Saturday, June 28
Phase 3, Day 20: Just 2 days away from Phase 4, which I will do for 5 weeks! Seems like forever since it's been "OK" for me to eat without some sort of restriction. That's not to say that I can just run out and eat starches and sweets at every meal - the lesson learned before was to Proceed with Caution!
Today is the first day that I've awakened with what I would call "Energy to Burn" in, literally, YEARS. I can't remember the last time I hopped out of bed and got up and ran errands on a Saturday morning, and looked forward to everything I wanted to do that day. And this is on just a few hours' sleep! I do believe that this is a byproduct of the weight loss - I think that long after the scale has hit the "right" number, we'll still continue to reap benefits and rewards in many, many other ways.
Also, I promise that I'll take my measurements this weekend and post them - my proportions have changed a lot. Today, I noticed that I actually have a waistline! There's a visit to the endocrinologist scheduled in a couple of weeks, so I'm anxious to see what he has to say about my thyroid and cholesterol levels, and the previously elevated liver enzymes.
Another new aspect of the day is that I actually exercised! For 30 full minutes, I did a vigorous exercise on the rebounder using my arms as well as my legs - doing it non-stop would have been really difficult before, and today was a piece of cake! I think it may be time to begin going out in the mornings and walking again. Walking, and racewalking in particular, has always been my exercise of choice. They're putting in a sidewalk on the main road down by my house, so I think that's a signal for me to get my tush outside! :)
Thanks for the compliments on the facial pics - I personally am amazed at the difference. I don't have any front and side photos from that time frame, but I do have those photos from when I first started the HCG Challenge. I'll post those and some current ones for comparison purposes, as well, and will try to do that in the next day or two. In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend!
Today is the first day that I've awakened with what I would call "Energy to Burn" in, literally, YEARS. I can't remember the last time I hopped out of bed and got up and ran errands on a Saturday morning, and looked forward to everything I wanted to do that day. And this is on just a few hours' sleep! I do believe that this is a byproduct of the weight loss - I think that long after the scale has hit the "right" number, we'll still continue to reap benefits and rewards in many, many other ways.
Also, I promise that I'll take my measurements this weekend and post them - my proportions have changed a lot. Today, I noticed that I actually have a waistline! There's a visit to the endocrinologist scheduled in a couple of weeks, so I'm anxious to see what he has to say about my thyroid and cholesterol levels, and the previously elevated liver enzymes.
Another new aspect of the day is that I actually exercised! For 30 full minutes, I did a vigorous exercise on the rebounder using my arms as well as my legs - doing it non-stop would have been really difficult before, and today was a piece of cake! I think it may be time to begin going out in the mornings and walking again. Walking, and racewalking in particular, has always been my exercise of choice. They're putting in a sidewalk on the main road down by my house, so I think that's a signal for me to get my tush outside! :)
Thanks for the compliments on the facial pics - I personally am amazed at the difference. I don't have any front and side photos from that time frame, but I do have those photos from when I first started the HCG Challenge. I'll post those and some current ones for comparison purposes, as well, and will try to do that in the next day or two. In the meantime, I hope you all have a great weekend!
posted by Susan at
9:10 AM
1 Comments:
Hi susan its good to read that your feeling and doing really well. I am 1 week into my first injections and i feel like complete crap, i have no energy and i dont have the motivation to do anything, im trying to find out why which brought me to these blogs. I hope to have your energy and jump out of bed, but right now i dont even want to get up to goto the toilet. I might stop taking it actually its making me feel so bad.
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