R3P2D25: weight 178.2

I'm up a pound. Told you I suck! Yesterday at our training they served us these gross wraps. I was hungry and didn't plan ahead...I should have left and went to McDonalds for a chicken salad. Then I would be down today! But I ate it. And I ate the veggies out of a pasta salad, but not much pasta~ it was pretty gross too. Then I proceeded to eat the cookie, and feeling grossly unsatisfied ate too much candy that was scattered all over the table. That was probably the stupidest cheat I've had, so NOT worth it! I will do better today!!

R3P2D24: weight 177.2

I have been so busy, and I'm not even working full time yet. My friends think I have dropped off the face of the planet, well I assume that but haven't talked to any of them in weeks , lol! It is a little disappointing how much I suck this round. I am not even at LIW FROM R2. I have. Lost 11 lbs in 24 days. Oh well, its my own fault. But I am back on track now. Next week is going to be chaleenging. We have a lot of trainings/meetings as the school year starts back up, and that means a lot of food shoved in front of us. I have a training today that lunch is included, but have no idea what it will be. I may be skipping lunch!

I was ready to just quit a couple days ago. I was just done. But I went to the forum and found lots of inspiration to keep going, and have recomitted myself. I found 1 post extremely helpful about making permanent changes. It said if you are in P2, just counting down the days until you can have a Big Mac again you are setting yourself up to fail. I realized I was doing that, feeling deprived and sorry for myself. Instead now I am focusing on the yummy stuff I can eat, my health and looking forward to Grammy's mug cake and chicken breast in P3!

R3P2D20: weight 178.6

I have been so busy, I haven't really had a chance to breathe! Its going to be worse when school startsup and I'm back to workk full time. Not to mention I have failed miserably at my goal. I only have 13 days until then. So if I am really, really good I miight be able to hit around 165 before then. I would be happy with that!

You ccan tell from my weight I am still in the same place. I got frustrated after stalling the 3rd day in a row, and ate italian food. I was up 3 pounds, but have brought it back down. So not worth it! I was so sick feeling overnight and the whole next day. I am going to do my best.

R3P2D16: weiight 178.2

Ugh! Exactly the same. I know stalls are expected around this stage. In the game. I ate beef and tomatoes yesterday, and even though I've never noticed a problem with them before I will need to keep an eye on it. I only have 17 days left till I go back to work, and I was hoping I would be in the 150s. It doesn't look possible anymore, I feel like I will be lucky to even be in the 160s. Siigh...oh well. Its all better that 245, right!!?? :)

R3P2D15: weight 178.2

I made it through the twins' party, and didn't eat a thing! I took one bite of a pork carnita, and it was soooo yummy. I really wannted a cupcake and a taco, but I was so good. I even shocked myself! I ate a Wendy's apple chickenn salad for lunch, without bleu cheese, dressing or the pecans. It was good! And I dropped another pound. Yay me!

R3P2D14: weight 179.4

I am up .2, but still in the 170s :) I'm really glad that stupid donut didn't doo a lot of damage. I only ate one meal yesterday, and skipped my fruit. I had a lean beef patty and tomatoes. Today. Is the twins party. I have been so busy all week, and today is going to be crazy. I have way too much to do, and not enough time to get it done...

R3P2D13: weight 179.2

Well, only 1/2 pound. I knew my lucky streak had to come to an end sometime. Sigh...I'm happy that its still in the right direction though. Today is the twins' birthday, and they wanted donuts. I have banned Krispy Kreme, but figured for their birthday I would make an exception. I said no to my sample, yay me! But....ended up eating a chocolate cake donut when we got home :( I have the urge to really blow it, since I already have, but will do damage control the rest of the day. Then maybe I won't be up too much in the morning. It is not worth it!!

R3P2D12; weight 179.8

OMG!!! That's nearly 2 pounds again! And I am now back in the 170's! I am so stoked!s :) I repeated yesterday, almost to a "T". My cousin wanted to meet at chuck e cheese, and we still had several tokens left, so I agreed. I ate the salad bar with chicken, cucmbers and strawberries. I don't know if its just a coincidence, or if I should plan on eating there every day, lol!!

R3P2D11: weight 181.6

Wowza! Two more pounds! I will definately be in the 170s by this weekend now! Yesterday I spent several hours cleaning my den/storage roomm, and trying to get it organized. I took the kids to chuck E Cheese for lunch, and planned on just having a salad. I was surprised to see you could add chickenn breast to the salad bar, and there were STRAWBERRIES on it! It made it worth it :) so I ate a ton of lettuce, cucumbers (yes, I sometimes mix veggies) and strawberries, along w a perfect little portion of chicken. For dinner I just ate a little shrimp, I was not hungry at all!

R3D10: weight 183.6

Yay!Two pounds! I am going to be back in the 170s by this weekend. I am really disappoinntted in myself, I have only lost about 5 pounds in 10 days, and that's AFtER loading. Oh well, I guess that's about average for women. Damn PB. Why does it call my name? I have been really goood after that sandwich last week, and got through the hardest weekend of the summer. I will stay on track! Only about three weeks until I return to work, I don't have a moment to waste!

R3P2D9: weight 185.8

Well, I am back from my camping trip, and I did VERY good! I am so pround of myself!! I am up a pound from all weekend, but I am not worried. I think it is due to the fact that I got sunburned and I've heard that causes you to retain water, and I ate turkey. My foil packs got water-logged in the cooler, and were disgusting and slimy looking. So I ate the roasted turkey breast for lunch yesterday, since I thought it would be better than the ham. The only thing else bad I ate was a couple of marshmallows Saturday night. So all in all, I think it turned out pretty good :) and I know it will melt off!

R3P2D7:weight ???

Well, I've made it through about half of my camping trip, and I have not cheated even one bite! Yesterday for lunch I ate a chicken breast and an apple,and then for dinner I had a foil pack with radishes and tilapia. It was pretty good, but the radishes got soggy. I like themm much better roasted. So far today I passed on tons of yumminess and have only eaten an apple. I have a foil pack with chicken and asparagus ready to go for lunch. I can do this!!

R3P2D6: weight 184.6

If you give a dieter some jelly, she'll probably want some peanut butter to go wiith it. And chances are, if you give her the peanut butter, she'll ask for some bread.

I made my 3yo neice a PBJ sandwich, and when she took a bite the jelly squished out. So I instinctively took it and licked up the dripping jelly. I had to save her! Anyway, then I just couldn't get it out of my mind and ended up making myself a sandwich. I suck so bad!! And here I am sitting, planning meals for our family camping trip. I don't know how I am going to get through this weekend. I have my own meals planned, but everyone else is going to be eating yummy stuff, not to mention the S'mores. And what's really bad is TOM is making decisions rite now. Ugh! Oh, well. I am going to have a good time and stay on protocol as much as I can. If I fall off the wagon, Mondays a new day, right?!

R3P2D5: weight 183.8

Ugh! What a tiny loss. TOM is visiting, and is insisting I eat something chocolate. It is driving me crazy!! Yesterday I was really good. I took a chicken breast, a tomato and strawberries to work with me. Then for dinner I ate filet mignon and a salad. So I am not sure if my tiny loss is due to TOM, the tomato, or the beef. I have never had a problem with tomatoes or beef in the past, but you never know. I am feeling so bloated and irritible, and crampy. I think I'll take some midol and a nap...

R3P2D4: weight 184.2

Well, another pound! Yesterday I went to Siver Dollar City, and the girls begged to do the cave tour. My legs hurt today from all those stairs! Especially because Isabel freaked out about the long narrow ones and I carried her on my back! I was almost afraid I'd gain from water retention. Because we were in Branson, I was forced to eat out. Went to McD's and got a chicken salad. I picked off most of the cheese and bacon, and ate it without dressing. I had an apple in my backpack and ate it for a snack while in the park. I also ate 1 pork rind and peaanut brittle sample. And I was good! For dinner I had chicken drenched in Franks hot sauce, brocolli (off. Original protocol) and strawberries dipped in Truvia. OMG that stuff is GOOD! I don't even know if it is legal on P2, it has the texture and taste of real sugar! I hope it is okay. It is expensive, but it was on sale at Mamma Jeans, so I thought I'd try it.

R3P2D3: weight 185.2

Now that's what I'm talking about!! 2.2 pounds, yay!! I hope this continues :) yesterday I had. My "miracle omelet". It was OFF PROTOCOL, but works for me. I put a tiny bit of coconut oil, some broccoli, onions and tomatoes and sautee. Then I take my beaten eggs (4, but only one yolk) and pour over the veggies. It was yummy! Then for dinner I broiled some tilapia and radishes. It was good too! I tipped the cookie sheet and half of my radishes fell off, I was so mad, but oh well! I also had just one apple. I never got around to eating my strawberries after dinner.

R3P2D2: weight 187.4

Well, I'm down just a tad over a pound. I was really hoping for at least 2 pounds, especially this early on. Oh well, sigh. I am already getting addicted to seeing the scale move agaibn. It kind of sucks that it is going to take almost 2 weeks just to get back to my LIW. That is actually very discouraging. But I guess I have to waste those days so I can get past that number and closer to my goal. I'm hoping for a bigger loss tomorrow! (Fingers crossed)

R3P2D1: Weight 188.6

Ouch! That's 13.6 pounds over LIW. That really sucks!! But it includes several weeks of eating pretty much whatever I wanted, and loading so I guess I'm glad its not worse. Today is VLCD1, and I'm kind of glad because I felt so uncomfortably full last night. Of course I still managed to squeeeze in a jitterbug from Andys right before bed :) also, I ate at Nakato (hibachi restaurant) with a friend, and I know there was a LOT of sodium that could be causing more weight today. I'm hoping for a really big loss tomorrow! I am prepared to start this round, my fridge is full of foods I need to "cook up" today.

I'm back!!

Hello everyone! It has been a VERY long time since I posted! I just started round 3 yesterdy. I have no idea what I weigh right now, I didn't want to know exactly how much loading is going to cause me to gain. So I am just going to weigh tomorrow, VLCD1 and go from there. I hope I haven't lost all my faithful followers! I've missed you guys!

Well, my stay at Disney is over :'( It was so mmuch fun! Time to start planning mmy next trip...
I have not been watching what I eat very well, but overall quantity is low. We have been walking so much I hope it evens out. We drove to Fort Myers beach last night, and plan to hit up the beach today, yay! I have to watch my intake now that I won't be walking all day long. We're staying at my friends grandpas house, and he has a scale so I decided to hop on it. It said 174!! That makes me so excited, as I thought I had gained 10 or even 15 pounds! I know its not MY scale and is probably off a bit, but its at least in the right ballpark!!

im at Disney World!!

I can't believe I'm actually here!! We flew in yesterday and of course had to hit the Magic Kingdom for a few hours!! When I left yesterday I weighed 178...I am hoping to still be under 180 when I get back. I am sticking to low carb as much as possible to allow some treats in there ;-) everyone else in my party is still asleep, so I am enjoying some solitude by the pool. I just ate a yummy veggie omelet and some bacon. There are so many delicious looking bakery treats around here that I could just scream!! I will be strong until I find sommething I REALLY want...like that Dole Whip tomorrow. Mmmmmm.

R2P3D20: Weight 177

Well, I can't believe tomorrow is my last "official" day of phase 3. And I am right where I need to be at 2 pounds within LIW!! Yay!! Yesterday I ate a few handfuls of M&M's and some kisses with almonds- that was my healthy lunch! And then for dinner we stopped at Purple Burrito and brought home some carne asada nachos. I ate quite a few chips, but all of the toppings were legal. And I still dropped a pound! This gives me hope for phase 4. I plan to pretty much stay in phase 3 mode, with a few additions. Hmmm. What to add first?!

R2P3D19: Weight 178

Well, I'm still at 178. I had lots of social events over the past week and ate lots of carbs (mostly sugar). I found myself at 183 and did a steak day...lost 5 pounds!! And then this morning I had lost another. As long as I can stay below 180 I will be happy. I am not sure when I will be able to start my next round. I am wanting to ASAP, but summer travel plans may put it off until August.

I am leaving for DisneyWorld in 7 days! I am so excited I can barely stand it. I'm going to try to do mostly protein before I leave. I have also researched menus and have a list of places I can get grilled chicken salads. I do plan to splurge on a few treats, but stick to low-carb for the most part. I am hoping this strategy will keep my weight in the range I want.

R2P312: Weight 178

Well, I gained about a pound and a half, and am now 3 pounds over LIW. I'm not too worried, because my oldest son graduated last night (YAY!!) and we went out for dinner afterwards. So we ate really late, and I know my body hasn't really had time to process it. I am still planning to do a steak day today, if I can handle it. Right now I feel so stuffed still, so I'm hoping it will be easy. IF not, I'll eat some protein and call it a protein day! I'm hoping to be below LIW after today. I think by the time I lose the water weight from last night and then the steak day results, it might just happen...

R2P311: Weight 176.6

I am still in my weight range...and shocked! I worked 14 1/2 hours yesterday, and was feeling pretty streesed by dinner-time. I decided to walk to Scramblers and get a perfectly legal omelet, but when I got there they were closed! Their new hours stink! So the only other option without driving somewhere was the gas station. So I went in and decided to get some beef jerky, maybe some almonds....somehow ended up with a bag full of junk! Having the girls with me explains it a little :) So I ate a BBQ beef sandwich, some cheetos. and a package of suzy-q's. I have not had those in forever. I wanted to kick myself, but oh well. In the name of damage control I didn't eat anything else, even though the girls were BEGGING for Andy's custard- and I REALLY wanted some. Nope, didn't stop. I thought for sure I'd be doing a steak day today, but am pleasantly surprised. I NEVER want to do another steak day, the SUCK!!! I'm going to do mostly protein today, but I did bring an apple.

R2P3D7: Weight 175.2

Today is the last day of week 1! I have been stable all week, despite a few "no-no's". Last round I had gained 3-4 pounds right off the bat and did a lot of steak days. I am hoping I won't have to do ANY!! I have learned so much during this diet...I have learned that I can do things in moderation. Before, I would think that if I had one little slip-up, the whole day was ruined so why even try. Or I would sit down and eat nearly an entire package of something. But now I am confident I will not gain the weight back, as I have realized these things about myself. Also, the diet has a remedy built right in, so if I do go a little crazy, I know I can do protein days or steak days to catch up quickly. I plan to do one more round of hCG, probably in August.

Yesterday I ate 2 boiled eggs for breakfast, a cheesetick and some almonds for a snack. Then for lunch I ate a chicken breast that I stuffed with pepper jack cheese, and melted provolone on the top of. I ate a whole avocado with it, and it was soooooo yummers!! Then for dinner I has some salad with real ranch and scallops cooked in butter. Today is a picnic-meeting at my work, and the menu is scary. I brought a bag of BBQ pork rinds (I think I'll just put them on the chip table and share the love, lol! I also brought a mug cake with cream cheese frosting, so I won't be temted to eat the cookies, brownies, cupcakes and all that crap my work will provide. Oh, and I need to remember to get a drink on my way- at Wednesday's meeting everything had HFCS in it- NOTHING was diet friendly...

R2P3D6: Weight 176.0

Ouch! I gained 2.2 pounds. At least I am still in the window of 2 lbs from LIW though! For lunch yesterday I ate a chicken salad sandwich on a croissant and a big salad that our office had catered in. The croissant was so delicious! I also ate a piece of key lime cheesecake. Then for seconds...my friend and I split a turkey sandwich on a roll and a piece of chocolate meringue pie. It was good!! I did good the rest of the day...ate an omelet for breakfast and a chicken breast for dinner. But I was eating some "pork rinds" last night with dh (he had fried them up fresh) and after eating A LOT of them he made a comment about me being aloowed to eat them. I was like "of course, they're just pork fat...." and he said they were not. Turns out they were duros de harina- harina meaning FLOUR!!!! Arghhhhh! So I googled them and sure enough, there are more than 30 carbs per ounce. I could kick myself. Oh well, at least I don't have to do a steak day and my weight is still in the "OK" range! Whew!

R2P3D5: Weight 173.8

Yay! I'm back in the 173's :)

Yesterday I had lots of creamer in my coffee, an omelet with ham and cheese and some almonds for breakfast. For lunch I had a big salad with REAL RANCH dressing (YUM!) some rotisserie chicken with pepper jack cheese melted on it and an avocado. I also ate a sugar-free jello mousse cup. Then for dinner I just had 2 big pieces of steak, and didn't want my veggie. I need to buy some more fuji apples and make sure I'm eating one every day...

R2P3D4: Weight 174.0

Woohoo! Yesterday I weighed 177, so I lost 3 pounds! I went to Silver Dollar City on Sunday, and gained 2 pounds, so I did a protein day yesterday. At SDC, I did really good for all three meals, but when we went in the candy store they had just made peanut brittle. I took a sample and then the guy said he had bags that were still warm, so....after eating almost half the bag I abandoned it on a park bench. That is the only thing bad I ate, and it was 2 pounds worth! I'm not going to say I'm sensitive to peanuts just yet, as there was a lot of sugar. I'll have to try them alone. For my protein day I ate 2 egg McMuffins sans muffins, 2 grilled chicken breasts, a cheesestick and some rotisserie chicken. I also ate a handful of almonds for a snack. Since I lost a pound over what I had gained, I am pretty excited!

R2P3D2: weight 175

Well, I'm back at my LIW. I ate some sugar yesterday and not near enough protein. To day I am going to eat mostly just protein and see if I can't go back a couple pounds. I'm not sure why, but 173 sounded so much better, lol! As long as I stay under 177 I will be stabilized and VERY happy!!

R2P3D1: weight 173

Good morning phase 3!! I am now officially done with phase 2, yay! I say officiallly because I have been sneaking in a few p3 foods over the past couple days. My weight was 173 yesterday as well. For lunch on Thursday they had a nurses day luncheon and I ate a huge salad with walnuts, strawberries, blueberries and apples- with a rasberry vinagrette. It was so yummy. I also had my phase 2 meal of chicken and brocoli. And then I had 2 small pieces of dessert. I don't remember what I had for dinner. Yesterday I had a grilled chicken BLT salad from wendys with bbacon, cheese and real ranch dressing. I also ate quite a bit of angel food cake (ooops). Then for dinner I had 3 boiled eggs with mayo and hot sauce. They are mexican style, and sound gross but so good!

R2P2D71: Weight 174.2 VLCD#2 (no hCG)

Yay! I stayed the same! I was worried I might gain a little. Yesterday we had a cook-out at work, and I wasn't as strong as I had hoped. I ate a cheeseburger, small piece of pie and a brownie. Considering all the choices, I'm surprised I didn't eat more. And then the rest of the day I kept repeating "damage control" every time I would think about just blowing it since I had already. Then for dinner I just ate a delicious steak! I think I helped control the damage :)

OMG!! I am STARVING today. And my stomach is growling (loudly)for the first time in forever. I have not felt real hunger in so long, it is killing me. I think that maybe the hCG leaves your system faster when you use sublingual...I'll have to check on the forum. I'm going to go ahead and eat an apple, but I sure as heck hope I am not starving like this for both days...

R2P2D70: Weight 174.2 VLCD#1 (no hCG)

Well, I was hoping to be down more, but I will take it! I had planned for today to be my last, but forgot to bring my dose with me, so yesterday was LIW of 175. A nice, round number. And it is a nice number!! Exactly 70 pounds lost! I never thought this day would come. Today is going to be hard, although I don't expect to be hungry as there should still be hCG in my system. We are having our company cook-out today and a burger sounds so yummy! There are also tons of cookies, brownies, chips and other junk food sitting in the kitchen. Be strong, be strong!!

Yesterday for lunch I had the miracle noodles and shrimp again, and some strawberries. Then for dinner we went to subway and I got the oven roasted chicken breast, lettuce and a few tomatoes. Can't wait until Saturday, mug cake, here I come!

R2P2D69: Weight 175.0

Whoo-hoo!! This is the lowest I've been! Almost two pounds, I'm hoping for a repeat performance tomorrow, lol! TOM finally showed up, and really made yesterday hard on me. DH asked when I was going to stop putting hormones in my body and I snapped back that these are different hormones making me crazy right now!! I was soooo ready to just got to bed so it would all just go away. I was also ready to quit and eat everything in sight! Today I'm feeling better, especially after the awesome weigh-in! I couldn't get back to sleep after my 3 am pee-break, so I finally gave up and came into work at 5:30 [eeek]. I'm sure going to feel it when I get off at 6 PM!!

For lunch yesterday I ate shrimp sauteed with onions and miracle noodles. They were so yummy!! I put some hot pepper seasoning on it and it was delish! I ate my apple for a snack. I was hungry early, and having some head-rush problems (I've been asking about it on the forum), so decided to have my dinner early. Chicken breast and brocolli. Mmmmmm. It was about 5:30. Then on the way home I got chinese for the kids, since I wasn't hungry. But shortly after arriving home, I became so irritable and they were all driving me CRAZY!! I just wanted to eat every single carb I could find. Instead, I ate about 6 pieces of cashew chicken and a handful of cashews. I was really worried about the cashews because so many people have trouble with them. Maybe I will be lucky :D

R2P2D68: Weight 176.8.

Only half a pound...sigh. Well, at least it is moving in the right direction. I really need to average a pound a day in this last stretch! I want to get as low into the 170's as I can. That way, if I gain a little back I will still be in the 170's :0) I figure I may lose a few pounds on the last 3 days, so possibly 5 more pounds. Here's hoping!

Yesterday for lunch I wasn't hungry so I ate an apple. The girls and I went shopping and I planned to get a salad from McD's or Wendy's. Completely forgot about it! So we stopped at McD on the way home. I didn't get anything, but ate a big salad and steak when I got home. I am so excited about P3. It's just around the corner!

R2P2D67: Weight 177.4.

Yay! I'm actually down 3 pounds today! I was up 2 yesterday to 180.4. Friday at work we had an italian lunch fundraiser for Relay for Life. I paid my donation and just ate salad. I was so proud of myself...but then I saw the dessert table. OMG...one of the ladies made a white texas sheet cake. I had never experienced the wonderfullness of this cake before. Next thing I knew, I was eating my second piece. Then I went out for Mexican with my girlfriends...I ate chips with queso and guacamole, and then didn't eat any of my fajitas. I was so stuffed!! We sat at that table laughing and having a great time for 4 hours!! It was so worth it :)

I didn't take my drops very consistently, as this morning I have enough for 4 full days. So my plan is to continue through Wednesday...then Th-Sat VLCD, then Sunday start P3. That will be perfect because my dh likes to go to breakfast on Sunday mornings, AND it's Mother's Day. So I plan to have a big omelet for breakfast. We're going to a theme park also, and it will be somewhat difficult to find low-carb oferings...but last time the funnel cake made me feel ill so I won't have a problem avoiding it at all this time!!

R2P2D66: Weight 178.4

I'm up .2 and it is really a shock!! I am so terrible at this, I can't even go more than one day without cheating. Sigh! I'm glad this round will soon be over, and I can move onto phase 3. I hope that round 3- sometime in late june?? Won't be so hard. Yesterday I planned to do a steak day, but ended up mindlessly eating a package of oreos yesterday. A small pkg of 6. But still. I was so mad at myself!! Then for dinner I ate several rice krispy treats I had made and put guacamole on my chicken. Like I said, I feel I dodged a bullet by only gaining.2. I will do better today. Thts all I can do!

R2P2D65: Weight 178.2

Wel, this just sucks!! It's my own fault though! I cheated Friday through Monday~ like 4 extra days of loading. I finally weighed myself on Tuesday and it was 181.6. Yesterday was 180.2, and then today I lost 2 more of those pounds. I wish I could be like some of the ladies on the forum and lose 5 pounds tomorrow!! Boy that would be fabulous! I measured this morning and I only have 5 days of drops left. So my last day will be Monday, then 3 days of VLCD without the help of hCG (EEK!). So I will be on phase 3 Friday, just like planned. That means I really have to make these last days count. NO CHEATING THIS WEEKEND!!! Weekends are so hard for me for some reason. I can do this...5 days. Well, I guess it's really 8 days.

I've been off work all week with strep throat. It really stinks. This is the worst I have ever had it, I had to take pain killers the last 2 nights because the pain is so intense. Also, I am starting to get cramps, so I think TOM is lurking near. Give me a break!!

R2P2D61: Weight ??

Well, I've been really messing up lately. So badly I don't even want to weigh myself! On Friday we had a breakfast and I did okay, but definately cheated. It was also my sweetie pies birthday, so I made a mexican feast, including a homemade milk cake. I over-indulged in all that yummy goodness! Then on Saturday I tried to be good, but went to a birthday party with lots more yummy mexican food! So today, Sunday we are going to an italian place with the family. At this point I figure "what the hell"! I'm going to eat my favorite meal and a roll. I fit into a pair of 11/12 jeans yesterday so I'm feeling pretty good about myself. I am not going to let a number on the scale discourage me. But just in case, I'm staying away from it, lol!! I am going to dust myself off and get back on that horse tomorrow! I think I'll wait until Wednesday to weigh in.

R2P2D57: Weight 175.6

1.2 pounds! Yay! This puts me at a total of 70 pounds lost!! I am so excited! I realized my round is going to end sooner than I had thought. I remixed a new batch a couple days ago, and will just go until it is out. That should be about 12 or 13 more days (I think). I am very excited to be so close to phase 3, where I can eat mug cake and avocados again! I am also bummed that it is so close, because I won't make my goal of being in the 150's. But I am coming to peace with it, I will continue to lose inches and already look sooo much better than before!! Yesterday for lunch I had chicken, broccoli and strawberries. Then for dinner I had some tilapia cooked in apple cider vinegar. I was going to eat some zucchini, but never got around to it.

R2P2D56: Weight 176.8

Well, I feel like I'm on a treadmill and just not getting anywhere. I have been so busy and unable to keep up with this daily...I need to try to remember to do it first thing before the day gets crazy! I did really well at the wedding, and was disappointed that I didn't lose anything! So when dh asked if I wanted to go to breakfast with him WITHOUT any children, I was ecstatic! So yes, on Sunday I cheated. Yesterday I woke up to a gain and was at 179.0. I did an only protein day yesterday and lost 2.2 pounds. I only have 17 days left on this round, so I definately won't make my goal. But hopefully I will be in the low end of the 160's. Come on- 17 days with NO CHEATING!! I can do anything for 17 days...ANYTHING! Maybe if I keep telling myself this I will actually believe it ;)

R2P2D53: Weight 177.0

Well, My weight is still the same. It is really difficult to update my blog from my phone, and I haven't been on my laptop in quite awhile. On Thursday I went all day long without eating. I was sitting in class when I felt kinda dizzy and hot. I was really afraid I might pass out. It was so weird, I have never felt that way before. I went to the restroom, and noticed a little refridgerator, so I opened it up and there was a cheesestick in there. I had no money for the vending machine, and could tell my blood sugar had dropped so I ate the cheesestick. I feel so badly, I intend to replace it with a whole pack next week and a note. But then on Friday I had gained .4 pounds. Probably the d*%n cheesestick!! I was really good all day yesterday, until I got home. I'm not sure why I keep doing this, but I ended up eating quite a few Thin Mint cookies and then half a peanut butter sandwich. To my surprise, I had lost the .4 pounds.

Today was really hard. One of my best friends got married, and there was all kinds of YUMMY food at the reception. Including a chocolate fountain with bananas, strawberries, angel food cake, pretzels, etc. to dip in the chocolate. I ended up eating a big plateful of cabbage, some chicken breast in BBQ sauce and 6 strawberries!! I am so proud of myself! I also helped wash out the chocolate fountain, and it has oil mixed with it. I really hope I don't gain from just getting the chocolate on me- that will really upset me that I didn't eat any if I gain anyway!! Also, the BBQ sauce on the chicken has me worried, but it really was the best option. I hope the scale is down tomorrow. I danced for several hours, so maybe it will even out :)

R2P2D50: Weight 177.0

Yay me!! 2.6 pounds! I sure hope this keeps up, I'll meet my goal for sure. Yesterday was easy...it was a slow day and I wasn't hungry. I also wasn't faced with any temptations. I ate my McD Grilled chicken sald for lunch, & an apple. Then for dinner I just had my protein. I didn't want anything else. I have been stressed about tax day- we don't have everything we need in order to get the extension filed and time is running out. I am trying hard to keep it all together. By Friday I can breathe a big sigh of relief.

R2P2D49: Weight 179.6

Yay!! I'm still in the 170's. I was so afraid I would be in the mid-180's after that crazy weekend. It's not looking great to hit 150 before my trip...only 24 days of P2. Maybe I can be at 155 IF I am really, really good for these 24 days. I would have to average 1 pound a day, every day. I can only try my hardest and be happy with the outcome.

R2P2D48: No weigh in!

I decided that my birthday gift to myself would be to not weigh in today, lol! I completely lost my focus over the weekend, and do not want to know exactly how much damage I've done. Yesterday dh took me to the Olive Garden...enough said. Today I am back with full force, and have already had 60 ounces of water. I am going to make a come-back. It will probably take me most of the week to get to 177, but I will persevere. This is only a temporary setback...

R2P2D46: Weight 179.8

I haven't been able to keep my post updated lately. I don't have my laptop and it is so much more difficult on my phone. Basically I lost a little yesterday, but then gained a pound and a half today due to cheating AGAIN. I really wasn't going to, but there I was...manning the grill. It started off with "just a hotdog" and then a burger. It just got ugly after that. Oh well, sigh. At least I'm still in the 170's. I really need to get my focus back. I wish I could say I've eaten clean today, but unfortunately not. And then tomorrow is my birthday...that's gonna be tough. I willll do my best, and celebrate when I get to 150!

R2P2D44: Weight 178.6

I'm down .2 today. I am so excited! I cheated last night, and was fully expecting it to catch up with me...it still might tomorrow. I can't figure out why I keep doing this, as I was so excited to be in the 170's. Yesterday for lunch I had the blackened chicken salad from Backyard Burger. I picked off the carrots and didn't end up needing any dressing. It was yummy! Yes, I eat a lot of fast food still. At the beginning of Round 1 I tried really hard to NEVER eat at them, but right now my life is crazy with work, school, kids and the adoption. I don't have time to plan during the week and I got out of the cooking everything on Sunday routine. I do intend to get back to it and stop eating out so much, because it is expensive. But it hasn't affected my weight loss, lucky me! Then for dinner I grilled some chicken and steamed some broccoli, but ended up eating some of the breaded chicken I had for the children. Then I got into the Easter candy (sigh). I had a handful of peanut M&M's, several chocolate pistachios and a piece of french bread with butter on it. Ugh! I really need to stay away from carbs. I wanted to throw up so badly, but would never be able to do it intentionally. I was just hoping my body would take over and make me sick. However, it wasn't happy with me, and I spent some time in the bathroom if you know what I mean. I plan to eat really clean today and hopefully I won't gain (or stall) tomorrow.

Also, today is the 30 day mark on this round. Unless I hit immunity I plan to go another 30 days, then have 3 weeks of P3, and a few days of P4 before I go to Disney. Hopefully I'll stabilize and not gain too much on my trip.

R2P2D43: Weight 178.8

Wow! I busted in to the 170's with a bang! I am so thrilled. Last night I was really wanting to cheat. The Easter candy is all over the house- Peanut M&M's, PB eggs, mini snickers, etc. I really wanted to just gorge myself in all the chocolate wonderfulness. But then I told myself I will feel like crap (physically) tomorrow and then be upset I blew my shot at 170-land again. I DIDN'T DO IT!!! I kept thinking about how much better 179 would feel, and I was rewarded!!! For lunch yesterday I ate a Bacon Ranch Grilled Chicken Salad from McD's. I picked off the cheese and carrots, and some of the bacon. I also used about a third of the Balsamic Vinagrette packet. I had an apple for an afternoon snack, and then for dinner had scallops. It was not easy, but it was SO worth it! :D

R2P2D42: Weight 180.2

WOW!!! 3.6 pounds! I think I have found a trick that really works. After cheating so bad on Sunday and gaining 3 pounds, yesterday I didn't eat anything all day long. Then for dinner I ate 8 ounces of grilled chicken and an apple. Yep- kind of like a "Steak Day". Now the real test is to see if I drop anymore tomorrow, or if I am still going to stall for several days. My plan is to eat really clean today and "Hopefully" be at 179 in the morning. I am SO excited!! :D