Where on earth did June go?  I can't believe it. 

Anyway.  I have good and bad news... The bad news is...I didn't release my 20 lb goal.  The good news is-I did release 10.

Ugh.

I'll admit it-I rocked for a couple weeks-then had my birthday-then a MENTAL setback-and a vacation to Myrtle Beach. 

So... I did 'ok' for that month.

I took a little break - and I'm back at it again.

I'm down 2 lbs...but have a LONG way to go.

Off to eat my apple.

I have to admit- Darius is a total CUTIE now AND then... 

He really reminds me of my sweet little sister.  My younger sister... who I think is like-27 now?!?!?  Wow.  Where did time go.

Anyway.  She has CRAZY naturally curly RED hair.  She use to be a bigtime runner...

She's a great kid.  I wish I could talk more about her-and her journey and battle with weight... and what we both shared together that involves the show The Biggest Loser... but before I put her out there-I best get permission first.  =)

Love you Sis.

Anyway-my reason for checking in. 

OperationSkinnyBUtt.

Yep.  I hit a great milestone this morning!

I started this round of my diet on Monday... started the VLCD on Wednesday... from Wed to this morning I am down 5.8 lbs. 

Now.. mind you-on the HCG diet you can lose up to a pound a day.

I'm right on track-but after the first couple days it starts to balance out..then you only lose between a 1/4th and an lb. a day.

So.. the RELEASE so far?  I'll TAKE it.

Yes.  It's a release.  I refuse to say 'lose'.

Why?  Cause when you 'lose' something-you go in search of it to find it again.

And I bet my SkinnyButt that I REFUSE to find it again.

I am now the lowest I've been since I had my baby. 

I have 14.2 lbs to go till I hit my 'What?  I'm Pregnant?' weight.

And to be at my utmost happiest?  Yeah.. the day I married my husband...  I have 24.2 lbs to go.

Hmmm. 

My goal is 20 lbs by the 4th of July week.

Move over FAT Joey. 

Hot Mama moving in.

I feel like I might just throw up.

If you know anything about the HCG diet-you know the first 2 days of the diet are called 'loading' days.

Meaning... you do just that.  You eat as much fats as you possibly can. 

Today is the 2nd day of loading-before hitting the VLCD.  (Very low calorie diet).

I have to admit-I'm looking forward to it.  I feel awful.  I've eaten such NASTY crap.

Just ate a 1/4 cheeseburger from Wendy's and fries.  Oh-and not to mention a strawberry shake.

Bring on the cleanse baby.  Cause this mama feels awful.

I did the diet back in March.. lost a whopping 22 lbs. In about a month.

Good news-I've kept it all off.

Bad new... 22 lbs is NOT enough to  stick with! ha.

Yep.  So here I am on Day 1 of the Simeon Protocol.  And if you've done HCG you KNOW day 1 and 2 are AWESOME!!  HA.  Because they are loading days.  You eat as much fat as you possibly can.  it depletes all your 'stored fats' preparing your body for the VLCD.

Last time I did the diet-I had a goal set before visiting California for a wedding....

This time?  I'm losing MINIMUM of 20 lbs before we spend 4th of July week in Myrtle Beach celebrating my parents 40th wedding anniversary.

Game. On. Brothas & Sistas.

I guess I'm writing right now... cause I have a guilty conscience.

I just picked out BAD today.

Damnit.

It's OBSESSIVE.

ACCOUNTABILITY?  Check.

I am in my last week of the diet program-and then get to get back in the exercise side of it.

GOOD news is-I'm down 17.8 lbs!

Bad news is-I'm scared to death to ever put anything with sugar or carbs in my mouth! lol

I guess that's not so much bad news... but truth in fact that I am totally looking at food differently!

It was late-and I was fammished .. but now this Mama's a Rockin' so don't come a Nockin'!

 I had a couple not cool days-but now the scale is listening... I'm down 10.4 lbs so far.. woohoo!

Video Blog = Joey's too lazy to type.

Ok.. So here I am-

SKINNIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not going to ginx myself. 

DAY 3:  SAME

DAY 4: -3.8

DAY 5: -2.8

DAY 6: +.6

Yeah.  Me and my big mouth!

So.. today is a SERIOUS snow day.  What do you normally do in the winter?

EAT MAC-N-CHEESE; FRENCH TOAST; HOT THICK CHUNKY SOUPS!!

And here I am.  Eating cabbage soup with 3.5 oz of shrimp.

Bleh.

So here is what I'm going to do-to continue on this 30 day Body Renewal.

I'm going to tell you my daily weigh in.  What I ate. And just share my feelings.

I google my diet DAILY and read other blogs..and they seem so inspired and on track by sharing their journey.

I'm resetting my metabolism.  I'm changing the way I and my body look at food.

And it's never fun to go on a trip by yourself, ya know?

So here's the deal:

AT THE END I'll share these NASTY before pics and measurements.....

But for now-i gotta eat. 

lol

I started to on Twitter. But-I got REALLY annoyed with everyone's OPINION.

We are all entitled to them.... so I can dig it.

Anyway- Great news!

This is day 5 of the diet-and I'm down 6.6 lbs!!  VERY exciting for me... granted.  I have 40 more to go... but it's a great start!

I know. You're saying "OMG-that's UNHEALTHY".  Here's what I got to tell you.

I know.  I'm not stupid.  I've yo yo'd my entire life.  I was 180 lbs in 5th grade for crying out loud. 

I get it.

But I DO KNOW what I'm doing..and what I HAVE to do to make it LONG TERM.  Yes. that's the goal... not just a 'quick fix'....

So.. just do me a BIG favor.... and just be excited with me.

Don't judge and patronize me.  I know how to do it.

I did it in 2000 and kept it off for 7 yrs... It was hell.. but I did it.

I just need a jump start-And this is PRESCRIBED by my MEDICAL DOCTOR.

=)  Cheers...

**No Food Tastes as Good as SKINNY Feels**