Well, the hcg diet was a complete failure for me. I was always hungry and it seemed to actually make my food cravings worse. I already have a hard time controlling my cravings, especially for sugar, but while I was on the diet I felt like an animal. Anything carby or sugary I had to put in my mouth. Now that I'm done with it and back to eating wonderful, wholesome food, I feel absolutely amazing and I've been steadily dropping weight.
I didn't know what to blame it on, but tonight, one year and four months after giving birth to my second child, I finally started my cycle. Sorry if that's too graphic, but it's a fact of life. Get over it. I think that was probably the major downfall, and since I don't plan on ever being a weight where a diet like that is necessary I will never try it again. Everyone else I know that has tried it has had wonderful success, but for some reason I just couldn't do it. I'm ok with that. I prefer eating mounds of healthy food and working out until my vision goes blurry.
Ok......so maybe my vision has never gone blurry except for maybe standing up too quickly. But still, I LOVE working out. HARD. So I have been.
This morning for breakfast I made coconut flour pancakes. DELISH! And so healthy. All they were was coconut flour, eggs, coconut milk, vanilla, baking soda, and then butter and a tiny bit of maple syrup for topping. My kids gobbled them down and they were so wonderfully fluffy and flavorful. I can't wait to try a chocolate cake with it, but that is going to have to wait until a few more pounds down the road.
I've got thirteen days before I go see my husband in Wichita Falls, and I am going to work my booty off to look the absolute best I can when I get down there. If I could be into a size seven by the time I step on the plane I would be absolutely ecstatic. If not, oh well. I tried.
So, I'm not going to post the links to the workouts I've been doing because I bought Mark Lauren's book, "You Are Your Own Gym," and it has been absolutely wonderful. I still check out www.bodyrock.tv every once in a while, though, 'cuz she definitely adds some twists and really kicks it into high gear. She is such a great inspiration.
Well, this has all been quite random and I'm exhausted, so I'm going to bed. Hopefully next post will actually have a point to it. Goodnight everyone.
Some random ramblings of a woman who's passionate about just about everything that happens in this life. Health is my major soapbox. My family is my joy. My Savior is my reason for everything, and I hope his light and love shine through in everything I do and say.
