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!

Day 2 P3

Okay, I was petrified to weigh today after my first day of P3...and as much as I procrastinated and prepared myself for a correction day, I got on the scale anyway.

It was down .6! Woot! I know I'm not supposed to lose, but it's a new number and hard to not be happy about it! I won't let it go down or up more than 2 lbs. 136 baby!!! Just 6 more to go when I go back on VLCD.

Anyway, I'm so excited and relieved. I was so bloated yesterday. I think I drank 2 gallons of water!

I'm liking this P3.

I really haven't been that hungry. I know you can gain if you don't eat enough. It will be interesting to find that balance especially since I'm used to eating 1200-1400 calories.

Breakfast - Eggs, bacon & latte
Lunch - Grilled chicken salad
Snack - Strawberries
Dinner - Chicken Caesar Salad

I really like having the variety of foods, but have no desire to "go off the deep end" with food like I thought I would.

I'm not as scared to see what the scale says tomorrow. I feel much better about P3.

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!

2nd Non Dose Day

Weight 137.4 - No Change. I guess that is good. However many people still lose on non-dosing days which gives some wiggle room for the 2 lbs range.

Well, I was really concerned about being hungry on my Non-Dose Day. I am so pleased I haven't been hungry at ALL! I didn't even eat dinner until 7pm.

I think I figured out it was the apples that were making me hungry! After hearing so many people mentioning that apples made them hungry I started looking at my eating logs and sure enough, the day I haven't had an apple, I haven't been hungry! So bye-bye apples!

I'm really excited about having eggs/bacon and coffee for breakfast tomorrow and a salad for lunch. Who would have thought I'd be so excited about mixing my veggies again! LOL

I really want to make sure I do this break right, so I'm planning out my meals and calories and ramping up. For the 4 days, I'll have 800/1200/1500/17-1800 cals. I will plan it out in fitday to make sure I'm on target!

Day 23 No Dose Day

Well after going back and forth many, many, many times. I decided to take a 4-5 day interruption.
I had a .2 loss today so I think my body is ready for a break. I've been really hungry the last few days too, so that combined with the slow losses the last week have helped me make my decision.

So here's my 3 week results.....

Lbs lost - 13.2 Preload/16.2
Body Fat % 3.2 I miss calculated last week.

I'm down 2 pant sizes!

Chest - 2 inches
Waist - 2 1/2 inches
Hips - 2 inches
Thighs - 2 1/4
Abs 2 1/2" (the biggest part of my tummy)
Hips 2"
Thighs 2 1/4"
Rt. Calf 3/4"
Rt. Arm 3/4"
I'm really happy with the way I look in clothes and how they fit. I went down 2 pant sizes. I'm a little disappointed in my 3 week pictures even though it's quite a difference from the first week, because I have more to go than I thought. I was thinking of 130, but maybe 125-127?? Hubby says no less than 130. We'll see how I feel when I get there!

I'm taking a 4-5 day planned interruption and look forward to coming back to P2 and getting the rest off!

I have vacation in 2 weeks and it will be so nice to be able to feel comfortable in my bathing suit!

I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn't hungry today! I was a little concerned how hungry I'd be since I didn't dose today. I hope tomorrow is just as easy.

Fighting with the Scale!

Day 20 138.4 (-.2)

Well I can't lie and say I wasn't disappointed to see the scale today. I first got on it, it didn't change. I stepped on it two more times and finally fought for a .2 release!

I know that this happens especially towards the end, but I have 8-10 more lbs to lose and I need to lose it before vacation in two weeks because my schedule is crazy after that and it's not real conducive to P2 eating.

If I don't lose a substantial amount tomorrow, then I will finish my 21 days of dosing, followed by 2 days of non dosing, and start P3 on Sunday for 4 days, then go back to P2 and hopefully lose the rest before vacation. Many times, a break will jump start weight loss again.

As much as I want to start eating a variety of food, I have gotten used to this and I'm not hungry anymore, I just assume get it all done with and enjoy my vacation in 2 weeks!

Can't say that bacon, eggs and coffee don't sound good though! :)

Lunch -

Grilled Chicken Breast
Spinach
Apple

Dinner -

Hamburger Patty
Cucumbers
Graprefruit


Calories - 500 Exactly!
Water 145 - bumping up water for some movement on the scale!

Whew! I did it!

Day 14 VLCD 141.2 (-.8)

I'm so happy that I lost .8 after no loss yesterday.

I have been really hungry today, I don't know why. I started taking potassium supplements. I hope that helps!

Lunch -

hCG Chili - Yummm
1 Grissini
1/2 Grapefruit
Hot tea

I am going to a fund raising function tonight, they are going to have dinner there. I know it will be tempting especially if I am hungry so I'm going to eat right before I leave at 5. Then bring my apple slices and Grissini to eat in the car, my hot tea, and my large water bottle with soda water in it. Hopefully those things will keep me full longer and help me through through the night!

Dinner -

4 Cups of Spinach
Grilled chicken
1 Grissini
Apple
Hot Tea

Whew! I did it! I made it through the night without eating anything! They had chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and green beans and rolls. It smelled really good. They had samples of chocolate and caramels on the table for everyone to have, and they were passing around bags of different kind of candy for everyone to try. Everyone kept saying...."Try this......ohhhh, Try that....This is good!" I didn't try any of it. I did bring my samples home for my kids though.

I hope the scale is very nice to me tomorrow to reward me of my efforts tonight. I've never been able to be this strong when I am eating healthy. Usually I take a bite or two!

Nice Surprise!

Day 11 VLCD - 142.6 - 1! YAY! What a nice surprise!

Wow! I have two followers! :) I didn't know anyone read this. Cool!

Today I'm wearing an outfit that I couldn't fit into when I first bought it a few weeks ago and it's loose on me now!
What great motivation to keep going....boring food and all!

I was hungrier than normal today. I don't know if it's because of TOM or maybe I need to reduce my dose of drops. My stomach was growling before dinner and I took my drops and it magically disappeared! I LOVE this stuff!!

Meals today were yummy. I stuck with the basics.

Lunch -

Bunless Burger
Tomato diced up
Apple
1 Grissini

Dinner -

Chicken w/Franks hs
4 cups of Spinach cooked
1 cup of Strawberries
1 Grissini

Calories - 479 -Yay! Closer to 500 than I've been in a while
Water - 135 ounces