Half Way to My Goal!!!!

As of today I am half way to my goal!! I've lost 44 lbs...well technically I have one more pound to be half way but close enough to be pleased :D.  Woohoooo. I've come a long way and have a long way to go. But it's encouraging!
This round went really well until I got sick and took those cough drops...but really I think it was my drops. I gained 5 lbs! If it had been the cough drops I would have just plateaued for a few days. I didn't cheat once, I did everything exactly the same.  But when I opened my new bottle of drops I started going down in weight again ever so slowly. Anyway, that was not fun.  I put a call in to the naturopath and explained and they said they hadn't heard of anyone else having problems like that.  But they are replacing the bottle.   Yay!
My husband started a half round. Today is his first day of the 500 calories.  I am on day 29 of 40.  I have not lost as much as I would have liked too so far what with all that trouble for 2 WEEKS! 2 weeks is a long time when you're only going for 40 days.  But it is what it is.
Also another thing I have been having trouble with is hair loss.  I have started taking biotin (a B7) that is supposed to help with that...we'll see. It's a bit disconcerting. I've always had lots of hair and it's supposed to grow back no problem. So we'll see.
Other than that it's been good. :).
I am down 4 to 5 clothing sizes now depending on the brand.  The inches are falling away.  It's fun :).
Oh another thing I have to comment on...people don't really notice your weightloss until you've lost 40 lbs. It was that way for me, my husband, and my friend.  Or maybe they're afraid to comment...but regardless...that's an interesting observation! :D

Cough Drops? Really?

I am in Round 2 So far I have lost 40 lbs total. It's GREAT!  I was losing weight like a bullet train this round when all of a sudden I GAINED 3 lbs! 3 lbs! That's a lot. And the only thing I could think of is I have a cold and I bought some "sugar free" cough drops and forgot to read that ingredient list! BIG MISTAKE! May I re-emphasize that...BIG MISTAKE! Oh and I took liquid Claritin because I was having trouble breathing due to allergies AND the cold.  As I was swallowing I thought to me-self..."wonder if there is sugar in here?" YEP there was...last ingredient. And then I read the ingredient list on the cough drops... aspartame AND sorbitol (which is another word for sugar!)No sugar indeed! So then I decided to go on Youtube and see if anyone on the HCG diet had experienced the same thing...sure enough and with the exact same cough drops!
It just goes to show ya...this is a science that cannot be messed with even when you're sick and not thinking straight...ya gotta be on your game!
And by the way...I gained 3 lbs yesterday and only lost .4 today.  I had been losing a pound or more a day! Grrrrrrrrrrrr and double Grrrrrrr all over cough drops that really didn't work that well to begin with.
LESSON LEARNED!