Day 14: Whew!

I'm soooo glad that HS had a decent loss this morning, or I'm afraid I would have lost my cooking privileges!  I was down 0.4 pounds myself, so that puts me at -4.6 pounds for the week or about 0.66 pounds per day.  According to the docs measurements, I actually did better this week than last week, which she said is somewhat unusual.  


Last week most of my lost inches were in my arms and legs.  Those didn't change much this week, and I finally saw some big losses where I need to most.  I lost another inch in the bust (for a total of 2 inches), an inch around the ribs (for a total of 2 inches), 1.25 inches in my waist, 2.75 inches in my hips (for a total of 3.25 inches!), 0.75 inches in my big ol' butt, an inch in one thigh and 1.5 inches in the other (for a total of 2 inches each), and 0.5 inches in one calf.  That means I lost a total of 9.75 inches this week (and 18 total inches since 9/8/09).  


It seems my home blood pressure monitor is not functioning properly because my reading have consistently been about 20 points higher than the readings at the doctor's office (not just this doc--all of my docs).  I've been on a half-dose of my blood pressure meds for a week now, and my blood pressure today was only 6 points higher than last week.  It doesn't seem out of the question that I may be able to stop my blood pressure medication completely by the time this round of injections is over.  I've turned into such a hippie in the past few weeks, that I'm excited to be "drug-free!"


One more weird thing about my experience: ever since I did the Sea Salt Cleanse, I've been feeling hungry.  Not like I'm going to pass out from hunger, and not just the "mental" hunger...I've actually had the stomach-growling hunger pains.  The doc said she's never heard that before, so perhaps it's just coincidental.  Regardless, I don't think I'll do another cleanse unless, uh...it's necessary.  For now, I just keep drinking water and trying not to think about it.