Weight loss 16.2 lbs and counting

I hit a milestone the other day. For the past several years, every time I have dieted, been careful, "watched my weight" etc., I have not been able to get down below 150 lbs. It was both a real and a psychological barrier for me. I had secretly come to believe it was a threshold my body just wasn't going to cross, ever again. That perhaps I was the only person in the world whose weird body would not respond properly to the hCG diet and  I would be forever stuck in my chubby pants. The doctor's manuscript even addresses these plateaus - they do happen - but assured me that eventually I would break through. It took an entire nine days, but on Thursday, I cleared 150, and I lost nearly another pound since then.

It is strange going to a restaurant and drinking coffee or tea and watching your friends eat. This has happened several times during the weight loss phases. I think they are more uncomfortable about it than we are though - for the most part, I am still not hungry most of the time.
One thing that is very strange is the way I am losing. During the last round, there were a couple of days when, despite still having quite a bit of padding everywhere else, my right ribs became very distinct. Not my left ribs, just the right ones. After a few days, they evened out, and I would up with a three inch loss around the waist. This time, I have a small but distinct crease in my lower right abdomen. It really looks funny. If there is a pattern here, my belly should be flatter in a few days. Now for those hips and thighs!