Day 9: No loss and up .6

Jami: 155.0
Justin: 196.8

This is the pain of any diet, down, down, down, plateau, plateau, big drop, plateau... I know this is working for other reasons though, so the weight loss stall is not an issue. For one, I can see where the 9 pounds has come from: my belly, my hips, and my upper thighs. For two, there have been other amazing things happening. Anyone who has done HCG notices that their teeth feel clean all the time. It is almost like nothing you eat sticks to your teeth, making them gross. Then today, I had a related, but new, discovery: my teeth are actually WHITER! Here I am, two weeks away from a dentist bleaching tray molding fitting, and my teeth are whiter than they have been in years! How is that possible?!?! Seriously, I drink coffee and tea all day. Yes, I drink as many cups of water as I do coffee and tea, but those are still very acidic and stain-causing liquids. It doesn't make sense at all...but so cool! :D

Justin is up for good reason, he went out for a friend's birthday party last night. He did really well, only drank vodka-cranberries, as we figured those were safest on the diet. DC clubs don't exactly serve red wine (which we heard was acceptable if you do drink while on HCG). So, after another day of insulating our attic, he should have a decent drop tomorrow. I should too, really. I ate really well yesterday, still haven't even tasted anything off protocol. Though, Justin did feed me tuna salad and asparagus yesterday. I don't recall those being on protocol. So for all my HCG veteran friends, please feel urged to analyze what I might be doing wrong, if anything, and tell me your thoughts! Thanks!

Over to yesterday, Lauren had no loss and no gain. That was to be expected, she had such a large drop the day before. She is doing stellar. :) In fact, today she is down .8 and "can feel the fat just melting away." With these stats, Lauren is solidly ahead in the daily wins contest; Lauren 4, Justin 2, and me 1. Close contest, we'll see who wins. :)

Another thing I wanted to comment on is our recently acquired new scale. Justin and I were getting upset that we were getting so many different readings and sometimes incredibly drastic differences in a matter of seconds. So I found a scale at Bed Bath and Beyond and we have been super happy with it. As a matter of fact, it has yet to give me a different reading in the morning, no matter how many times I step on it. That gives me confidence that it is accurate.

Otherwise, it's going to be another great day. I have never been so committed to not cheating on HCG. Though I have plans for a girls night out this Friday, everyone going already knows I won't be drinking or eating with them, and I know it too. :)

Pounds to Go:

Jami: 20.0 (Still beating Justin!)
Justin: 21.8
Lauren: 38.2