Quick update

Hi All! Hope everyone had a great 4th! Well I stuck it out and finished my P2 on June 30th. My LIW was 229.5 so a total of 11.5 pounds gone for R2. Not terrific.... but better than nothing at all. Plus, with the interruptions I had, I really am not complaining.

TOM is here now... just in time to mock me with a nice 6 pound gain. So today I am a 235.5 I hate TOM! Just when you're feeling like you're making some progress... he shows up and blow it all to hell! OK... so I am trying my best to just focus on P3 foods and get plenty of liquids.

The fourth was lots of fun! We went to the beach house and the kids enjoyed all the fireworks! My daughter leaves for summer camp tomorrow and I am taking my son on a little trip before he leaves for boot camp the end of the month. Hope everyone is doing great!

Too many deviations!

Hi all! Today I am still sitting at 235. I am having trouble sticking to strict protocol. Steak day was a flop. I went all day with nothing and then had steak... but then blew it and had a piece of fruit, not even thinking about it. ...No loss in the am... so then I was going to try eggs (even though I'm still on P2.) had 2 eggs in the morning and then blew it again when a friend dropped in and wanted to take me to lunch... Had greek salad dressing & all... so again... too many deviations. I think my head just isn't in the game right now... I should probably stop wasting the hcg at this point and go to P3 for a while. But I have really lacking weight loss this round. Only 7 pounds due to my many trips and just going up and down on the same 2-3 pounds. Plus, I think this is a plateau weight, as I was here a few years ago for a long time. What are your thoughts?

Steak Day Today

Well it's been a few days since I posted. Here are my stats today.
Today's weight 235 - Yesterday's weight 235 No loss Today... I have been slow on this round for sure.. just gaining and losing the same stuff over and over. But I knew this would probably happen with the interruptions I have had. I have 6 more injections and would like to make it to the 220s before starting on P3 break. with the slowness of loss I have been experiencing, I don't think it's going to happen. But today I am going to do a steak day and see what it brings me tomorrow.

I have been so busy with the summer here (If you can call it summer here) We are working on the deck. building a deck on a hill side is definitely a challenge. But it is coming along. Poor Tim... he is very sick of my "projects". LOL But I can't seem to help it.... I see stuff that just needs to be "fixed" and I have about 10 more lined up after the deck. Maybe I am a home improvement fanatic? Well, eventually it will get all get there.... anyway...I know Home Depot and Lowes love me. LOL

It's great to see you all my dear friends! You have all been so wonderful!Thanks for stopping by! I enjoy the visits!

A Nice Loss - yay!

R2 P2 VLCD 1 complete after break - Yesterday's weight 238 - Today's weight 236.5 - 1.5 (+ 3 from LIW before break)

Well yesterday went fairly well. I had a chicken salad with balsamic vinegar for lunch and a taco salad with lean ground hamburger and tomato salsa for dinner. It was nice to see a 1.5 pound loss. I was pretty busy yesterday, so I had trouble getting the water in, so I was afraid that would affect any loss this morning, but all is good! I will make sure I get all the water in today though.

Thanks Biz and Becca for your encouraging words yesterday. It really helps.

I have a request for all my friends out here in blog land if you don't mind.... It's been very cold up here in Washington this spring and our crops that we have planted are not getting the warmth they need to come up from the ground. We already have one field that is a total loss and so far, it's iffy on the others. I count my blessings that we are not under water right now like many of the folks in the midwest, however, I am a big believer of good prayers... so any prayers would truly be appreciated for us right now! We really need some warm weather in order to snap out of this, and so far it's looking like another stint of rain and cold. Thank you all in advance! :)

Home again, home again... Jiggity Jig!

Hi Ya'll! I am back from the beach and my son graduated from high school on friday. Phew.... I am so glad he made it! :) I have to say, I was not too protocol friendly while I was gone. So consequently, I have pretty much negated any progress I had going on! I am such a backslider!
Well... time for confession! Here are my stats
LIW before my trip 233.5 - Today's weight 238 + 4.5 pounds and a stall of about 3 weeks time. But I will get back with it and see what kind of progress I can make in the next couple of weeks.

I should have come to blog land right away when I got home to see all of my inspiring friends. It has really motivated me to see what everyone has been up to! (Thank you all for always being there!) .....But.... I was so busy "catching up" and trying to handle graduation things, that I just didn't seem to have any time to head on over and see everyone (BIG mistake!). Plus TOM was around, bringin' me down... I didn't have my head in the game. Well, here I am now, so .... I am committed to get back with it!

Here are some more confessions...Last weekend I drank beer, yesterday I ate salmon BBQ'd with butter and honey and a cupcake with chocolate frosting that was much too sweet. I had a hard time sleeping last night cuz my gut was churning. So anyway, it's time to get back to 500 calories and "cleanse" away my sins! LOL

Off to the beach

Hi all! Well My daughter and I are off to the beach in Florida this morning. I am Sooooo looking forward to this! I have been crazily working at my office this week, trying to get everything done before I go. It seems like that is always the case!

Well, This morning I was up 2 pounds. 235. This week I had pretty much hovered at 233, but yesterday I didn't drink enough water and probably had too much protein.

Anyway, I am taking a week break, while at the beach with my sister and our daughters. I will work on a "No sugar, no starch" menu, and see how I do when I get back. If I can just keep where I am, I will be happy!

Becca, How was your trip?

Unstuck!

Well I've been out and about this weekend, working on our house, going to parties (baby shower, birthdays and BBQs) Drinking too much wine....so I haven't been very protocol friendly (although I really never overate.... just not the right stuff.) So anyway, here I am, scared to death to even weigh myself... This morning I get on the scale and lo and behold, I am down 2.5 pounds from the last time I weighed, which was a couple of days ago! So I guess I needed to take a little break to get "unstuck." Yay Me! LOL

So, Here are my stats: R2, P2 - VLCD13 starting weight 241 - Today's weight 233.5 down 7.5 pounds this round and a total of 30.5 - Wow.... I've hit the 30 pound mark. That is awesome. So maybe I can make it to 230 by friday when my daughter and I leave for Florida.

B and Biz, thanks so much for your support! I was really getting a bit discouraged. But you guys are great at helping me to just hang in there. (Although I really did spend the weekend deviating... so I think I was just lucky this go around.) But I will get back on track because I do KNOW that this protocol works!

Happy Memorial Day to all!

I'm Still Stuck! Arrrrrgh!

R2 P2 VLCD 9 - Starting weight this round 241 - Yesterday's weight 237 - Today's weight 237 - I'm Still Stuck!

Well TOM is finally winding down, so maybe I will see a loss in the morning? I have been so frustrated because I had such a great start to this P2 and then TOM had to come in and blow it all for me.... Ahhh well! At least I didn't gain!

Today I had some mushroom soup and some little chunks of chicken. Total of about 250 Calories so far. But the soup is not on protocol, so I hope it doesn't affect me! I was going to do a P2 steak day, but I was so hungry by about 3:00 that I went to the deli by my office and blew it! So I think I will have a salad for dinner and call it good! Then I will see what that nasty scale of mine has in store for me tomorrow! I am leaving to Florida on the 29th and was hoping to be down to 230 by then... but I think I may just be lucky to see 235. We shall see!

You guys are so encouraging! Thanks so much! I know that it's you friends out there that help me to hang in there when I'm not seeing the results I want to see!

Yesterday, I went to Lowes and got all the supplies I need to trick out my new master bedroom closet! I am really looking forward to putting it all together! I will have a whole wall for double hanging and then a section for long stuff and shelves and a shoe rack. I have really been looking forward to going through my things and getting organized. We have been living a bit tight since we have been remodeling. There is still a way to go on the bathroom yet, But I think we can at least get into the bedroom part of it now. Once we get moved into the new room, I am redoing the old one for my daughter. And we are also starting on a new deck.... so yes, busy, busy, busy! I want to have it all done by end of June, so I can have a combo Graduation/going away party for my son in July.

Tim and I have done several remodels over the last few years on properties that we have bought and sold. But this is the first time we have been living in the midst of one. We bought this house about 2 years ago, thinking we would remodel it and then move into it. But then my other house sold really fast (in 2 days) and we had to move out of that one. In hind sight, it probably would have been better if we had rented a place for a little while so we could finish this one faster. It is definitely a challenge trying to remodel around actual living space. But we are almost done now and we are still together, so I guess it all worked out ok, it just took a whole lot longer!

A Killer Deal!

Well TOM has been kickin me around and I have been at the same weight for the last 3 days. Heres the stats: R2 P2 VLCD7-Yesterday's weight 237 - Today's weight 237 - 0 gain, 0 loss.

According to Dr S, I probably should have waited until after TOM to start this round since TOM was here within 4 Days of starting R2. But I have been anxious to get going again, so I did. I guess the lesson is that TOM continues to win the loss/no loss battle... seems like every time! LOL. Well, I'm thinking at least a no gain is good right?

Yesterday I worked all day on our remodeling project. I was grouting the tile that Tim laid in our new master bedroom. I got about half of it done. I will do the rest today. It's looking pretty good! and I can't wait until I can get moved in! I have been looking for a new bedding set...duvet cover, etc. and have been having heart failure at the prices! I've been to Macy's and Linen & Things and everything is upward of $400 for anything I remotely liked. Plus, after we get into the new room, my daughter will move into the room I am in now, so I was planning on redoing her bedding too for the big move. She is a real powder puff girl, so I was looking for something frilly for her. Turns out, between the two of us, it would run me close to $1000 just to put a couple of complete sets together. OUCH! So anyhowsy.... I decided to look on overstock.com, and low and behold, they are running a bedding sale (70%) off! And I actually found some very nice products and even another set to freshen up my son's room (even though he's leaving in July for the ARMY) and the total for ALL 3 complete sets with sheets.... $265. I could NOT even believe it. All the item reviews were great.... so hopefully they turn out to be nice quality! I'll let you know how it turns out. Anyone have experience shopping there?

Well, I'm off to grout more tile! Ciao for now!

Stat: R2 P2 VLCD3 complete - Starting Weight 241 (+1 from R1 LIW) Yesterday's weight 237.5 - Today's Weight 237 - Overnight loss .5- Total loss 4 lbs.

Good Morning my friends! I am happy to say that I woke up to a .5 pound loss. I was somewhat surprised, because TOM is lurking (although hasn't shown yet) but I have been feeling my body bloat up over the last day and a half. I have been drinking plenty of water, yet only peeing about a tablespoon at a time....sooooo, I am feeling fairly "puffy" Funny thing, this protocol really helps you to pay more attention to your body and how it's functioning. I am so much more "tuned in" than I was before.

Yesterday's menu: Breakfast - Coffee and Grapefruit, Lunch- clear tomato veggie soup and broccoli salad. Dinner - Shrimp, snap peas and bluberries. Total caories 547 -oops.... a little over! I also don't think the snap peas are on p2 protocol, but better than a candy bar right? LOL

I had to stay in town late last night. Wednesday is the ex's night with my daughter. So I usually stay in town and work late at my office, so I don't have to go back into town later to pick her up around 8:30. We live about a half hour out of town. Anyway, I have to be a little creative with dinner on Wednesday nights. I went to the grocery store and got some large cooked shrimp, some blueberries (thinking of Biz there) and a veggie I could munch on raw - that's where the snap peas came in. according to the package, they are about 40 calories per serving - 3 servings to the bag. I would have been fine with 1 serving.... but by the end of the night... I ate them all!

My virtual model had disappeared for a couple of days, so I finally managed to get her back up. WOW, I am liking the body in the bikini. It would truly be a bonus if that's how it ends up.... But I'm pretty sure I would have to have a boob job in order to get those ones! LOL I'm thinking the body below is more reasonable....which is still great! Hopefully I will be there by next summer!

Thank you all for your nice comments. Your support is so encouraging. I really love this community we have. I will try to make my rounds a little later in the day. For now... gotta get kids up for school.

Dancin' with excitement!

Good Morning all! I am so excited! Another good loss!

Today's stats after completing 2 full days of vlcd are as follows:
R2 P2 Starting weight 241 (1 lb over R1 LIW) Yesterday's weight - 239, Today's weight - 237.5 1.5 loss overnight and a loss of 3.5 pounds in 2 days! That is a total loss of 26.5 pounds since I started last February. I am pushing 30 now! I LOVE this protocol!

After weighing myself this morning, I thought of the crazy doctor on the Ed & Jenn show and just laughed! The poor dear really does NOT have a clue! I am SOOOO glad that Dr. S had a clue though! ROFL.

My goal for this round is to let go of 20 pounds on a 30 day cycle. At the rate I'm going, I should reach that in about 12 days. I know I know! the losses will slow down....especially since I have TOM lurking in the shadows any day now.... but it's always nice to fantasize! Anyway, I am going to relish in my 3.5 pound R2 loss today and look forward to another great loss tomorrow! :) Hope you all have a very terrific day!

A lot of 2s today! R2 P2 VLCD 2 - And....

Ok, So here are my stats
R2 P2 Starting weight 241 - VLCD 2 today's weight....drum roll pleeeeeease.... 239 Yaaaay! a 2 pound drop!

Hi Ya'll! I am very happy to say that I woke up to a very nice loss this morning of 2 pounds!
So far, here is today's menu:
Breakfast: Coffee and a small grapefruit
Lunch: Salad with grilled chicken and balsalmic vinegar.

Tonight I am picking up my daughter from Ballet lessons and taking her to "family karoke night". So I will probably have another salad for dinner. That's all for now! Gotta run!

R2 - Woo Hoo!

Woo Hoo! I am back on P2! This is R2 - VLCD 1 - This morning I weighed in at 241 so + 1 from LIW of R1. I ate freely yesterday, so that didn't surprise me at all. I even ate an ice cream sundae last night before I went to bed! Yum!

So this is my menu today....
Breakfast - Coffee and a small grapefruit. Lunch - 1 C Manhattan style clam chowder - Dinner - Asparagus and white fish. (Talapia) I know there was recently some talk about talapia being real fatty, But I purchased some frozen filets from Costco, and according to the package, each filet is 85 calories and 1 gram of fat. Anyway, my total calories for the day is 414. I am happy with that and have not been hungry at all today! I am so happy to be back on P2 and looking forward to some weight loss. I can't wait until tomorrow morning. :)

Happy Mother's Day to All You Moms Out There!

Hi there! Just a quickie note to wish all you moms a Happy Mother's Day!
I am starting R2 vlcd tomorrow Today I am at my LIW of 240 so I am very happy about that!

Today I am going to a BBQ at my sister's. I made potato salad and a spagetti squash casserole to take to the party. My family made me a wonderful breakfast this morning with all the trimmings, so I am loading up just fine! LOL (Wasn't really going to do that, but it seems that is the way this day is going! I will at least try not to eat too much!) So Tomorrow! I am getting down to business with all of you other P2-ers out there!

Becca, I think I will try the interruption on vacation, even though I will be short of the 23 days. I know it will slow me down.... but better some weight loss than nothing, and I will try to keep it to the calories to a minimum while vacationing. With all my trips, I have found that I do ok as long as I east fresh foods and keep the alcohol to a minimum.
Thanks to all of you for the support! You guys are terrific!

I'm Baaaaack! LOL

Hi Ya'll, Well I FINALLY made it home! Wow, I am REALLY tired and really wanting to get back on the program! My last show was in Las Vegas for a week, and it is SO hard to not indulge.... so, of course.... I did!

I just walked in the door at noon today and decided to weigh myself to see in pounds just how naughty I was this week. My 12:00 - noon weight is 241, so it looks like I am up 4 pounds since I left last week and + 1 on LIW of 240.... I guess a few too many corona lights! LOL Oh well, I am back in the saddle and starting my P2 again on Monday! I was thinking about just starting vlcd tomorrow, but I would probably just cheat on sunday for Mother's day, so I guess I will just mini load tomorrow and Sunday and start vlcd on Monday.

My plan is to go 30 days on this round with a goal of losing 20 pounds. However, just before I left on this trip, my sister in Atlanta called me and invited me and my daughter to Jeckyl island for a week long stay beginning the first of June. Jeckyl Island is a remote area off the coast of Florida. I've never been there, but I understand it is lovely. So shoud I try to continue with P2 throughout the beach vacation? or should I try a "planned interruption"? I will have been on P2 for only about 18 days by the time we go. Any suggestions are certainly appreciated!

I hope you all are doing well.... and I plan on making my round through the blogs this afternoon! I've been missing everyone! :)

Off again!

Well I am off again on another trip. This time a trade show in Las Vegas. I will be gone until the 10th, which seems like a long time! Please send me good vibes so that I can maintain again while traveling. I am going to try to keep the same eating habits up.... no sugar no starch seems to work best for me.

I have been busy this week trying to tie up loose ends on my house and make arrangements for the care of my daughter, keep my son on track for graduation and of course work and getting ready for this show. Hopefully, this is my last one for a while, so I can start P2 again when I get home.

Here are my stats today. LIW 240 - Today's weight 237 - 3 during P3 - Total weight loss 27 lbs. Congats to Becca, who has hit the 50 lb mark! That is so awesome! And congrats to B who is now in the 100s - You are doing fabulous!

The Ed and Jenn Show was Awesome!

Like many of you, I watched the morning show with Ed and Jenn. They did a terrific job! And talk about looking fabulous! Way to go guys! Your interviews were great! And Ed, even though he was a chubby kid, the pictures were very cute!

So the loud mouthed naysaying doctor and nutritionist seemed extremely closed minded to me. I can't believe the doctor actually said that gastric bypass surgery is a much safer way to lose weight. HA! I would NOT want to be her patient! I would bet the farm that she and the nutritionist have NEVER had any serious weight problems. I found that interesting that the morning show would have "skinny" naysayers be the debaters against the protocol. I wonder how this will all pan out.

I also ordered a back up stash of hCG, just in case it gets harder to find.

Ok... for my stats. LIW 240 - Today's weight 237 - 3 Hooray for me! I am liking this a lot! I am starting my next phase 2 on May 12. So I have about two weeks til I can really start losing again! My goal for my next P2 is to go 30 days and get to 215 - 22 pounds. I think it's doable. what are your thoughts?

Back Home Again (For a week)

Hi all! Boy, what a whirl wind trip.... and I am tired! California, Georgia and Florida within a weeks time can really screw up sleep patterns. And onlybeing home for a short spell befor the next round, my house is a mess so more work to do! arghhhh!

Well, here are my stats as of this morning. LIW 240 - Today's weight 238.5 -1.5 This is a GREAT thing! Can't tell you what I have been eating because I really didn't keep track and don't remember. Stayed away from starch and sugar, tried to drink plenty of water. I am looking forward to getting back to P2 in May when I can be home for a while.

Thanks everyone for stopping by to see me. I will swing over to all of your blogs and check in with you today! :) Hope y'all are doing well! :)

Woo Hoo! - Under LIW

Today's Weight - 239.5 - LIW 240 -.5 lb

Wow, what an exciting morning. I am actually under LIW. I have been working out with light weights daily and trying my best to eat healthy stuff. No sugar and No starch seems to do best for me. And I have been trying to make sure I get enough water throughout the day. I have not really tracked my menus, as I have been so stressed with my work schedule lately. But what ever... it seems to be working for me right now!

Biz, I signed into the forum under "elizkamb" I believe using the email elizkamb@yahoo.com I haven't been back to check it out. but will try to this weekend. I am in CA for a couple of days so not much time.

Becca - how is your P2 going? I will stop by and see you! Take care all! Bye for now.

Checkin' In

Hi Everyone! Well this morning I weighed in at 241.5 - How cool is that? I am now only +1.5 from LIW of 240. I have been so crazy busy and have just tried to eat good (no sugar no starch) I haven't really been keeping track of calories and just eating when I'm hungry... stopping when I am full and throwing in a few nuts every now and then for a quick pick me up. (I LOVE cashews and walnuts... but try not to over do it)

Biz, I did sign up on the forum... but haven't had a lot of time to look it over. I can't seem to post anything though, so I guess you have to do something for me there. I will try to keep in touch while traveling, but I'm not sure how good I will be at that on this trip... it's kind of whirl wind!

I DO look forward to checking out the "Bootcamp" I am also very excited about getting back on P2... but I am trying to be patient.

Becca, Thanks for always coming by and checking on me! I really appreciate the support. I will be over to see what you are up to soon! I bet you are rockin' on your P2 by now!

Regina, I AM crazy busy right now! There are two seasons that really ramp me up Sales season in late winter /early spring before we plant and then again at harvest in the fall when we are trying like crazy to fulfill orders and ship everything out. Things will slow down in about six weeks. we will get everything planted and then just watch the crops and make sure everything is growing good. I look forward to summer here... It's the calm before the storm!
I will be in Pleasanton this week, visiting Safeway and then another supplier that we work with near Tracy. This is a pretty much in and out trip, then I go to Atlanta on Sunday.

Lili... It's great to hear from you! I hope things are going better. I will stop by and see you soon!

Hi All!

Hi all!
LIW- 240 Today's weight 243 + 3
How are you'all doing? I have been so crammed with work lately, and my kids are on spring break. I havn't even checked my emal in 2 days. I am feeling a bit better that my weight isn't still climbing. I was really stressing over it for a bit. I don't want to be in the position of having to "relose" weight that was already previously lost.... and I have so much to lose yet already.

But things have calmed a bit. So that is good. Next week I go to California again and then to Atlanta and Jacksonville the week after. (Not sure if I have to hit Miami, but maybe.) Then home for a week before I am off again to Las Vegas. After that I can start P2 again (Mother's Day weekend) should be a good time to start.

Becca and Biz, thanks for checking in with me. I appreciate your comments and suggestions. It really helps to have someone to talk to who understands it all. Biz... I've been hearing about some "bootcamp" what's that all about?

Sorry about being MIA

Hi all! Well, I have been crazy busy... so sorry about being MIA! I am traveling again next week. home for a few days, and then gone for two weeks straight.... Atlanta, Jacksonville, Miami and then a week trade show in Las Vegas. After that, I should be home for a while.

Anyhowsy.... I have NOT been a good girl.... and I am UP again!
This morning WT 245 LIW 240 so I am +5 Ughhhhh!

I have been exercising though.... so at least I should be toning up some. I would like to at least be back to LIW before I start round 2, which I have targeted for May 12. But I am trying to work on just eating healthy, and learning what is right for me. I really hate all the up and down though! My plan is to go 30 days on, then 30 days off and then 30 days on again in hopes to drop another 40 - 50 pounds by the end of September. I hope that is not too ambitious.... but I figure, you gotta have goals. And I can always readjust as I go along. In round 1 I lost 23.5 pounds in 40 days, in which 8 of those days I was traveling and the last week I pretty much blew. So I figure it is doable if I really stick to my plan. We shall see! :)

Just Ate, wherever, Whenever - And Lookie... Down 1

Stats - LIW 240 - R1 P3 D14 - last weigh in 243.5 - Today's weight- 242.5 + 2.5 from LIW

Hi everyone! Sorry for not being around.... I have been business traveling AGAIN. This time to Southern California, so at least I was able to feel some sunshine, which I must say, I have been missing and complaining constantly about it! LOL - So, I am very glad I at least got a shot of some sun.

Ok... well, on this trip, I ate whatever I felt like eating whenever I felt hungry. I had eggs over easy with bacon, I ate cashews up the yeng yang, I had cheeses, meats and fruits, threw in a few veggies for good measure, even ate a chocolate chip cookie. Drank a lot of water and slightly sweetened iced tea too. So when I got home at 2am this morning, I thought.... oh GOD... I know I will be up FIVE pounds when I get up in the morning.... But.... Lo and behold, I was down a pound from my last weigh in! I couldn't believe it, so I weighed myself about 5 more times just to make sure! (What a spaz!)

So Becca and Biz.... You are absolutely right! (Of course you are :)) Eating more is Less! I will stick with keeping up the calories and just wait until next P2 to worry about losing more weight.... You guys are my heros!

Amie.... good to meet you. Are you keeping a blog? I will check up on you. The blogs really help too! I've met some really wonderful people and it is a super support system!

Jennnnn....So sorry! I know I have been sporadic at best at checking in. I am in my sales season, so traveling a lot.... you know... tryin' to make a living! LOL I will work on being better. Hope you and Ed are doing good! :)

Same as Yesterday.

Ok, Well today I am the same as yesterday.... No gain, no loss.

R1, P3, D11 - Today's weight 243.5 LIW - 240 +3.5

Today's menu -

Breakfast - 1 slice gluten free toast with 1 T peanut butter, 4 strawberries, coffee with sugarfree vanilla creamer. Snack - banana, Lunch - small chef salad with italian dressing, 1 C chicken noodle soup, 1/2 molasses cookie, Dinner - Stew with 1/2 small sweet potato, carrots, celery and lean pork roast, 2 glasses red wine.

Total calories - 1793 - Broken down 36% fat, 26% Carbs, 29% Protein, 9% alcohol.

Biz, I went to the BMR calculator you recommended. Just to function it has me at 1788 - then when I add in activity, it figured me at just over 2500 calories to maintain weight, with the low to moderate exercise activity I have going on right now. So I figured about 700 calories less to lose roughly 1.4 pounds per week on P3, which leaves me around 1800 calories/day. Is this correct? or do you still think it is not enough calories? Let me know thanks. I felt like I ate plenty today, even throwing in 2 glasses of wine. I probably shouldn't eat the molasses cookie, since it has both sugar and flour.... But, I did. I went to starbucks and split it with my girlfriend over a cup of coffee.

Anyway.... Tomorrow I travel down to CA for a sales meeting for 2 days. I will do my best to "be good" but at least P3 is easier to travel with than P2.

Adios for now! :)

How Many Calories is Good?

P3 D10 - LIW 240 - Today's Weight - 243.5 +3.5

Ahhhh Sunday.... "Day of Rest". Yea Right! Tim and I have been remodeling the house and EVERY weekend seems like MORE work than the one before! Well.... Things are starting to get there. Tim is working on texturing the walls in our new master bedroom, so then I can start painting. I am looking forward to that!

OK friends... Biz, Becca, Lili so you say I am not eating enough calories. How many calories do you think I should be eating during P3? I have just been eating when I am hungry, avoiding sugar and starch... but if I need to eat more, I will make it a point to add in a few snacks.

My lifestyle? I have been exercising daily, not too hardcore though, usually a 30 minute workout video using light weights, or a 2 mile walk, and then adding in some extra exercises every other day.... 30 sit ups, 30 squats, 30 push ups, 30 dips, 30 birdies. My goal is to workout at least 6 days a week, which so far has worked out for me. Throughout the week I work at a desk, on the phone constantly, and on the computer.... so not that active. At home, I clean regularly and do the cooking, etc. so I'm not laying around, but not exactly over active

TOM is now gone and I am still up 3.5 lbs from LIW. I really want to do this right... so all your input is totally appreciated!

Quick Update.

I have been working a lot, so I haven't had much time to post. But here's a quick update....

Ok... Well today I was down a little.... but still up from LIW and still fighting with TOM

So here's the stats... R1 - P3 - D8 - LIW 240 - Today's Weight 244 + 4

This morning I had 1 deviled egg made with 1 Teaspoon light mayo and mustard, Lunch was vegetable soup, green beans and roasted vegies with a little olive oil and some spices and a molasses cookie. Dinner, Taco salad with lettuce, taco meat, cheese, salsa. Red wine - The calorie count? Let's see.... according to fit day 1504

I have also exercised 4 days straight... so I am happy about that. Not too hard core, just a 30 minute workout video with light weights and a few squats, sit ups and push ups. My goal is to just get in the habbit of doing something everyday.

To My friends out there:

Jenn... Great to have you back. I know TOM can wreak havoc. So I am ignoring it for now. I am just trying to eat healthy and exercise. Hopefully that will at least get me back to LIW so I can maintain until R2. I have also had a couple of nice comments from my Biz partner, who knows nothing about my hcg program.... she said to me today.... "Liz, you don't look quite so puffy.... whatever you're doing, keep it up, you look great! " So that made me feel good.

Biz.... It's great to have you back too! I am going to buzz right over to your blog to see what you've been up to!

Becca.... my chocolate malted egg partner in crime... LOL I'm glad I'm not the only one that has problems resisting! I will work on being a better student of Dr. S. ...But I gotta admit, THAT is one of my biggest issues! I sometimes have problems with "cheating just a little bit!" But my hopes are that even with my baaaaad habits, I will learn to keep the cheats to a minimum and eventually get there if I just get back on the path when I find myself wandering.

TOM Again- Ughhhhh!

Well TOM is back! God I hate that! I wasn't expecting it until next week, but bright and early Sunday morning.... what a "nice" Easter surprise! I ALWAYS GAIN what feels like a hundred pounds with TOM, so of course.... I am up! Ok... so here are the stats for today....

LIW240 - Today's weight 245 + 5 pounds.... arghhhhhhh! I'm now on P3 D6 (I think) I sometimes lose a day or two when I haven't reprted regularly.

On a good note, I have exercised for two days straight.... not a lot only about 30 minutes.... breaking myself in slowly and then will gradually ramp up to 45 -60 minutes per day. I want to try to keep it up throughout P3 and then when I start R2, I will just do a steady 30 minute workout throughout my next R2 to see if it ups my weight loss some.

I am trying not to worry too much about my 5 lb gain right now.... with TOM and all.... but this whole weight loss thing is really a mind game, and sometimes it can really mess with you! Plus.... I really didn't end my P2 all that well.... with Alex's birthday and Easter.... My first "leagal" day of P3 being Easter, and do you think I could leave the malt ball eggs alone? God... I am so weak! Okay...well that is over so I will stop beating myself up!

Anyway.... Becca... good to hear from you. I AM going to keep the next load to a minimum.... AND I am REALLY going to try to keep within the 2 lbs of LIW throughout this P3 period. I would REALLY like to drop below the LIW too... so ANY suggestions would be truly appreciated from my experienced friends out there!

Biz..... It's great to have you back! Man....were you ever missed! I am going to head right over to your place and see what you have been up to! LOL

Okay everyone.... have a GREAT Evening (you all are probably asleep by now) Take care!

Last VLCD.... Woo Hoo!

Starting wt 264 - LIW 240 Today's WT 241 - R1 VLCD 46

Well Today is my last VLCD for this round and I am going to make it count! :) I am still up the pound from the other day though -Uggghhhh! So hopefully it will be back down by tomorrow. Tomorrow should be a GREAT day! I am looking forward to REAL P3 foods! :)

I have a lot going on today, so I'v got to make this quick! But I want to wish all of you "HAPPY EASTER!"

Regina, I look forward to paddling in that boat with you! Thanks so much for the encouragement! It truly helps!

I don't think I will load on the next round ..... I dunno, my mind continually asks... Why do that when you can be headin on down from the get go? Maybe I will just eat what I want for those two days...but not necessarily over indulge. What's your take on that? I am also looking forward to starting the exercise on Monday.... I would be really happy if I could take off another 4 or 5 pounds by the time we start up again.

This Time I Cheated BIG Time!

Well.... I ended up haveing chocolate birthday cake with vanilla ice cream and walnuts and added a pound on the scale this morning!

So here it is R1 P3 D1 - LIW 240 Today's weight 241 +1

Plus I am STILL supposed to be on VLCD for a couple more days, and I am kind of HUNGRY.... I don't know if I'm really hungry, or if it's all in the head, or if it's a reaction to having sugar last night? But the birthday cake was REALLY good! LOL.

So I am trying to be good today, but kind of all ready blew it because I went to lunch with some girlfriends and had a steak salad, but forgot to tell the waitress to hold the blue cheese vinegarette dressing and instead of sending it back for a new one, I just ate it anyway.... SO.... my alotted 500 calories has probably already been sucked up by the dressing alone! YES, once more.... I am very Baaaaaaaaaaaaad! I could blame it on all the stress of the last few days, but we all know that pretending to be a victim doesn't serve any of us all that well. So I will just buck up and take responsibility and get back on the program.

So Monday I am planning on starting an exercise routine along with my P3. At least that way, I can work on toning up a bit and hopefully keep everything in check until I start on R2.

To my friends,

Lili, Becca
Thanks SOOOOO much for the support. It really helps a lot! I have had a really emotional few days and it is nice to have your encouragement. I know in my heart things will be fine. I just have to enjoy the time we have until he leaves, and look forward to the times when he will be back home to visit. Alex will be leaving the end of July so we still have a little bit of time before he is gone.

Last Day for R1 P2 - Whooo Hooo!

Hi Y'all - Today is my last day of hcg for this round!
Stats: Starting WT 264 - Yesterday's wt 241 - Today's wt 240. Total loss 24lbs.
I was hopin' to get into the 230's.... but NO GO. Oh well... can't complain about 24 pound loss! Never did that on Nutrisystem, or weight watchers, or Diet club, or the grapefruit diet, or (the list goes on and on! LOL)

I am ooking SOOOO forward to P3! I can't wait to be done with vlcd days! My goal is to lose a little additional weight during this phase and then start on R2 P2 around the first of May.

I have been keeping myself so busy the last few days... so sorry for the delay in posts. Alex is being sworn into the Army today. He won't go to bootcamp until July, but TODAY is the official swear in. I don't know why they have to do everything so fast.... I suppose they want to get you all tied up before you can change your mind. So, The day before his 18th birthday.... he is officially starting!

Regina, Thanks for the encouragement. It IS hard.... I'm still in Mommy phase of my life. (I have an 8 yr old girl) So this has been tough. I know he will be all right, and he IS going into a GREAT career field. It jst all seems so fast! I am eating deviled eggs on Sunday too! :) I can't wait! LOL

No Loss - No Gain

Stats: R1 D40 - Starting Weight 264 - Yesterday's weight 242 - Today's Weight 242 - No loss, no gain.

Hi Y'all,

I realized I didn't even post my yesterday's progress. I was such an emotional wreck.... I think I was just running on automatic. I had a small loss yesterday, but no loss today. Probably because I had corned beef and cabbage for dinner last night. Not exactly Dr. S protocol.... But what the hey, St Patrick's Day only comes once a year... and I must say, I AM an Irish girl!

So today I stuck with the program - Coffee for breakfast, stewed tomatoes and chicken for lunch, chicken and asparagus for dinner - an apple snack and NO WINE! LOL

So hopefully tomorrow will be a new day! I only have two more days of hgc and then it's P3. I am going to have to read up on that, as this is the first time I've been through this protocol. I know I need to keep to the vlcd for 72 hours once I am off the stuff!

Becca... Thank you so much for the kind words and support. That one was a lot to swallow for sure! I REALLY wasn't ready for that one.... and not ready to let go of my "little" boy (6'0 - 225lbs). I am pretty sure that once he goes, he's going for good. (I mean out of the nest wise.) So my heart is really hurting. I was expecting to let go a little more slowly.... you know, go to college...back home for breaks, etc.

The Army promised Alex a Communications Security Specialist job. He would be the guy that would keep the wireless communications systems secure. It sounds fairly technical and he would be classified for a Top Secret rating. He will also train as a "Ranger" which apparently is an elite squadron. They "say" that they will give him a $35,000 signing bonus and also he would qualify for up to $78,000 in college money through the GI bill, once he completes his first term (6 years). But who knows? The GI bill HAS disappeared in the past, so that may just be pie in the sky.

Anyway.... I appreciate your prayers! :)

An Interestingand Emotional Day

Wow, what a day! Today started off pretty normal. I took my hcg and then got ready for work. I had a cup of coffee, got my little girl off to the school bus, finished getting ready and then went to work. Had a busy morning. A lot to catch up on. My son calls me at about 11:00 am and says, "mom, I need you to sign a release form for me." I say,"what kind of release form?"

He says, "a medical release form." Then I say, "what for?" He says, "The Army!" I'm like.... WOW! He's really going to do this! (He had talked a little about it and had said he was thinking about it.... but told me he would discuss everything with me before he makes any kind of decision.)

Then he says, "Oh and mom.... I need you to talk with "Srgnt so and so. He's planning on coming to see you sometime this afternoon." Then I say, "Alex, have you signed anything?" He then gets very quiet and then says, "well....not OFFICIALLY.... but.... I'm going down on Thursday to complete the rest of the paperwork and get sworn in." (The day BEFORE his 18th birthday.) I'm like.... "Well Alex, what if I don't sign the release?" He says, "Well, I'll do it next week then. But the job I want is available today and it may not be available next week, AND they're offering me a $35,000 dollar signing bonus." I wasn't planning on letting go of my little boy today!

But what's a mom to do? I want to be supportive of my son....but WOW.... don't take him away the minute he turns 18! I REALLY wasn't ready for this AT ALL! It's hard to write this. I'm on an emotional roller coaster right now.

So.... I spent the afternoon talking with the army recruiter. Apparently, he's been talking with Alex for some time. Of course he told me all the things a parent wants to hear about their kid.... and then says, "Well, I have some paperwork I need you to sign." - Now I'm SICK! Then he says, "This is just routine. We like to have parental support behind our guys, but as you know.... Alex will be 18 by the end of the week." So now I am faces with the inevitable..... I signed the papers.

Hooray - Another .5 DOWN

Stats: Starting weight 264 - R1 D39 (I was off a couple of days on my reporting) Yesterday's weight 243.5 - Today's weight - 243.

I am SOOOOO happy the stall is over and now I can start headin on down again! I would really like to hit the 25 lb mark... that means 4 more pounds for my last 4 days of hcg. "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."

I am going to do my very best to be very regimented for the next week. I have exactly 4 days of hcg left and then my 3 extra days of vlcd. My son turns 18 on Friday and, of course, we are having a BIG celebration. SOOOOOOOOO, I am open to any tips that will help me be good! LOL

Hope everyone has a GREAT ST PATRICK'S DAY! And don't forget to wear your GREEN!

A Happy Camper!

OK.... It's catch up time! I've had a little trouble getting online for a couple of days, since I have been pretty much holding down the fort at work, and then yesterday, I caught up with my sister whom I haven't seen in a few weeks.

So here it is...... drum roll please.......
Today's weight 243.5 Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down 2.5 from Thursday!

Stats: Starting Weight: 264 R1 D36 - Today's Weight 243.5 Total loss 20.5 lbs

Actually, I had weighed myself yesterday and was at 244... so yesterday was the official breakthrough on my stall. I was so happy!

So then, last night, my sister calls me and says, "I'm escaping....meet me at the sports keg." So I met her at the bar with all the intentions of drinking water, but when the waitress came over.... what do I order? wine of course! I ended up having 2 glasses with her and then my sweetie pie Tim got off work and came and picked me up so I wouldn't be driving home. So then we get home and I have two more glasses of wine with my hunny.

OH MY! I was REALLY baaaaaaaad last night. So after I am lit up, I'm thinking.... I need some food... I haven't eaten since lunch (chicken over bed of spinach with balsamic vinegar. and only coffee for breakfast) So then, I'm digging in the refrigerator and what pops up? the stew I made for Tim the other night.... It was pot roast chunks with onions, celery, potatoes and carrots and I'm thinking.......YUMMY! So I had a bowl of that (but no potatoes) I DID eat everything else though.

So this morning, when I get up... I am dreading the bathroom scale monster.... because I JUST KNOW I blew it, blew it, blew it.... BUT I was DOWN .5 --- Then I'm thinking.... oh this scale is messed up, so I weigh myself 3 more times and IT'S THE SAME! So I am REALLY a happy camper today!

Jenn... Thanks for stopping by sweetie. Thank GOD I finally broke through that stall. It was sooooo frustrating.
No, I haven't really been hungry, so I think the hcg is fine that way. I think I have about 5 or 6 more days on P2. I am going to go until I use up this supply.

OK here we go again

Got up this morning thinking.... Alright let's see some weight loss. (Did a protein day yesterday) So I'm all excited thinking maybe a pound? or two? BUT NOOOOOOOO! Same ol, same ol, 246.

So here I am 246 AGAIN. Starting weight 264; Today's weight 246 (Same as yesterday) Down 18 pounds - R1 D34 (I think) I will double check that. So let's see.... this has brought my average daily weightloss down to .529 lbs /day. Hmmmmf

Well if today doesn't fixit.... I don't know what will! I had a very busy day at work and it was 5:40 by the time I even got out of my office. Everyone was gone, I had a ton of work to do and my secretary called in sick today, so I was doing everyone's job. Anyway.... I had decided to do a VERY strict (no more wine for a while) Dr. S protocol today, since I have been stuck, stuck, stuck...and I only had coffee for breakfast, and I didn't even get out of my office for lunch. So I'm going to pick up my daughter from daycare, and I realize....man, I haven't eaten ALL DAY - at all!

So I'm making grace dinner and I'm poppin cherry tomatoes in like crazy.

So this is my food for today:
Cherry Tomatoes
Liz's Chicken chili (diced chicken and stewed tomatoes, chili seasoning, garlic seasoning and cayenne pepper.) It's really yummy!
Melba toast.

So then I am making a stew for my sugar britches, Tim who is working swing shift tonight, so he will be starved when he gets home, I ate a couple of bites of roast beef.

Total calories? 455 - but hardly perfect Dr. S Protocol! Arrrrrgh! ah well.... hopefully my semi day of starvation will push me over the edge and help me "release" (as Jenn says) a pound or two of this blubber from my poor little old body! LOL

Jenn - You are soooo encouraging to me! I AM going to get there! I really, really want this, so I will NOT give up! Thanks so much for being my cheer leader. You are my inspiration!

Protein Day

Well, I woke up this morning and am back at 246.... but I can't seem to get past that little up and down thing I have going on. So today is a protein day.... Let's see how that works. I will report more tomorrow.

All in all a good day!

This morning I woke up late and my daughter had to be at school early for auditions for the school play.... not a good day to be late. Consequently, I forgot to weigh myself.... but I weighed myself when I got home in the evening and things didn't seem too out of line... 247. So I'm thinking I will have a loss to report for tomorrow morning. I really tried to stay on strict protocol today. I had coffee for breakfast. Roast beef (lean) and tomatoes for lunch, and my very own "taco salad" Lean seasoned ground beef over lettuce for dinner. Probably too much beef though... so I tried to drink a lot of water and tea today to keep me "liquified."

So for some continuity.... R1 D31 - Starting Weight 264 - Today's weight 247 (but weighed in evening) yesterday's weight 246.5 - Gain .5 Total loss so far 17 lbs.

I hope for a good loss tomorrow. If not, I will do a protein day like Jenn recommended. I want to make my goal.... so I need to at least try my best! Also, I have a very busy day tomorrow, so I will bring my food/water and tea with me and keep on task.

To my commentors:
Jenn - Thanks so much for your encouragement. You are so right. This is not a race. So even if it takes me a year.... well I will be wearing a cute suit when I go to Mexico next winter! YAY! and that will be so cool.... Anyway... I have to remind myself that I am already 17 pounds down in 30 days.... I could have NEVER expected that from some other diet! I try to always keep THAT in perspective.... because I have truly tried them all! LOL
I think I WILL try a protein day tomorrow to get me jump started again. I really do want to see things moving on down again.

Becca - Thanks for the wise advice.... So true! In the end, I will be glad that I stuck it out! It is so nice to have people to talk with that offer the encouragement at all the right times. Next month I won't have as much travel time... (of course I will be on P3 by then LOL.... Ce' la Vi' ....but I am going with the thoughts that I will continue with "some" weight loss, if I stick to the No Starch No sugar rule and don't go hog wild before I start up again with round 2. If everything goes as I have planned (which of course, seldom ever does...LOL)... I will finish up this round on the 20th, go into P3 throughout the rest of March and April, and then start up on R2 the 1st of May (that will get me off everything for the 4th of July, which is a big party time for my clan.) Anyway... I am going to do my best to stick to that schedule.

NO Loss.... but No gain

Starting weight 264 Today's weight 246.5 -R1 D30 - Total Loss 17.5 lbs

This weekend I had to travel once again. I spent the weekend in Portland, OR for my son's cheer team competition. I have been finding these weekend trips very difficult. I was trying my best to eat legal foods, but it is so hard to tell how things are cooked, even if you give instructions.

I didn't have any loss this weekend.... But I didn't have any gain... just the same, same, same! A little frustrating because I have a internal goal of losing 28 lbs this round and only 10 more days on the HCG for this round. However, I don't have any history to go by.... this was just a number I picked out of the sky..... but I thought, at the time a doable number, based on what I have read..... Anyway, it doesn't look like I will reach this weightloss goal, by day 40. According to my average daily loss I can only expect to lose another 5.8 pounds, which would put me at roughly 23 lbs gone for this round.

Well.... I guess a 23 lb. loss is better than no loss right? But I will keep plugging away at it anyway.... and hopefully my next 10 days will be terrific!

Head in the Game

OMG I read Jenn's blog today and I am so happy for her! She has reached her goal! AND that IS so awesome! I read her post and tears just streamed down my face.... she is so awesome.... what an acomplishment! I have to say.... so many of you are so much more important than you even know.... to those of us out here that totally need your support.... even if you think it is mundane.... You all don't even know. For example.... Here is Jenn... totally awesome and reaching her goal after, I don't know how long..... but a weight loss of 50 or more pounds, and finally at her goal. That is SOOOO awesome.... I just HAVE to continue to sing her praises.... because I am just BLOWN AWAY!
I was just telling Tim how I was feeling so discouraged, because I have been so hungry this last week and feeling like I need a break and all that "quitting" like stuff.... and then there is Jenn who has totally persevered through it all..... THANK YOU so much.... because, now I am thinking..... you know.... I really CAN do this too!

OK... so about me today... I weighed in this morning at 246.5... so down 1.5 from my yesterday's gain.... so back on track and much more encouraged to continue on. My plan is 10 more days on the vlcd and I have a goal of a total loss of 25 pounds. I am currentlyat 17.5 pounds down.... so only 7.5 pound to go.... YES... I can do it for this round! I just really need to keep my head in the game.... and that is where Jenn has really helped me today!

Any extra encouragement is totally welcome right now! Thanks so much for all your help!

Argggggh I GAINED

R1- D27 Starting weight 264; Yesterday's weight 247- Today's weight 248 - gain 1 pound arhhhhhg!

It's all my fault!!! I totally cheated yesterday. I was so hungry! It started with "taking a bite" of my daughter's blueberry pancake. (I don't even like pancakes!) Then I ate a hard boiled egg on gluten free toast. For lunch I went to applebee's with a friend and ate the "weightwatchers" portobella steak... a whopping 320 calories all by itself! a little later I ate some french onion (full of sodium) soup complete with havarti cheese and a ceasar salad with shrimp (No dressing, no croutons.) Then, when I got home, I had to "just take a bite" of the roast pork that I had thrown in the slow cooker for the family in the morning. I am not sure of the total calories, but I am sure that I was at least double for the day. I don't know why I sabbatoged myself like that! especially after such a good loss the day before! I think this diet is such a head game sometimes!

Oh well.... new day, new start.

To my dear commenting friends...
Becca, thanks for stopping by! I did my 2nd injection this morning and again, didn't feel a thing. I can't believe I was such a wimp before! LOL I did a LOT of reading up on the mixing for injection part before I did the mix, and my DH equivalent, Tim, helped me a lot! I have zero medical experience, but he used to be a nurses aid in a hospital, so he showed me how to use a syringe and mix the bac water. We were laughing so much at me! LOL

Ed & Jen.... Yep, officially in the shooters up club! OMG my mother would die if she heard me say that! I don't think I will tell her.... EVER! (I have a loser brother drug addict.... my mom has gone through so much with him.)
I did have a good loss... but this morning a gain Ugghhh I weighed myself 4 times to see if I could possibly fudge a little (Playing my head games) .... but NO solidly at 248 this morning.

Ewewho... I'm glad you found me again! No, I mixed this batch differently than the drops. I used a modified version of "Gloria's" recipe for my initial SL mixture, complete with B-12 and vodka. But I have read that if you mix for injection with just the bac water, that it works sublingually as well. Any experience with that? Let me know.... I always like having options!

First Time-

Starting weight 264 - R1 D26 -Yesterday's weight 249, Today's weight 247 - DOWN 2 - Woo Hoo

Today was a real milestone! My very first injection ever!

I had been using the sublingual method since I started with hCG. But yesterday I ran out of drops and so last night, while mixing, I decided to go with an injection mix, since I had all the supplies. I was kind of freaked out by the whole needle thing, though.... so I wasn't real sure about it. I had read on the board that some mixed with less liquid so that they didn't need to inject as much per dose. That sounded good to me, so that's what I did.

Anyway, not being privy to anything medical at all.... I did my science experiment last night.... figured all the math and made my mixture. This morning I got up and filled the syringe with my .5 cc dose and just "popped" it in my stomach (where there is plenty of belly fat) and that was that! I didn't even feel it! WOW - No longer an injection virgin!

I was also VERY happy to see that I had dropped 2 pounds since yesterday. Last week was so discouraging with TOM and everything. I was beginning to think I was "stuck". But things are heading south again... I wish I were heading south... It is so freakin cold here! LOL I'd really like to see (and feel) some sunshine!

To my dear commenting friend(s).....
Jen - Thanks so much for the encouragement! I am finally kind of getting all this stuff down. I think you really have to go through it all to understand the whole experience. Being on R1, I still consider myself a newbie. I'm sure there are even more things that will come up while following this diet... But I am so amazed that there is actually something out there that is working for me.

I like my wine now and then too! But will try to keep it to a minimum and plan it for the weekends. Thanks also for the tip on linking to other blogs too. I will get that done this week when I have a chance to spend a bit of time on it!

Back on track after TOM

Hi all!
I've been kind of out of it lately. Just trying to do too many things and not keeping up on my blog very well! This has been a tough week because of TOM and because I haven't lost stinkin pound since.... I don't know when! I am still at the 250 mark. I was hoping to have at least gotten into the 240's by now.... but Nope... still sitting here at 250. I also had a little cheat day if you can count a whopping 736 calories cheating.... but I guess it surely is! (I drank 2 glasses of red wine! Got a little tipsy and truly enjoyed the evening! LOL) Oh well.... today I am back on track!

Today's menu was 4 strawberries with coffee fo breakfast. A lettuce salad with chicken for lunch and stewed tomatoes with prawns and melba toast for dinner. I also had an apple for afternoon snack. That puts me at 486 calories for the day. Not too bad.

to my commentors from my long past post...
Lili - Thanks for stopping by... and thanks for the encouragement. It truly does help to have new friends stop by and encourage me.

Jen... I can't wait to try some more stevia. I finally found it at super supplements in my town, and got some of the dark chocolate... which is ok in hot water, but not that great in my coffee. I think I will get some of the lemon and vanilla cream for soda water... that sounds really good. I need to figure out how to link to your blog.... One of these days I will get this tech thing figured out! LOL

OK...onward to a new day... And I am looking forward to being DOWN tomorrow! Bye bye for now!

Encouragement

Starting Wt. 264 - R1 D21 - Today's Wt -250

Today is a heavy TOM day and I thought for sure I had put on about 100 pounds, so I was plesantly surprised to see the scale at 250. My total weightloss on the Dr. Simeons protocol is 14 pounds so far, which isn't the best in 21 days, but considering having to have been travelling on business and then TOM, I guess I am doing ok. I am really looking forward to these next two weeks of the protocol. I want to finish up my R1 with a bang! I am hoping to lose a total of at least 30 pounds on this round, which I am not sure if that is realistic or not, since I have nothing to base it on.

Reading the yahoo message board has really been encouraging lately. There are some great people out there who have been very inspirational to me. Thanks everyone!

I have also been reading about Stevia. Hmmmm flavored Stevia. I had never heard about that before. I will have to try that. I wonder where you get it. I'll have to check that one out.

I haven't had any visitors lately.... Where did you guys all go? It's nice to get comments on the blog.... it helps keep up the motivation.

Handling TOM

Starting Wt. 264 - R1 D 19 Today's Wt. 251
Down 1 Today... Yay!

Today was my first day back to work after being out of town for 8 days. It was nice to be home over the weekend and great to have a couple of days off after such a long trip. It's also great to be back to strict Dr. Simeons Protocol.

At this point I am wondering how to handle TOM. I should have started by now, but haven't. Do I stop taking hCG for a couple of days? Or do I wait for it to start? and then stop taking hCG ... and for how long?

Back from NY and Back in the saddle!

Starting weight 264 - R1 D17 - Today's weight 252

Hi everyone! I am so glad to be back! My plane arrive at 11:30 pm after spending 5 hours in the JFK airport, 3 hours on the runway and then another 6 hours in flight, all to get out of NYC during a snowstorm! Absolutely exhausting!

So sorry for the long delay in updating. I did not have much time for internet while I was gone as I was working the trade show floor all day and meeting with clients in the evening.

My biz trip was really good though.... lots of great contacts and super meetings with several buyers. The diet part was a bit more difficult while traveling. I did my best to stay true to the plan, but some nights just didn't work out that good. As Dr. Simeons said, do what you can, but sometimes you will have to give in to the concessions of business and just know that it will be slower. All in all, I am sill down 2 pounds for the week and back in the saddle on strict Simeons protocol once again.... I am happy though.... at least I didn't GAIN anything! :)

I hope all of you are ding great too! Take care!

Thanks So Much!

Starting weight 264 R1 - VLCD d5 Today's weight 254.5 - Total Loss 9.5

Yesterday was a beter day for me. I managed to get all my meals in (except the melba toast- My 17 yo son decided they were great dipping crackers and ate the whole box. Teenage boys will devour anything in sight and think it's the "Best" thing since.... well their last meal anyway...LOL)

Breakfast was 1/2 grapefruit - Lunch Lettuce and grilled chicken - Dinner - Lettuce and shrimp with Lemon - snack 1/2 grapefruit. Total Calories - 402 still a tad bit on the low side... but better, none the less.

I can't tell you how much I have appreciated everyone's support. You folks are awesome!

I'd like to especially thank Helen, who helped me get started earlier than I could have, by spotting me some hCG until mine can get here.

Also Biz, who has been super helpful and encouraging to me! I will definitely bring some basic things on my trip to keep me going through the week I am gone.

Karen - I sure hope NYC warms up too! I checked the weather yesterday.... I'm definitely gonna need my "Big Puffy" coat. which I hate wearing, because I'm already "Big & Puffy" enough! LOL

Well, I'm not sure how much blogging I will get in between now and the time I get back. But I will try to keep you all posted on the progress as best I can. :) Thanks again everyone, for being so supportive! You guys are GREAT!

Down 2 Today

Startig weight 264 - R1 D3 VLCD Today's Weight 256


Well I had a very strange Yesterday and today! I have been so busy the last two days that I have been in positions where I have not been able to eat. Yesterdy Tim (my hunny) and I were laying linoleum in one of my rental houses and didn't get home until about 6pm, so I missed lunch completely. Then today, I had an appointment that took so long that I missed lunch again. It's a good thing I have been eating half a grapefruit and melba toast with my morning coffee! (I've always been a breakfast girl.) I've been getting ready for a week long trade show and am crammed with work to get done before I leave. I think tomorrow I will DEFINITELY take something to work with me!


I'm not sure how eating too little food effects this protocol. But I don't want it to mess up my weight loss for sure.... It looks like things were ok today.... I was down 2 (Yay).... But two days in a row worries me, and I'm not sure what to expect for tomorrow. Anyone out there with this experience?


Those of you who have visited me... Thanks! It's really cool to come check the blog and find that folks have left me messages! It's like.... such a commoraderee. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy! LOL


Biz...
Thanks so much for your encouragement. I am going to be in Manhattan in a "boutique" hotel. You never know what to expect from those. LOL I have never stayed there before so I looked them up on the internet today. From comments made on customer reviews, It sounds like they don't have refrigerators in the rooms. But I will call tomorrow and see if I can request one.


Ewewho...
Wow, down 42 pounds... That's great! I am getting so much more confidence with this protocol after reading people's stories. I had really gotten to the point of feeling like I was never going to be able to lose all this weight... but now there really IS hope! and that is so exciting to me.

I am liking the sublingual method too. I haven't done the injection method at all yet and was thinking I would do that for R2.... but who knows... if I feel like the sublingual is working for me, I may just stick with it. Do you use Gloria's recipe for mixing?

Ed & Jennifer....

Thanks for stopping by. I will definitely check out your blog too! You are right! There sure are good people out here in webland that can really teach you a lot! I am looking forward to it!

Lost the Load! Woo Hoo

Down 2.5 - weighed in at 258 this morning. So I lost the load plus an extra pound. The last couple of days haven't been that hard on me. It makes me wonder if the loading was necessary at all, or if that is why it hasn't been that hard on me. But it kind of messes with the psyche because it makes me think that if I hadn't loaded up, then I would be down 6 instead of being down only 1. Oh well.... at least I am going the right way now.

Yesterday I had a total of 478 calories.
Breakfast was 1/2 grapefruit and coffee. Lunch was chicken and 10 cherry tomatoes. Linner was fish and asparagus and had an apple and melba toast snack. My menue may stay kind of boring for a while as I am kind of a creature of habit. It makes my life easier, being a single mom. (Although I do have a hunny that helps out quite a bit!)

I am getting ready to go on a biz trip this friday. A week in NY for a tradeshow. I am a bit nervous about how things will go while traveling... so any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks

So Here I Go!

Wow... I actually figured out how to start a blog. So here I go!
This is my 2nd vlcd day with hCG. I put on 5 pounds with the 2 loading days and so I started at 264.
I am using the sublingual method as I have to travel this month for work and thought it would be easier than packin needles. So I hope it is as effective. My daily dosage is approximately 147 iu s - taking half in the morning and 1/2 in the evening.

Woke up this morning and weighed in at 260.5 So I lost part of my load, and am hoping to unload the rest of by morning.

Yesterday I had a total calorie day of 483 calories. I will skip yesterday's menu for the sake of not boring you.... but here is what I had today:


Today's Foods

Apple

Grapefruit

Chicken

Spinach

Asparagus

Fish, white

melba Toast

Totals Calories 478 24% Fat - 29% Carbs - 47% Protein

I've been doing pretty good... not feeling hungry at all today.... So I guess the hCG is kickin in.
That's it for now!