Phase 4 – Day 2

Weight: 175.5

Well, I went a little overboard with the carbs yesterday... honeydew melon, chocolate ice cream (dairy free), and cereal before bed!  So, I'm not really surprised that my weight is up, just 3 1/2 pounds is a little surprising!

I had really wanted some chocolate yesterday, so after dinner I had a wonderful coconut milk double-dark chocolate dairy free “ice cream” with fresh strawberries, and it was wonderful.  I ended up staying up too late, and I have a bad habit of eating instead of going to bed, hence my “cereal before bed” habit.

I drank two bottles of water yesterday, so I'll keep that up today and I think my weight will stabilize again…especially if I start using some common sense.

Phase 4 – Day 1

Weight: 172

I figure I’m down today because I didn’t eat very much yesterday, but it sure was nice to see the low number!

I’m going to have some honeydew melon with lunch today as an additional healthy carb, so we’ll see how it goes.  I haven’t had any of that all summer, although I did have a small sliver of cantaloupe the other day, and it was fabulous!

I’m getting ready to do some canning this week so I’ll be getting out the supplies and reading my recipes.  I’ve got sweet pickle relish and plum jam on the menu, I’ll post how it goes.  They will make great gifts.

Last Day of Phase 3 – Day 21

Weight: 175

I woke up pretty full this morning so I wasn't really surprised that I was up a pound over yesterday’s weight.

They say that strenuous exercise can cause a weight gain as well.  I did some in-depth housecleaning yesterday; I have the sore upper back and hip muscles this morning to prove it!  Some people might read that and think "what a wuss" but you have to understand…when I clean house it's aerobic housecleaning, and it goes on for hours!

My husband cooked a really great steak last night.  I had broccoli and some fried shrimp with it, too.  There were carbs in the coating for the fried shrimp; this is the same shrimp I had the other day when my weight went up then, too.  Later, I had a bowl of cereal before I went to bed.  So, you might say that I didn't exactly finish out “no carbs” and “no sugar” like I was supposed to, but today is my last official day of Phase 3.

I took my measurements today and they really haven't changed from a month ago, although my tummy is a tiny bit bigger.  I’ve felt a little bit more bloated in general so that doesn't surprise me.  I'm suspecting the additional sugars may be triggering some of the Candida so I need to really watch my sugar intake.  That works well in my plan to continue with a fairly low carb diet over the next 2 to 3 weeks.  I will consider myself successful if I can maintain the same measurements and weight until I start Round 2.