12.11.10

Diet Insanity

I do believe I had no idea what I signed up for when I started this ridiculous diet. A lot of people think it's crazy... quite frankly it kind of is for a normal single person, for a wife/mom it's kind of the perfect solution for my lack of ability to actually leave the "nest" for more than a late night grocery run. So, I said I would never "put a pregnancy hormone into my body if I wasn't pregnant" but I'm a total sell-out and a friend and I decided to do the hCG diet... I won't get into too many details, but let's just say no carbs/sugar/fat, lots of lettuce/protein, crazy under the tongue drops that make your mouth tingle, very specific menu items & a whole lot of water. I have no idea why I thought it would be easy! I don't generally have a lot of will power when it comes to denying myself something tasty, and I'm not even talking about real junk, I'm talking "Boy I sure could use/enjoy a jugo juice". Seriously. Maybe I'm more mad because I thought after the first week of losing quite quickly that every week following would be just as fruitful, not so. Frustration I guess is where I'm at. But on the bright side my "goal weight" isn't as far away and doesn't seem that unattainable anymore. I am definitely losing inches and my face is starting to have angles again! LOL I am also finding that I have more energy and less of a desire to take an afternoon nap. I feel better, which is probably more important than anything else. Steve has been my biggest foe- well not really, he's super supportive, but he has literally pressed a caramilk to my lips to tempt me. He told me that if I was going to cheat on the diet he would rather be the reason I did it. Thanks babe. I'm getting much more excited for this diet to be over so I can start Bikram yoga in December. I was really scared to do it before, but now I'm feeling a bit more confident that I'll have the energy to handle it. Oh yeah, no intense working out on this diet, short walks and crunches are my favorite anyways :) Another bonus of this diet, I'm becoming a lot more conscious of labels and how many calories are in things, blah blah blah... The fact that I am writing about dieting is actually pretty amusing to me, because I never ever had this problem before I had kids so it's all new to me. Seriously, I gained 10lbs from my high school weight to just after I got married, and I swore I would never diet, I'd just go to the gym. HA HA HA Oh the innocence of youth... So all this to say that if I never have to go to this extreme again, I definitely won't, but it's been full of lessons so I'm grateful that I'm doing it...

5 comments:

Sarah B said...

good luuuck! although I'm not sure why you are going on a diet? I know I haven't seen you in the flesh for about 5 years, other than brocks funeral for 2.5 minutes and you were pregnant so that doesn't count...but from what I think, you have no need.

You've probably heard this before, just be careful that it is actually not doing more harm than good. Extreme diets eff your body something fierce!!

the fellers said...

oh I am sorry, a few people I know have done this diet and I thought it looked so hard....but after you are done, you should check out this website
http://healthdiabetic.blogspot.com/

After I had Rylee I COULD NOT lose the weight, I was exercising EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. and nothing worked, but Shon's cousin does this blog and I spent a couple of hours on the phone with her and what she taught me worked, like a charm! I was so happy and pleased that I was back into my wedding dress in a matter of months, and it was all a healthy way, with good habits. Yes, it is about diabetics, but really she gives great tips about just the basics....go back all the way to the beginning and there are a TON of great tips! Good luck!

Kim said...

Good Luck!! Losing weight can be hard...so it's always nice when you find something that works for you :) You always look great though!!

The Staheli's said...

I admire your courage. This is one diet that has always scared me away...just for the pure fact that we are MCMURRAY'S! We love food! :) haha!! Good job on sticking to it, and I wish you ALL THE LUCK! You can do it.

The Staheli's said...

Um, I just tried to leave a comment. Not sure if I did. But I just want to say that I admire your courage. This is one diet that has always scared me away a bit...just cause I love food! :) Yay for progress and YOU CAN DO IT! Good luck. I will try not to mention any sugary treats again for a while. haha