R3P2D42V36 Stuck or Stall?

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 42 VLCD 36
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #35
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 160
Today's Wt: 160
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14.8

I think my numbers for the days and VLCD are off but I do not want to go back and recheck them, just lazy.  I'm confessing again, I just got home from work and shopping at Wal*Mart, and I got on the scale, 159.4!! Oh, how I wish that number would stay there until I awoke in the morning.  I had to go to Wal*Mart because another competing store had the case Nestle bottled water for $2.99 and the pint of strawberries for 99 cents.  Since I was out of fruit, I figured I better get me some strawberries to hold me over for the next couple of days until I can get to Costco for apples.  I just prefer apples because they easily transported in my backpack or purse.  Sadly, the strawberries were only on sale for today at that price.  Another store has them 2 for $3.00 which is still cheaper that what Wal*Mart sells them at their regular price. Did I mention I had a coupon for the water, it was $1 of two multi-packs of the water, win win!!

I stubbed my toe yesterday and it looks horrible.  I have never seen my toe that color.  It's a reddish purple color and it hurts to move it.  At work I just sat at my desk and iced it.  Right now, it's not hurting too bad but it is still very tender and sore.  I still have a matching ear to go with it, LOL.

Sadly, I withdrew my application for that job I was applying for.  I'm still not physically ready and being on P2 proves to make it more difficult.  I was seriously lightheaded after my first run and that was not a pretty feeling. So now I have a year to get my ass in better shape and condition myself to running long distances. I haven't told my daughter, she will be disappointed in me.  She actually told me last night that I stubbed my toe on purpose to have an excuse for not passing the test.  That upset me a bit but I promise, I did not do it on purpose.  I could never intentionally hurt myself that bad to get out of something no matter how hard I tried.  I do not enjoy pain, let alone, self inflicted pain.  I'm off to cook my chicken portions for the rest of the week since I'm completely out of cooked chicken.  Not sure if I told ya'll that I had tried my "prepped" eggs yesterday.  Shockingly, they were perfect, no sulfuric smell, no rotten insides and cooked very nicely since they were "room temperature".  I didn't feel sick yesterday or today so I guess that prepping works!!  Now I can hoard eggs, LMAO!!

R3P2D41V35 Overzealous

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 41 VLCD 35
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #34
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 160.2
Today's Wt: 160
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.2lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14.8

I must confess that when I arrived home from work yesterday and my Albertson's store trips, I got on the scale.  Oh, it was a beautiful number, 159.6.  I was yes, finally broke out of this decade and went into a new one, but sadly this morning it was 160.  That was a bit disappointing but maybe the coconut oil was a bit too soon  I must have jumped the gun yesterday and became overzealous because I made myself an omelet for dinner and put a little bit of coconut oil in with them, just so they wouldn't stick to the "non-stick" pan.  That was the only thing I did differently yesterday.  No extra Melba or WASA.  I had a class today for work and learned a bit more about identity theft.  After work, I stopped by Albertson's to redeem my free Monopoly pieces and get their new monthly ad.  Nothing exciting but for this week they have the petite steaks BOG2 FREE.  Love that deal.  It looks good but I'm probably paying more for that meat that anywhere else.  Anyway, that's all I bought since I really didn't want to go in there in the first place but it was pretty empty.  Another store opened a new store at a new location so everyone was there.  I'm not kidding you.  This store is in a large shopping center and I have never seen the entire parking lot completely full and there were still lines on the gateway to get into the parking lot.  People were even parking on the median on the gateway to get in this store.  They were having a sweepstakes but it didn't look worth it to me.  Sure it's a free truck but to fight with over thousands of people just to get it? Not worth it.  I drove by on the freeway, mind you.  They were having some grand opening specials but I'll just go to the other location or price match at Wal*Mart. That new location is out of my way anyway.  So now I'm debating what to have for dinner since I'm already feeling a bit hungry.  I don't think it's immunity just to very close proximity of TOM and the normal cravings that come with that.  I'm debating whether on having a steak or another omelet.  Oh, the reason I like the petite steaks from Albertson's is because they are the perfect size.  They weight exactly 100 grams raw and most of the fat is already trimmed off.  Perfect!! I also want to experiment with my eggs too.  A while back I had written that I had "prepared" them with mineral oil to preserve them without refrigeration, so that's what I want to try today, to see how they are doing.  So I sit here and ponder what to eat. Wish me luck.

R3P2D40V34 Huh?

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 40 VLCD 34
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #33
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.6
Today's Wt: 160.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14.6

Okay, I wasn't really expecting that but I frickin' take it!! Hells Yeah!! I guess all that physical activity I had on the weekend has really affected my losses and gains.  I'm sure I'm retaining water for TOM and all the soreness from strenuous exercise on the weekends.  Funny how once I stop exercising my weight drops.  So in this instance, exercise is not good for the body, especially on Phase 2.  I also cut out the WASA crackers and went back to the Melba toasts.  The WASA are too tempting and I end up eating a couple more than I should so I have finally stopped them.  Sadly, there are still some in my kitchen but I can avoid them for now.  My lunch yesterday consisted of my 100gm of chicken and grape tomatoes.  I had an apple later in the afternoon.  I realized that I have too many eggs so that's what I decided to have for dinner.  I did cheat a little by having 2 whole eggs versus 1 whole egg, and 2 egg whites.  I sauteed my onions and them cooked my eggs with them. I also added some Mrs. Dash garlic and herb seasonings and turmeric. This is my favorite P2 omelet.  I also had a few grape tomatoes along with that but counted it as my fruit.

After someone posted a link to a You Tube video on HCG2 dieters group on Yahoo, I watched it and it was only one minute and 30 seconds or less, long.  It basically said that once you awake in the morning, the first thing you should do is drink water, up to a liter of water if you can, so your body can begin to flush out toxins that have built up in your system during the night..  I started doing that on Sunday.  I must admit it was difficult for me because my body wasn't used it.  I'm used to getting up and going to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee.  I couldn't drink very much the first day because since I'm not acclimated to it, my stomach began to hurt and I felt nauseous. Luckily I didn't vomit or anything but I drank what I could then got my coffee.  I don't know if it's making a difference but I will stick with that routine.  Maybe that's the reason I had so many BM's on Sunday.  There's not much in our guts on Phase 2 but I was "going".  I took a Super Guarana tablet today when I left work because I decided to go shopping at Albertson's again to finish up my coupons since today is the last day of their ad specials.  I had to make 3 trips in both stores since I had 6 coupons left.  I then went to Wal*Mart since I don't get the Tuesday edition of the newspaper at home.  Oh, and I found organic, wheat-free tamari sauce at Albertson's so now I can make my own "crackers".  I really like these Guarana tablets, they give you energy without the jitters.  The first time I ever took one, I was working at a center for children.  Granted children didn't actually live there, they were just brought in to be interviewed by several agencies at once regarding the abuse they had endured.  So I took one when I had first received them and I ended up cleaning and reorganizing a three part closet full of crap.  I organized it, threw out a bunch of old shit in a matter of 2-3 hours, by myself.  The other girl came out of her office and asked where I had gotten the energy to clean that entire closet by myself.  She said she had tried, before I had started working there, to do exactly what I had done, but could never get through one part of that closet.  She was amazed.  I showed her the tablets and she was floored.  I don't know if she ordered any or just forgot about it.  I ordered some more from a different company but I only got 2 bottles.  Puritan's Pride has the best prices and best deals for me.  It's usually BOGO FREE, and B2G3 Free.  I didn't want that many bottles since I hadn't tried this brand but I am enjoying them and their effectiveness so I will buy more after these are done. Plus I got two bottles for the less than I paid for the one bottle or the other brand.  I don't even want to take a nap right now.  I just hope it wears off by the time I need to be in bed. See, I can't even stop typing LOL. I'm off to reorganize my kitchen, do some laundry and color my hair.  This includes my usually nightly chores of cleaning up after all my animals, exercising my dog and make sure they're all fed as well.

R3P2D39V33 TOM and Restocking My Cupboard

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 39 VLCD 33
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #32
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.0
Today's Wt: 161.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.2lbs

Ergh, TOM is pissing me off.  My numbers keep going up and up but I have to remind myself it is because TOM is right around the corner.  Last time TOM visited, I pretty much gave up, took a planned interruption because my weight was stalled or went up.  I just have to keep focused and remind myself it is because of TOM.  I've been having normal BM's the last couple of days but somewhere I'm retaining water.  I shouldn't be complaining of such a small gain because before TOM presents itself, I usually gain 5 to 6 lbs, off protocol.  I just need to keep a positive mind set and chug along.

I have to make a confession.  I'm a coupon fanatic!!  So this morning I set my alarm for 3:30am and snoozed a bit but finally headed out to walk the neighborhood.  I picked up everyone's unwanted flyers from their driveways while they slept.  There's a Spanish newsprint that is given to everyone around the neighborhood but no one reads them or picks them up, so I figured I'd help myself to them and do them a small favor.  I even asked my friend, who lives 2 blocks away, to give me her unwanted coupons.  She had to fish them out of the trash but they were still good.  I picked up about 6 papers and even one from last week that these people never picked up.  It was a win for me because there was a coupon for a free box of tissue paper for purchasing a 12 roll size toilet paper of same brand.  Fortunately for me, I have a dollar off coupon for the the TP, so I win, win!!!  There were also coupons for a dollar off 2 bags of Cheetos and Albertson's has them on sale with their coupon, so I pay $1.19 per bag.  After I came home from my coupon hunting trip, I went back to sleep.  I awoke again around 7:30am and had my coffee.  I went to Sam's to get dog food and some potting soil.  Then I headed out to Albertson's on the west side of town since they're well stocked.  I got me some more red wine vinegar (BOGO FREE), $1.50 apiece, some more garbanzo beans (88 cents per can), the Cheetos and since they had the Silk Almond Milk on sale all month, I found my 55 cents off coupons and bought it. The Duncan Hines cake mixes were on sale for a dollar. I picked up some more chicken since it was BOG2 FREE.  Can't beat that.  The trick of course, is to get the packages of similar price so you win and not the store since the take off the least expensive price of the packages.  I stopped by my mother's store to pick up some plastic milk cartons.  I plant on making my moveable garden in them.  Then I went to the other Albertson's by her house.  I got some more Cheetos (I have soooo many coupons now LOL) and the FAB detergent was 99 cents with their in-store coupon.  Don't need to tell me twice. I went in 3 times with 3 different cashiers so they wouldn't recognize me as the same person that just came through their line.  Then I headed to Costco to refuel since I was in the area.  I ran in and bought my "crackers" because I don't believe they're going to stock them anymore.  As soon as this stock is gone, that's it, no more crackers.  I will learn to make them myself since they contain brown rice, quinoa, sesame seeds, flaxseed and that's basically it.  I ate them during my Phase 3 and I had no issues with them.  I would just snack on them while watching tv.  I didn't find the seaweed chips so I don't know if they sold out or if they moved them.  I was just there Saturday so who knows.  I didn't want to stick around too long since I had my milk and chicken in the car and it was mighty warm out this morning.  Then I headed to Albertson's closer to my home, actually there's two of them, so I visited both.  I still have plenty of coupons so guess where I'll be tomorrow? You guessed it, Albertson's.  It's also the last day of the monthly and weekly ad, so I will be there.

I'm off to say a few Hail Mary's and Our Father's for all my coupon sinning I did today!! I also need to figure out where I'm gonna put all this stuff at.  Did I mention the eggs were on sale too!!

R3P2D38V32 Sunday Morning

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 38 VLCD 32
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #31
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.2
Today's Wt:161.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.2lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.8

TOM must be lurking or I'm retaining water from being so sore from yesterday or even both.  I was really debating about my injection today but I just did it, since there should only be 10 days left in my vial, technically 9 now.  I just hope if TOM is lurking, he better show up quick because I don't want it around when I retake my test.  I forgot I had bought some avocados at Costco yesterday so I will have to keep watch on those.  I may need to freeze them if I don't finish my injections in time.  After my fall yesterday my ear looks pretty bad.  I thought it was just red but it's actually bruised.  I have several bruises in strange places but that's to be expected. I may need to invest in a new pair of running shoes too.  I went to bed early last night, after reading a few chapters of The Hunger Games, since I was exhausted from my morning torture.  My cat kept crying at my door every hour on the hour.  I finally gave in at 5am to see what the fuss was about.  Turns out they were out of water.  Oooops, I gave them some water and she finally left me alone.  I weighed myself at that hour out of curiosity and it read 161.6.  I was no, I don't like that number so I fell back asleep.  When I finally awoke at around 8am, I weighed myself again and got that zero at the end.  I was surprised since I did hurt myself yesterday.  Also I ate too much. I had forgotten that I had eaten an apple between my meals and for dinner I had tomato again.  I pretty much repeated my lunch for dinner forgetting to omit the tomato.  I may have eaten an extra WASA cracker but I don't recall.  Oh well, I needed the extra nutrition for nearly killing myself yesterday.  I managed to water my poor palm trees this morning.

I looked over the newspaper this morning briefly and noticed they're some pretty decent coupons.  Can you guess what I'll be doing tomorrow?  That's right, shopping!!  That's all I have to report this morning so let's see what the rest of the day holds for me besides cleaning this hellhole I call a home.

R3P2D37V31 Darn, Darn, Darn!!!

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 37 VLCD 31
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #skip
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt:160.8
Today's Wt:161.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -13.6

I wasn't expecting a gain this morning since I got to sleep in later than my normal work week.  Must have been those extra WASA 7 grain crisp and light crackers.  I did have a couple extra and that was my only cheat. They have the same calories and carbs as the Melba toast, but these are more like cereal since they're so light and airy.  After looking at the numbers, it really isn't that bad.  I believe TOM is going to try and rear his ugly head soon, I can feel it.  My side was hurting yesterday, ovarian pain.  Felt as if I had a huge gas bubble stuck in my gut on my left side.  It's not intense but just bothersome.  This morning my nerves were all worked up because of my test.  So my body decided that I needed to have a BM before I left.  It wasn't much but glad I did it because I did not want to have to go during the test.  I did have to pee during my test but I had to hold it.  I managed to fall over a 4 foot wall and cut my ear, hit my head on the metal frame but I got up and kept running.  The running part of the test sucked because my time was slower than the last time.  Sheesh, what the hell?  So as I sit here typing, I can feel soreness coming over different parts of my body.  I cut the underside of my elbow so I'm unable to rest it on the arm rest.  So to reward myself for doing so poorly on my test, I went to Costco to spend money.  That always makes me feel better of course, my bank account doesn't appreciate it.  Since it's Saturday, surprisingly enough, it wasn't packed but it was 10 am.  I found what I needed and left.  I dropped off some items with my daughter.  I got her some pita and pretzel chips for her hummus and some roasted seaweed chips for her to enjoy at school. I left and went to Albertson's on the west side of town.  I love that store because it is always well stocked compared to the one by my house on the east side of town.  Since the west side is the ritzy part of town, that store caters to the rich so they have an extensive variety of items I don't find at mine but I just hate the drive over there.  From there I went to the International Market.  That store is freakin awesome.  I found a huge jar of tahini paste, turmeric powder in many different sizes, and relatively inexpensive, garam masala powder, sesame seeds and my Goya seasoning packets in the economy size.  That store is just awesome but again, it is out of my way. Now I will be able to make my own hummus since I have the tahini paste and the garbanzo beans were on sale at Albertson's.   I finally made my home by 12:30pm.  I was somewhat hungry when I finally arrived home so I made me some coffee (since the Keurig demo wasn't ready yet at Costco), a hamburger patty, Romaine lettuce, sliced tomato and a bit of red onion.  My mock burger, oh and some yellow mustard for flavor.  I know we are not suppose to mix veggies but to me, onion doesn't count for a veggie nor tomato.  Tomato is a fruit so I haven't had an apple or strawberries.  I did skip my injection today but I'm not sure if I'm ready for a planned interruption.  If I calculated it correctly, I should have 10 injections left but my test retake is in 2 weeks.  I may take my interruption next week just so I can have more food during the retake and hopefully TOM doesn't show up during that same week.  After my injections are completed, I will switch to sublingual.  I need to get this weight off as quickly as possible and get my butt in gear and in shape if I want this career change.  I know I didn't become overweight overnight, so I shouldn't expect it come off that quickly.  This protocol does help tremendously though and it works quicker that any diet or exercise program I've tried before. Enough of my ranting, I need to go work on my kitchen faucet.  I purchased a new one at Costco, so now I need to install it.

R3P2D36V30 Stair Steppin'

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 36 VLCD 30
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #30
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 160.8
Today's Wt:160.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14

Depending on how I do tomorrow at my test, that is going to determine if its time for me to take a planned interruption.  I've been going to bed late so I'm exhausted all day.  I have energy however, without plenty of sleep I just feel as if I'm walking around in a haze. I took a nap right now when I arrived home from work & the grocery store but that only lasted 30 minutes.  I obviously am going to start stair stepping in weight loss.  My ticker graph shows that.  I wish it was just a downward spike but since I'm female, we know that's not gonna happen.  I'll take whatever I can get at this point.  Last time I did this protocol in 2008, I managed to get down to 154 but with taking care of my daughter, I didn't take care of myself by maintaining so I went back up to 190.  I did not want to start there but I did and now look at where I'm at.  My second round wasn't that great for pounds lost (9lbs total in 30 days) but the inches sure came off.  Of course I didn't take measurements but my arms aren't as huge as they were before and all my clothes fit very loose except in the waist.

Let's see what tomorrow holds for me.

R3P2D35V29 What? Wow!!

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 35 VLCD 29
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 29
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162
Today's Wt: 160.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.2lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -14.0lbs

Wow!!! I am stunned!! I truly wasn't expecting that this morning especially since I felt I didn't get all my water in early enough during the day, didn't take a nap, went to bed late and I worked out. So I sit here trying to duplicate what I did yesterday.  While I type I munch on a pint of strawberries.  It is warm out today but not as bad as yesterday.  I did get on the treadmill today after work but not for long since I don't want to get all sore before my test on Saturday.  I am nervous about that test but only time will tell how I will succeed that day.  Anyway, even though I felt I didn't get enough water yesterday (tried to make up for it by drinking non-stop during the evening) I was peeing a lot.  Guess my body finally released those water packed fat cells as stated in P&I.  Plus from being sore from Friday my body probably finally released all that water.  I also took some MSM and potassium  to help me after my workout.  There are so many things that I did yesterday, it's hard to pinpoint what worked.  I went to the grocery store again today, what fun.  I also went to my favorite Wal*Mart Neighborhood Market but this time, I got a male cashier and he had no issues with my coupons.  I'm happy again.  I just have to remember to get in line with a male cashier, LOL. So now I'm home pondering about yesterday.

R3P2D34V28 What Is A Happening?

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 34 VLCD 28
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 28
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162
Today's Wt: 162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/-0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date:  -12.8lbs

Hmmm, my body seems to be happy at this weight, but not me!!  I'm guessing I'm losing lots of inches this week because my Dickies from last week (new size 8) fit completely loose yesterday and my size 12 dress pants I wore today were extremely loose that they almost fell off every time I got up from my chair.  My practice yesterday was cancelled and I was a bit disappointed and a bit relieved because I did not want to be out in the heat (98 degrees yesterday).  I did manage to get in a small workout today and since I'm not used to working out, I don't expect to see a loss tomorrow, again.  My arms are feeling sore now but I really need to work on my upper body strength to pass the physical test for my new career.  It's not easy but I feel I can commit this time.  If I don't make it this time, I will continue to work on my fitness and try again in the fall.  My running is for crap and I really need to work on that as well.  I'm munching on strawberries like they are going out of style.  I bought so many last week that there is no room in my fridge for my other food so I don't want to waste them.  Plus my daughter is not here any longer so I have them all to myself to share with my rabbits.  I tried a small dot of balsamic vinegar on them but it's a very powerful flavor, good but very powerful.  Luckily I only used a drop.

I was thinking today that I may have to take a planned interruption here in the next couple of weeks.  If I don't pass my test this Saturday I can try again in two weeks but I may not have my running down by then.  I'm not a runner so that is my obstacle.  I'm already on my 28th injection so I will be okay to take an interruption and be able to eat more protein and fat to sustain me while I train.  Once I find out if I made it or not, I can restart injections and resume protocol.  This is what I shall ponder over the next few days and definitely after my first test.

R3P2D33V27 What Is Going On?

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 33 VLCD 27
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #27
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.
Today's Wt: 162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/- 0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8 lbs

Ok, this is starting to get a bit aggravating.  I'm blaming the early morning weigh in. At 4am, can't expect to see a huge drop.  Also, may have to lay off the kefir.  I'm not drinking much and I'm counting it as my fruit for the day.  Guess I should look up the calorie and carb count, not to mention the protein powder I use in it.  I have to go practice today and I'm really not looking forward to it but I have to do it.  If I want to change careers, I need to go to practice.

Last night I didn't do much except for my chores and mopped the kitchen and bathrooms.  Exciting right?  After all my trips to Wal*Mart yesterday, I felt I needed to do something around the house so I felt somewhat productive.  Today was just another day at work, a visit to Albertson's for some vinegars that were on sale and Wal*Mart again where I fought with the cashier about my coupons.  She didn't understand the coupon so she said she couldn't accept it.  So I left with my coupons and not the items.  I really hate that Wal*Mart Neighborhood market, they are so rude.  I avoided it yesterday for that reason and it slapped me in the face today.  So now I will have to visit my other friendlier Wal*Marts.

My stomach is growling right now and I just had my apple.  I don't want to eat my protein until after practice but that may not happen. The eating, not the practice LOL.

R3P2D32V26 Ahhh, Mondays Off!

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 32 VLCD 26
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #26
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 161.6
Today's Wt:162
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8lbs

Sheesh my body just does not want to go into the 150's.  I know it was a small gain but it may have been from all the kefir I drank yesterday.  I made strawberry, vanilla protein kefir smoothie for my daughter to try but she didn't like it.  She said it was too "tangy"and not sweet enough.  I explained to her that it was good for her and it was just like yogurt only better and more liquidy but she still was still displeased.  I commend her for at least trying it though.  So now I have this huge bottle of this smoothie that is delicious to me, so I will drink it in place of my fruit for today or at least my lunch portion.  I've had a busy morning, I've been to Sam's and three different Wal*Marts because I had awesome coupons for a product that is carried exclusively at Wal*Mart.  Good thing is all these Wal*Marts are close to my home so I didn't drive out of my way to visit each one.  I also found the Melba toast at only two of these Wal*Marts, the other only carried the "snacks" and those are not good for protocol.  Needless to say, I'm well stocked again in groceries.  I love that Sam's carries stevia packets, those are so convenient versus the liquid.  I like both liquid and powder but I'll just use the liquid at home.  I noticed that they also have Almond milk and it is way cheaper than at the grocery store.  I just have to wait until I"m in phase three again and that isn't going to be for a while.

I forgot that yesterday I was munching on rotisserie chicken which is a no-no for phase 2, but I had purchased it on Friday so my daughter would have something to eat when she arrived.  She only eats the legs and wings so I didn't want the chicken to go to waste so I ate the breasts, not at the same time but for the last couple of days that was my protein for the day.  I need to cook my chicken for the week so I have prepared meals versus trying to figure out what to eat at the last minute.  I'm going to go now and figure out where I'm going to put all these groceries at.  I need to separate chicken, ground beef and pork chops (for Phase 3) and freeze them. The pork chops were a steal for me.  On Mondays, Sam's usually puts the meat at a discounted rate since it didn't sell completely over the weekend as they had anticipated, but its a win for me.  I wanted to go to Costco again but time just got away from me.  I don't like going in the afternoon or early evening there, its too hot and it gets packed.  My daughter fell in love with some seaweed chips I bought from there so I need to get her, her own stash to keep while she's away at school.  She says its my fault that she is now addicted to them. Now I'm off to the kitchen and hopefully to some more losses.  Have a great Monday everyone, it's almost over!!

R3P2D31V25 Happy Earth Day!

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 31 VLCD 25
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #25
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt:162.0
Today's Wt: 161.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.4lb
R3 Total Loss to Date:-13.2lbs

I finally got to sleep in this morning, I woke up around 6 but stayed in bed until 7:30am.  I got up to get some coffee, weigh myself and read the paper. I reviewed the sales and decided I needed to water my poor, neglected palm trees.  I pulled some weeds too since it was a nice morning.  I did my part for Earth Day.  Once I was done, I looked over the Target ad and saw a tank that I really wanted so I hopped in my car and headed to Target.  I was still early enough so it wasn't crowded, I like it like that.  I made my purchase and came home.  I got a free Target reusable bag on top of that.  So now I sit here, catching up on my blog and debating what to have for lunch and dinner.  My daughter is still home with me and she's still asleep.  We'll watch movies together today until she has to go.  Her semester isn't over yet so she needs to go back to college.  Sadly, she hasn't mentioned anything about my weight loss so I don't even know if she noticed or if she is just keeping it to herself.  I don't want to ask or pry because I can already see her rolling her eyes and making a snarky remark. Oh well, I'm sure she noticed since everyone at work has noticed and she hasn't seen me in about 6 weeks.  Teenagers, what more can I say.

Everyone have a great Earth Day!!

R3P2D30V24 Sore??

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 30 VLCD 24
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection #24
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 162.0
Today's Wt: 162.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/- 0.0
R3 Total Loss to Date: 12.8lbs

Not much to report today, went to work at 5am and didn't feel as sore as I thought I would.  I went to Wal*Mart to find those bonus packs of Atkins shakes but no go.  They did work out a deal with me so I'm happy, I finally got my shakes in strawberry!!  My daughter came home yesterday because she was going to babysit during the evening so I was very happy to see her.  I stopped by Kohl's because I had $20 in coupons and Kohl's cash so I got some shoes I had been eyeing, happy, happy.  I called my daughter after leaving Kohl's to see if she wanted something to eat because I knew she wouldn't make anything for herself or eat the leftover chicken from the night before.  She requested Whataburger, the green chile double no doubt.  Believe it or not, I was not tempted to eat the fries or take a bite of the burger when she offered.  I surprised myself.  Actually I couldn't smell it which would have tempted me but I could not pick up the scent, strange huh.  Oh, while I was at Wal*Mart, I checked out the strawberries, man they were huge!!!  I bought 3 lbs!!  My daughter got one and it covered her entire palm.  By the time I got home I was tired and the soreness in my legs began to increase.  I guess it was from finally resting and not using my legs.

R3P2D29V23 Out of Shape

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 29 VLCD 23
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 23
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 163.4
Today's Wt: 162.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.4lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -12.8lbs

Okay, I like these numbers!!  This morning was rough for me.  I tried to go to bed early but it just didn't happen.  Then my neighbor decides to cut wood panels while I'm trying to go to sleep.  I woke up tired.  I left work early to go to a practice test, that whooped my butt.  The run felt great but I just wasn't fast enough, again!! Next Saturday is the real test.  The wall is also my obstacle but I will try my best.  I went to Costco afterwards and spent too much money as always but I'm well stocked in my "crackers".  I didn't find Melba toast this time so I will have to go to Wal*Mart to get some more.  My legs are starting to feel sore so I will have to research what will take some of the pain away.

R3P2D28V22 Downwards, Downwards Please

Round 3 Phase 2 Day 28 VLCD 22
0.25ml (125iu) HCG SQ injection # 22
Starting Weight on 03/26/2012: 174.8
Yesterday's Wt: 164.6
Today's Wt: 163.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.2lbs
R3 Total Loss to Date: -11.4lbs

I'm back on the downward train, woot woot!! Not much for an exciting day today. I drove to 3 different Wal*Marts again today looking for those Atkins shakes in the bonus packages and one store had them but not in the strawberry flavor, errrgh!!!  I bought some chocolate and vanilla but the vanilla I can get at Sam's and I really didn't want chocolate.  I want strawberry dammit!!  That was the most excitement I've had all day.  I'm home from work now and just need to relax and maybe take a nap. Tomorrow I have a practice test before the actual test next week so we'll see how that goes.  Wish me luck!!