Day 3 - Tyler stabbed a shot in me this morning, the last two mornings he has been gentle, and I didn't even feel it..I think he was trying to be funny today!
Breakfast, I had my protein shake, with water and ice - and a teaspoon of the MTC oil. MTC oil is a special formulated oil that carries antioxidants, and other good for you stuff. The shake wasn't bad at all, and it filled me up. I am allowed to have this shake up to 4 times a day, to help keep me full and fueled!
Lunch, a half of a small chicken breast that I put Italian herbs on and grilled, a handful of field greens with radishes and cucumbers, a teaspoon of MTC oil and some more herbs, with a dash of cider vinegar as my dressing. And an apple for dessert. To drink I had the recommended green tea with no calories and of course -Water Water Water!
I felt full, no problems with hunger - worked out in the garden, and then my fatigue kicked in..My Lupus was letting me know that I was exhausted from a long weekend - so I took an hour snooze on the couch.
I should of had a protein shake this afternoon, but since I was snoozing, and the kids wanted to go to the movies, I skipped it.. I got a bottled water in the movie theater, and watched the popcorn go back and forth, Tyler was eating my favorite Reses pieces candies, and he was eating the Ice cream Dibs.. Such a bad bad man! I wanted the popcorn more than anything, and it did make me a little grumpy to see everyone enjoying it. But as I was sitting there, and so uncomfortable, because my chest is so heavy, that I can't breathe and sitting up really kills me, I remembered what I am doing this for..NOT to be miserable anymore! I got over the popcorn craving and just enjoyed the movie!
By the time I got home I was hungry, it was 6:30, and Tyler took his sweet time making the patties - I can have lean beef, any kind. So we had some ground round super lean burgers for dinner. Tyler made me a tiny patty, which I had cucumber slices and 2 celery sticks, and an apple while he was cooking. The onion buns he toasted smelled heavenly-but I sucked it up and ate all my food, and drank my water!
Yeah Day ONE IS DONE!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Days 1 and 2
The first two days are easy - its called the gorging stage. You eat and eat and eat! These so far were perfect days! ha!
Day one we went to breakfast and I ate a huge meal, much larger than I normally would - I snacked all day on cheese and crackers, soda, and chocolate. For dinner I had a Wendy's cheeseburger, fries, frosty and a soda. This was a ton of food for me, but I really didn't eat enough like I should of.
Eating like this tricks your hypothalamus into thinking "great I have a million calories to burn I better get to work" and starts working overtime. When you start the VLC (very low calorie) stage, it continues to burn the same way - loosing weight even faster.
Day two, I did better, with a large breakfast, average lunch, and double helpings on a ham and scalloped potatoes dinner. Madi even made some cupcakes that I got to take a treat of with a large glass of milk!
I guess this is how people eat when they are trying to gain weight, boy what would that be like?
I just hope I ate enough, I have never been a big eater (only when I was expecting), and this stage was really hard for me, but in the next few months I bet I will miss it!
Day one we went to breakfast and I ate a huge meal, much larger than I normally would - I snacked all day on cheese and crackers, soda, and chocolate. For dinner I had a Wendy's cheeseburger, fries, frosty and a soda. This was a ton of food for me, but I really didn't eat enough like I should of.
Eating like this tricks your hypothalamus into thinking "great I have a million calories to burn I better get to work" and starts working overtime. When you start the VLC (very low calorie) stage, it continues to burn the same way - loosing weight even faster.
Day two, I did better, with a large breakfast, average lunch, and double helpings on a ham and scalloped potatoes dinner. Madi even made some cupcakes that I got to take a treat of with a large glass of milk!
I guess this is how people eat when they are trying to gain weight, boy what would that be like?
I just hope I ate enough, I have never been a big eater (only when I was expecting), and this stage was really hard for me, but in the next few months I bet I will miss it!
HCG Diet
What is the HCG diet? Well something that Tyler had heard about, and we both researched and found to be a fitting diet for me. Predisone has changed the way my body stores fat, that is one of its terrible side effects. The HCG hormone, changes that.
The exact diet website is found HERE - Yes the HCG hormone is the pregnancy hormone - yes the hormone is extracted from urine-one of the reasons its in shot form. I have a friend offer to sell me her urine during her pregnancy, for HALF PRICE! What a great laugh that was!
Beware of places selling "homoeopathic" HCG - in almost all cases its not the real deal - you will loose weight on it of course, with a 500 calorie diet, but it could be at a price to your health.
The exact diet website is found HERE - Yes the HCG hormone is the pregnancy hormone - yes the hormone is extracted from urine-one of the reasons its in shot form. I have a friend offer to sell me her urine during her pregnancy, for HALF PRICE! What a great laugh that was!
Beware of places selling "homoeopathic" HCG - in almost all cases its not the real deal - you will loose weight on it of course, with a 500 calorie diet, but it could be at a price to your health.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
A circle is a shape...
Yes I have said it many times, circles are round, and they are in shape; hence I am in shape! My talent to see the funny in the last ten years litterly has saved me from myself. I never really had a weight problem, as a kid, I was average weight - in high school I went through a time where I wanted to be skinner, as my mom put me on the "diet center" diet and lost 15 pounds to be about 110 pounds. I suffered from depression in high school and Prozac kept me pretty little. Which was good being I am only 5 feet tall! I never had a problem eating or exercising, my father was an exercise fanatic and we had a basement full of equipment.
Babies came at age 19 and 21 - with bed rest and some complications - being pregnant, I really ate whatever I wanted...Mint chocolate chip ice cream was a staple! I went from about 125 to around 205 with delivery of each baby. After the second, I was 22 and I wanted to loose all the baby weight- Tyler my dear husband who was a gym guru, took the time to really teach me to work out - my doctor started me on the drug Fastin, and over a year later I was back down to about 135. I maintained it well, for about 6 months, until I became sick. Tests were started, doctors consulted and lots of medications were prescribed. They assumed I had a auto-immune type illness, and there is one drug that treats almost all auto-immune illnesses, its called Predinsone. Follow this link to know what Prednisone is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone
A year later the predinsone had put significant weight gain on me, I remember crying in the doctors office, as they still were just "guessing" my illness and I had gained about 40 pounds due to the medications. I told her how hard I had worked to get all the baby weight off, and now I was putting it back on overnight! She looked at me and said "Well you be heavy and get this under control, or thin and dead." I chose the "fat" option - I was 25 when I was diagnosed with Lupus. I remained on Predinsone every few months to control the worst of my symptoms. Gaining 10 pounds per dose..and never loosing it either.
To loose the weight, I have tried, extreme workouts - low calorie diets - vegan lifestyle - veggie fasts - fruit diets - protein powders - etc. Tyler as a previous gym owner and personal trainer for over 10 years - knew of my struggle. He would give me solstice in saying "not too many people have excuses for their weight that are valiable". Sadly I gave up trying to control my weight and my lupus. Doctors told me it was a vicious cycle, and I would probably be heavy for the rest of my life.
Ignorance is bliss..and the weight went ignored.
I am now 34, I had my last dose of Predisone in February of 2010. Here comes another 10 pounds. But this last 10 could not be ignored. The pain on my body of caring so much weight, the sleeping issues with a large chest, the depression of thinking I have to get in "big" woman clothes, has completely tore me down.
I have a hard time walking, sleeping, and even sitting with all this weight on my tiny 5 foot frame. I am not brave enough to tell you the weight yet..maybe someday soon- but for now it just makes me cringe!
Babies came at age 19 and 21 - with bed rest and some complications - being pregnant, I really ate whatever I wanted...Mint chocolate chip ice cream was a staple! I went from about 125 to around 205 with delivery of each baby. After the second, I was 22 and I wanted to loose all the baby weight- Tyler my dear husband who was a gym guru, took the time to really teach me to work out - my doctor started me on the drug Fastin, and over a year later I was back down to about 135. I maintained it well, for about 6 months, until I became sick. Tests were started, doctors consulted and lots of medications were prescribed. They assumed I had a auto-immune type illness, and there is one drug that treats almost all auto-immune illnesses, its called Predinsone. Follow this link to know what Prednisone is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone
A year later the predinsone had put significant weight gain on me, I remember crying in the doctors office, as they still were just "guessing" my illness and I had gained about 40 pounds due to the medications. I told her how hard I had worked to get all the baby weight off, and now I was putting it back on overnight! She looked at me and said "Well you be heavy and get this under control, or thin and dead." I chose the "fat" option - I was 25 when I was diagnosed with Lupus. I remained on Predinsone every few months to control the worst of my symptoms. Gaining 10 pounds per dose..and never loosing it either.
To loose the weight, I have tried, extreme workouts - low calorie diets - vegan lifestyle - veggie fasts - fruit diets - protein powders - etc. Tyler as a previous gym owner and personal trainer for over 10 years - knew of my struggle. He would give me solstice in saying "not too many people have excuses for their weight that are valiable". Sadly I gave up trying to control my weight and my lupus. Doctors told me it was a vicious cycle, and I would probably be heavy for the rest of my life.
Ignorance is bliss..and the weight went ignored.
I am now 34, I had my last dose of Predisone in February of 2010. Here comes another 10 pounds. But this last 10 could not be ignored. The pain on my body of caring so much weight, the sleeping issues with a large chest, the depression of thinking I have to get in "big" woman clothes, has completely tore me down.
I have a hard time walking, sleeping, and even sitting with all this weight on my tiny 5 foot frame. I am not brave enough to tell you the weight yet..maybe someday soon- but for now it just makes me cringe!
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