Last Weigh In

Last weigh in. I am really surprised how fast the time did go by. I lost another 4.5 pounds lost. It’s a total loss of 17.8 pounds, 13.8 pounds of fat, and about 14 inches. My clothes hang on me big and baggy.

Day 26

Last injection

Day 25

Tonight Marlo and I are hosting a party for the ambulance crew. We cooked prime rib to feed a small army. What a stressful day. Usually when I am under stress I sit and eat. It doesn’t matter what, I find myself munching non stop. I have never cooked prime rib before and I wanted it to turn out great, I felt like there was a lot on the line to make this holiday party a success. Thank you Phentermine, and gum. We survived the party, the food was beyond awesome, everyone loved it.

Day 20

It’s Thanksgiving, and I really have a lot to be thankful for. I am very lucky to be having dinner with my in-laws, so there isn’t any pressure to eat everything in front of me. Whenever our family has gotten together there is always food and lots of it. This year was no exception. 13 dozen rolls, and 15 pies, 2 turkeys, plus potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, jello, and tons of snacks, like cheese and crackers. I am so proud of myself, this is the day that worried me the most and I planned in advance on cheating this day. I did, but felt great in doing so. My plate looked like it was prepared for a 2 year old. Very small amounts of only the foods I really wanted. I didn’t need to have a bite of everything. I was still able to taste my favorite pumpkin pie, this year I didn’t eat the whole thing!

Day 19

With Thanksgiving this week, Marlo and I weighed in early. I lost another 5 pounds! I am so happy.

Day 13

Weigh in day. I lost another 4.4 pounds!!! Yahoo

Day 11

I had a class that I needed to go to in Salt Lake, and I got to spend the rest of the day in the city. Driving through town I couldn’t believe the amount of fast food restaurants, and convenience store that there are. You couldn’t drive very far without running into one. The day was nice and warm, and when I am driving its so nice to have the diet coke. I think today has been the hardest one for me. I had the day to myself and I so much wanted to go out to eat. I had packed a lunch so I could eat my chicken and celery. Yum! I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have Marlo to talk to, it has been so awesome having someone going through the same thing, and having similar experiences, and more than anything she has talked me off the wall countless times!

Day 8

Kenzie had a swim meet this morning, so we had to get her off to the pool early. Mike being the sweet guy that he is took her, and then ran to the store and got hot doughnuts. I have to tell you my favorite doughnut in the world has chocolate frosting, with nuts. Low and behold, he just so happened to bring one home. I wanted to cry, it smelled so good. I would do almost anything to have one. But, I was a very good girl, I stayed away! He felt very bad, and had forgotten that I was on the diet. I did feel really good that I could resist temptation.

Day 7

It’s the weekend and I decided the best way to get through it is with the help of phentermine. What a difference it makes. I haven’t thought about food nearly as much. Mike and I were able to eat out (ok, it was only at Costco but I didn’t cook it). I skipped the hotdog and drink and went for the salad. I skipped the dressing, and ate only half of it, but I was completely satisfied. I was even fine without having the diet coke that I usually get when I am there.

Day 6

I did a lot better at work last night, I can’t believe how much I think about food. I have spent a lot of time wondering what kind of meals to make, which combinations of food will taste the best. I also find that I pretend as I am eating. Melba toast makes a good substitute as croutons, and if you think really hard it also makes a good bun when you are eating meat.
Tonight Marlo and I will have our first weigh in. I lost 4 pounds!! I’m so excited, its working great! It’s great results for such a short time. What an incredible feeling. With most diets that I have tried it takes at least 2 weeks or more to lose this much. I am a very happy girl!

Day 5

So I just decided that I have to skip on the green tea, and have switched to Crystal Light. I figured 5 calories will just have to be added to my diet, and hope it won’t make too much of a difference. And the cool thing, there is Crystal Light with caffeine!
The plan for my meals today is to drink as much as possible and eat half of my lunch as late as possible, and eat the other half as I am getting ready for work. If I get hungry I can eat some of my dinner veggies as a snack, and then eat the rest of my dinner on break.

Day 4

Last night really sucked! I was so hungry. There has got to be a better way to make it through work. And, I must say I really hate the taste of green tea!

Day 3

I just gave myself a shot. That is really weird. Hopefully it will get a little easier. Marlo and I are planning on going to the grocery store again, we couldn’t find the bread sticks that we can have. I know that I will want variety other than the Melba Toast.
It seemed pretty easy to miss breakfast, also sleeping in helped, slept right through the breakfast hour. I am really worried about going to work tonight. I work a 12 hour shift at the hospital, I’m so afraid with only being able 2 meals a day I wont have energy to work through my shift. Usually my typical day of getting ready for work is eating dinner at home with the family at 5:00, and then I eat again at midnight, so I’m not really sure how I will do this. Do I split up my meal, or just skip it and hope for the best? I guess my shift tonight will be the test so we will see how I do. I think the best plan will be to split and eat half my dinner at 5, and the rest on the lunch break.

Day 2

First day of giving ourselves shots. It was nice that Mike gave it to me. I love that my family is being so supportive of my wanting to lose weight, it really helps that my mother in-law, and sister in-law have each done the HCG program. I talked things over with them today to get pointers on different meals that I could make, and any helpful hints they might have. Looks like chicken and steak will be my friend for the next 22 days. Marlo and I spent the afternoon weighing out and packaging 3.5 oz of chicken. It’s really small. Freaking out once again, I think I will starve! With that Mike and I take the kids to McDonalds for one last happy meal

Day 1

Project starts. Marlo and I are meeting with Leslie today to weigh in and learn about the HCG program. We start the morning off with a stop to our favorite gas station and get a Diet Coke for me, and Mt Dew for Marlo. Our conversation consists of wondering if we will ever be able to live with out our drinks. Going for our daily drink has been such an important part of our socializing. When we are on call with the ambulance staying in town is hard, and you want interaction with anyone. A little worried how we will survive on 500 calories. It seems so unrealistic.
The scale must be wrong!! I don’t know how I ever let myself get so heavy. With Leslie’s help, and being in a magazine I know it should help me stay motivated to lose. The shot was painless, glad for that. With that first shot there is no turning back.
Grocery shopping… I really don’t have any healthy food in my house. Marlo and I run to Costco to stock up on veggies. I worry about eating them, I'm not a big fan.
The best part about starting HCG we get to fat load. The plan is going out to eat at our favorite restaurants for the next two nights should be pretty awesome, I hope I will be able to go back after this is over.

Preparations for HCG

Breakfast meeting with Leslie. Get to learn the details of the Utah Valley Magazine. Marlo and I decided to go ahead and be apart of this project, we better get started as soon as possible so we won’t change our minds. We decided we need to go out to dinner with the boys and have our last supper.

Age: 40
Weight to lose: 60 pounds
Height: 5'5"

Wendy is married with two girls. Like Marlo, Wendy never had a weight issue until after she started having children. She also works two jobs and struggles with getting balanced meals on the table. Wendy came to ABSolute with the goal of becoming healthy so she can keep up with her firls on the ourdoor activities her family loves to do.

Biggest obstacle: Family gatherings happen often and include tons of unhealthy food.

Marlo and Wendy are making this a team effort. Both are starting with the hCG diet and will switch to the traditional progam.