The Apple Day

Today, I begin to eat Apples.

Yup, you read correctly.

Besides keeping the doctor away, hopefully it'll help me drop a few pounds.

I went in for my weekly appointment yesterday and since I am not dropping weight daily, my doc recommended for me to eat apples--all day long. Apparently, this will help "jump start" my system. Interesting.

And so it began. I ate my first apple this morning--a fuji one. Happily, I like apples so I should be able to do it without much whining. :) I did cheat a little and have my morning coffee with this apple...but, the coffee helps me maintain sanity.

And sanity....is important. :)

Thanks for everyone's support with all of this. The one thing I adore is the beginning of a new day. Every day, there is a chance for me to start over, to try harder, to make this lifestyle change work. Tonight, once it cools down, Lance and I will go for a walk. I really really want to loose another 17 pounds before this phase of the diet is over.

This phase of the diet (500 calories and the hormone shot) ends July 26th. Then, I begin phrase 2 (2-3 wks) of the diet. This is where I will be off the hormone, my calories will be increased but I will still need to steer clear of starches and sugars. After this, I will go back to phase 1: 500 cal and hormone. My understanding is I will repeat this till I obtain my goal weight.

I have to be honest with myself....I think my weight is going back and forth because I have not included physical activity and some days I go over my 500 calories. Lately, Ive been finding it really really hard to eat the same foods over and over. Example: I can't bare to look at strawberries, celery or cucumbers. Yet, when I eat them on a regular basis, I was dropping a pound a day.

Well...this is my progress so far....thanks again for reading! I will keep you posted on the Apple Diet today, ha! ;)