Leif's Before and After Photos

Leif lost A Lot of inches! I feel bad that we didn't measure. He lost all over. Especially his stomach, legs and arms. He has a little tummy still that he wants to lose. I personally think he looks AWESOME!! I will get a full photo of him soon.:)

Lena Before and After Photos

I don't have any Great pictures. But this gives you an idea of some of the changes. I lost a chin and a half. I lost around my arms, everywhere else. The places that still need fat loss are my thighs and stomach. The rest I need to tone up!
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HCG DIET DAY 26: No shot day

Well, we're done! We've decided to end this phase of the HCG Diet. We'll be moving to the maintenance phase in 48 hours or so, Monday to be exact.

We both woke up this morning with very minimal weight loss. For me, this has become the norm. I haven't cheated (except for the two tiny camping cheats) until just a bit ago. My body is DONE! I need to eat more and I need more carbs. I found myself SOO hungry and crazed while feeding the baby lunch that I chowed down a cracker and I snuck a peanut butter cup. Why I even let that in the house is BEYOND ME! STUPID!

I could tell I was done this morning. I just feel it. So I asked Leif how he felt and he's fine with ending a week earlier then planned. We've lost a lot of weight and inches. I feel bad that I haven't reached my goal. But I wonder if I can keep losing throughout the next month or so. I know we aren't supposed to. But I think that Dr.S. means that the people who have reached their minimum weight should not continue to loose weight. Maybe I'm wrong. But I am going to listen to my body and Pray for the best.

I put a swimming suit on today. I actually felt comfortable enough to go play out in the yard with the kids in their pool. This is a Big Deal! I feel okay about my body. There are little things like my upper thighs, my tummy pouch, and my arms that I'd still like to see trimmed. But I am really looking forward to exercising and weights! Really, I am actually looking forward to it. That is another sign of progress.

So, there it is. I'm now gathering recipes for the next three weeks. Things are looking tasty. I hope we feel more content on the next phase and don't think so much about our weight. It's starting to run over into our 4 year olds vocabulary. I'm nervous about hearing "how many calories is in that?" from a four year old.

HCG DIET DAY 11: Vitamin B makes the HCG Diet Possible!

Today is by far my BEST day on the HCG Diet so far!! I think that it is a combination of a lot of reasons why it has been so good. For sure, the vitamin B Complex drops have SAVED me! Just after lunch I started to feel like I have been feeling every other day and I took another dose of the drops. Within 30 minutes I was cleaning my house and mopping my kitchen floor. By then I had taken around four doses within yesterday and today. So I know that it really helps. I'm sure grateful. I was wondering if I could finish the course.

I made an interesting connection today. I'm wondering if my small set back on the scale yesterday has to do with the coconut oil that I smeared all over my arms and legs the day before. My skin was ready to peel off it was so dry (: not really :) but it was dry. Anyway, I looked on HCGInfo.com and they said that you could use coconut oil for dry skin. But I'm thinking it might not be the best idea.

So today is a good day. I woke up and I had lost a pound. And I have been able to function great today for the first time in a week. It feels really good.

My goal is to hit the 132 pound mark by tomorrow. Here's Hoping!!

Photos: Before HCG Diet

These photos are humorous. But they give an idea of where we're at and where are problem areas are.:)