R2P2D4 – first VLCD

Weight: Unknown

This is the first VLCD (very low calorie day) of this round.  I had not done very well on the load days, I think, because I didn’t really eat a lot of food, at least compared to the first round.  After seeing it written down all at once, though, I may be wrong about that!

The morning after the Kobe beef cheeseburger dinner, I woke up still very full, which was good because I had planned on skipping breakfast.

I was in the airport waiting to fly back from my conference, sipping on a black Americano coffee.  It was interesting to me that I kept “forgetting” that I was on a diet and I wanted to get something to go with my coffee.  I wasn’t exactly hungry by then, it was more a habit and being used to eating what I wanted.  I didn’t get that far, I stayed on task, it’s just a mindset adjustment, starting the protocol while away from home.

During the flight I had more coffee and when I got hungry I just smiled to myself, had a swig of coffee and reminded myself of how good it feels to be lighter, find pretty clothes that fit, and how much more confident I have become.

When I got home I was hungry, and I ate right away.

Lunch:

3 oz grilled chicken breast
2 cups Romaine lettuce
red wine vinegar dressing (home made)

Snack:

1 whole grapefruit blended into a smoothie with ice and green tea, with vanilla stevia

Note:  I used a whole grapefruit, but the protocol only allows for 1/2 grapefruit

My husband worked late, so I waited for him to come home to eat dinner with, because we’ve been apart for a week, and I was glad when it was ready.

Dinner:

3 oz grilled buffalo burger
1 WASA cracker
2 cups broccoli
(this is also not on the original protocol, but my doc says it’s fine)

Snack - smoothie made up with the following:

4 frozen Costco strawberries (equals about 1 cup)
1 T unsweetened coconut milk beverage (off protocol)
cold green tea