Ketchup? No, catch-up.

Sorry again. With all of my "free time" over the summer (hah) I really should have checked in a couple more times at the very least, but alas, my time machine hasn't been working, so we'll just have to deal. =P

Weight-wise I'm hovering in the 155-160 range, which isn't ideal, but I'm still wearing size 8's and 10's so I'm not going to get too picky. I have been craving ice cream like a past-due pregnant lady, (no, not pregnant) so I'm sure if I cut the Sonic trips I'll drop 10 pounds in 2 weeks.

We tried the HCG diet for about 3 weeks... don't do it. It's miserable and totally not worth it! You take 10 drops of HCG (a hormone produced when you're pregnant...NOT a fertility thing though) 3 times a day for 20-40 days and you only consume 500 calories. Now, in the real world, if you don't eat enough, you gain weight, and enough is usually over 1000 calories per day. So, knock your diet down to 500, only eating fruit, veggies, meat, and a slice of melba toast, and you're literally starving yourself to lose weight. It is a very CLEAN diet, so if you're looking to detox, you can find your menu by googling hcg diet plan. However, I was a super grouch, and Bobby was just plain hungry. After the ease and success of MediFast, I deemed the HCG diet not in the least bit worth it and went back to eating healthy rather than minimally.

I will say, I have not been sick yet and we're in the third week of school! This is a new record for me! I spent my Labor Day weekend sitting around the house wondering why I was so bored and restless... it wasn't until Monday morning that I realized it was because for the first time since I can remember, I wasn't sick!!! Who knew you could actually go out and do things on Labor Day weekend??? I sure didn't, but I'm looking forward to all of the other days "off" that I won't have tonsillitis or a sinus infection!

I am a bit sad though. It's been a year and I have just three more months until all of my weight-loss, get healthy support goes away. It's been a long and expensive journey, but totally worth it. I set my background picture on my phone to show the first week of school picture from a year ago... gosh, I don't even look like the same person! I gave away my size 16 and 18 pants, but I still have a pair of 14's that I wear on my slummy days... they have elastic and still don't hardly stay on. It's hard to believe how all of that excess baggage snuck up on me, but I'm thankful I was strong-willed enough to get rid of it (and keep most of it off). December is going to be a difficult month as I'll be saying goodbye to my counselors and my diet center, but hopefully I won't need them any more. And I suppose I can always go back in just to visit... haha

I'm rambling about diet stuff and should probably head to bed. Those sweet (and some not so much) little darlin's use up all of my energy during the day, so I need my "beauty sleep." Until next time...