Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Hot 100: 1st week results

As promised, I’m off the HCG drops as of yesterday.  I was worried that it would be hard to stay on the low-calorie diet the last two days without them (it is recommended to stay on it two days after … Continue reading

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HCG Drops: The good, the bad, and the ugly

I’ve now been on HCG drops for 31 days. My intention in taking them was to lose weight quickly (obviously), and to blog my experience to put more truth about them out there. There are a lot of people arguing … Continue reading

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Yeast Infection Home Remedies

This isn’t a pleasant topic and talking about it is embarrassing, but since three out of four women have a yeast infection in their lifetime and more than half of all women will have one more than once, I think … Continue reading

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Apple Day

If you look above, you’ll see I’ve added a page to my blog called “HCG Drops” which explains the story of how I got them, what they are, and how they work so that anyone new to my blog can … Continue reading

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Week 18 Weigh-In

I never posted my weight from last week, which went up to 158.8 during Aunt Flo’s visit.  I weighed in at 152.4 yesterday morning, a 6.2 pound loss. Woot! So I finally proved to myself that I really CAN’T eat … Continue reading

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The Hot 100

Steve from Log My Loss has brought back “The Hot 100” and I’m so excited to participate this year!  This is a challenge focused on the last 100 days of 2010.  September 23, 2010 starts the clock.  From that day … Continue reading

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When your period is a blessing

Come on, ladies, don’t raise those eyebrows at me.  Don’t pretend you don’t love using your period as an excuse to miss work, skip a work-out, eat a chocolate bar the size of your head and PMS salads that consist … Continue reading

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My first full week on the HCG drops

Thank the Lord, this week has gone so much easier than the beginning days of the diet.  As promised, the hunger pangs ceased and I find I actually have to force myself to eat each meal.  I still have cravings … Continue reading

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The beginning of Phase II with HCG Drops

My experience during the first few days of Phase II on the HCG diet. Continue reading

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