Day 23 - Down 2.8!

Weight: 151.0

Woot woot! Only one pound away from lowest achieved weight again. I'm figuring by Thursday I'll be in the 140s. Yay! Pam, you totally cracked me up yesterday. Here I am worrying about gum while still eating chocolate. Lol, priorities misaligned. :)

I didn't eat exactly on protocol yesterday, but the trade offs I think were allowed. For example, I ate tons of spinach instead of just a handful with my lunch. Then I skipped my grapefruit and had fresh strawberries instead. And those were at 8:30pm, which was definitely only 2 hours before I went to sleep. Seems to have been OK though.

So, I still think the HCG makes me a bit grumpy. And on top of that, my new insurance won't let me get refills on medications as often as I was getting them. For example, I can only refill the same dosage of meds every 45 days instead of 30. Stretching this stuff out stretches me out.

Oh, but I wanted to tell you all, it's only been one day and I already know this is the best sitter I have ever had! Day one and she makes sure to have full juice cups for me to take in the car with the kids!!! So amazing that she thought that far in advance about my commute home. She is such a wonderful lady. Another good sign, JJ didn't fuss at all when Justin dropped him off in the morning. With Zar, he cried every day for a month. I should listen to him more often, he is quite an intuitive little man, just like his daddy. Did I mention that the kids had a snack at 5? That small snack made it possible for us to play outside for 20 minutes while waiting for Justin to get home. It is such a pleasure to have happy kids at night! I know for a fact that I will be baking cookies every weekend for Mita and her family! Oh, and last thing, Josie and JJ will be learning yet another language. Don't ask me what it is, I can't remember, but something foreign and more difficult than English. Ah, life is good. :)

This is also the last week that Justin is going to be working at the watch store in addition to his regular job. It's so nice to have him at home! Every mom can attest to this, kids just act better for dads. So just having him there makes a difference in the way they act. Less whining, more playing, more giggles. So unfair that mom gets the worst of everything yet does almost everything for them...

Job is still a Godsend. It's incredible to feel so appreciated. I wish more employers would understand that most people are good at heart, and the more you appreciate them, the more and better work they will do for you.

Alright, off to work. :)

Weight lost this round: 11.0
To date: 21.8