I wanted to start documenting my HCG journey again, because it helped me in my first round bring everything into perspective, and keep a good dairy of my journey. I decided to do HCG again because of something my sister said... When she asked if I was still wanting to lose weight, I responded no, and she said "why not, no one said I could lose it, but I did". So I thought..... WHY NOT. I had lost about 10 pounds in November because I was sick so often, and I was going to the gym. I managed to keep that off through the holidays, but I was thinking that I was invincible, and began eating VERY VERY poorly. I mean when it was my birthday I had birthday cake and ice cream EVERY night (not a wise decision) and I began eating out almost five times a week (again not a wise decision). I had almost gained all of the weight I lost AFTER HCG back. So I decided to try HCG again to lose that, PLUS some. My ultimate goal is to wear a bikini come summer, and not just wear a bikini, but look damn good in it.
So I started HCG again on February 13, using that saturday and sunday as my load days. I went all out, I even had golden tree as my final meal! I had gone up to 159 pounds with all of the loading (It was hard to be okay with that), but I started the 500 C a day diet on Monday, and come Tuesday morning I had almost lost 5 pounds... CRAZY! I've been stickin to the diet now for an entire week. So far I'm now at my lowest weight since I can seriously remember-- maybe since like elementary school? I'm keeping motivated by using the tricks I used last time, plus incorporating a few new things in. Like tonight I'm making shrimp stir fry with asparagus, I used to HATE shrimp-- but now I'll try it! I'm eating more green beans, and veggies I hadn't even tried before. I'm keeping my chicken exciting with new recipes, not just grilling it and eating broccoli. In fact, I still can't eat broccoli, it just makes me sick to think of. LOL. I had given myself enough of a break (4-5 months after stopping hcg) that I think I am doing well and I'm ready. I'm doing a much shorter round this time, since I have MUCH less weight to lose. I did 51 days total last time, I'm pushing myself to 26 this time, or until my HCG runs out-- which should be right around there. My ultimate goal is now 130-135-- I once said it was 150, but I've reached that, then I changed it to 140-- but I know I can do more. WHY NOT. I've always wanted to be healthy, and have one of those little waists that I've been envious of my entire life. I'm no longer the fat girl, but I still have mountains to move to reach where I'd like to be.
I still have 14ish days left on the diet, and 10-15 pounds to go! I know though if I don't reach it with HCG that I can reach it afterwards. After all, I did lose 10 pounds on my very own! So here are my stats!

Day:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8
Beginning weight::::::::::::::::::::::156
Current weight:::::::::::::::::::::::::145.6
Weight loss this round:::::::::::::::-10.4
Weight loss total:::::::::::::::::::::::-59.4lbs (wahoo!!)

So it seemed like this year I had two weeks devoted to me, and if you know me this meant I was in Heaven! I hate to admit it, but I love attention- it's that simple! My birthday celebration started off with a delightful evening of five of my very favorite people-- Tim, Taylor, BreAnn, Aleta, and Lyndsey. This night would be fantastic if it were just us four girls sitting around doing nothing, however we (I) decided to go ice skating! I hadn't been in YEARS. I'm proud to admit that I only fell once! It happened with me wanting to "show off"-- I guess I'm just not as good as I thought! Tim and Taylor watched the show in the stands, and were very good guardians of our shoes (Thanks Tim!!!) After ice skating, we made our way back to my house. Tim had made my very favorite cake (funfettie cake, with funfettie frosting-- YUM). He even got icing to decorate the cake. Aleta and Lynds helped Tim out with the decorations. My cake ended up saying "I heart b-days, and U". It also had stitches on it where the frosting wouldn't stick. The cake was BEAUTIFUL. Thanks so much to my bestest friends for coming up and putting up with me!
The next day (Sunday) was my birthday dinner at my parents. My mom made me cheesy potatoes (YUMMM) and my dad made BBQ chicken. It was quite tasty, and the cinnamon rolls for dessert were just awesome! Thanks ma and pa for that!
Three days later (Wednesday) was my REAL birthday. My co-workers got me a super cute balloon and birthday card, along with krispy kream doughnuts for breakfast! They TRIED to get me a cake, but I left work a little too early for that! I decided that it was time for a change... and I chopped my hair off! About 14 inches total I think. I donated it to locks of love, and said a fond farewell to my hairstyle of the past eight years! Of course I had to go down to SunKissed to get my hair done which meant I got to spend the rest of the day in Riverton! Tim was able to get out of work early too, so he came with me. After my new do, we went to see Avatar in 3-D! Man that was a great show, but it ended up eating the rest of the day! We stopped at my mom's to say hello and then made our way to Golden Tree for my traditional Birthday Feast. We eventually ended up home around 8pm with Bella quite upset with us for leaving her alone for 12 hours (oh she got over it).
Tim was waiting to do presents until we got Taylor on Saturday. But when Saturday came it was well worth the wait! Tim got me a wok!!! (YES), towels that match my bathroom decor, high thread count sheets, and a few of my favorite treats. He definitely spoils me! That night we went to his parents to have dinner and just spend time with his Mom and Jim (his step dad) before they go to Thailand.
On the Thailand note, Tim's mom is from Thailand and tries to go back often. She has just recently became a full American Citizen, so she had to get her passport to go back (ironic?). Jim and Tim's mom leave this Friday for 6 weeks. They'll be going all over Thailand, and I'm very envious because they're ending their trip on a beach in a bungalow. While they're gone, Tim and I get to house sit. Tim's mom has about 9 cats (we think, she takes care of strays around the neighborhood) so she wants Tim to live there for the whole six weeks! I'll be going back and forth between my house and Tim's mom's. But I do have plans to re-crate train Bella. She's been spoiled and has been sleeping on my bed but I don't want that to continue-- it's just that every time I try to re-crate train her she makes the loudest most horrible noises and I can't have that in my townhouse, or with my roommate. So I'll be re-crate training her during the day at Tim's mom's house which has NO close neighbors... just cats.
This is a good summary of my life recently. I can not WAIT for warm weather and sunshine, I've got the winter blues!