R3 P2 D23...

***As of this morning I am down 75.4 lbs since Jan. 9, 2009!!!***

Down -0.6 lbs! When I got up early the scale was same as yesterday, but waited until normal time and was 144.4! So is this my LIW??? I technically have 2 more shots I could use, but do I really want to keep going for one more pound maybe?? Yesterday was supposed to be my last ditch effort with only protein and veggies. Did great until about 4:30 when I was out and this lady asks me if I would like a sample of an chocolate almond cream truffle. I just stared at her, and like I was in a daze, heard myself say "sure". I looked down at it in my hand and then just ate it!! Wow, that was good :) Not exactly a protein or a veggie, but wow! So it was all protein, veggies and a truffle yesterday. The rest of the night was really tough mentally. I kept wanting to have a cheat day, feeling like I just needed a break. I needed one day of being able to just have what I wanted. And with p3 there is not one in sight..... So I sucked it up and made some tea and said that I can do this! Then my husband walks in, gets in bed, with 2 Mcdonalds double cheeseburgers and 2 apple pies. Eats them in about 5 seconds and promptly falls asleep! All this as I am just staring up at the ceiling thinking........ this is not really happening right?

Here is what I ate today:

tea

breadstick

fage with 1/2 apple

1/2 apple

chicken, tomato, tea

strawberry chocolate smoothie

R3 P2 D22...

Yeah, Yeah, I know I could not help it :) Down -0.4 lbs! So today I hit my goal of 145 lbs on the nose!! Very happy about that. I am going to do only veggie and protein for lunch and dinner today. No fruit or breadsticks. I am going to drink 3 liters of water instead of 2, and I will take to the treadmill for 1/2 hour. That will be my final last ditch effort to take off something before last injection tomorrow. You know what is going to happen now don't you?? I will suddenly start losing every day and have to make that my new last injection day.... :)

Here is what I ate today:

Tea

chicken, tomato

Tea

truffle- Don't ask!

tilapia, asparagus

Tea

Did great until someone asked if I wanted a sample!

R3 P2 D21....

BIG FAT ZERO!!! It is official, I refuse to weigh in until Sunday morning and just see what my LIW is. I have been fighting off temptations left and right this week for nothing on the scale! I am ready to be done :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, tea

tomato, chicken

3/4 apple

fage, strawberries

tea

Is this round over yet????

R3 P2 D20...

Finally I hit 145!!! Down -0.6 lbs, so that is 145.4! When I first got on the scale it said 144.4 and I was so happy. But I checked again and it said 145.8! It was almost an hour before normal weigh in so I waited till normal time and got 145.4 three times. So I think that is pretty safe :) I was really hoping for more after a week of no loss. Mentally it was pretty tough yesterday. I just want the round to be over. I am getting caught up in a number, even though one or two pounds will not make a difference. I am finding myself trying to come with with strategies like a steak day, apple day, eat nothing!! I am thinking I should just eat the way I know I should, and not weigh in until Sunday which is day 23. Then I can decide if I want to go a few more days. We'll just have to see....

R3 P2 D19...

Down -0.4 lbs! TOM is still barely hanging on. I was so hoping to hit 145 today, but of course it sits right on the border :) Maybe tomorrow will be the big day!

Here is what I ate today:

tea

1/2 apple, 1/2 breadstick

protein shake with strawberries

1/2 breadstick, tea

chicken, tomato, 1/2 baked apple

mineral water

Please, Please, Please let me see 145 tomorrow....

R3 P2 D18....

Finally down -1.0 lbs! TOM is on it's way out. I hope I can get in some good losses over this last week! :)

Here is what I ate today:

tea, 1/2 apple

fage and strawberries

1/2 breadstick, tea

chicken, tomato, 1/2 baked apple, 1/2 breadstick

walked 30 minutes, 15 reps light resistance.

R3 P2 D17....

Only down -0.2! Still not back to where I was the day before TOM hit. This round is killing me. Nothing has gone like the previous 2 rounds. I lost every day of TOM on both previous rounds. Combine the 3 day stall and the last four days of TOM and that is 7 days of no loss and even a few gains! But the weird thing is that I feel thin, my clothes are loose, and I am happy with where I am. I thought for sure the scale would reflect that this morning. Oh well, only 6 more required injections to go. Hunger has been fine and overall feel pretty good.

Here is what I ate today:

tea, 1/2 breadstick

fage with strawberries

1/2 apple

tilapia, asparagus, 1/2 baked apple

tea

Hoping for the scale to move tomorrow........

R3 P2 D16...

Gain of +0.4! Oh the joys of TOM. At first I was a little disappointed at no loss/gain since when I am in P3 and P4 it always drops 1-2 lbs the day after TOM starts. But then I remembered that the only steak days I have to do are on the day TOM starts, so that big drop is helped along by the steak day getting out all the water retention. I guess I will just have to ride it out and hopefully see a nice drop as soon as it's over.

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick

protein shake with strawberries

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick

chicken, celery, 1/2 apple

tea

R3 P2 D15...

*Update* TOM arrived :)

Back to -0.0! Back and forth and back and forth :) The average daily loss from start weight this morning is .65 lbs. My losses in round one averaged .68 lbs , and in round two it was .57 lbs. I am not seeing a huge difference in the high purity so far when it comes to averages. It will be interesting to see how it ends up. I am wondering with the zero if TOM will show up today. It was due yesterday. That would be nice because I get a drop after it starts usually.

Here is what I ate today:

breadstick

1/2 apple

tilapia, asparagus, strawberry smoothie

breadstick

chicken, tomato, 1/2 baked apple

Went to the movies. It was a little hard watching the hubby eat McDonalds on the way and have his licorice and pb reeses during. Oh well, just gotta stay focused. The movie was Shutter Island. It was pretty good. Suspenseful and keeps you guessing.

R3 P2 D14...

Down -1.2 lbs!! I am guessing that means TOM will not be showing up today on time, but it feels good to see a loss :) I am still FREEZING! It is almost unbearable at times. I just cannot get warm. Today is my one month check up on the girls. Things have gone pretty smoothly so I think he will be pleased. My neck started acting up yesterday, so I have to get to the chiropractor before it gets any worse. Yesterday the pain gave me a blazing headache that I could not get rid of.

Here is what I ate today:

1/2 apple, tea

fage, strawberries

breadstick, tea

chicken, tomato, and 1/2 baked apple

I wonder if TOM will show up tomorrow??

R3 P2 D13....

Big fat zero again! I did the same thing with the water, exercise, and fruit but still a zero. On my regular schedule TOM should arrive tomorrow. But you never know if being on the HCG will change that. My last two rounds TOM hit around day 9. The only time I did not lose was the day it started both rounds. So it is probable I will have another no loss tomorrow :( Man, this round is so different than my others. It is a really good thing that I am not in round one with all of the mental cravings, or I would be in trouble with all of the stalling and no losses! I have lost 8 lbs so far and 6 of those are virgin losses from my last LIW. (I had 2 extra pounds with swelling etc right when I started this round) I still feel like I am really only where I was at the end of my last round. I liked where I was so that is not a bad thing. I was really hoping to drop 10-12 and go down one more size and be done. But here I have lost 6 already and I don't see a big change in size. I hope I get thru TOM and see some good losses before it is all said and done :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/2 apple, tea

protein shake with strawberries and cocoa

breadstick

chicken, tomato, 1/2 baked apple

R3 P2 D12...

FINALLY!! -1.2 lbs loss this morning :) Much better. Okay I have a couple things to discuss this morning.

#1- Measurements. I took my measurements this morning and have lost 6.25 inches so far which is great. BUT- I just went back to the end of round 2 and compared those to now. I have only lost 1 inch more than I was at the end of round 2. Which means that during the last 12 days, 5.25 inches were being re-lost just to get back to where I was at the end of round 2. My weight did not change but obviously the eating and no exercise changed the composition and inches. I still felt great in my clothes, but by the time I started this round I definitely felt "soft" and flabbier, and there's the proof. If our muscle is being switched over to fat, but the scale nicely staying within the 2 # mark, that is deceiving. I must find out a way keep all of the muscle I have and not let that happen again. I would rather be leaner and a few pounds heavier, than at LIW and flabby. Any input you guys have would be appreciated :)

#2- Update on the girls: LOVING them! Finally they feel completely natural. The swelling is down and they have dropped and rounded out. My doctor is amazing. They look incredible. I am sooooo glad I chose the size I did. Every single person I asked for advice said the following: go just a little bigger than you think you are comfortable with. I did that, and was panicking, but I am so happy I did. They are the perfect size and I would not be as happy had I gone with what I was originally thinking. Husband is a little obsessed.... :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/2 breadstick, 1/2 baked apple, tea

protein shake with strawberries and cocoa

1/2 breadstick

tilapia, asparagus, 1/2 baked apple

R3 P2 D11...

Back down -0.4 lbs! I went to the bathroom this morning. I think that yesterday was not really a gain since the second weigh in was only +.2 and I could not go to the bathroom! But unfortunately that means its official. I am in a 3 day stall!!! I have never stalled before in my 2 rounds. I have had days of no loss, but never 2 in a row. Very frustrating. I know they are supposed to be normal, and that this is a very normal time to experience one, but mentally that is tough. I really hope it pushes thru today. My daily average loss as of today from my start weight is still .68 so that is good. and with my load weight it is 1.08. I will try to stay positive and not let it get to me.....

Here is what I ate today:

1/2 breadstick, tea

tilapia, asparagus, 1/2 baked apple

1/2 breadstick, tea

chicken, tomato, 1/2 baked apple

Okay, so I drank 3 liters of water instead of 2, walked for 45 minutes on the treadmill, and cut one breadstick and one fruit, and drank smooth move!!! If the scale does not move tomorrow....... I WILL KILL SOMEONE!!

R2 P2 D10...

*Update* I weighed again and it said 149.8! Better, but still a +.2 gain! We will see how tomorrow goes....

Just as I finished my happy dance, I need to start a mad dance!! I was +0.4 lbs this morning!!! WTH????? I went to Red Robin and was so good and ate my own food out of my purse no less!! So frustrating :( In both of my previous rounds there was only one day I had an actual gain. The only thing I can think of is that I had tomato and orange for the first time yesterday. I know they can cause problems for some people. But I used them both all the time in previous rounds. The one thing I did not do was weigh them. They were pretty big. I told myself that this round I was going to weigh everyday thru day 9, and then only weigh once a week. I hate the second half of the round when the losses get so sporadic or you have the days of no losses. That way you should see a really great loss no matter what. Boy do I wish I had done that this morning of day 10!

R2 P2 D9....

Down -1.0 lbs!! This is me doing the Happy Dance as I cross into the 140's!!!!! Second day of a pound loss with the Fage. That is a good thing, because it tastes so good :) The rash is starting to go away now, and I have been taking Biotin this round. My hair is still coming out which I am not happy about, but I know the Biotin takes a little while to kick in. Valentines cookies sound so good, but I will be sure to treat myself to some almond flour ones when P3 gets here!! :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 orange, 1/2 breadstick, tea

chicken, tomato, 1/2 orange, mineral water

1/4 orange, 1/2 breadstick, tea

tilapia, asparagus, 1 baked apple

Had to go out with family again since my Dad was in town. We went to my favorite: Red Robin :( Once again I just ordered a glass of ice..... I had brought my chicken tomato "chili" and my 1/2 orange and mineral water with stevia drops. It wasn't too bad and the chili was delicious.

R2 P2 D8...

Down -1.0 lbs!! Happy to see that :) Slightly better loss than yesterday WITH the Fage! I am getting a slight rash on the left side of my neck and my chest. I looked it up on the forums and it sounds pretty common. I hope it does not get any worse and goes away soon.

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

fage, strawberries

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

lettuce, chicken, 1/2 breadstick

1/2 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

Today I felt really good. It was a little hard when we went out to dinner with family. I ordered a plain side salad. Then when the waitress wasn't looking I pulled out my chicken and 1/2 a breadstick to put on top with a little lemon juice and salt and pepper :) She did look at me a little weird when I asked for a glass of ice. But I had also brought my mineral water and stevia drops!! LOL! I am hoping for at least .8 tomorrow so I can reach my first goal and hit the 140'S!!!!!

R2 P2 D7...

Down -0.8 lbs! Not as big as I was hoping for but still good :) I had to go to the dentist this morning, so I did not get to post until now. I got cold in my previous rounds, but it usually came towards the end of the round. This round I am already FREEZING!! I can't get warm. Good thing I have a hot tub, because when it gets really bad I need immediate relief! :) I know I talked about this back in November, but I started having the hair loss. It is getting a little better than it was, but it is still going on! I do not want to lose any more. I had really thick hair to start with, so I did not mind, but now I want it to stop. And I am very concerned about it starting again after this round, because then I will really be in trouble!! I am trying my Fage experiment today. I sure hope it works because it tasted sooooo good. I mixed the fage with my strawberries, stevia, and cinnamon! YUM!

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

fage with strawberries, cinnamon, and stevia

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

chicken, celery, 1/2 apple

breadstick

Crossing my fingers.... :)

R3 P2 D6...

Down -1.2 lbs!! Hate it when it slows down :) Pretty bad when you complain about a 1.2 lb loss. I am having bathroom issues as usual. I tried the magnesium last night, but nothing this morning. I guess I will have to try the smooth move today and see if that helps. I mixed up the high potency this morning and used it today. We will see how that turns out. This morning I was 152.4 so if I took out the weight of the implants I would be 149.9! :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

celery, chicken, 1/2 apple

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

tilapia, asparagus

apple, breadstick

Busy day!

R3 P2 D5....

Down -2.4 lbs!! That is .7 under last LIW :) Hoping now that I have gotten thru these first 4 days that the hunger will be less noticeable, and I will get into a good routine. Annoying, but doable :)

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

celery, 1/2 apple, chicken

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

Jay Robb protein shake with strawberries and cocoa

1 breadstick

I was busier today and that definitely made a difference. I tried the slightly higher dose and it really seemed to make a difference as well. Could just be coincidence that initial hunger is getting better, but felt really good about 1/2 hour after taking it, and right before that I was feeling starving. My friend gave me a vial of the high potency and I think I am going to try that and see how the losses compare to other rounds.

R3 P2 D4...

Lost -4.4 lbs!! Yeah!! So first day vlcd and I am back under start weight by .4! Yesterday wasn't too bad. Couple times I got hungry, so today I upped my dose just slightly to see if that helps. It is a little difficult to go back to such boring food, but I can do anything for 23 days right! ;)

Here is what I ate today:

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick, tea

1/4 apple, 1/2 breadstick

chicken, romaine, 1/2 apple

1/2 breadstick, tea

tilapia, asparagus, 1/2 fried apple with lemon juice and cinnamon

1/2 breadstick, 1/2 apple, "cream soda"

Not much going on. Tried a slightly higher dose to see if hunger was better. It was pretty good. I could not tell if it was much different, but tomorrow I will go up just enough more that it would be .6 instead of .5. Today I tried 5.5 instead of 5.0. I am missing my In-n-Out burgers!! And my almond flour treats :) Time always drags during p2....... hurry up already! Deciding wether I want to try my fage experiment tomorrow. I will do my jay robb shake for 1 meal for sure.

R3 P2 D3...

Results of second load day...+2.0 lbs! So that is a total of +4.0 lbs of load weight. Better than last round, so thats good. I will have to say that seeing the number 160 this morning was pretty tough when my LIW from last round was 151.8! (154.3 with implants) I am hoping that I will do what I did round 1 and lose 4.6 lbs the first day :) But second round that took 2 days. I guess I just need to look at it like this is my last round, so I will just go as long as I need to and reach my goal. Maybe that will be 23 days and maybe it will be 33 days! I put my neighbor and her mom on the protocol and they were at 23 days on saturday. One had lost 22 lbs and the other 17!! That is awesome. They did the high purity from pharmacy escrow, so I am wondering if that really does give a boost to the losses.

Here is what I ate today:

tea, breadstick

chicken, romaine, 1/2 apple

1/2 bread stick, 1/4 apple

1/2 bread stick, tea

tilapia, asparagus, 1/4 apple

1 baked apple

Got hungry around 10:30am and 4:00pm, but drank tea and that helped. Overall it wasn't too bad, but hated the feeling of thinking how long the next 3 weeks would be :)

R3 P2 D2...

Well I gained exactly +2.0 lbs yesterday! I will try to do my best to get a lot in today. It was definitely hard to load yesterday. I gained 2.2 the first day and 2.4 the second day of loading last round. This last week before starting p3 I was having a loss of appetite and no energy with some sadness/depression. I hope the drastic diet change does not make it worse. Maybe it will be just enough of a change to snap me out of it. I am excited to see the numbers going down again. First goal is to hit the 140's!!

Round 3 Phase 2 Begins!!

Well, whether I like it or not, let the games begin :) I woke up today at .6 higher than yesterday, so that really ticked me off. My start weight today is 156.4 lbs. That is 4.6 lbs higher than last LIW, then you minus the 2.5 for the implants and I have 2.1 lbs of swelling, ovulation, or actual gain :) Most likely a combination of the 3. I am okay with that, except for the fact of loading. It is going to kill me to see higher numbers than this, but I also don't want to be miserable my first week. My friend did not load her first round and she had massive headaches and hunger. That does not sound fun, so loading I will do. I did make lemon bars, carrot cake, cupcakes and cheesecake yesterday. I was so surprised at how good they were. My husband and kids loved them, and did not mind that they had no sugar or flour. If you have not gotten the almond flour cookbook yet, go get it!! I really hope this round goes smoothly and that I can reach my goal and finally be done. Here goes nothing...... :)

Loading:

Cheesecake Factory:

1/2 sweet corn tamale appetitzer

1/2 Chicken pesto pasta

1/2 chocolate coconut cream cheesecake

slice homemade carrot cake

string cheese

Rubios:

2 fish taco plate

chips, with pinto beans

slice homemade carrot cake

1 sf pecan delight

Did not eat breakfast and was not hungry. Loading days are so hard. Kept thinking of the scale and that sucked..... :(

R2 LM D50...

Still +1.5 above LIW! That is so strange. I have been this weight for the last 5 days. Maybe this is just where my body is at with the swelling it is carrying. I guess that is not too bad. My old LIW was 151.8, so this is 4 lbs above that exactly. 2.5 lbs at least in implants and up to 1.5 of swelling. I can live with that. Tomorrow is the beginning of R3 P2!!!! I am so nervous this time :) I will be baking up my treats today for loading over the weekend. I would really love to hit 140, but will be happy with anything 145 or less. I am going to try using Fage this round as a protein. My friend just finished her round 3 and she used it with no problems. That would really help since I hate cooking :) Mostly I will do chicken, tilapia, jay robb shakes and fage. Cross your fingers for me...... :0)

R2 LM D49...

+1.5 above LIW! Definitely ovulating today. I am actually having cramps and pain. I decided that instead of doing a crazy load with sugar/starch stuff I am going to make a bunch of amazing almond flour recipes. Plenty of good fat and protein. I am going to make carrot cake with creamy coconut frosting, lemon bars, vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and cheesecake. They don't have any flour or sugar. Just a little agave nectar :)

Here is what I ate today:

eggs with cheddar

ezekiel english muffin with butter and honey

sf applesauce

1 sf coconut candy

fage with berries and coconut flakes, kashi dark chocolate oatmeal bar

string cheese, almond blueberry banana muffin

dill tuna on sesame almond crackers

1/2 apple

muffin with cc

2 sf candies

Went shopping for all of my P2 foods..... :( Not very exciting :) I hope these next 3 weeks fly by!

R2 LM D48...

Little better at +1.1 above LIW! I am thinking that this does not have anything to do with almond flour. It does not seem to be the problem. I think it has more to do with ovulation, head cold, and swelling. I have said this before that any major moves in weight have ALWAYS been cycle related, and that I just need to trust that things will take care of them selves. I have been ovulating on the 13th day of my cycle each month. Last month on day 11 I went up a pound, then day 12 dropped down a little, then day 13 was up +1.6, then it tapered back down over the next couple days. Looks a lot like right now, but I also have the swelling to account for.

Here is what I ate today:

almond biscuit, tea

egg, cheese, ezekiel english muffin

sf apple sauce

almond sesame crackers, string cheese

almond banana blueberry muffin

sf coconut candy

cheeseburger, 1/2 choc shake

almond fried chicken, salad, sf applesauce

almond banana blueberry muffin

sf pecan delight

R2 LM D47...

Same as yesterday! +1.5 above LIW! I wish I knew why it was up. I did get a lovely head cold yesterday which could be contributing to things. I am always about +1.6 around ovulation, which should be 2 days from now. But if I am already up then it might go way up, dang it!! Oh well, what can I do?? I am supposed to load Friday and Saturday. Not looking forward to that....

Here is what I ate today:

almond flour bisquit and tea

eggs with cheddar

2 slices ezekiel toast with butter and honey

sliced pears tossed in fage and coconut flakes

chicken breast

string cheese

apple

1 sf coconut candy

almond flour bisquit and 1 oz colby jack

rr club burger, cantalope slices, diet coke, 1/2 oreo shake :)

1 sf coconut candy

I am going crazy not working. The candy shoppe gets very slow this time of year, so I told her that she could take me off the schedule with my surgery and we would wait until things picked back up again. I only worked 2-3 days a week, but I am one of those people who needs to work or do something!! I applied at a physical therapy office yesterday. Perfect hours: 2 long days a week, no weekends! But they prefer someone who is going into PT. I hope they will still give me a shot.... so if anyone knows of a great part time job in Utah, let me know! :)

R2 LM D46...

Up +1.5 above LIW!! Holy Cow! I did not think it was that bad yesterday, but I did eat 3 almond flour snicker-doodles. I think I have been mistaken that just because it is made with almond flour I can eat as many as I want :) I also have been looking over my menus for the past couple of weeks and can see that I have been having more "treats" than usual and less vegetables. I can see old eating patterns here. Even though I am eating much better food, I am still starting to have treats at every meal or between, instead of just one or two. My weight has definitely been fluctuating way more than ever since surgery, but I also added the almond flour since then. I am considering completing my last round starting this weekend. Sucks to think about starting the whole process over again :)

Here is what I ate today:

eggs with cheddar

2 slices ezekiel bread with butter and honey

string cheese, almond flour sesame crackers, muffin with cc

cheeseburger, 1/2 choc shake

protein shake, almond flour biscuit

1 oz cheese, 1 sm macaroon

Got some stuff done today. Felt pretty good. Just wish that days when the weight goes up did not affect my mood so much. Also got a head cold today :(