R2P3D5- 1.1 loss

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss 1.1 Current Weight 142 LIW 143.5 Under LIW 1.5 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 47 Food Tracker (click here)  and choose 6/3/2010 as the date Exercise Tracker (yesterday): 1450m swim (40 minutes)   Lots of good fats yesterday...I added in almond butter (no ingredients other than the almonds), guacamole, cashews and pistacios (nut mix), and salmon in addition to my proteins and strawberries.  Yesterday was a stressful day, but at least I made good choices (though I had cravings, let me tell you).  PMS seems to be rearing its ugly head for the second time in the past two weeks, so Ive been getting set off so easily.  I think too that I tend to get a little depression after the HCG is out of my system, at least thats what happened last time and with both of my pregnancies, so my kids and hubby know to stay a little clear, just in case.   Lunch today will be at the Cheesecake Factory, and Im a little nervous.  Im going to go online and plan my meal prior to going so I wont be tempted to stray.  Im not worried about going full hog for cheesecake, I could take it or leave it, but those darn Buffalo Blasts are addictive and delicious fried goodness.  Hubby jokingly (I think?) asked me to bring him home something (ie Buffalo Blasts) and I told him it might be a little too much for me to have them in the house, or on the table at the restaurant, or in the car on the seat next to me... at this time.    For breakfast today I tried a Fage 2% plain yogurt, and wasn't impressed.  I added strawberries to it to make it a little more palatable, but maybe its an aquired taste.  Also had a fig (and brought more to work to snack on), and a tbl of almond butter on celery (and my finger, yum!).  Feeling content and satisfied, and only 177 calories total.  Pretty good.    This weekend is going to be fun: our community is hosting a garage sale, and I always get such good deals, and my inlaws are coming over to sell and help my biggest with his lemonade stand (and I think my MIL is just finding this out as she reads this-dont worry, Mom, itll be fun!).  Then date night tomorrow night, (I can eat now!!!  No more dry steak and romaine for me)!  Sunday there is a festival locally, though I cant remember what it is right now, and probably bunch with the family.    Today's task for BDS is to pick two diets to follow.  Two in case the first doesnt work.  We all know my first one: HCG, and that it works.  And my second, that I will follow this summer, is the one my friend is doing and having great results with.  I dont know all the details, but it is basically a counting and changing up a calorie system, and she can eat what she likes in moderation, and exercise.  And that was my plan for the summer anyway, so it will be nice to have a regimen to fall back on just in case.  Im feeling a little limited right now about having to stabilize and not lose anymore for the next three weeks, but I know I need to do it.  I have to let go of that 130, or even 125, number right now, and know that my body will get there when its ready after I do a lot more hard work...and I know all the reasons why I want to get there too, thanks to my handy dandy notebook, I mean advantages response card :)...   And I think since I know Day 2's task already, I'll do Day 3 as well, which is eat sitting down (to be more conscious of the food that you are eating).  And Im not going to think about the fact that I did not have breakfast sitting down this morning, since I was busy packing my snacks and watching the kids run around...Ill start from right now.    What are your big plans for the weekend?  Want to follow the BDS along with me?

R2P3D4- 1.1 gain

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain 1.1 Current Weight 143.1 LIW 143.5 Under LIW .4 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 45.9 Food Tracker (click here)  Exercise Tracker (yesterday): Run 2 miles (slow pace), walk .9 miles.   Think all the lactic acid buildup in my legs from running two days in a row may have caused the gain, cause I ate clean and under 1500 calories (my BMR is 1684)...my legs were sore today.  And I think that contributed to my crappy showing at Masters Swim tonight.  I used my pull buoy (which buoys the legs to get more of an arm and back workout) for most of the 1450m I swam.    I also had a ton of gas...all the cheese and oil and fat building up, I guess.  TMI for some, huh?  Hoping to see a loss tomorrow...would love to be consistently 2 under LIW so when I start the serious workouts I wont go too above LIW.    Stressful day today...too much heat and lots of annoying things happened...like the vitacost order I placed which was to arrive today was damaged in shipping and wont arrive now til Monday...I ordered a ton of stuff for P3, and now I have to wait an extra 4 days to get it.  And it took me over 2 hours to get the order rebooked...and the roof is leaking, and the basement has moisture, the vertigo is rearing its ugly head when I work on the computer (and thats a lot) and Im trying to book a vacation to the beach for the family and no one from the rentals are calling me back...oh well, I definitely think TOM is going to make his appearance very soon.     See you all in the morning...lunch with a friend I havent seen in a long time is on the agenda tomorrow , so Im really looking forward to that.   Good night, dearies...

R2P3D3-.9 loss

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss .9 Current Weight 142.0 LIW 143.5 Under LIW 1.5 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 47 Food Tracker:  16 oz sirloin steak, 2 oz sirlon, 2 large hothouse tomatoes, 1 apple (steak day)   Exercise Tracker: Run 2 miles (slow pace, stopped in between mile 1 and 2 for about 5 minutes), walk 1.3 miles.   Wow, I couldnt believe I ran yesterday.  I didnt even plan for it.  I was going to do the JM Shred video, even went so far as to move the coffee table over to the couch so I would have room, and then I noticed the storm clouds.  Checked weather.com and found out it was supposed to thunderstorm in about an hour, so I decided to go for a quick walk before my shred.  And then I was walking for a few minutes, and said what the heck, Im going to run until my legs are tired and see how far I get...and then I went a mile, and was shocked.   Walked for a few minutes because there was a HUGE hill and my legs were really tired, and started again at the top.  The funniest thing was that I had to drag my dog...she was really tired.  She used to run with my hubby all the time but not for a while, and the poor thing is out of shape ;).  Stopped at the library on the way home to pick up some books, fully expecting to walk the rest of the way, and then said hey, why not run (or honestly, lets say slow jog, because thats really the truth) again, and ran the rest of the way home (all downhill, yay!) with books and dog in hand.  Missed the rain by about 10 minutes.  And never found the strength in my legs or the time in the rest of my day's schedule to do the shred.  Walking/running on the agenda today since Im in the office, and then onto Shred once again tomorrow (in addition to Masters Swim).  I feel pretty good.   Just got the Beck Diet Solution (Judith Beck) from the library based on a recommendation from a SparkPeople friend, and have found it interesting so far.  Ill be posting my tasks from that book here, as well as getting back to Martha Beck's Four Day Wins over the next month.  There is no way I am going to sabotage the weight Ive lost by going right back to my excuses and poor eating habits.    As always, stick around to catch the highjinks of a clumsy athletic girl who is going to work her body and mind into a weight burning gorgeous well oiled machine with some slips thrown in for good measure...   Beck Diet Solution (BDS) Daily Task #1: Create an Advantages Response Card   Create a card that you can carry with you all times and review when you need it, or at a minimum twice per day.  On this card you list all the reasons you want to lose weight.   Here is mine: I want to release weight so:   I will look so much better I will feel so much better: sexy, self confident, FREE from compulsion and obsession about my food and my body I will fit into size 2 and 4's I will be a MILF I will be mentally clearer and have better focus and moods since Ill be eating whole unprocessed foods Ill get to cook more and learn lots of great recipes Ill spend more time in the kitchen, with my family I will be able to more clearly recognize my body's needs/signals and meet those needs I will set a good example/serve as an inspiration for my family, friends, and clients I will know I can reach any goal/do anything I put my mind to I wont be embarrassed by the way I look (when running yesterday I noticed this-Im not embarressed to run anymore) Things wont jiggle so much when Im working out Ill get lots of good attention Ill feel in control I wont need to obsess or worry about my body or FOOD anymore Ill be able to look and feel great in a bikini Ill be in the best shape of my life Ill be able to focus more on the important things in my life: home, family, friendships, love Ill be less self critical Ill enjoy my physical relationship with my hubby more Ill have more energy to play with my kids Ill be better able to manage my cravings Ill pamper myself in ways that are not food related Ill FEEL my feelings instead of stuffing them with food (scary and good) I wont feel GUILTY! or depressed about how I look Ill be much easier to work out and do races Ill be able to teach/coach others to do what I did (mind and body techiniques) ill be more sucessful in my careers (coaching and otherwise) Ill have more friends I will have more creditability in my coaching practice My kids will be better nourished, and have a better attitude and understanding about healthy food, and food in general (since I wont give them my food obsession)-this is HUGE~ Wow, this was a pretty cool exercise...but boy, do I have lots to read twice a day :)   After doing this, you are supposed to carry the card with you, refer to it as often as you need to when tempted by food cravings, or stressful situations.  You can also post it on the frig, the mirror, etc.  And set yourself a reminder on your computer or phone to read the card at least once per day at a specific time.

R2P3D2-What a weekend!

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Current Weight 142.9 LIW 143.5 Under LIW .6 Total R2P2 Loss (from loading) 21.8   Sat weight 142.2 (-1.3) Sun weight 141.3 (-.9) R2P3D1 Mon weight 141.8 (+.5)   Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 46.1 Food Tracker:  What didnt I eat this weekend is a better question!  Lots of no-nos that were wonderful...little binging going on, but aware of it, and ok with it.   Exercise Tracker: Only one walk all weekend on Sunday due to the busy weekend, and a lingering vertigo episode.   My last injection of P2 was Friday.  It was a difficult decision, since my plan was to wait until after TOM arrived, and perhaps lose another 3 or 4 lbs before the end of the round, but I was fed up with my slow losses, and know that I made the right decision.  And the funny thing is that TOM has still not arrived!  No, Im not worried, this happened at the end of R1P2 as well.  Friday I ate my normal 500 calories.   Saturday I made a modified steak day, since I knew I would be doing my garage sales all day and probably wouldnt be around until 2 or 3.  I did have a mini soft pretzel in the morning, and apple for lunch, and then for date night my standard eight ounce steak with a tomato.  I also had a piece of flatbread pizza and a bite of hummus off my hubby's plate.  Very delicious.  That was after hubby took me to see Sex and the City 2, which I LOVED.  It was fabulous.  After dinner, we parted ways, him to watch hockey with the boys, and me to have a bath and a cup of tea before bed.  It was a great night (and about 750 calories for the day).   Sunday we went out for lunch with my in-laws to Lambertville, NJ (about 20 minutes from our house, an arty/antique town right on the deleware river), after I cooked all the greens that I got from my local food buying club:   I made collard greens with carmelized onions and bacon (delicious!!!!), as well as a mix of tat soi (chinese green), collards, kale, and swiss chard with almond flakes, carmelized onions and minced garlic.  I ate a ton of the collards with bacon for breakfast on Sunday, (even though I knew the bacon had a little sugar), so I wasn't too hungry at lunchtime and only ate a little of my chicken with romaine at lunchtime.  Plus a few sips of my hubby's margarita, and a few kettle cooked chips.  After lunch we walked over to the ice cream shop and I shared a cup of rainbow sherbet and chocolate ice cream with my biggest-always room for ice cream.  And yes, I know you're thinking, Kelly, no sugar no starch for three weeks, remember.  But Sunday and Monday I treated like I was not on any diet, ate what I wanted, and then planned to do a steak day today to make up for it.  I was so full after all that food, that I only had a few bites of leftover steak for dinner-no more than an ounce-and a few cups of tea at the end of the night (total for day, about 900 calories).    Yesterday, we BBQd for lunch-Hot Italian Bison Sausage with Corn on the Cob, Chicken marinated in Braggs and Sea Salt, and a huge salad filled with four types of sweet peppers, cucumbers, hothouse tomatoes, and garden fresh romaine with baby greens.  And I tried the WF Thousand Island Dressing with it.  I really liked it.  I also had lots of fresh strawberries, yum!  Later in the afternoon we went to a friends house, and I feasted on grilled sweet potatoes marinated in olive oil and scallions, and another big salad of mixed greens, grape tomatoes and softened goat cheese!  For dessert (get ready to be shocked and appalled), I had one chocolate chip cookies, a piece of eclair pie, two big pieces of yellow cake with whipped cream and strawberries, two oatmeal raisin cookies, and two decorated shortbread cookies.  A little much, but I couldnt stop eating them (probably about 2000 calories for the day, though it was day 1 of P3).  It was a well deserved 1.5 lbs gained this morning (I weighed myself again after my trip to the bathroom, so it only says 1.1 lbs above).  And today, Im back on track, and feeling satisfied and happy.  And I had such a great time with my family all weekend.  What a way to start the summer, and the rest of my weight release journey.  Though I want to lose another 18lbs, Im not planning on doing another round this yr unless I cant lose those eighteen by September through my working out and eating well.   If not, Ill do one final round in October, after all my tri training is finished, and in time to finish so I can enjoy Thanksgiving...and no more long rounds for me.  Short and sweet the rest of the way...   How was your Memorial Day weekend?   ps...Today, Im starting my exercise regime that will carry me through the three triathlons I plan to do (first one is August 1st!).  I may try to start the Cto5K depending on how hot it is, and I plan to try Day 1 of the 30 Day Shred that I have read so many of you have tried and hated, but got great results.  So wish me luck!   pss...Im going to take my remaining HCG and fill my syringes with it (about two weeks worth).  Then Ill wrap them in aluminum foil and freeze them for use during an upcoming round.    psss.. Helederheid, 30 inches is perfect.  Im 5'5" so that would be great, if you were serious that is....contact me via email and we can discuss the logistics-THANKS!     Kelly Scotti Certified Holistic Health Counselor, AADP   Founder and Director, Flying Dragon Wellness www.flyingdragonwellness.com www.mymomtris.com   Inspiring people to deliciously nourish their bodies and minds.

R2P2D43-VLCD D41-0 loss

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss +/_0 Current Weight 143.5 R2P2 Loss to Date 21.8 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15.9 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 45.5 Food Tracker:  Sirloin Steak with WF BBQ sauce, 1 oz burger, 2 plum tomatoes,  Fried Chicken breast with asparagus, strawberries with WF chocolate sauce, 3 melba toasts, 3 pieces SPRY gum, 2 cups Everyday Detox Tea, 3 mac nuts   Exercise Tracker:  None, thanks to thunderstorms (masters swim was supposed to be last night)   No loss this morning.  Ate about 630 calories today yesterday, since I added in some healthy fats and extra protein to see if I can jumpstart my overall stall.  I fried my chicken breast up with a tbsp of coconut oil (covered in crushed melba toast-yummy!), and had 3 mac nuts for a snack, in addition to 1 oz of extra beef during lunch.  Since I didn't have a reaction one way or another, not sure what to make of that.  Will eat intuitively again today and see what happens.  TOM is due today, but no symptoms, so not sure if he will be making his appearance.  Since Im stopping this round immediately after TOM is gone, Im hoping he will show up soon...   Happy 3 day weekend everyone...I hope you have a great time!

R2P2D42- VLCD D40

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss .9 Current Weight 143.5 R2P2 Loss to Date 21.8 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15.9 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 45.5 Food Tracker:  Apple, 8oz Sirloin Steak, 2 plum tomatoes, 6 chocolate chip cookies, slice of oreo cake, 1 chicken nugget, 1 slice cheese pizza, 5 tb cheddar cheese chicken dip and 5 tortilla chips, cup of pink lemonade (approx 1600 calories total) Exercise Tracker:  46 minute walking 14.62 min/ml pace   I did everything wrong yesterday (well, not everything), and lost today.  I walked in the 85 degree weather, which normally causes me to gain.  I did a perfect steak day until 5pm rolled around, and I went to my littlest's school potluck picnic.  I ate beforehand, since I was starving all day, and was all set to forgo all the food.  I thought I was in the clear, since the sign up sheet showed nothing that would tempt me.   But then the binge happened.  It only lasted 20 minutes, but boy, was it good, and boy was it bad.  I saw those home baked chocolate chip cookies on the table, and thought, Ill just have a bite of my son's.  And it was ok, but I thought I got a burnt one, so I had to try another, and then one more.  And then someone else brought in ones that I LOVE, with the big chocolate chunks, so I had two more (and brought one home for my husband, which I ate too before bed).  And there was pizza, and dip, and oh so many yummy foods.  And I decided to eat them.  Eat them and NOT feel guilty, NOT purge, and enjoy every bite.  Well, I enjoyed most of it.  I was a little distracted trying to chase my two guys around, but when I sat down, I loved it, even though I felt really weird.  I was binging in front of all these people I didnt know, and letting my boys run and bother others so I could eat all that food, and I was a little worried they would judge me.  But not enough to stop, obviously.      It was something I needed to do, and Im glad I did.  Not because I lost, but because it freed my head up from being so tied to being good and eating clean, and feeling deprived.   I was ready for the scale this morning, not matter what it said.  I am refreshed and ready to keep going, and ready to make Eating well, and sometimes eating crap my life.  Feeling good about everything I eat.  Combatting the negative thinking with good thinking in return.    I definitely think my weight is so infinitely tied to my need for perfection in myself, and being in control, and not as much to do with the food itself.  And that is why the next phase of my weight release journey is going to be about mental purging and renewal, something that will free me from constant thoughts of food: when will I eat next, where will I eat next, what do I want to eat, how much should I eat, etc.  I need to stop thinking about food constantly, and start living.  I love my newly thinner body, but no matter what size or shape it is, no matter how many fat rolls or cellulite, it is MY body, and I need to cherish it.  I need to treat it with respect and support it so it functions optimally.  And I need to get to the point that I do that without having to think about it.  So that it is so ingrained it is not a choice, its just something I instinctively do.  I have a ton of books waiting to be read to support me through this, wonderful family and friends, and you, as well, my bloggy peeps.  Will you take this next journey with me?   ps-two things I did try last night as well, to support myself at the end of this round into P3:   Drank Everyday Detox tea from Traditional Medicinals (with Dandelion Root, thanks for the suggestion MGM!)   Took my first dose of Multiple Glandular Support (homeopathic) that Less of Me (on my blogroll) recommended from Elixirs.com.  She and her testing team have been using it and found it makes stabilizing in P3 so much easier.  She recommends starting it 10 days before your transition to P3, and provided the coupon: "15% professional discount" to be put in the comment field for us to use.  All total, 225 doses (once a day) cost $22 with shipping.  Anything to help stabilize, right?   What a wild ride this is...

R2P2D41- VLCD D39

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain .7 Current Weight 144.4 R2P2 Loss to Date 20.9 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 44.6 Food Tracker:  Chicken with Romaine, Strawberries and Chocolate Sauce, Orange, Ground Bison with Onions and Melba Toast Exercise Tracker:  None   Boy is this diet frustrating when doing a longer round.  This morning I was all ready to bag it all due to my undeserved gain and start my 3 day no injections, and then be ready for P3 this weekend, but my husband said to keep going.  Though Im not losing anything, maybe Im still losing inches (though belly bloat today tells me otherwise).  TOM is due in two days, so that MIGHT be it, but I have no symptoms other than the bloat, so not really sure...and it was so overdue last time at the end of P2, Im not sure what to expect.   So i'll keep going til right after TOM, and then on to P3.  I really want to see the 130s this P2, any ideas to help this along?  Im going to do a mini steak day today, so that might help, but Im not too sure after gaining everything back on Monday after my steak day loss on Sunday.  How do you keep yourself going in the face of extra poundage?

R2P2D40- VLCD D38

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss .5 Current Weight 143.7 R2P2 Loss to Date 21.6 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15.7 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 45.3 Food Tracker:  Chicken with Romaine, Apple covered in WF Chocolate Sauce, 3 Mac Nuts, 2.5 pieces turkey bacon (the one with Sugar, yes!), Steak with Bok Choy, Strawberries and Chocolate Sauce Exercise Tracker:  2 hours ripping out bushes and trimming trees, 1/2 hr swimming So the sun did come out yesterday, and I worked my a** off in the front of the house, ripping out two huge azalea bushes, and I cheated and had some turkey bacon, swam for 1/2 hour, and lost 1/2 a lb.  Im sure Im never going to figure this out, so Ill stop trying.  And did I tell you, this past weekend, I fit into a size 4 stretch capri jean...yes, a little muffin top, but I worked it anyway!  And yes, I still fit into 10's too.  Another mystery of the universe.  Maybe you could all post your favorite brands here that let us wear skinny sizes to make us feel good about ourselves.  I know Ann Taylor Loft is one that is really generous... Happy Tuesday!

R2P2D39- VLCD 37

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain 1.8 Current Weight 144.2 R2P2 Loss to Date 21.1 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15.2 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 44.8 Food Tracker:  Chicken with Romaine and Strawberries, P2 Chili with strawberries Exercise Tracker:  1hr walk 18min/ml Gained the 1.8 I lost over the weekend without cheating (I was at about 480 calories yesterday).  My body really seems to like 144.2, and I've never even been at the weight for long, so far as I can remember.  How frustrating!  But Im sore from yoga and walking, so Im sure its just water.  Whatever...not much more to say.   Biggest told his teacher his belly hurt this morning, so they made me pick him up 1/2 hour after he got there.  He has made a mess of the house so far (taking out every game from the sideboard that took me an hour to figure out how to fit everything in there originally), and there is no belly ache/puking in site.  I guess I should have kept him home today since he did puke his plum up around 5:30am.  But then when he woke up later went on to eat a pop tart (he snuck it past me, I'm not that bad a mom!), and was jumping around, I figured he must have just ate something that didnt agree with him.  I'm about to put him to bed with no TV so he can see how much fun it is to be sick at home instead of at school.    Hope your day is better than mine...I just cheated with a Wheat Thin Multigrain Cracker and 3 Mac Nut Kernals (though some people use those to help with their weight loss)...fun stuff.  And its so grey outside...maybe the sun could come out and keep my company at least?

R2P2D38- VLCD D36

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3
Daily Loss 1.1
Saturday Loss .7
Current Weight 142.4
R2P2 Loss to Date 22.9
LIW R1P2 159.4
Under LIW 17
Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 46.6
Food Tracker:  Friday: Chicken and Romaine, Apple, Strawberries, Steak with bok choy and garlic
Saturday: 8oz steak, apple, tomato, one bite chorizo
Exercise Tracker: 70 min yoga Saturday, 1hr walk 18min/ml Sunday

Another steak day yesterday, unplanned until 2pm when I got back from garage sales, and only had an apple to that point. Went out to one of my fave restaurants with my hubby and had a great ribeye and a tomato while his parents watched the kids.  It was YUM!  And though I didnt have my normal 2lb loss from a steak day, 1.1 is nothing to cry about :).  After dinner we walked around our town for a while and ended up stopping in at our favorite wine bar, where we lounged on the couch and I drank my water, and dreamed of all the things Im going to eat after this round (in moderation, of course).  Im so looking forward to taking the summer off of HCG.  Im hoping to eat really clean this summer, but with all my favorite foods thrown in once a week or so, so I dont feel like Im missing anything.  I also plan to keep up with my 4 day wins (Martha Beck, baby!), just got my own copy from Amazon yesterday.  I will also be reading all of the wonderful diet/lifestyle books that I have been collecting for my client lending library this summer and posting my reviews/great ideas/crap rubbish points.  And that Jillian Micheals video 30 day shred will finally be opened and used! (in addition to my triathlon training).  It should be a fun summer...

On my list of things to eat this summer..sorry, let me wipe the saliva off the screen:

Primos Meatball Sub
Honey Restaurant Faves with glasses of Pacific Rim Chenin Blanc
Cross Culture Indian Restaurant
Domani Star Italian Restaurant
Blue Sage Goat Cheese Nachos
Andre's Sangria with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Meat Platter (or sandwich)
86 West Chorizo in Blanket and Prosuitto Carmelized Onion Flatbread, Brussels, and tons more (and dont forget the martinis!)
Chocolate Chunk Cookies (home baked)
Melanie's Pulled Pork
Brussels!
And so much more.  And by the end of the summer, I hope to weigh less than I do at LIW R2!  Lofty goals, especially with that impressive food list.  Thank goodness the summer last three months!

Though today was filled with kids and stressful screaming and tantrums, I had a great day.  Saw Shrek 3 with both kids, and littlest was actually ok almost the whole time (a feat at 18mo), and got to spend half the day with one of my best friends and her two little ones.  Then a long walk, a visit to the inlaws to pick up a ladder, and some time spent with my biggest getting a barn star ready for painting (to be hung this week on the front of the garage). 

My hubby was a big help now that his vertigo has gone away.  He watched the kids most of the day yesterday, fixed the garage door spring, and tried to help me put the screw in the stucco for the star, though the ladder we got from his dad was markedly too short.  And of course, on Friday, like I predicted, he did the lawn and three loads of laundry..good man, but he did not rest like he should have, and he is still trying to catch up today. 

Hope you guys had a great weekend too...here comes Monday, and fingers crossed for another big loss for all of us!

R2P2P36- VLCD D34

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Loss 2.0 Current Weight 144.2 R2P2 Loss to Date 20.8 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 15.3 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 44.9 Food Tracker: Apple, 8 oz sirloin steak, 2 plum tomatoes Exercise Tracker: 30 minutes swimming   Thank god for steak days, though I feel like crap this morning.  My head is pounding!  Probably not enough water in my system.  Back down to the weight I was four days ago.  This is such a such a drag-only losing when I do a steak or apple day.  Though, as always, the swimming doesnt affect the loss.  Guess Ill just be swimming from now until Memorial Day for exercise (though I do plan a walk during lunch today, its gorgeous out!, and yoga tomorrow...so scrap that swimming only idea).   Day going relatively smoothly so far, considering I had to take one of my boys to school in the opposite direction of work, I left my cell phone at home, one of the garage doors doesnt work, my garage roof is leaking, and my hubby is home recovering from his vertigo.  I hope he actually rests while he is home, insteading of trying to get a million things done, since Im sure his illness is his body telling him to rest.  But I bet the lawn will be done when I get home...not that Im complaining about that, but its a little dangerous, and a little strenous...   Looking forward to catching up on your lives this weekend, cant wait to see how great everyone is doing!   Have a wonderful weekend...

R2P2D35-VLCD D33

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain .2 (without a cheat, 3rd day in a row!) Current Weight 146.1 R2P2 Loss to Date 18.8 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 13.3 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 42.9 Food Tracker: P2 Chili, Strawberries, Chicken with romaine and braggs aminos, Apple (skipped 1 toast) Exercise Tracker: None   Another gain today, so mixing the new batch didn't seem to make a difference.  No idea why, as TOM isnt due for at least another 10 days, no exercise again, and more sleep than yesterday, though yesterday I was SO tired.  Mini steak day for me today.  Im hoping that these gains are not an indication that I've reached immunity.  This round has been really hard for me, at least in terms of psychological cravings, and emotional upheaval.  I would be really bummed to not be able to continue (now that I decided to move forward and made a new batch), but either way, I will see the 130s sometime this summer.   I am definitely not going to AC (thanks for your support about taking care of me!!!).  Kept getting calls that I just need to make a decision, they didnt care either way, so even though I didnt want to decide until tomorrow, I just told everyone yesterday that Im not going to make it at all.  So Ill be going to garage sales, yoga, and cleaning the garage this Saturday as planned.  And maybe a date night with Hubby tomorrow night if he is feeling better.  During his Budokon class last night he got lightheaded, dizzy, and fell a few times, so he headed home early.  He is going to see the Dr today (Im the designated driver) and see if he is having a bout of vertigo, which he gets every few years.  If so, that means I will have to find a way to get all the kids to school and him to work tomorrow before heading to the office myself.  That will be a fun (and early) morning!   Here's hoping that you all have a wonderful day.

R2P2D34-VLCD 32

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain .2 (without a cheat, again!) Current Weight 145.9 R2P2 Loss to Date 19 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 13.5 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 43.1 Food Tracker: P2 Chili, Strawberries with Walden Farms Chocoloate Syrup, Chicken with Walden Farms BBQ, romaine with braggs aminos (skipped 1 toasts and one fruit), 3 ACV shooters (8 oz hot water, 1 tbsp ACV, Grape Stevia-very interesting and tasty) Exercise Tracker: None   Another gain today, after a good amount of time on the toliet thanks to the ACV I'm assuming (recommendation from a friend on Spark People), as well as an epsom salt bath, skipping a fruit and melba toast, 8 hours of sleep, and no exercise-besides lots of water.  Fun stuff.  WTF?  Maybe the new batch Im mixing today will help.   At least everything is going well for me health wise.  I just had my first physical of my adult life yesterday, and was found to be in great shape.  BP 110/72, resting heart rate ~65, normal across the board with my labs (except for a low white cell and platelet count, which she said could be due to being exposed to my son's virus the day I had the blood test-or due to the weight loss-she is going to repeat the test in a month), neurological function intact (not always sure about that one ;)), and no red flags that indicate HCG is affecting me negatively in any way.  Which, despite all the hype about it, is what I assumed.    I really do not feel that HCG in the amount it is given in this diet, especially for those that take it homeopathically with the same results, can cause any damage to our systems.  It is a substance that occurs naturally in the body (at least for us women), we take the natural substance itself, and it hasn't caused me any problems during my pregnancies.  Those of us on it know the truth, and for anyone else, they are on a different path.  All good.    All of us on this weight release journey are getting healthy, informed, and in touch with our bodies.  Lets all support each other no matter what way we decide to do that.  I know I would never have gotten gastric bypass or lap banding, but I do not feel negatively for those people that decide to do that.  We are drawn to what works for us intuitively, and I accept and respect whatever decisions others make for themselves.    Re Atlantic City this weekend, I think Ive decided not to go.  With my weight steadily going up instead of the other way around, and only another 12 days on this round, it really stresses me out to think about doing a planned interruption (or just cheating one night) and then trying to get that weight down before my last injection.  I want to be in the 130s this round, and while that might not happen, it definitely WILL NOT if I go and cheat this weekend.  And going away with the girls should be FUN, not stressful!  Though now I am also stressed because I am getting pressure from the girls about going-because if I dont they will get one room split between five, and if I do, two rooms split between 3 (almost doubling the original cost)-and that makes me want to stress eat.  And Im also stressed as well because I feel that if I don't go for a reason related to my diet (or the cost of a room), that will irreparably damage my friendship with these woman.  For something they (and I, for that matter) think is so petty or easily managed (yes they are all skinny!), but so important to me (im so conflicted, can you tell?).  I know I am running away from the situation by not going at all, and I know if I do go, I would probably have a great time despite the food and money stress, and get to know them even better, but at this point, I've stirred up such a frenzy inside myself that it makes me sick (even thinking about them drinking and eating whatever they want while I dont imbibe causes me to be stressed), and I want to just stay home, go to some great garage sales and yoga sat morning, and then clean the garage (which really needs to be done soon!) so I can start getting a lot of clutter out of my house and life.   Help!  What should I do?  Note that losing weight is my foremost priority here...

Interesting HCG video links

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-L8VcL3fvU http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7435979

R2P2D33- VLCD 31

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain 1.3 (without a cheat!) Current Weight 145.7 R2P2 Loss to Date 19.2 LIW R1P2 159.4 Under LIW 13.7 Total Loss to date from R1 Start: 43.3 Food Tracker: Bison Steak (3oz) with Fried Onions and extra chicken (2oz), Chicken with romaine, strawberries and braggs aminos (skipped 1 toasts and one fruit) Exercise Tracker: 50min walk 17min/ml pace; 1/2 swimming   So some of my peeps on SparkPeople recommended Mac Nuts and Coconut Oil, and Im thinking I might try that to see if that helps with boosting my loss.  Figures that two good losses now equal today with one big gain.  Probably due to too much exercise.  But that wont be a problem today: the weather is crap, and Im going to be busy until 12:30am coaching my student clients after working a full day.  Hopefully I will be able to sleep in a little tomorrow so that lack of sleep does not affect my body.   I was so excited seeing 144 yesterday, and dreaming of reaching the mid 130s before the end of this round...and now a 1.3 gain.  Ugh!  Thats ok, though,,,,just another challenge to overcome.   And tomorrow is mixing day...so maybe a new batch will help.   Any big challenges for you this week?