I'm still here and trying!

Just a super quick blog note to let all of you know...I am here!  I am still on HCG and trying my hardest to stick to it and get this over with!  I have been dieting since Jan 3rd and have lost 21.8lbs!  I have had a few slip ups and cheat days and I have recently decided NO MORE!  Although almost 22 lbs in a month is GREAT...on this diet, I would have lost another 8-10 if it werent for those few days.  I am going to stay the course and do it sooner than later.  This diet is hard and I don't want to do it any longer than I have to because of that "one piece of" that makes me go another day and still doesn't satisfy me.  SO - there ya go!

Oh, and a new fav recipe!

I LOVE mixing 1/2 agave and 1/2 mustard to make a "honey mustard"...

Then, I get some chicken tenders and crush up two pieces of Melba toast to coat the chicken in and "fry" it in Coconut Oil (allowed on p2)...fried chicken with honey mustard dressing...it's so yummy even hubby and the kids like it!

So, there ya go!  I'll check in soon!

I'm baaaack!

Ok, so after my last post about how I am going to be go get 'em and not going to quit...welp, I quit!  And the saddest part is, it was only after 1 day!  Yes, 1.  I can't believe it myself!  All I can say for myself is two things.  1.  Diets are the hardest thing I have EVER done!  I  would take laboring a child everyday.  2.  This time around is different! 

I am finding my motivation!  I am the heaviest I have EVER been!  Pants are so tight, I get grumpy!  I am bigger than someone I swore I would never be bigger than.  I am ready.

So, today is Day 4 of VLCD and I am doing great!  I did go off plan a tiny bit yesterday BUT it is almost that time of the month and I got right back on!  That is what matters!

I am not looking back, but forward!

Ok, now for a recipe I had last night and LOVED!  I follow Carol Ensminger.  I found her on youtube back when I first started the diet and loved her recipes.  She has been successful and able to keep the weight off and manage a healthy lifestyle after the diet and I find her very inspirational!  So, I signed up for her emails from Miracle Skinny Drops and yesterday I got this recipe via email.

Celery Soup


4-5 stalks celery, chopped, including leaves

2-3 tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup onions, chopped

2 Tbsp MCT oil

2 – 3 C. vegetable broth

Spices to taste

Braggs Liquid Aminos

Sea Salt & Pepper

Parsley

Cayenne pepper (optional)

Cook onions in a heated fry pan with coconut oil until translucent. Add garlic and cook a few minutes longer, stirring as needed. In a larger pot, cook celery in broth until tender. Add seasonings to taste and simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
 
It was really good!  I had it for dinner and it makes a TON I actually couldnt eat it all.  I enjoyed it with a glass of stevia sweetened tea and 2 melba toast!  It was great for a cold fall night!  I did make a few alterations.  I added my allowed portion of shredded chicken and then I ised EVOO to saute the onions (I found I can actually use a small amount of that a day instead of coconut oil and be fine) and I didn't really add any seasonings..it didn't need it!
 
So, there ya go!  Success AND a new recipe, your welcome!

Time to start making time for "ME"

The past 6 months have been amazing! It is so hard to believe baby girl is 6 months old already! I know time flew by with Blake, but with the second baby it seems like it goes SO much faster!!

For about the past few months, I have been struggling. Struggling with a personal relationship, struggling with me weight and trying to conquer this HCG diet, trying to find time to do more with the kids..it has just been, well busy!

I have started again, stopped again this diet more times than I can remember in the past few months. There is always something coming up, some EXCUSE why I can't.

NO MORE!

Today, I am making a vow. A promise to myself to make myself a priority! I am doing it for my kids, for my husband and for myself.

I know it will be hard, I know I will be hungry, I know I wont have much energy at first, but I know it is worth it because I AM WORTH IT!

Join me wont you? I will keep this blog updated as I go. I promise to update EVERYDAY.

No cheats, No excuses, No more!

Time to get the body back that I am proud of so I can be the person I am inside and out!

Kendra - out :)

Tomorrow is my first VLCD and I will update then!

this train is stopped - well barely moving

Ok, so I have been on a dieting roller coaster the past week! With a very fun weekend ahead of me with the MOPS retreat and then a suprise anniversary party for Mom & Fred, I really had no desire to be strict with my diet. I have been on this diet before and had things come up that I could just get through and be fine (taking the kids to McDonalds, family bbq, etc.) However, with so many things all in one weekend I decided I was going to cheat. I did continue taking the drops. I enjoyed what I wanted to eat but I wouldn't say I went crazy. I did indulge in a few birthday cake pops from starbucks before I went back on my diet because, well, those are my favorite and the thing I was craving the most. Anyway, I got through the weekend and started back on the VLCD Monday. I couldnt do it, come 3pm I was starving and wanted to cheat and I did. I cheated a lot! I talked myself down and told myself it was ok, just start over again Tuesday - guess what? The 3pm hunger happened again and I couldn't get past it. SO - today, I was going to stick to it. I have still taken my drops and finally have all the food and tools I need in the house to do the diet the right way and I did it! I have not cheated today and even took the kids to Mcd's! I am very proud of myself. We are going camping next Friday the 12th which is partly why I continued to cheat the past few days. I was listening to a voice in my head saying "you only have a week and you will cheat again" BUT today I told that voice to be quiet! Yes, I only have 8 days until we go camping BUT that doesn't mean I HAVE to cheat. I might cheat, who knows. But, 8 days is a lot and I can be down another 7lbs or so by then! I need to keep reminding myself of my goal which is to be 195 by 8/24. I can do it! I just need a reminder and to keep the goal in the front of my mind. I hope to be down to 190 or less by my birthday 9/5. There, now that I have written my goals down I hope it will be easier to make it happen! Here's to keeping in the MOMENT and not looking too far ahead at pitfalls. Only I can make my destiny.

Week 1 Results

Hi All - Ok, yesterday marked the end of week 1 and I am happy! I was down 12 lbs from my start weight post loading! I am excited to be down and noticed today my clothes do feel a bit better!!!

Keep ya posted!

Oh, and a few recipe ideas/comments..

I forgot we could have mustard! I put it in my lettuce wrapped sliced steak today with a bit of onion for flavor and it was YUMMO! I am also going to check into agave nectar mixed with mustard to make a honey mustard chicken for dinner!

Happy loosing!

Day 3 VLCD

Today is day three of my P2. I DO NOT like my scale..you have to have it totally flat and even then sometimes it gives different readings. Yesterday it kept going between 1.5-2.5 down...Today my weight is the same IF the scale was 2.5 yesterday. I am going to try and NOT get discouraged. I havent cheated at all and have been doing great so I just need to keep it up!

Hope for bigger losses tomorrow!

Time to start again..

Ok, so I am now on D2 P2 of my second round on HCG. After my first round, I got pregnant and gained baby weight and then enjoyed my nursing and postnatal time (a little too much) SO I am ready to start again and get that scale moving! I am very excited to start! I am the heaviest I have ever been :( I am motivated and although I was unable eat through all of the great food I bought for loading I did a pretty good job and gained 7 lbs! My first day (yesterday) I was down 6! I am very pleased with that and have done great today too! I cant wait to see the scale tomorrow. That is why I love this diet! It is hard sometimes to be hungry all day BUT I know what I can make it through and when I do I LOVE the results and I see them the next day NOT a week down the road. I am loving the chocolate delight I made the other day and cant wait to get to the store for some diet friendly breadsticks and lemons to make lemonade. I will continue to report my progress here -

Keep going HCG'ers!