R4 P2 D19...

Down -0.8 lbs! I will take that! Yesterday morning when I got up I kept getting the cold sweats and having to put my head between my legs so I would not pass out. I think I had definitely over done it the previous 2 days by working non stop on the basement. I went to work, then came home an laid low for the rest of the day. I had absolutely no energy. Then I took a muscle relaxer and went to bed and actually slept all the way till morning. I know I posted at the beginning of the round how I was so happy for the improved sleep, but about a week ago I started waking up at 4:30. Wide awake and not able to go back to sleep. It was a nice change and I think the body appreciated it :) Today I have to work and then will take it easy. The basement is all painted, and the trim is going up today. That is all that is left before the carpet comes Friday morning! Here is what I am having today:

4oz chicken 146.6

100g romaine 17.0

150g apple 77

1 breadstick 10.0

40g jay robb 146.6

184g orange 86.0

2.5g cocoa 5.0

Total Calories: 488.20

R4 P2 D18...

Down -0.6 lbs! I really thought it was going to be a pound or more :( I was even able to finally go to the restroom!! But I am also even more sore today than yesterday, so that could be part of it. I think this week I am going to weigh M, W, Sat. Maybe that will ease the morning frustration :)

Off to work this morning! Here is what I am having today:

4oz chicken 146.6

250g tomato 45

115g straw 36.8

40g jay robb 146.6

115g straw 36.8

5g cocoa 10.0

Total Calories: 421.8

R4 P2 D17....

Down -0.0lbs! That really ticks me off. I was wondering if I was going to have a problem this morning. We painted all day yesterday. My job is where the ceiling and walls come together so I must have done the equivalent of a million high step ups and I am sore. Also, I did not even think about it until the end of the day, but my hands were covered in paint. I have no idea if there are any oils in there or things that might affect me. Oh well, today I will wear gloves, but I still have to finish the bedroom. We got the main room painted, and just have to finish the hall and bedroom today. Then we will start the trim. The paint color turned out beautiful. Hard to believe this area has been a pile of junk for the past five years :) I was reading over on the forum about double protein days. One of the "experts" over there does these in the middle of her rounds when things get slow. I think I will try that today. It goes like this:

Breakfast: 100g protein

Lunch: 200g protein, veggie

Dinner: 100g protein, veggie

You must stay under the 500 calories, so you will most likely need to stick with chicken and fish. Then fill in with veggies to stay under the 500 cals. Here is my plan..

Breakfast: 6 egg whites 96

Lunch: 226g tilapia 220

150g asparagus 30

Dinner: 84g chicken 110

100g romaine 17

Total Calories: 473.0

R4 P2 D16...

Down -1.0 lbs! I am now just 2.3 lbs away from truly official virgin territory. My last round ended at 144.4, but I never stayed there, since I went right up to the 149.8 after adding exercise right out of the gate. Exciting stuff! Today we will start painting as soon as the contractor drops off the paint. We have to have all the paint and trim done before the carpet arrives on Friday morning. Then Saturday morning we have to rip off the counters, so the new ones can be installed Saturday afternoon! This is going to be a very busy week! And just think, on next Saturday it will be day 23! Then it is time to make decisions on how long I want to go. Gotta get to work! Here is what I am having today:

4oz chicken 146.6

200g celery 32.0

215g apple 111.8

40g jay robb 146.6

115g straw 36.8

Total Calories: 473.8

R4 P2 D15...

Down -0.0 lbs :( My first day of no loss..... I knew they would come, but I still hate to see it. I am wondering if cabbage could be a problem for me, or the braggs aminos. I only lost .4 the last time I ate it and that was right at the beginning when I lose big numbers no matter what. I had it again yesterday with only a splash of the aminos and even skipped the evening fruit?? Not sure. I will try a few days of no cabbage, aminos, or miracle noodles and see how that does. I could just be the fact that this is the beginning of all the ups and downs. I will weigh for the next 2 days and then maybe just weigh 3 times next week to avoid the frustration :) Have a list a mile long of stuff to get done today. Then painting for the weekend :) Here is what I am having today:

40g Jay Robb 146.6

115g Strawberries 36.8

4oz chicken 146.6

250g Tomato 45.0

215g Apple 111.8

Total Calories: 486.8

R4 P2 D14...

Down -0.8 lbs! Happy to see that this morning :) The weather definitely made a turn for the worse today. Clouds and rain. Not much going on today. Just work, and more mudding and sanding in the basement. I guess I should enjoy this now, because there is a whole lot of painting coming up, before the carpet arrives a week from tomorrow! I cannot tell you how relatively easy this round has been. Hunger is pretty much non existent and I have that great sense of well being that HCG tends to give. On all of my rounds in the past, the second I go on HCG the sex drive goes out the window. This one, it has gone up! Go figure. Needless to say, the husband is not complaining :) Here is what I am having today:

4oz chicken 146.6

200g celery 32.0

215g apple 111.8

4oz chicken 146.6

125g cabbage 31.5

*miracle noodles

Total Calories: 468.5

R4 P2 D13...

Down -.2 lbs! Well I knew the huge losses couldn't last forever.... :)

I actually got further this round before they started dropping so I guess I

can't complain. I am working this morning and they are continuing the

sanding and mudding today.

Here is what I am having today:

4oz Tuna 100

100g Romaine 17

215g Apple 111.8

4oz Chicken 146.6

250g Tomato 45

115g Straw 36.8

5g Cocoa 10

*Miracle Noodles

Total Calories: 467.20