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!

R4VLCD11 - 160

Weight: 160

I am very pleased that I dropped a pound, but I have been freezing this entire week!

Is it the diet?  Is it my thyroid medicine?  Is it that it’s been cold the last 3 months?

I don’t know, and frankly, I don’t care!  I’m tired of being cold!

I don’t mean “put on a sweater” cold, I mean downright dead-body cold.  No, really!  I try to warm up before I touch my husband, so I don’t put him into shock.  The only way I seem to be able to get warm is to touch a human body, a warm teacup, or steal heat from a puppy.

Sigh.

Blood pressure has been up, too, but there are several factors: stress, lack of sleep, minimal exercise, and probably my thyroid medicine needs to be lowered, now that I’m down almost 50 pounds.

I’m not one to complain about the weather, but I’m sure ready for Summer!