Tuesday, May 6

Ahhh - it's a new day, and I think I'm getting my mojo back at last! :)

I'm back to not sleeping again, even with the Melatonin or any OTC sleep aids. I've about decided that this is how it's going to be for a while, so might as well figure out a way to work around it. I've gotten a lot doing between 2-3 a.m. the last few nights, and just try to schedule my least important projects to coincide with when the fatigue is the worst!

Stepped up on the scale this morning for the first time in a couple of days, and am up 1.8 lbs more than the allowed 2 lbs over the LIW weight (in other words, 3.8 lbs over LIW!), so I really need to get after it and get back to where I need to be before starting injections again on Saturday. I don't foresee that being a problem, and began by having a little piece of salmon for breakfast this morning, and will probably have the same for lunch and dinner. Hopefully the scale will show a difference tomorrow, and I can get on with preparations for loading.

This morning, I started re-reading my Blog from the very beginning - mostly so that I could go in and edit and add labels for each post. However, there was an unexpected benefit from doing all of that reading - it made me sort of "re-live" what I've gone through thus far, and made me realize just how GOOD things are, and how well this protocol has gone this round! Certainly, there have been a few setbacks, but all in all, I should be singing and dancing to be this much lighter this quickly!

And that's why I say I have my "mojo" back - I needed an attitude adjustment and am thankful that I was able to find it within myself. All in all, I would count that as a pretty good day, wouldn't you?

VLCD #14: -.8

Well, today showed a pretty good loss, considering that I was flying by the seat of my pants, food-wise. Last night, I had to go out to eat with friends, and was originally going to eat beforehand; however, I got in a hurry and overcooked the chicken breast that I had prepared, and ruined it. I ended up ordering some plain shrimp cocktail and seasoned it with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Also ordered a plain garden salad with just oil and vinegar, and didn't use the oil. Then picked the lettuce out of all of the other cheese, croutons, etc. and managed to have a rather decent meal - I felt good about the choices I made!

Today, though, was another story. My insomnia is turning into a real problem - I woke up at midnight and didn't get back to sleep until almost 5:00 this morning. Called work and told them I'd be in late, but then in my rush to get ready I forgot my injection! But that's not the worst part - I was so busy at work that I never ate lunch, and was absolutely famished by the time I got home. So I had a double portion of halibut and an apple. Call it cheating if you will - I will never, ever, ever skip a meal again - especially on a day when I didn't take an injection!

So - stats for today: -.8 lbs makes a total of 15.6 lbs gone for this round, and a grand total of 39.6 since starting the HCG protocol at the beginning of the year. I'm loving these results!