Days 22-37
The Plateau

So I've been going through what they call The Plateau- where weight loss comes to a standstill. I've been at the same weight- roughly 173, for 11 days so far. This morning I weighed in at 172.6. I haven't been eating  nearly enough because I was afraid of eating too much- and that caused the opposite to happen- my body started hanging on to every single calorie, almost not even losing an ounce from day to day. I also believe it's because I stopped eating apples. Sounds strange, but the very day i stopped eating them- (2 a day for 3 weeks and you get pretty sick of apples) was the day I quit losing. I didn't see a need to blog about weight loss because well, there wasn't any weight loss to blog about. But I think (knock on wood) that I'm back on the right track. Today is Sunday, and as of Saturday I'll be done with my first 42 day phase. Then I start the Gorge Phase all over again- and man, am I ready! Bring on the fast food, fried chicken, and SWEETS! Oh how I have missed bread, chocolate, sodas, and most of all, again, FRIED CHICKEN. So if I keep losing, by Saturday I will be at 166 lbs- that is 22 pounds in 42 days. If it weren't for the holidays (and my own mess-ups, of course) it would be 42 pounds. So by the end of the second 42 day cycle, I should be approaching my goal weight of 120 lbs. After all, I'm very short- 5 foot 2- and 120 is a good weight for that height. Maybe I'll try for 110-115...it depends on how I look and feel.
One thing I will say- I will NEVER futilely slave away in the gym EVER again. Thank you HCG!
Stay tuned :)