VLCD 24

Weight - 137.0 (-.6)

Almost to 135! Even though 130 is my goal, I will feel so much better once I hit 135, I feel like I've been teetering here for sooo long!

Today was another great day. I haven't been hungry at all and it makes this diet so much easier! As a matter of fact, I didn't even feel like I was on a diet today. My meals were yummy!

Bfast - Coffee w/2 TB milk (I know protocol is 1. But I've done 2 TB a few times now with no difference in the scale and I can't drink it with just one. YMMV)

Lunch -
3.5 ounces Grilled Chicken w/ Franks & Liquid Smoke
3/4 of a cucumber, couldn't finish it all
1/2 Sm grapefruit

Dinner -
3.5 ounces Grilled Steak Mmmmmm so good!
3 ounces of cooked Spinach
1 Grissini

Dessert -
1 cup Strawberries
Hot Chai Tea w/ tsp Cocoa powder & Vanilla Stevia

Dinner was fabulous. The steak was so good, as was the Spinach. I added some marinade to the spinach and it was great. I am so full!

This is my first steak on Protocol. I've been really reluctant, because they never look lean enough, unless I'm paying $24 a lb. But I found one today that looked really lean and I got 5 servings from it. So I'm pretty happy! Well, I'll hold off a little excitement until I see the scale tomorrow. I hope my scale is nice, because I have 4 more servings waiting for me in the fridge!

Calories - 498 So close to 500. Whew!
Water - 135 ounces

VLCD 23

Weight - 137.6 (-.6)

I'm really ready to get back under 135. I've been at this weight before for quite a while previously, so I know it's a stall weight. Honestly, I was hoping for 1lb loss, but .6 is sure a whole lot more than before my break when I 0'd out and had .2's. So I'm happy about that.

I am so thrilled I wasn't hungry today! I had coffee for breakfast with 2 TBS of milk. Yeah, I know, 1 more than I'm supposed to. Let me tell you how I'm justifying that! I am having a shake for lunch which is only 190 calories for the whole meal. We'll see if it makes a difference. Usually I don't like to take a risk, but heck, it's Friday and I'm in a "living on the edge" kind of mood today! :)

Lunch -

Biz's shake

I tried 4 pkts of Zylitol and it just didn't taste very sweet, so I added S&L. Zylitol is almost 10 calories a packet, so I didn't want to add more. I hate using artificial sweeteners and usually avoid them at all cost, but I felt like I really needed something different, so I rebelled! Told you I was living on the edge today! heee heee

Dinner -

3.5 ounces of Grilled chicken sprinkled Liquid Smoke & Franks
6 ounces of Asparagus spritzed with Braggs
1 Apple
1 Grissini

Hot Chai Tea w/tsp cocoa

Calories 382
Water 145 ounces

So my challenge today was a year ago today, my Dad past away, AND today we are celebrating my son's 13th bday. So there is lots of yummy food, (chocolate, french fries, popcorn, chips, soda, wings and on and on) and plenty of reasons (wrong reasons...emotional reasons) to eat. BUT I'm not going to do it!

I'm going to make my hot Chai Tea w/cocoa and vanilla Stevia and think about how happy I will be in the morning when I get on the scale.

I'm so blessed to have a supportive husband who went out to get the food and served the kids while I was able to sneak away at a weak moment. Love him!!
Those french fries and chocolate, were very tempting.

Please scale, reward me tomorrow!!!

VLCD 22

VLCD 22 138.2 +.2

I guess today would be day 22 since I didn't do a complete P3.
So I went up some and down some on my P3. I ended up at a +.8 which I'm happy about. I thought it would be harder to stabilize.

I'm ready to get back to P2 and start losing again! I was hungry until lunch, but the rest of the day went well.

Lunch -
Grilled Chicken & Spinach w/ Braggs
Grissini
1/2 Grapefruit

Dinner -
Grilled hamburger patty
5 oz. Asparagus
Grissini
Apple

I know apples make me hungry, but I didn't have any other fruit. I didn't want to duplicate my afternoon fruit. I need to get to the store tomorrow!

So today went well aside from absentmindedly putting mosquito spray all over me!
I'm looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow. I hope it doesn't disappoint!

Day 4 P3

Weight 138 +.2

Some of my favorite P3 things.

• I get to wear deoderant that works!
• Taking bubble baths!
• My morning Latte's
• Mixing my veggies & having salad dressing

All that said, I'm ready to get back on P2 and lose the rest of this weight. I really don't find it that hard to stay on the P2 diet now that I'm used to it. P3 has been fun, but it's not as exciting as I thought it would be. The things I miss the most are my skin care products and my latte's!



I'm hoping this interruption jump starts my weight loss again. We leave for vacation in a week, so I have a week to lose 5-7 lbs and hopefully I can do that by then. Otherwise, my vacation will be another "planned interruption" and I'll go back to P2 when I get back. I really hope I am able to finish. I'm ready to workout again!

Breakfast - Quiche & Latte
Lunch - Cobb Salad & Zevia soda (soda with Stevia. Tastes like such a cheat!)
Snack - Latte

My wonderful hubby is taking me out to dinner for my last P3 meal. I think I'll get a fajita salad! Mmmmm. :)

I had planned on counting calories to make sure I'm getting enough, and just out of curiosity to see how much I can eat without gaining. I'd have already gained 5 lbs by now with eating this way the last few days - pre-hcg. It is just such a pain to count calories and I've been so busy, I just haven't had the time. I'm just going to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full and follow the scale. So that's the plan next P3.

Can't wait to start dosing tomorrow!!

Day 3 P3

Weight 137.8 - +1 (Not worried about the gain at all. Still in my 2 lb window and I had .6 loss yesterday)

I know I can eat more foods, but honestly salads sounds the best right now, so I'm sticking to that.

Breakfast - Crustless Quiche & Latte

Lunch - Rest of the Quiche & Zevia (I feel like such a rebel having Zevia! LOL)

Dinner - Salad, w/grilled chicken & Ranch

Dessert - To.Die.For Cheese Cake! OMG! This was oh so good! I'm thinking my tummy does not like dairy though. It was still worth it.

Recipe

2 Eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup Xylitol (Natural Sweetner-doesn't effect insulin /blood sugar)
16 oz cream cheese, softened.
2 T melted butter.

In a large bowl, blend together eggs, vanilla, sour cream and Xylitol.
Slowly add butter and cream cheese.
Spoon mix into a 10 inch cake pan or ramekins.

If desired, you can make a crust from 1 1.2 cups ground almonds, 1/4 cup xylitol and 1/4 butter. Mix all together like you would graham cracker crust and line pan or ramekins.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-25 min if cooking ramekins, 35-40 min for cake pan. This will not look done, but will firm up when refrigerated.

Place ramekins in a water bath or place a shallow pan with water in oven below the pan or ramekins.

For the topping, I pureed the strawberries with a little xylitol and poured over the cheese cake. I topped it with homemade whip cream and added strawberries and blueberries.

Place in refrigerator until it is chilled. It can be frozen too.

YUMMMMO!

Do I Have to?

I'm scared to death to step on the scale after my first P3 day!

I feel like I've gained 5 lbs. I've been drinking a ton of water. Maybe it's just water and it will be gone tomorrow. I really don't want to get on the scale in the morning! I'm thinking I'll need a correction day after my very first day! YIKES!

So, here is what I had today.

Bfast - 4 pieces of bacon, 1 egg 3 whites, coffee

Lunch - Small Chicken Caesar Salad

Snack - Cup of Strawberries

Dinner - Chicken breast & 1/2 avocado

Calories - 1001 - Yep, went over the 800 I planned. Oh well.
Water - 160 ounces

First P3 Day!

P3D1 - 137.4

Well my weight has been the same since my LDW. I was hoping it would go down a little on my two non dosing days, but no such luck. I'm still hanging at 137.4

I hope after today, I'm still there and not gaining. It's kind of weird to be able to eat so much more and lots of fat and stabilize.

Today was my first day of P3! I'm an official P3er now!

I am sooo enjoying it! I've been doubling up on my probiotics for P3 and taking digestive enzymes before each meal. My stomach gurgled a bit this morning, but so far my body seems to be handling the fat fine! I think it's pretty happy about it actually!

My coffee this morning was divine! I frothed my milk and added Vanilla Cream Stevia and sprinkled cinnamon on top. It rivaled Starbucks for sure! It tasted so rich and creamy! I also had eggs cooked with coconut oil with salsa and some bacon.

For lunch we went to a organic cafe. I had a Chicken Caesar Salad, and tonight I think hubby is grilling some fish and veggies.
The best part of the day was my coffee and being able to use my skincare products and deodorant!