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.
This has been a really crazy weekend. Thursday J got a call from a breeder he had been speaking to 3 or 4 months ago. We were going to go look at a puppy of his (with no real intention of buying) back then, but when we called the breeder said he just sold the last female 2 hours previously. Then on thursday he called to tell J that a buyer backed out last minute and J has first chance at getting her, so Friday we went to see her. She was discounted for us (and b/c she is older now, I think) and much more affordable - and so we brought her home, and her name is Sugar. Sug (shoog) for short. She is very sweet and calm, and listens really well. She is a yellow lab, and for all of you who have read the book or watched the movie - yes, we bought the "clearance puppy"! And actually we stopped at Blockbuster to return some movies and a big Marley & Me poster was in the window and M said :"Is that a picture of Sugar?" - I hope not! Saturday was the last 50 cen...
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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.