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 :(