Day 6

Day 6: 147.4 lbs
Total Lost: 3.6 lbs

I'm trying to not be discouraged. Everyone at work has lost more pounds than I have. I'm not sure if it's just the way my body is, or if it's because some people have more weight to lose than I do, or if I'm doing something wrong. I really am trying to follow all the rules. I'm hoping to be someone with a great HCG success story, not one with, eh I lost a couple of pounds. True, I did cheat, so that does have some factor in it. But still...

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Ok, so I just talked to another coworker who is petite like me and she only lost 3 lbs also. And she didn't cheat. So I'm doing pretty good! I've realized that this whole diet is totally about mindset. My body can deal with the hunger I feel. In fact, I have so much energy, more than I've ever had before! Maybe it's because I want to stay active because then I'm not thinking about food. But this mindset thing, it really feels like I'm detoxing from my see-food diet: I see food and I eat it. I mean, I really do! I give into every craving! I've also learned that eating healthy isn't as hard as I thought. In the past, I would make Hamburger Helper for dinner because it's easy. But really, throwing steak, seasonings, broth, and asparagus in a skillet and leaving it for 20 minutes to simmer, only flipping the steaks once is SOOOOO much easier! And tastes loads better! And this whole eating out thing. True, it is easy, but I really can make tastier foods at home. When I go to Cheddar's, which I love and have gone 30+ times, which is probably why this next statement is true, I can never find something on the menu that just jumps out to me. Everything is so-so. So with that being said, why do I even go there? When I can easily throw seasoned chicken breasts (the way I want it) on the George Foreman grill and have them ready in 5 minutes, and also save $20! I just hope this mindset carries on after this diet...

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Tonight I had another steak, an orange, and tried to eat my sauerkraut but just couldn't eat it. I wasn't all that hungry. And in order to get the taste out of my mouth, I had 2 Melba toast instead of my usual one. The sauerkraut was too sour without sugar like I usually add, but then when I added not even a pinch of Stevia, a tiny tiny amount, it was disgusting. I wonder if it's just because I'm one of those people that really hate Stevia. My husband likes it though!