R2 P2 D23

Only down -0.2.

Today is day 23, so should be my last drop day...but...I am seriously thinking of going longer. I really want to get to my goal and feel as of today that I can keep going. Take it one day at a time, and I am now free to stop whenever I want to...I think that helps me mentally! :) I am greedy and would still like to loose 2.6#. My losses have been slow the past few days, but hopefully they will pick up to get me there...only time will tell!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Cottage cheese
Apple

Chicken
Apple chips

Once I get back into the evening, I start to again think that it is time to stop...I think I will make tomorrow my last drop day.

R2 P2 D22

Down -0.4 today.

Small lose, but I will take it. Tomorrow is my last drop day, so hopefully I can lose at least a pound because I am still 2.8 away from my goal! Only good thing is, if I lose decent tomorrow, then I could still afford to get to my goal on the last 72 hours of vlcd or during phase 3 without going more than 2#'s below ldw. :) Or else, I could extend phase 2 a day...guess we will see what tomorrow brings.

What I ate today:

Coffee (french vanilla flavored)

Apple
Hamburger
Melba toast

Chicken
Apple

I went shopping for jeans today!! Good news...at The Buckle I fit into a size 30!!! I know right, and at AE I fit into a 12 (pretty easily)! LOVED IT!!! Bad news...I didn't buy any. I just know that last P3 I lost 9.5 more inches, don't know that that many will come off this time, but one can hope! I didn't want to spend money on jeans I won't be able to wear in a month. I already have at least 20 pair that I am getting rid of now! (I have a bit of an addiction to jeans lol)

R2 P2 D21

Down another -1.2! :)

TOM is still here...*sigh*

My scale was a little wacky this morning. I got 3 different weights, the one in the middle the most, so that's what I chose to go with. I will take any loss!!! They were from 0.6-1.4, it was strange. I am thankful that the little, might I say cheat, that I had last night didn't affect me, as of yet anyway. Only two more days of drops, so that means ldw is coming very soon and I still have 3.2 lbs to my goal...hum

What I ate today:

Coffee

Apple
Hamburger
Melba toast

Coffee Toffee smoothie

Chicken sausage patty
Orange

2 pieces of dentene

I had to chew on 2 pieces of gum today, had a really bad taste in my mouth after both meals.

R2 P2 D20

Down another -0.4 this morning!

TOM is still hanging around...sure wish he would find someone else to pick on for awhile! lol Inching closer to my goal each day...4.4 lbs to go! :)

I guess for now that the salsa and I can still be friends! LOL!!!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Apple
Chicken sausage patty

Chicken breast (few bites)
1/2 chicken sausage patty
Orange
3 sugar free chocolate chips (see below)!

Made chicken breasts in cream of chicken soup for the family tonight, was cooking away and had them in the oven before I realized that I did not keep any chicken out for myself! :( So I thought...I will just try eating the "inside" of the chicken, avoiding the soup. Well, I took a few bites and was feeling very uneasy about it, so I warmed up a 1/2 of a chicken sausage patty that I had in the fridge. Hope it does not affect my weight in the morning.

OH....then, I have had these stupid cravings on and off for the last 2 weeks (and yes, TOM is STILL here) :( so I thought I would eat 3 sugar free chocolate chips, caved in and ate them, and guess what...they tasted horrible!!! Hopefully that will help me to not want anymore! lol

R2 P2 D19

Finally a drop!!! -1.4 :)

So excited, I was in the 150's today...only by .4 lbs, but who cares, it's still the 150's!!! :):)
So with my gain yesterday, I am down .6 from Monday (before that darn TOM gain). I can live with that! I would like to release 5 more lbs before I stop, but mentally, I am not sure I can do more than a 26 day round (23 drop days)...so I guess I will have to take what I can get! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee with english toffee stevia

Hamburger
Apple

Chicken sausage patty over lettuce
Small amount of organic salsa
Orange

I decided to make the chicken sausage patties tonight for something different. They were yummy. I have a friend who told me about an organic salsa, so I tried that with it on lettuce, tasted just like a chicken taco salad. YUM! :) Hopefully me and the salsa will still be friends after weigh in tomorrow. lol

R2 P2 D18

Well went up +0.8 today!!! :(:(:(

Stupid TOM...I am so ticked!!! It is so frustrating when you try so hard and stay on track and then see a dang gain!!! I know it is water weight but my days are getting limited here...I really only wanted to do 23 days, but I guess I will have to keep on keeping on! I am considering doing a mini steak day today to try and speed up the losses these last few days.

What I ate today:

Coffee

Hamburger
Tomato
Few drinks of Zevia

Hamburger
Apple

Not quite a steak day, but that's how today ended up! :) I found some Zevia today at the health food store, bought a can to try. I got the natural twist flavor, it was alright, but I only had a few drinks...not too much into soda anymore!! :) Thank goodness, what a nice feeling!!!

R2 P2 D17

-0.2 thanks to darn TOM!!

Yet another small loss, hopefully they will start to pick up once TOM gets done. My days are getting numbered...I really wanted to do a short round, but at this rate that won't happen! Detox bath didn't give me a big drop either...WTH??

What I ate today:

Coffee

Chicken
Cucumber
Orange

Walleye
Tomato soup (P2 recipe)
Apple

R2 P2 D16

Down -0.4...back to the slow and steady pace.

Well, TOM has officially arrived, one week early! Oh well, get it done and over with and like I said before, it explains the bloating that I had last week and those crazy cravings!! lol I am going to try a detox bath tonight and just relax. Hoping for at least a pound drop tomorrow, but anything is good! :) I think I will stay away from trying the omelet again. It helps a lot of people loose over a lb the day after they eat it, but my losses have been small after I eat it, so no more!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Tuna (stuck in the house with nothing else) =(
Celery
Apple

2 tastes of potato soup
Chicken
Cucumbers

I took a detox bath tonight, felt very good but oh my gosh, I felt light headed and was sweating for at least a half hour after it! I just had to lay down cuz I could hardly stand. lol SO...I made potato soup for my family last night and without even thinking, I tasted it, not just once, but twice!!! Two small sips off the spoon...but still...ugh!!!

R2 P2 D15

Down -1.0 today!!! Yay, yay, yay!!

Finally a 1 lb lost...makes me very happy! :):) I measured myself again today, well good news there too, I lost 3 inches. I decided to measure my bust area because I feel like it's getting significantly smaller. I did not measure this area on my first round...wish I would of! Anyway, I measure right below my arm pits (above breasts) and lost 1 inch there since Wednesday when I first measured. Right under breasts, I lost 1.5 inches and around breasts I lost 1.5 inches. Ouch, I didn't have anymore to loose there! LOL!!! Anyway...that's another 4 inches!!!

TOM "kinda" arrived today. It is a week early so hopefully it holds off, but that does explain my bloated feeling at the beginning of this week. Guess I will just have to wait and see what it decides to do...

What I ate today:

Coffee

Spinach omelet
Apple

Coffee toffee smoothie

Chicken
Lettuce salad with vinaigrette dressing
Strawberries

R2 P2 D14

Down another -0.8 this morning!!

I am happy about that considering I ate ground beef twice yesterday! I prayed to the scale gods for a 2 lb loss, but I will take what I can get! LOL!!

I increased my drops to 20 3x/day 2 days ago, and it is finally starting to help today! :) I finally have that empty feeling and no hunger or cravings. I feel very good this a.m. Happy Friday!!

Oh, and I forgot to say earlier that I am now officially over 1/2 way to my goal!!!! YAY!!! :) Only 7.8 lbs until I am there!!

What I ate today:

Chocolate Coffee Toffee Smoothie (yum)

Strawberry smoothie
2 bites of chicken
Tomato
Ground beef

Chicken baked in broth
Spinach

I tried the english toffee stevia in a chocolate coffee toffee smoothie recipe that I found and it was wonderful!!! YUMMO!! I drank 2 glasses! Anyway like I said earlier, I have felt fantastic all day! I didn't have anymore food cooked up at home to take for my lunch, so I went to Hardee's and got a plain grilled chicken sandwich with tomato, cost me $4.30...WTH??? Anyway, got back to work to eat it and it tasted very sweet, so I only took 2 bites and decided I shouldn't eat it. Fastest $4 I ever spent. lol So I left work early, went home and ate some ground beef. Crazy day! :)

R2 P2 D13

Down -0.4 today...small, but I will take it!! :)

I discovered yesterday that the stevia I have been using (stevia in the raw) has something in it that is not good for this protocol, not sure what, but that doesn't really matter...darn it!! I wonder if that is what has made my losses slower this round??? Anyway, I guess I need to find some pure stevia or just get some sweet n low, that will be my mission today. I bought some liquid stevia (english toffee flavor) last night and tried it in my coffee this morning, it was pretty good! I wish I would have found out about the stevia in the raw before making my grocery store trip last night, but oh well, what do ya do.

As of today, I am .2 lbs away from being half way to my goal...I hope the losses start picking up soon or I may have to extend my round! 8.6 lbs to go!

What I ate today:

Coffee
Hamburger
1/2 Cucumber
Apple

Cabbage rolls (hamburger)
Baked apple

R2 P2 D12

Down another 0.8 today!

Another day of crappy weather here in Iowa, will be staying home today!! I took my weekly measurements today, only lost 1 inch. I lost 4 inches in my first week of round 1 so not only are my losses slower, but the inches are coming off slower also...darn it!! I decided that since I started round 2 on a Saturday that I would switch my weekly measure days to Saturday, so hopefully 3 days gets rid of some more of those inches!!! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee

Egg omelet
Orange
Melba toast

2 strawberries
Chicken
Cucumber

I was not feeling like meat today, so I opted for an egg omelet for lunch since I was at home. I made it using 3 egg whites and 1 egg. Used a tiny bit of coconut oil to keep it from sticking to the pan. I got the idea from a forum that I frequent. It was very good and allowed me to mix things up a little. I get very bored and burned out fast on the same food!! Hopefully I won't see a gain on the scale in the morning! I wanted to cheat SO bad today and I have no idea why...strange things sounded good, but I DID NOT give in!!! :)

R2 P2 D11

Down -0.4 today...

It is small, but I am happy to have a loss today!! After a small gain yesterday, I will not complain over small losses anymore!! ;) I have to thank the wonderful people on the hcgdiet.com forums for all of their encouragement and reminding me to look at the big picture instead of day by day...that helps me so much!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Shrimp and lettuce salad with vinaigrette dressing
Apple

Seafood Gumbo made with scallops and tomato
Strawberry smoothie

I have felt very bloated all day today, I am wondering if it was from too much sodium in the mock shake and bake I made last night?? Anyway made the Seafood Gumbo from the HCG Diet Recipe Cookbook today, it was very good!!

R2 P2 D10

Up +0.2 today...darn it!!!

I am very frustrated...my losses this time have been much slower than my first round, and now a gain...WTH??? I guess the fortunate thing is that the past couple of days I have had that uppity feeling back, so happy about that!

I have not strayed from protocol at all and was really hoping for greater losses. The only things I can think might have contributed are: the soup I made, maybe too much salt, or the protein shake, but I drank one on Friday and had a good lose on Saturday???? I was running around yesterday, and did not eat all of my food at once, chomped on my celery for about 2 hours...maybe that's not a good thing. I will keep on trucking and hope to reach my goal...only 10 lbs away!!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Chicken
Cabbage cooked in chicken stock
Apple

Walleye with mock shake 'n bake
Lettuce with vinaigrette
Baked apple

Tried the mock shake and bake on my fish tonight and it was yummo!!! I felt like I was cheating the whole time I was eating, and at the end of my meal I was full...I could not believe it! Hope all is well with the scale tomorrow.

R2 P2 D9

Down -0.4 today.

Once again, I wish the loss was a little more, but it is what is. For some reason the chicken I had for supper last night didn't taste very good; it had a funny smell before I cooked it, but was a few days before expiration date so I cooked it anyway. Was probably all psychological...but who knows, I decided to make scallops instead, so maybe I ate a little too much with combining the two.

What I ate today:

Coffee
1/2 apple
Melba toast

Protein shake
1/2 apple
Celery

Chicken
Cabbage soup
Orange

I made the chicken broth recipe from the HCG Cookbook today and it was fabulous...I love it!!! It is 100 times better than the store bought stuff (which concerns me anyway)!

Pretty quiet Sunday, cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking and...dishes, dishes, dishes. lol

R2 P2 D8

Loss of -1.4 today!!

Yay...I like that number lol! I had a Jay Robb chocolate protein shake yesterday for lunch. I didn't have a scoop, so kinda had to guess at how much I should use, but it tasted good, was very easy, and seems to agree with me (and the scale) lol!

What I ate today:

French vanilla flavored coffee

Melba toast
Hamburger
Cucumbers
Strawberries

Chicken (ate a little and didn't think it tasted good)
Scallops
Grilled radishes
Apple

R2 P2 D7

Down -0.8 today.

This is definitely going to be slow, and hopefully steady! :) I have to travel for work today, so I thinking of trying the Protein Shake - hope it is good to me like it is a lot of others! I was extremely happy to see 165 on the scale today...that was my lowest weight since 2005 when I really started keeping track, so anything here on out will be wonderful!

What I ate today:

French vanilla flavored coffee

Protein shake
Apple
Melba toast

Talapia
Cabbage boiled in chicken stock
Orange

I forgot to pack my vegetable for lunch, also tried the Jay Robb Protein Shake, I bought a small package of the chocolate and vanilla. Tried the chocolate today, it was very good. Hope it agrees with me well! :)

R2 P2 D6

Down -0.2 today

Not as much as I was hoping for, but looking at R1 results, I actually gained 0.6 on this day, so I am happy for any loss.

What I ate today:

French vanilla flavored coffee

Hamburger
Asparagus
Strawberries

Beef roast in cabbage soup (made with chicken stock)
Strawberry smoothie

R2 P2 D5

Down -1.6...was hoping for a little more, but I am happy with any loss! 4 lbs under ldw!!!

I am a little behind from last round, at this time I had lost 6.4, but I also had more to get rid of, I guess this round might just be slow & steady, I would be absolutely fine with that!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Chicken breast
Cucumber
Orange

Hamburger in natural tomato sauce
Baked apple

R2 P2 D4

-2.6 from yesterday!!!

I am currently 2.4 pounds under my ldw from round 1!!! Yeah...and I didn't have any hunger yesterday, it was wonderful! I am loving round 2 so far! Today's # and everything after today, are #'s I have not seen in A LONG TIME!!!! :)

What I ate today:

Melba toast
Coffee

Chicken breast
Cucumber
Apple

Chicken breast
Lettuce with vinaigrette
Strawberry smoothie

R2 P2 D3

0.0 - I stayed the exact same weight as yesterday, so I am still +0.2 over my ldw.

I feel like I ate a ton yesterday (I had McDonald's for crying out loud!!!) but did not gain a thing.

Well, today starts the VLCD so hope all goes well with hunger!!

What I ate today:

Coffee

Boiled shrimp
Lettuce and vinaigrette dressing
1/2 apple

1/2 apple
Mixed berry green tea

Chicken breast
Cucumber
Orange

R2 P2 D2

+0.2 over LDW

I only gained 1 pound from my first load day. I better really get to eating some food today. I would like to gain at least another 2 lbs to not be concerned about hunger!!!

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
2 cinnamon and brown sugar pop tarts

McDonald's:
Quarter pounder with cheese
1/2 medium french fries
3 chocolate chip cookies

Cheeseburger mac (hamburger helper)
Corn
Bread with butter
Cauliflower with veggie dip
Banana
Hot cocoa with marshmallows

I was stuffed ALL DAY!!! The McDonald's made me feel like total crap!!!! I am so glad I don't eat that stuff anymore! I feel like I ate a lot today, but I guess we will see how the scale responds tomorrow. I am very happy that I start VLCD tomorrow! :)

First day of Round 2!!!

R2 P2 begins today!!! :) My weight this morning was -0.8 under LDW!!! I am very excited about that because once I lose the #'s from loading, everything else will be an actual loss!!! Yay, yay, yay!!! Well, happy loading for me, I am sure I will be miserable by the end of the day! (:(:

Here is how day 1 of loading went:

Coffee with SF creamer
Oatmeal with splenda and milk

Jimmy John's turkey tom sub
Chips

PB and SF chocolate chips
2 chocolate squares

Burrito with chili gravy and cheese, sour cream, lettuce and tomato
Chips and salsa

Not too great, but I just wasn't hungry!!! I hope my loading ends up being enough.

R1 P4 D20

-1.2 under LDW!!!! :):):)

Yay, I am not sure why this happened, don't get me wrong, I ain't complaining lol but just in aw! I love this program!!! It probably has to do with my TOM coming to an end, I am just so happy! I get to start round 2 tomorrow...hope I can load well! :) Happy Friday!!

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
Banana
Ezekiel English muffin 1/2 with all natural PB, 1/2 with margarine and all natural jam

3 pieces of ham

Tuna with mayo on deli thins
3 regular potato chips with french onion dip

Few peanuts and pistachios

Cheeseburger (1/2 the bun)
Few french fries
2 hamburger slice pickles
3 Bud Select 55
1 cheese stick

R1 P4 D19

Darn it! Back to +1.0 over LDW...

I am sure it has something to do with my eating yesterday...was not very hungry and hardly ate anything for dinner, so I ate sweet and crunchy peanuts later in the night. I cannot wait for R2...2 more days!! And I am more than ready for winter to be over!!! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
Banana
1/2 Ezekiel English muffin with all natural PB

3-4 peanuts

Left over ham with mayo on deli thins
Cauliflower with ranch

Peanut butter ball

Cheeseburger with ketchup (no bun)
1 plain potato chip
Cauliflower and carrots with ranch

SF bite size Reese's

R1 P4 D18

-0.2 under LDW!!! :)

Yay!!! It feels so good to be back under!! I also feel better, my stomach had been bloated since the start of my TOM on Sunday, now today that is finally gone. I feel back to normal! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
Inside of 2 loaded omelet biscuits (few bites of biscuit)

Tuna with mayo
Flax seed cracker
Cauliflower and carrots with ranch
SF candy

Little bit of dark chocolate espresso trail mix
Hot cocoa with marshmallows

Few bites of pot roast (didn't care for the gravy)
Few pieces of ham
Lettuce salad with Dorothy Lynch dressing

Sweet and crunchy peanuts

I got an upset stomach after lunch and was not very hungry at dinner time. I had put a roast in the crock pot which came with some seasoning to make a gravy...none of my family liked it! It tasted old or something, what a waste!!! I will never use that again! lol

Another day of snow today, I was bored so I decided to paint my bathroom. I was going to do it this weekend, but needed something to do tonight or I was going to fall asleep...I am SO TIRED of winter!!!

R1 P4 D17

Still +1.0 over.

Hopefully in a few days my bloated-ness (lol) from my period will go away and I will be able to get back under LDW before starting my second round...4 days!!! :)

Still thinking about my goal for round 2. I have always had a goal of 154 because that would put me into the healthy weight category. lol So I am thinking that is going to be my goal for round 2. That is 17 pounds, which is what I lost the first round, so I know it is doable. :)

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
1/2 ezekiel english muffin with all natural peanut butter
Banana

Cheeseburger with mayo and bacon (no bun)
Small piece of peanut brittle
Sweet and crunchy peanuts

Chicken breast
Noodles in gravy
Lettuce salad with Dorothy lynch dressing
Cauliflower and carrots with ranch

Cup of Swiss Mocha cafe' drink (SF and decaffeinated)
4 marshmallows

R1 P4 D16

+1.0 over LDW

Well, TOM did arrive (kinda) yesterday, more like today actually...lol, but I also had mashed potatoes for dinner last night. I try to stay away from carbs that late in the day, so that could have something to do with the gain also.

Back to a full work week and back to school for my daughter. 5 days until round 2!!!

I need to figure out my goal for round 2...Saturday will be here soon! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
1/2 ezekiel english muffin with all natural peanut butter
Banana

1/2 Jimmy John's Turkey Tom Sub
Cauliflower and carrots with ranch
Mug cake

2 french vanilla cafe' drinks (SF and decaffeinated)
1 tiny piece of fudge

Dark chocoloate espresso trail mix
Ham
2 bites of homemade mac 'n cheese (with Velveeta cheese)
Baked beans
Cup of Swiss mocha cafe' drink (SF and decaffeinated)

I used flax seed to make my mug cake because I was out of almond flour. It turned out alright, but definitely not as good.

R1 P4 D15

-0.2 under LDW!!!! :)

Very happy to be back under ldw...and TOM arrived today, right as expected, which probably helped to get back under! :) 6 days until round 2!!!

What I ate today:

2 cups coffee with SF creamer

1/2 Jimmy John's turkey tom sub
Chocolate covered peanut cluster

Marshmallows
2 cups french vanilla cafe' drink (SF and decaffeinated)
Almonds and peanuts

Ham
Mashed potatoes
Homemade gravy
1/4 cup corn
SF chocolate jello

2 SF candies

R1 P4 D14

+0.8 over LDW.

Once again, not too bad considering my eating the last 2 days...ugggh!

Considering doing a high protein day today even though TOM starts tomorrow, I just feel so icky!! I cannot wait for it to come and go so I can start round 2...one week from today!!! Yay!

What i ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer

1/2 ezekiel english muffin with all natural peanut butter
Grapes

Cheeseburger (no bun)
1 SF candy

1/2 chicken breast (avoided most of the skin)
2 boasted potatoes
2 bites of corn
3 cans of bud light

I was not very hungry all day...went to a banquet tonight, otherwise a pretty uneventful day!

R1 P4 D13

+1.2 over LDW

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Not as bad as I thought it would be...considering I ate too much and drank too much!! LOL

2 more parties today....and lots of food!

What I ate today:

Coffee with SF creamer
1 egg
1/4 cup hash browns

BBQ smokies
Macaroni salad
Vegetables with cheese
Chocolate pudding

Taco dip with chips
3 pieces of summer sausage
Small glass of a cosmopolitan