R7P2VLCD9 – 155

Well, I’m down .5 a pound today, and I don’t know why!

Not that I’m complaining, mind you, but I didn’t exactly eat on protocol again yesterday with this cold.

Mostly more protein, I had 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast, 5 ounces of chicken at lunch, an orange, which usually makes me stall, and, gasp!…I had a serving of Quaker oat squares.

I love those things.

Talk about carbs, though!

I was hungry 1 1/2 hours after eating my lunch, which is when I had the cereal.  Normally, I gain if I cheat with cereal, but here’s a difference….I ate it dry, not with any milk.  Of course, being sick, who wants milk??

I’m staying away from them today, even though I am still sick.  I am 10 pounds from goal, and I only have 2 weeks left to accomplish this.  I think I’ll make some “brew” today.  I’ll post the recipe if it works.

R7P2VLCD8–155.5

I haven’t posted for a couple of days because I got attacked with a sore throat on Thursday.  And I do mean “attacked”!  I started feeling it come on at 1:50pm and by 2:30pm I declared myself officially sick.

So, I don't know how, with being sick, taking medicines, and eating off protocol yesterday, but I lost a pound!

Today I’m going to try to stay more on track. My throat still hurts, I’ve got a stuffy nose, a headache, and I think it's trying to move into my chest. Is that officially the flu?

Someone in my support group posted a recipe she calls “The Brew” for things like this.  I may need to use the little energy I have this morning and make some.  I’ve got about 2 weeks left on this, my for-sure final round, and I really want to see the most success I can.

R7P2VLCD5 - 157

Down another pound today!

Only 3 pounds before LIW from before the planned interruption!  See, this is why I’ve been doing this so long…forgetting the lessons I’ve learned and then having to get rid of that weight again.

Truly learn those lessons early!

R7P2VLCD4 - 158

Down 2.5 pounds this morning!  Yay for me for not eating at the restaurant yesterday!

R7P2VLCD3–160.5

Down 2 pounds this morning, and I did really well today, too!

I went to a "going away" lunch at an Indian food buffet place for my supervisor who is moving on to a different position in the University, and....I DIDN'T EAT ANYTHING!!

I only had water...there wasn't so much as a veggie that I could have, and even if the one veggie that I saw would have been OK, I wasn't going to pay $9 for that kind of lunch! I went back to my desk and finished my tuna and salad, WASA cracker and strawberries.

Here's hoping my scale rewards me in the morning!

R7P2VLCD2–162.5

I’m down .5 today, which I thought was a bit disappointing, but I was a bit hungry yesterday and I ate extra protein and I probably didn’t have enough water.

Today’s shot is from the new prescription, and I’m determined to get more water!

We'll see what happens today.

R6P3D1–154.5

I’m up another .5 today for a 1 pound total increase.  Not surprising since I’ve been eating more than I should of things I shouldn't be eating yet.

Today is the first day of P3, so hoping I will just maintain here for the short break and start acting like I've tasted food before.

My upper legs are also itching, and I don’t know if it’s from a new lotion, scratching the hCG-induced dry skin, or from a food allergy.  I hope it’s not the lotion, I just got some great smelling stuff from The Body Shoppe!