Is it August already?!?!?

I can’t believe how fast this year is going!

So to catch up real quick…

Did the marathon relay in May.

Did the 5k (all by myself!) in June.

There was another 5k in July that I was thinking about doing and didn’t.  Then there was another 5k last week that I decided not to do.  BUT I do have an excuse.

I went back and forth whether or not I was going to share this next part.  I really wasn’t sure how I felt about it.  Just mixed feelings.

So.  The last week of June my husband and I decided to do the HCG diet.  I know, I know… I did a lot of research before hand.  It probably wasn’t the healthiest thing to do – not enough research on long term effects to your organs etc.  But we were only going to do one cycle of it.  The drops not the shots.  Plus we were doing it together so we could watch each other.   AND at this point I still had almost 100lbs that I wanted to lose and I needed a jump start.

It’s been just over a month, we are done with the drops and I’m down 21lbs.  (of course he’s down like twice that – so unfair).  It really wasn’t that hard to do.  We stuck “closely” to the diet but we probably over did it on the calories – your restricted to 500 calories, certain proteins, vegetables and fruits. 

I guess I wasn’t sure if I wanted everyone to know, because it felt like we were cheating, for a lack of a better word.  I want to be proud of our accomplishments and hard work and not be “ashamed” of how we got here.

I will say that other than the quick drop of weight, we have totally retrained our brains and what we think hungry is.

We’ve been off the drops for over a week and slowly adding more calories to our diet.  Still, except a couple of occasions, no bread or flour, no sodas, no added sugars, etc.

Not only that but from day one of starting the “diet” we’ve been 10x more active than we were before.  His job keeps him active but we’re walking or playing tennis 4x a week, plus a punching bag in the garage and I go to the gym a couple mornings before work.

The transformation really is amazing and I’m very proud of both of us. 

We are both motivated and I can’t wait to see what else is in store.

I’ll post some before and after pictures soon!