It's Getting Easier!

So, the girls and I went to Okuma Beach and we had a really good time. When we got to Okuma on Monday, we were pretty hungry. They had a limited lunch menu because it was mid afternoon. Out of fruit salad and chef salad, I took the lesser of two evils. I took the ham/turkey off and gave it to my BF since she's eating whatever. I poured on raw vinegar and ate the eggs (one whole egg), bits of the lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I know I'm not supposed to mix vegetables but I was starving! We went to the beach and had a great time in the water. My menu pretty much consisted of beef and tomatoes/cucumbers for the couple of days that I was there. Tonight, I'm cooking chicken and cabbage. I am looking forward to the I've been taking biolin for the past few days and I've not notice much of a difference, but I am losing again, so that makes me feel awesome. I want to take new measurements soon and hopefully I've lost some more inches. Clothes are fitting great!

This whole HCG protocol is getting easier. When I first began injecting I could feel the pinch of the needle and the sting of the hcg entering my body. I trudged along, because I could see the progress that my husband had already made, and I was anxious for similar results. Now I'm injecting myself, while before my husband had the honors. The VLCD at times seemed unbearable and quite frankly impossible, but I stuck with it, and soon I started to get full after a few bites. Cooking dinner for the kids every night left the window of temptation and opportunity open and I would sometimes have to take a break to fight it. However, now the sight and smells of food don't pull my attention nearly as often as it used to. I would daydream about eating my favorite snacks and sweets. I would get anxious and really have to give myself a pep talk. However, now it's so much more rewarding to say no to sweets and yes to that image of myself that is stuck in my head of a healthier me. While on vacation, my best friend who originally started the protocol with me kept asking if the items she ordered on the menu would bother me at all. I told her not to worry, with just a fraction of doubt. But when her 3 appetizers of fried cheese egg rolls, shrimp cocktail, and grilled chicken skewers in terriyaki sauce came out, I realized that wow, I really am content with my tomatoes and beef. Not because it was the best food on the menu, but because I felt good about what I was doing for my body, for my health, for my family. I know that when I'm finished with this round, that the eating habits of our entire family is going to change. I just don't feel right feeding my kids things that I won't eat anymore. I'm realizing more and more every day that this is a life changing moment in our lives and I'm amazed at how easy it has been and that it really does keep getting easier!