VLCD #7: -.4

Looks like the scale is on its way back down again, thank goodness! Today's itty bitty loss of .4 takes me to a total of -10.2 lbs for the seven days that I've been on the Very Low Calorie Diet. I would like to have lost more today, but will take anything that I can get! In the past when I was on Weight Watchers, it might take me TWO WEEKS to lose .4 lbs, so I really need to just hush up and be grateful! :)

I'm increasingly struck by how many times my supposed "hunger" is really boredom or thirst. I've been keeping water or iced tea at hand at all times, and have taken in a lot of liquid! At work today, I was particularly busy and never got a chance to even think about food.

All in all, I'm really pleased with the way things are going, and am looking forward to having some good losses by the end of the week.

No surprises on the menu today, but here it is anyway!
Lunch:
Halibut
Cabbage
Apple

Dinner:
Halibut
Cabbage
Apple

VLCD #5: -2.5 and in VFT!

Well, it looks like my good luck is continuing as the scale continues downward. This morning showed an all time low of 225.2, a loss of 2.4 lbs - I'm now officially back in "Virgin Fat Territory", which is fat that hasn't been lost in a loooong while! So overall, for this round, I've lost 10.6 lbs.

Obviously, the colonic didn't hurt my progress and very possibly helped, so I'm really pleased about that. Also, I notice that I can actually suck in my gut now! Certainly, there's a whole lot of fat still there...but not for long! I have another colonic scheduled for next month, so I will have finished this first short round by then, and can get rid of some of the toxins that may have been released by the fat loss. I've begun to believe that the whole thing about our bodies being full of toxins has something to it.

After being on the HCG for almost a week now, I am feeling somewhat more energy. Normally on a weekend, I'd be taking every opportunity to take a nap; however, today I'm feeling really motivated to get some things done!

One other measure that I've taken to try to keep from eating when I'm bored is to keep a list in my Outlook of "Things to Do". It's split into small tasks, so rather than "clean up the kitchen", I might have 5 or 6 things, like "empty the dishwasher", "wipe down the counters", etc. When I'm feeling like I want to get something to eat, and it's more out of boredom than hunger, I refer to this list. Not only has it kept me busy and not thinking about eating, it's helped me get some things done around the house, too!

Lunch:
Chicken
Tomato
Apple

Dinner:
Halibut
Cabbage
Apple