Grrrrrr.  I am soo frustrated!  I have been religious about HL, having 2 shakes a day, writing everything I eat down (and with the exeption of the weekend, I have been doing very well), exercising, etc. and I’m back up to 255.4!  WTF?  Granted, I am having an easier time exercising.  I made it through half of SI6 before needing a break (for my arms, wich is a huge big deal!)!  But adding weight?  WTF?  I haven’t increased my sodium intake, if anything I’ve cut it.  I’m not sure what is going on.  I feel like my upper belly is getting smaller, but when I measured it, it measured the exact same.  Any ideas???

I’m thinking about ditching HL and starting my own program.  I like South Beach, but some of their recipes are icky or take farrrrrr too long to prepare.  Who has time to poach eggs (or would want to) in the morning?  I’m lucky to get out of the door on time!

In an attempt to be proactive, I took a Snack Defense tablet this morning and I have been nothing BUT hungry since then!  Do you think it is in my head, or do you think they make you hungry to entice you to eat more of their bars? 

So far today (which I will put in my food diary blog), I have had 2 HL shakes, a toddler bite of S (my 3-year-old son)’s McD sausage and pancacke and 3 baked lays chips. 

K will be gone this evening, so I wonder what DH and S will want for dinner.  My buns hurt from Slim in 6 last night, but I’m going to work through the pain and do it again tonight.  I love the flexion series!

I forgot to check my weight this morning   I’ll try to remember to do it tomorrow.

Here’s what I’ve been eating, though:

Monday, 8-18:  1 HL shake in the morning 1 for lunch, 96 oz of water before 4 p.m.  For dinner I had 2 cups of Johnny Marzetti and a big heap of salad from a bag with some Country French dressing.  Not sure how many cals are in the dressing, but I didn’t use much.

Tuesday, 8-19: 1 HL shake in the morning, 1 for lunch, 96 oz of water before 4 p.m. For dinner: left over Marzetti, about 1.5 cups.  I got hungry later that night, so I just went to bed.

Wednesday, 8-20: 1 HL shake in the morning.  For lunch I had turkey breast on fecaccio bread (or however it’s spelled) with a squirt of Mayo and mustard, about 6 baked lay (insert trademark symbol here) chips and about 6 red grapes.  I’ll have a HL shake for dinner.  96 oz of water before 4, too.  It’s actually 2:53 and I have it done.  I’m kinda hungry today, so I took a HL Snack Defense vitamin. 

I drank another 32oz of water last night.  I was hungry, so I skipped the HL shake and had a taco-like salad.  I had lots of lettuce and salsa, a dab of sour cream, and about 2oz of taco meat.  I had a PB&J sandwich, using 12 grain bread prior to exercising (all the weight loss stuff says you should have protein and complex carbs before you exercise).  I felt really good.  I slept super good last night, too  

Remember, I’m a HL distributor, so if you want some product, resond to my blogs and I’ll get back to you.  However, I did not start this blog to lose weight.  I actually saw a lady in a People magazine at the beginning of this year that blogged her weight loss.  I think that’s a fab idea, so I’m trying.  I also can’t fit into my “whites.”  My “whites” are the white uniform I am require to wear during my clinical rotations for nursing school.  I can fit into the pants, but the shirt is a bit too tight and the one button is begging to pop.  I have to lose enough weight – at least 10 pounds – to be able to fit in that damn shirt by Sept. 3!

I want to be healthy.  I am a HerbaLife distributor, so I’ve decided to test the products, and to blog about it.  I am going to order my products today and when I get them in, I’ll give you my stats (inches, height, weight) before I begin.  I am also going to update you with a weekly, though I would love to do daily, food diary.

At the risk of sounding like a salesperson, I welcome you to contact me so that I can get you set up with product, too.  We can do this weight thing together!