Thursday, January 15, 2009

The question is?

The question is, will HCG work for you? Here is a small excerpt from Karen Veranth RN:
"Admittedly, I was a skeptic at first. The reported results sounded a little too good to be true. Despite what a lot of companies will tell you, achieving health and wellness is a challenge and requires daily self-discipline.

Nevertheless, many of my clients do lose a pound a day. Some a little less but a majority are pleased with the results. Many say that the HCG weight loss program was exactly what they needed to finally lose the weight and jump start their efforts to better health. The program works especially well for those who are weight loss resistant, or who have failed to lose weight with other diets."

I can attest to this, especially the "weight loss resistance". That was me. Anyhow. This will be another shot in the arm for trying this method if you meet the criteria!

Friday, January 2, 2009

What Hcg does!

Okay, let's look at the what Hcg does, (at least the sublingual, remember when getting Hcg off the internet you will not know what quality it is and where it comes from,kind of scary), the folks at Dry Creek mix it themselves and it lasts for the 23 days used, up to 6 weeks. It is pure. First you eat everything you would like the first two days and make sure it is alot of good fats. So the fats are present in the blood stream when the Hcg begins to work, then day 3-21 you start the strict diet for your lunch and dinner meals. It was important to eat at noon and 6:00 p.m. and your exercise is the light variety not heavy aerobics (more later there). On the third day the Hcg will begin to pull out of the storage fat, deep in the body.

Remember how it was for expectant women who didn't have nutrition in other countries, that physically the baby was always taken care of first, hence the Hcg hormone was insturmental in feeding the baby while the mother was the one who gave literally to the nutrition of the baby, she would continue to get thin, but would have a healthy 8 pound baby. Hcg is very high during pregnancy, but when used here, it is very little, so you don't have pregnancy symptoms, so don't be concerned about that.

There has been concern as to the low-calorie diet you et during this 21 day period. I was too, until I realized what happens. Let's say you normally take in a 2000 calorie diet daily, well, yes, you just eat 36 oz's of lean protein, 4 oz's of fruit and unlimited veggies during your two meals, which could be as low as 500 calories, but what happens is the Hch will pull from the storage fat the extra calories needed , so you are not starving the body like a low calorie restricted diet does do. You will have a 500 calorie diet worth of food, with the Hcg pulling from the storage unit 1500 calories. You do not have any carbs (flour, grains, cereal, etc) during this phase. YOu also do not have breakfast during this time, to create a need for the storage fat. Going from the evening meal to the noon meal creates this scenario. But listen people, you are given supplements that are critical to your well-being. Vitamin C, crave busters, and Omega's, Bones, Enqymes, Multi etc.

One real important thing is drinking water, 1 oz for each pound of body weight. You may thing wow, how can I do it, but it is really easy, and you find yoyur body adjusts. Plus, the reality is the metabolism speeds up and you don't hoard fat as you would if you didn't drink enough water. If you get that much water you will not crave carbs. Please do this one right otherwise you won't lose as much. It is a metabolic insulator as well.

Well, enough for now. More later!! Think about this.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year1

Most of you know that I am a fitness instructor, and old one at that, and that my focus is diet and exercise in life! It is amazing how many diets I have put to the test when trying to maintain a healthy weight, especially during the pre/post menopausal hormonal crud! Well, I have to say, I have found a wonderful answer that makes total sense to me. First, let to preface things by saying that I had become insulin resistant in the last year and that mean't gaining fat stores. It was awful! Fat showed up in places it hadn't been before, so I was quite bothered by it! Hmph! So one of our friends introduced me to "Dry Creek Dr. Offices" out in Lehi. A Dr.Sharp and Becky Greer, a nutritionist, work side by side in helping people lose weight using the sublingual Hcg, plus a wonderfully detailed nutrition plan and supplements to support your body throughout the phases you go through. Not only that they supply you with a notebook full of recipes, information etc and a coach to help you along the way if needed. We Lara and I went out to the meeting we were very impressed as it was scientifically proven and they had refined it to be more nutritionally sound where other programs using Hcg off the internet or other places were not using these methods to support the patient. Well, I have to tell you the results were great! I started out at 148 and ended up using two rounds and lost a total of 15-16 lbs. From Oct 15th until Dec 19th. I feel great and feel as though I am turned around on the insulin and using the principles taught it has made sense and a terrific difference in my body.
If you are interested at all, be sure to use my name as a referral and it would be greatly appreciated, but email beckygreer@comcast.net. It was the best money I spent as I have spent the same on LA Weightloss and Weight Watchers before. The greatest thing is this does not take from superficial fat stores but from the deep storage fat so you will not wrinkle if you have the tendency. The next blog will explain in better detail how the Hcg works and why protein, veggies and fruit.
Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Thank You, bloggers!

I just have to let all of Lara's very special blog friends know how grateful I was to get so many birthday wishes! I can honestly tell you it set a wonderful start to the day! YOU made my day! What an affect you had on my spirit, so I have to let you know you were wonderful! And Hilary, your singing Happy Birthday in a Snow White costume was awesome! I'll expect that every year now!

Happy New Year to all of you and hopefully a great one for all of us!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Let's Get Real!

Before I seriously record our adventures this Christmas, I have to say onething about reading some of the blogs out there! They are seriously, too sickly sweet, maybe too phony concerning life and my daugher hooked me up to the blog called seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com http:// whose blog is a satire on those who write "my life is so wonderful" bit! Honestly, I LOVE real people, who speak refreshingly honest and give us all hope and reassurance we are doing okay. I have even found myself being alittle too too. So my New's Year's Blog resolution will be of one thing, "Get Real"! In fact I am going to change my blog to "Get Real" not Out to lunch anymore! I am really sick of this everything is just wonderful and they don't have problems they don't face problems nor do they solve problems. Let's just all be "happy" ;and get along, but let's not admit we are wrong, or try to resolve things or anything like that. I have to say right here, I am very grateful for my children who are real, honest, straight forward, problem solving people! Whose words mean a lot to me as THEY write! So refreshing!!!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Beautiful Day!

Merry Christmas everyone! Well, it has been a wonderful day, with the joyous noises of Brayden and Daxton who are just so darling, especially how little Daxton just adores his father and Brayden is such a jokester! It was wonderful having those two little ones around today! Christmas just isn't Christmas without the sounds of little children playing with their new stuff! Hearing from Bria, Chloe and Sophia and their excitement of receving so many fun things from Santa was a delight!
My Christmas was very nice myself, as I received a beautiful birthstone ring from dad and a beautiful letter from Nate. If there is anything that is so meaningful is receiving letters from my children. I also wrote one to each child and watched them read theirs as they all opened them up! It was so cool! I think that is what makes Christmas, is giving of ourselves to each in the spirit of love.
Some things I just have to wait for, but I keep hoping it will happen, only in the Lords' time I suppose.
Love to all!

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Babbling on Christmas Eve!

Okay, so this is Christmas Eve and a big snow storm is coming, the biggest of this season yet! Which, by the way, we do need! I've made all these yummy appetizers for us to just snack on and play games. My friend, Kathie, gave me a DVD of us singing 20 years ago for a Christmas show, (professional mind you)and I just got done watching it and thinking, we weren't so bad!! We were quite good!! It is amazing the perception you have when you are younger, huh!! Anyhow, we also just took some very special people over a cheesecake, whose wife is suffering in intensive care and most likely will not be given much longer here on this earth, if Father is willing. But anyhow, life is full of surprises and up/downturns and it just makes you ponder about this life and it's immense purpose. I, quite frankly, didn't get too involved in the hubbub of this season, in fact, Walmart and Maceys were both so crowded it was hard to get around, so I just gathered a few things and off I went. As you can tell, I am just babbling! But one of my most favorite things to receive at Christmas time is cards and letters! I LOVE it and I'm noticing people starting to take the easy way out and sending E-cards, I sure hope it doesn't take hold. Anyhow, my mind is qute scattered right now, I think I'll go sit by my tree and read more of the Ensign and the scriptures, I need organization, I guess, so I will make more sense to you later, or should I say to myself!
Merry Christmas Eve!