It is 26 degrees outside and the snow has been falling all morning. I am testing yet another new plugin on my website that puts my blog posts on my wall. Let me end here and see where this appears

Today, as I sit in front of my computer screen, feeling warm and cozy, eating some rice sauteed with tomatoes and peppers, I am watching the snow fall outside my window, and I am grateful. Grateful for the warm rice, my long underwear, for my partner who has an exceedingly large capacity for love. For me, each day brings new challenges to relationship and how I envision/feel/see myself.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, get in bed with a mosquito. ~ Ghandi

This past weekend I have attended Bioneers on The University of Colorado campus. Bioneers deal with the environment, decreasing the stresses we put on our planet, and improving communities, our food source, what we feed our kids, what we spend our money on and the like.

“Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations.”

In the past, I have been only moderately aware or concerned about Global Warming and or recycling or cow burps affecting our atmosphere.

The speakers here at this weekend speak about such things. They show statistics that feeding cows green grass for example instead of corn, has them burp less and thus saving our ozone layer. Not only that it is easier financially and logistically for the farmers to feed their cows grass, than to get the corn all prepared for them. I have heard that cows will bawl for corn. I like twinkies and cheesecake, too, but in the long run, broccoli is better for me.

Well, I don’t know what day it is. I arrived in Houston to visit my Aunt Lena (a great accomplished pianist..a real artist!) who came here from LA CA to see her brother, my dad. IT was a great visit, altho too short. I really enjoyed time with my Cousin, Diana, another real artist. I got a chill on the plane and ever since i have been in Houston, I have been sick with something TERRIBLE!! There is a horrible taste i my mouth, I have no appetite, and have been running t el baño every hour or so. sweating a lot, too. It is kind of nice being in Houston where it is warm.

I stopped my drops, as I got my period, and plan to re-start, but with somewhat deflated enthusiasm. Lets see what I can do to get that up again!

My Friend Beverly gives me encouragement to stay on the diet, she has been successful at ti and says she is more aware of how sugar affects her. She and I will spend wome time together tomorrow to get her graphics and marketing needs met (via website)..looking forward to that. oof..I feel weak…back to bed to rest. I am happy to be in Houston for awhile.

Well, I am a little discouraged, I have been following this protocol VERY STRICTLY, and am losing weight very slowly. Day 9, I should have lost 9 pounds, and I have only lost barely 6.

HCG Protocol: The protocol is you eat only 500 calories a day comprised of lean meat and vegetables. No Butter, oil, sugar or starches. I think the two things I need to incorporate more of is:water, and light exercise.

Yesterday I was feeling weird and lightheaded, I munched on some chicken and tht helped.

Finally, I say I am getting discouraged…really I shall persevere!! I plan to see this diet through, reset my metabolism and be done with this 15 extra pounds forever.

A yummy array of lean meat and veggies. I am not hungry at all! It is quite remarkable, these HCG drops are moving fat to be used as energy, while I drastically reduce my calories. It is working!!!

Going light with steamed veggies and broiled Tilapia, a salad and a small glass of red wine. yum! Steadily losing weight, a pound a day…

Got on the scale this morning and I have lost 2 pounds. Not celebrating yet (well, yes I am), I want to see how I holdout this week. Let me tell you what this diet/regime is like. It REALLY limits what you can eat! They even suggest you not use Shea butter or oils on your skin because that fat will get absorbed and tip off the metabolic balance that is being established with the drops and lean meats.

I have not been so hungry. I feel like this is good for me, and I notice Id love to have a few extra bites of chicken….and I cannot!

My dinner tonight was pretty good: grilled chicken in an onion tomato sauce and sauteed spinach. I know, “sauteed” implies oil, I used some!! If I really get that it is holding back the fat loss, I’ll quit.

My first dinner from a 500-calorie a day diet. Looks pretty yummy! Yes, that IS a little bit of red wine in the glass that I drank and enjoyed immensely. Can’t weight to get on the scale tomorrow…

Day one of a 21-day 500 calorie a day diet. I am eating a minimal menu of lean meats and veggies along with HCG – a hormone that mobilizes fat for energy instead of eating up the muscle. It is only day 1, I have had a lunch of grilled chicken and brussels sprouts. No sugar in my coffee this morning. We’ll see what the scale says tomorrow!