tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70677802925559322552024-03-08T16:02:24.371-06:00My Journey with HCGReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-67694025326058044812008-03-21T07:32:00.002-05:002008-03-21T07:33:19.855-05:00Still on vacation! Will try to update again after we return home and when I start back on protocol after the 1st of April. Happy losing to everyone!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-60747463596235561272008-02-22T10:46:00.002-06:002008-02-22T11:09:48.535-06:00VLCD Day 16Injection #16<br /><B><font color=#00cc99><br />Loss Today: <1.2><br />Round 4 Loss: <14.4><br />Loss Total: <72.4><br /></font></b><br /><br />Oh, my poor sweet neglected blog. I don't know why I can't get into posting updates lately. I guess I'm really trying to limit my computer time and unfortunately that's where this falls.<br /><br />Firstly, I have to say thank you for all your comments. I want you all to know I appreciate each one of you greatly, and I never meant to insinuate you didn't care. Only that I didn't know if it was worth checking my blog to only read numbers. I love and thank you all for your support.<br /><br />OK, now let me try to give a bit more of a detailed update of how this round has gone. As you all know, I took an interruption of about 11 days. Company came to town, life was grand, and phase 3 was easy shmeasy. I ended up hovering right around 3 lbs+ LIW and I wasn't stressed over it. In fact, I find that that's where my body likes to sit while in P3. The 2 lb mark just doesn't work for me. That was going well until PMS started - the DAY BEFORE I was due to start P2 again. Lo & behold, this put me up another FIVE pounds. That's right, folks. So suddenly I was EIGHT pounds over LIW. In one day. And no, it had nothing to do with what I ate, it was all PMS, baby. Ugh. I was mortified, and felt like all was wasted, but in the end knew it would come off again. Let me also add here, that while on HCG, it's amazing how I continue to lose or stay the same while on menses. Because when off HCG, it's normal for me to gain 3-5 lbs. Another wonderful thing about our buddy, HCG.<br /><br />Anyway, my losses this round have been slower than others. I figure PMS'ing with all that water bloat didn't help in the beginning when the big losses usually hit. Also, my menses started on about Day 6 or 7 so that slowed things down. And then, directly after my menses, I entered a period of about 3 days where I only lost .2 of a pound TOTAL. I didn't do an apple day or anything of the sort, I just let it run its course. I figure I'll be taking my last injection this coming Thursday and then be on P3 for at least the following 4 weeks. I probably won't start up again until around the 1st of April or so. <br /><br />I've come to the conclusion, that for me anyway, it's really important to time my P2s to start at certain times of the month. I definitely think Dr S was on to something when he talks about this in the protocol:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">In menstruating women, the best time to start treatment is immediately after a period. Treatment may also be started later, but it is advisable to have at least ten days in hand before the onset of the next period.</span><br /><br />In order for us women (or, at least me) to maximize losses, I really do need to start at the appropriate time he designates. Now let's hope I can remember that when I start itching to start up P2 again. :)<br /><br />I hope everyone is doing fantastically. Happy Friday!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-30173722244792078492008-02-15T14:41:00.002-06:002008-02-15T14:46:41.753-06:00VLCD Day 9Injection #9<br /><B><font color=#00cc99><br />Loss Today: <1.4><br />Round 4 Loss: <11.6><br /></font></b><br /><br />Here's a quick update. To be honest, I haven't really felt like blogging as things have been incredibly busy and I just haven't been in a blogging mood. I do, however, try to stop by everyone else's blogs as often as I can. I wasn't sure if I should still update here with just my stats everyday, or if that's something nobody really cares about.<br /><br />I'll try to give more details about this round in a later post. I am going ahead & calling this my round 4 since I took an 11 day break and it's just easier for me to track this way. <br /><br />I hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday and enjoys their weekend!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-79532438410379124922008-02-02T09:29:00.000-06:002008-02-02T09:50:01.809-06:00P3 Day 5Well, so far so good. I'm hovering every day within the +/-2 LIW. I am, in fact, over my LIW today as I was really bad about my water yesterday. I find that while in P3, I have to force myself to remember to drink enough water. It's funny that while in P2, it's so natural to drink it, but then all of that goes out the window once I'm off VLCD. Bad, Renee, bad.<br /><br />Some good news. While picking up the kiddos from a friend's birthday party, I went up to talk to the hosting mom as I hadn't seen her in a while and wanted to quickly catch up while the party was wrapping up. As I was walking up to her, she looked puzzled and then suddenly this look of shock traveled across her face. She then started screaming, "OMG! OMG! I didn't even know that was you. You look AMAZING!" I had to tell her she made my day as many people don't say a single word about weight loss. It really felt fantastic to have someone acknowledge my hard work. Combine that with the fact that this morning I tried on my super-comfy uber-fantastic 'ooooh, look at my rear in these!' most-favorite Patagonia size 12 cargo pants and they fit. Wow. We have another birthday party today and I'm going to wear them and yes- probably check myself out in the mirrors all day long. <img src="http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/happy/happy0005.gif" style="border:none"><br /><br />I've been doing some thinking on when to start back on VLCD. I was going to start on Monday, but I just found out that the out-of-towners aren't leaving until Thursday. Now, I'm not going to wait until Thursday. But I would really like to partake in the luncheon on Monday as everyone is going out for sushi. That's something I don't want to miss. So it's looking like I'll start back on Tuesday and then continue for 21 injections, wrapping up on 2/25. I'm anxious to see how the losses go after this short break. Better? Same? We'll seeee.<br /><br />Sorry for the delay in posting. Preparing for out-of-towners all the while my husband has been up in SD alllll week left things a little goofy around here. I apologize I haven't had the time to make the rounds on everyone's blogs. I hope to be able to do that soon. I miss you all!<br /><br />Happy weekend, everyone.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-36359788133667839332008-01-28T12:16:00.000-06:002008-01-28T12:54:37.666-06:00VLCD Day 23No Injection<br /><B><font color=#00cc99><br />Round 3 Loss: <22.6><br />Loss Total: <66.2><br /></font></b><br /><br />Things were insanely busy this weekend so I didn't have time to update this blog o' mine. I did want to say a big thank you to all of you who chimed in on my planned interruption. Your thoughts definitely helped me wrap my head around what I was going to do.<br /><br />I did, in fact, stop injections on Saturday, Jan 26th. That was my 21st injection. I'll start VLCD + injections up again on Monday, Feb 4th. We'll see how this all works out.<br /><br />I'm still tracking my weight, and I've stalled & been at the same weight since Friday. I think this might be due to the fact that I'm ovulating. I have to say, I'm glad I had already decided to take this break before the stall happened. My mind is definitely in a better spot and that 'stall' isn't fretting me one bit. Now, if I had been looking at another straight 20 days of VLCD, I might be more concerned.<br /><br />One last quick bit of news. Yesterday, we all went out to see Cloverfield and as I was getting ready I saw the size 12 jeans I recently purchased calling my name and thought for a laugh I'd try them on and see how much farther I have to go to get into them. They totally fit and I wore those suckers right to the movies. I couldn't believe it. So much so that I caught myself checking out my rear end, legs, etc. at every window we passed, even the cars in the parking lot. <img src="http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/happy/happy0009.gif" style="border:none"> I haven't tried on my favorite size 12 cargos yet, but I'll definitely have to pull those out of my 'skinny' storage over the next week or two.<br /><br />I took my measurements for this short round and the most impressive numbers came from my waist and hips where I lost 3.5" and 3" respectively. In only 20 days. On my third round. Unbelievable.<br /><br />I'll try to keep updating as I can during this break. Happy Monday to everyone.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-44544865287558912512008-01-24T12:04:00.000-06:002008-01-24T12:12:23.242-06:00VLCD Day 19Injection #19<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: ?<br />Round 3 Loss: <21.2><br />Loss Total: <64.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />No update on my losses for today. I had an early meeting at school and had to leave a couple hours before my normal weigh-in time, so I really have no idea where I'm at today. It makes me a bit nervous only because I like to <i>know</i> where I'm at each day. I am very thirsty today which may have something to do with the fact that <br />apparently my menses is still hanging around. It mysteriously appeared out of the blue again today so I'm still having to put up with that. That silly thing just needs to go already. :)<br /><br />I've been giving some thought to taking an interruption next week. We're going to have some people come in from out of state and we'll be celebrating three birthdays total (including mine from the beginning of Jan.) and the wine and martinis will be plenty. And the beer. And the gin & tonics. Ok, now <a href="http://www.acouplesjourneywithhcg.blogspot.com/">Jennifer</a> isn't the only one sounding like a lush. ;)<br /><br />You all know me, so you know my decision on this will change 30 times before next week comes. However, this is one idea I've been tossing around. To stop this weekend after 22-23 injections, take the 72 hours, live life like a really, really short modified P3 over the rest of that week & the weekend. It would be about 4 days. Then that Monday start up injections/VLCD again which would give me 21 more injections before I'm wanting to stop around 2/24. However, I'm not sure what this would do. One concern I have is that I would gain 2-3 pounds (or more) and then my hard work over this entire past week (or longer) would be shot. I'm not really sure I'm willing to risk that. On the other hand, I'm thinking maybe taking a short break might kickstart losses again and it's a theory I've been wanting to test - especially since 225 is a set point for me and I just might need an extra boost to get past it. Since this was due to be a 50+ vlcd round for me, I'm wondering if this isn't the time to find out and maybe a short break isn't a bad thing when doing an extended round. I'm not sure what I'll end up doing since I am mentally/emotionally in a good place on this round and I don't really want to do anything to sabotage that, or my losses. Buuuuut, I'm curious. And obviously confused. Who knows, it might not affect anything and I'll continue to lose at the normal rate which would be just as wonderful. I probably won't make a decision until Sunday or Monday and see how my losses go up until then. So that's what has been bouncing around in this ol' head o' mine. <br /><br />On to my menu for yesterday.<br />Again, my fruits were green apples. I have so many of those from the past fall and will probably be eating them for months. Luckily, I love them.<br />Lunch was <a href="http://hcgrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/10/cinnamon-curry-chicken-soup.html">Cinnamon Curry Chicken Soup</a>.<br />Dinner was a veggie burger and sliced tomato.<br />Fluids included 2L water and 1L oolong.<br /><br />I'll run around visiting everyone's blogs later tonight after I get home. I hope everyone's Thursday is a great one.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-75351756310533727672008-01-23T10:45:00.000-06:002008-01-23T11:45:39.946-06:00VLCD Day 18Injection #18<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <1.0><br />Round 3 Loss: <21.2><br />Loss Total: <64.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />Whew. I am so glad yesterday is history. It was such a trying day emotionally. I love teaching, but there are times when the beaurocracy of it all could drive one completely bonkers.<br /><br />On another note, I lost a pound! Woo! It's wonderful to see a big number once again. TOM is officially gone (see ya!) and now hopefully this extra bloating will go as well.<br /><br />Not much time to post as I want to spend this short bit of time checking up on everyone else's blogs instead of posting on mine. ;)<br /><br />Menu for yesterday:<br /><br />Lunch was grilled steak & onion.<br />Dinner was <a href="http://hcgrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/09/tomato-soup.html">tomato soup</a> with shredded chicken.<br />Fruits were green apples.<br />Fluids included 2.5L water and 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>).Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-55632086267358272142008-01-22T15:46:00.000-06:002008-01-22T18:32:48.878-06:00VLCD Day 17Injection #17<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.2><br />Round 3 Loss: <20.2><br />Loss Total: <63.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />Short post today. I'm having one of those very trying, stressful days. Nothing to do with the protocol, just everything else hitting all at once. I thought I should go ahead & get my stats up though. Even if it is a piddly .2/lb, it's still that much closer to my goal. And I did actually hit the next 'tens'. Hopefully this silly menses will go away soon enough as well.<br /><br />Big thanks to all of you who commented yesterday. To answer your question, <a href="http://www.acouplesjourneywithhcg.blogspot.com/">Jenn</a>, my goal for this round was to get to the 100s. Now, that's a big goal and might not be attainable since it's still 29.8 lbs away. I am, however, shooting to do a longer round this round, so I might get close. The closer the better, of course. I do want to be done with this round sometime around the 25th of February so I can be on phase 4 in time for our trip to Paris in March. Wish me luck! ;)<br /><br />Menu yesterday included 2 green apples, grilled steak & onion, and grilled chicken with lettuce & homemade dressing.<br /><br />More tomorrow. Happy losses to everyone.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-14296750204862022062008-01-21T14:34:00.000-06:002008-01-21T16:57:24.506-06:00VLCD Day 16Injection #16<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.8><br />Round 3 Loss: <20.0><br />Loss Total: <63.6><br /></font></b><br /><br />Darn! Now, don't get me wrong, I'm happy with .8 of a loss. But I was SO looking forward to possibly hitting the 220s today, and here I am at 230.0. I just know that next decade is around the corner, and the last time I was at 220, I was into those size 12s and I'm so anxious to be there again. Even though it's not my goal weight, it's a size that I feel really comfortable with, and I still have my favorite cargos waiting for me to get back there. It's one of those goals I'm itching to get to. <br /><br />My menu for yesterday was:<br />Lunch - green apple, grilled steak & onion.<br />Dinner - orange, baked bbq chicken, and sliced tomato.<br />Fluids included 2.5L water, 3 c coffee, and 1L oolong.<br /><br />Back on the subject of people noticing when you've lost weight. It's funny how people will tell me now that I look like I'm already done dieting. Trust me, I am by no means thin (especially at 230.0!), but I am over 5'10" and so my height sort of spreads everything out. I told a close friend how much I weighed and she wouldn't believe it. She said there was no way I was over 200. The main reason I'm putting this out there is that this is something I have to watch for myself. Because once I get to that size 12, I will get somewhat comfortable, especially with everyone making those sort of comments. So I'll have to push myself a bit to keep going. The good news is that I know now, with hCG, that I will be able to continue on to get back to my goal weight where I am MOST comfortable and, more importantly, MOST healthy. And it's so amazing to have that confidence in something (and yourself) to KNOW that all of that is attainable. <br /><br />Yay for all of us.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-51532272543399243222008-01-20T09:28:00.000-06:002008-01-20T09:56:37.093-06:00VLCD Day 15Injection #15<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.8><br />Round 3 Loss: <19.2><br />Loss Total: <62.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />Well, I <i>finally</i> started my menses so hopefully all this bloating will go away soon. At least my moods have settled and I can start acting more like a "normal" person. <br /><br />My menu for yesterday included green apples, grilled steak & onion for lunch, and a veggie burger with sliced tomato for dinner. 2L water, 2 c coffee with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>, 1 c raspberry leaf tea.<br /><br />On another quick note, I think it was on <a href="http://acouplesjourneywithhcg.blogspot.com/">Ed & Jennifer's blog</a> that <a href="http://maryg911.blogspot.com/">Maryg911</a> made a comment about some people sometimes not noticing (or more aptly, saything anything about) weight loss. I think this is something we all experience. Most of our family/friends probably aren't comfortable with knowing whether we want our weight brought up (again). I recently hit the 60# mark and my in-laws just started to comment and say how great I am looking. And to be honest, I'm just starting to see the difference myself. I can look at the numbers and paper, and <i>know</i> that I'm losing and getting smaller, but it wasn't until this past week or so that I could look at myself in the mirror with almost a shocked look on my face and see such a big difference. I think in part this translates to how I carry myself, exudes confidence, and therefore allows others to see the changes in my body as well. I'm also wearing clothes that actually fit instead of trying to hide my body in such baggy clothes all the time.<br /><br />I also went on a bit of a small shopping spree yesterday to pick up some new pieces. The good news is that the size large tops will fit me even at my goal weight since my boobs aren't going anywhere and even at my smallest a medium is just too tight in the chest. I also picked up another pair of size 14 pants and a couple size 12s - because I'm an optimist and know I'll be in those 12s again soon enough. I hate shopping, so it was wonderful to be able to walk in, grab my size, and not worry about it not fitting or how it will look. Fantastic.<br /><br />Enjoy your Sunday!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-13979899119504341192008-01-19T23:08:00.000-06:002008-01-20T09:51:35.252-06:00VLCD Day 14No Injection <br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.4><br />Round 3 Loss: <18.4><br />Loss Total: <62.0><br /></font></b><br /><br />I'm posting this late today and I'm on my way to bed soon, so I'll update more properly on Sunday.<br /><br />I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!<br /><br />Menu for yesterday was green apples, grilled steak and onion for lunch, and grilled chicken and steamed bok choy for dinner. 2L water, 1L oolong, and 2 c coffee.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-73004777452793112062008-01-18T11:07:00.000-06:002008-01-18T17:11:39.816-06:00VLCD Day 13Injection #14<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.2><br />Round 3 Loss: <18.0><br />Loss Total: <61.6><br /></font></b><br /><br />At lunch, so I'll perhaps update more later. Still grumpy, still pms'ing, still bloated enough to float my way to China. Here's hoping that subsides soon.<br /><br />Yesterday's menu included green apples for my fruit, 2L water, 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>) and 1 L oolong.<br /><br />Lunch was grilled steak and onion. Dinner was grilled chicken & sliced tomato.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-10979247186683877662008-01-17T11:58:00.000-06:002008-01-17T13:12:05.439-06:00VLCD Day 12Injection #13<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <1.2><br />Round 3 Loss: <17.8><br />Loss Total: <61.4><br /></font></b><br /><br />Today is a snow day, so again, not much time to properly blog.<br /><br />I did want to make a quick note that I went back to my journal notes sometime this morning and saw that I'm pretty close on this round to where I was on my first round. In R1, I had lost 17.6 pounds at this point, which was about 6% of my weight so far. In this round, I'm at 7%. I'm a bit surprised that this round is seeming to go so smoothly and that I'm losing so well. Not that I want to jinx it, of course. I haven't started my menses yet, and I'm still holding water and having some mood swings. I hope that it all starts soon - for many reasons.<br /><br />My menu for yesterday included green apples for my fruit. At lunch, I had grilled steak & onion. Dinner was a veggie burger and sliced tomato.<br /><br />My fluids included 2.5L water, 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>), 1L oolong, and 2 cans of diet pepsi. I know, the soda was bad. I blame the PMS. Because I can. :)Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-21369106895117155132008-01-16T11:11:00.000-06:002008-01-17T18:16:56.948-06:00VLCD Day 11Injection #12<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.8><br />Round 3 Loss: <16.6><br />Loss Total: <60.2><br /></font></b><br /><br />No time today as I'm on lunch break, but I wanted to post a quick update. I'll try to get to comments & my menu, etc. later tonight after kids are in bed and I (hopefully) have a few minutes for myself. Thanks everyone for your wonderful support.<br /><br />Menu for yesterday was:<br />Lunch- grilled steak & onion.<br />Dinner- scrambled eggs & diced tomato.<br />Green apples for both of my fruits.<br /><br />Fluids included 2L water, 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>), 1 can diet pepsi, and 1L oolong.<br /><br />I'll also include yesterday's stats in this posting since I didn't have time to post yesterday.<br /><br /><b><font color=##6699cc>VLCD Day 10</font></b><br />Injection #11<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <.6><br />Round 3 Loss: <15.8><br />Loss Total: <59.4><br /></font></b><br /><br />Yesterday's menu for lunch was grilled chicken, sliced tomato, and a green apple. Dinner was a green apple, veggie chik'n strips, and grilled onion.<br /><br />Fluids included 2L water, and 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>), and 1 can diet pepsi.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-13302098933205847772008-01-14T16:10:00.000-06:002008-01-17T13:15:21.713-06:00VLCD Day 9Injection #10<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: 0<br />Round 3 Loss: <15.2><br />Loss Total: <58.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />Well, it was due to happen sooner or later. That, and it was totally expected. When I woke up this morning and went to weigh, I looked in the mirror and let out an audible 'whoa' at the sight of my apparent bloat. I'm due to start my menses within the next few days and I can see my body preparing for it. Not to mention my mood swings which seem to increase while on hcg and have been <i>crazy</i> today. Oh joy. At least I can still button my size 14 jeans. :)<br /><br />Yesterday menu:<br />Lunch- grilled chicken and onion.<br />Dinner- veggie burger & sliced tomato. I also had a dill pickle slice.<br /><br />Fluids included 2L water, 1L oolong, and 2 c coffee (with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=zsweet&tag=myjowihc-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">zsweet</a>).Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-35028482270557574982008-01-13T08:45:00.000-06:002008-01-13T09:09:18.609-06:00VLCD Day 8Injection #9<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <1.0><br />Round 3 Loss: <15.2><br />Loss Total: <58.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />I have to admit that I wondered if I'd still get a great loss today. Yesterday I ran into a bit of a quandry. At dinnertime, I found I had nothing thawed. Well, nothing I wanted. I (thought I) had taken out a chicken serving, and upon readying it for preparation, discovered it was indeed fish. Oops. I wasn't in the mood for fish. I thought about fixing eggs, but I have to be in a certain mood for eggs. And yep, the egg-mood wasn't there. So I decided to take a jump and try having a veggie burger. I've had them sitting up in my freezer waiting to use on the protocol to see if they would have any adverse affects. I served it up with some grilled onion with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=bragg%20amino&tag=myjowihc-20&index=gourmet-index&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Braggs</a> (surprise, surprise) and it was so yummy. I'll have to have them again as I always have these on the ready for the kids (and myself off-protocol), and I've always leaned more towards being vegetarian than carnivore. But, I still like my meat on occasion.<br /><br />Somewhat on this same subject, I also had the option to use a protein shake for my evening meal as I know some of our veggies (and others) have used those successfully. I, however, have not. I noted whenever I've used it, I don't lose. Which, honestly, is fine by me. I really prefer to chew my meals anyway.<br /><br />Just to add in, for lunch I grilled a steak and served it atop lettuce with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JWGFRG?ie=UTF8&tag=myjowihc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000JWGFRG">sugar free dressing</a>. Also to note, I've used those dressings throughout all of my phases with no problem. I sometimes make my own, but those dressings come in little packets and it makes it really convenient for when I'm on the go.<br /><br />Busy day planned for today. At least the sun is out. That always helps keep me a bit more sane. Happy day, everyone.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-26642745612114931132008-01-12T09:29:00.000-06:002008-01-12T09:57:35.203-06:00VLCD Day 7No Injection <br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <1.0><br />Round 3 Loss: <14.2><br />Loss Total: <57.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />I'm happy to see the gauntlet has not yet dropped and I'm still getting those big numbers. Love those!<br /><br />Yesterday for lunch, I made a hungarian rub for my steak and grilled that with some onions. I'm so addicted to grilled onions drizzled in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=bragg%20amino&tag=myjowihc-20&index=gourmet-index&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Bragg's</a> it's not even funny. For dinner, I had <a href="http://hcgrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/09/wasabi-whitefish.html">Wasabi Fish</a> and sliced tomato. I had a green apple for both of my fruits.<br /><br />I'm slowly getting back into the internet game. I really needed that sabbatical I took, however. I've been on the internet since 1995(?) and it felt good to unplug for a while. I actually received some handwritten letters from friends. That was so nice. People just don't do that enough anymore.<br /><br />Thankfully, I have a pretty relaxing day planned. My week was entirely too hectic and I'm hoping to get some me time today.<br /><br />Happy Weekending!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-83293754644843757232008-01-11T10:48:00.000-06:002008-01-11T10:49:14.996-06:00VLCD Day 6Injection #8<br /><B><font color=#00cc99>Loss Today: <1.0><br />Round 3 Loss: <13.2><br />Loss Total: <56.8><br /></font></b><br /><br />Not much time, but I wanted to post an update so I can possibly maybe perhaps start to form this habit again. We'll see.<br /><br />Happy Friday!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-59563424186294518262008-01-10T16:13:00.000-06:002008-01-10T16:40:33.229-06:00UpdateShe has returned. Well, at least for today. I'm certainly not going to promise to return to my daily postings, but I thought I should update this sad, neglected blog o' mine. And play catch up with my buddies.<br /><br />Things have been very busy here. I'm back teaching full-time and I'm also volunteering some nights as a child advocate. Combine that with the holidays and all sorts of family drama and me wanting to get more painting/sculpting time, and the old habit of updating the blog never registered on my radar.<br /><br /><b><u>Phase 2 Round 2</u></b><br />I did have a chance to complete a shortened phase 2 from 11/24-12/19. I think my final total for that round was around 21 pounds. That round was a mess for me. For starters, on my first VLCD day, my menses came <i>two weeks</i> early. So I didn't see the big losses in the beginning that this program usually brings. That put my mind in a not-so-great place. Also, I didn't really load for that round and I think that hurt me because I was really hungry for almost the entire round. I had cravings like crazy and even cheated towards the end. It was like I just couldn't control myself. The thing is, I was totally at ease with my cheating. I even planned which day of the week I was going to cheat, and I did it. I loved it, enjoyed it, then went straight back to being vigilant. And then, I started my menses again at the end of the round. I also noted that I didn't lose hardly any inches that round. I think my hormones must have been wacky and I was retaining water a lot. Who knows but I'm glad that round is over.<br /><br />I started at 260.8 and finished at 239.4.<br /><br />For the next couple of weeks after completing the round, I ate whatever I wanted. My weight would fluctuate between 3-6 pounds above LIW. It didn't really phase me much. I blame that on the fact that I KNOW this protocol works and I KNEW at the time that the weight would come off whenever I started up again. <br /><br /><b><u>Phase 2 Round 3</u></b><br />I decided to only take a 2 week break between rounds and started loading (in my own healthy, natural way) on 1/4, and just like my first round, I've yet to experience hunger. It's fabulous.<br /><br />Some stats so far:<br /><br />VLCD Day 1 250.0<br />VLCD Day 2 246.4 <3.6><br />VLCD Day 3 242.6 <3.8><br />VLCD Day 4 239.6 <3.0><br />And today, I was at 237.8 <1.8><br /><br />So in 4 VLCD days I've lost 12.2 pounds. Not bad. Every single day so far I've eaten the exact same thing. In a rut? Perhaps. But I've been too busy to really want to play with my food much. Pretty unusual for me. <br /><br />Mid-morning I have a green apple for snack. Lunch is a steak & grilled onion. Mid-afternoon - another green apple. Dinner is grilled chicken & sliced tomato. Easy stuff.<br /><br />I feel pretty good this round and am sort of just going through the motions. The plan is to stay on phase 2 until the end of February. I'm not sure if I'll go until then or change my mind 308 times before then. I'd really like to see the 100's before I stop this round, however. And we're going back to Paris in March, so I'd like to time it so I can really enjoy some nice wine & bread around that time. We'll see how it all goes from here. <br /><br />Missed you all! Happy losing to everyone.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-50978903508756133722007-11-16T10:17:00.000-06:002007-11-16T10:35:59.751-06:00P4 Day 12Long time no see! I'm sorry to all my lovely friends that I've been absent, but things really have been a zoo around here. First, we were vandalized on Halloween. Our car windows were broken out. Luckily, my baby was (as always) in the garage. Then we had a death in the family so we had to leave town & take care of all of that. Finally, the flu hit us. Both of my kids and my husband, anyway - I was spared. One of my sons is on his 2nd round of it and it still home from school today. It seems all I do is clean & disinfect. <br /><br />I wanted to be sure to let you all know how phase 4 is treating me. It's unfreakingbelievable, that's what it is. I started P4 a few days early (so I'm probably more on day 15 of P4) as Halloween candy was everywhere and I wanted some. Plain & simple. I've been consistently eating bagels, pitas, falafel, tortillas, rice, bread, etc. with absolutely no problems. The only thing I've found didn't sit well was potatoes. I ate a baked potato and felt bad for the rest of the night. No gain to be found, I only felt ill to my stomach. I have to admit to even going a few days without weighing myself. It's like I KNOW that my weight is stable and I don't need to worry about it. The other night we went to BK and I had an italian chicken sandwich & onion rings. I actually lost the next morning. I remember one night we went out for sushi and I was worried the sashimi and tempura might put me over. Nope, weight didn't budge. It really is amazing. I have also enjoyed a few oreos with milk and even birthday cake & ice cream. To clarify, I've also eaten plenty of healthy foods, I merely wanted to highlight that my body handled the other foods just fine as well.<br /><br />This is all proof to me that this protocol is <u>the</u> answer. It takes simply listening to your body on phase 3 and phase 4 to know when you're hungry. I think it's very easy to overanalyze these two phases as we are so accustomed to having everything spelled out for us while on P2. As soon as I learned to relax and only eat when I was hungry (not eat to reach a specific caloric/protein amount), all was well. I've also put all my worries to rest that P4 would be a huge challenge. Most everyone I've spoken with has taken a shortened P3 and never even went into P4 between rounds, so now I'm proof that it does in fact work. Whew.<br /><br />I'm starting P2 again next week and already anxious about it. I'm ready to start, and yet nervous all at the same time. I'm so excited to start losing again.<br /><br />I hope this update finds everyone well. I'll try to no longer be a stranger. :)Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-57655549122828064832007-10-30T10:39:00.000-05:002007-10-30T10:58:15.295-05:00P3 Day 16<B><font color=#00cc99><span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span> <.4></font></b><br /><br /><a aiotitle="click to expand" href="javascript:togglecomments('p3r1d16')"><img border="0" src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/koopadaisy/menubutton.png" width="50" height="17"></a><div class="commenthidden" id="p3r1d16"><p><br /><Div ID = Borders><br />Breakfast was a veggie scramble with 2 pcs <span title="NSA = no sugar added" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">NSA</span></span> turkey bacon.<br /><br />Mid-morning I had a chocolate-blueberry smoothie. I'll post that recipe today, too. So good!<br /><br />Lunch was some homemade polish sausage, sauerkraut, and stuffed olives on the side. The polish sausage is really easy to make. Next time I make it I'll write it down so I can post the recipe. <br /><br />I wasn't all that hungry by dinnertime so I fixed tuna with hardboiled eggs, mayo, spicy mustard, relish, and tabasco all wrapped up in romaine. Even the kiddos ate it that way. On the side we had some baba ghannouj with celery, mushrooms, etc for dipping. Oh, I also had a glass of wine. <br /><br /><br />Throughout the day I also ate a ton of the biggest, juiciest red grapes. Yeah, literally a ton. LOL! Little did I know that grapes apparently work just as well as milk of magnesia for moving things right along! ROFL! Sorry for the TMI, but I just realized that might explain me being down today. Good to know. :)<br /></div></div><br /><br />Well, lookie there. I'm actually below my <span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span>. I've done nothing differently, so it's just one of those things. It feels so wonderful to not have to worry about counting calories and just eating when I'm hungry. <span style="cursor: help;" ; title="Phase 3 = anything eaten with exception of sugars and starches"><span style="background-color: #ffff00">P3</span></span> really is a snap if you just listen to your body <i>and</i> <span title="Dr. S. = Dr. A.T.W. Simeons" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">Dr. S.</span></span> as to what you should do during this time. It's amazing.<br /><br />Lots going on here today. Contractors galore and it's really, really, <u>really</u> hard to concentrate with all the racket so I pretty much forgot everything I wanted to post this morning. That figures. I'll try to post more later. The sun is beaming like crazy here so I have to go soak some up! Happy Tuesday!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-67273146907232958792007-10-29T15:50:00.000-05:002007-10-29T16:22:26.120-05:00P3 Day 15<B><font color=#00cc99><span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span> +.6</font></b><br /><br />Well this weekend wound up being busier than I anticipated so I didn't have much time to post. My husband's antique kimono didn't make it from Japan (surprise, surprise), so we were running around everywhere after football to try to find him a replacement. We couldn't find what we were looking for anywhere. We ended up getting some asian silk fabric and whipping him up something. I am by no means 'crafty', but it worked and he got all sorts of ooooh's and ahhh's at his costume, so it did the trick. I didn't get pictures but someone else did so hopefully they'll send them to me. <br /><br />In between football and the party we stopped in at a chinese buffet for lunch/dinner. There was plenty for me to eat there and still stay on phase 3. That was a relief. I didn't have time to bake anything to take to the party that evening, but didn't think I'd be that hungry anyway. The hostess ended up having a huge spread which included lots of things I couldn't have, but more importantly things I could have - a veggie tray with spinach dip, deviled eggs, and stuffed olives. The party was just okay. I'm not a big party person. Well - not that sort of party. I don't really see the point in sitting around someone's house and getting drunk. Perhaps I'm just getting old - even though everyone else there was older than me. LOL! Anyhow, I was mostly just sort of annoyed all night. It just wasn't my scene, man. :) <br /><br />On Sunday, we went to <a href="http://worldsoffun.com">Worlds of Fun</a> and spent the day there riding coasters and soaking up the sun. When it came time to eat we left the park and headed for Subway. We never eat at the park as the food at those parks is overpriced junk we don't eat, so we either usually take a picnic lunch, or head to a close restaurant. Subway worked out well as you can turn any of their subs into a salad instead. It wasn't necessarily the best tasting, as the veggies were bland bland bland, but it was food. When we got home we all crashed for the night and then woke up a bit late for school this morning. Oops! <br /><br />I'm also <i>still</i> on my menses. This makes day 13. My period has <i>never</i> lasted this long before. I figure if it doesn't wrap it up by the end of this week I'll get in to see my doctor. Ugh.<br /><br />I think that covers it. I'll probably think of everything I forgot to include in a bit. For now, I'm off to rake leaves. Does it ever end?Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-35603609366361082912007-10-27T10:33:00.000-05:002007-10-27T11:48:27.082-05:00P3 Day 13<B><font color=#00cc99><span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span> +.2</font></b><br /><br /><a aiotitle="click to expand" href="javascript:togglecomments('p3r1d13')"><img border="0" src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/koopadaisy/menubutton.png" width="50" height="17"></a><div class="commenthidden" id="p3r1d13"><p><br /><Div ID = Borders><br />Breakfast was a couple scrambled eggs and NSA bacon. <br /><br />Mid-morning I had a pineapple/coconut smoothie. Yum yum yum.<br /><br />I wasn't very hungry at lunchtime so I had a small salad with cottage cheese, celery, cukes, tomato, and red bell pepper.<br /><br />For dinner I had planned on making chile relleno, but when I went to my stash of poblano chiles, half of them had gone bad. Erg! So instead of making something else I informed the family we were headed out. We ended up at an Italian place and the choices for me there were very, very limited. Most everything that fit the bill for phase 3 was $29.99 and over. I decided on a glass of wine first & foremost, along with a house salad which had artichoke hearts and feta topped with red wine vinegar & olive oil. I also got the antipasto appetizer for one and it had some salamis, cheeses, pepperoncini, stuffed olives, toasted ravioli, fried mozzarella stick, and fried eggplant. I gave the ravioli to the kiddos but the mozzarella stick and eggplant were still sitting there taunting me. I really love my eggplant. I took all the breading off of one of the eggplant pieces and ate it. Blah. Wasn't all that. So the other one I ate breading and all. I know I know - starch starch starch. But it was SO good. As was the mozzarella stick that I ate as well. I figure I did a good enough job simply staying away from that fresh baked bread and butter with the herbed oil. So looking at the scale this morning it didn't seem hurt me at all and that's good to see - not that I'm going to be making a habit of that. <br /><br />Later that night, I ate a small piece of sugar free dark chocolate. It was pretty good and hit the spot.</div></div><br /><br />So <a href="http://amyshcgjourney.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> pointed out to me that I haven't mentioned anything about hunger while on <span style="cursor: help;" ; title="Phase 3 = anything eaten with exception of sugars and starches"><span style="background-color: #ffff00">phase 3</span></span>. This made me realize I haven't talked much about the protocol at all for a few days. LOL! OK, so I ramble sometimes. ;)<br /><br />Anyhow, things have really seemed to balanced out for me now. I don't count calories. I don't keep track of them in any way and I no longer even journal all my foods like I did during <span title="Phase 2 = 500 cals/day" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">phase 2</span></span>. I do keep somewhat of a mental note so I can post it in my blog so you all get some idea of what I'm eating. The only thing I'm doing is what <span title="Dr. S. = Dr. A.T.W. Simeons" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">Dr. S.</span></span> said - no sugars, no starches. I'm eating any fruits I want, even those that others have called 'off-limits'. I eat bananas. I eat pineapple. I eat peaches, grapes, and pomegranates. For me, this is what works. I made banana pancakes (mushed up bananas, egg, spices) with some homemade strawberry syrup for the kids the other day. They ranted & raved about it, so with their seal of approval I'll try to get that recipe up on the <a href="http://phase3recipes.blogspot.com">site</a> this weekend. It makes for a nice change from eggs, eggs, eggs. I also like to have smoothies and toss in raw egg whites for a bit of protein. I find that I'm most hungry in the mornings and not so much for lunch or dinner. I also try eating every few hours to keep my blood sugars level, whethers it's snacking on celery sticks and <span title="NSA = no sugar added" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">NSA</span></span> peanut butter or chomping on a piece of fruit.<br /><br />I drink beer, wine, even gin & tonics. I don't drink them every day, but when I want one, I have one. I started out tasting those low-carb beers I bought to try and most of them were cuh-rap. I like beers that have body & flavor and they simply didn't. I've stayed away from Guinness and similar stouts, as that's an entire meal in itself, but no real restrictions when it comes to others.<br /><br />We're going to that Halloween party tonight so that might be a bit of a challenge. I'm going to sit down this afternoon (in between football and costume gathering), and make up a list of some <span title="R.I.P. = recipes in protocol" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">R.I.P.</span></span> halloween dishes I'll take with me. I've thought of taking a spider pumpkin cheesecake, booberry muffins, or bloody cheese fingers. Miss Indecisive has not yet made a decision, but will eventually.<br /><br />Lots more to blog about but just checked the clock and I'm running so late already. I'll make my rounds later today. Happy Saturday! It's sunny and gorgeous here so I must soak it all in while it lasts!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-50453396154263823312007-10-26T06:14:00.000-05:002007-10-26T10:35:45.004-05:00P3 Day 12<B><font color=#00cc99><span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span> +.6</font></b><br /><br /><a aiotitle="click to expand" href="javascript:togglecomments('p3r1d12')"><img border="0" src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/koopadaisy/menubutton.png" width="50" height="17"></a><div class="commenthidden" id="p3r1d12"><p><br /><Div ID = Borders><br />Breakfast was a veggie scramble with a side of NSA sausage and a plum.<br /><br />For lunch I had some homemade polish sausage, a small salad with feta, olives, cukes, and sprouts, and some celery with NSA peanut butter. OK, I'm not usually a big fan of peanut butter, but that was the damn best peanut butter I have ever tasted! LOL!<br /><br />Dinner was completely changed at the last minute and the boys & I made pork stir fry with peppers, onions, zucchini, and sprouts.<br /><br />Typing it out makes it look like a lot more than what I thought it was. I guess it was just that I didn't do much snacking on fruits/veggies/cheese throughout the day.<br /></div></div><br />OK, so I'm posting this early in the day just for <a href="http://theprogressofbiz.blogspot.com">Biz</a>. :)<br /><br />Well, I stepped on the scale this morning and was surprised to see it down. Not just down, but down 37 pounds! I couldn't figure it out. Step on, step off. Back & forth over & over and it still saying 37 pounds lost! What the heck? Hubby was still here as he's going in late today and told me to check the bottom since I apparently never even thought of that. Duh. Sure enough, there was a piece of dog food that had snuck underneath it that was setting it slightly off balance. Too funny, though. I was happy to see those 220s on the scale even if it was all a mean scale-tease.<br /><br />The kids are home and I'm so so tired. My husband didn't get home until 4am so I stayed up painting/reading. On top of all that, I'm out of coffee! Oh, the horror! We'll be running up to the grocery very quicklike as I'm not going to make it very far into this day without some.<br /><br />We have a pretty busy weekend ahead of us. Football game tomorrow afternoon, followed by a Halloween party that night. Yay! Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday. We had planned on being Shrek & Fiona this year but I changed it at the last minute (of course). So now we're going as a Samurai and a Geisha. Funny thing, all that's came so far for my husband are his shoes and his wig. I ordered an antique kimono for him with the promise that it would be shipped so we would receive it by today. Well, it wasn't shipped until Wednesday - from Japan! We're screwed. His pants & sword are due to arrive today so I told him worst case he will go as a topless Samurai. He said only if I will as well. Yeah right!<br /><br />My oldest twin is going as SWAT and the youngest as Mario from Mario Bros. Even though they're twins, they're so very different. I love it. I'll try to remember to take pictures. I always forget as I've intentionally been hiding from the camera for so long.<br /><br />Sunday we are going to <a href="http://www.worldsoffun.com/">Worlds of Fun</a> for some coaster riding. We love coasters! We'll probably spend the whole day there and hopefully the weather will cooperate. <br /><br />We also have a birthday shindig to squeeze in there at some point. Not enough hours in the day sometimes for sure!<br /><br />I'll try to update this weekend when I can. Happy Friday, everyone!Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7067780292555932255.post-36408847680416051642007-10-25T18:36:00.000-05:002007-10-25T18:48:41.310-05:00P3 Day 11<B><font color=#00cc99><span title="LIW = last injection weight" style="cursor: help;";><span style="background-color: #FFFF00">LIW</span></span> +1.0</font></b><br /><br />Crazy crazy day. I've been having entirely too many of those as of late. Ends up one of our very good family friends that we've known over 15 years (who also happens to be my husband's direct boss) was involved in a car accident up in NE today. Someone ran a stop sign and his car is completely totaled. My husband just returned from NE a day or two ago (I'm losing track) and now has turned around and headed up to visit him in the hospital. He just called me and apparently they're going to release him tonight so he's going to drive him back down here. These experiences really reinforce that you need to use every opportunity to tell those close to you that you love them. Ever since I lost my dad unexpectedly years & years ago, I've tried to remember to do just that. It never hurts to put out a reminder, however. :) <br /><br />I'm very glad our friend is okay, but I have to admit selfishly that I'm glad my husband left NE early. He would have been riding in the passenger side on the way to this appointment and that's the side that got t-boned. Scary just thinking about it.<br /><br />Anyhow, I've been a ball of stress today and haven't eaten as much as I should. I know, bad me. Hopefully it won't affect me too much tomorrow.<br /><br />So, in closing, standing true to my word - I love you, man! <img src="http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/tongue/tongue0001.gif" style="border-style: none"/> You all have each played an integral part in me succeeding (finally) in a weight loss protocol and I feel as if I owe each of you all so much. Thank you, big hugs, and mushy mushy kisses all over your ever-shrinking cheeks. That is, the cheeks on your <i>faces</i>, you perverts.Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725037758215321348noreply@blogger.com5