I forgot to mention, and I figure I may as well: I lost 20 pounds on a diet...in 23 days. What? What diet is that, you ask? I feel like I'm confessing something bad here, but mostly because people believe this diet is bad, bad for you, and can't possibly work...refer to my eldest sister if you want to hear why....well, and lots of other people. It is (you may have heard of this) the HCG diet. If you don't know, look it up: HCG is a hormone made naturally in pregnant women. With this diet you take doses of HCG (I chose the injection method, but there are others) daily, and are restricted to a 500 calorie a day diet with no carbs or sugars. Sounds bad, and it is hard, but its not as bad as it seems - you really need to read up on it...or ask me to explain it more. But, low and behold, it worked for me. It was tough, but so SO worth it. And I'm not saying I'm all sorts of fit and skinny now...FAR from it, but I am 20 lbs lighter. I have now kept it off for, what, about 2 1/2 weeks now. And it is important to note, I am no longer on any sort of diet/calorie restriction - I am eating like I did before the diet: sugars, carbs and all. (I would like to mention, however, we do have a fairly healthy diet...not as healthy as some, but good enough.) So, now you know. And we will all wait in anticipation to see if I gain it all back.
Our first step towards the 'homestead' lifestyle: CHICKENS. J and I have been researching, reading books & articles, and saving a TON of info to our Pinterest board. I know we are in for some surprises and troubles, but we are doing our best to head them off and avoid other peoples mistakes. (J is still trying to convince me that we need to start pigs this year. I keep reminding him that is one of the PRIMARY mistakes other homesteaders have made: being too eager and getting in too deep, too fast). So, we start our garden and chickens this year - keeping our fingers crossed that we aren't putting them in poor locations. The chickens are the first thing branching out into our additional 2 acres. The coop and kennel are going at the outside, back corner of our fenced in yard. Our coop is valiantly being made from old cabinets we picked up at the local Habitat for Humanity, Re-Store. We intend to paint, add roof, prop up on legs, and insert s...
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MY POINT IS: Anyone that is only eating 500 calories a day is going to lose a lot of weight. That is 1/4 of the calories you should eat and probably 1/5 of the calories most of us DO eat.
You know, HCG was originally prescribed as infertility medicine. Better warn your hubby that you might be 20 lbs thinner, but you are also fertile ground. Also, for the record, if I get a new niece or nephew out of the deal, I will switch my stance to pro-HCG diet. :)
I LOVE YOU. Glad you are happy.