Dieting

Adam & I both decided to try the HCG diet. We researched everything, talked to people who had done it and made the decision. Basically, for those that don't know, you can do injections or drops of the HCG hormone. We chose drops. We take 6 drops 6 times a day for 3 weeks and can only eat 500 calories. This seems like very little but the hormone is using all that extra fat your body stores so you are actually getting 2500 or so. Pregnant women have a high amount of this hormone and the extra fat is given to the baby. This is basically the same thing - no there are no side effects lol Adam is not turning girlie on me.

We started this on Tuesday 9/21 and so far have lost 7lbs and Adam has lost 8lbs. The hardest part for Adam is not being able to eat when he wants. He is used to snacking or making a really good meal and this just doesn't happen with this diet. The hardest part for me was quitting pop but I did it! The headaches weren't as bad as I've had in the past, mainly due to how much water I have to drink each day. They tell you to drink at least 2L or more. Your meals are: Breakfast - as much coffee or tea as you want, has to be plain though - no sugar! You can add Stevia to it, which helps from what Adam said. Lunch - 100g of meat - can be chicken or steak grilled or broiled or white fish, 1 serving of veggies and 1 serving of fruit. Dinner - same as lunch. They give you a list of what fruits and veggies are okay as well as how much is considered a serving. Same with the meat.

You are supposed to give up all bathroom products since most of them have oil but that's something I'm not willing to give up. I can't imagine going 3 weeks without deodorant, shampoo & Conditioner, makeup. Sheesh!

Anyways I'll update on how it goes next week. Our first week we've done great!

Bella, meet the door...

So most days I am home and we have no issues with Bella. She suffers from separation anxiety big time though so when Adam & I work there's always a mess to clean up. During the summer we have left her outside. We got her a doghouse so she isn't in the sun and keep lots of food and water for her. Well we received a notice from our HOA that she can't stay back there, even though it's an enclosed patio, so I put her in the downstairs bathroom the other day when I left for work. I only work a few hours and we just don't have anywhere else for her to stay. So now for the fun part:

Meet Bella -



Bella, meet the door -



Yep that's right, she chewed a hole in the door. Granted she's worked on it over time but the hole itself was from one day and squeezed her fat butt through there. She's a big dog - over 50lbs. How she got out I have no idea. She came barreling down the stairs when I got home at a full run, slid on the rug and ran to the bathroom to show me what she did. She was pretty proud of herself till she realized I wasn't happy. Oh well time to get a new door!