It's Time For Another Revolution

Okay, I am done posting about depressing things that have happened in my life this past year. I can't take it anymore.  So, I am posting about my new revolution instead.  This year I will be the big DIRTY THIRTY.  Yeah, I admit it.  After the year that I had I think I need to embrace this rather than be disgusted by it.  Besides, I DO NOT LOOK 30 at ALL!!  At least that is what I have been told!

Anyway, on to this years revolution.  I am continuing to redo my home. I am in the process of re-doing my UGLY (now slightly beautiful) kitchen! WHOOP WHOOP!  So, in the next blog post I will show you how I managed to re-do my horribly ugly and old cabinets (yes, they are over 30 years old) in to beautifully renewed cabinets for under $200.  Yep, you read the right.  I will also give you some other renovation posts b/c that is what has been keeping me busy for the past few months!

I have also taken on another business adventure.  Thirty-One.  I became a consultant b/c I had an unhealthy obesession with the bags and getting organized.  However, my profit is going directly to Lyme Research.  I had another relapse a few months ago, and now three individuals have died for complications from this disease.  So look for giveaways of my products and I encourage you to help me reach my goal of $1,000.00 by the end of Spring to Lyme Research! JOIN ME HERE on my Facebook Event to Shop and see the video I created!

I am also going to start posting more and work on my 30 B4 30 list.  This might have to change a little bit since money is tight and I don't think I will make it out to LA/Hollywood this year.  And that's okay.

I talked to my Nana Christmas Day (HI NANA!) and found out she has been reading my blog posts.  So cool right?!? How many people can say their Nana reads their blog??  I have probably got the coolest Nana out there.  Anyway, in talking with her she gave me some words of encouragement about writing a novel.  Little did she know, I started writing a novel last year, and I think part of this year's revolution is to finish it.  Even if I never send it to be published.

That's all I got for you all today!  Please tell me what you are revolutionizing about your life this year! I would like to know.  Who knows, maybe we will be doing the same thing!

XOXO

Hello 2013! Goodbye 2012!

While I realize it is now January 4th, and everyone else has posted their goodbye's to 2012 by now, I wanted to wait until after my latest dr.'s appointment before I fill you in on how I have been doing lately.  It's pretty crappy, the supposed Infectious Disease doctors I have seen are "Specialists." In my opinion that term must be used loosely in the medical world b/c it was another strikeout with this 2nd opinion.  Here's my rationale as to why both my PRIMARY doctor and myself believe I need more antibiotics:

April 2012: The Lyme's was found and 5 strands were present in the blood work.  I did 4 weeks of doxycycline.

October 2012: More blood work was done b/c I wasn't feeling "better" and 3 of the 5 strands were still present in the blood work. So I was put on amoxicillin for another 4 weeks.

November 2012: Blood work was ordered again to see how the amoxi did....guess what!?!?!  2 of the remaining 3 strands were present still.  My primary decided at that time it was time to see a specialist for more antibiotics...intravenously.

Ovb. the antibiotics are working, just slowly and perhaps I need to be on them a little bit longer....I feel like I am SOOOOO close but just not there yet.  It is very frustrating and I wanted to scream when I left the dr.'s office yesterday! Not only b/c of the fact that she offered no solution to my suffering but also b/c all the info she had given to me could have been done over the phone AND she was also over 30 minutes freakin' late to my appt!!!!! (See annoyed pic below that was posted to instagram while I was waiting!)

See! I was really annoyed, but my lipstick was pretty!

Her advice was to go back to the neurologist and GI doc since I also have some GI issues as well and start poking around again...YAY...I am just exhausted...

With that said, I am welcoming 2013 and making it my year.  Remember how I REVOLUTIONIZE my life each year?!? Well this year it's a little easier to decide what it will be.  This is my year to rid myself of this horrible disease that has made me more sick than I could have ever imagined.  My year to accomplish changes around my house that I wasn't able to do last year due to this illness. And, lastly, my year to Kick Ass with this blog that I LOVE so much but have been neglecting!

So here's what I got for you:  Stay tuned for posts on my outfits for the day, nails of the week, winter trends I love especially when living in MD when one day can be 60's and the very next be 20's (layers are our favorite thing out here) and many more post.  I have even been dabbling with the thought of doing video makeup tutorials again!

I would also love to start a link up each week and month.  I mentioned previously how I thought my Fashion Friday posts could be a link up and I am currently figuring out how I want to incorporate that.  Stay tuned for more details on those link ups.

I also want to bring back Sunday Spotlight, only it's going to be a little different this time around. More details to come on that was well.

I miss being on here more than you all know!  But I am putting this disease behind me at this point and pressing forward as if it doesn't exist.

Here is to Revolutionizing 2013! 

30 days to Shred?

I have done really well at not gaining weight back after I did the WeightNot diet however, I have done a horrible job at keeping my muscles toned so... I LOOK FAT!  I hate that word and even though many would argue, I highly disagree and there is no nicer way to put it!  I am tired of feeling all the jiggles when I walk, run, jump (bah! like I actually do a lot of that!) and pretty much everything else during the day. So, I read up on Jillian Micheals', one of my all time favorite trainers (along with Chalene Johnson), 30 day shred. A couple of my friends have started it and there has been some decent reviews about it, so I decided to give it a try. Last night I began my 30 day journey and let me tell yah, for someone who has been doing the stationary bike for the past month at least 3-4 days per week (30 minutes a day --hey not bad! Last week I did it 6 days!) she still kicked my ass!

Photo courtesy of http://www.jillianmichaels.com

So it says you can loose up to 20 lbs in 30 days. I don't believe that and I don't really care about lbs. I just want to loose inches b/c that means I am toning up and getting lean muscle instead of this wobbly mess I like to pretend has muscle attached somewhere.  Also, my ass is HUGE! While many people love large derrières mine is outta control. Don't get me wrong I love being a "bubble butt" as my mother use to put it ever so gently to my low self-esteem self, it needs to get toned and slim down ever so slightly.

I took a couple of pictures (clothes on...how do these people gain the confidence to do it in the bra & underwear) I haven't gained the strength to post them just yet. Maybe in my next post?

There are three levels of the program. After each level I will update you followers on my progress.  If it works I may move on to one of her other DVDs!

Feel free to join me and don't forget to follow me on Twitter & FB and we can do it together!

Here's to Kickin' Ass & Slimin' Up!

Nicole

A new year, A new me!

So, I basically when MIA for the past year. There has been quite a bit that has gone on that I really haven't been able to keep up with everything.  For starters, as many of you were aware, I am in graduate school and I am happy to report that I have officially started my 12 week count down.  In 12 weeks I can officially say I am done with school and I will hold a Master's of Management.  Yay me!! It has been so hard to keep up with a family, work, grad school, and everything else in between let alone a blog and YT channel!

My daughter has been asked to join a dance team! Yay her! Which has also taken up some of our time. Pictures soon to come! And I have a ongoing bout with pneumonia that has continued to kick my ass!  I am convinced my constant illness has something to do with the new building my company has recently moved us into!  They used to dissect and study dead bodies in here! Gross right?!?!

Oh yeah! I am back to my natural hair color...Dark Brown...and I am growing it out! Hooray for it being to my shoulders.  Ok, Ok, I couldn't just do the completely dark brown look right off the bat. I put some "peek-a-boo" highlights underneath to soften to look considering I have been practically blonde for years!  Next appointment though, I am ditchin' the blonde and opting for red (I think)!

Anyway, I wanted to post because I am ready to get moving on this blog again. I really did enjoy this and my YT channel.  It was my gateway from reality and escaping my life for an hour or two a day!

So here is the plan, I will continue to revolutionize the way I run my life just as I did for the past two years (P.S. I am out of debt...with the exception of school, so yes I did what I needed to do for last years revolution...can I get another YAY ME!).  This blog will still focus on health, weight loss, fashion, beauty, and all the other girly stuff.  But it will also include my new revolution for the year!  That post is to be coming soon!  I am truly excited about it.

YouTube will still remain on hiatus. I really dislike all the haters out there and I hate having to monitor all the stinkin' comments they make.  So, blog readers encourage your friends to come here. If you are here from my YT channel, stick around, there will be more tutorials and fun videos on here than on YT.

I have lots of ideas...I just need to put them into action! Let me know what else you want to read about too!

Missing blogging & to future blogdeavers!

Nicole

A New Year, A New Revolution

Hi Everyone!  Okay, so one year ago today I began a weightloss revolution.  I lost 26.4 lbs this past year....not all of what I wanted to loose but a majority of it.  I think I have to say that last years revolution was a success.  This year I am still going to try to shed that last 10 lbs but I am not going to stress over it this year.

You can go back to here to see the program I did.

&& You can go back here to see the finish of the program.

& Just to recap.  I have not gained or lost any weight since I finished the program!!

So Now what is this years revolution?  Well watch below for your answer.  It's a lot easier to tell you then to type it.  WARNING:  I tend to talk a little too much in these videos!  Also, I was totally driving while fliming!

So here is to a new year & a new revolution!

OMG---BUSY BUSY BUSY---BUT............

I am doing awesome!  I wanted to post a little something to let you all know that I am doing great and still keeping the weight off.  It has been almost six months and I lost a few more lbs.....so that is a very good thing!  So, I have been scrounging around trying to find a picture of myself that from prior to the WeightNot and this is what I have come up with.....UGH I didn't like taking pictures at all when I looked like this..

 So after the WeightNot, this is what I look like now....

(OMG! you can soooo see I have freckles in this)

Yep! Size 6! Thank you very much!

Okay, so horrible pics I know, but I haven't taken any lately (this was our trip to Disney World!)  My little one (in the upper photo with me) wanted me to take a pic like a belly dancer! ahahaha!  The upper pic you can definitly see the difference in my face, and the second pic I wanted to give you all more of a body shot...however, the shirt is a little big, but hopefully you get the picture.  I will try to post more pics, so you guys can see I really do where make up and dress a bit better than this! HA! It was like 90's the entire time we were there, but b/c of the heat index it felt like 105!  Therefore, there was no reason to be wearing makeup!!!
The program works and as long as your remain an active lifestyle you will have no problem keeping the lbs off.  My current workout routine is as follows:

Monday & Wednesday - Jazzercize!  OMG I was kind of weirded out when my BFF asked me to try it with her, but we are HOOKED! It is so much fun and the one by me has really great instructors!  Shoutout's to ANNE & TARA!  If you have one near you, you should definitely try it!

Tuesday & Thursday - Walk - I either walk outside if it is nice or I walk/jog on my treadmill.  I try to make sure I am getting in at least 2 miles.

Friday's - ZUMBA!  Love It! It doesn't matter if you have a dance background or no coordination!  Everyone can do it!!!  Check it out below!! 



So, now I am started back up with my fall classes, so I will remain busy but...  My goal is to make everyone feel better about themselves.  Look for more posts about Make-Up reviews, coupons/deals, and everything in between for reviews.  I am definitely going to do a video post as well, so you guys can see first hand how well I am doing off the WeightNot Diet!

P.S. So sorry this has taken so long to do!  I have been going crazy with everything else in my life!

Ear Bleeds, Nose Bleeds, A Rock, & A Review

I really wanted to give you all the review of the WeightNot Program on Monday, however; numerous events occurred that hindered me from having the ability to do so.


Ear Bleeds
On Sunday and Monday, my husband had blood draining from his ear. Gross, I know. I told him he must go see a doctor, but who listens to their wife, when they work with a bunch of electricians who seem to think they are doctors themselves. It wasn’t until his foreman told him it is dangerous for him not to be able to hear on the jobsite and he needs to go get it checked out. So, Mike thanks for telling my husband for me, since he listens to you better than he listen to me. Turns out, he has a middle ear infection….most commonly found in children. HA! Suspicions have been confirmed. He really is just an over grown kid!

Nose Bleeds
Now, on to lovely Tuesday! Around 3 pm, I received a call from the Health Room at my daughter’s school. Apparently, her nose started bleeding out of nowhere and when she saw the blood she proceeded to pass out (the nurse believes that this was just the reaction to seeing all the blood). Luckily, the nurse got to her before she hit the ground.

A Rock
Tuesday night, my oldest had a softball game. I got my Bird (my little one’s nickname) all cleaned up and ready to go (same one who had the nose bleed). Shortly in to the third inning, I heard a blood-curdling scream. Yes, it was from Bird. She was playing with another little boy who decided to throw a rock at her head (right above her eye). Now, he is only 3 I don't think it malicious, however, she has a nice lump on her head. Oh yes, it has been an eventful past few days! Ahhh, the fun of husbands and kids!

A Review
Now to what you have been waiting for. Among all the craziness in my household the past few days, I did have my last appointment for the WeightNot program and technically, I am off the diet. However, I am on a transition period for the next two weeks to help “reset” my body.
This program was amazing! As you can see, I still have some weight to loose, however, realistically; I realized that 20 lbs was probably the amount I would see fall off. This diet is not for the weak. As with any other diets, it is hard and it is a lifestyle change. But, I can say that a major plus for this diet is the fact that I saw loss in areas that I never have seen a loss in before. Such as my flanks (love handles), a lot in my stomach I lost 3.75 inches!, and some in my thy area. I did not lose anything in my breasts. This is a plus because I work very hard to find the biggest padded bras possible to make it look like I have something. HAHAHA! There was also, absolutely no mood changes either. I was usually my chipper self!
More importantly, I learned more about people and myself during this program. I love who I am and who I become during this entire process. I learned to not care what others think, since this is a rather extreme diet (please see previous RANT post), I learned that my husband and kids love me the way I am diet or no diet, and I learned that I love who I am.

So, would I recommend this program? Yes, I would, as long as you are a dedicated and determined person in anything that you do. It is so important not to deviate from the diet at all. The counselors are wonderful, especially Christy, who was my WeightNot counselor, who actually has been reading my blog! She was available to me whenever I needed her. There was actually a weekend where I emailed her and she emailed me back in less than 24 hours.
So, if you still aren’t sure and you have some other questions to ask me leave them below in the comment area and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible.

If you do decide to do it, tell them I sent you, and I believe they still have introductory pricing too! So, you can get it for cheap. I believe, there is a discount, if you were recommended too.  I don't know how it works, you would need to talk to them, but, even if you can't use it, still tell them that you heard the program was awesome and want to try it!  (I still have to read all those details!)
Those of you already on it, please tell me more about how you are doing. I want to encourage you and help be a building block in your success!
I will be blogging more later about the transition period and my exercise regimen. I will even post my workout routine for those who want to know. And, I will have my before and after photos posted up as soon as I can get my camera working.
I hope to continue my revolution and spread the revolution to others!

With love, a skinnier and happier Nicole!

Final Week!!!!

So, I have been doing rather well.


HOWEVER, I screwed up somewhere. I was supposed to have injections until the end of the week, but for some reason, I only had enough until Sunday. Which is no problem, I got in touch with my coordinator and she had me follow the last day procedures, which is continue on the 500 calories for three days after the last injection, and then bump my calories up after that. We are keeping my appointment the same, which is this coming Monday, to get all the details for the transition period. I am so proud of myself. I have done rather well in my opinion.

Total amount lost is…………

22.2 lbs

So, that’s only 14.2 lbs left to reach my goal weight. I am worried about eating more calories and possibly gaining weight. But, I hope as long as I exercise, I should be ok.

So, Andrea is in her first week of the WeightNot program and requested that I give some tips to help with the diet. The diet is not easy, you have to have extreme will power but it does get easier as long as you do not deviate from the diet. Here is what my day looks like:

8:00 am – I have already had a full glass of water

9:00-9:30 – I eat my melba toast with my vitamins

10:30 – I eat my first fruit

11:45 – I eat my lean meat and cup of vegetables

1:00 – I take my second round of vitamins

2:30 – I eat my second piece of melba toast

5:30 – I eat my second round of lean meat and cup of vegetables

7:00 – I have my second piece of fruit

8:30 – BED!!

Going to bed and lots of water is key! I make sure I always have water on me and I get to sleep. I am one of those people, that the longer I am up the more hungry I become. Also, when I make dinner the night before, I make an extra serving for my lunch the next day. I plan, plan, plan. I know it is hard to stick to this diet but, you will not see results unless you do. Try your hardest! And spread out your foods through out the day. It helps, plus I am a really busy person that it makes it difficult to think about food. But trust me. As long as you don’t cheat it does become easier not to deviate.

Followers???

...well apparently I have more than I know.  Yesterday I recieved a message from Christy asking how I was doing since I haven't posted in a while.  I was surprised! I didn't know I had more followers than what is shown on blogger.com!  It was nice to hear that someone was actually interested in how I am doing on the WeightNot program.  So here a shout out to Christy and her Co-Worker who have been checking in to see how I am doing.  Thank you guys (and everyone else that I do and don't know are following) for supporting me through this program it is much appreciated!

So what have I been doing & how have I been....Well beside case analysis' for grad school, dance practice, softball practice, dinners and work, I have been rather busy but doing excellent.  I ran in to a road block, where I wasn't loosing as much as before (and I wasn't cheating) but now we are going strong.  For the past 3 days I have been loosing a pound a day.  So here is the total weight loss thus far....

19.4 lbs!

I feel good! I will be hitting the 20+ lbs mark probably tomorrow.  I am excited to see the results and everyone is now noticing the difference.  I can happily say I am in a size 8 pant and those are becoming loose on me.  Lately, I have been a bit more hungry than normal, and I don't know what that's all about, but I am not deviating.  I have 2 more weeks and I am going to finish the hard part of the diet with a bang!  I am hoping that I see, 5-10 more lbs lost.  Can I get a Woo Hoo! I have 14 days left.  So to recap I am at day 33 and it is 19.6 lbs lost.  The diet says that you can loose up to 30 lbs, so far I seem to be on the right track.  Now, everyone's body is different. But, I know that for me loosing weight is difficult and if I can do it I know others can too.

As long as I know there are followers, I will keep posting.  After the 14 days are up, I have a 3 week transition period.  At that time, I hope I continue to loose the remaining weight (only 17 lbs to go) and I can start exercising.  After that, my next project will be Celtrixa.  So stay tuned to see me reach my goal and see if Celtrixa really works. 

Thanks to all the visual and not-so-visual supporters!

Where have I been?!?!?

Week three is now down for the count and I can't believe I haven't been on here since last Wednesday!  I have been so busy with grad school projects, dance, softball, and just life.  But  I have been going strong on this diet!  This week I was a little bit more hungry than usual and I cheated on Saturday night by having a sliver of ice cream cake and OH BOY did that treat me badly!  I was in the bathroom for an hour that night! Never again will I cheat!  I don't know why my body reacted that way but it did and it wasn't pleasant.  The good news was I still lost .2 the next weigh in, still I do not reccommend cheating! It kicks your butt! Literally! LOL!

Here is the total weight loss so far!

13.4 lbs!

Much better loss this week than last! This week, I was also WAY more comfortable and I am starting to visually see my results all over rather than just on the scale!  I am loving it.  Anyway, off to do more grad school work!!! AHHHH

What I was looking for...

So, did the tips that my coordinator told me to do, and guess what, this morning....I dropped 1.6 lbs! OH YEAH! That is what I was looking for.  She also got back to me with information from the doctor.  It seems that the possible "pain" I was feeling in thigh could be from water retention, which the HCG does.  Well after taking in some more fiber and getting rid of some waste (which I was having problems doing) I am pain free and more comfortable.  Plus, seeing my weight go down on the scale.  Awesome!!

So today, I was outside with the kids and my husband enjoying the cool, but nice weather...I miss being able to run around with them.  However; in 5 weeks time I will be able too!  I am counting down!

I am still hungry at times, but I eat either my fruit or melba toast and I am good to go until one of my meal times.  I love the oranges I have been eating! They are so sweet and filling that I could eat them all day and be fine!  I wish they weren't so expensive. 

Anyway here is a start to an awesome 3rd week!

Down for the Count....

Week 2 has come and gone.  The total weight loss to date....

9.2 lbs

Not nearly what I hoped for.  I spoke with my awesome coordinator about the possible side effects I am feeling, and she is checking with the doctor.  As for the weight loss issue, she said I should still be loosing .5 to 1 lb per day.  Well, thats not happing.  So, she gave me a couple of tips.  I now need to continue to drink the super slimming tea every night and up my fiber pills to 2, 3 times a day.  So, we will try this and see what happens. 

Today I want to reflect what I miss the most....

My morning coffee with Hazelnut creamer
Walking on the nice warm days
Eating out with my girlfriends
Eating Chocolate Cake!

But, I am doing well and I am ok with the change of lifestyle.  Here is to a better week!

On HIGH alert!

Side effects are a known fact with anything you do medically.  I put a call in to my coordinator today to talk about some of the possible side effects I am having which, are scary.  I can't determine whether or not I am freaking myself out or I should really be concerned.  One of the side effects are clotting.  I looked up symptoms and it is possible I only have one of the symptoms, leg pains.  However; I start to panic a little bit and find myself having shortness of breath.  I believe that is because I am panicing because once I calm down I am fine.

On top of the fear, I am 1. either getting sick, or 2. my allergies have started early this season! My nose is stuffy, ears are stuffed, throat is scratchy! UGH! And I don't know if I am allowed to take allergy medicine with this diet.  So again, I am waiting to hear from my coordinator to see if that is ok.

This morning when I weighed....I gained! Not much but...what the heck! Today I think was bound to be a bad day.  They said there would be a time where I may flucuate or hit a plateau, I hope that this is the only week that happens. 

Tommorow is official weigh-in post!

RANT!!!

Ok today is a day for ranting!  Feel free to rant with me!  I am a very open person, and when I choose to tell you something about my life, I am choosing to tell you not, that I am choosing you to tell me negative things about the decision I made.  I KNOW that this is an extreme diet, I KNOW that there is a possibility that I could fail in the end! I DON'T need people telling me this!  Instead, I should be supported whether you agree with my decision or not because, I would encourage you not put you down!  Being on a diet is hard enough, then to have people, that you shouldn't really care about their opinions, telling you negative things just brings more negative and hardship on the diet! UGH!!!  I have learned my lesson no more telling people anything but my VERY close friends and family!  Geez!

Other than that, diet is going well!  Feel free to rant today!

Slow down, Grad School, & Not Enough Time in the Day!

Ok I think the slow down of the weight loss is coming.  They warned me that there may be a period where the weight flucuates and some days I will loose a couple pounds and other days a couple ounces.  So that can be a little discouraging but I am still willing to continue to work at it.

So today will be a short post, because I am in Grad school and I have been working away on this conference topic which is really a opinion topic but we have to find scholarly references.  UGGHH! So I must carry on with that! Which means, that since I work full time, the only time I have is when I get home, and I must get dinner going for the rest of the fam and then make mine, plus do homework, housework, baths, etc....therefore, there is not enough time in the day for me to do all this.  P.S. I am EXHUSTED!!!

So the detox phase is over, but I am starting to really like the tea.  I have to save it for the transition phase though, so I am looking for some tea to supplement the coffee I am missing in the morning. 

Anyway, got to go finish up my homework!

Full Week....Drumroll Please.....

Today marks 7 days of injections and 5 days of the low calorie diet and for the five days of the low calorie diet I have lost a total of:

7.6 lbs!

So far the diet has worked, because that is about 1 lbs per day if you count the 2 days of loading.  I skip injections every 7th day, and today, I could feel the difference.  I was more hungry than I have been.  So what does that mean?  The HCG injections are working.  With them I am more full, without them, I am hungry. 

Tonight I really didn't feel like cooking (I was suppose to make chicken soup) so I decided to make something quick and easy.  Instead of lean meat, I can substitute 3 egg whites and 1 full egg.  I made that instead and ate that with a cup of romaine lettuce, and it was quite tasty!  and I was full after the meal. 

In addition, my keytone level raised to moderate today, whereas the past couple of days it was a trace and small.  The moderate means my body is really starting to get rid of the fat! Awesome! What's even better, I could tell the difference this time!

My mood has been good, my energy stable, and my hunger under control! Here is to another successful week ahead!

Fire! Fire!

So, the diet has been going good. I have managed to stick to the menu I prepared and two things I have eaten in the past two days have made my mouth spit flames!  All it calls for is a 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper and for some reason that stuff is HOT! (and I love spicy food).  I have managed to drink a liter of water before even finishing my dinner and in turn, I am extremely full!  So, the water thing does work! 

Anyway, yesterday I started the Ketosis stick measurements to see how well I am burning fat.  The problem with this is I have to match colors to the side of the bottle and it's hard to tell which color is which.  I wish those type of things would use very different colors, like PINK! it would be much easier to read.

The hunger is no longer an issue at all.  So, although this is an extreme method of loosing weight it is working and I am not hungry like they said when I initially started. The HCG must be working! 

Tomorrow, I will be on this for an entire week (including the loading phase) and can't wait to tell everyone what I have lost so far!

Better Day, Late Night

Yesterday was much better than Friday and I have to say that I am rather proud of sticking to it when I went out with friends to celebrate one of my best friends birthday.  We went to the movies, and I brought my orange and ate that during the movie.  Then we went to dinner at this wonderful resturant in downtown Frederick, Cacique's.  I ended up ordering a side of broccoli, which was not on the list of items I am allowed to eat but, I was desperate, I only had my super slimming tea at that point.  I waited until I got back to my other best friends house to eat my dinner that I made prior to leaving for the night and I did however; between the movie and dinner it was a little later than expected.  I would have blogged last night but by the time I got home I was exhusted.

I was less hungry today than I was on Friday, but I think that has something to do with the fact that I am more busy running around and sleeping in a little later at home, than at work.  We will see Monday if this is going to be an ongoing trend of being less hungry. 

I was going to do my first VLOG today, however; I am going to wait until I have been on it a whole week for the results to show, and believe me they are starting to show.  I can't see it visually yet, but according to my scale the number is going down.  So, the first video is probably going to be next sunday.

Here is to my Revolution 2010!

Hungry is a Nasty Word...

That I used all day today....

I was told that I would probably be hungry for the first couple of days, as well as have a headache and maybe moody.  Well, I was hungry and had a headache, but the girls at my office remained extremely positive for my sake. 

In my kit I recieved a binder prepared for me with a bunch of recipes that I decided to try out.  For lunch I had a Chicken Salad, which entails chicken rubed with spices and a cup of lettuce.  I had 1 (that's right one) Melba toast with it and it was very good.  For dinner I had Chicken Italia.  That included chicken with spiced up tomatoes on the top and bottom.  Not so good.  I don't like tomatoes but figured maybe I would like them with all the spices tossed on it.  WRONG! I still don't like them.  I included a yummy orange for my side and my 1 Melba toast.

I am now drinking the slimming tea as part of my detox phase, and again, not trying to sound picky but...I don't like tea.  However; I am going to be a soldier and drink it up.

The hardest part is sitting down with the rest of the fam while they eat what ever they want and I eat this strict food!  My husband is lucky to eat tons of junk and still be rail thin.  My girls are active and they burn off everything they eat too, but I am sure to watch their "junk food intake" as well.

I am staying strong and hopefully will be seeing results very soon. 

I wanted a revolution right?  Here is to truding on!

Eat Like a King...

Cuz, this is the last time you'll be eating that way for a while!

Day two of the "loading" phase has been wonderful!  I have eaten every unhealthy, fattening, high-caloric food there is in this world!  And the result....not feeling so hot, tired, and uncomfortable.  However; tomorrow is the begining of a very stressful number of days. 

This afternoon I prepared my menu for the next week and tonight I am prepping my lunch for tomorrow.  I am very sad that I can't do my morning routine of coffee with my yummy Hazelnut creamer!  Instead I will be drinking tea; which I am not fond of!

The injections are going well, except, Note to self-pick a FATTY spot to inject.  Otherwise it hurts like heck!  I am hoping they become a bit faster to do in the AM.  Currently, it takes me 5 minutes of staring at my stomach talking myself in to doing it! Then, I do it and wonder why I sike myself out b/c it doesn't hurt!

Here is to getting through my first day of the low-calorie diet tomorrow!  I will be checking in then!