WEEK 2 RECAP

I started the week out feeling pretty crappy thanks to stoppage, and that persisted for a while - but when that stopped I had my first real "7" day since I started this.  Positive feelings were then derailed by a bunch of other stuff in my life, unfortunately, but now that those things are past, I can say that I definitely feel better now than I have in two weeks.

I very much hope that this week represented the low point in this journey.  Progress was still made, but it was definitely stunted.  And after losing close to 10 pounds the first week it's a bit disheartening to only lose 2 the second week.  BUT I have faith that things are sorted out now, and things will return to something closer to the week 1 rate. :D

As of today, after 13 days of eating only 500 calories per day while taking pharmacy-grade sublingual HCG hormone drops, I have lost 11.3 pounds, and 9.6 inches. That's still pretty ridiculous.


Les Graphs:

(DAY 13)

So I'm finally starting to miss normal food.  I'm not hungry at all, but I keep smelling other things (cheeseburgers) or looking at pictures of food (Kraft mac'n'cheese) and reeeeally wishing I could have some.  It's a really good thing I'm not hungry.

Other than that, I feel pretty awesome.  This week was emotionally draining, but I did finally sort out all the bodily stoppage issues that were making me feel unhappy physically.  I wish I had some awesome weight loss to counteract all of the negative stuff, but all that sorting-out meant I've been pretty plateaued all week.

BUT I did wake up this morning and have to measure my waistline because it looked fucking TINY. Partially me, partially uber-flattering T-shirt. But, that's definitely something.

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Earlier today I was like, "I miss spicy food." :(  So I decided to put ALL THE CURRY & CAYENNE PEPPER in my house on my kale chips.
Satisfaction level: Mouth. On. Fire.

I'm re-naming them "fire chips" from this day forth.

Captain's Log, stardate 2013.504
Wakeup: (9:30am, 11 hours of sleep!)
Brunch (11:00pm)
- beef
- cucumber smoothie (so gross)
Snack (2:30pm)
- apple
Dinner (6:45pm)
- halibut
- kale chips
Snack (11:30pm)
- strawberries
Bedtime (12:30pm)
Water: 96 oz
Tea: 50oz

(DAY 12)

Blargh it's Friday.

Scale went up half a pound. BUT I am not surprised, considering yesterday had a lot of weird things - extra food in preparation for dancing, then lots of dancing/cardio activity. Then lots of stress because I found out I  didn't get the job in Korea that I wanted. Then staying up too late looking at job ads to remind myself that there are tons of opportunities. Then not sleeping well because of stress/magnesium tummy making me go to the bathroom/too-much-caffeine.  In some respects, I think only half a pound is pretty lucky.



Captain's Log, stardate 2013.503
Wakeup: (6:30am, 4 hours of sleep)
Brunch (11:15pm)
- chicken
Snack (2:00pm)
- apple
Snack (4:30pm)
- hard-boiled egg white
Dinner 
- beef (7:00)
- lots of kale (8:30)
Bedtime (10:30pm)
Water: 96oz
Tea: 16oz

(DAY 11)

YAY!  I went potty this morning.  And lost half a pound because of it.

Doctor had told me to take 750mg of magnesium, which I did.  Or rather, I though I did - but then I looked more carefully at the packaging to find that it was only 1000mg of the ingredient, and the actual magnesium mg was only 50. I TOOK SO MANY OF THOSE GROSS SPINACH PILLS LAST NIGHT.  I also drank two cups of Smooth Move tea.  The combination was very effective, and less crampy than I expected.

Hopefully pathways will remain clear. I feel much better already.

Captain's Log, stardate 2013.502
Wakeup: (6:30am, 6.25 hours of sleep)
Snack (11:00am)
- apple
Lunch (1:30am)
- chicken
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Snack (4:00pm)
- hard boiled egg white
1st Dinner (6:30pm)
- eggs
- cucumber smoothie
Snack (8:00pm)
- strawberries
2nd Dinner (9:30pm)*
- beef
- kale chips
Bedtime (2:00am)
Water: 116oz
Tea: 64oz


LIKE, WAY BETTER.  I FEEL WAY BETTER TODAY.
It's just been a good day :D

*2nd Dinner, you ask? That's not allowed!
I know.  BUT, tonight is JKPOP. And while I'm planning on leaving earlier than usual, and doing my best to not dance like a crazy person to every song, I know that I will end up burning WAY more calories than usual, and I think eating a bit extra is potentially the easiest way to defend against that. It would be really sad to go backwards, especially after stalling ALL WEEK, but such is my unflappable devotion to JKPOP.

(DAY 10)

STOPPED UP.
SERIOUS SAD FACE.

i.e. no weight loss, no bowel movements.
These things are inextricably related, unfortunately.

SAD FACE SAD FACE SAD FACE.


Captain's Log, stardate 2013.501
Wakeup: (6:30am, 6 hours of sleep)
Brunch (10:30pm)
- chicken
- lettuce'n'vinegar
Snack (3:45pm)
- apple
Dinner (7:30pm)
- beef
- kale chips
Snack (10:00pm)
- strawberries
Bedtime (12:15am)
Water: 96oz
Tea: 68oz