For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been following San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center patient Michele as she progresses through the second phase of her hCG weight reduction treatment.

Today, Michele’s checking in again to let us know how things are going. So far she’s been doing a great job—following instructions, eating right, and successfully resisting the temptation to indulge at holiday parties! Here’s her latest update:

I’m pleased to report a loss of 3 more pounds this week. My weight loss seems to be slowing down a bit, but in normal circumstances (if I weren’t on the hCG diet), I know 3 pounds would still be a lot! Survived a birthday party (not mine) without eating cake; now let’s see how many cocktail parties I can get through without drinking.

I hit a plateau in the middle of this past week—when I realized that, I did the “all apples all the time” thing the next day. The day after that, I was a whole pound down. I’m now at 137 pounds, and I can see the magic number—134 pounds—right there on the horizon. If you’ve been following my progress, you know that I started at 174 pounds with 48% body fat; now I’m down to 24% body fat! My goal is to get my body back to how it was in my teenage years: weight in the teens, body fat in the teens, silhouette and energy in the teens. And I’m getting there!

With 37 pounds down and only 3 more to go, Michele is realizing her weight loss dreams with the hCG diet program at the San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center. Are you ready to take that first step?