I'm gonna Rock the Y!

I'm so excited tonight! I've packed my bag and tomorrow I'm starting my workout commitment at the YMCA. I'm going to walk over at lunch and ask the guy that runs the place if anyone will be there when I get off of work to show me how to work the machines. I'm too excited to sleep tonight! I've made a commitment to work out at least three days a week. I was assigned a new parking spot at work and I have to walk right past the Y to get to my car, so NO EXCUSES!!! Love Life!

Post-HCG Weight Loss Update

I just wanted to pop in and give a quick update. After finishing up my six week round of hcg in the middle of June I started phase 3 and finished that up in the second week of July. My last injection weight was 207.4 so I lost a total of 35 pounds while doing the hcg. In the month that followed I got on down to 198. I was so excited! I have not been in the 100s since I got pregnant with my daughter back in 1999. I decided to start another round of hcg the second week of September. The week before I started my injections again I noticed that my hair loss was increasing rapidly. I had been losing more hair than usual over the summer but now it is coming out at a scary rate. I do believe that the rapid weight loss from hcg stressed my system and it is the cause. I only did three injections of the hcg and decided not to do any more right now until my hair shed slows down. This happened to me before when I lost a lot of weight in a short period of time. I am taking biotin and BioSil along with using a special shampoo from Sally's. I have been using the shampoo for three weeks and taking the BioSil for two weeks and the hair loss has not slowed down, but I can't believe how bright and fresh my skin looks. I do see new hairs coming in around my hairline, but unfortunately when I style my hair on top I can see more of my scalp than ever before. :-( It's quite disheartening! I'm keeping up the fight though! The false start on the hcg put a few pounds back on. I'm weighing in at 203 now. This week I plan to start working out at the YMCA. I have a free membership through the new job that I started three weeks ago. The gym is right on the next block over from my office building so there is no excuse not to take advantage of it! I'll post an update after I get started to let everyone know how it is working out for me. Love Life!!!