HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!

Bill are is 69 years old and I am (almost) 58 years old. We eat high fat, including lots of heart-healthy saturated fat, sufficient protein and very low carb. We avoid eating artery-clogging whole grains and sugar.  Neither of us needs to take medication of any kind, we are normal weight, and disease free. We both had high blood sugar, but not any more. Medical professionals are amazed at us!

Today, we celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary.

 

 

 

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Boost Results on HCG with Lemonade Diet Powder

Im going to let you in on one of my best kept secrets for success on the HCG Diet. Its like a cali kicker, except it tastes better and you can use it at any point during phase 2. Its the perfect remedy for the day after a cheat, a stall, water retention due to menstruation, and hunger. Yup. I wasnt kidding when I said its one of my best kept secret. So what is this magical secret? Its actually not magic, its Lemonade Diet powder. 

So heres a little back story. Lemonade Diet is a versatile supplement that can be used as a stand alone diet (for which youd follow a protocol), or it can be used as a supplement to support whatever diet youre on, which how I use the Lemonade Diet. It was formulated based on the concept of the Master Cleanse so it contains all of the health benefits of lemon juice and cayenne pepper, but it adds in raspberry ketones, chickweed, kelp, burdock root and papaya extracts to give you an array of health benefits in an easy to make, natural, lemonade. 

What are the benefits?

I visited LemonadeDiet.com and did some research, and according to the site these are the two main benefits for HCG users who want to get the most out of their HCG Diet:

Detoxes - The ingredients in Lemonade Diet powder are fomulated to help your body release toxins that have stored up over time. It also helps promote digestive health which was a big perk for me as an HCG Dieter. 

Boosts Metabolism - Not only does metabolism increase after doing a cleanse, but the raspberry ketones in Lemonade Diet powder give you the extra kick you need to continue seeing great results even after a stall.

So how does it work with the HCG Diet? 

You can drink it daily to supplement the HCG diet. Basically would just make the drink as recommended on the label and continue taking your HCG drops and following the protocol.

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If you dont want to drink it every day, you can drink it during stalls, the day after a cheat, or during your menstrual cycle. 

What about the taste?

Ive tried some pretty gross stuff to try and get over stalls. Ive done a Cali Kicker and even shots of apple cider vinegar, and while they worked, they were hard to stomach. Lemonade Diet tastes amazing. And not only did it taste amazing, it works. Lemonade Diet is my go to now. Never again will I spend time making a Cali Kicker or plug my nose to take down a shot of apple cider vinegar.

Where do you get it? 
You can learn more about Lemonade Diet powder and purchase it by clicking here or the image below.

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A Year Of Memories January 17th 1999

If youve been reading regularly, youll know that I have decided to do "A Year Of Memories" post on every significant day during our marriage and courtship.

I feel like with todays blog post I am backtracking somewhat in mine and Barrys relationship, as it was not the first significant day in our history, but rather the 2nd. However, that first day will have to come December 18th of this year, so be patient for that! lol

By January 17th of 1999, Barry and I had been chatting quite often through email and yahoo. He had sent me an email before asking if we could talk on the phone. I could probably dig through my old emails, which I did save, and find the exact one that he mentioned talking on the phone, but for now my memories will have to do. He told me that he wouldnt spend a lot of money on a phone card, but that he just wanted to hear my voice. So I gave him my phone # and waited....

That day was Super Bowl Sunday. I cant believe it was 11 years ago!

The phone rang at about 9:20AM PST, and I was in the living room at my dads house. I dont remember what I was doing, what I was wearing. I remember nothing of that day but waiting for the phone to ring. And then it did, coming all the way from Germany, from a hallway in the barracks which I would eventually call home less than a year later....

The first thought I remember was how sexy I thought his voice was. I remember writing in my journal how much I LOVED it. I was STOKED that he had an accent. I remember laughing a lot. And I remember just being so excited that I finally got to hear his voice. And I remember just beaming while he talked, just being able to hear him speak.

And unfortunately that is all I remember. But it was such a good day, and always stuck out in my head.

Im sorry I dont have much more of an exciting memory to share with you all, but it was an important one to me. The next day will be February 8th, the day our first two babies were born.

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Happy Anniversary Sexy Man!!

10 Years ago today, local Wiesbaden time at 9:30/10AM, I was saying my vows and married Barry in Germany. I had no friends there, just his buddies, and I wore a silver ball gown. But when he put that ring on my finger and said "yes", I was the happiest woman on earth. Barry you were a wonderful husband and I will always, always, love you and miss you. Happy 10th Anniversary Darling!!! ? BNB

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My First Anniversary of Starting the HCG Diet

Looking back over the last year, I am in awe. My life is completely different. I flip through pictures and cant even believe how much Ive changed.

One year ago, this was me. I was obese with high cholesterol, a BMI of 50 and a high chance of developing diabetes. Not only was I a wreck physically, but emotionally I was dealing with a lot. But I guess looking back, I wasnt "dealing" with anything. I had all of these wounds that I was trying to heal with food, and it wasnt working.

Family members would bring my weight up to me, tell me how I needed to eat better and exercise or I wouldnt be happy. And while I knew they all meant well by what they were saying, it felt like nagging. It felt like they were embarrassed of me.

But then, on one particular night I stared in the mirror, tears streaming down my face and I realized, it wasnt my family who were embarrassed by me. I was projecting my feelings on them. I was actually embarrassed of myself. I was embarrassed that I had let things go this far. I was embarrassed that I would do anything to avoid a flight of stairs. I was embarrassed that I couldnt deal with my life without food. Mostly, I was embarrassed that I thought I deserved to be unhappy because I was too scared to strive for anything else. In that moment five little words whirled around in my brain then tumbled off my tongue between sobs, "You deserve so much more."

When you have as much weight to lose as I did, starting can be overwhelming. However, I am blessed to work for a company that specializes in nutritional supplements. One of those supplements happens to be HCG Triumph. I didnt know much about the diet but Id heard all the controversy. I had seen people do the HCG diet then gain all the weight back. But as I learned more about it, and as I talked to customers who have been successful using HCG Triumph, I knew that not trying it would be a missed opportunity. HCG Triumph made the idea of losing weight less overwhelming.

Starting the HCG Diet was hard. Not only was I making major life adjustments, but I was getting rid of the one thing I could hide behind. And maybe those who have never been overweight wont understand that, so let me explain. Being overweight was the reason I sucked at dating. Being overweight was the reason I didnt have a lot of friends. Being overweight was my excuse for everything that wasnt peachy in my life. So to get rid of it? I was going to have to face the fact that fat or not fat, I may still suck at some of the things I sucked at before. Scary.

Then there was the fear of failure. What if I started the diet and failed? I could hear the girls I went to high school with just saying, "Poor girl, we knew she couldnt stick to it."

But those five little words kept coming back pinching me, "You deserve so much more."

I did four rounds. I cycled through Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the HCG Diet four times over 293 days. I dieted through birthdays, holidays, breakups and funerals. I had some extremely good days and some extremely bad days. In total I lost 100 pounds and have been maintaining that weight loss for about 3 months.

I wish I could say it was the good days that taught me the most, but thats not how life works, right?

I learned incredibly valuable things about myself on the days when I was the only one in the office not eating a catered lunch, or when I would stay in on Friday nights just so I wouldnt be around friends when they hit up Betos at 2 a.m.. And the most life changing lessons were learned when I was on the brink of giving up but pushed through all of the pressure, all of the hurt, and all of the frustration.

The HCG Diet has taught me a lot of things, like how to measure food, count calories, keep a food journal, but most of all the HCG Diet has taught me who I am.

-I am strong.
-I can do anything if I am willing to put forth the effort.
-I am capable of dealing with life without using food as an emotional crutch.
- I am competitive
-I am beautiful regardless of what the scale says.
-I deserve so much more than Ive let myself believe.

Looking ahead I can only imagine what challenges and achievements the next year will bring. I plan on maintaining my weight loss and I am focusing on developing long term healthy habits.I try to eat clean, and I am falling in love with running.

To all the people who read my posts, who share my story and who send me emails, I truly thank you. Youre the ones that keep me going on the hard days.

And if youre out there reading this thinking that I am somehow an exception and you could never do what Ive done, youre wrong. You can do it. Remember, you deserve so much more.

Where do you want to be one year from now?

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