Hello from Yo Mama

Hello from Yo Mama! I hope my fellow Kootie buddies realize how much the things you share are helping me with my fight to lose weight. I still can’t believe how a skinny girl turned into a great big fluffy grandma! I tried to convince myself that grandmas are supposed to be soft and cuddly, but in reality it is no fun struggling to get up and down from playing on the floor, or to try and hide those annoying toots that sneak out after disturbing all that natural gas I’ve been storing! I also hate shopping for clothes – probably because I can’t believe I have to buy sizes in the double digits. I am tired of wearing men’s tee shirts and sweat pants. It has taken a lot of mental preparation to muster up enough determination to stick with a diet longer than two weeks (yes, I’ve tried them all), but I am very excited about my success during the first round of HCG and I am really looking forward to doing it again.

I was very comfortable during the 500 calorie phase (the fewer choices the better), and had lots of concern about adding starches. I’ve been amazed at the variety of things I have been able to eat while maintaining my loss. We went to a nice restaurant for our 13th wedding anniversary where I ate prime rib, salad, and half a baked potato with both butter and sour cream on it! Yummy! I swore off desserts a long time ago, so sweets are really not a temptation, but I am very afraid of bread. Oh yes, the bread! I know it is my demon. One day I had a piece of toast, but I am still very afraid of the bread. Good thing Bruce the Baker is several hours away!

I am also worried about my loading days next week. I should have really stuffed myself the first time, but I just wasn’t hungry, so that part was difficult. Reading that you guys feel it isn’t as much fun as you thought, or that you couldn’t stand all that sweet stuff makes me worry what I will do. Of course, I can always eat bread – oh yes, the bread! Maybe that is something to look forward too after all.

I am so proud of you, Kootie and Pruney. You are both doing so great! Just remember all those people who diet for months and even years before reaching the point you are at right now, and most of them will gain it all back! With the HCG program, we should not have to worry about getting fat again once we learn to eat properly. Besides that, we don’t have to do strenuous exercises and we won’t have to worry about surgery cuz we won’t have left over flab!

Thanks for all the encouragement and good advice.
Yo Mama