Day 11: ...Continued

WARNING: We're hovering right around the threshold of TMI here, so I'll try to be as modest as possible.  


The doc recommends that we engage in a weekly Sea Salt Cleanse in which we add two teaspoons of sea salt to a liter of lukewarm water and drink the resulting concoction.  Another HCGer who is close to me tried it out this morning and reported back results that sounded similar to a two-hour flu, so I approached the process with some trepidation.  I took about 5 minutes to drink all 32 oz, and felt a bit queasy when I was done, but it wasn't as bad as I expected.  I armed myself with a big fat book and parked near "home base" while I waited for the inevitable.  Nearly an hour later, there was a little...um, movement, but nothing earth-shattering.  I downed another 16 oz of plain water, which "moved" me a little more.  And then it was over.  Pretty uneventful.  Guess that week of detox before the injections really paid off!  I'm curious to see how it affects the weight loss tomorrow.


I was down 1.2 pounds this morning (the terrible chicken was worth it!), bringing my total loss to....well, what is my total?  There's been some confusion as to what my starting weight was:  was it my weight the first time I was weighed at the doc before I started detox?  Was it my weight the first day of injections?  Was it my first day of the low-calorie diet?  Psh...I don't know.  What I do know is that I gained 2.6 pounds  in the week between   starting detox and starting injections.  I gained another 3.4 pounds during my two "load" days.  So...I've lost 7.8 pounds from my pre-detox weight, 10.4 pounds from my first-injection weight, and 13.8 pounds from my post-load weight.  I suppose that since the day of my first injection is called "Day 1" here, that's what I'll call my starting weight, so I'm now officially down 10.4 pounds in 11 days.  


We had a great dinner tonight.  HS enjoyed his smelly fish while I had a cajun-seasoned steak and a sliced tomato, and I was completely stuffed.  I also have a new treat: my great Mama brought me some Chocolate Raspberry Stevia drops that I added to some mineral water...TASTY!  I've always been a huge soda-fiend, but I don't think I'll be going back to that when this is all over.  


Since HS and LittleGirl hit the ballet instead of the movies, Mama and I are taking her tomorrow.  A movie all about food...shouldn't be too bad.  I just need to bump my lunch a couple hours earlier than usual and take lots of water and an apple to snack on if necessary.  Should be fun!