Day 9 - Down 1.8 each

Jami: 153.0
Justin: 193.4

Finally! That stutter there was making me nuts! Of course, I didn't eat any protein at lunch, skipped dinner, and skipped my evening grapefruit. We went for a bike ride last night, 16 miles. Justin pulled the kids in a tote, which was 60 pounds. Today we feel like we just got done with a heavy workout only minutes ago. About to eat a delicious looking trout with spinach, tomatoes and garlic. We LOVE garlic. This food is phenomenal, which is why we can keep this up even after the injections stop.

Hopefully all the running around today will keep up the big drops to make up for the lack there of before.

Jami weight lost this round: 6.0
Jami weight lost to date: 19.8
Justin weight lost this round: 10.6
Justin weight lost to date: 21.4

Day 8 - Up and Down

Jami: 154.8 - Up .2
Justin: 196.2 - Down .8

Now I am seriously getting irritated. No cheating in several days, which was super tough at work, and I am still up? And even better, my stomach has been growling in the morning for a couple days now. Almost feels like the HCG isn't working at all. But...can't give up yet.

Otherwise, swamped at work and must go. Happy Friday All!!!

Day 7 - Down .8 each

Jami: 154.6
Justin: 196.2

Sweet, only one day of lag time for my over eating of protein on Tuesday. Justin is steadily losing, so we are happy. Yesterday I successfully circumvented the cake, though I did have a single spoon of frosting.

Tons of work to do, so more postings later. Happy Thursday!

Day 6 - Up and Down

Jami: 155.4
Justin: 197.0

So pissed! I ate on protocol except for 200 grams of steak for dinner instead of 100. It was super delish, must not have been as lean as I thought. Justin has been losing steadily even though he too ate a little more than he should have. He did mention that he has been having an easier time this round. He's not as hungry as he expected. For me, cheating really isn't an option, at least not for food not on protocol. I did have a single cheeto on Sunday. Ah, confession is cleansing.

Today may be a bit hard, we are having cake for someone's birthday. Man I love me some frosting. But Heather is not eating cake either so we are keeping each other accountable. But just thinking about the frosting is already killing me...

There wasn't a post yesterday because I was alone in my office all day. Such a blessing! No talk radio in the background, no hearing about how bad traffic was during rush hour, and no mistakes to fix. And I just loved jamming out to my music all day! "I wanna have a slumber party in my basement"

Off to do more work.

Day 4 - Down .4 each

Weight: 155.6
Justin: 198.something

Sorry, I don't know Justin's exact weight this morning, but I do know he is tracking it on the spreadsheets at home. From Sunday to this morning we each only lost .4 pounds. That's a bit of a shocker, but the steak we had for dinner must not have been as lean as we needed. We also went for an hour bike ride, so not sure if there was some sort of stall from the extra exercise. Either way, all we do at work is sit and eat on protocol. Crossing our fingers for bigger drops tomorrow.

Fun weekend though! We got to go cake tasting for our good friends getting married in September. And by cake tasting I mean three minuscule crumbs, just enough to get the taste. The bride is going with a white raspberry cake that is to die for. Can't wait for it in September. Ramece is the groom to be I mentioned on Saturday and man does he look different!!! You can really see where he lost those 28 pounds. He also shared some amazing food with us: HCG safe soda and miracle noodles. Justin and I both had one of the sodas yesterday, they are tasty. The noodles we are looking forward to as well. They digest as a fiber instead of a carb. Not sure if we'll be brave enough to have them on the protocol or just wait until Phase 3. We'll see.

Oh yeah, tomorrow is going to be awesome!!! My best friend from high school is flying into town tonight for some training over at the National Harbor. I haven't seen her in 9 years, but I get to pick her up tomorrow and enjoy a great evening with her. :) So excited! She knows we are on this diet, but she won't be able to tell by the food Justin makes. I'll post more on that tomorrow.

Jami weight lost to date: 17.2
Justin to date: 16.x

Day 2: Down 3.2 & 2.8

Weight: 157.4
Justin: 200.8

Interesting, seems the more rounds you do the less significant that first day drop is. For me Round one was 5.4 from the first day, Round two was 4.2 (I think), and this round was only 3.2. I am using the word only lightly here. 3 pounds in one day is still quite significant. :) And I can still keep my fingers crossed for a larger than average drop tomorrow too.

In other news; Justin and I are getting a kiddie bike tote or seats for the kids today. We both have bikes now, and it is such a lovely thought to picture our little family riding around some cute little trail. The bike Justin got me last weekend is super cute! It has a 1970's feel to it with the middle bar low and curvy and the seat wide. Whoever would think riding a bike on a tiny seat is fun is crazy. It'll be great family time and exercise too. I am really looking forward to it.

Also, some of you know that I am a Master Recruiter, so I will update you on my three friends who are also on HCG right now.

Ramece: Getting married to a really close friend this September. He is about 5'9" and used to be a heavyweight boxer. He still has that boxer physique, it is just under 3 years of school stationarity (could be a made up word, but you all get the idea) and comfort food. On top of all that, he is one of the greatest people we know with killer smarts. He is truly a great addition to our (small) circle of friends.
His stats as of yesterday: day 20 of the VLCD and down 28.2 pounds!!! For the first two weeks he was averaging over 2 pounds a day. Of everyone I know, he has been the strictest at following the protocol. Not a single cheat. Incredible. And his results are proof. I can't wait to see him tomorrow. Lastly, Ramece is a chef, so his protocol recipes have been amazing and creative. If anyone wants to hear about them, let me know. Braised lemon chicken, strawberry spinach salad, braised cabbage...yum.

Robin: I don't have the most faith in her yet. We work together, offices right next to each other. She ordered a single vial, did really well for a week, realized she was out, and quit. She had lost 10 pounds that week. Yesterday was her first gorge day. I can't really say she had an official round one, but at least she didn't wait long for round one-b. Given she went all out and pretended to gorge for days before her HCG arrived, I am crossing my fingers that she can stick with it for at least 3 weeks. The one shining light here is that I can help motivate her at work, and so can Heather.

Heather: Another coworker. She doesn't really have much to lose other than her fast food induced belly, but she is a rare case. She is diabetic, Type 1. Her doctor didn't scoff the protocol, which is good, and simply told her to listen to her body. Because of that, she has been less strict on the number of calories per day. Also, she didn't actually read the food list, so I caught her eating yogurt and granola bars the first week. In spite of this, she has still lost 11 pounds in two weeks. Now that she has the allowable food list her success should increase. Her doctor did tell her that those foods are great and that all she should modify is how often she eats. I told her to simply add in an apple or protein if she needed. And the best part of Heather's story: She had her normal monthly blood work done after being on HCG for only a week and it had her BEST RESULTS EVER!!! Everything they tested her for was significantly better than her doctor has ever seen. I did my I told you so! dance right there on the spot. I don't know of anything that could be more convincing to the benefits of this diet. :)

Alright, off to do the weekend chores.

Jami weight lost this round: 1.6 To date: 15.4
Justin weight lost this round: 3.2 To date: 14.0

Day 1 VLCD - Down .2

Weight: 160.6
Justin: 203.x

Interesting that the both of us managed to lose weight after the second gorge day! That's pretty good considering I had all kinds of fast food crap yesterday. I wonder if the mojito for dessert had anything to do with it...

The kids have been a little under the weather lately, but not enough to be awful. Instead they go to bed extra early now. It's so lovely. No kids after 8pm. I got to read a great leisure book for over an hour last night. Unfortunately, I am super tired today. Went to bed by 11, but somehow that 7 hours just wasn't enough. I am crossing my fingers that I don't miss anything crucial at work today.

Can't wait for that first big drop tomorrow morning!

Gorge Day 2 - Up 1.8

Weight: 160.8
Justin: 205

Totally normal to be up a couple pounds during gorging. Things have been really busy everywhere, and about to kick into high gear at work, so I am happy to have all kinds of distractions this round. Since Justin is doing it with me we are expecting better results.

Sorry to cut this short, tons of work to do. Until tomorrow...

R3 Gorge Day 1

Weight: 159.0
Justin: 204.0

Not bad, didn't put it all back on, phew. It'll be interesting to try to gorge at work today, what with all that work to do getting in the way. Lol, feels good to be back on the wagon. Looking forward to more good results.

Good news though, the couple weeks I have been fitting in some P90X workouts have paid off. I hate to admit when Justin is right, but I can see a difference in my muscle tone already. This round of HCG is purely to get the rest of the cellulite out of the way so I can focus more on pretty toned muscles.

Time to work, happy Hump day all!!

Update on friends doing HCG

Weight: 154.4 - Decent, I'll take it, along with my no-bake cheesecake breakfast. :)

It is in my nature to be a recruiter; when I get excited about things it can be infectious. With that said, I will tell you all that I now have 3 friends who are on or have ordered their HCG after learning about it (from me, but I am not really keeping track). I would like to share their progress though, to help us veterans with our belief and adherence.

Mece (Groom to be in September): Down 17.4 in 8 days. Not 18 days, just 8 days. He has been able to maintain over 2 pounds a day every day so far. He is on the drops, not the shots.

Robin (Coworker): Down 10 in 2 days. We do all know your most significant loss is right after the gorge days, but who wouldn't love to be down 10 in 2? And she is more of a believer from these results too. Injections are working for her.

Heather (Coworker): Receives HCG drops late this week or this weekend. She is diabetic (Type 1) but is still going to manage this diet with her doctor. Being a lifelong diabetic, she opted for the drops and got them off of ebay. That is the only tricky part. I don't know if I would trust an ebay item that I would ingest, but it was only $30 for a 45 day supply. I'll keep everyone posted.

Me and Justin: Ordered another round this weekend and are expecting it by the end of the May. We have been doing P90X for over a week now. I can totally feel my muscles hurting, but I haven't really seen any other difference. Neither has Justin, but he also thinks I keep making cookies to keep him chubby... ;)

That's all for now, off to work.