Just looked up from my computer desk to see this gorgeous sky. Had to run to the other end of the house to see the sunset causing the reflection. It's only 3:50pm. Days will still be shortening until Winter Solstice on December 22nd.

But it's been a beautiful day today instead of the wind/snow promised by last nights weather report.

" All is calm, All is bright" just like Christmas season should be.....except I've picked up a flu bug of some sort. Not Fair !! I did get my flu shot. Since I'm dieting, have to be careful what I use to squash the bug without loosing my weigh loss momentum.

I went into my heart surgery approx. 20 lbs too big, and as usual, the surgery put on another 30 lbs. It's Damn Disgusting to have to admit to now being 50 lbs over weight for my height. Am determined to get down to a more reasonable size by New Years.

Surgery did not cure the fatigue/breathlessness problems so , I still can't walk very far nor do much more than housework that cannot be put off for my cleaning girl's next visit. Doc said to go back on the 900 calorie diet & exercise program that worked so well last time. Tried that for 2 weeks, but without the exercise, there was not one pound lost....discouraging.

Then I heard about HCG 500 Calorie Diet. http://www.hcgweightlossforlife.com/HCG-Diet-How-To.html

Sounds too good to be true - but doesn't require exercise - so I picked up my Drops and Supplements. This diet doesn't work for everyone. Hopefully I will be one of the lucky success stories. Dr. Oz (with some reservations) thinks it's worth considering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9aR4EtqBOI&feature=related

Somehow I'd missed the notation that you should go thru a liver cleanse prior to starting but Doc said I could go on the liver cleanze while I was taking the drops so decided to go ahead. Also, my normal regimen already included Alpha Lipoic Acid which helps the liver, so I don't have the brown liver spots people of my age often get. Figuring my Liver is probably healthier than most.

The first 2 days you have to OVEREAT and hopefully put on 6 lbs during those first two days. What better day to start Day One than Thanksgiving Day I thought. So Thanksgiving morning, I weighed in at 194.8.....the next morning I weighed an additional 3 lbs but by bedtime of day two, I'd only gained 5 lbs (not the recommended 6).....which meant my top weigh-in was 199.7 lbs. (Am soooo glad I didn't have to look at the scales saying 200 lbs.) But the thought of putting even one more bite of food in my mouth was sickening. I was soooo looking forward to NOT forcing myself to eat all the fattening things I usually love.

So here's my ticker tape so far. The 5 lbs loss doesn't include loosing the 5 lb gain on Feasting Days...so actually I've lost 10 lbs. Stay tuned for progress.


Hope the Advil I'm taking to survive this bug doesn't derail my progress. Antibiotics are forbidden - as well as cough drops or liquid since they have sugar or alcohol . Just going to hang tough, drink lots of liquids along with my Advil and 500 calories and starve those pesky bugs .

Tomorrow is December 1st....Christmas Decorations coming out of storage. Yeeeeaaaah ! !