R4VLCD31–156.5

Weight: 156.5

I’m up 2 pounds because on Sunday I had a hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) episode and I ate to compensate for it.  Pounds and Inches states that this can happen suddenly when you’re close to your goal weight.  I started with honey, because Pounds and Inches says to take a teaspoon of sugar, and after about 30 minutes I still needed something else so I added some Mozzarella cheese sticks, and I ate more chicken at dinner, and added some mixed nuts.

Needless to say, going off protocol like that caused a 2 pound gain!  Aaagghh!

Monday I still didn’t feel quite right, and I added a breakfast of scrambled eggs and stir fried veggies.  Of course, breaking routine is a sure way of setting myself up, and I’ve had a hard time keeping to protocol, and I’ve cheated.  So, up another .5 pounds yesterday, when I hit 157.

I started considering taking a planned interruption, to try to re-focus.  I've only got about 12 days left of 200cc shots to finish out a long round.  I know, though, that with this gain that I will be fighting this 3 pound gain for at least a week, all the while consuming my precious shots and not getting anywhere.  I'm only about 10 pounds away from my goal weight (I still have a baby muffin top around my middle).

I'm worried, though, that, according to a normal course, I'm supposed to do at least 21 days of shots to reset the metabolism.  My support group says they’ve done this before, but it’s not really clear in P&I about how long the  number of days on the extended portion needs to be.

This morning, I’m down .5 pounds, even after adding an extra serving of eggs in the morning and skipping a dose, so I’m going to finish out my shots.  The Physician’s Assistant also recommended not doing a planned interruption, so that reinforces my sense of direction.

Here’s to keeping my blood sugar stable, the “hungries and munchies” away, and to shedding that last 10 pounds!

R4VLCD27 - 155

Weight:  155

Well, I seem to be stalled at 155.  Day 3 at this weight, and I'm getting impatient to break into the 140's!

I'm not sure what I'm doing differently, if anything.  I know from experience that worrying about it and trying to make changes to get things moving is pretty ineffective; the body will do what it's gonna do, I just gotta keep to the program!

I have a harder time sticking to protocol on the weekends, though, especially this round since my hubby has been eating normal foods, where he didn't the first couple of rounds.  I have a habit of "nibbling off his plate", so to speak, which makes it worse.  The option:  to keep myself in check!

That being said, I really can see a huge difference in my body, even from just this round; the remaining area of fat on my midsection is much smaller, and seems to be firmer, where I can even imagine having only a normal midsection.  Oh, how I've wanted that for so long!  And now with this stall, it seems like it's just out of my grasp.  That's what's hard about what seems to be not making any progress.

So, I'll take my own advice and measure!  It is, after all, pounds and inches!

Happy Weekend!

R4VLCD26 - 155

Weight: 155

OK, so I've been chewing gum this round...totally not protocol, but it has helped me a lot and doesn't seem to have caused any stalls.  Well, yesterday, someone brought in fruit breakfast bars from a bakery, you know the ones that look all healthy for you, and I totally LOVE those types of things.

I immediately popped gum in my mouth, and then proceeded to "chain chew" all day.  My temples and jaws are SO sore!!  While I didn't cheat, I didn't lose either, FYI, but I also have adjusted my dose down a notch the last couple of days, so hard to say what that's about.  I'm also getting close to goal, but I have 20+ more days to go, too.

Not worried about it, just reporting...

R4VLCD25 - 155

Weight: 155

I hit 155 today!

In June 2010, I weighed 208 and never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd ever see 155.   I've extended this round and I think I'll be able to get 10-12 more pounds off of my belly.  What a mind bender!

OK, so looking back at my stats for the week, it would appear that I’ve only shed 2 pounds, so let me explain: I nibbled food from my hubby’s plate this last weekend, and it stalled me out.  So….I paid for it again.  SO not worth it!

R4VLCD21 - 157

Weight: 157

Does anyone else get hungrier at home vs. when they are at work??

Yesterday I was out getting my hair done and running errands, so I planned ahead and took my lunch with me.  I ate at 11am, which isn’t much earlier than I normally eat at work, but by the time I got home at 2pm, I was really hungry!

I had another lunch of mostly stir fried veggies, added 2.2 oz more of protein, but I ended up nibbling on some other things too.  Of course, I'm UP A POUND this morning!  GRRRR!  I'm just disappointed in myself when I see the effects and then I worry that this setback will cost me ANOTHER week!

Today is another day, so can't focus on it or it'll drive me crazy.  I will be drinking LOTS of water today and if the “hungries” come around, it’s raw veggies and such for me!

R4VLCD19 - 157

Weight: 157

I have to say, I am quite pleased that I am now firmly in the 150’s!

I have not been hungry this round, and I really attribute that to the amount of fat I was eating in the time between rounds.  Loading for just a couple of days is apparently not enough for my sensitive system!

My goal now is to get to the 140’s, and I will be able to do that by extending this short round to a long round.  Got the OK from my doctor yesterday and I’ll be picking up more hCG early next week.  I like to break up the amount of the product I get so that it remains fresh; you never know if you might forget it on the counter all day or some other disaster!

I asked the doc about being so cold, and we did some energy work on the parasympathetic nervous system yesterday.  I’ve already had my blood pressure come down and was less cold last night, so have “homework” to do on those energy points.

I think this next 10-15 pound drop will be another perception-bending experience.  I’m looking forward to it.

R4VLCD14 - 160

Weight: 160

I am apparently stalled for the 4th day in a row, after I cheated on St. Patty's Day (I've been super cold lately and just wanted more food).

However, my digital scale only does .5 pound increments, and one of the times on the scale (it was all over the place today) said 159.5, rather than 160, so I think tomorrow will show forward progress. Definitely doing a long round, though, because I won't make my goal if I don't, and I don't want to mess with it again!

Other than being cold, I have lots of energy; well, let me put it another way.  I've been really pushing my limits, staying up until 2am last Wednesday evening, then until midnight Thursday night.  I never recover fully when I do that, so I've been having lower energy days in general.  However, it's only when I feel really good that I can even slip into that sort of sustained energy expenditure.  So, I have to watch myself to make sure I don't burn out!