Start Weight 160.0
Today's weight 154.5
Total weight loss first week - 5.5
No I haven't given up. I'm still plugging along. Still struggling with this round and haven't been staying completely on protocol. I'm sure thats why I've only lost 5.5 pounds my first week. I haven't been able to gice up my coffe with flavored creamer yet and I've also had some half & half in my broccoli soup on 3 days in a row and for 2 out of the 3 I also added a little cheese to the soup. Yesterday I had ribeye steak instead of New York, which has a lot more fat, but tasted oh so much better. I'm determined to do better this week. No more cheats. I'm just not sure I can give up my coffe in the mornings!
A friend of mine, who is also on the program, had a wonderful idea. She's taken to substituting her meat with non fat Greek yogurt. 1 cup is 130 calories and has 23 grams of protien in it. Last night I made my broccoli soup and added the 1/2 c yogurt instead of the half & half and the whole bowl was only 115 calories. Then I took the other 1/2 cup of yogurt, added a little stevia and strawberries for a wonderful desert. My total calories were only 215. The half & half alone that I was putting in my soup had more calories than that. It's a really nice chance of pace when I'm tired of meat!
I'd like to lose 5 pounds per week. I'm staying on Phase 2 until December 23, when we go camping for 4 days. I'll stop taking the drops during those 4 days and resume the drops on the 27th. Then I will be on Phase 2 until the end of January or until I've lost the weight I've gained. Out anniversary is in February and I'd really like to be down into a dress I couldn't wear last year. It will probabaly take that long for me to get my mind wrapped around doing maintenance the RIGHT way!
Lunch - 165
1 c Greek yogurt
strawberries
Dinner - 220
100 g chicken
8 oz mushrooms
apple
Total calories - 385
Mushrooms aren't on protocol but it was the last I had in the frig and didn't want them to go to waste. Especially since they were the baby portabellas! They did make a tasty dinner. If it doesn't effect my weight loss too much I may have them again.
Still working on my water intake. It's been so stinkin cold here that the last thing I want to do is drink a lot of water. Makes me that much colder! I hate cold weather, by the way. having grown up in sothern California, I still can't adapt to it and I have no clue as to how to dress to keep warm. I'm either freezing or I over dress and I'm roasting. No happy medium here!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
R4P2 - Day 4
Start weight 160.0
today's weight 156.3
Loss -.4
Not as good as I had hoped, but it's still a loss. Yesterday I had chicken and mushrrooms for lunch which is off protocol, but I didn't want to see them go to waste. I also had elk that my son-in-law gave me. Very lean meat.
This round is so far the hardest one I've done and I'm not sure why. I'm really struggling with it. Haven't been able to completely give up my coffee creamer in the mornings. I know that's why my weight loss is slower this round than others, plus I really didn't load. I had already gained so much weight that I just didn't want to put on more. I ate pretty normal exepct on Sunday when I had 3 candy bars. Maybe that's why it's already been so hard.
Lunch - 250
100 g turkey
2 c broccoli
apple
Dinner - 181
100 g elk
2 c lettuce
Strawberries
Total - 431
Still working on my water intake. When I have errand or appointments and I know I'm going to be out and about it's hard to drink a lot of water because I'm always searching for a bathroom.
today's weight 156.3
Loss -.4
Not as good as I had hoped, but it's still a loss. Yesterday I had chicken and mushrrooms for lunch which is off protocol, but I didn't want to see them go to waste. I also had elk that my son-in-law gave me. Very lean meat.
This round is so far the hardest one I've done and I'm not sure why. I'm really struggling with it. Haven't been able to completely give up my coffee creamer in the mornings. I know that's why my weight loss is slower this round than others, plus I really didn't load. I had already gained so much weight that I just didn't want to put on more. I ate pretty normal exepct on Sunday when I had 3 candy bars. Maybe that's why it's already been so hard.
Lunch - 250
100 g turkey
2 c broccoli
apple
Dinner - 181
100 g elk
2 c lettuce
Strawberries
Total - 431
Still working on my water intake. When I have errand or appointments and I know I'm going to be out and about it's hard to drink a lot of water because I'm always searching for a bathroom.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
R4P2 - Day 3
Start weight 160.00
Today's weight 156.7
Loss -1.1
Lunch - 190
100 g chicken
1 c mushrooms
apple
Dinner - 146
100 g Elk meat
2 c lettuce
Total calories - 336
Today's weight 156.7
Loss -1.1
Lunch - 190
100 g chicken
1 c mushrooms
apple
Dinner - 146
100 g Elk meat
2 c lettuce
Total calories - 336
R4P2 - Day 2
Start weight 160.0
Today's weight 157.8
Loss -2.2
Not to bad considering I didn't really load like I should have. Today wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I'm still not as gung ho as I should be. I need to drop the weight, but my mind still isn't in it. I'm hoping I can manage not to sabotage myslef until I get a better grip......mentaly!
Lunch - 200
100 g chicken
1 1/2 c cabbage
apple
Dinner - 240
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 440
I made chicken and cabbage soup for lunch and it was horrible. I don't know if it's just trying to get used to the no sugar or startch, but even with added salt it was pretty tasteless. Had to force myself to eat about 3/4 of it. I need to check out some recipies because if this is day 2 and I'm already tires of the food......it's going to be a long haul!
Today's weight 157.8
Loss -2.2
Not to bad considering I didn't really load like I should have. Today wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I'm still not as gung ho as I should be. I need to drop the weight, but my mind still isn't in it. I'm hoping I can manage not to sabotage myslef until I get a better grip......mentaly!
Lunch - 200
100 g chicken
1 1/2 c cabbage
apple
Dinner - 240
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 440
I made chicken and cabbage soup for lunch and it was horrible. I don't know if it's just trying to get used to the no sugar or startch, but even with added salt it was pretty tasteless. Had to force myself to eat about 3/4 of it. I need to check out some recipies because if this is day 2 and I'm already tires of the food......it's going to be a long haul!
Monday, November 28, 2011
R4P2 - Day 1
Start weight 160.0
I"m starting round 4 again since the last time I never finished it. I binged over the weekend and gained 3.5 pounds, so my start weight this round is 160. I'm up 25 pounds! Yikes!!! I am so mad at myself that I lost all that weight and then allowed myself to gain 25 pounds of it back. (I'm still down 18) I'm determined to get it back off. I'm sticking with this round until I drop what I've gained back, so it will proabably be longer than the 21 days. Our anniversary is in February and I'd like to be back down in the 130's by then. That's roughly 65 days from now. I can do this!!!
Lunch - 240
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 186
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
apple
Total calories - 426
I"m starting round 4 again since the last time I never finished it. I binged over the weekend and gained 3.5 pounds, so my start weight this round is 160. I'm up 25 pounds! Yikes!!! I am so mad at myself that I lost all that weight and then allowed myself to gain 25 pounds of it back. (I'm still down 18) I'm determined to get it back off. I'm sticking with this round until I drop what I've gained back, so it will proabably be longer than the 21 days. Our anniversary is in February and I'd like to be back down in the 130's by then. That's roughly 65 days from now. I can do this!!!
Lunch - 240
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 186
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
apple
Total calories - 426
Monday, October 24, 2011
Starting Over......Maintenance
Today's weight 156.8
It's been a bad month. I weighed 143 at the end of my last round but had to leave for Minnesota and couldn't stay on maintenance while I was there. Got home and just couldn't get back to P3 eating. So I've paid the price! I'm up 13.8 pounds in 1 month!!! Comes off quick but it goes back on just as quick if you don't do the maintenance. I guess that's why they say maintenance is the most important part of the program.
So here I am, starting over. I'd love to go back on the HCG, but I really need to learn to stick with the maintenance the right way. So I'm doing the P3 for 3 weeks that I didn't do after my last round. I'm hoping to drop some of the weight I've put on and I'm hoping to feel better. With all the junk I've been eating, I feel crummy! I've scheduled my next HCG round to start the middle of December, so I've got 8 weeks to stick with maintenance. I'm hoping to lose what I've gained......or at least most of it.
I didn't make my goal of reaching 125 by the time I turned 51. I'd like to get back down to 135 and then maintain that for 6 months or so. If I still feel like I'd like to lose the last 10 pounds I can do it later, once my weight has stabilized.
When I first started this it was exciting to go into my closet and try on clothes I hadn't been able to wear and have them be too big, now it's depressing. So many of the clothes I got into are now to tight and uncomfortable. I am determined to get back down into them!
Over the weekend I got a bike. Several years ago my bike was stolen and I've had a tough time finding another one I liked as well. I've probably gone through 4 or 5 bikes since then. This summer I got rid of all of them because I didn't like riding them. Finally got one I love! It's a Raleigh Cruiser. It's great for the kind of riding I like to do. I'm hoping that getting active again will help me drop the weight I've put on.
I've also learned the importance of weighing in DAILY!!! If I'd have known I had gained this much, I would have got my act together sooner. But I didn't want to know so I wasn't weighing myself anymore. What a shock! I'm now officially back in the 'overweight' category.
Oh well......P3 eating today and some exercise in the afternoon.
It's been a bad month. I weighed 143 at the end of my last round but had to leave for Minnesota and couldn't stay on maintenance while I was there. Got home and just couldn't get back to P3 eating. So I've paid the price! I'm up 13.8 pounds in 1 month!!! Comes off quick but it goes back on just as quick if you don't do the maintenance. I guess that's why they say maintenance is the most important part of the program.
So here I am, starting over. I'd love to go back on the HCG, but I really need to learn to stick with the maintenance the right way. So I'm doing the P3 for 3 weeks that I didn't do after my last round. I'm hoping to drop some of the weight I've put on and I'm hoping to feel better. With all the junk I've been eating, I feel crummy! I've scheduled my next HCG round to start the middle of December, so I've got 8 weeks to stick with maintenance. I'm hoping to lose what I've gained......or at least most of it.
I didn't make my goal of reaching 125 by the time I turned 51. I'd like to get back down to 135 and then maintain that for 6 months or so. If I still feel like I'd like to lose the last 10 pounds I can do it later, once my weight has stabilized.
When I first started this it was exciting to go into my closet and try on clothes I hadn't been able to wear and have them be too big, now it's depressing. So many of the clothes I got into are now to tight and uncomfortable. I am determined to get back down into them!
Over the weekend I got a bike. Several years ago my bike was stolen and I've had a tough time finding another one I liked as well. I've probably gone through 4 or 5 bikes since then. This summer I got rid of all of them because I didn't like riding them. Finally got one I love! It's a Raleigh Cruiser. It's great for the kind of riding I like to do. I'm hoping that getting active again will help me drop the weight I've put on.
I've also learned the importance of weighing in DAILY!!! If I'd have known I had gained this much, I would have got my act together sooner. But I didn't want to know so I wasn't weighing myself anymore. What a shock! I'm now officially back in the 'overweight' category.
Oh well......P3 eating today and some exercise in the afternoon.
Friday, September 23, 2011
R4P2 - Day 26
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 143.7
I've been up and down the past couple of days because I'm still not eating right. I spent the morning pre-cooking my food for this weekend since we're going to be out of town. Hopefully I can stick with it. I'm not bringing anything else with me so it will be harder to cheat. thankfully I'm attending a seminar so I'll be busy during the day. I think Monday and Tuesday of next week will be my no HCG VLCD days. If I can stick with that I can start maintenance on Wednesday and still have a couple of days before we leave for Minnesota.
I'm doing a Fage non-fat Greek yogurt day today.
Today's weight 143.7
I've been up and down the past couple of days because I'm still not eating right. I spent the morning pre-cooking my food for this weekend since we're going to be out of town. Hopefully I can stick with it. I'm not bringing anything else with me so it will be harder to cheat. thankfully I'm attending a seminar so I'll be busy during the day. I think Monday and Tuesday of next week will be my no HCG VLCD days. If I can stick with that I can start maintenance on Wednesday and still have a couple of days before we leave for Minnesota.
I'm doing a Fage non-fat Greek yogurt day today.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
R4P2 - Day 23
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 144.0
So I'm up a little after blowing it yet again yesterday. Had decided to do a steak day and did pretty good until tonight. Had a handful of almonds and 2 grissini. Sheez, I don't know whay this round has been so hard for me to stay on track.
Today's weight 144.0
So I'm up a little after blowing it yet again yesterday. Had decided to do a steak day and did pretty good until tonight. Had a handful of almonds and 2 grissini. Sheez, I don't know whay this round has been so hard for me to stay on track.
R4P2 - Day 22
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 143.7
Okay.....so I'm back down to my lowest weight this round. I tried an apple day yesterday and was thoroughly nauseous after 2 apples, so I finished my day with Fage Greek fat free yogurt and strawberries. I wasn't expecting to drop anything . Since I havn't been weighing in like I should I can only guess that I dropped 1.5 or better. I've decided to do a min-steak day today since my schedule is like crazy hectic today. It should get me over the hump and hopefully back on track!
By the way....I'm still up over 10 pounds from what I weighed the end of round 3! I've decided to stick with the P2 through the weekend and stop next week so that I'm on maintenance for my trip to Minnesota. I still want to get into the 130's and then maintain that weight for awhile before trying to drop down into the 120's. Maintenance is the key to this program, that's for sure. We have a 5 hour flight and we're leaving at 11:00 in the morning. I'm not sure what kind of food I can bring on the flight. It's been a while since I've flown anywhere, but I think they have restrictions as to what you can bring on board. At least they do for liquids. I'm not sure about food though. Will have to check with the airlines I guess.
Today's weight 143.7
Okay.....so I'm back down to my lowest weight this round. I tried an apple day yesterday and was thoroughly nauseous after 2 apples, so I finished my day with Fage Greek fat free yogurt and strawberries. I wasn't expecting to drop anything . Since I havn't been weighing in like I should I can only guess that I dropped 1.5 or better. I've decided to do a min-steak day today since my schedule is like crazy hectic today. It should get me over the hump and hopefully back on track!
By the way....I'm still up over 10 pounds from what I weighed the end of round 3! I've decided to stick with the P2 through the weekend and stop next week so that I'm on maintenance for my trip to Minnesota. I still want to get into the 130's and then maintain that weight for awhile before trying to drop down into the 120's. Maintenance is the key to this program, that's for sure. We have a 5 hour flight and we're leaving at 11:00 in the morning. I'm not sure what kind of food I can bring on the flight. It's been a while since I've flown anywhere, but I think they have restrictions as to what you can bring on board. At least they do for liquids. I'm not sure about food though. Will have to check with the airlines I guess.
Monday, September 19, 2011
R4P2 - Day 21
Start weight 153.4
Today's wight ?
I did not weigh today because I know I'm up and just can't handle the disappointment. I got down to 143.7, almost 10 pounds from my start weight, but didn't do to good over the weekend. it's not that I ate horrible, but I didn't stick to P2 foods. The grocery store and Fage yogurt on clearance for 50% off and i couldn't resist, so for a couple of my meals I've had Greek Fage yogurt and strawberries, which I really didn't think would hurt me all that much, but I gained. So toady I'm doing an apple day. Picked up some beautiful Honeycrisp apples over the weekend. I'm also planning on doing a mini-steak day tomorrow because of my hectic schedule. So Hopefully with the combination of the two I'll be back down on Wednesday!
I'm heading out of town this weekend and was debating on whether to go on to Phase 3, but I think that I'll stick with the P2 until next Thursday. We're leaving for Minnesota on that Friday. It seams like no matter what I do it it's going to be hard either way. I'm attending a seminar in Minnesota and I'm not sure how that's going to work with maintenance. I just have to remember.....NO SUGAR......NO STARCH!!! Hopefully I won't gain back everything I've lost in 6 days!
Today's wight ?
I did not weigh today because I know I'm up and just can't handle the disappointment. I got down to 143.7, almost 10 pounds from my start weight, but didn't do to good over the weekend. it's not that I ate horrible, but I didn't stick to P2 foods. The grocery store and Fage yogurt on clearance for 50% off and i couldn't resist, so for a couple of my meals I've had Greek Fage yogurt and strawberries, which I really didn't think would hurt me all that much, but I gained. So toady I'm doing an apple day. Picked up some beautiful Honeycrisp apples over the weekend. I'm also planning on doing a mini-steak day tomorrow because of my hectic schedule. So Hopefully with the combination of the two I'll be back down on Wednesday!
I'm heading out of town this weekend and was debating on whether to go on to Phase 3, but I think that I'll stick with the P2 until next Thursday. We're leaving for Minnesota on that Friday. It seams like no matter what I do it it's going to be hard either way. I'm attending a seminar in Minnesota and I'm not sure how that's going to work with maintenance. I just have to remember.....NO SUGAR......NO STARCH!!! Hopefully I won't gain back everything I've lost in 6 days!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
R4P2 - Day 16
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 144.9
Loss -.9
Okay....it's already the 16th day into this round and I haven't even lost 10 pounds yet!?!?!? I usually lose 10 within the first week and a half. I need to lose 9.9 more pounds to make my goal. Still trying to decide whether to quit next Friday or try and stick with it until the 28th. At this rate....it's looking like the 28th!
Plus I didn't stick with it again today......and I wonder why the program isn't working as good......DUH!!! I decided to do another mini-steak day today but only made it until about 2:00. I had a salad at McDonald's on the fly. Had P2 chili when I got home and then later had a handful of almonds. I didn't have any fruit today so I'm hoping tomorrow isn't a complete bust!
Today's weight 144.9
Loss -.9
Okay....it's already the 16th day into this round and I haven't even lost 10 pounds yet!?!?!? I usually lose 10 within the first week and a half. I need to lose 9.9 more pounds to make my goal. Still trying to decide whether to quit next Friday or try and stick with it until the 28th. At this rate....it's looking like the 28th!
Plus I didn't stick with it again today......and I wonder why the program isn't working as good......DUH!!! I decided to do another mini-steak day today but only made it until about 2:00. I had a salad at McDonald's on the fly. Had P2 chili when I got home and then later had a handful of almonds. I didn't have any fruit today so I'm hoping tomorrow isn't a complete bust!
Monday, September 12, 2011
R4P2 - Day 15
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight ?
I had a hectic morning and didn't weight in. I can only imagine that I gained after my 'cheats' this weekend so I did a mini-steak day today. Plus I've really been working on the whole water thing today.
Dinner - 360
200 g steak
apple
Let's hope I see a drop in the scale tomorrow. It's going to be another crazy day for me. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning for my annual physical.....YUK!!!.....then a meeting with a client and lots of errands in between so I'm thinking that even if I lose some tomorrow I may do another mini-steak day just because it would be easier.
I also have a dilemma. I wanted to be off this round for a trip out of town the 24, 25 of this month. That would give me a week to be on maintenance before attending a seminar in Minnesota the following week. However, I'm doing lousy on this round and haven't lost anywhere near what I wanted to, so I'm debating on whether to stick with it until the 28th, right before my trip to Minnesota or stop on the 23rd before our trip out of town. I guess alot will depend on what I do in the next 11 days!
Today's weight ?
I had a hectic morning and didn't weight in. I can only imagine that I gained after my 'cheats' this weekend so I did a mini-steak day today. Plus I've really been working on the whole water thing today.
Dinner - 360
200 g steak
apple
Let's hope I see a drop in the scale tomorrow. It's going to be another crazy day for me. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning for my annual physical.....YUK!!!.....then a meeting with a client and lots of errands in between so I'm thinking that even if I lose some tomorrow I may do another mini-steak day just because it would be easier.
I also have a dilemma. I wanted to be off this round for a trip out of town the 24, 25 of this month. That would give me a week to be on maintenance before attending a seminar in Minnesota the following week. However, I'm doing lousy on this round and haven't lost anywhere near what I wanted to, so I'm debating on whether to stick with it until the 28th, right before my trip to Minnesota or stop on the 23rd before our trip out of town. I guess alot will depend on what I do in the next 11 days!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
R4P2 - Day 14
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 145.7
Gain +.2
Not to surprised after eating the extra steak and having the chai tea yesterday, plus still struggling with my water. Can't seam to get down as much as I should be this round.
I managed to blow it again today. I had a shortbread cookie and a raisin roll today. Had my regular lunch and dinner but no fruit or grissini, so I'm hoping it won't be too bad tomorrow.
Lunch - 180
100 g steak
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 200
Eggs
Zucchini
Decided to have eggs for dinner with chopped zucchini.
Total calories - 380 plus the cookie and roll.
Today's weight 145.7
Gain +.2
Not to surprised after eating the extra steak and having the chai tea yesterday, plus still struggling with my water. Can't seam to get down as much as I should be this round.
I managed to blow it again today. I had a shortbread cookie and a raisin roll today. Had my regular lunch and dinner but no fruit or grissini, so I'm hoping it won't be too bad tomorrow.
Lunch - 180
100 g steak
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 200
Eggs
Zucchini
Decided to have eggs for dinner with chopped zucchini.
Total calories - 380 plus the cookie and roll.
R4P2 - Day 13
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 145.5
Loss -.9
Better than I thought I'd do. Did pretty good today other than a spiced chai tea today and still struggling with my water intake. We'll see how i do tomorrow.
Lunch - 235
Turkey Sausage
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 205
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
grissini
After I had dinner I finished off my husband's ribeye steak, so I know I'm over the 500 mark, but man was it good!
Today's weight 145.5
Loss -.9
Better than I thought I'd do. Did pretty good today other than a spiced chai tea today and still struggling with my water intake. We'll see how i do tomorrow.
Lunch - 235
Turkey Sausage
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 205
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
grissini
After I had dinner I finished off my husband's ribeye steak, so I know I'm over the 500 mark, but man was it good!
Friday, September 9, 2011
R4P2 - Day 12
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 146.4
Loss -.2
And that despite the fact that I cheated yesterday. I've been good today and watch......I'll gain tomorrow! Still working on my water intake. Don't know why it's so hard this round.
Lunch - 200
1 Jenny O turkey sausage
2 c zucchini
Afternoon snack - 80
apple
Dinner - 270
100 g extra lean hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 550
Didn't realize I was going over based on my food choices today. I only ate what I was suppose to but my choices put me over. Will have to watch that a little better.
Today's weight 146.4
Loss -.2
And that despite the fact that I cheated yesterday. I've been good today and watch......I'll gain tomorrow! Still working on my water intake. Don't know why it's so hard this round.
Lunch - 200
1 Jenny O turkey sausage
2 c zucchini
Afternoon snack - 80
apple
Dinner - 270
100 g extra lean hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 550
Didn't realize I was going over based on my food choices today. I only ate what I was suppose to but my choices put me over. Will have to watch that a little better.
R4P2 - Day 11
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 146.6
Loss -.2
Surprising considering what I ate yesterday. Did a little better today but still cheated. Had 4 shortbread cookies and some Lifesaver hard candies.
Lunch - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 196
Hamburger salad
100 g extra lean hamburger
2 c lettuce
30 g onion
20 g pickles
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp sugar free ketchup
1 tsp vinegar
grissini
Total calories - 431 plus the 4 cookies and Lifesavers!
Today's weight 146.6
Loss -.2
Surprising considering what I ate yesterday. Did a little better today but still cheated. Had 4 shortbread cookies and some Lifesaver hard candies.
Lunch - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 196
Hamburger salad
100 g extra lean hamburger
2 c lettuce
30 g onion
20 g pickles
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp sugar free ketchup
1 tsp vinegar
grissini
Total calories - 431 plus the 4 cookies and Lifesavers!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
R4P2 - Day 10
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 146.8
Gain .9
Not as bad as I thought after blowing it yesterday. Didn't do much better today. So I'm sure I'll be up again tomorrow. But....I'm back on track as of tomorrow. I'm planning on a mini-steak day tomorrow. I've got appointments all day so it should be easy! Well.....easier. That's the bad thing about blowing it, sometimes it's not easy to get back with the program.
Today's weight 146.8
Gain .9
Not as bad as I thought after blowing it yesterday. Didn't do much better today. So I'm sure I'll be up again tomorrow. But....I'm back on track as of tomorrow. I'm planning on a mini-steak day tomorrow. I've got appointments all day so it should be easy! Well.....easier. That's the bad thing about blowing it, sometimes it's not easy to get back with the program.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
R4P2 - Day 9
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 145.9
Loss -.0
Best laid plans of mice and men.....I was weak....very weak! I had really good intentions. I got up early, made my lunch so I wouldn't be tempted to eat and then off I went to meet my daughters! We had lunch at Chipotle Grill, which I have to say was amazing! It's kind of a Mexican fast food place, but it's not fast food. You order your burrito and they make it right there with the ingredients you want, everything fresh with no preservatives or additives. And they're HUGE!!! I could only eat half of mine. Then we had Coldstone ice cream. I just got a 'like it' but definitely not on protocol. Then we went to see a move and I had some popcorn so it was a really bad food day for me. I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day so I'm hoping the damage won't be too bad tomorrow, but I'm expecting the worse. Will probably do a mini steak day tomorrow. Don't have enough apples for an apple day. I would count the calories but don't have a clue what they would be. Back on track tomorrow!
Today's weight 145.9
Loss -.0
Best laid plans of mice and men.....I was weak....very weak! I had really good intentions. I got up early, made my lunch so I wouldn't be tempted to eat and then off I went to meet my daughters! We had lunch at Chipotle Grill, which I have to say was amazing! It's kind of a Mexican fast food place, but it's not fast food. You order your burrito and they make it right there with the ingredients you want, everything fresh with no preservatives or additives. And they're HUGE!!! I could only eat half of mine. Then we had Coldstone ice cream. I just got a 'like it' but definitely not on protocol. Then we went to see a move and I had some popcorn so it was a really bad food day for me. I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day so I'm hoping the damage won't be too bad tomorrow, but I'm expecting the worse. Will probably do a mini steak day tomorrow. Don't have enough apples for an apple day. I would count the calories but don't have a clue what they would be. Back on track tomorrow!
Monday, September 5, 2011
R4P2 - Day 8
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 145.9
Loss -.3
This has been a crazy first week for me on the program. Haven't done as well as I've done in past rounds. Total loss for the first week is 7.5 compared to 8.7 and 9.4 in other rounds. Not that I'm complaining.....7.5 isn't bad. I'm just hoping it doesn't slow down to a crawl now. I still have 10.9 pounds to lose in the next 2 weeks.
I have done very good so far this round. Haven't cheated once other than a diet soda here and there. I'm meeting my daughters in Flagstaff tomorrow, but already have a plan of attack so I'm not tempted to blow it. Lunch at the food court at the mall so I can bring what I want and then shop while they're still eating. In principle....it should work!!!!
Lunch - 250
100 g extra lean hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
chili powder
strawberries
Afternoon snack - 40
2 grissini
Dinner - 260
1 turkey sausage
2 c zucchini
orange
Total calories - 550
Didn't realize I had gone over my 500 until I started adding it up. Oops! Have to keep an eye on that in the future.
Today's weight 145.9
Loss -.3
This has been a crazy first week for me on the program. Haven't done as well as I've done in past rounds. Total loss for the first week is 7.5 compared to 8.7 and 9.4 in other rounds. Not that I'm complaining.....7.5 isn't bad. I'm just hoping it doesn't slow down to a crawl now. I still have 10.9 pounds to lose in the next 2 weeks.
I have done very good so far this round. Haven't cheated once other than a diet soda here and there. I'm meeting my daughters in Flagstaff tomorrow, but already have a plan of attack so I'm not tempted to blow it. Lunch at the food court at the mall so I can bring what I want and then shop while they're still eating. In principle....it should work!!!!
Lunch - 250
100 g extra lean hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
chili powder
strawberries
Afternoon snack - 40
2 grissini
Dinner - 260
1 turkey sausage
2 c zucchini
orange
Total calories - 550
Didn't realize I had gone over my 500 until I started adding it up. Oops! Have to keep an eye on that in the future.
R4P2 - Day 7
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 146.2
Loss -.0
No loss today, but I know part of it is because I'm still having trouble drinking enough water. I probably had about 50 ounces of water today is all. So I may not make my goal of 9 pounds for this week. We'll see what the scales say tomorrow.
Lunch - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grssini
Dinner - 206
Chicken salad
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
diced pickles
diced onion
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp pickle juice
1 tsp rice vinegar
orange
grissini
Total calories - 461
While I was at the grocery store I couldn't resist getting some grissini. I usually don't eat grissini while I'm in round 2 even though it's allowed because I'm a carbaholic and any carbs make me want more carbs! We"ll see if I'm able to handle it without cheating!
Today's weight 146.2
Loss -.0
No loss today, but I know part of it is because I'm still having trouble drinking enough water. I probably had about 50 ounces of water today is all. So I may not make my goal of 9 pounds for this week. We'll see what the scales say tomorrow.
Lunch - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grssini
Dinner - 206
Chicken salad
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
diced pickles
diced onion
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp pickle juice
1 tsp rice vinegar
orange
grissini
Total calories - 461
While I was at the grocery store I couldn't resist getting some grissini. I usually don't eat grissini while I'm in round 2 even though it's allowed because I'm a carbaholic and any carbs make me want more carbs! We"ll see if I'm able to handle it without cheating!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
R4P2 - Day 6
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 146.2
Loss -2.2
What a shock! I don't think I've ever had this kind of a loss this far into the program unless I was doing a steak or apple day. I guess starting my period did mess me up. I'm down 7.2 pounds in 5 days, not the best I've done on prior rounds but pretty close. I usually average about 9 pounds the first week and I'm hoping this round stays the same.
It's funny how the longer you've been on the program the easier it is to tell when it's time to eat. About the time I start getting hungry I'll look at the clock and realize that it's a little passed my time to take my drops. Otherwise, I haven't been hungry at all. Not to say that i haven't had cravings! Found a stash of chocolate today and I was really tempted to eat it. Then I start remembering how I felt when i was down into the 130's and I want to get back there again. So bye bye chocolate!
Lunch - 200
Tuna Salad
90 g tuna
2 c lettuce
30 g pickles
30 g red onion
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp pickle juice
1 tsp rice vinegar
Apple
I made the tuna salad and then put it on top of the salad. Tastier than I thought it would be.
Dinner - 250
Chili
100g hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
1/2 c diced zucchini
chili powder
onion powder
strawberries
Total calories - 450
Fudged a little bit today with a diet soda. Hope it doesn't bow me out of the water tomorrow!
Today's weight 146.2
Loss -2.2
What a shock! I don't think I've ever had this kind of a loss this far into the program unless I was doing a steak or apple day. I guess starting my period did mess me up. I'm down 7.2 pounds in 5 days, not the best I've done on prior rounds but pretty close. I usually average about 9 pounds the first week and I'm hoping this round stays the same.
It's funny how the longer you've been on the program the easier it is to tell when it's time to eat. About the time I start getting hungry I'll look at the clock and realize that it's a little passed my time to take my drops. Otherwise, I haven't been hungry at all. Not to say that i haven't had cravings! Found a stash of chocolate today and I was really tempted to eat it. Then I start remembering how I felt when i was down into the 130's and I want to get back there again. So bye bye chocolate!
Lunch - 200
Tuna Salad
90 g tuna
2 c lettuce
30 g pickles
30 g red onion
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp pickle juice
1 tsp rice vinegar
Apple
I made the tuna salad and then put it on top of the salad. Tastier than I thought it would be.
Dinner - 250
Chili
100g hamburger
1 c diced tomatoes
1/2 c diced zucchini
chili powder
onion powder
strawberries
Total calories - 450
Fudged a little bit today with a diet soda. Hope it doesn't bow me out of the water tomorrow!
Friday, September 2, 2011
R4P2 - Day 5
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 148.4
Loss -.8
Still not impressed with this round so far. But, being that time of the month may be messing with the whole process. We'll see how next week goes. Hopefully better than this week.
I've decided to do a cleanse starting tomorrow. Nothing too complicated, just a mineral and herbal capsule in the morning and another one at night. Picked it up at the health food store today. Thought maybe it would help. I've talked to others who have tried doing a cleanse while on the HCG and they've had better success. I just hope it doesn't make me sick! It's a 2 week cleanse, so I should be on it until I'm almost done.
Had errands in town today but packed my lunch so I wasn't tempted to cheat. Had a great hamburger salad. Took a hamburger patty I had already cooked and crumbled it on my salad, added a little chopped red onion and then mixed mustard, no-sugar ketchup and some Bragg's liquid amino's for a dressing and it wasn't too bad!
Lunch - 276
100g lean hamburger
2 c lettuce
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp no-sugar ketchup
1 tsp Bragg's amino
apple
Dinner - 215
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Total calories - 491
Today's weight 148.4
Loss -.8
Still not impressed with this round so far. But, being that time of the month may be messing with the whole process. We'll see how next week goes. Hopefully better than this week.
I've decided to do a cleanse starting tomorrow. Nothing too complicated, just a mineral and herbal capsule in the morning and another one at night. Picked it up at the health food store today. Thought maybe it would help. I've talked to others who have tried doing a cleanse while on the HCG and they've had better success. I just hope it doesn't make me sick! It's a 2 week cleanse, so I should be on it until I'm almost done.
Had errands in town today but packed my lunch so I wasn't tempted to cheat. Had a great hamburger salad. Took a hamburger patty I had already cooked and crumbled it on my salad, added a little chopped red onion and then mixed mustard, no-sugar ketchup and some Bragg's liquid amino's for a dressing and it wasn't too bad!
Lunch - 276
100g lean hamburger
2 c lettuce
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp no-sugar ketchup
1 tsp Bragg's amino
apple
Dinner - 215
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Total calories - 491
R4P2 - Day 4
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 149.2
Loss .0
Total loss -4.2
Even worse than I thought......day 4 and no loss! I'm trying to start my period so I'm hoping that's what's slowed down the process. I'm hoping that I haven't developed an immunity to the HCG. That would be the pits!
Lunch - 235
100 g turkey sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
onion
Afternoon snack - 80
apple
Dinner - 180
100 g steak
2 cups zucchini
Total calories - 495
Today's weight 149.2
Loss .0
Total loss -4.2
Even worse than I thought......day 4 and no loss! I'm trying to start my period so I'm hoping that's what's slowed down the process. I'm hoping that I haven't developed an immunity to the HCG. That would be the pits!
Lunch - 235
100 g turkey sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
onion
Afternoon snack - 80
apple
Dinner - 180
100 g steak
2 cups zucchini
Total calories - 495
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
R4P2 - Day 3
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 149.2
Loss 2.2
Total loss 4.2
Wouldn't it be nice if I could keep dropping 2 pounds a day for the first week! I'm sure it will start to drop off by tomorrow. I just hope it stays in the 1 pound range for at least a week before the dreaded stall or the .2, .4 losses.
Did really good today food wise, but still struggling with the water intake. I've had 1 liter plus another 20 ounces, so thats 53 ounces so far, but I should be drinking more like 90. But it's early yet.
Lunch - 235
Italian turkey sausage soup
1 turkey sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
30 g onion, chopped
Italian seasoning
Afternoon snack - 80
Apple
Dinner - 180
100 g sirloin steak
250 g zucchini
Bragg's Liquid Aminos
Montery steak seasoning
I went crazy at the grovery store today. The turkey sasuage was on clearance, plus they had sirloin steak, rib eye and lean hamburger (93/7), all on sale. Unfortunately we live in a small town and the selection isn't always what I'd like it to be. It's very unusual for us to have sirlion steak. Thankfully, we're getting a Trader Joe's in a town about 30 miles away.
I have enough meat to last me the whole 21 days I think! Some of it I precooked for emergencies. Also picked up some fruit, but I'm not sure if I'm going to have it everyday or with every meal. I guess it will depend greatly on what the scales say! 14.2 pounds to go!
Today's weight 149.2
Loss 2.2
Total loss 4.2
Wouldn't it be nice if I could keep dropping 2 pounds a day for the first week! I'm sure it will start to drop off by tomorrow. I just hope it stays in the 1 pound range for at least a week before the dreaded stall or the .2, .4 losses.
Did really good today food wise, but still struggling with the water intake. I've had 1 liter plus another 20 ounces, so thats 53 ounces so far, but I should be drinking more like 90. But it's early yet.
Lunch - 235
Italian turkey sausage soup
1 turkey sausage
1 can diced tomatoes
30 g onion, chopped
Italian seasoning
Afternoon snack - 80
Apple
Dinner - 180
100 g sirloin steak
250 g zucchini
Bragg's Liquid Aminos
Montery steak seasoning
I went crazy at the grovery store today. The turkey sasuage was on clearance, plus they had sirloin steak, rib eye and lean hamburger (93/7), all on sale. Unfortunately we live in a small town and the selection isn't always what I'd like it to be. It's very unusual for us to have sirlion steak. Thankfully, we're getting a Trader Joe's in a town about 30 miles away.
I have enough meat to last me the whole 21 days I think! Some of it I precooked for emergencies. Also picked up some fruit, but I'm not sure if I'm going to have it everyday or with every meal. I guess it will depend greatly on what the scales say! 14.2 pounds to go!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
R4P2 - Day 2
Start weight 153.4
Today's weight 151.4
Loss -2.0
Not what I was expecting after my first day. I usually lose 3+ pounds and have lost as much as 4.7 after my first day on the VLCD. I hope this isn't indicitive of how this round is going to go. So I have 16.4 more pounds to lose.
Working on drinking more water. Yesterday I only had about 1 1/2 liters. I should be drinking 3 liters per day. Right now I'm on my 2nd liter, so I may make it tonight. At least I'll get closer!
Lunch - 235
Steak Chili
100 g steak
1 can diced tomatoes
1 c zucchini
1 slice chopped onion
Chili powder
I was surprised that the chili tasted so good. I know I'm not suppose to mix veggies on P2, but it's my one cheat this round. I've worked all summer on my zucchini plants and I'm not going to let them go to waste, especially since I'm the only one who eats them.
Dinner - 150
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
1 slice chopped onion
1 tbls Liquid Aminos
Montery Chicken spices
Total calories - 385
Today's weight 151.4
Loss -2.0
Not what I was expecting after my first day. I usually lose 3+ pounds and have lost as much as 4.7 after my first day on the VLCD. I hope this isn't indicitive of how this round is going to go. So I have 16.4 more pounds to lose.
Working on drinking more water. Yesterday I only had about 1 1/2 liters. I should be drinking 3 liters per day. Right now I'm on my 2nd liter, so I may make it tonight. At least I'll get closer!
Lunch - 235
Steak Chili
100 g steak
1 can diced tomatoes
1 c zucchini
1 slice chopped onion
Chili powder
I was surprised that the chili tasted so good. I know I'm not suppose to mix veggies on P2, but it's my one cheat this round. I've worked all summer on my zucchini plants and I'm not going to let them go to waste, especially since I'm the only one who eats them.
Dinner - 150
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
1 slice chopped onion
1 tbls Liquid Aminos
Montery Chicken spices
Total calories - 385
Monday, August 29, 2011
R4P2 - Day 1
Start weight 153.4 (OUCH!)
Yeah, you read that right! Yikes!!! I'm up almost 20 pounds from my last LDW. I loaded while we were camping this weekend, but I've been eating lousy since the end of my last round. After getting a flu bug I just never got my act together and then it was all down hill from there. Thankfully I've gotten to the point were I'm tired of eating lousy and I'm tired of not having anything that fits. I got rid of all my bigger clothes when I started loosing weight as an incentive not to gain it back. So my wardrobe right now is very limited.
I'm only doing a 21 day round. I'm flying to Minnesota for a business seminar the end of next month and I wanted to be on maintenance for at least a week before I leave. It won't be easy even being in maintenance. They serve a continental breakfast, which of course I can't eat and then lunches are included, which are usually more P3 friendly. Then I have the problem of dinners. Pizza and beer just isn't going to cut it!
I'm trying this round to get back down into the 130's, even if it's the high 130's! I had dropped down to 132.8, but was back up to about.......oh my word I just check my last LDW for round 3......it was 133.0 so I've gained back 20.4 pounds! Like I said, I'm just hoping to get back down into the 130's and then stay there for awhile. Our anniversary is in February and I'll probably go back on the program once more before then to see if I can get into the 120's. I'm 5'3 and my WII says I should weigh 129 which is about 22% body fat. I think I can live with that!
Today's meals:
Lunch - 210
100g steak
2 c cabbage
strawberries
Dinner - 150
100 g chicken
1 1/5 c zucchini
I didn't have any more fruit in the house other than strawberries, so I skipped tonight's fruit. I'm not sure I'm going to start with the grissini or not. Still deciding.....
Total calories - 360
Yeah, you read that right! Yikes!!! I'm up almost 20 pounds from my last LDW. I loaded while we were camping this weekend, but I've been eating lousy since the end of my last round. After getting a flu bug I just never got my act together and then it was all down hill from there. Thankfully I've gotten to the point were I'm tired of eating lousy and I'm tired of not having anything that fits. I got rid of all my bigger clothes when I started loosing weight as an incentive not to gain it back. So my wardrobe right now is very limited.
I'm only doing a 21 day round. I'm flying to Minnesota for a business seminar the end of next month and I wanted to be on maintenance for at least a week before I leave. It won't be easy even being in maintenance. They serve a continental breakfast, which of course I can't eat and then lunches are included, which are usually more P3 friendly. Then I have the problem of dinners. Pizza and beer just isn't going to cut it!
I'm trying this round to get back down into the 130's, even if it's the high 130's! I had dropped down to 132.8, but was back up to about.......oh my word I just check my last LDW for round 3......it was 133.0 so I've gained back 20.4 pounds! Like I said, I'm just hoping to get back down into the 130's and then stay there for awhile. Our anniversary is in February and I'll probably go back on the program once more before then to see if I can get into the 120's. I'm 5'3 and my WII says I should weigh 129 which is about 22% body fat. I think I can live with that!
Today's meals:
Lunch - 210
100g steak
2 c cabbage
strawberries
Dinner - 150
100 g chicken
1 1/5 c zucchini
I didn't have any more fruit in the house other than strawberries, so I skipped tonight's fruit. I'm not sure I'm going to start with the grissini or not. Still deciding.....
Total calories - 360
Monday, August 15, 2011
Restart
Okay....so i didn't restart round 4 like I had planned. Too much going on right now to get it together so I've set a new start date for Round 4. We're going camping the end of this month and I'll load on those days, then start on the 29th. In the meantime I'm trying to get in the habit of eating P2 foods. No sugar or starch. I'm also working on drinking more water. I'm hoping this will get me primed to stick with it the end of this month.
After going off Round 3 the wrong way and going back to my normal pre-HCG eating habits, it's been hard to pull it together. Plus I think I was trying to start my rounds too close together. This way I'll start Round 4 almost 11 weeks after ending Round 3. I'm hoping I'll drop some of the weight I've gained by sticking with the P2 foods until then.
After going off Round 3 the wrong way and going back to my normal pre-HCG eating habits, it's been hard to pull it together. Plus I think I was trying to start my rounds too close together. This way I'll start Round 4 almost 11 weeks after ending Round 3. I'm hoping I'll drop some of the weight I've gained by sticking with the P2 foods until then.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
R4P2 - Day 2
Todays weight 145.5
Loss -3.3
I didn't do to good today. I started my period and with the bloating and cramps felt aweful so I had comfort food in the evening instead of dinner. Strawberries, yogurt and almonds......and a chocolate cookie with a glass of milk! Who can eat chocolate without the milk....right? I should be back to normal tomorrow.
Breakfast
Coffee with stevia
Lunch
Steak w/ asparagus
strawberries
Dinner
Yogurt w/ strawberries and raw almonds
Loss -3.3
I didn't do to good today. I started my period and with the bloating and cramps felt aweful so I had comfort food in the evening instead of dinner. Strawberries, yogurt and almonds......and a chocolate cookie with a glass of milk! Who can eat chocolate without the milk....right? I should be back to normal tomorrow.
Breakfast
Coffee with stevia
Lunch
Steak w/ asparagus
strawberries
Dinner
Yogurt w/ strawberries and raw almonds
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
R4P2 - Day1 - Really!
Starting weight 148.8
I tried to start last week but just couldn't wrap my mind around it. Doing better this week so I think I can handle it. Did pretty good today, although i didn't drink near enough water. It's hard getting back into the routine once you've fallen of the wagon for awhile!
After round 3 my LDW was 133.8, so I've gained back 15 pounds. Yikes!!! It;s like my last round didn't count. That will teach me to go off the program! But I'm back and hoping to get the 15 I've gained off by the end of September and if possible a couple of extra pounds. That would be nice.
Breakfast
Coffee with stevia
Lunch
100 g chicken breast
lettuce
apple
Dinner
Raw almonds
Was in a hurry and grabbed a handful of almonds for protein but no dinner.
I tried to start last week but just couldn't wrap my mind around it. Doing better this week so I think I can handle it. Did pretty good today, although i didn't drink near enough water. It's hard getting back into the routine once you've fallen of the wagon for awhile!
After round 3 my LDW was 133.8, so I've gained back 15 pounds. Yikes!!! It;s like my last round didn't count. That will teach me to go off the program! But I'm back and hoping to get the 15 I've gained off by the end of September and if possible a couple of extra pounds. That would be nice.
Breakfast
Coffee with stevia
Lunch
100 g chicken breast
lettuce
apple
Dinner
Raw almonds
Was in a hurry and grabbed a handful of almonds for protein but no dinner.
Monday, August 1, 2011
R4P2 - Day1
Starting weight 150
That's right......talk about going off the program! Yikes!!! So I'm starting all over again. Well not quite. I haven't gained all the weight I lost, just 15 pounds. But it feels like I'm starting all over again. I was within 7 pounds of my goal weight and now......
Oh well, no sense beating myself up over it. Just get back to the program and watch the weight drop back off.
We went camping this weekend so I loaded then. I didn't weigh myslef before we left so I'm not sure how much I gained. There is someting to be said about weighing yourself eery day!
That's right......talk about going off the program! Yikes!!! So I'm starting all over again. Well not quite. I haven't gained all the weight I lost, just 15 pounds. But it feels like I'm starting all over again. I was within 7 pounds of my goal weight and now......
Oh well, no sense beating myself up over it. Just get back to the program and watch the weight drop back off.
We went camping this weekend so I loaded then. I didn't weigh myslef before we left so I'm not sure how much I gained. There is someting to be said about weighing yourself eery day!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
R3P3 - Day 4
LDW 133.0
Today's weight 135.8
Gain/Loss 2.8
I actually lost 1.3 pounds after my steak day yesterday but I was up over 4 pounds after my weekend binge. Yikes!!! Still trying to get over this flu bug I caught last week and feeling lousy again today so I didn't eat P3 foods today. Had toast for lunch......comfort food! So I don't expect the scales to be nice to me tomorrow.
We're going to out of town this weekend so I know it's going to be another bad eating weekend. My husband is taking me out to dinner on Saturday night. I'm going to try and be good......but no promises!!!
Today's weight 135.8
Gain/Loss 2.8
I actually lost 1.3 pounds after my steak day yesterday but I was up over 4 pounds after my weekend binge. Yikes!!! Still trying to get over this flu bug I caught last week and feeling lousy again today so I didn't eat P3 foods today. Had toast for lunch......comfort food! So I don't expect the scales to be nice to me tomorrow.
We're going to out of town this weekend so I know it's going to be another bad eating weekend. My husband is taking me out to dinner on Saturday night. I'm going to try and be good......but no promises!!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
R3P3 - Day 3
LDW 133.0
I'm not weighing myself this morning because I know that I've gained alot of weight over the weekend! It was a total bust. We went out both Saturday and Sunday and I ate all the things I shouldn't have. Plus, my daughter made chocolate chip cookies yesterday and I was weak......very weak! I knew this weekend was going to be hard, that's why I debated on whether to go off the drops or not.
Today's a steak day. I'm hoping I can undo the damage over the weekend!
I'm not weighing myself this morning because I know that I've gained alot of weight over the weekend! It was a total bust. We went out both Saturday and Sunday and I ate all the things I shouldn't have. Plus, my daughter made chocolate chip cookies yesterday and I was weak......very weak! I knew this weekend was going to be hard, that's why I debated on whether to go off the drops or not.
Today's a steak day. I'm hoping I can undo the damage over the weekend!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
R3P2 - Day 32
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 133.0
Gain/Loss +.5
This is my LDW. Decided to go off the drops today although I haven't been eating P2 foods. Today was the first day I didn't run a fever....so it looks like I'm finally getting over this flu bug! Ate lousy today! Everything still taste funny. Will try and do better tomorrow.
Today's weight 133.0
Gain/Loss +.5
This is my LDW. Decided to go off the drops today although I haven't been eating P2 foods. Today was the first day I didn't run a fever....so it looks like I'm finally getting over this flu bug! Ate lousy today! Everything still taste funny. Will try and do better tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
R3P2 - Day 31?
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 132.5
Gain/Loss -2.0
I've been down with a really nasty flu bug since last Thursday. I've managed to drop 2 pounds but I haven't been eating P2 foods. I've been feeling so lousy the last couple of days I've had 2% Greek yogurt and fruit with nuts and that's about it. Everything taste weird including water! Been running a fever since Thursday night. Thought it would be gone by now but it's back up today. Was going to go off the drops today, but since I'm not eating P2 foods I'm not sure if I should stay on the drops for until I'm back on P2 foods or if I should just quit now. Still thinking on it! I was due to have company over on Friday but since I'm sick don't think they'll want to come over and be exposed to this.
Today's weight 132.5
Gain/Loss -2.0
I've been down with a really nasty flu bug since last Thursday. I've managed to drop 2 pounds but I haven't been eating P2 foods. I've been feeling so lousy the last couple of days I've had 2% Greek yogurt and fruit with nuts and that's about it. Everything taste weird including water! Been running a fever since Thursday night. Thought it would be gone by now but it's back up today. Was going to go off the drops today, but since I'm not eating P2 foods I'm not sure if I should stay on the drops for until I'm back on P2 foods or if I should just quit now. Still thinking on it! I was due to have company over on Friday but since I'm sick don't think they'll want to come over and be exposed to this.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
R3P2 - Day 27
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 134.5
Gain/Loss 2.4
I'm down 2.4 in the last 2 days but I think it's because I've been sick. Started out on Thursday with a persistent cough but I wasn't feeling bad. Started running a fever later that day and felt miserable all day yesterday. Still running a fever today. Haven't felt like eating much. Food taste funny. Been drinking a lot of liquids, mostly water. Feel weak but I'm not sure if it's because I haven't felt like eating or just being sick. I was just surprised that this one hit so fast.
I am ecstatic that I dropped below the 135 mark. I'm just hoping I can stay there. I'd still like to lose below 130 but only have 3 more days so it's unlikely. I would stay on the drops longer to lose those last few pounds but we have company coming the end of next week and I know I won't be able to stick with it. So I'm headed for maintenance and I'll probably do another round later in the year to drop down to my goal weight of 125. It would be nice to lose another couple of pounds so that my 2 pound limit would still put me under 135. We'll just have to see how the next few days progress.
Today's weight 134.5
Gain/Loss 2.4
I'm down 2.4 in the last 2 days but I think it's because I've been sick. Started out on Thursday with a persistent cough but I wasn't feeling bad. Started running a fever later that day and felt miserable all day yesterday. Still running a fever today. Haven't felt like eating much. Food taste funny. Been drinking a lot of liquids, mostly water. Feel weak but I'm not sure if it's because I haven't felt like eating or just being sick. I was just surprised that this one hit so fast.
I am ecstatic that I dropped below the 135 mark. I'm just hoping I can stay there. I'd still like to lose below 130 but only have 3 more days so it's unlikely. I would stay on the drops longer to lose those last few pounds but we have company coming the end of next week and I know I won't be able to stick with it. So I'm headed for maintenance and I'll probably do another round later in the year to drop down to my goal weight of 125. It would be nice to lose another couple of pounds so that my 2 pound limit would still put me under 135. We'll just have to see how the next few days progress.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
R3P2 - Day 25 (I think!?!?)
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss .0
Interestingly I think I have the maintenance part down pretty pat, however, I'm not in maintenance yet!!! I'm so down with this phase, but am sticking with it for my daughters sake. I'm going off droops next Tuesday and on too soon. I think I've done too many rounds too close together. I was hoping to get into the 120's but I don't think that's going to happen, so I'm prepared to get off the drops and stay off for awhile before beginning another and final round toward the end of the year to get rid of the last 10 pounds. I will make my goal of being down to 125 before I turn 51!
I actually like where I am right now. I'm comfortable in my own skin which I haven't been for a really long time. I don't shutter when i see myself in the mirror nor do I try to avoid them. After this round I'm going to concentrate on getting into shape. I haven't done any real exercising in years, and with the weight off I'm feeling antsy to get moving. I've taken to hiking once a week, which I love. I'm going to find some additional trails in our area for variety. Plus my husband and I are going to take up bicycle riding again. I am limited in the types of exercises I can do because I have scoliosis. I can only do low impact exercises and absolutely NO weight training. Causes my curvature to worsen.
I was reading up on stalls and found that when you get to a set point, a weight that you were at previously for a long time, it is harder to drop past it and can takes weeks. I'm at the weight I was when my husband and I got married and I was at this weight for years, so it may take longer for me to get past this set point to get to my 'other' set point! But hey, this is a journey right! And I'm enjoying the trip so far. It's always encouraging to try on something I haven't worn in years and have it fit or even be a little baggy.
I have these favorite pair of jeans that are a size 6. Not that I wear a size 6, I'm typically into an 8. Maybe that's why I like these jeans so much. But they are super comfortable and unfortunately are getting too big for me. They are beginning to look baggy. My husband finally said to me the other day that I really should give them up. While they are super comfortable, they are not flattering on anymore.
I"m not going to list my foods today but I've eaten all P2 foods today. I'm trying to get away from documenting everything I eat. This is suppose to be a way of life and I've been on the protocol long enough to know what i can and cannot eat. I will be monitoring my food intake when I go on maintenance. At least for a while.
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss .0
Interestingly I think I have the maintenance part down pretty pat, however, I'm not in maintenance yet!!! I'm so down with this phase, but am sticking with it for my daughters sake. I'm going off droops next Tuesday and on too soon. I think I've done too many rounds too close together. I was hoping to get into the 120's but I don't think that's going to happen, so I'm prepared to get off the drops and stay off for awhile before beginning another and final round toward the end of the year to get rid of the last 10 pounds. I will make my goal of being down to 125 before I turn 51!
I actually like where I am right now. I'm comfortable in my own skin which I haven't been for a really long time. I don't shutter when i see myself in the mirror nor do I try to avoid them. After this round I'm going to concentrate on getting into shape. I haven't done any real exercising in years, and with the weight off I'm feeling antsy to get moving. I've taken to hiking once a week, which I love. I'm going to find some additional trails in our area for variety. Plus my husband and I are going to take up bicycle riding again. I am limited in the types of exercises I can do because I have scoliosis. I can only do low impact exercises and absolutely NO weight training. Causes my curvature to worsen.
I was reading up on stalls and found that when you get to a set point, a weight that you were at previously for a long time, it is harder to drop past it and can takes weeks. I'm at the weight I was when my husband and I got married and I was at this weight for years, so it may take longer for me to get past this set point to get to my 'other' set point! But hey, this is a journey right! And I'm enjoying the trip so far. It's always encouraging to try on something I haven't worn in years and have it fit or even be a little baggy.
I have these favorite pair of jeans that are a size 6. Not that I wear a size 6, I'm typically into an 8. Maybe that's why I like these jeans so much. But they are super comfortable and unfortunately are getting too big for me. They are beginning to look baggy. My husband finally said to me the other day that I really should give them up. While they are super comfortable, they are not flattering on anymore.
I"m not going to list my foods today but I've eaten all P2 foods today. I'm trying to get away from documenting everything I eat. This is suppose to be a way of life and I've been on the protocol long enough to know what i can and cannot eat. I will be monitoring my food intake when I go on maintenance. At least for a while.
Monday, May 30, 2011
R3P2 - Day 22
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss .0
I'm guessing the steak day worked since I'm back down to were I started from before I blew it, but since I didn't weigh myself after I'm not sure how much I've lost. I'm just glad to be back to where I was before this past week and my non-P2 eating frenzy!!!
I'm back on track now and hope to remain so for the next week. I go off the drops next Tuesday and am hoping to drop into the 120's by then......so I've got to be really be meticulous about the program!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee
Lunch - 215
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 185
100 g shrimp
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 405
I know I'm not suppose to have the same fruit for two meals but I'm out of everything else right now.
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss .0
I'm guessing the steak day worked since I'm back down to were I started from before I blew it, but since I didn't weigh myself after I'm not sure how much I've lost. I'm just glad to be back to where I was before this past week and my non-P2 eating frenzy!!!
I'm back on track now and hope to remain so for the next week. I go off the drops next Tuesday and am hoping to drop into the 120's by then......so I've got to be really be meticulous about the program!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee
Lunch - 215
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 185
100 g shrimp
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 405
I know I'm not suppose to have the same fruit for two meals but I'm out of everything else right now.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
R3P2 - Day 21
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight ???
Decided not to weigh myself this morning since I know I gained after attending the wedding last night. This whole past week hasn't been good.....food wise. I've eaten alot of non P2 foods and thus no real weight loss. I'm going to be extra good this last week since I'm due to stop the drops next Tuesday. If I can just be good until then maybe I can get into the 120's! That will only be another 6 pounds and I have 8 days to do it in!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee
Lunch/Dinner
Steak
Tomatoe
Today's weight ???
Decided not to weigh myself this morning since I know I gained after attending the wedding last night. This whole past week hasn't been good.....food wise. I've eaten alot of non P2 foods and thus no real weight loss. I'm going to be extra good this last week since I'm due to stop the drops next Tuesday. If I can just be good until then maybe I can get into the 120's! That will only be another 6 pounds and I have 8 days to do it in!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee
Lunch/Dinner
Steak
Tomatoe
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
R3P2 - Day 17
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.9
Not as good as I had hoped after an apple day, but then I did a modified apple day. I also had some strawberries.....so that may be the reason. Once again I didn't do as good as I could have today. I had a vanilla iced coffee at McDonald's this morning and a few too many grissini tonight, but it's that time of the month and I'm craving anything and everything!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 200
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
Dinner - 161
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
strawberries
After dinner snack - 120
6 grissini
Total calories - 489 plus the iced coffee
Not as bas as I thought, but probably enough to cause a gain tomorrow!
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.9
Not as good as I had hoped after an apple day, but then I did a modified apple day. I also had some strawberries.....so that may be the reason. Once again I didn't do as good as I could have today. I had a vanilla iced coffee at McDonald's this morning and a few too many grissini tonight, but it's that time of the month and I'm craving anything and everything!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 200
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
Dinner - 161
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
strawberries
After dinner snack - 120
6 grissini
Total calories - 489 plus the iced coffee
Not as bas as I thought, but probably enough to cause a gain tomorrow!
Monday, May 23, 2011
R3P2 - Day 16
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss +1.3
Yes.....the food free for all I had yesterday caught up with me! I'm not too disappointed, it was a planned thing so I was expecting it. Doing an apple day today to compensate.
My daughters and I have decided to do a 10 pound challenge. We've challenged each other to see who can lose the 10 pounds the fastest. The winner gets a prize of their choice. My youngest daughter wants to pick out any swim suit she wants out of the Victoria Secret catalogue. My oldest daughter has yet to decide what she would like her prize to be. Personally, I think losing the 10 pounds is prize enough for me! But then again.....a nice massage would feel really good!
We have another wedding to go to this Saturday and I know I'm going to blow it again. It's so hard to go to a catered dinner reception and then sit there and not eat. I will try to make better choices than I did last night. But really......who can resist wedding cake???
My husband went on the program with me for 2 weeks. His schedule changed and he has to be out of town this week and it was just too hard for him to stick with it. He did manage to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks and that while having flavored creamer in his coffee every morning and his daily 'cheats' in the afternoon, usually peanuts or hot tamales. I was proud of him for sticking with it for 2 weeks. Will he keep it off????? Probably not. He broke the diet with a large fry and cheeseburger! He will, however, have a totally different view of what I've gone through and what I still struggle with.
I was looking at some old pictures this morning just to remember how far I've come on this weight loss journey. It's sad actually to see how miserable I was even when I was trying to have fun. I wasn't comfortable in my clothes, not for that matter with myself. Looking at those pictures helps me to keep my resolve that I never, ever want to be in that position again. I like where I am right now. I like how I look. I like who I am. I'm comfortable with me!
I have lots of overweight pictures of me, but I'm waiting for some of the newer ones so I can post the difference. I had become so camera shy that even though I've lost weight, I don't have any pictures. We went to a wedding recently and I'm waiting to get back some of those to post.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner
apples!
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss +1.3
Yes.....the food free for all I had yesterday caught up with me! I'm not too disappointed, it was a planned thing so I was expecting it. Doing an apple day today to compensate.
My daughters and I have decided to do a 10 pound challenge. We've challenged each other to see who can lose the 10 pounds the fastest. The winner gets a prize of their choice. My youngest daughter wants to pick out any swim suit she wants out of the Victoria Secret catalogue. My oldest daughter has yet to decide what she would like her prize to be. Personally, I think losing the 10 pounds is prize enough for me! But then again.....a nice massage would feel really good!
We have another wedding to go to this Saturday and I know I'm going to blow it again. It's so hard to go to a catered dinner reception and then sit there and not eat. I will try to make better choices than I did last night. But really......who can resist wedding cake???
My husband went on the program with me for 2 weeks. His schedule changed and he has to be out of town this week and it was just too hard for him to stick with it. He did manage to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks and that while having flavored creamer in his coffee every morning and his daily 'cheats' in the afternoon, usually peanuts or hot tamales. I was proud of him for sticking with it for 2 weeks. Will he keep it off????? Probably not. He broke the diet with a large fry and cheeseburger! He will, however, have a totally different view of what I've gone through and what I still struggle with.
I was looking at some old pictures this morning just to remember how far I've come on this weight loss journey. It's sad actually to see how miserable I was even when I was trying to have fun. I wasn't comfortable in my clothes, not for that matter with myself. Looking at those pictures helps me to keep my resolve that I never, ever want to be in that position again. I like where I am right now. I like how I look. I like who I am. I'm comfortable with me!
I have lots of overweight pictures of me, but I'm waiting for some of the newer ones so I can post the difference. I had become so camera shy that even though I've lost weight, I don't have any pictures. We went to a wedding recently and I'm waiting to get back some of those to post.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner
apples!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
R3P2 - Day 15
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 135.6
Gain/Loss -1.3
Wow!!! I'm at my lowest weight since I can't remember when but it must have been shortly after my husband and I got married 12 years ago! I wish I could say I did good today but I didn't and I knew in advance I was going to blow it today. We had a gathering at 12:30 and with picking up the dogs from the kennel and then rushing to get there, I didn't have time to make anything. I was starving so I ate things I should have. Peanuts, 1/2 a roast beef sandwich, a slice of pizza.......and the list goes on! I guess we'll just have to see what the scales say tomorrow.....it's probably going to be an apple day though!
Today's weight 135.6
Gain/Loss -1.3
Wow!!! I'm at my lowest weight since I can't remember when but it must have been shortly after my husband and I got married 12 years ago! I wish I could say I did good today but I didn't and I knew in advance I was going to blow it today. We had a gathering at 12:30 and with picking up the dogs from the kennel and then rushing to get there, I didn't have time to make anything. I was starving so I ate things I should have. Peanuts, 1/2 a roast beef sandwich, a slice of pizza.......and the list goes on! I guess we'll just have to see what the scales say tomorrow.....it's probably going to be an apple day though!
R3P2 - Day 14
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight ?
I was out of town today so wasn't able to weight in this morning. It's always a scary thing when you can't weight in for a couple of days. I don't know about the rest of you but I start to imagine the weight piling back on again! Like I could gain 40 pounds overnight????? Anyway. I did pretty good today. I did fudge a little and had creamer in my coffee in the morning, but I ate according to protocol the rest of the day.
Breakfast - ?
Coffee with french vanilla creamer
Lunch - 181
100 g chicken
2 c salad
strawberries
grissini
Diner - 195
100 g steak
2 c cabbage
grissini
Total calories - 376 plus my morning coffee
I was amazed at how many people who hadn't seen me in a while came up to tell me how good I looked. I think sometimes we forget just how much weight we've lost because we see ourselves every day. One woman I hadn't see in over a year asked me what magic shrinking pill I had found. It was a nice ego boost.
Today's weight ?
I was out of town today so wasn't able to weight in this morning. It's always a scary thing when you can't weight in for a couple of days. I don't know about the rest of you but I start to imagine the weight piling back on again! Like I could gain 40 pounds overnight????? Anyway. I did pretty good today. I did fudge a little and had creamer in my coffee in the morning, but I ate according to protocol the rest of the day.
Breakfast - ?
Coffee with french vanilla creamer
Lunch - 181
100 g chicken
2 c salad
strawberries
grissini
Diner - 195
100 g steak
2 c cabbage
grissini
Total calories - 376 plus my morning coffee
I was amazed at how many people who hadn't seen me in a while came up to tell me how good I looked. I think sometimes we forget just how much weight we've lost because we see ourselves every day. One woman I hadn't see in over a year asked me what magic shrinking pill I had found. It was a nice ego boost.
R3P2 - Day 13
Start weight 146.4
Today' weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.4
Even after yesterdays cheats I still dropped weight! That's awesome!!! I'm going out of town today and won't be back until tomorrow night. I have already pre-cooked and packed my dinner for tonight and my lunch and dinner for tomorrow. My daughter and I have challenged each other to see who can lose 10 pounds first. So I'm trying to be very good. Hopefully my hard work will pay off.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 226
100 g chicken
2 c salad
apple
grissini
Total calories - 486
I ate my grissini on the drive to Phoenix when everybody else got snack foods to munch on for the trip. That and an 'Ice' really helped me from caving. Ice is a sparkling flavored water that I have every once in a whole as a treat.
Today' weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.4
Even after yesterdays cheats I still dropped weight! That's awesome!!! I'm going out of town today and won't be back until tomorrow night. I have already pre-cooked and packed my dinner for tonight and my lunch and dinner for tomorrow. My daughter and I have challenged each other to see who can lose 10 pounds first. So I'm trying to be very good. Hopefully my hard work will pay off.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 226
100 g chicken
2 c salad
apple
grissini
Total calories - 486
I ate my grissini on the drive to Phoenix when everybody else got snack foods to munch on for the trip. That and an 'Ice' really helped me from caving. Ice is a sparkling flavored water that I have every once in a whole as a treat.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
R3P2 - Day 12
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 137.3
Gain/Loss +.4
I was a little dissappointed that I gained and so was planning on doing another apple day. Oh the plans of mice and men......
Had a bagel with cream cheese mid morning and then a peanut butter and banana sandwhich at about 3. So I'm not going to try and calculate how bad I did. I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow!
Today's weight 137.3
Gain/Loss +.4
I was a little dissappointed that I gained and so was planning on doing another apple day. Oh the plans of mice and men......
Had a bagel with cream cheese mid morning and then a peanut butter and banana sandwhich at about 3. So I'm not going to try and calculate how bad I did. I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
R3P2 - Day 11
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.2
Hmmmm....... .2????? Haven't decided if I want to try another apple day or if my body is finally catching up from the last one. Think I'll give it till Sunday to see how I do. I'm going out of town Friday and Saturday, but I'm bringing my food with me. I'm hoping I don't cave! And next Saturday......another wedding! I just hope my will power in more on track then it's been so far this round or I'm going to have trouble when faced with all that food, not to mention the cake!!!
I've got a friend who is on the program and has just finished round 1 and lost 19 pounds. As a treat she went and had her nails done. I was thinking....wow....that's pretty cool. So today I went and got mine done. I was going to wait until I reached my goal of 125, but I've already lost 40+ pounds and figured, what the heck, it's time to celebrate my achievements! It was a wonderful treat for all the hard work in sticking with this program since December.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 211
100g ground hamburger
2 c lettuce
strawberries
grissini
I cooked the ground beef with some minced onions and Mexican seasoning then topped my salad with it and a little salsa. It made an awesome taco salad!
Dinner - 300
100 g steak
1 1/2 c asparagus
apple
grissini
Total calories - 501
It's amazing to me that you can chose one item from the lists of food we can eat on this and we're not suppose to be too concerned about the calories and yet some days I barely make 400 and then days like today I go over 500. So I don't know where this will leave my weight loss for tomorrow. Hopefully I'll lose, because otherwise I'm going to be pretty ticked if I gain!!!
Did pretty good on my water intake for today. If I'm up at all tomorrow it's going to be another apple day!
Today's weight 136.9
Gain/Loss -.2
Hmmmm....... .2????? Haven't decided if I want to try another apple day or if my body is finally catching up from the last one. Think I'll give it till Sunday to see how I do. I'm going out of town Friday and Saturday, but I'm bringing my food with me. I'm hoping I don't cave! And next Saturday......another wedding! I just hope my will power in more on track then it's been so far this round or I'm going to have trouble when faced with all that food, not to mention the cake!!!
I've got a friend who is on the program and has just finished round 1 and lost 19 pounds. As a treat she went and had her nails done. I was thinking....wow....that's pretty cool. So today I went and got mine done. I was going to wait until I reached my goal of 125, but I've already lost 40+ pounds and figured, what the heck, it's time to celebrate my achievements! It was a wonderful treat for all the hard work in sticking with this program since December.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 211
100g ground hamburger
2 c lettuce
strawberries
grissini
I cooked the ground beef with some minced onions and Mexican seasoning then topped my salad with it and a little salsa. It made an awesome taco salad!
Dinner - 300
100 g steak
1 1/2 c asparagus
apple
grissini
Total calories - 501
It's amazing to me that you can chose one item from the lists of food we can eat on this and we're not suppose to be too concerned about the calories and yet some days I barely make 400 and then days like today I go over 500. So I don't know where this will leave my weight loss for tomorrow. Hopefully I'll lose, because otherwise I'm going to be pretty ticked if I gain!!!
Did pretty good on my water intake for today. If I'm up at all tomorrow it's going to be another apple day!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
R3P2 - Day 10
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss .0
You know, if I were on maintenance I would be pretty happy about the scales staying the same. However, since I'm not......what's going on!!! If I stay the same tomorrow or gain, I'm thinking I'll do another apple day. I hate doing 2 in one week, but somethings got to budge and I don't want to wait for another 2-3 days without progress.....I don't have the days to waste!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 190
100 g turkey
1 c zucchini
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 181
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
Strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 376
I'm going to cut out the grissini tomorrow and no more eating the same fruit for both meals. I'm also going to stop with the zucchini and stick to protocol foods and see if that makes a difference. I may give up the turkey too. I don't want to be on this for another 2 weeks and only lose a few more pounds!
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss .0
You know, if I were on maintenance I would be pretty happy about the scales staying the same. However, since I'm not......what's going on!!! If I stay the same tomorrow or gain, I'm thinking I'll do another apple day. I hate doing 2 in one week, but somethings got to budge and I don't want to wait for another 2-3 days without progress.....I don't have the days to waste!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 190
100 g turkey
1 c zucchini
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 181
100 g chicken
2 c lettuce
Strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 376
I'm going to cut out the grissini tomorrow and no more eating the same fruit for both meals. I'm also going to stop with the zucchini and stick to protocol foods and see if that makes a difference. I may give up the turkey too. I don't want to be on this for another 2 weeks and only lose a few more pounds!
R3P2 - Day 9
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss .0
Wow, I stayed the same. I usually gain after an apple day ans was expecting it since I had so many grissini last night. In this case, no weight gain is a good thing. I was super good today. Didn't cheat once. A little short on my water today for some reason. I have 12.1 pounds to go to reach my goal, however, I only have 12 days. I doubt I can make that goal in that amount of time.......so I may stick with it for a few more days depending on where I am after the 3 weeks are up. I would really like to be at goal and then done!
Last year about this time I was weighing 179.8. I'm 5'2 1/2, so I was pretty much a blimp! To date I've lost 42.7 pounds, most of which has been on hCG. I've also lost a total of 38 inches. So I'm pretty jazzed. Life is good!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 186
100 g tilapia
1 1/2 c red cabbage
strawberries
Total calories - 396
I know I wasn't suppose to have strawberries twice in a row, but I couldn't resist and after an apple day, I just couldn't do an apple. The oranges I've purchased lately have been awful. Think skinned and tasteless, so I'm not wasting a 'fruit' on them.
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss .0
Wow, I stayed the same. I usually gain after an apple day ans was expecting it since I had so many grissini last night. In this case, no weight gain is a good thing. I was super good today. Didn't cheat once. A little short on my water today for some reason. I have 12.1 pounds to go to reach my goal, however, I only have 12 days. I doubt I can make that goal in that amount of time.......so I may stick with it for a few more days depending on where I am after the 3 weeks are up. I would really like to be at goal and then done!
Last year about this time I was weighing 179.8. I'm 5'2 1/2, so I was pretty much a blimp! To date I've lost 42.7 pounds, most of which has been on hCG. I've also lost a total of 38 inches. So I'm pretty jazzed. Life is good!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100 g chicken
2 c zucchini
strawberries
Dinner - 186
100 g tilapia
1 1/2 c red cabbage
strawberries
Total calories - 396
I know I wasn't suppose to have strawberries twice in a row, but I couldn't resist and after an apple day, I just couldn't do an apple. The oranges I've purchased lately have been awful. Think skinned and tasteless, so I'm not wasting a 'fruit' on them.
Monday, May 16, 2011
R3P2 - Day 8
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss -2.4
Best apple day ever! I've never lost so much after an apple day. I am very happy. The only down side is that I usually gain a little back the following day. Let's hope I don't!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 150
100 g chicken breast
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 390
Kind of.......I had some extra grissini while I was watching TV tonight. (6 to be exact!) Fully expect to gain weight tomorrow. Have I mentioned that the new 'sea salt' grissini from Safeway is to die for! Taste just like saltine crackers!
Today's weight 137.1
Gain/Loss -2.4
Best apple day ever! I've never lost so much after an apple day. I am very happy. The only down side is that I usually gain a little back the following day. Let's hope I don't!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 150
100 g chicken breast
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 390
Kind of.......I had some extra grissini while I was watching TV tonight. (6 to be exact!) Fully expect to gain weight tomorrow. Have I mentioned that the new 'sea salt' grissini from Safeway is to die for! Taste just like saltine crackers!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
R3P2 - Day 7
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 139.5
Gain/Loss +1.5
Yup......after yesterdays binge I gained! So it's an apple day today. I'm hoping I can lose what I gained and a little extra to get back on track, but will be happy if I just lose what I gained.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner
Apples
Today's weight 139.5
Gain/Loss +1.5
Yup......after yesterdays binge I gained! So it's an apple day today. I'm hoping I can lose what I gained and a little extra to get back on track, but will be happy if I just lose what I gained.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner
Apples
R3P2 - Day 6
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 138.0
Gain/Loss -.9
I guess the broccoli and zucchini didn't effect me. So I may try adding them again periodically. Today was not a good day. I blew it big time. I had absolutely NO will power today. It started with having half of my daughters everything bagel with cream cheese. But, determined to do better I had chicken, lettuce and strawberries for lunch. Doing pretty good so far......right!?!?! Well, it didn't last long. I had an appointment at 4:00 and another at 5:30 so I decided to eat my dinner early. Steak, tomato and an apple.....and after that, well it got ugly! I decided to try out a new place in town that serves soft serve yogurt and got sugar free vanilla which was pretty good. Then at my 5:30 appointment there was all kinds of food. Sub sandwiches, cookies, trail mix, cake.......and my will power left the building. So you guessed it, I ate a little of everything, so I'm already planning on doing an apple day tomorrow, because I know I'm going to GAIN!!! It's just a matter of how much.
Today's weight 138.0
Gain/Loss -.9
I guess the broccoli and zucchini didn't effect me. So I may try adding them again periodically. Today was not a good day. I blew it big time. I had absolutely NO will power today. It started with having half of my daughters everything bagel with cream cheese. But, determined to do better I had chicken, lettuce and strawberries for lunch. Doing pretty good so far......right!?!?! Well, it didn't last long. I had an appointment at 4:00 and another at 5:30 so I decided to eat my dinner early. Steak, tomato and an apple.....and after that, well it got ugly! I decided to try out a new place in town that serves soft serve yogurt and got sugar free vanilla which was pretty good. Then at my 5:30 appointment there was all kinds of food. Sub sandwiches, cookies, trail mix, cake.......and my will power left the building. So you guessed it, I ate a little of everything, so I'm already planning on doing an apple day tomorrow, because I know I'm going to GAIN!!! It's just a matter of how much.
R3P2 - Day 5
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 138.9
Loss/Gain -.9
I'm playing catch up with my blog. Have been ubber busy and then the site was down when I was finally able to log on. I was happy that I'm not down to .4 and .2 losses, especially for the first week. I can live with .9 if it keeps it up. I tried something different today. I added broccoli and zucchini just to see if it makes a difference. Again......these foods are not on the program, but some have been able to eat these and still lose weight so I thought I'd give it a try.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100 g chicken
2 c broccoli
strawberries
Dinner - 230
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
Orange
Total calories - 440
Today's weight 138.9
Loss/Gain -.9
I'm playing catch up with my blog. Have been ubber busy and then the site was down when I was finally able to log on. I was happy that I'm not down to .4 and .2 losses, especially for the first week. I can live with .9 if it keeps it up. I tried something different today. I added broccoli and zucchini just to see if it makes a difference. Again......these foods are not on the program, but some have been able to eat these and still lose weight so I thought I'd give it a try.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100 g chicken
2 c broccoli
strawberries
Dinner - 230
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
Orange
Total calories - 440
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
R3P2 - Day 4
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 139.8
Gain/Loss -.4
I was a little disappointed that by day 4 I'm down to only losing .4! I know this is my third round and I'm down to my last 15 pounds, but.......really???? .4! In looking over my last round, it surprised me to see how often I cheated, even a little. An extra grissini here, an extra piece of fruit there, or even bigger cheats. I'm trying to be super good for the next 17 days. No Cheating!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 226
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
apple
grissini
Dinner - 180
100 g tilapia
2 c cabbage
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 411
I upped my drops to 15 3 x per day for the next couple of days to try and overcome feeling hungry. Something I did not experience with Rounds 1 & 2. I think it helped today.
Today's weight 139.8
Gain/Loss -.4
I was a little disappointed that by day 4 I'm down to only losing .4! I know this is my third round and I'm down to my last 15 pounds, but.......really???? .4! In looking over my last round, it surprised me to see how often I cheated, even a little. An extra grissini here, an extra piece of fruit there, or even bigger cheats. I'm trying to be super good for the next 17 days. No Cheating!!!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 226
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
apple
grissini
Dinner - 180
100 g tilapia
2 c cabbage
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 411
I upped my drops to 15 3 x per day for the next couple of days to try and overcome feeling hungry. Something I did not experience with Rounds 1 & 2. I think it helped today.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
R3P2 - Day 3
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 140.2
Gain/Loss -1.6
So I've lost 6.2 pounds in 2 days. I had gained 5.7 from my load days but I was up 2 pounds from my LDW in round 2. So I'm almost back to were I was at the end of Round 2. Today was tough! And I mean tough! I was hungry by 10:00 in the morning which is rare. I had some grissini and coffee to ward off the grumbly in my tummy. Also had an apple at about 3:00. I think I'll up my drops starting tomorrow until I can get this under control.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Mid morning - 20
Grissini
Lunch - 150
100 g turkey breast
2 c zucchini
Afternoon snack - 80
Apple
Dinner - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 510
Went over my calories a bit today but I've been way below so far so I'm hoping it won't effect the scales in the morning.
Today's weight 140.2
Gain/Loss -1.6
So I've lost 6.2 pounds in 2 days. I had gained 5.7 from my load days but I was up 2 pounds from my LDW in round 2. So I'm almost back to were I was at the end of Round 2. Today was tough! And I mean tough! I was hungry by 10:00 in the morning which is rare. I had some grissini and coffee to ward off the grumbly in my tummy. Also had an apple at about 3:00. I think I'll up my drops starting tomorrow until I can get this under control.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Mid morning - 20
Grissini
Lunch - 150
100 g turkey breast
2 c zucchini
Afternoon snack - 80
Apple
Dinner - 255
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
grissini
Total calories - 510
Went over my calories a bit today but I've been way below so far so I'm hoping it won't effect the scales in the morning.
Monday, May 9, 2011
R3P2 - Day 2
Start weight 146.4
Today's weight 141.8
Gain/Loss -4.6
I don't hink I've ever lost that much overnight before! Wow!!! Of course all of it is weight I've gained on my load days. In fact I'm still up .7 from my load days. Wouldn't it be nice if I lost as much tomorrow?!?!? I'm hoping for 2 so that I'm under the 140 mark again.
Some are having success with adding some different veggies to their diet so I tried zucchini this afternoon, just to see.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 150
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 390
Today's weight 141.8
Gain/Loss -4.6
I don't hink I've ever lost that much overnight before! Wow!!! Of course all of it is weight I've gained on my load days. In fact I'm still up .7 from my load days. Wouldn't it be nice if I lost as much tomorrow?!?!? I'm hoping for 2 so that I'm under the 140 mark again.
Some are having success with adding some different veggies to their diet so I tried zucchini this afternoon, just to see.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 150
100 g turkey
2 c zucchini
Dinner - 235
100 g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Total calories - 390
Sunday, May 8, 2011
R3P2 - Day 1
Start weight 146.4
I managed to gain 5.7 pounds on my load days and I had already gained up to the 2 pound limit. So I'm actually starting this round at 7.7 above my LDW of 138.7 for round 2 and I'm not happy about it! I had hoped to stay at the 140 mark or just above it so that it would be easier to get down to 125. However, things didn't work out quite like I had imagined them in my head. So instead of needing to lose 15 pounds this round, I need to lose 21.4. I've never lost that much in a 21 day round before. I think the best I did was close to 19. So we'll just have to wait and see how this round goes. I was hoping it would be my last!
The wedding yesterday was wonderful. I don't think I've ever seen a bride so beautiful. It was an outdoor wedding and other than the wind and the dirt, it was a lot of fun. Very rustic. My daighter, one of the bridesmaids, was stunning.
Since I've been having a problem blogging lately, I'm going to go ahead and list what I'm eating today even though I haven't had dinner yet. I already know what I'm having.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 181
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 222
100 g steak
1 c onions
grissini
Total calories - 408
Need to hit the store for veggies and fruit. Decided to forgo fruit tonight as all I have besides strawberries are some old apples I need to throw away!
I managed to gain 5.7 pounds on my load days and I had already gained up to the 2 pound limit. So I'm actually starting this round at 7.7 above my LDW of 138.7 for round 2 and I'm not happy about it! I had hoped to stay at the 140 mark or just above it so that it would be easier to get down to 125. However, things didn't work out quite like I had imagined them in my head. So instead of needing to lose 15 pounds this round, I need to lose 21.4. I've never lost that much in a 21 day round before. I think the best I did was close to 19. So we'll just have to wait and see how this round goes. I was hoping it would be my last!
The wedding yesterday was wonderful. I don't think I've ever seen a bride so beautiful. It was an outdoor wedding and other than the wind and the dirt, it was a lot of fun. Very rustic. My daighter, one of the bridesmaids, was stunning.
Since I've been having a problem blogging lately, I'm going to go ahead and list what I'm eating today even though I haven't had dinner yet. I already know what I'm having.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 181
100 g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
strawberries
grissini
Dinner - 222
100 g steak
1 c onions
grissini
Total calories - 408
Need to hit the store for veggies and fruit. Decided to forgo fruit tonight as all I have besides strawberries are some old apples I need to throw away!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
R2P3 - Day 23
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.9
I'm officially over my 2 pound limit but was having company over so I couldn't do a steak day. I'm loading again tomorrow, so I'm just viewing this as a pre-load loading day. I chose tomorrow to start loading because we're involved in a friends wedding this weekend and the festivities start tomorrow with the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The wedding will be on Saturday. I'll start the VLCD on Sunday.
I'm going to cook on Sunday so I can have meat ready for my husband's lunches since he's starting this round with me. I'm hoping I don't gain too much during my load or I'll be needing to lose 20 pounds this round and that would be pushing it!
It's late and I'm tired. Will try to do better at blogging during my last round......hopefully!
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.9
I'm officially over my 2 pound limit but was having company over so I couldn't do a steak day. I'm loading again tomorrow, so I'm just viewing this as a pre-load loading day. I chose tomorrow to start loading because we're involved in a friends wedding this weekend and the festivities start tomorrow with the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The wedding will be on Saturday. I'll start the VLCD on Sunday.
I'm going to cook on Sunday so I can have meat ready for my husband's lunches since he's starting this round with me. I'm hoping I don't gain too much during my load or I'll be needing to lose 20 pounds this round and that would be pushing it!
It's late and I'm tired. Will try to do better at blogging during my last round......hopefully!
Monday, May 2, 2011
R2P3 - Day 20
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -0
Not bad considering that I haven't kept track since Day 16......4 days ago and I'm still the same weight! I haven't been counting calories like I did last maintenance, I've just been eating when I feel hungry and eating P3 foods. Except for last Friday......I blew it big time! Sushi for lunch with a beer and junk food that night. Didn't have the guts to weigh in on Saturday morning either but I'm guessing I was up at least 2 pounds.
I'd like to be closer to my LDW or even under before beginning my load days Friday and Saturday. We have wedding rehearsals and dinner Friday night and the wedding on Saturday so I thought those would be good load days. Since I only need to lose another 15 pounds, I'm hoping this will be my last round on the HCG.
My husband has decided to do this next round with me. He only needs to lose about 15 pounds too, so it should be interesting to see if he can handle it and who makes their goal first. Of course, I'm not opposed to losing more than the 15 either! I know that if he sticks with it he'll lose more weight than me. He always does! But this time I don't mind since I'm already down so much. It was a real bummer when he decided to do Weight Watchers with me and he lost 35 pounds in 3 months, while it took me 5 months to lose 20!
This next round should put me at my pre-pregnancy weight, which I haven't weighed in almost 22 years now. My youngest is 21 and I remember I put on 10 pounds as soon as the doctor said 'pregnant'! What a difference HCG has made in my life!
Breakfast
3 scrambled eggs
3 oz ham
1 oz cheese
1/2 c onions
Lunch
2 c sauteed mushrooms
1 tbls butter
1/2 oz cheese
Dinner
mango
strawberries
banana
blueberries
almonds
greek yogurt
Made a huge fruit salad then added greek yogurt and chopped raw almonds. Yummy!!!
Since I'm getting ready for round 3, I'm not eating as much meat. I've been filling up on fresh fruit and veggies I won't be able to have like mushrooms. I had wanted to start exercising this time on maintenance to get rid of my poochy stomach but things haven't worked out that way. I've literally been swamped and won't see daylight until JULY!!! So I guess exercising will just have to wait until then.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -0
Not bad considering that I haven't kept track since Day 16......4 days ago and I'm still the same weight! I haven't been counting calories like I did last maintenance, I've just been eating when I feel hungry and eating P3 foods. Except for last Friday......I blew it big time! Sushi for lunch with a beer and junk food that night. Didn't have the guts to weigh in on Saturday morning either but I'm guessing I was up at least 2 pounds.
I'd like to be closer to my LDW or even under before beginning my load days Friday and Saturday. We have wedding rehearsals and dinner Friday night and the wedding on Saturday so I thought those would be good load days. Since I only need to lose another 15 pounds, I'm hoping this will be my last round on the HCG.
My husband has decided to do this next round with me. He only needs to lose about 15 pounds too, so it should be interesting to see if he can handle it and who makes their goal first. Of course, I'm not opposed to losing more than the 15 either! I know that if he sticks with it he'll lose more weight than me. He always does! But this time I don't mind since I'm already down so much. It was a real bummer when he decided to do Weight Watchers with me and he lost 35 pounds in 3 months, while it took me 5 months to lose 20!
This next round should put me at my pre-pregnancy weight, which I haven't weighed in almost 22 years now. My youngest is 21 and I remember I put on 10 pounds as soon as the doctor said 'pregnant'! What a difference HCG has made in my life!
Breakfast
3 scrambled eggs
3 oz ham
1 oz cheese
1/2 c onions
Lunch
2 c sauteed mushrooms
1 tbls butter
1/2 oz cheese
Dinner
mango
strawberries
banana
blueberries
almonds
greek yogurt
Made a huge fruit salad then added greek yogurt and chopped raw almonds. Yummy!!!
Since I'm getting ready for round 3, I'm not eating as much meat. I've been filling up on fresh fruit and veggies I won't be able to have like mushrooms. I had wanted to start exercising this time on maintenance to get rid of my poochy stomach but things haven't worked out that way. I've literally been swamped and won't see daylight until JULY!!! So I guess exercising will just have to wait until then.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
R2P3 - Day 16
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.3
Even after eating all that trail mix last night I still lost today. I'm not being optimistic about tomorrow. Didn't eat as good as I could have again today. Had a warp at McDonald's this morning and a small thing of low fat ice cream this afternoon. Chocolate of course. Still feeling bloated and puffy!
Breakfast
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 mango
1/2 banana
Strawberries
Fresh pineapple
almonds
Cut up the fruit and added chopped raw almonds to my plain greek yogurt. Yummy!
Mid morning snack
McDonald's Mushroom & Swiss Angus wrap
Lunch
Almonds
Afternoon snack
Safeway single serving chocolate ice cream
Dinner
2 c mushrooms
1 tblsp butter
Bragg's aminos
fresh fuit
Didn't have time to calculate the calories again. Have been crazy busy. Good news is that I'm not gaining despite not knowing how many calories I'm eating.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.3
Even after eating all that trail mix last night I still lost today. I'm not being optimistic about tomorrow. Didn't eat as good as I could have again today. Had a warp at McDonald's this morning and a small thing of low fat ice cream this afternoon. Chocolate of course. Still feeling bloated and puffy!
Breakfast
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 mango
1/2 banana
Strawberries
Fresh pineapple
almonds
Cut up the fruit and added chopped raw almonds to my plain greek yogurt. Yummy!
Mid morning snack
McDonald's Mushroom & Swiss Angus wrap
Lunch
Almonds
Afternoon snack
Safeway single serving chocolate ice cream
Dinner
2 c mushrooms
1 tblsp butter
Bragg's aminos
fresh fuit
Didn't have time to calculate the calories again. Have been crazy busy. Good news is that I'm not gaining despite not knowing how many calories I'm eating.
R2P3 - Day 15
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.6
Gain/Loss .0
It's been a crappy day today. I started my period and had cramps, which is unusual for me. Felt bloated and puffy. YUK!!!
Breakfast
2 eggs
2 slices bacon
Lunch
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c broccoli
1/4 c onions
2/3 c mushrooms
1 tbls butter
1/3 oz cheddar cheese
Strawberries
Sauteed veggies in butter and topped with cheese.
Dinner
Trail mix
Not a great day, as far as my eating went. Need to do better.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.6
Gain/Loss .0
It's been a crappy day today. I started my period and had cramps, which is unusual for me. Felt bloated and puffy. YUK!!!
Breakfast
2 eggs
2 slices bacon
Lunch
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c broccoli
1/4 c onions
2/3 c mushrooms
1 tbls butter
1/3 oz cheddar cheese
Strawberries
Sauteed veggies in butter and topped with cheese.
Dinner
Trail mix
Not a great day, as far as my eating went. Need to do better.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
R2P3 - Day 14
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -1.3
Not bad considering that I had some nuts yesterday afternoon, so it wasn't an honest steak day. Did much better today so I'm hoping I don't gain tomorrow. Didn't cheat once today. No sugar.....No starch!!!
Breakfast
1 c greek yogurt
1 c blueberries
1 oz raw almonds
Lunch
1/2 c zucchini
2/3 c broccoli
1/4 c mushrooms
1/2 c pineapple chunks
1 tbls butter
Sauteed the veggies in butter than added the pineapple and a little Bragg's liquid amino's. Had a very Polynesian taste to it. Would have been fantastic over rice.
Dinner
10 oz ribeye
salad w/Roquefort dressing
strawberries
It's 11:00 at night and I'm too tired to figure up the calories.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -1.3
Not bad considering that I had some nuts yesterday afternoon, so it wasn't an honest steak day. Did much better today so I'm hoping I don't gain tomorrow. Didn't cheat once today. No sugar.....No starch!!!
Breakfast
1 c greek yogurt
1 c blueberries
1 oz raw almonds
Lunch
1/2 c zucchini
2/3 c broccoli
1/4 c mushrooms
1/2 c pineapple chunks
1 tbls butter
Sauteed the veggies in butter than added the pineapple and a little Bragg's liquid amino's. Had a very Polynesian taste to it. Would have been fantastic over rice.
Dinner
10 oz ribeye
salad w/Roquefort dressing
strawberries
It's 11:00 at night and I'm too tired to figure up the calories.
Monday, April 25, 2011
R2P3 - Day 13
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.9
Gain/Loss +.7
Crazy weekend.....haven't had a chance to blog. Doing a steak day today because I'm .2 over my 2 pound limit. It's amazed me that with all the cheats I've done recently it's taken me so long to get above the 2 pound mark. But reality had finally set in......
I've got 12 more days on maintenance and then I start round 3. I'm actually excited about another round and losing the last bit of weight.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.9
Gain/Loss +.7
Crazy weekend.....haven't had a chance to blog. Doing a steak day today because I'm .2 over my 2 pound limit. It's amazed me that with all the cheats I've done recently it's taken me so long to get above the 2 pound mark. But reality had finally set in......
I've got 12 more days on maintenance and then I start round 3. I'm actually excited about another round and losing the last bit of weight.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
R2P3 - Day 9
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.1
Gain/Loss -.2
You read it right.....down .2 even after eating a pound of sesame chicken last night! I thought for sure today would be a steak day but I'm 1.6 below my 2 pound limit so nooooooo steak day for me!
Breakfast - 210
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 c blueberries
1/2 oz almonds
2nd breakfast - 330
McDonalds Big Breakfast, just the eggs and sausage patty
no hash browns or biscuit
Lunch - 210
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 c blueberries
1/2 oz almonds
Dinner - 507
Steak and mushrooms
8 oz rib eye steak
6 mushrooms sauteed in butter
Snack - 175
Half of a very small piece of cheesecake! Yes I caved!!!
Total calories - 1,432
I couldn't resist the cheesecake. I was tempted to run down to the store and get ice cream tonight but remembered I had a few leftover pieces of cheesecake that I had frozen......so I just had a little bit. We'll see if my goof fortune with my recent cheats will hold true tomorrow.....or if tomorrow is a steak day.
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.1
Gain/Loss -.2
You read it right.....down .2 even after eating a pound of sesame chicken last night! I thought for sure today would be a steak day but I'm 1.6 below my 2 pound limit so nooooooo steak day for me!
Breakfast - 210
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 c blueberries
1/2 oz almonds
2nd breakfast - 330
McDonalds Big Breakfast, just the eggs and sausage patty
no hash browns or biscuit
Lunch - 210
1 c greek yogurt
1/2 c blueberries
1/2 oz almonds
Dinner - 507
Steak and mushrooms
8 oz rib eye steak
6 mushrooms sauteed in butter
Snack - 175
Half of a very small piece of cheesecake! Yes I caved!!!
Total calories - 1,432
I couldn't resist the cheesecake. I was tempted to run down to the store and get ice cream tonight but remembered I had a few leftover pieces of cheesecake that I had frozen......so I just had a little bit. We'll see if my goof fortune with my recent cheats will hold true tomorrow.....or if tomorrow is a steak day.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
R2P3 - Day 8
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.3
Gain/Loss +1.1
The scales giveth and the scales taketh away!!! Yep gained back what I was so excited to lose yesterday. I'm still down 1.4 below my 2 pound limit but maybe not for long. I had a really funky day today. Emotionally! Just felt out of sorts today. I may be getting close to that time of the month again. All I wanted to do was eat.....bad things! Anyway.......I ate good all day until dinner than I downed a pound of sesame chicken. I wasn't even hungry. So I made myself sick on it and probably won't be able to look at chicken, let alone eat any for awhile. Tomorrow may be a steak day for me.
Breakfast - 174
2 eggs
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/8 c onion
Lunch - 237
1 c greek yogurt
5 small strawberries
2/3 oz almonds
Dinner - 1,122
1 pd sesame chicken
Snack - 107
2/3 oz almonds
Total calories - 1,639
I had the sesame chicken at 5:00. It's now 9:00 and I'm still feeling sick!!!
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.3
Gain/Loss +1.1
The scales giveth and the scales taketh away!!! Yep gained back what I was so excited to lose yesterday. I'm still down 1.4 below my 2 pound limit but maybe not for long. I had a really funky day today. Emotionally! Just felt out of sorts today. I may be getting close to that time of the month again. All I wanted to do was eat.....bad things! Anyway.......I ate good all day until dinner than I downed a pound of sesame chicken. I wasn't even hungry. So I made myself sick on it and probably won't be able to look at chicken, let alone eat any for awhile. Tomorrow may be a steak day for me.
Breakfast - 174
2 eggs
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/8 c onion
Lunch - 237
1 c greek yogurt
5 small strawberries
2/3 oz almonds
Dinner - 1,122
1 pd sesame chicken
Snack - 107
2/3 oz almonds
Total calories - 1,639
I had the sesame chicken at 5:00. It's now 9:00 and I'm still feeling sick!!!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
R2P3 - Day 7
Start weight - 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss -1.1
I can't believe I lost 1.1 this morning. I am now .5 BELOW my LDW. The last maintenance I had more problems with. My weight fluctuated a lot more and I kept gaining weight. I've been on maintenance for a week already and haven't had to do a steak day yet!!!
My husband took some pictures of me for an event we went to Sunday night. Interestingly, with as much weight as I've lost, 41.6 total, I still look fat!!! I don't know if was the camera angle or what I was wearing, but they were NOT flattering pictures. The only savings grace was my daughter was in them and she looked heavy too and she's taller than me and weighs about 10 pounds less than me. So I'm hoping I really don't look that bad. But I have to say, it was a blow to my new smaller me ego. Made me glad that I'm doing another round to get off the last 10 to 15 pounds! I better not look fat in those pictures.....
Breakfast - 432
Scrabbled ham and eggs
3 eggs
3 oz lean ham
1/3 c onions
1/2 oz cheese
Lunch - 240
Chicken salad
1/3 can Kirkland's chicken
1 tbls Fat free Miracle Whip
1/4 apple
1/4 c grapes
1/8 c onion, minced
2/3 oz chopped almonds
2 c lettuce
Dinner - 283
String cheese
1 c grapes
5 oz Real Sangria wine
Snacks - 160
1 oz almonds
Total calories - 1,116
I've been working on my water intake. Since I started maintenance it's been harder for me to keep up with drinking as much as I'm suppose to. I've had 2 liters today. Fudged with the wine tonight but I want to see how it effects my weight tomorrow.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss -1.1
I can't believe I lost 1.1 this morning. I am now .5 BELOW my LDW. The last maintenance I had more problems with. My weight fluctuated a lot more and I kept gaining weight. I've been on maintenance for a week already and haven't had to do a steak day yet!!!
My husband took some pictures of me for an event we went to Sunday night. Interestingly, with as much weight as I've lost, 41.6 total, I still look fat!!! I don't know if was the camera angle or what I was wearing, but they were NOT flattering pictures. The only savings grace was my daughter was in them and she looked heavy too and she's taller than me and weighs about 10 pounds less than me. So I'm hoping I really don't look that bad. But I have to say, it was a blow to my new smaller me ego. Made me glad that I'm doing another round to get off the last 10 to 15 pounds! I better not look fat in those pictures.....
Breakfast - 432
Scrabbled ham and eggs
3 eggs
3 oz lean ham
1/3 c onions
1/2 oz cheese
Lunch - 240
Chicken salad
1/3 can Kirkland's chicken
1 tbls Fat free Miracle Whip
1/4 apple
1/4 c grapes
1/8 c onion, minced
2/3 oz chopped almonds
2 c lettuce
Dinner - 283
String cheese
1 c grapes
5 oz Real Sangria wine
Snacks - 160
1 oz almonds
Total calories - 1,116
I've been working on my water intake. Since I started maintenance it's been harder for me to keep up with drinking as much as I'm suppose to. I've had 2 liters today. Fudged with the wine tonight but I want to see how it effects my weight tomorrow.
Monday, April 18, 2011
R2P3 - Day 6
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.3
Down another .3 so I'm now .6 above my LDW and 1.4 pounds below my 2 pound limit. Had a crazy day again and didn't eat as much as I should have.....but I didn't cheat today! I'm hoping my schedule calms down next month so I can have a little breathing space.
Breakfast - 325
Veggie Omelet
3 eggs
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 cup mushrooms
1/3 c onions
1 tbls butter
Dinner - 214
Chicken and veggies
3 oz chicken breast shredded
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/2 c onions
1 tsp butter
Snacks - 361
2 string cheese
1 oz almonds
1 c greek yogurt
Strawberries
Total calories - 900
Worked from 11:30 till 5:00 without a break so I missed lunch. I'm anxious to see if the lower calories has any effect on my weight. Last time it did. I would gain weight every time I dipped below 1500. So we'll see what happens tomorrow.
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.3
Down another .3 so I'm now .6 above my LDW and 1.4 pounds below my 2 pound limit. Had a crazy day again and didn't eat as much as I should have.....but I didn't cheat today! I'm hoping my schedule calms down next month so I can have a little breathing space.
Breakfast - 325
Veggie Omelet
3 eggs
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 cup mushrooms
1/3 c onions
1 tbls butter
Dinner - 214
Chicken and veggies
3 oz chicken breast shredded
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/2 c onions
1 tsp butter
Snacks - 361
2 string cheese
1 oz almonds
1 c greek yogurt
Strawberries
Total calories - 900
Worked from 11:30 till 5:00 without a break so I missed lunch. I'm anxious to see if the lower calories has any effect on my weight. Last time it did. I would gain weight every time I dipped below 1500. So we'll see what happens tomorrow.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
R2P3 - Day 5
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -.4
I'm 1.1 pounds below my 2 pound limit. But after tonight I may be doing a steak day tomorrow. I ate very good all day, but we had a special event tonight and it's traditional to have ice cream afterward so I had some Rocky Road.
I have 19 more days on maintenance before beginning Round 3. I'm actually looking forward to it because this should be my last. I'll only need to lose between 12 and 15 more pounds and that should be easy on a 21 day round. I can't wait to get down to pre-baby weight after all these years!
Breakfast - 270
2 eggs
3 strips bacon
Lunch - 295
1 c greek yogurt
Strawberries
1 oz almonds
Dinner - 316
Banana
String cheese
Almonds
Snacks - 860
1 oz raw almonds
Rocky Road ice cream - 700 calories in the ice cream alone!!!!
Total calories - 1,741
It will be interesting to see what the scales read tomorrow!
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -.4
I'm 1.1 pounds below my 2 pound limit. But after tonight I may be doing a steak day tomorrow. I ate very good all day, but we had a special event tonight and it's traditional to have ice cream afterward so I had some Rocky Road.
I have 19 more days on maintenance before beginning Round 3. I'm actually looking forward to it because this should be my last. I'll only need to lose between 12 and 15 more pounds and that should be easy on a 21 day round. I can't wait to get down to pre-baby weight after all these years!
Breakfast - 270
2 eggs
3 strips bacon
Lunch - 295
1 c greek yogurt
Strawberries
1 oz almonds
Dinner - 316
Banana
String cheese
Almonds
Snacks - 860
1 oz raw almonds
Rocky Road ice cream - 700 calories in the ice cream alone!!!!
Total calories - 1,741
It will be interesting to see what the scales read tomorrow!
R2P3 - Day 4
Start weight - 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.0
Gain/Loss +1.8
I guess all the wrong foods I've been eating is catching up with me, especially after the binge last night! I was good today though. No starch, no sugars! Let's hope it shows on the scales tomorrow. The good news is that I don't have to do a steak day. I'm still .7 below my 2 pound limit.
Breakfast - 238
3 hard boiled eggs w/ 1 tsp butter
Lunch - 454
Lunch at Gabby's
2 scoop salad which is 2 scoops of there awesome chicken salad on top of a bed of lettuce. Their chicken salad has walnuts, apples in it.
Dinner - 500
2 banana's
2 oz almonds
Snack - 35
Fresh strawberries
Total calories - 1,226
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 140.0
Gain/Loss +1.8
I guess all the wrong foods I've been eating is catching up with me, especially after the binge last night! I was good today though. No starch, no sugars! Let's hope it shows on the scales tomorrow. The good news is that I don't have to do a steak day. I'm still .7 below my 2 pound limit.
Breakfast - 238
3 hard boiled eggs w/ 1 tsp butter
Lunch - 454
Lunch at Gabby's
2 scoop salad which is 2 scoops of there awesome chicken salad on top of a bed of lettuce. Their chicken salad has walnuts, apples in it.
Dinner - 500
2 banana's
2 oz almonds
Snack - 35
Fresh strawberries
Total calories - 1,226
Saturday, April 16, 2011
R2P3 - Day 3
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss -.9
Down to .5 below my LDW. I like the breathing room and I'm going to need it. Blew it big time today. It started out good. I had a ham and cheese omelet for breakfast, then a bowl of fresh fruit. For lunch I had some greek yogurt with strawberries and almonds.......from there it went down hill. For dinner I ate the left over sesame chicken I bought at Wal-Mart the night before. Then we were at a kind of get together and I had 2 tangerines and 2 packages of string cheese.....not too bad your thinking. All of it P3 foods your thinking......but wait.....things turned ugly! There was the trail mix with raisins and M&M's, the bacon biscuit, the cupcake, and 1/2 a choc chip cookie. What was I thinking.......All I know is that I'm going to pay for this tomorrow. I'm hoping I don't have to do a steak day......but we'll see!
So...yeah....my calorie count was somewhere over the 2000 mark and this is only day 3! I've got to get in back in control or I'll be way over my 2 pound limit. Here's to sticking with it tomorrow!
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss -.9
Down to .5 below my LDW. I like the breathing room and I'm going to need it. Blew it big time today. It started out good. I had a ham and cheese omelet for breakfast, then a bowl of fresh fruit. For lunch I had some greek yogurt with strawberries and almonds.......from there it went down hill. For dinner I ate the left over sesame chicken I bought at Wal-Mart the night before. Then we were at a kind of get together and I had 2 tangerines and 2 packages of string cheese.....not too bad your thinking. All of it P3 foods your thinking......but wait.....things turned ugly! There was the trail mix with raisins and M&M's, the bacon biscuit, the cupcake, and 1/2 a choc chip cookie. What was I thinking.......All I know is that I'm going to pay for this tomorrow. I'm hoping I don't have to do a steak day......but we'll see!
So...yeah....my calorie count was somewhere over the 2000 mark and this is only day 3! I've got to get in back in control or I'll be way over my 2 pound limit. Here's to sticking with it tomorrow!
Friday, April 15, 2011
R2P3 - Day 2
Start weight 161.4
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.1
Gain/Loss +.1.1
Up again but at least I'm still not over my 2 pound limit so not steak day tomorrow. Crazy day for me. I had meetings all day and didn't get out until almost 6 and then didn't get to eat until after 7.
Breakfast - 550
2 eggs
2 oz cheese
2 bacon strips
1 sausage patty
Dinner - 561
8 oz sesame chicken from Wal-Mart
Not the best choice but I was starving!!!
Total calories - 1,111
Tomorrow's going to be a better day!
LDW 138.7
Todays' weight 139.1
Gain/Loss +.1.1
Up again but at least I'm still not over my 2 pound limit so not steak day tomorrow. Crazy day for me. I had meetings all day and didn't get out until almost 6 and then didn't get to eat until after 7.
Breakfast - 550
2 eggs
2 oz cheese
2 bacon strips
1 sausage patty
Dinner - 561
8 oz sesame chicken from Wal-Mart
Not the best choice but I was starving!!!
Total calories - 1,111
Tomorrow's going to be a better day!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
R2P3 - Day 1
LDW 138.7
Today's weight 138.0
Gain/Loss -.7
I'm down .7 from my LDW, which may be a good thing. I'm always stressed about how I'm going to do when I start on maintenance! You go from eating so little to eating alot! I stayed within my 2 pound limit the last time....so I know I can do it this time. It's interesting to go back and see what I actually ate during P3 last time. Some days were good, others weren't. Not that I ate non-maintenance foods, it's just that I didn't always make the best choices. I have a tendency to eat a lot of fruit and yogurt. This time I'm trying for more protein and veggies. I also have a thing for raw almonds so last time I had them almost every day, which, since i stayed within my limit wasn't a bad thing......I guess! Switching gears is hard. That's why I like P2 best. I KNOW what I can and can't have. It's simple. Stick with it.....lose weight. I know that P3 is suppose to teach you to naturally eat what's best for you, but it still freaks me out!
I've decided to become a distributor of hCG. I've been toying with the idea for months, ever since I started on the program and had such fantastic results, but was dragging my feet. I've had so many of my friends want to know where to get it and no one in our area sells it. I purchased mine from a friend of a friend in CA. I like the drops with the amino acids in them. Those that I've talked to seam to have more success with them than the drops without them. So I finally found a wholesale distributor. Ordered in bulk on Monday, received it today. Incredible service. I've also have a web-page, although it's not up and running yet. My daughter is a web page designer so she'll finish it for me and hopefully get me up and running this weekend. It's not like my life isn't busy already. I already have a job that keeps me hopping. But I work from home, so I'm hoping I can juggle them both. It will be interesting to see how it does.
Breakfast - 325
Veggie Omelet
3 eggs
1 tbl butter
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/2 c onions
hot sauce
Sauteed veggies in butter. Cooked eggs with Pam and added veggies. It was very yummy!
Lunch - 272
Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
5 oz pre-cooked chicken, shredded
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/3 c onions
Cooked veggies in Bragg's liquid amino's and water, then added chicken and heated through.
Afternoon snack - 206
1/2 c diced fresh pineapple
1 mango
1/2 c sliced strawberries
I know that your suppose to be careful with pineapple and mango's, but they were going to waste so decided to use them. Hopefully it won't kill me tomorrow!
Dinner - 182
Sauteed Mushrooms with Cheese
10 mushrooms
1 oz colby jack cheese
1 tbl butter
I sauteed the mushrooms in butter than shredded the colby jack over the top and added a little Bragg's amino's for taste.
Total calories - 986
Not bad for my first P3 day. We'll see what the scales read tomorrow!
Today's weight 138.0
Gain/Loss -.7
I'm down .7 from my LDW, which may be a good thing. I'm always stressed about how I'm going to do when I start on maintenance! You go from eating so little to eating alot! I stayed within my 2 pound limit the last time....so I know I can do it this time. It's interesting to go back and see what I actually ate during P3 last time. Some days were good, others weren't. Not that I ate non-maintenance foods, it's just that I didn't always make the best choices. I have a tendency to eat a lot of fruit and yogurt. This time I'm trying for more protein and veggies. I also have a thing for raw almonds so last time I had them almost every day, which, since i stayed within my limit wasn't a bad thing......I guess! Switching gears is hard. That's why I like P2 best. I KNOW what I can and can't have. It's simple. Stick with it.....lose weight. I know that P3 is suppose to teach you to naturally eat what's best for you, but it still freaks me out!
I've decided to become a distributor of hCG. I've been toying with the idea for months, ever since I started on the program and had such fantastic results, but was dragging my feet. I've had so many of my friends want to know where to get it and no one in our area sells it. I purchased mine from a friend of a friend in CA. I like the drops with the amino acids in them. Those that I've talked to seam to have more success with them than the drops without them. So I finally found a wholesale distributor. Ordered in bulk on Monday, received it today. Incredible service. I've also have a web-page, although it's not up and running yet. My daughter is a web page designer so she'll finish it for me and hopefully get me up and running this weekend. It's not like my life isn't busy already. I already have a job that keeps me hopping. But I work from home, so I'm hoping I can juggle them both. It will be interesting to see how it does.
Breakfast - 325
Veggie Omelet
3 eggs
1 tbl butter
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/2 c onions
hot sauce
Sauteed veggies in butter. Cooked eggs with Pam and added veggies. It was very yummy!
Lunch - 272
Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
5 oz pre-cooked chicken, shredded
1/2 c zucchini
1/2 c mushrooms
1/3 c onions
Cooked veggies in Bragg's liquid amino's and water, then added chicken and heated through.
Afternoon snack - 206
1/2 c diced fresh pineapple
1 mango
1/2 c sliced strawberries
I know that your suppose to be careful with pineapple and mango's, but they were going to waste so decided to use them. Hopefully it won't kill me tomorrow!
Dinner - 182
Sauteed Mushrooms with Cheese
10 mushrooms
1 oz colby jack cheese
1 tbl butter
I sauteed the mushrooms in butter than shredded the colby jack over the top and added a little Bragg's amino's for taste.
Total calories - 986
Not bad for my first P3 day. We'll see what the scales read tomorrow!
Monday, April 11, 2011
R2P2 - Day 64
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 138.7
Gain/Loss -.7
Down but not as much as I was hoping, especially since I stuck to the program perfectly yesterday. So, this round my last dose weight is 138.7. I was hoping to get back down to 137.6 so my 2 pound limit wouldn't put me above 140. Looks like I'm going to have to lose 15 pounds in my next round and I was hoping for more like 10. It shouldn't be too hard to lose another 15 pounds in a 21 day round......I hope!
As to eating today......this was my first day on the VLCD without the drops and I didn't do as good as I could have. I got really hungry about 4 and instead of just having an early dinner......I had brownies and some rice mix. Who know how it's going to effect my weight tomorrow. I guess we'll see!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 161
100g chicken breast
2 c salad
strawberries
Afternoon - ???
3 brownie bites
Pub mix (Costco)
Total calories - 166 plus whatever the junk food I ate was!
Got to do better tomorrow. I'm just so done with this round. I should have ended it weeks ago instead of trying to lose more. There is a reason why they recommend no more than 40 days on this. I'll be very happy when Wednesday rolls around and I can eat again!
Today's weight 138.7
Gain/Loss -.7
Down but not as much as I was hoping, especially since I stuck to the program perfectly yesterday. So, this round my last dose weight is 138.7. I was hoping to get back down to 137.6 so my 2 pound limit wouldn't put me above 140. Looks like I'm going to have to lose 15 pounds in my next round and I was hoping for more like 10. It shouldn't be too hard to lose another 15 pounds in a 21 day round......I hope!
As to eating today......this was my first day on the VLCD without the drops and I didn't do as good as I could have. I got really hungry about 4 and instead of just having an early dinner......I had brownies and some rice mix. Who know how it's going to effect my weight tomorrow. I guess we'll see!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 161
100g chicken breast
2 c salad
strawberries
Afternoon - ???
3 brownie bites
Pub mix (Costco)
Total calories - 166 plus whatever the junk food I ate was!
Got to do better tomorrow. I'm just so done with this round. I should have ended it weeks ago instead of trying to lose more. There is a reason why they recommend no more than 40 days on this. I'll be very happy when Wednesday rolls around and I can eat again!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
R2P2 - Day 63
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.4
Gain/Loss -.4
Okay....so I didn't do as well as I'd hoped on my apple day yesterday. I had 2 apples and some strawberries, which wasn't bad. It was the 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry topping..... or maybe it was the brownie pop left over from the shower.....or it could have been the second 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry sauce....or it probably was all of it! To be quite honest I'm surprised I lost at all.
But I was back on track today! And I must say I did awesome.....let's just hope the scales agree with me tomorrow!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 155
4 oz turkey with italian seasoning
2/3 c asparagus
Dinner - 190
100g steak
1 tomato
Total calories - 345
Going back over my blog I realized I have cheated almost every day this past week with all the cooking we were doing getting ready for the shower. I was so happy today to have stuck with the program without cheating!
Today's weight 139.4
Gain/Loss -.4
Okay....so I didn't do as well as I'd hoped on my apple day yesterday. I had 2 apples and some strawberries, which wasn't bad. It was the 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry topping..... or maybe it was the brownie pop left over from the shower.....or it could have been the second 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry sauce....or it probably was all of it! To be quite honest I'm surprised I lost at all.
But I was back on track today! And I must say I did awesome.....let's just hope the scales agree with me tomorrow!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 155
4 oz turkey with italian seasoning
2/3 c asparagus
Dinner - 190
100g steak
1 tomato
Total calories - 345
Going back over my blog I realized I have cheated almost every day this past week with all the cooking we were doing getting ready for the shower. I was so happy today to have stuck with the program without cheating!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
R2P2 - Day 62
Start weight - 161.4
Today's weight 139.8
Gain/Loss +1.8
Yup....you read it right.....up 1.8! I guess it was to be expected. I have not been good this entire week and have skated by, so it was only a matter of time before it caught up with me. Doing an apple day today and maybe tomorrow, depending on how much I lose. We'll see.
I only have 4 apples in the house today and believe it or not we got more snow last night then we have received all year so far. Since the nearest grocery store is about 20 miles away....I'm going to make due with the apples I have and I may have some strawberries too, since I have 7 containers in the frig.
I'm not looking forward to the 3 days of VLCD and no drops. By the 3rd day, I'm starving! I'm hoping the apple days or days will bring me back down to 137, that way my 2 pound gain margin will still be under 140. Can't wait to have my veggie omelet. I miss breakfasts!!!
Today's weight 139.8
Gain/Loss +1.8
Yup....you read it right.....up 1.8! I guess it was to be expected. I have not been good this entire week and have skated by, so it was only a matter of time before it caught up with me. Doing an apple day today and maybe tomorrow, depending on how much I lose. We'll see.
I only have 4 apples in the house today and believe it or not we got more snow last night then we have received all year so far. Since the nearest grocery store is about 20 miles away....I'm going to make due with the apples I have and I may have some strawberries too, since I have 7 containers in the frig.
I'm not looking forward to the 3 days of VLCD and no drops. By the 3rd day, I'm starving! I'm hoping the apple days or days will bring me back down to 137, that way my 2 pound gain margin will still be under 140. Can't wait to have my veggie omelet. I miss breakfasts!!!
Friday, April 8, 2011
R2P2 - Day 61
Start weight - 161.4
Today's weight - 138.0
Gain/Loss +.4
I guess this week has finally caught up with me! But only a little. Why is it that we freak out over ounces.....OUNCES!!! It's like the end of the world. Oh my word I gained .4 ounces!!!
Since my daughter is visiting she has taken it upon herself to redo my blog page and I have to say....I love it. Much more 'me' than the other one.
So....the party is over and I think it was a huge success. Everyone seamed to have fun. We had invited over 50 and had about 36 show up. We were able to have it in the house, with several pieces of furniture moved into other rooms. It was cozy.
How did I do.....not as bad as I could have, but I wasn't a saint either. I had one cupcake, 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry sauce, 1/2 brownie and some fresh fruit. I also had some punch. After everyone was gone and I was cleaning up I had about 4 oz of wine. For lunch I had 3 oz of turkey and just before the party I had half a sandwich with mustard, salami, ham and provolone. I figured I'd better eat something with protein or all the sugar would make me sick. Needless to say.....tomorrow's an apple day.
Here's hoping I don't gain like a gazillion pounds tomorrow!
Today's weight - 138.0
Gain/Loss +.4
I guess this week has finally caught up with me! But only a little. Why is it that we freak out over ounces.....OUNCES!!! It's like the end of the world. Oh my word I gained .4 ounces!!!
Since my daughter is visiting she has taken it upon herself to redo my blog page and I have to say....I love it. Much more 'me' than the other one.
So....the party is over and I think it was a huge success. Everyone seamed to have fun. We had invited over 50 and had about 36 show up. We were able to have it in the house, with several pieces of furniture moved into other rooms. It was cozy.
How did I do.....not as bad as I could have, but I wasn't a saint either. I had one cupcake, 1/2 slice of cheesecake with berry sauce, 1/2 brownie and some fresh fruit. I also had some punch. After everyone was gone and I was cleaning up I had about 4 oz of wine. For lunch I had 3 oz of turkey and just before the party I had half a sandwich with mustard, salami, ham and provolone. I figured I'd better eat something with protein or all the sugar would make me sick. Needless to say.....tomorrow's an apple day.
Here's hoping I don't gain like a gazillion pounds tomorrow!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
R2P2 - Day 60!
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 137.6
Gain/Loss -.2
Down a little which is surprising after what I ate yesterday. I was hoping it wouldn't take a big toll on the scales and thankfully it didn't.
Tomorrow's the big day. The long awaited bridal shower. We did nothing but decorate and cook today. And yes....I once again ate things I shouldn't have. 2 sugar cookies and some rise crispy treat scraps. My daughter made the rice crispy treats and then cut them with a cookie cutter into heart shapes, so I nibbled on the left over pieces. Other than that I was pretty good. I've had 4.....that's right....4 liters of water today! I'll be glad when tomorrow is over. I'm already planning on doing an apple day on Saturday and Sunday will be the last day I do the drops. I'm hoping to lose whatever I gain after the party. I'm actually hoping I don't gain that much, but we'll see.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 161
100g chicken
2 c salad
Strawberries
Dinner - 150
100g tilapia
2 c asparagus
Snacks - 250 (guessing)
2 sugar cookies (homemade)
Rice crispy treat scraps
Total calories - 566
Today's weight 137.6
Gain/Loss -.2
Down a little which is surprising after what I ate yesterday. I was hoping it wouldn't take a big toll on the scales and thankfully it didn't.
Tomorrow's the big day. The long awaited bridal shower. We did nothing but decorate and cook today. And yes....I once again ate things I shouldn't have. 2 sugar cookies and some rise crispy treat scraps. My daughter made the rice crispy treats and then cut them with a cookie cutter into heart shapes, so I nibbled on the left over pieces. Other than that I was pretty good. I've had 4.....that's right....4 liters of water today! I'll be glad when tomorrow is over. I'm already planning on doing an apple day on Saturday and Sunday will be the last day I do the drops. I'm hoping to lose whatever I gain after the party. I'm actually hoping I don't gain that much, but we'll see.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 161
100g chicken
2 c salad
Strawberries
Dinner - 150
100g tilapia
2 c asparagus
Snacks - 250 (guessing)
2 sugar cookies (homemade)
Rice crispy treat scraps
Total calories - 566
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
R2P2 - Day 59
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 137.8
Gain/Loss -.4
Down what I gained yesterday so I'm sticking with my lowest weight yet. I only have 4 more days and would love to lose another 2 or 3 pounds but it isn't likely to happen. Just as long as my 2 pound limit isn't above 140. My goal is to never get above 140 again......EVER!!!!
Ate horrible today. Had a McDonald's ice cream cone mid morning and then 2 oreo cookies in the afternoon. Tried to make it up by eating turkey for lunch and had some strawberries for dinner. I've also had my 3 liters of water today......but expecting a gain for tomorrow!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Mid Morning - 150
McDonalds vanilla cone
Lunch - 130
4 oz turkey
Afternoon snack - 110
2 oreo cookies
Dinner - 35
Strawberries
Total calories - 430
I thought for sure I would have gone over the 500 calories with what I ate. I wonder if it will make a difference. I guess tomorrow will tell. I am soooo ready for maintenance!!!
Today's weight 137.8
Gain/Loss -.4
Down what I gained yesterday so I'm sticking with my lowest weight yet. I only have 4 more days and would love to lose another 2 or 3 pounds but it isn't likely to happen. Just as long as my 2 pound limit isn't above 140. My goal is to never get above 140 again......EVER!!!!
Ate horrible today. Had a McDonald's ice cream cone mid morning and then 2 oreo cookies in the afternoon. Tried to make it up by eating turkey for lunch and had some strawberries for dinner. I've also had my 3 liters of water today......but expecting a gain for tomorrow!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Mid Morning - 150
McDonalds vanilla cone
Lunch - 130
4 oz turkey
Afternoon snack - 110
2 oreo cookies
Dinner - 35
Strawberries
Total calories - 430
I thought for sure I would have gone over the 500 calories with what I ate. I wonder if it will make a difference. I guess tomorrow will tell. I am soooo ready for maintenance!!!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
R2P2 - Day 58
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss +.4
I was expecting a little bit of a gain. Whenever I've lost big in the past I've always gained a little bit back the next day. I'm doing a steak day today because my daughters visiting and she's on the program and needed to do a steak day so I'm supporting her.
I'll be so glad when this bridal shower is over. I'm tired of cooking or having my daughter cook things we can't eat. The house is always smelling like cake, or brownies or cookies! Plus we've been making party favors which are individual containers filled with Hershey's chocolate kisses. How I've managed to lose weight this week with all of this going on is nothing short of a miracle! But it will be over on Friday. I'm already planning on doing an apple day on Saturday to hopefully undo what I already know I'm going to do on Friday night. But I'm going to do a planned cheat. I've already decided what I can have and how much so it will be controlled instead of a face first in the food trough kind of cheat!
Anyway, I'm excited about starting maintenance. I still have another 5 days on the drops and then 3 days off the drops but still on the VLCD, so I actually won't start maintenance until the 13th. I can't wait for breakfast. My favorite omelet with veggies and salsa with a bowl of fruit on the side. Sheese.....here I go making myself hungry again!
Had a talk with my husband about my weight loss this morning and we both agreed that 125 is a good weight for me, but I shouldn't go below that. I'm excited about it. If I look this good now, I can't wait to see what I'll look like then. And the best part is that it's within my reach. If you had told me 3 months ago that I would be within 13 pounds of what I weighed before I had kids I would have laughed in your face. Now 35 pounds lighter and several dress sizes smaller....I am a believer! I should reach goal weight by the end of May. Which means I will have lost a total of 48 pounds since December 12th. However, my beginning weight wasn't my heaviest. Before starting on HCG I had joined Weight Watchers yet again and in the 3 months prior had lost a total of 7 pounds. Let's see.....3 months of Weight Watchers - 7 pounds......3 months of HCG - 35 pounds. What a difference. Right now I'm actually down 41.4 pounds from last fall. If I get down to my goal weight I'll have lost a total of 54.8 pounds wince October of last year. Then all I'll have to do is keep it off.
Having trouble with my water today. I lost track of how much I've had. I usually drink water from my 1 liter bottle and I know I've had 1 of those. Then forgot my bottle so had 2 or 3 20 ouncers, so I think I'm still behind in my 3 liter goal. Although I did have a 20 ounce bottle of LifeWater today.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Dinner - 360
200 g steak
apple
Total calories - 365
Well not quite.....I caved and had a cupcake! So actually my calories are 435. I hope it doesn't show up on the scales tomorrow......
Today's weight 138.2
Gain/Loss +.4
I was expecting a little bit of a gain. Whenever I've lost big in the past I've always gained a little bit back the next day. I'm doing a steak day today because my daughters visiting and she's on the program and needed to do a steak day so I'm supporting her.
I'll be so glad when this bridal shower is over. I'm tired of cooking or having my daughter cook things we can't eat. The house is always smelling like cake, or brownies or cookies! Plus we've been making party favors which are individual containers filled with Hershey's chocolate kisses. How I've managed to lose weight this week with all of this going on is nothing short of a miracle! But it will be over on Friday. I'm already planning on doing an apple day on Saturday to hopefully undo what I already know I'm going to do on Friday night. But I'm going to do a planned cheat. I've already decided what I can have and how much so it will be controlled instead of a face first in the food trough kind of cheat!
Anyway, I'm excited about starting maintenance. I still have another 5 days on the drops and then 3 days off the drops but still on the VLCD, so I actually won't start maintenance until the 13th. I can't wait for breakfast. My favorite omelet with veggies and salsa with a bowl of fruit on the side. Sheese.....here I go making myself hungry again!
Had a talk with my husband about my weight loss this morning and we both agreed that 125 is a good weight for me, but I shouldn't go below that. I'm excited about it. If I look this good now, I can't wait to see what I'll look like then. And the best part is that it's within my reach. If you had told me 3 months ago that I would be within 13 pounds of what I weighed before I had kids I would have laughed in your face. Now 35 pounds lighter and several dress sizes smaller....I am a believer! I should reach goal weight by the end of May. Which means I will have lost a total of 48 pounds since December 12th. However, my beginning weight wasn't my heaviest. Before starting on HCG I had joined Weight Watchers yet again and in the 3 months prior had lost a total of 7 pounds. Let's see.....3 months of Weight Watchers - 7 pounds......3 months of HCG - 35 pounds. What a difference. Right now I'm actually down 41.4 pounds from last fall. If I get down to my goal weight I'll have lost a total of 54.8 pounds wince October of last year. Then all I'll have to do is keep it off.
Having trouble with my water today. I lost track of how much I've had. I usually drink water from my 1 liter bottle and I know I've had 1 of those. Then forgot my bottle so had 2 or 3 20 ouncers, so I think I'm still behind in my 3 liter goal. Although I did have a 20 ounce bottle of LifeWater today.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Dinner - 360
200 g steak
apple
Total calories - 365
Well not quite.....I caved and had a cupcake! So actually my calories are 435. I hope it doesn't show up on the scales tomorrow......
Monday, April 4, 2011
R2P2 - Day 57
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 137.8
Gain/Loss -1.8
Wow.....the apple day really worked! Baked a turkey today because I needed the room in the freezer for all the food we've been baking for the shower on Friday! Had too much turkey for lunch and decided to have just an apple for dinner. We'll see how I fare tomorrow.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 390
12 oz turkey
Dinner - 80
Apple
Total calories - 475
I had my 3 liters of water again today. It's what I'm really working on. I know I will need to keep up with the water even on maintenance. Just 5 more days on the drops. I'm dreading the 3 days of no drops but no food either! I do pretty good for the first 2 days and by the third, I'm starving.
Today's weight 137.8
Gain/Loss -1.8
Wow.....the apple day really worked! Baked a turkey today because I needed the room in the freezer for all the food we've been baking for the shower on Friday! Had too much turkey for lunch and decided to have just an apple for dinner. We'll see how I fare tomorrow.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 390
12 oz turkey
Dinner - 80
Apple
Total calories - 475
I had my 3 liters of water again today. It's what I'm really working on. I know I will need to keep up with the water even on maintenance. Just 5 more days on the drops. I'm dreading the 3 days of no drops but no food either! I do pretty good for the first 2 days and by the third, I'm starving.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
R2P2 - Day 56
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss +.3
Up .3 so I'm doing an apple day. I prefer mini steak days but they don't work very well for me. We'll see if an apple day will.
Wasn't feeling well, so I only had 4 apples today and 3 liters of water. No LifeWater today and only 1 cup of tea and 1 cup of coffee. I made snickerdoodle cookies today for the shower on Friday and had a couple just to see how they turned out. I make them small, almost bite size. We'll see if it makes a difference tomorrow.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 160
2 apples
Dinner - 160
2 apples
Snack - ?
2 - 1" diameter snickerdoodle cookies
Total calories - 325 plus the cookies
I think I'm still fighting the bug I caught over a week ago. Took a 2 hour nap today and I haven't done that since last Saturday. I may be pushing myself too hard too soon. Hopefully I'll be back to normal tomorrow!
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss +.3
Up .3 so I'm doing an apple day. I prefer mini steak days but they don't work very well for me. We'll see if an apple day will.
Wasn't feeling well, so I only had 4 apples today and 3 liters of water. No LifeWater today and only 1 cup of tea and 1 cup of coffee. I made snickerdoodle cookies today for the shower on Friday and had a couple just to see how they turned out. I make them small, almost bite size. We'll see if it makes a difference tomorrow.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 160
2 apples
Dinner - 160
2 apples
Snack - ?
2 - 1" diameter snickerdoodle cookies
Total calories - 325 plus the cookies
I think I'm still fighting the bug I caught over a week ago. Took a 2 hour nap today and I haven't done that since last Saturday. I may be pushing myself too hard too soon. Hopefully I'll be back to normal tomorrow!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
R2P2 - Day 55
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.7
I'm within .2 of my lowest weight. I'm hoping to drop below 139 tomorrow, however, I was weak again today and sampled my daughters cupcakes for the bridal shower on Friday. Almost a week of baking getting ready for this party is killing me and I still have 5 more days of baking to do! Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow, although tomorrow is my day to bake snickerdoodle cookies. We'll see how I do.......
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 235
100g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 126
100g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
Snack - 170
2 cupcakes
Total calories - 536
I must do better tomorrow. At this rate I will manage to gain weight before my LDW! Which by the way is a week from Monday......Yeah!!!
Today's weight 139.3
Gain/Loss -.7
I'm within .2 of my lowest weight. I'm hoping to drop below 139 tomorrow, however, I was weak again today and sampled my daughters cupcakes for the bridal shower on Friday. Almost a week of baking getting ready for this party is killing me and I still have 5 more days of baking to do! Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow, although tomorrow is my day to bake snickerdoodle cookies. We'll see how I do.......
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 235
100g steak
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 126
100g chicken breast
2 c lettuce
Snack - 170
2 cupcakes
Total calories - 536
I must do better tomorrow. At this rate I will manage to gain weight before my LDW! Which by the way is a week from Monday......Yeah!!!
Friday, April 1, 2011
R2P2 - Day 54
Start weight 161.4
Todays' weight 140.0
Gain/Loss +.2
Another .2 gain.......Arrrggggg!!! I'm up .9 from my lowest weight. Decided to try a steak day but was so busy I wound up having some rotisserie chicken at about 3:00 this afternoon. Then when i got home at 5:00 my daughter was once again experimenting with cupcake recipes for the bridal shower we're hosting next Friday, so I had to try them. Had 2 without icing. They were to die for! So, while I didn't go over my calories for the day.....I didn't eat what I should have. This bridal shower is going to kill me! I still have to make a double batch of snickerdoodle cookies this weekend and freeze them for the party. It's hard to bake and not try what your making to see if it's turning out okay. Plus, being on mu period, I'm craving chocolate anyway.....did I mention they were chocolate cupcakes?!?
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 250
6 oz rotisserie chicken breast
Dinner - 180
2 choc. cupcakes
Total calories - 435
Todays' weight 140.0
Gain/Loss +.2
Another .2 gain.......Arrrggggg!!! I'm up .9 from my lowest weight. Decided to try a steak day but was so busy I wound up having some rotisserie chicken at about 3:00 this afternoon. Then when i got home at 5:00 my daughter was once again experimenting with cupcake recipes for the bridal shower we're hosting next Friday, so I had to try them. Had 2 without icing. They were to die for! So, while I didn't go over my calories for the day.....I didn't eat what I should have. This bridal shower is going to kill me! I still have to make a double batch of snickerdoodle cookies this weekend and freeze them for the party. It's hard to bake and not try what your making to see if it's turning out okay. Plus, being on mu period, I'm craving chocolate anyway.....did I mention they were chocolate cupcakes?!?
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 250
6 oz rotisserie chicken breast
Dinner - 180
2 choc. cupcakes
Total calories - 435
Thursday, March 31, 2011
R2P2 - Day 53
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight - 139.8
Gain/Loss +.2
I'm not sure why the protein days lately haven't worked for me. So I'm back to the normal diet and we'll see how that works. It's that time of the month so that could have something to do with the weight gain and my crazy cravings! Going through the grocery store the other day I felt I could have bought a whole dozen donuts and eaten all of them before I got home! That should have told me something!!!
So far this round I'm down 21.6 pounds. I originally started round 1 at 172.6 so I've lost a total of 32.8 pounds, which on my 5' 2 1/2" frame is amazing. I want to lose another 15. My goal weight is 125, a number I never thought I'd see again, especially after turning 50 this year. So far I've lost a total of 33.75 inches. Over 6 just in my waist! These are the things I concentrate on when I hit a stall or I'm only losing .2 or .4. Helps me to keep from getting discouraged!
I have 9 more days on the drops, although I really feel like I've been on them too long. I've up my drops to 10 4x's a day to see if it will help. I figure even if I don't lose much more, it isn't going to hurt me any to stay on them. I'm supporting both of my daughters who are also on the drops. I will be glad to start maintenance and I've already marked down when I'll start my next and hopefully last round. By then I'm hoping I only have to lose the last 10 pounds.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100g chicken breast
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 280
120 g ground turkey
1 1/2 c broccoli
Total calories - 490
I just hope I can get back to losing weight!
Today's weight - 139.8
Gain/Loss +.2
I'm not sure why the protein days lately haven't worked for me. So I'm back to the normal diet and we'll see how that works. It's that time of the month so that could have something to do with the weight gain and my crazy cravings! Going through the grocery store the other day I felt I could have bought a whole dozen donuts and eaten all of them before I got home! That should have told me something!!!
So far this round I'm down 21.6 pounds. I originally started round 1 at 172.6 so I've lost a total of 32.8 pounds, which on my 5' 2 1/2" frame is amazing. I want to lose another 15. My goal weight is 125, a number I never thought I'd see again, especially after turning 50 this year. So far I've lost a total of 33.75 inches. Over 6 just in my waist! These are the things I concentrate on when I hit a stall or I'm only losing .2 or .4. Helps me to keep from getting discouraged!
I have 9 more days on the drops, although I really feel like I've been on them too long. I've up my drops to 10 4x's a day to see if it will help. I figure even if I don't lose much more, it isn't going to hurt me any to stay on them. I'm supporting both of my daughters who are also on the drops. I will be glad to start maintenance and I've already marked down when I'll start my next and hopefully last round. By then I'm hoping I only have to lose the last 10 pounds.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 205
100g chicken breast
2 c asparagus
strawberries
Dinner - 280
120 g ground turkey
1 1/2 c broccoli
Total calories - 490
I just hope I can get back to losing weight!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
R2P2 - Day 52
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -1.0
Down a pound after my apple day yesterday. Decided to do another protein day today. I'm still up .5 from my lowest weight and I have 10 days left on the drops. If the protein day works I may keep it up until it stops working, but I won;t know that until tomorrow.
By the way, a few days ago I mentioned that I had read about some changes to the protocol foods. I contact my source to ask her why the changes and she said that there have been some doctors that have done some research and found that the addition of these new foods have no detrimental effect on the diet. Since Dr. Simeon's diet was started back in the 60's, they felt they had better means to determine if additional food would work as well. She summed it up by saying you can try them but if you have a problem go back to the basics! I may try the new foods lists when I do Round 3, but I think I'll finish this round with what I've been doing.
In case your curious, the new foods included broccoli, zucchini, brussell sprouts in addition to the vegetables already listed, however you are to have 6 oz per meal per day. Added fruits include 1/2 c papaya, 1/3 c honeydew, 1/2 c cantaloupe and apricots. The meats stayed the same for the most part except for steak it has been changed to Fillet Mignon only, and 93% lean hamburger.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 180
200g tilapia
Dinner - 240
6 oz Italian seasoned ground turkey
Interestingly Jenny-O's regular ground turkey is 170 calories per 4 oz, but Jenny-O Italian seasoned ground turkey breast is only 160 calories for 4 oz. It taste like Italian sausage.
Total calories - 425
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -1.0
Down a pound after my apple day yesterday. Decided to do another protein day today. I'm still up .5 from my lowest weight and I have 10 days left on the drops. If the protein day works I may keep it up until it stops working, but I won;t know that until tomorrow.
By the way, a few days ago I mentioned that I had read about some changes to the protocol foods. I contact my source to ask her why the changes and she said that there have been some doctors that have done some research and found that the addition of these new foods have no detrimental effect on the diet. Since Dr. Simeon's diet was started back in the 60's, they felt they had better means to determine if additional food would work as well. She summed it up by saying you can try them but if you have a problem go back to the basics! I may try the new foods lists when I do Round 3, but I think I'll finish this round with what I've been doing.
In case your curious, the new foods included broccoli, zucchini, brussell sprouts in addition to the vegetables already listed, however you are to have 6 oz per meal per day. Added fruits include 1/2 c papaya, 1/3 c honeydew, 1/2 c cantaloupe and apricots. The meats stayed the same for the most part except for steak it has been changed to Fillet Mignon only, and 93% lean hamburger.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch - 180
200g tilapia
Dinner - 240
6 oz Italian seasoned ground turkey
Interestingly Jenny-O's regular ground turkey is 170 calories per 4 oz, but Jenny-O Italian seasoned ground turkey breast is only 160 calories for 4 oz. It taste like Italian sausage.
Total calories - 425
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
R2P2 - Day 51
Start weight - 161.4
Today's weight 140.6
Gain/Loss +.2
Okay....did I say that Sunday night was worth the weight gain......I was sooooo wrong! I only have 11 more days and it's going to take half of that just to get back on track again. So I did an apple day today.....kind of. My willpower right now is non-existent so I also had a handful of macadamia nuts. Then my daughter was experimenting in the kitchen tonight on cake recipes. We're hosting a bridal shower for a friend and she wanted to see what cake she liked so I also had a couple of strawberries dipped in the icing! I have a feeling that tomorrow may not be what I was hoping for as far as weight loss is concerned. I may do another mini-steak day tomorrow again just to see if it will help.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner - 480
6 apples
Extras - ???
Macadamia nuts
2 strawberries w/ icing
Total calories - 485 + extras (which I would rather not think about!)
Let's hope my willpower will kick back in tomorrow!
Today's weight 140.6
Gain/Loss +.2
Okay....did I say that Sunday night was worth the weight gain......I was sooooo wrong! I only have 11 more days and it's going to take half of that just to get back on track again. So I did an apple day today.....kind of. My willpower right now is non-existent so I also had a handful of macadamia nuts. Then my daughter was experimenting in the kitchen tonight on cake recipes. We're hosting a bridal shower for a friend and she wanted to see what cake she liked so I also had a couple of strawberries dipped in the icing! I have a feeling that tomorrow may not be what I was hoping for as far as weight loss is concerned. I may do another mini-steak day tomorrow again just to see if it will help.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Lunch/Dinner - 480
6 apples
Extras - ???
Macadamia nuts
2 strawberries w/ icing
Total calories - 485 + extras (which I would rather not think about!)
Let's hope my willpower will kick back in tomorrow!
Monday, March 28, 2011
R2P2 - Day 50
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 140.4
Gain/Loss +1.3
Yup.....dinner did catch up with me, but you know what....it was still worth it! It's amazing how you savor even the simplest food when you haven't been able to have anything but protocol foods. The wine last night was by far the best I've had and I don't even like wine. Thus the 2 glasses!
Decided to do a steak day today but I broke it up into 2 meals. 4 oz New York Strip steak for lunch and 4 oz for dinner with an apple. I'm hoping I can lose what I gained today, but if I don't I'm sure I will the following day.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
water and triple threat tea throughout the day
Lunch - 200 (guessing)
4 oz New York Strip steak
Dinner - 280 (guessing)
4 oz New York Strip steak
apple
Total calories - 485
Why is is so hard to find the calories in raw meat? And why do the calories vary from site to site? It's very frustrating for a rather compulsive person like me. I want it in black and white and I want it to be consistent. Not pick and chose what calorie count you like the best. So I guessed, hopefully an educated guess and on the high side.......maybe.
Today's weight 140.4
Gain/Loss +1.3
Yup.....dinner did catch up with me, but you know what....it was still worth it! It's amazing how you savor even the simplest food when you haven't been able to have anything but protocol foods. The wine last night was by far the best I've had and I don't even like wine. Thus the 2 glasses!
Decided to do a steak day today but I broke it up into 2 meals. 4 oz New York Strip steak for lunch and 4 oz for dinner with an apple. I'm hoping I can lose what I gained today, but if I don't I'm sure I will the following day.
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
water and triple threat tea throughout the day
Lunch - 200 (guessing)
4 oz New York Strip steak
Dinner - 280 (guessing)
4 oz New York Strip steak
apple
Total calories - 485
Why is is so hard to find the calories in raw meat? And why do the calories vary from site to site? It's very frustrating for a rather compulsive person like me. I want it in black and white and I want it to be consistent. Not pick and chose what calorie count you like the best. So I guessed, hopefully an educated guess and on the high side.......maybe.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
R2P2 - Day 49
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.1
Gain/Loss -.5
Okay.....so this loss may be very short lived. Blew it tonight for dinner....big time! Was only going to have the meet and veggies, but they served chili and cornbread.......so you guessed it! I CAVED!!!! Not only did I have chili with cheese, but I also had homemade cornbread and 2 glasses of homemade pomegranate wine....and I don't even like wine! The only good news is that I also had a salad and they served biscotti for dessert. Hey, it's better than cheese cake! So I'm not going to attempt to count my calories......I'm just going to stat again tomorrow! I'm just praying that I don't gain like 5 pounds! May the scales be kind to me tomorrow!!!
Today's weight 139.1
Gain/Loss -.5
Okay.....so this loss may be very short lived. Blew it tonight for dinner....big time! Was only going to have the meet and veggies, but they served chili and cornbread.......so you guessed it! I CAVED!!!! Not only did I have chili with cheese, but I also had homemade cornbread and 2 glasses of homemade pomegranate wine....and I don't even like wine! The only good news is that I also had a salad and they served biscotti for dessert. Hey, it's better than cheese cake! So I'm not going to attempt to count my calories......I'm just going to stat again tomorrow! I'm just praying that I don't gain like 5 pounds! May the scales be kind to me tomorrow!!!
R2P2 - Day 48
Start weight 161.4
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -.2
Hmmmmm......down another .2 in my ongoing transformation! Decided to try the 'egg'day' today and WOULD NOT recommend it! Yikes. I was starving ALL day! Finally broke down and had some fruit mid day and then again with my eggs at dinner. I'd rather do a mini steak day or even an apple day again before I'd do an egg day. But at least now I know!
A bit worried about tomorrow. We've been invited over to some friends tomorrow night. The first time I've ventured out since I began this round. My will power hasn't been as good as it could be and I hate not eating when every one else around me is. I feel uncomfortable and I know they do to. Therefore.....my delima! My husband says I should eat before we go and explain that I've already eaten, but I'm not really comfortable with that. I'm thinking about not eating today and then being very careful at dinner not to have starch or sugar, but focus on the meat and veggies.
I'm also totally done with this round. I'm staying on it until April 10th to support my daughters. I'd also like to lose a little more weight so when I do round 3 I will only have to do it for the 21 days. I'm hoping only to have about 10 pounds to lose that round plus whatever I gain in the load!
I've also been thinking about adding some walking to my routine for the next 2 weeks. Not anything vigorous, been there done that, but just a leisurely stroll on my treadmill. Can't wait till maintenance to start working out. I've lost so much weight that I really need to start toning! My butt sags!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Water and triple threat tea throughout the day
I make the triple threat tea and at first didn't like it much. It's kind of bitter. But after adding ice and a little stevia, it wasn't too bad. By the time the day ended it actually tasted pretty good.
Lunch - 270
3 eggs
orange
I had the eggs hard boiled with a little salt and pepper and about 1/2 hour later an orange!
Dinner - 245
3 eggs
strawberries
I scrambled the eggs with about 1 tbls minced onions and 1 tbls minced jalapenos and then had a little challula sauce on top. It was very good but not really satisfying. About 1/2 hour later had the strawberries.
Total calories - 515
Well I guess there's nothing for it but to wait till tomorrow and see if I gain after today's fiasco!
Today's weight 139.6
Gain/Loss -.2
Hmmmmm......down another .2 in my ongoing transformation! Decided to try the 'egg'day' today and WOULD NOT recommend it! Yikes. I was starving ALL day! Finally broke down and had some fruit mid day and then again with my eggs at dinner. I'd rather do a mini steak day or even an apple day again before I'd do an egg day. But at least now I know!
A bit worried about tomorrow. We've been invited over to some friends tomorrow night. The first time I've ventured out since I began this round. My will power hasn't been as good as it could be and I hate not eating when every one else around me is. I feel uncomfortable and I know they do to. Therefore.....my delima! My husband says I should eat before we go and explain that I've already eaten, but I'm not really comfortable with that. I'm thinking about not eating today and then being very careful at dinner not to have starch or sugar, but focus on the meat and veggies.
I'm also totally done with this round. I'm staying on it until April 10th to support my daughters. I'd also like to lose a little more weight so when I do round 3 I will only have to do it for the 21 days. I'm hoping only to have about 10 pounds to lose that round plus whatever I gain in the load!
I've also been thinking about adding some walking to my routine for the next 2 weeks. Not anything vigorous, been there done that, but just a leisurely stroll on my treadmill. Can't wait till maintenance to start working out. I've lost so much weight that I really need to start toning! My butt sags!
Breakfast - 5
Coffee with vanilla cream stevia
Water and triple threat tea throughout the day
I make the triple threat tea and at first didn't like it much. It's kind of bitter. But after adding ice and a little stevia, it wasn't too bad. By the time the day ended it actually tasted pretty good.
Lunch - 270
3 eggs
orange
I had the eggs hard boiled with a little salt and pepper and about 1/2 hour later an orange!
Dinner - 245
3 eggs
strawberries
I scrambled the eggs with about 1 tbls minced onions and 1 tbls minced jalapenos and then had a little challula sauce on top. It was very good but not really satisfying. About 1/2 hour later had the strawberries.
Total calories - 515
Well I guess there's nothing for it but to wait till tomorrow and see if I gain after today's fiasco!
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