Day 14

So today is my 14th day on the diet, I didn't count the first Saturday as a day since my orientation was after 6 pm. I went to my appt. with Eileen on Thursday and I was pretty disappointed that all I had lost was 8 lbs 12.5 inches (they measure you all over and add it all up), Mom lost 11 and around the same inches. Well I thought I lost about 12, when we got into the room Eileen said that 8 lbs was good but it should be about 11-12, only was not because I was bloated from monthly curse so I would be losing extra this week :) Well she was right! I weighed myself today and I am down 14 lbs! That is terrific for 2 weeks time I am so totally stoked! I have been following the plan exactly to the T so I am very happy to see what I was expecting, (just a few days late but better late than never!!) This week we are eating fruits and vegetables it is a nice change, I couldn't take eating cabbage any more it was terrible, actually the last 2 days I ate watermelon during the day and the "slaw" Mom made at night. Saturday was a very yummy day, I made a bowl of strawberries and blueberries and put some equal and drizzled honey on top it was such a treat!! Every night I have a cup of Jasmine tea with lemon and honey in it, it is like my guilty pleasure. I had a dream on Friday that I ate Texas Toast with cheese on it and I felt guilty when I woke up!! I think I might start walking a little more to jump-start this weight loss, I sit at a desk all day, I feel like I would be losing a little more if I was more active :) I am feeling much better I am energized and refreshed and in a much better mood these days, I am really excited for the future and the summer even to be able to wear less clothing and not be sweating my butt off for no reason lol...

Day 6

So it is Friday night and I am Hungry but as I keep telling myself, I know I wont die from it. I seem to be more hungry at night, I mean the past few days I had to force myself to eat at lunch time...My job is pretty sedentary so I can eat while I am working. The highlights of the past few days were yesterday Mom made us coleslaw and it was soooooo good! Also I liked the milk days they were good :) It really wasn't strange at all not eating, I am actually looking forward to tomorrow being another milk day lol. I really thought it would be strange but it's actually much easier to just drink milk. I have been drinking jasmine tea at night with lemon and a tsp of honey, it is very floral, I look forward to it. I have a water bottle I keep filling up so I am doing better than I thought with the water thing, plus it helps the hungrys. My representative called me today to see how I was doing. I am doing awesome! I have been very strict with this cleanse and I am feeling the results, I am full of energy and I feel like I lost weight also. Tonight is kind of difficult for me since I like to have a few drinks on Fridays to wind down but hey I will drink when I am skinny! My balls behind my ears are kind of sore but I set my alarm on my phone to go off every two hours, I left my phone home by accident yesterday so I may have missed a rotation but all in all it has been "do-able" I even stopped and rotated while I was shopping Wed. night lol I found a chair somewhere I didn't care. I can't wait until my appointment on Thursday to see how much weight I have lost, even if it isn't as much as I was hoping for I still feel great!

Day 2
Well, last night was a bugger! I was HUNGRY! But I drank a few cups of jasmine tea with honey and lemon and chewed a piece of sugarless gum and rotated my balls, by the last rotation before I went to sleep at 1 am I was fine :) I woke up early too, 5 am, that is unheard of on a Sunday! I stayed in bed and went back to sleep until a much more reasonable hour of about 10 am. I was excited to have my coffee with fat free coffee mate and I enjoyed it :) My mom was in the kitchen making soup and mashed potatoes for the boys but it didn't bother me at all, I still wasn't "hungry". I had some strange dreams about eating things then feeling guilty in my dream lol I have been mentally preparing myself for this for a while now (a couple of months) Drinking a lot of water is going to be difficult but I am going to try really hard. Mom made coleslaw for us out of cabbage / carrots / apples / honey, the first one I didn't care for, it had onions in it and I am not a huge fan of onions. The second batch was with no onions and ginger instead, that was yummy! :) This is very do-able ! I am really excited about looking better and feeling better.

January 12, 2013 - My Journey Begins with Rapid K cleanse 

 I attended the information session tonight for Rapid K cleanse in Wall Twp NJ after seeing the dramatic change my Mother experienced I knew it was time for a change for me as well (Mom lost 60 lbs). I have always been overweight basically my whole entire life but this is the largest I have ever been even when I was pregnant with my son 14 years ago, I gained about 60 lbs with the pregnancy but didn't have much of a problem losing it. I noticed that the past year I was eating out a lot and not making healthy choices and also drinking a lot of alcohol because of depression. I am 5'7 and I was weighed in today at 204 lbs. I  didn't feel that I would benefit from a traditional diet like weight watchers at this time since I need to lose a very large amount of weight and quickly, I will probably use this later when I am closer to my goal weight.  Everything that Eilleen said in the orientation I pretty much already knew but didn't really consider to contribute to my weight. I understand the hormones and additives in meat is not good for anyone, I've seen the movie "Food inc" but I guess I was just not ready to give these things up yet. Well all week I have been having my "lasts" of things in preparation, I had some of my favorite foods and feel content to not have them again for as long as it takes :) I am very lucky that my Mother has also decided to go back on the program with me since she has put on some weight and also is excited to feel better and have more energy. My Mom will be a very good support system as I will for her, and hopefully we wont be having to call Eilleen for any troubleshooting lol I should have eaten before we went in, our appointment was at 5 pm so I am kind of hungry but just rotated my balls and had a nice cup of jasmine tea with lemon and honey which was very good :) I am setting the alarm on my phone to remind me to rotate and also at 6 pm to not eat any more. I really feel like my weight is hindering me in alot of ways, I have adult acne which is embarrassing. I also am not waking up in the morning feeling refreshed and hitting the snooze button several times in the morning (or I just hate my job)  not sure which lol Also I noticed when I was looking for a job, I went to an interview and everything went great but for some reason they did not call back, so I see the ad up again a few weeks later so I was like what the heck let me send my resume again. I sent my resume and they called me for an interview! So basically I looked good on paper but they didn't like the way I looked in person :( This really upset me and made me feel self conscious but being out of work I could not start the cleanse.  So I did end up getting a job but not in the medical field :( So I think once I get to a healthy weight I may have more opportunities in my career. I am ready and I will keep updating this blog as a previous blog I read really was inspiring :) Here is a picture from a few months ago, body shots are few and far between! lol