Category Archives: HCG

Pregnancy woes: Can’t Stop Won’t Stop! (Peeing, that is)

I am so freaking tired of having to pee. SO. FREAKING. TIRED. Since about the sixth week of pregnancy, I think I’ve peed about a million times. No exaggeration, there are days when I literally pee 20 times in one day! … Continue reading

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Healthy and Easy Mexican-style Chicken

You know what gives Mexican food that Mexican-y flavor? Cumin. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that; I didn’t either, until one recent day when I finally watched Dave make steak nachos. There are a few other spices that … Continue reading

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Wedding Diet Starts Today

Diet wise, I haven’t been doing too bad lately. I’m only half a pound heavier than I was 42 days ago. (I know this because today was the first time I’ve opened my MyFitnessPal app in 42 days.) Considering I spent a … Continue reading

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From 60 to Zero in 2.5 Seconds

It’s scary just how quickly I lost ALL of my motivation these past few weeks. Everything that I was so gung-ho about a few weeks ago – the blog, the diet, the photography – I no longer have any interest … Continue reading

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Diet Update – Week 4: Finally seeing progress

First: I PROMISE that this blog isn’t going to be only diet updates! I’ve just been really busy with work and haven’t been doing much other than work and gym. I do have a few recipes I want to post, … Continue reading

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Diet Update: Week 3 – Ups and Downs…and Ups

Week three was not a good one. I weighed myself three times, and I was up two pounds, down two pounds, and up two pounds in the course of one week. It was annoying but not completely unexpected. I took a few … Continue reading

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Diet Update – Week Two: The Week of Branching Out – and Eating Out

I’m calling Week Two “the week of branching out” because, well, that’s what I did. I added various vegetables to my list of “allowed foods,” and I ate out TWICE. And I still managed to lose another 2.5 pounds! The first … Continue reading

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Diet Update – Week One in the Books

I was so happy – and surprised – when I got on the scale yesterday morning and saw that I’ve lost 3 pounds since last Monday. It is such a relief to know that my cheating episode didn’t do any lasting damage! … Continue reading

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My First Diet Cheat – I Couldn’t Help it, I was Hungry, Okay??

I did so good on my diet this week. I went to the gym every day, and I was able to stay below 1,000 calories. When I weighed myself on Thursday, I was down two pounds, which is nothing in the … Continue reading

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How to Reduce the Fat in Ground Beef – and Save Money Too!

When it comes to deciding whether or not food is still good to eat, some people live by the motto: “When in doubt, throw it out.” I am not one of those people. No, I’m more of a “smell test” type … Continue reading

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