R3 P2 Day 24

I feel pretty bloated today, but my weight still went down -0.4 today...at 151.8! Still happy about my shopping yesterday, thinking I need to go back and buy some more of the things I found! I grab all the items and then chicken out about spending so much money at once...lol Today is a rainy day, but it is still suppose to be 76 degrees! I am loving this weather! I have been reading on the happilythinnerafter forum that you only need to wait 48 hours after your last drop dosage with the homeopathic hcg, so I am thinking about starting phase 3 tomorrow, with just adding in almonds...I want some of that fantastic smelling almond butter I got at Whole Foods over the weekend!!! LOL!!!!

What I ate:

Coffee um with creamer
Apple, Fuji apple chicken salad
Taco salad, orange, macadamias

R3 P2 Day 23...FINALLY!!

Day 23 has finally arrived! I am down a little from yesterday, but only 0.2, weight is 152.2. But it is what it is...I am happy with my loses so far and hope that my mind catches up soon, I still look in the mirror and see "fat" even though I weigh less than I have in years and wear sizes that I don't ever remember wearing! I realized this morning that this is my PMS week, no wonder I am so negative and irritable! lol That could explain the weight gain also, I always do gain a few days before TOM starts...who knows! The great news is that I have lost 35 lbs exactly since starting hcg in November 2009!!! =)

*Update* I feel dumb for complaining the last few days! I went shopping for some summer clothes today since I have NONE...and everything I tried on at first was too big!!! I am officially in a size 10, I don't think I have ever been a size 10!!!! =) Now I can truly say "who cares about the # on the dumb scale"!!!! lol

Workout was 30 minutes on the treadmill, a mix of walking and running! :)

What I ate:

Coffee
Chicken, celery, orange
Hamburger, asparagus, apple
4 macadamia (had to have something with my medicine)

R3 P2 Day 22 ~ PO'ed

First off I want to apologize for the negativity of this post. I normally try to be optimistic, but I am not even going to try and sugar coat it today...I am ticked off!!! I am up one freaking pound from yesterday!!! I thought I did very well yesterday considering my options, and I am still up a whole pound...wth??? Well, there is no way that I will lose 2.6 lbs in one freaking day this late in the game, which would get me to my goal! As you can tell, I don't like being defeated and am very stubborn, so I am contemplating going an extra day, or 2, or 3, whatever it takes me to get there! I guess we will see what tomorrow brings and maybe my attitude will be more positive.

What I ate:

Coffee
Chicken sausage patty in tomato sauce, orange, melba toast
Chicken, celery, apple

R3 P2 Day 21...Slowly creeping

Down to 151.4 today...that's -0.6 from yesterday. I am not sure that I will reach my goal in the next 2 days, but I am perfectly fine with that, I am very happy with the way things are right now and I know how my body continues to change during phase 3! :)

I had an awesome day today...went to Omaha early in the morning (it's 1 1/2 hours from here) did some shopping, not as much as I would have liked to, but once I got there I wasn't in the mood. lol I did go to Whole Foods though and get some good eats! Yay!! Other than that all I got was a tank top and some cute sandals! I am in desperate need of summer clothes- shirts, shorts, carpis, you name it, I got nothing that fits! Then headed to my beautiful cousins bridal shower. It was at a fabulous isolated lodge that was just built a few months ago, it was so peaceful and a nice time to hang out with family! :) Just arrived back home, exhausted and needing to get my laundry finished up...hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, back to the grind tomorrow! :(

R3 P2 Day 20 :)

Day 20...finally! I am super excited that it is Saturday...I love the weekends! And tonight I get to go watch my first races of the year (auto) yay!!!! I cannot wait!!! I have a pretty busy weekend, need to get some cleaning and laundry done today, take care of my outdoor flowers, then a 70th birthday party to attend this afternoon and as I said, races tonight. Tomorrow I am off to Omaha for my cousin's bridal shower and some shopping! :) I love spring time!

Weight wise...I only lost 0.8 in the last 2 days!! That means I need to lose 2.2. in the next 3 days to achieve my goal! I am going to stay on the 18-20 drops today and hope that along with being busy helps with the hunger and keeps me strict to protocol! I will stay on protocol, I will not be hungry, I will stick to protocol! lol :) Today is also measurement day, it is crazy because I only lost 4.25 inches total in the last 2 weeks but all of my clothes are bigger...even my brand new jeans that I just bought last Friday...how does that work??? The shirt I wore yesterday was lose everywhere, even in my arms, when just last week when I wore it, it fit fine. Very confusing to me! :) Well, I better get some stuff done! Have a great day everyone! =)

R3 P2 Day 19--It's Friday!!

Didn't weigh today! :) 4 days until last drop day...I cannot wait for this to be over. I don't know if it has been harder the last few days because I have felt some hunger or if it is because I am finally happy with my weight and my body. I look in the mirror and finally think "I look good!" lol One thing that does not make me so happy though, is that I bought 2 very cute pairs of jeans last week (that were not very cheap) and one of the pairs is already too big, not quite too big to where they look ridiculous, but very loose and irritating by the end of the day! I knew I should have bought a smaller size but I have to get my head rapped around that fact! Oh well, too late now! Hope everyone has a terrific Friday! =)

I tell ya, this phase 2 cannot get over soon enough!! I had a few issues again today, I had to travel for work and at about 10:45 I started feeling hungry so I ate a melba toast in the car. I took my drops at 11:00 and increased them to 18, and then ate the rest of my lunch a little after noon. Then on my way back to town all I could think about was food...wth??? Felt hungry (not sure it was hunger) again at 3:30ish, took my drops at 4:00 (18 again) and had to eat an orange as soon as I got home at 4:30! I felt the need for chocolate so I gave in and had a dark chocolate kiss...ugh!!! I hope the additional dose kicks in and tomorrow is more pleasurable!!

What I ate today:

Coffee, melba toast
Chicken breast, celery, apple
Orange, dark Hershey kiss, hamburger, french cut green beans

R3 P2 Day 18 -0.0

Man, I hope today goes better than yesterday...what a weird day it was! I was feeling so good and positive and then bam...it hit me hard yesterday and I wanted to eat everything in site. I did pretty well, considering, but man did my stomach pay for something I ate! Anyway, today's a new day and the sun is shining and the warmer weather is returning!!

The scale was not too bad to me after yesterday, I was the same weight this morning as yesterday morning. My goal is to lose 3 lbs in the next 5 days...seems pretty doable! :)

Today was a pretty good day overall...warm sunshine filled my day! :) I did however have that same hungry feeling as yesterday at around 3 p.m. so I decided to take about 3 -4 more drops of hhcg...it seemed to help...just crazy!! So happy it kept me from eating like I did yesterday afternoon! :)

Today's menu:

Plain black coffee
Taco meat, apple, grape tomatoes
Grilled chicken breast (yummy, so happy to be able to grill again), cabbage, apple
4+ stinking liters of water...I will be up all night! lol

R3 P2 Day 17

Well...I couldn't skip the scale today...I was too concerned about the little bit of hidden valley ranch that I ate last night! :) But, all was good, down another -0.8!! Yay!!! Today should be interesting, I ran out of time this morning and so I grabbed an apple and an Atkins bar...I know other people have used the bars in phase 2 and been okay, but I have not tried them. I may end up chickening out and running to grab a salad??? I only have to lose 3 more pounds to be in the 140's!

I am sick of the cooler rainy weather that has been around the last couple of days, I want the sunshine and warm back...should get my wish tomorrow! :)

*Update* I forgot to mention how sloooow this round seems to be going...I had to write myself a note this morning stating "6 days" to keep on my computer here at work...I hope the countdown keeps me motivated, I just want to be done!!!! =)

What I ate:

Coffee, Atkins bar, wasa crisp, cauliflower,apple
Chicken breast patty, cauliflower with hidden valley ranch, orange, wasa crisp, 4 macadamias, tiny piece of cocoa crack

I was starving today, I don't know if it was because of the Atkins bar or what but it was horrible. And turned into a horrible day of eating!!! By the time I was done eating supper my stomach hurt SO bad...I won't be going off protocol again!!! =( Man, I hope tomorrow is a better day...and I hope the scale doesn't go up too much!!!

R3 P2 Day 16

So...I decided to weigh this morning to see if sticking strictly to protocol yesterday would help with my horrible Easter eating...and guess what...I lost 1.2 lbs!!! YAY!!!! I am at 153.6 which makes me super happy!! I hope the rest of the week goes as well and now I am going to try and stay off the scale until Saturday! lol Today and tomorrow are going to be cool and rainy...I can't wait for the nice sunny weather to return on Thursday, and the weekend looks great!! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee- 1 cup with creamer
Sausage chicken patty, cucumber, apple
Taco salad with a tiny bit of hidden valley ranch, apple, Melba toast

R3 P2 Day 15

Well...today's weight is the exact same as it was on Saturday when I weighed, 154.8. I was hoping to lose a few more pounds since then, but considering the way I ate yesterday, I am just happy to not see more of a gain!! :) And, I am still 154 which was my first goal!!! I have been really laxed on this round, which I had decided at the beginning that I was going to be, but I would like to be a little more strict than what I have. I am going to be strict to protocol this week and hope for good losses...only 5 lbs to my next goal and I would like to get to that by next Tuesday!!! I am not hungry and feel really good so I think it will be much easier this week! Hope everyone has a fabulous Monday! :)

p.s. I just realized that I forgot to take my measurements on Saturday...darn. Oh well, I will do it next week!

Rode about 5 miles on stationary bike today.

What I ate today:

Coffee

Taco meat, tomatoes, apple

Chicken breast patty, cucumber, orange

R3 P2 Day 14

Happy Easter everyone...hope you all had a great day!! Mine was fantastic...busy, but fantastic! :) Made an hour and 1/2 trip, visited with family for about the same amount of time, and then traveled back to go to the in laws. Just getting home and so, so tired! The only thing I ate on protocol today was an apple!!! =( I even had REAL SUGAR!!! And tomorrow is way in day, wish me luck!!! Oh well, it was a fun day with great family! Drank A LOT of water hoping to wash it out!

What I ate today:

Coffee...no creamer

Apple
Turkey (less than 100g), teaspoon of mashed potatoes and gravy, small piece of ham
Turkey (about 100g), scotcharoo...oh man was it good!!! :)
2 deviled eggs

R3 P2 Day 13

It's Saturday...so of course I did have to weigh myself. I have been weighing myself every Saturday for so long, I just can't resist! lol And....my first goal has been accomplished!!! Yay!!!! I will however, wait until Monday for my actual week 2 weigh in, but it should be all good news, right?? I sure hope so! My next goal is still 5 lbs away, I need to be very strict to protocol this next week! It's a little chillier today, but the sun is still shining...it will be another terrific spring day!! Heck, the past week, it was more like summer, so I am glad to be back to spring! :)

R3 P2 Day 12

What an amazing morning!!! I am sitting here at my computer next to the window which is wide open!! Feeling the nice spring breeze, listening to the birdies sing, sippin on a cup of coffee...just doesn't get much better than this!!! And I don't have to move from this spot all day if I don't want to! :):) I am feeling God's greatness on this Good Friday! Hope everyone has a wonderful day and much health and happiness...which of course includes good scale readings! lol

What I ate:

Coffee (1 cup with creamer) :P

Eggs - 2+1 egg white, orange

6 macadamias...

Ground beef in tomato sauce (noodle-less spaghetti), apple, sliver of cocoa crack

R3 P2 Day 11

Good morning! Today's weather is still suppose to be nice...sun isn't shining yet, but that's okay! Tomorrow will be another story, it's suppose to rain all day and be cooler, but everything will hopefully clear up by Sunday for Easter! Today is my Friday, no work tomorrow!! Yay!!

I ran out of approved veggies, so I did not eat any yesterday. I did however have a tiny piece of cocoa crack and 4 macadamias last night!! I really need to go to the store to get some veggies today! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee...um yes, with a small amount of sf creamer

Mini meatloaf
Asparagus

Chicken breast
Asparagus
Apple
4 macadamias

I got an iced coffee with cream (Starbucks) from my boss today and so of course I drank it, didn't have my orange at lunch to save some calories...hopefully it will all work out!

R3 P2 Day 10

Yay...I have made it 10 days! :) I am so glad that I don't feel down & out anymore, it passed pretty quickly! :) I feel wonderful and so blessed today...what an amazing feeling! The sun shining, green grass, and oh my gosh...as I was grilling last night, I started picking weeds and cleaning up my flower bed and there are tons of flowers coming up...it makes my heart happy! =)

I hope everyone has a wonderful day and takes a moment to breathe in the spring air and congratulate themselves on how much they have accomplished thus far! I really want to send a sincere thank you out to all of my blogger friends...especially Jen P. for always having such great advise and staying so positive. Although we have never met in person, I know you are such a kind and caring woman and your kind words have truly helped me and touched my heart! Thank you! =)

What I ate today:

Coffee...with no creamer =(
Steak and apple...for both lunch and dinner...
1 tiny piece of cocoa crack

Activity was 25 minutes walking/running on treadmill...2 miles. 5 minutes on stationary bike. I got off the treadmill and headed to the bike today because on my last bout of running, I hurt my right knee...not sure what the heck happened! It feels a little better now but is still sore when I straighten it! Darn!!!

R3 P2 Day 9

Well, I don't have much to say today...felt a little down and out late yesterday afternoon. Not sure why, the sun was shining and it was a BEAUTIFUL day!!! I wrote down all of my feelings and tried to add a positive to each negative. I was feeling the need to eat, but I wasn't hungry and nothing sounded good, but I felt sad because I couldn't eat something if I wanted to...it is a weird feeling, but it seems to happen to me each round in phase 2. I sure hope today is a better day! The sun is once again shining and the high is 78 degrees! YAY! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee...with NO creamer!

Little bit of left over meat...1/2 hamburger patty, tiny chicken breast, Celery, Apple

Steak, Orange, Lettuce with acv

Tried to stick to strict protocol today, the only rogue thing I did was chew sugar free gum. I even stayed away from the creamer in my coffee!!! I had like 2 bites each of hamburger and chicken left over so I ate them at lunch...hope that goes okay. Felt much better today...hope this feeling lasts the rest of my vlcd's!!! Enjoyed the absolutely perfect weather today...grilled out steaks...doesn't get any better than this! :)

R3 P2 Day 8

Okay, so today is officially one week...I will get this figured out! LOL! My weight today is 156.4 so that's a -1.0 loss from yesterday and -4.6 total from my start day!! Yay!!! AND I am below ldw from round 2 by 2.6...double YAY!!! :) Walked 2 miles on the treadmill this morning and hoping for a great Monday...short week with having Good Friday off, so that's a good start! :)

Just want to say that I am very happy with my losses so far because I have been so laid back and going a little "rogue"...makes things so much easier and those few cravings that I had at the beginning are gone!

R3 P2 Day 7

Down -0.6 at 157.4!!! I decided to weigh myself this morning because I went a little rogue yesterday! :) I had a 1/2 stalk of celery with natural pb, probably about 1/4 tsp at most. Then I went out to dinner with my hubby, which we have not done in a few months since we have both been trying to eat better and lose weight. So, I decided to not fret over it, I ordered a steak that came with steamed veggies...broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. I know I ate more than 3.5 oz of steak, not too sure how much though, maybe like 4 oz. I also ate some of the broccoli and cauliflower. I felt full, but not miserable! Anyway, very happy to see a lose today! I am going to try some fage for my lunch today! :)

What I ate today:

Coffee...no creamer! :)
Apples dipped in fage (rogue)
Celery
1/4 tsp natural pb (rogue)

Steak
Orange
5 macadamias (rogue)

R3 P2 Day 6

Today is my normal weigh in day and I down 3 lbs from one week ago! Not too bad considering that I am only on vlcd4! =) I did not get an actual start weight, just used my weight from last weeks weigh in and who knows how much I gained during loading, so I am sure it is actually more! Looking back at R2, I had lost 3.4 lbs on vlcd4, so I am pretty much on track. AND it's still that tom, so all in all, I am pretty happy! Also measurement day, and I lost 1/2 inch in both my stomach and my hips! YAY!! *I am going to update this because I have decided that I will weigh in again on Monday, which is an actual week since I started round 3! *

What I ate:

Celery
1/4 tsp of natural pb (at most)
Mini meatloaf
Orange

Steak
Steamed broccoli and cauliflower

R3 P2 Day 5

Concert was amazing!!! It didn't get over until 10:30 and then to try and unwind and go to sleep, well yeah, let's just say I didn't have that much sleep. Hubby woke up at 5:00 a.m. as usual, but when he weighed himself, he found that he had met his goal!! Yay for him!!! So, he decided not to go to the gym to workout this morning. I was certainly fine with that, lol I slept in a little until about 5:40 but I am sure I will be draggin by the end of the day! haha I just don't understand how guys lose weight so darn fast...hubby started his diet way later than me, at the beginning of February, and just cut calories and started exercising! He lost 48 lbs in give or take 51 days! WTH?? :) I am happy for him, but I hope that he is able to maintain it, I am afraid as soon as he starts eating more he will start gaining back. Oh well, happy Friday everyone!

What I ate today:

Coffee with sf creamer

Apple
Chicken
Celery
Macadamia

1 tbsp fage with stevia
Mini meatloaf
Asparagus

I had a bit of a dizzy, strange feeling late morning and so I ate a macadamia?? It was weird. Then I didn't have anything prepared for lunch and I was out running around so I stopped for a chicken sandwich. All they had was roasted chicken and it was shaved, like deli meat, wth?? Pretty crappy eating day overall!