises. I didn't get as nauseous from the supplements, but still a little. Lunch time actually came and went without me noticing. I guess I wasn't dreaming about my shrimp, cucumbers and tomatoes with lemon juice. It did taste good, but everything does when you're starving.
Dinner was the same as last night, tilapia and cauliflower. I was still "hungry" when I was done, or at least I still wanted to be shoving food in my mouth, so I threw some raw spinach in the pan with the juices. Then I remembered that I am not allowed to mix veggies (tomato is a fruit), so I mixed it with my left over chicken with some cut up apple and put it in the fridge for lunch tomorrow. I then ate a nectarine and the rest of my grapefruit left over from breakfast.
It's 9:05 pm now. My stomach is growling. I have work to do, so hopefully that keeps my mind off of snacking. I am craving junk food right now like some kind of addict. I do recall reading a testimonial about a woman who claims to be addicted to food and how it is so much harder than other addictions because she cannot just stop eating. I believe that statement is incorrect. We need food to live, yes, but it is not an addiction like as to cigarettes. What she means to say is that she is addicted to non-food. Saying you are addicted to food means that an apple, or cucumber would satisfy you. If it would, then you are just hungry. If it won't and they only thing that will settle your craving is a large order of chili cheese fries, it is not the food that you crave, but the non-food. The non-food is as addictive as crack. I think I could get high from a piece of cheese right now. No kidding. I think I need methadone.
My name is Shayne Atwood and I am a non-food addict. It's been 2 days since I have last eaten non-food.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
HCG Day 1 (3)
I call this Day 1(3) because I have been taking the supplements, but this is the first day I do my hardcore extreme diet. I weighed in at 198. Hmmm. I'm 3 lbs lighter than I was on Sunday and I haven't started the diet yet. Could be meaningless. Could be the supplements. Regardless, I don't mean to suggest that supplements alone could possibly get me to my weight loss goal. There is probably a diuretic in one of the supplements.
I made my lunch for today last night. I sit this morning eating my 1/2 grapefruit. I hope it lasts until lunch!! For lunch? 3.5 oz raw spinach (that's quite a large bowl actually) 3 oz cooked chicken seasoned with only ginger, soy sauce, lemon and salt and pepper (its very delicious actually), and 3.5 oz strawberries. I'm just using apple cider vinegar for dressing. I did a test salad last night and it was very delicious. Spinach seems to be a good leafy green for rather dry salads because it isn't bitter. I actually could have skipped the vinegar if I wanted to. I still can't believe how unbelievably good the chicken was.
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So, here is is at 7:24 pm. I am just getting ready for the second half of my work day, but I wanted to report on how it was going so far.
Basically, I had my 1/2 grapefruit for breakfast with coffee. I took my supplements. One of them makes me a little nauseous. Also, yesterday and today, I was super grumpy in the morning. However, once I realized the vitamins were making me a little grumpy, I was able to shake it off.
At about 9:30 a.m. I was STARVING!!! I didn't dare eat my salad yet because I wouldn't have made it through the day. By about 10:30 a.m. my hunger subsided. I actually didn't eat my salad until 1:30 or so.
Tonight when I came home I was hungary, but not starving. Every once in a while I would get a hunger pinch in my belly (like a hot poker), but it goes away. I had fish and cauliflower for dinner. 3.5 oz of cauliflower is an unbelievably small portion!! I was satiated after I ate, but the food tasted so good I wanted more. So, I had about 1 oz of chicken. Then I stopped.
I made myself a big glass of ice water with lemons and will drink water all night. I hope it keeps my cravings at bay. This is the hardest time of night for me. I've had a long day and what I really "want" to do is sit in front of the TV and snack until its time to go to bed. Unfortunately, that behavior has undesireable consequences.
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At about 9:30 p.m. I got the serious fungries! So, I ate a pickle, a nectarine and the other half of my grapefruit. Not a bad binge.
I made my lunch for today last night. I sit this morning eating my 1/2 grapefruit. I hope it lasts until lunch!! For lunch? 3.5 oz raw spinach (that's quite a large bowl actually) 3 oz cooked chicken seasoned with only ginger, soy sauce, lemon and salt and pepper (its very delicious actually), and 3.5 oz strawberries. I'm just using apple cider vinegar for dressing. I did a test salad last night and it was very delicious. Spinach seems to be a good leafy green for rather dry salads because it isn't bitter. I actually could have skipped the vinegar if I wanted to. I still can't believe how unbelievably good the chicken was.
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So, here is is at 7:24 pm. I am just getting ready for the second half of my work day, but I wanted to report on how it was going so far.
Basically, I had my 1/2 grapefruit for breakfast with coffee. I took my supplements. One of them makes me a little nauseous. Also, yesterday and today, I was super grumpy in the morning. However, once I realized the vitamins were making me a little grumpy, I was able to shake it off.
At about 9:30 a.m. I was STARVING!!! I didn't dare eat my salad yet because I wouldn't have made it through the day. By about 10:30 a.m. my hunger subsided. I actually didn't eat my salad until 1:30 or so.
Tonight when I came home I was hungary, but not starving. Every once in a while I would get a hunger pinch in my belly (like a hot poker), but it goes away. I had fish and cauliflower for dinner. 3.5 oz of cauliflower is an unbelievably small portion!! I was satiated after I ate, but the food tasted so good I wanted more. So, I had about 1 oz of chicken. Then I stopped.
I made myself a big glass of ice water with lemons and will drink water all night. I hope it keeps my cravings at bay. This is the hardest time of night for me. I've had a long day and what I really "want" to do is sit in front of the TV and snack until its time to go to bed. Unfortunately, that behavior has undesireable consequences.
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At about 9:30 p.m. I got the serious fungries! So, I ate a pickle, a nectarine and the other half of my grapefruit. Not a bad binge.
Monday, August 29, 2011
HCG- Really doing it.
Okay, for my birthday, my Mom bought me a 30-day supply of HCG. (See previous post). So, I started yesterday. The cool thing is, that for the first couple of days, you just eat what you want while taking the supplements. Why? Because it takes a couple of days for the supplements to affect your metabolism and if you drop your calories drastically without the supplements, your metabolism will plummet. The HCG came with additional supplements as well, B12, thyroid supplements, and Acai. I did notice a drop in my appetite today.
This 500 calorie a day diet is going to take extreme willpower, but I'm determined. All I need is a plan. So, I have actually planned out my meals ahead of time (basically for 3 days and then repeat). I am also going to limit my shopping list to exactly what I need. So, my menu is as follows:
This 500 calorie a day diet is going to take extreme willpower, but I'm determined. All I need is a plan. So, I have actually planned out my meals ahead of time (basically for 3 days and then repeat). I am also going to limit my shopping list to exactly what I need. So, my menu is as follows:
Day 1
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Chicken, Spinach, Strawberry Salad
D: Tilapia, Broccoli
Day 2
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Shrimp, cucumber, tomato salad
D: Tilapia, Green Beans
Day 3
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Chicken, Apple, Spinach salad
D: Shrimp, broccoli
Day 4
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Chicken, Spinach, Strawberry Salad
D: Tilapia, Broccoli
Day 5
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Shrimp, cucumber, tomato salad
D: Tilapia, Green Beans
Day 6
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Chicken, Apple, Spinach salad
D: Shrimp, broccoli
Day 7
B: ½ Grapefruit
L: Chicken, Spinach, Strawberry Salad
D: Tilapia, Broccoli
My shopping list is pretty simple:
Grapefruit: 4
Strawberry: 10.5 oz
Apple: 2
Chicken: 17.5 oz
Shrimp: 14 oz
Tilapia: 17.5 oz
Spinach: 17.5 oz
Broccoli: 17.5 oz
Green Beans: 7 oz
Cucumber: 7 oz
tomato: 7 oz
My dressing is basically going to be apple cider vinegar. I will have to mince garlic, onions, ginger etc to flavor my food. I have to be very careful of spices because so many of them contain sugar. I'm heading to the store now so I can get everything portioned out for the rest of the week. Wish me luck!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
HCG Diet
Howdy! I know its been a while. I've been pigging out and weighed in at a "healthy" 200 lbs on Monday. I got a phone call from my mom on Monday who said she just lost 10 lbs in one week by doing this HCG diet. Basically, she can have two servings of fruit, two servings of veggies, and two servings of meat. 500 calories. Thats it! According to the makers of HCG, taking the supplement keeps your metabolism from thinking you're starving. Human chorionic gonadotropin or human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is a glycoprotein hormone produced during pregnancy.
Okay, so I don't have $180 for a 60 day supply of these pills so I've decided to eat the same foods allowed; fruit, veggies and meat (no butter, dressing, gravy, etc.) but not limit myself to the 500 calories. I don't know how many calories I'm eating, but without oils, fats or processed carbs it can't be much!
I weighed in this morning at 192. That's 8 lbs in two days. Of course it's "water" but don't knock losing water, that's also bloat!
Sticking to this eating plan is going to come down to good ol' fashion discipline. I have to say, as I was eating my steamed veggies and broiled salmon last night, I felt empowered.
Okay, so I don't have $180 for a 60 day supply of these pills so I've decided to eat the same foods allowed; fruit, veggies and meat (no butter, dressing, gravy, etc.) but not limit myself to the 500 calories. I don't know how many calories I'm eating, but without oils, fats or processed carbs it can't be much!
I weighed in this morning at 192. That's 8 lbs in two days. Of course it's "water" but don't knock losing water, that's also bloat!
Sticking to this eating plan is going to come down to good ol' fashion discipline. I have to say, as I was eating my steamed veggies and broiled salmon last night, I felt empowered.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Day 4
187.6 (up .2 lbs)
Calories 3848, Carbs 46.83.
I didn't work out yesterday. Frankly, I was so tired from jogging 4.5 miles on Monday and Tuesday, I didn't even have the stamina to study yesterday.
Tonight is Bob and Shayne night, so we're going to have to be very careful. It's not going to be a night of snacks. We discussed how our diet gets absolutely blown Thursday - Saturday. We need to be able to watch a good movie without stuffing things into our mouths. That's our first obstacle.
Second, We are going to work out every Thurs - Sat. My husband has only those 3 days to exercise and it is my job to make sure he exercises on those three days.
About calories:
I'm beginning to wonder if there is a calorie threshold where, even though my carbs are low, my calories are too high. I mean, there has to be something to calories in/calories out. I know I lose weight that way. The other day I cut my calories by 1000 and lost almost 2 lbs. One day doesn't give me that much information, but I think I will go back to that. Because I am eating soooo much fat, 1000 calories is not that hard to cut. I think all I did on Monday was use only 1 serving of nuts/seeds in my salad (vs. 3), 1 oz cheese instead of 2, replaced some of the olive oil with vinegar in my salad, didn't add a tablespoon of butter to my eggs (not really needed) and voila, there goes about 1000 calories. Yes, my salad for lunch is about 1700 calories. 955 of those calories come from olive oil alone.
Calories 3848, Carbs 46.83.
I didn't work out yesterday. Frankly, I was so tired from jogging 4.5 miles on Monday and Tuesday, I didn't even have the stamina to study yesterday.
Tonight is Bob and Shayne night, so we're going to have to be very careful. It's not going to be a night of snacks. We discussed how our diet gets absolutely blown Thursday - Saturday. We need to be able to watch a good movie without stuffing things into our mouths. That's our first obstacle.
Second, We are going to work out every Thurs - Sat. My husband has only those 3 days to exercise and it is my job to make sure he exercises on those three days.
About calories:
I'm beginning to wonder if there is a calorie threshold where, even though my carbs are low, my calories are too high. I mean, there has to be something to calories in/calories out. I know I lose weight that way. The other day I cut my calories by 1000 and lost almost 2 lbs. One day doesn't give me that much information, but I think I will go back to that. Because I am eating soooo much fat, 1000 calories is not that hard to cut. I think all I did on Monday was use only 1 serving of nuts/seeds in my salad (vs. 3), 1 oz cheese instead of 2, replaced some of the olive oil with vinegar in my salad, didn't add a tablespoon of butter to my eggs (not really needed) and voila, there goes about 1000 calories. Yes, my salad for lunch is about 1700 calories. 955 of those calories come from olive oil alone.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Day 3
Net Carbs 41.38, Calories 3696, Weight 187.4 - down .8 lbs.
I've got my husband on board now. I had two good workouts in a row. I got my miles in two days in a row. Tonight, probably some pilates. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I drag my husband to the gym.
If anyone is reading this and is pissed because they are not motivated to work out, I say, read my first week before I had to start over. I didn't work out much then if at all. I think I read somewhere that nutrition is 80% of your success/failure. Believe it.
I know its a pain in the ass to write everything down and weigh everything out, but I kind of made it fun for myself. I invested in a cool electronic scale that weighs out in tiers. So, when making a salad, I put my own plate on the scale, add what I want, press a button to zero out the scale again and add more. Its very handy and much easier. Also, I have fatsecret on my smart phone. Fun to use, especially when you are scanning things in by barcode. Love it.
My favorite thing about this way of eating is that everything tastes great! I can eat this way forever. I get all my nutrition from my food. And, I feel awesome!
I've got my husband on board now. I had two good workouts in a row. I got my miles in two days in a row. Tonight, probably some pilates. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I drag my husband to the gym.
If anyone is reading this and is pissed because they are not motivated to work out, I say, read my first week before I had to start over. I didn't work out much then if at all. I think I read somewhere that nutrition is 80% of your success/failure. Believe it.
I know its a pain in the ass to write everything down and weigh everything out, but I kind of made it fun for myself. I invested in a cool electronic scale that weighs out in tiers. So, when making a salad, I put my own plate on the scale, add what I want, press a button to zero out the scale again and add more. Its very handy and much easier. Also, I have fatsecret on my smart phone. Fun to use, especially when you are scanning things in by barcode. Love it.
My favorite thing about this way of eating is that everything tastes great! I can eat this way forever. I get all my nutrition from my food. And, I feel awesome!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Day 2
2400 calories. 58 net carbs
Weight - 188.
Down 2 whole lbs from yesterday. Writing things down is magic.
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