Bad Blogger...

So, I know I'm pretty crap at blogging.  However, I'm going to try to share more of the recipes I try at least.  =)  

Just to update though, I'm currently on Round 3, Phase 3, Day 15 of the HCG Protocol and I've lost 133 pounds!!  So, while I may be crap at keeping my blog up-to-date, I have *not* given up on my HCG diet and I'm continuing to do well.  This last round, my sister joined me!!  She lost 35 pounds in a 50 day round.  I lost 30 pounds.  I will share more info about losses and rounds and length of rounds once I complete the HCG probably.  As of right now though, I'm only about 50 pounds away from my goal weight.  Of course, my goal weight isn't anywhere near "normal" on the BMI charts (it's actually just inside the "overweight" category, close to the "obese" category) but it's exciting to be so close to it!!  Once I get even closer, I'll probably rethink my goal weight and I'll probably change it and try to lose more.  =)


The maintaining in P3 is sooo hard sometimes!! I mean, I'm glad that I'm not gaining or anything but Thursday I ate about 200 calories OVER my BMR and I lost 0.6 on Friday. Last night I ate about 200 calories over and actually managed to maintain today... though I'm currently 3 pounds under LDW... that's the lowest I've gotten so far in P3 this time around, so it's not horrible but it's still not within 2 pounds. =) Last night I had my first Power Crunch bar for this P3 so maybe that's what helped me to maintain (it actually has some sugar and some flour in it... though probably not too much considering it's near the middle / end of the ingredients). I love those bars though. I could eat more than one if they didn't usually make me gain when I have eaten more than one... =)   

Some great P3 "treats" that I've found (besides the Power Crunch bars) are Quest Protein bars.  I had gotten 2 bars awhile back (free samples from their Facebook page) and I ate a half of one one day and the other half the next day. It was the Vanilla Almond Crunch flavor or something... it wasn't bad but it was a little bland (however, I've ordered a few more from LuckyVitamin.com to try again!!  And LuckyVitamin.com has them for the cheapest price I've found!! Even compared to buying a 12 count box directly from Quest!!) Anyway, then I tried the Chocolate Brownie bar that I had gotten from them and it was soooo good!! It was sort of a darker chocolate flavor (which I liked) and I'm ordering more of those ones definitely!! =) I think having 'sweet treats' helps me to get my calories up... That and the coconut manna / coconut butter!! =) A new favorite 'snack' for me is a cup of Fage (I still do 0% in P3 just because it's easier!) and then I add like 3 Tbsp. of Coconut Butter to it... I don't need any sweeteners or anything with that. I just love it!! But I love all things coconut so... =) I actually had a dream last night about finding some coconut flavored sugar-free candies!! =) 

My sister who is also in P3 with me is only eating about 1000 calories a day so far (day 15 today) and she has lost a little more... I know that it's a big deal to maintain and I keep trying to sort of stress that with her but I also think that, for her and I, it's not such a big deal since we're not really going into P4 and we're 'cycling' back into P2 to start losing again. Once we're where we want to be weight-wise (or once we're done doing HCG), then I think it's very important to do P3 and maintain at the highest amount of calories we possibly can eat without gaining. =) I think I'm getting her more interested in eating more calories now though, since I made Deanna Kerick's Lemon Cream Cheese bars (see previous post) and she really likes those. =) I want to make Deanna's Snickerdoodles (see her blog or I may post the recipe once I make them!!) at some point... When I do, I'll be sure to share the recipe and my thoughts!!  =)

Well, that's all for now.  I'll try to post more soon.  =)
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