R3P2VLCD1…Finally! - 179

Weight: 179

Wow, I couldn't believe the scale when I stepped on it this morning!  Five whole pounds in ONE day!

I didn't have this type of gain on either of my other rounds...maybe this is a good sign?  I sure hope so!  While I know I'll drop this increase very quickly, it sure didn't feel good psychologically to see that number again.  Sorta creepy...appropriate, given it's just past Halloween, eh?...and I never want to see that number on my scale again.

Everything must be working correctly, though, because not only did I gain, I am not in the least bit hungry this morning and even the idea of food isn't appealing.  So, here's to getting rid of the last 15-20 pounds that are in the way of my optimum self.

Round 3 – 175; Reporting on Load Day 2, Starting Load Day 3

Weight: 175

I didn't eat a lot yesterday, but apparently what I ate counted!

I entered my food intake as best I could remember, as well as guess at, since the donut shop is one of the local ones and the nutritional information was unavailable in the SparkPeople.com database...and I got in 2616 calories and 145 grams of fat.

So, here's what I ate:

Breakfast:
2 Eggs
Orange
Peanut Butter
2 pcs Gluten free bread - Honey Multigrain
Low carb pudding recipe made with Heavy Whipping Cream

Dinner:
8 oz rib eye steak
Yam

Snack:
Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond ice cream
Dunkin Donuts Glazed Donut
Chocolate mousse - low carb, made with heavy whipping cream
Snickers - mini candy bar

And I only gained a pound!?!

Interestingly, while I know that people eat like this all the time, I just can't imagine doing this all the time myself.  Notice the dearth of veggies and fruit.  Even the Snickers and donut didn't have any appeal.  The Haagen-Dazs, well, that's another story!

Today is another load day, and tomorrow is the beginning of the journey to a new body weight and new self discovery.

Round 3 – Load Day 2 - 174

Weight: 174

I'm actually not really trying to gain weight during load days this time.  I've been eating P3 with a high fat content this week, so I'm pretty sure my normal fat stores are full!

Even so, the pizza last night was good and I'm looking forward to the steak tonight...my man makes the BEST steak!

My back is hurting today, despite my 20 minutes on the elliptical and stretching, so probably won't quilt, although I do plan to sew.  Gotta work on homework, too.

Looks like my weekend has already flown by!

Round 3 - 1st Load Day - 174.5

Weight: 174.5

I am excited about starting my third, and last, round. I am confident I will be in the high 160's by next Friday, and then it's downhill (yay!) from there.

Here's to load days...

Starting Round 3 on Friday

Weight: 173

I ordered my prescription to start my 3rd round on Friday.

I am scheduled for a short round, but I think I am going to ask my doctor to extend it out longer; if I lose half of the amount of weight as the number of days on the diet, which seems to be typical for me, then I will be just shy of my goal weight.

I’m really looking forward to getting rid of this weight.

GO BRONCOS!!

Weight: 172

Boise State Broncos vs. Louisiana Tech - 28 to 7 after half time...OK, so the game's not over, but I think we will win....!  GO BRONCOS!

I didn't do great avoiding sugar today, but I wasn't terrible....I had the equivalent of 2 candy bars and some home made zucchini bread with chocolate chips....along with my tuna salad, romaine, cherry tomatoes, eggs,Greek yogurt, nuts, cheese, steak, shrimp and cauliflower salad.

I am starting Round 3, P2 on Friday, ordered my hcg prescription today from the pharmacy.  I'm scheduled for a short round, but I'm thinking I need a long 42 day round this time to finish everything up nice and tidy by the end of the year.

I have a great year coming up, I can feel it!

Round 2, Phase 3: Second Week Summary - 170

Weight: 170

My weight has been all over the place this last week, pretty well stabilizing between 172-173.  Greeeeaaat, I spent all this time, money, and effort, and I ended up right back at where I left off on Round 1.

Last night I had t-bone steak and broccoli with cheese for dinner and I am down 2 pounds!  I have avoided doing steak days because:

1. the weight was gained several days ago
2. I think steak days (P3) and apple days (P2) simply get rid of water not real fat
3. I can’t go all day without eating, I’ve tried it.

So, we’ll see if it sticks or not, but it sure was nice to see.  I will continue to eat low carb the rest of this week, but I am going to start my load days for Round 3 on Friday. I'm scheduled for a short round, but if my body seems to be on a roll, I think I will see about getting my prescription extended to go longer, so am keeping an open mind.

Letting go of fear is the hard part, but when we do, we open ourselves up to things greater than we ever imagined.