R2P2 Day 9 Gain 0.2lbs

Beginning weight 08.18.07 Wt: 197 (old scale)
Ending R1P2 10.18.07 Wt: 173 (old scale)
Wt: 173.2 LIW: 173 (old scale)
0.9ml (150iu) HCG 9th Injection IM

Well, I decided to play hooky from work today (bad, bad girl). TOM decided to show up while I was at work yesterday, which explains why I was so crabby. After dinner yesterday, I had horrible carb and salt cravings. So instead of doing my Callahan techniques, I gave in. I ate some vinegar and salt chips with hot sauce and finished a bag of melba rounds I had left, about 10-12 rounds. I did this after I avoided all temptation at work. There were 2 huge pecan pies in the breakroom while I was eating my sad lunch. I stayed away but then I get home and do this. I even avoided the Krispy Kreme donuts on Tuesday that were brought and put in MY work area. I felt full after I ate the melba rounds and then guilt set in later. I'm happy to see only a .2 gain but still that is no reason for doing what I did. I'll just blame TOM!! I'll give myself the injection today so I may skip tomorrow since that will be my heaviest day. We'll just have to wait and see.

I was reading my blog archive from 10.24.07 the day I received my new digital scale. I remember weighing myself and it told me 175.4. I thought "what the fu**!!" I hated that scale that evening and hugged my old scale for at least lying to me and making me feel better. Ha, who's fooling who? Then my daughter decided she wanted to weigh herself on the new scale and it read 97.something. I told her I hated her. I was just playing. Poor thing, she's only 4"11", and the doctor told her she would grow no taller than that. How sad. I can feel her pain since I'm only 5"00". Wow, a whole inch taller than her! So that's why I'm working on getting my weight down. My frame is so small and this weight is literally holding me down. My daughter has noticed my weight loss but is tired of me constantly telling her how much I've lost. Which reminds me, on Thanksgiving Day, I saw many of my family members from my mother's side, who haven't seen for a long while, and no one noticed!! I guess since I was wearing my Thanksgiving attire, of huge warm-ups (which fit very baggy now), a black shirt (form fitting and slimming), and still no one noticed. I wore the warm-ups because I knew I would be loading and needed room for my tummy to expand. Oh, well, I know what the scale says and how much better I feel so no biggie. Now for Christmas, they better notice or I'm disowning all of them!! Just kidding, bless their hearts!!

Breakfast: black coffee w/chocolate raspberry stevia
Lunch: tilapia and cabbage soup
Dinner: London broil and onions w/too many grissini

R2P2 Day 8 Lost 0.8

Wt: 173.0 LIW: 173(old scale)
0.9ml HCG 8th Injection (150iu)

Not too bad, and that's because I had cauliflower again yesterday. TOM is knocking at my back door and taking its time. I'm extra crabby today and I feel sorry for the guys at work since they have to put up with me. At least the weekend is almost here and we are expecting rain, lots of it. Last week we had snow which is very rare and now rain.

Breakfast: black coffee w/chocolate raspberry stevia
Lunch: chicken and steamed cauliflower, snack size orange
Dinner: shrimp and cabbage soup

R2P2 Day 7 Lost 1.6 lbs

Wt: 173.8 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 7th Injection (150iu)

Well, lookie there, I had the cauliflower yesterday for lunch and it didn't seem to affect me negatively.

I need to bring up the point that Dr. S. specified in his manuscript about set weight points, which is where I'm headed for. When I became pregnant 14 years ago, I weighed 130 lbs. The weekend I became pregnant, I shot up 10 lbs, is that possible? Well, I continued to gain and gain throughout my pregnancy and was up to 176 when I was 9 months pregers. After I had the baby I was hoping to see a huge drop but she weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. and that's all I lost. So I weighed 170 for many years then slowly began to creep up. The whole point for me bringing this up is because when I get to 170 (very shortly, I hope) I may stay there for a while. We'll just have to play it by ear.


Breakfast: black coffee (lots) w/ stevia
Lunch: chicken and cabbage soup, orange
Dinner: Shrimp and steamed cauliflower
Snack: 2 stalks of celery

R2P2 Day 6 Lost 1.2lbs

Wt: 175.4 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 6th Injection (150iu)

I had to weigh myself very early this morning since I had to be at work at 5:30am. I'm kind of hoping it would be more but 1.2 lbs is still very good, a loss is a loss, right? My work schedule changed from the last time I did the protocol so let's see how this is going to work. I was home yesterday but today its back to the old grind.


Breakfast: black coffee w/stevia
Lunch: sirloin, fresh cauliflower and an orange
Dinner: chicken and cabbage soup w/a splash of ACV (different and kinda delish)

Now, I know cauliflower is not allowed on the protocol but last week I had bought a huge bunch, since it was on sale, and I forgot about it. I was looking through the fridge to see what protocol vegetables were in there and I discovered the cauliflower. I will experiment to see if it stalls my weight loss or helps it. Trial and error for me.

R2P2 Day 5 Lost 2.2 lbs

Wt: 176.6 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 5th Injection (150iu)

Ok, ok, I did a 4 day load, my bad anyway, my LIW is not accurate of course since I switch scales. Anyway I continued to cheat yesterday because my daughter was still home. Let's see if I can do better today.

Breakfast: coffee, black w/stevia
Lunch: beef and cabbage soup, lots of spices for flavor, granny smith apple w/sprinkled cinnamon
Dinner: chicken and cabbage soup, small orange

I have to go to bed early since I was on vacation today and tomorrow I go back to work. I need to work on my food schedule for work.

R2P2 Day 4 Alright

Wt: 178.8 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 4th Shot

Ok, I did 3 days of loading. So today will be my first VLCD day. I don't have anymore 1/2 and 1/2 for my coffee so it will be drank black for this round.

Ok, I already blew it, I had a piece of chocolate cake w/o frosting with my plain black coffee (eeekk).

Lunch: my potatoes with bacon
Dinner: chicken and cabbage soup

R2P2 Day 3 It's Snowing Outside

Wt: 177.4 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 3rd Injection (150iu)

I know my title is weird but I live in the desert so this is miraculous. Anyway, I'm doing another load day since my daughter wants my famous potatoes. I also made this awesome chocolate cake yesterday and it would be a shame to let it go to waste.

R2P2 Day 2 Ooops!

Wt: 176.8 LIW: 173
0.9ml HCG 2nd Injection

Ok, yesterday I didn't weigh myself on my digital scale. I used my old scale. This morning I remembered that I told myself on my first round that I would use my digital scale. I bought it late in the game. So this is my true weight as of today. I took my injection this morning. I'll eat today or shall I say feast today as well. I don't want to do a true load because this will be a short round so I can finish by Christmas!!

Breakfast: coffee and croissantwich
Lunch: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes w/cinnamon and butter
Dinner: Lots of chocolate cake w/coffee

R2P2 Day 1 Thanksgiving

Wt: 175 LIW:173
0.9cc HGC 1st Injection (150iu)
5,000iu mixed in 30ml of Bacteriostatic Water

Wow, I said to myself I would do a heavy loading, but this morning I got up at 5:30 and made some coffee and had a croissantwich. I went to Wal*Mart to pick up some items I had forgotten. Later, I had 4 fried eggs over easy, spam and 4 pieces of toast. Dinner, of course, consisted of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, my homemade cranberry sauce, vegetables, biscuits, salsa, tostadas, and some pumpkin pie with coffee. Man was I stuffed.

I'm a little upset because my friend Fernando stopped by my aunt's house to pick up some cranberry sauce and he was with his ex Joann. They're always breaking up and getting back together. I don't know what the deal is there. Well, I brought home plenty of leftovers for tomorrow!! I still need to make my darn good chocolate cake and a sweet potato pie!!!

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 176 LIW: 173

Breakfast: croissantwich and coffee
Lunch: apple and pumpkin pie, cottage cheese w/pineapple and cinnamon
Dinner: week old Chico's tacos, pringles, cup of coffee

Tomorrow is the beginning of Round 2 Phase 2!! I'm nervous for some reason, I guess the VLCD is the scary part.

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 176 LIW: 173

Ate my dinner late so my weight is the same. I had to do the mailrun at work and had to take a vehicle to the radioshop. While I was there, they invited me or I invited myself to partake in their Thanksgiving luncheon. I felt uncomfortable but I ate anyway.


Breakfast: coffee and croissantwich
Lunch: ham, beans, queso with tostadas, fresh broccoli, snap peas
Dinner: tilapia fish, experimental mashed potatoes, corn w/green pepper
Snack: cottage cheese w/pineapple and cinnamon

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 176 LIW: 173

I think my weight fluctuates so badly because of the times I have to weigh myself. Since the weekends I can sleep in, I weigh myself later than during the week. I have to weigh myself at 4 am during the week and at 7am on the weekends.

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: Leftover chicken soup without the chicken
Dinner: cottage cheese w/pineapple and cinnamon, a touch of stevia (7pm)
Snack: chips and hot sauce

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 175 LIW: 173

I'm not too worried about my weight right now since this coming Thursday I begin Phase 2 again. Back to no food so to speak.

Breakfast: croissantwich (2) and coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 and Splenda
Lunch: chicken soup (celery,onions, garlic and white rice)
Dinner: Same as lunch and 2 Klondike bars

R1P4

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

Go figure, its probably because I slept in and didn't weigh myself until 7:00am. I usually weigh myself at 4am.

Breakfast: Crossaintwich of sausage egg and cheese
Lunch: Chips and hot sauce and a Klondike bar
Dinner: Spaghetti w/italian sausage sauce, garlic toast

R1P4

Wt: 176 LIW: 173

Lunch: chile verde, beans and rice with corn tortillas
Dinner: chips with hot sauce, Klondike bar coffee

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 175.5 LIW: 173

I couldn't help but to have the chocolate yesterday and I was trying to concentrate on getting more protein. Oh, well. I start Phase 2 next week so hopefully I can take these pounds off.

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: chicken teriyaki and basmati rice
Dinner: mexican mac and cheese chuck steak
Snack: Symphony's chocolate w/toffee chips and almonds

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 176 LIW: 173

Looks like a steak or protein day for today.

Breakfast: 1/2 a beef and potato burrito
Lunch: Wendy's taco salad
Snack: cottage cheese w/peaches and cinnamon
Dinner: deviled eggs
Snack: Hershey's Symphony chocolate w/toffee chips and almonds

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 175 LIW: 173

Guess I went a little crazy yesterday, woke up with a headache today.

Breakfast: 1 egg & chorizo w/bean burrito and 1 chile colorado burrito
Lunch: 2 single orders of Chico's tacos and 1/2 of a hot dog
Dinner: none
Snack: Hershey's chocolate and Symphony chocolate

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 174 lbs LIW: 173

Got up to get ready for work.

Breakfast: whole wheat toast w/real butter and coffee w/ 1/2 & 1/2
Lunch: Furr's all you can eat buffet (meatloaf, salad, chicken leg, roll, pan potato fries, slice of sweet potato pie
Dinner: chicken Teryaki w/basmati rice and Hersey's chocolate bar

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

I'm not to worried if I go a little more over my LIW since Phase 2 will be starting very soon!!! Not much to post today just kinda draggin' this morning. After my daughter awoke she complained of feeling dizzy, then I started to feel the same. We blame the fact that we ate fast food the day before. We had not eaten fast food for some time now. I haven't had fast food since August and she hasn't had it since late September. I believe our bodies had detoxed and now we polluted them again. I will stick to salads.

Breakfast: 3 over easy eggs with 4 slices of 100% WW bread
Lunch: beef barley soup
Dinner: guacamole w/whole grain pita chips
Snack: Hershey's chocolate

R1P4 1st Week

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

Today I got up early and went shopping!! Also stopped by Starbucks and got a venti white chocolate mocha. Can you say, "MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!"?

Lunch: Sourdough Jack, medium fries and water
Dinner: Top sirloin steak and Spanish rice

R1P3 3rd Week

Wt: 173.5 LIW: 173

Breakfast: strawberry bowl cake and a Griddle sandwich
Lunch: small piece of chocolate cake
Dinner: guacamole dip with whole grain pita chips
Snack: pineapple w/cottage cheese sprinkled w/cinnamon

Not much happened today as you can tell.

R1P3 3rd Week

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

Not much to post today, fell lazy. So lazy that I didn't bring lunch nor have the desire to pack anything.

Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: taco salad from Wendy's with the works
Dinner: cottage cheese w/pineapple tidbits and cinnamon

R1P3 3rd Week

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

It just dawned on me that in a couple of weeks, I will restart Phase 2. I've gotten used to eating and soon I'll be back to VLCD'ing. So I will enjoy Thanksgiving. I still don't know what we are doing. Saturday I'll be in Phase 4. Of course, I've been cheating already and adding carbs, bad, bad girl.

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: chicken strips, avocado and cucumber, ranch dressing
Dinner: tilapia fillet green beans and asparagus

R1P3 3rd Week

Wt: 174.5 LIW: 173

Woke up feeling better. I got to see my "honey" at work this morning. He keeps flirting w/me and I don't know if he's messing with me or what.
I ran into my Aunt Betty at Wal*Mart after work. I was walking around like a zombie from being tired and we kinda looked at each other like is it or is it not? Anyway, not much else. Got home and waited for my precious daughter to get home in her mood.

Breakfast: coffee
Lunch: Rotisserie chicken breast, avocado w/mayo
Dinner: tilapia fillet, sauteed eggplant
Cheat: guacamole Pringles and cherry essence prunes

R1P3 3rd Week

Wt: 175 LIW: 173

Would you look at that, too close for comfort. I don't understand, my stomach became upset last night and it still feels weird this morning. I wanted to leave early from work but I ended up working the whole shift. That's why I didn't bring my lunch. I weighed myself when I got home and the scale said 174.

Breakfast: piece of birthday cake w/coffee
Lunch: small bag of Doritos and piece of birthday cake
Snack: cottage cheese w/peaches & pineapple tidbits
Dinner: Rotisserie chicken, sauteed zucchini & eggplant
Snack: cottage cheese w/pineapple Cheat: 4 plain Pringles

R1P3 3rd Week

Yesterday's weight: 173 LIW: 173

Today's weight: 174 LIW: 173

Didn't get a chance to update yesterday since my daughter hogged the computer and I needed to clean around here. Not much has happened. I did go to Sam's yesterday to buy canned fruit and cottage cheese. I can't seem to get enough cottage cheese for some reason. The only thing I can think of is my body needs calcium. I don't crave milk just cottage cheese. Strange. I bought a rotisserie chicken also along with my avocados.

Breakfast: Ruffles w/hot sauce, omelet w/sausage and onions
Lunch: cottage cheese w/peaches
Dinner: chuck steak and sauteed zucchini
Snack: cottage cheese w/peaches

R1P3 2nd Week

Wt: 174 LIW: 173

Last night I made sure to finish eating before 6pm since I had to go to bed at 9pm. Weighed myself this morning and the scale crept up to 174. Must be all those fun sized candy bars I was cheating with and the donut, duh! Tomorrow will be my 3rd week of Phase 3. If my calculations are correct I can start Phase 2 again on Thanksgiving and do a 23 day (short phase) and be done before Christmas so I can be on Phase 3 again by then. Hopefully it will work out that way.

Breakfast: None, a venti Bold with cream and Splenda from Starbucks
Lunch: mixed greens salad w/chicken strips and avocado
Dinner:

R1P3 2nd Week

Wt: 175 lbs LIW: 173 lbs

Ok, I know it looks like I have gained 2 lbs. but in reality, my work schedule changed twice this week which has caused me to weigh myself earlier and earlier. I weighed myself today at 3:45AM. I'm having to adjust my body and meal times so my weight will be off for a while. I also cheated the last couple of days with fun sized candy bars and donuts.

Breakfast: a cake donut from Southern Maid
Lunch: chicken strips w/Provolone cheese and Laughing cow cheese wedge (2)
Dinner: mixed greens salad with chicken strips, avocado and bleu cheese dressing