Steak day worked again

Steak day worked again on 9/19. Started out at 147.5, went down to 145. Today was 146. Weather is changing - getting cooler at night. But between now & October we can have some very hot days and winds from the desert which could lead to a rough fire season ahead. I need to keep drinking a lot of water. Tried on my old Floozie custom. It is about 7" to big. I'm giving that and my green feather boa away. I'll be back in my maroon dress that I bought in 2004. Except this time it fits me better than when I bought it. Now I have to find my beige feather boa to be a coordinated Floozie. My weight seems to go up & down. Still not counting calories but I have to ralize that each slice of cheese is 80 to 100 calories & I can't eat 4 or 5 at a time. Plus my stomach does feel so good after a lot of chese. I got an email that it is benefical to have a hot beverage after a fatty meal. That way the fat does not solidify. It has been helpful to avoid heart attacks. I know I felt better after a steak night or cheese snack to have a cup of hot tea.

9/16-9/18

Started our Floozie practice. We're learning some silly songs for the chorus numbers of the Melodrama for October. It gets busy with practice on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Plus therapy trips which take an hour + to get to and become an all day affair. More change over in caregivers. My main one is away for 3 wks so I have several people filling in. My weight went down 2 lbs from the steak day from 148 to 146. then 146. Today 148 again. I did not drink much water today. Probably going to try another steak day tomorrow.

9/14 & 9/15

Now that I can add carbs, its crackers & cheese, cream cheese & crackers. Yesterday I was 146, tiday I'm 148. Bad habits creeping in. Guess I'm going on a steak & apple day today. I don't want to blow my hard won weight loss.

9/13 3 weeks now add carbs

9/13. It is now 3 weeks since I stopped the injections for round 2. Today I now can add carbs. Spaghetti & meatballs. Yeh !!! This time I'm eating twice the amount of meatballs & half the spaghetti. I weighed 147 this morning.

9/6-9/11

145.5, 147, 144, 147, 144. I wonder what is going on. I don't count calories. I don't want to either. I want to eat normally.

9/5/08

Steak day yesterday. I started at 147 & weigh 144. I'm still amazed at how it works.

9/1 to 9/4

My weight on extra protein & fats has been slowly rising from 144, 145, to 147 yesterday & today. I will do a steak & apple day to see if I can get the weight down.

September

September is a month of preparation in my small town of 2500. People - tourists - flock to town for the delicious apple pies. I'm in my 10th year of participating in the Olio (chorus) for the Olde Time Melodrama. I'm one of the "Floozies." This will be my 4th year in a wheelchair but now that I've lost weight, I can give away my fat customes and wear my floozie outfit weighing less than I've been in the 10 years. :)

Aug 26

I was ready to try a steak day but my weight went down to 143. Guess I was not drinking enough water. It always puzzles me that I have to drink more water, at least 3 to 4, 24 oz bottles a day, to keep flushed. Otherwise I retain more weight !!!

8/18/08 43rd injection

8/18/08 43rd injection. We had some HCG left & I decided to continue a little longer. At the 40th injection, I weighed 146, 41st 143, skipped a day, 42nd injection 144, 43rd injection 145. Decided to take a break and end Round 2. I started bac to the chiropractor for stretching my legs. As a quad since 12/5/04, I need to keep range of motion going.

Where's my support?

I updated the blog 9-16 but HCG didn't post it. Where's the support?

Starting to add back carbs

I went about 43 days with the injections. (Why, because I had some extra left and wanted to see if I could lose just a lb or two more.) I went from 156 to about 144 in that 2nd round. I seemed to have ranged now between 144 & 147. One day ago when I went up to 148, I did a steak day. Have not weighed myself yet today. Now I'm back on carbs and the challenge will be to maintain it. I was going to wait 5 weeks before beginning on my birthday (62nd) on Oct 18 but think I need to detox my liver before hand. I have been much weaker with my walking this round so I might delay longer. I've emailed drugdelivery a number of times in the last few months but have not gotten the support I needed. The pestering phone calls to me to blog versus the lack of response to my emails has caused me concern. Thank you all for your comments. Since April 13th, when I weighed 172, even though I'm a quad in a power chair,I now weigh somewhere between 144 and 147.