Woke up this morning expecting to see that I was relegated to a steak day, but instead I was pleased to see that my weight was actually down a little bit.
I wasn't very hungry for breakfast, so I opted for an apple and coffee. Dale and I had tickets to the National Trade and Craft Show (or some title like that) so we left the house at a weird time. I munched some organic apple chips on the way to the Baltimore convention center, then ended up sharing a lamb gyro with Dale. Tonight we had planned for dinner with my parents so I ate broccoli and beef stroganoff. So I think it's safe to say that I really didn't do what I was supposed to for phase 3. Oh well, I don't really care right now. If I have to do a steak day tomorrow I will. I'm off to bed!
Current Weight: 249.5
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Phase 3 - Days 9 and 10
Yesterday I weighed in at 248.5, and this morning 250. (I went to dinner with friends last night and ate a big sandwich which may account for this increase) I haven't been overly rigid in not eating starch, but I have been very strict on not eating any sugar. The great thing about this diet is that I haven't had any cravings for sugar at all! So it's been pretty easy to keep away from the sweets. I will admit I have not been too successful in staying away from the booze... I don't even know if there are any restrictions on drinking during phase 3, but I figure most of the drinks I've been consuming aren't exactly "organic" and they probably carry a fair amount of calories but overall I haven't really been counting calories! My whole plan for this diet was to do exactly what the book outlined, and see where it got me. In an effort to stay true to that, I haven't been counting calories and have been eating as much as I want of whatever I want as long as I stay away from starch and sugar! I just don't feel like I would be getting the "true" experience if I reverted back to my old ways of counting calories, excessively working out, and obsessing over the scale numbers. I want to be that person that doesn't worry about what I eat, and my weight because my metabolism supports my lifestyle! The book claims you can be that person if you follow this protocol, so I'm testing the validity of their claims.
My plan to start lifting more frequently, has not really taken off just yet because of my hectic schedule. My team was able to hire 5 new people for the work we recently captured, so that should take some pressure off as soon as they start.
This morning I have a party to attend, so I'm off to shower and get my pretty on! ;)
Current Weight: 250
My plan to start lifting more frequently, has not really taken off just yet because of my hectic schedule. My team was able to hire 5 new people for the work we recently captured, so that should take some pressure off as soon as they start.
This morning I have a party to attend, so I'm off to shower and get my pretty on! ;)
Current Weight: 250
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Phase 3 - Day 8
So after my little trip to the fish restaurant with my former co-workers, I was up to 252. I did the steak protocol once again and was back down to 248.5 by this morning. Score! That means I can have breakfast! :)
I indulged in two scrambled eggs, an apple and coffee this morning. Then had a few organic banana chips when I got to work. Unfortunately I didn't pack a lunch today so I ended up buying a sandwich from the cafe downstairs. I picked pumpernickel bread since I feel like the darker the bread, the better for you. It was delicious fresh roasted turkey they cook on site, with a smidge of mayo, lots of lettuce, cucumbers, and red hots. It was delicious :) I had another apple before I hopped on the metro to come home, and then decided to make a heartier chili than my usual for dinner tonight. I added organic kidney beans to the recipe, doubled the amounts for all the ingredients and I ended up with a delicious organic chili. I never quite know how my body is going to react to hamburger meat, so I may be doing the steak protocol again tomorrow.
And speaking of the steak protocol...! I feel like I've been on the steak protocol every other freaking day! They weren't kidding when they said it would take about 21 days for your body to stabilize itself! I feel like my body chemistry must be all over the map right now. One day up, one day down, steak, steak, steak. It's actually not hard to do the steak day. I know a lot of people have some apprehension about having to do this, but it's really not tough at all. I wasn't very hungry most of the day, but my schedule has made it very late before I can actually cook and eat my steak. I will say....since you don't eat all day until 6pm, you get that "I'm hungry and haven't eaten in forever" bad breath. If you need to interact with important people at work throughout the day like I do, then you need to make sure you take some listerine into your office for safe keeping ;) haha!
Current Weight: 248.5
I indulged in two scrambled eggs, an apple and coffee this morning. Then had a few organic banana chips when I got to work. Unfortunately I didn't pack a lunch today so I ended up buying a sandwich from the cafe downstairs. I picked pumpernickel bread since I feel like the darker the bread, the better for you. It was delicious fresh roasted turkey they cook on site, with a smidge of mayo, lots of lettuce, cucumbers, and red hots. It was delicious :) I had another apple before I hopped on the metro to come home, and then decided to make a heartier chili than my usual for dinner tonight. I added organic kidney beans to the recipe, doubled the amounts for all the ingredients and I ended up with a delicious organic chili. I never quite know how my body is going to react to hamburger meat, so I may be doing the steak protocol again tomorrow.
And speaking of the steak protocol...! I feel like I've been on the steak protocol every other freaking day! They weren't kidding when they said it would take about 21 days for your body to stabilize itself! I feel like my body chemistry must be all over the map right now. One day up, one day down, steak, steak, steak. It's actually not hard to do the steak day. I know a lot of people have some apprehension about having to do this, but it's really not tough at all. I wasn't very hungry most of the day, but my schedule has made it very late before I can actually cook and eat my steak. I will say....since you don't eat all day until 6pm, you get that "I'm hungry and haven't eaten in forever" bad breath. If you need to interact with important people at work throughout the day like I do, then you need to make sure you take some listerine into your office for safe keeping ;) haha!
Current Weight: 248.5
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Phase 3 - Day 6
Yesterday I did the steak protocol, and this morning I weighed 250.5 so I felt that was adequate enough to return to the recommended eating habits for phase 3.
Tonight I went to dinner with some old work friends. We ate at a local fish restaurant and I ended up having a meal containing three small portions of different fish, along with green beans, and wild mushrooms and onions. Of all the selections on the menu, I feel like I made some pretty good decisions there! Oh, and I also had one glass of white wine. I think that's allowed on phase 3 though. I'm not sure.
I was asked about continuing to lose weight during phase 3, and here are my thoughts on that. The book recommends that you do not actively lose weight on phase 3 because the only weight lost would be structural fat surrounding your joints. Well, I can't afford to lose any cushioning or padding in ANY of my joints so I'm not going to focus on that for phase 3. Instead I'm going to focus on making sure my diet and food choices are consistent with what the book recommends, and I'm going to start integrating gym visits back into my weekly schedule. I want to strengthen my body and follow the rules and see where that gets me. Already, I'm not 100% happy with the way I've been approaching phase 3, so I'm going to work on making myself happy with the strengthening portion of my strategy :)
Oh!! Update! I ordered my HCG for the next phase, and it should be arriving in about four weeks. Game. On.
Current Weight: 250.5
Tonight I went to dinner with some old work friends. We ate at a local fish restaurant and I ended up having a meal containing three small portions of different fish, along with green beans, and wild mushrooms and onions. Of all the selections on the menu, I feel like I made some pretty good decisions there! Oh, and I also had one glass of white wine. I think that's allowed on phase 3 though. I'm not sure.
I was asked about continuing to lose weight during phase 3, and here are my thoughts on that. The book recommends that you do not actively lose weight on phase 3 because the only weight lost would be structural fat surrounding your joints. Well, I can't afford to lose any cushioning or padding in ANY of my joints so I'm not going to focus on that for phase 3. Instead I'm going to focus on making sure my diet and food choices are consistent with what the book recommends, and I'm going to start integrating gym visits back into my weekly schedule. I want to strengthen my body and follow the rules and see where that gets me. Already, I'm not 100% happy with the way I've been approaching phase 3, so I'm going to work on making myself happy with the strengthening portion of my strategy :)
Oh!! Update! I ordered my HCG for the next phase, and it should be arriving in about four weeks. Game. On.
Current Weight: 250.5
Friday, February 19, 2010
Phase 3 - Day 2-5
**disclaimer** I wrote this first section on February 19th.
Back down to 249, so the apparently the steak protocol DOES work!
Another busy, BUSY day was in store for me at work. Literally, I did not sit down until 3pm. All great stuff though! I'm not complaining, just very drained at the moment.
I must confess, I've been looking forward to the day when I could once again... eat eggs! This morning my boyfriend lovingly woke up and made me scrambled eggs with a little cheddar cheese while I got ready for work. They were pretty darn good, but I actually couldn't finish them all. I probably ate a total of two eggs. I also had some coffee on my drive this morning which was just perfect. It probably wasn't the "big breakfast" that Simeons had in mind, but it was a start. I really couldn't fit anymore into the old stomach.
**disclaimer** From this point in my post I will now account for my missed days and catch you all up!
The steak protocol worked wonderfully to keep me at the weight I ended. Unfortunately, this weekend I had a formal event to attend where I boozed it up and ate a few things I shouldn't have. In the realm of eating bad things, it really wasn't awful, but it wasn't what I should have been doing... There was lots of sugar involved....
As a result of said "formal event", I've gained some weight back. I believe I'm up 4 lbs from when I ended phase 2. I'm doing the steak protocol again today, and hopefully I haven't missed the opportunity to reset my body weight set point. I think it will all work itself out, even if I have to do the steak protocol two days in a row. I think it's really key to follow the rules and truly focus on the first 21 days of Phase 3. Message heard loud and clear!
The short period of time I followed the rules I made a tasty little dinner of organic tomato sauce (bought at Safeway), shrimp, and a few handfuls of frozen organic veggie mix (bought at Costco). It was actually really delicious and turned out a bit like a very hearty stew/chili!! See below ;)
Back down to 249, so the apparently the steak protocol DOES work!
Another busy, BUSY day was in store for me at work. Literally, I did not sit down until 3pm. All great stuff though! I'm not complaining, just very drained at the moment.
I must confess, I've been looking forward to the day when I could once again... eat eggs! This morning my boyfriend lovingly woke up and made me scrambled eggs with a little cheddar cheese while I got ready for work. They were pretty darn good, but I actually couldn't finish them all. I probably ate a total of two eggs. I also had some coffee on my drive this morning which was just perfect. It probably wasn't the "big breakfast" that Simeons had in mind, but it was a start. I really couldn't fit anymore into the old stomach.
**disclaimer** From this point in my post I will now account for my missed days and catch you all up!
The steak protocol worked wonderfully to keep me at the weight I ended. Unfortunately, this weekend I had a formal event to attend where I boozed it up and ate a few things I shouldn't have. In the realm of eating bad things, it really wasn't awful, but it wasn't what I should have been doing... There was lots of sugar involved....
As a result of said "formal event", I've gained some weight back. I believe I'm up 4 lbs from when I ended phase 2. I'm doing the steak protocol again today, and hopefully I haven't missed the opportunity to reset my body weight set point. I think it will all work itself out, even if I have to do the steak protocol two days in a row. I think it's really key to follow the rules and truly focus on the first 21 days of Phase 3. Message heard loud and clear!
The short period of time I followed the rules I made a tasty little dinner of organic tomato sauce (bought at Safeway), shrimp, and a few handfuls of frozen organic veggie mix (bought at Costco). It was actually really delicious and turned out a bit like a very hearty stew/chili!! See below ;)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Phase 3 - Day 1
*I actually wrote this earlier this morning, but today has been insanely busy and I am just now getting into bed to rest up for tomorrow...and finish this :) It's 11:45pm! Ugh!*
I've just completed 45 days of Phase 2 on the Simeons protocol and I have a few reflections. There are a number of things I would do differently, and a number of things to note.
Things I'll Do For Next Phase 2:
Interesting Notes:
So it's the first day of Phase 3. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I.....gained two pounds. Yes. Two freaking pounds. Unbelievable. So it's day one of phase three and I'm on the steak protocol. Shit. This is definitely not as awesome as I thought it was going to be. My hope is that tomorrow I will be back down to 249 and I can continue on my merry way with phase three.
Per protocol, I went the entire day without eating anything which was pretty unreal. I actually wasn't hungry. I thought it would be impossible to do something like this without using the hcg injections, but it was actually pretty easy. My coworkers even ordered pizza for a meeting we had, and I didn't have a single bite. Unfortunately, my plans to make the steak protocol happen were a struggle and I'm actually eating waaaaaaayyyyy later than I had wanted. Here's hoping tomorrow morning I'm back at 249!
Oh, and the steak... It was so incredibly wonderful to taste something with loads of spices :) Eat your hearts out everyone on Phase 2!!! MUHAHAHAHA!
I've just completed 45 days of Phase 2 on the Simeons protocol and I have a few reflections. There are a number of things I would do differently, and a number of things to note.
Things I'll Do For Next Phase 2:
- I will actually follow the recommendations from the book that suggested taking my measurements before I started, and taking a "before" photo of myself. I totally regret not doing this my first time around.
- I felt socially isolated during phase 2, so I may start my next round by hanging out with my friends for both gorge days and totally "gorging" in the truest sense of the word.
- I will actually walk, spend time in the sauna, and lift weights during my next round, because I am now realizing how weak I have become since finishing college volleyball.
Interesting Notes:
- My body does not appreciate major cheat days. It usually takes me about 3-4 days to recover.
- The first time you have a "major cheat".... you will get sick. So just know that when you're making your decisions ;)
- I got a major headache on the first two days on phase 2, and the last two days on phase 2. I don't know why, but I'm making note of it so I can possibly adjust next time around.
- Grapefruits are apparently magical. Every time I hit a plateau and couldn't' shake it, I had grapefruits instead of apples and it totally helped jump start the weight loss again.
So it's the first day of Phase 3. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I.....gained two pounds. Yes. Two freaking pounds. Unbelievable. So it's day one of phase three and I'm on the steak protocol. Shit. This is definitely not as awesome as I thought it was going to be. My hope is that tomorrow I will be back down to 249 and I can continue on my merry way with phase three.
Per protocol, I went the entire day without eating anything which was pretty unreal. I actually wasn't hungry. I thought it would be impossible to do something like this without using the hcg injections, but it was actually pretty easy. My coworkers even ordered pizza for a meeting we had, and I didn't have a single bite. Unfortunately, my plans to make the steak protocol happen were a struggle and I'm actually eating waaaaaaayyyyy later than I had wanted. Here's hoping tomorrow morning I'm back at 249!
Oh, and the steak... It was so incredibly wonderful to taste something with loads of spices :) Eat your hearts out everyone on Phase 2!!! MUHAHAHAHA!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Day 45
So yesterday was the longest freaking day ever! I found out I had to attend this training from 7-10pm. WONDERFUL. I was totally unprepared. I ended up eating on protocol for most of the day and having to improvise dinner. I decided to eat my mother's homemade vegetable soup since I didn't have anything salad-like, and I didn't have any organic proteins. I could have opted to eat the crab cakes my mom was making, but they had a few contraband ingredients. So, I gulped down some soup and ran off to this dumb training after a long day at work.
I've been known to get these ridiculously intense headaches that originate in/around my eye. They are completely awful, and I pretty much live in fear of them. Well, before doing the Simeons protocol I could count on getting one of these every month, and if I was lucky every 6 weeks. Well I hadn't had one...until yesterday. It started late in the afternoon, and I thought if I could just get through the class and get to bed I could sleep it off. Well I did indeed try to sleep it off, but alas I woke up with it this morning :( The prospect of trying to push myself through the day with this headache was too daunting for me, and so I broke down and took an excedrin extra strength on my ride to work. I know, I know.... I couldn't even drive properly though!! The headlights of other cars were agony! ...Anyone with any experience of migraines will agree I was justified in my actions.
As a result of my unexpectedly late night, I was unable to prepare lunch for today (I also couldn't seem to muster the strength to iron any work clothes, so it was a comprehensive blow off of responsibilities) I ended up having my morning coffee, sliced apple and then for lunch I had to figure it out on the fly. I ended up getting a gyro from a local shop and eating everything IN the gyro, and only half the pita thingy. It CAME with fries so can I at least get some credit for not eating the fries??? As penance I came home, ate an apple for dinner and went off to my volleyball game. I even stayed afterward to do a little light lifting in the weight room. Oh man have I gotten weak.
I'm going to make a conscious effort to make it to the gym a few times a week to lift. I used to be SO freaking strong! I don't know when all this happened, but I guess I have been noticing that I've been feeling rather girly when it comes to manual labor type activities. It'll make me happy to regain some strength, and it will certainly help with the volleyball.
So there you have it! 45 days. Hm. I'll type up some reflections on this first round of phase 2 tomorrow. For now I'm off to finish preparing my lunch and dinner for tomorrow's long day. In hopes of keeping me satisfied all day, I'm taking two apples, a grapefruit, and two large salads with two small chicken breasts marinated in southwest chipotle seasoning. I know it sounds the same as the protocol, but I also plan on having eggs tomorrow morning with my coffee and maybe eat my grapefruit. Anyone with recipe suggestions, they are welcome!!!!
For those of you following my blog, I'll post recipes for phase three as I go along. Hopefully documenting my experience in phase three will help some of you! :) Oh, and a big thanks to Jami for holding me accountable, and demanding to know where my blog was for today :) Latest blog post to date! hahaha!
I've been known to get these ridiculously intense headaches that originate in/around my eye. They are completely awful, and I pretty much live in fear of them. Well, before doing the Simeons protocol I could count on getting one of these every month, and if I was lucky every 6 weeks. Well I hadn't had one...until yesterday. It started late in the afternoon, and I thought if I could just get through the class and get to bed I could sleep it off. Well I did indeed try to sleep it off, but alas I woke up with it this morning :( The prospect of trying to push myself through the day with this headache was too daunting for me, and so I broke down and took an excedrin extra strength on my ride to work. I know, I know.... I couldn't even drive properly though!! The headlights of other cars were agony! ...Anyone with any experience of migraines will agree I was justified in my actions.
As a result of my unexpectedly late night, I was unable to prepare lunch for today (I also couldn't seem to muster the strength to iron any work clothes, so it was a comprehensive blow off of responsibilities) I ended up having my morning coffee, sliced apple and then for lunch I had to figure it out on the fly. I ended up getting a gyro from a local shop and eating everything IN the gyro, and only half the pita thingy. It CAME with fries so can I at least get some credit for not eating the fries??? As penance I came home, ate an apple for dinner and went off to my volleyball game. I even stayed afterward to do a little light lifting in the weight room. Oh man have I gotten weak.
I'm going to make a conscious effort to make it to the gym a few times a week to lift. I used to be SO freaking strong! I don't know when all this happened, but I guess I have been noticing that I've been feeling rather girly when it comes to manual labor type activities. It'll make me happy to regain some strength, and it will certainly help with the volleyball.
So there you have it! 45 days. Hm. I'll type up some reflections on this first round of phase 2 tomorrow. For now I'm off to finish preparing my lunch and dinner for tomorrow's long day. In hopes of keeping me satisfied all day, I'm taking two apples, a grapefruit, and two large salads with two small chicken breasts marinated in southwest chipotle seasoning. I know it sounds the same as the protocol, but I also plan on having eggs tomorrow morning with my coffee and maybe eat my grapefruit. Anyone with recipe suggestions, they are welcome!!!!
For those of you following my blog, I'll post recipes for phase three as I go along. Hopefully documenting my experience in phase three will help some of you! :) Oh, and a big thanks to Jami for holding me accountable, and demanding to know where my blog was for today :) Latest blog post to date! hahaha!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Day 44
No change. I've been sneaking too many cheats over this long weekend... :( It's ok though, because today and tomorrow are my LAST two days eating on the VLCD protocol. I WILL eat 100% on protocol because that's what the book said to do, and because I'm too afraid to go against THE BOOK.
I've heard that you can't necessarily eat "as much" as you want, but rather you need to stay within a reasonable 1800-2000 calories per day. Any input from anyone else on that?
I have to admit, that I'm a little nervous about leaving phase 2 behind. I almost feel dependent on the injections to keep my weight at a manageable level, or to keep me in an emotionally balanced state where I'm not feeling constantly guilty about not exercising enough, not eating the right things, cheating, etc. Today is my first day without an injection, and it hasn't been as bad as I thought. I haven't had any major anxiety attacks just yet! haha! I am fearful that I'll immediately start gaining weight back once I move to phase 3. I'm going to do my best to push that feeling aside and just follow the instructions laid out in the book.
It's really nice to have lost 40 lbs, and it would be really awful to immediately start gaining it back....especially since I still don't really feel my reflection in the mirror is the body image I have in my head. Did that make sense? I feel like I still have a ways to go, so I don't want to have any backwards slides! :)
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: 40
I've heard that you can't necessarily eat "as much" as you want, but rather you need to stay within a reasonable 1800-2000 calories per day. Any input from anyone else on that?
I have to admit, that I'm a little nervous about leaving phase 2 behind. I almost feel dependent on the injections to keep my weight at a manageable level, or to keep me in an emotionally balanced state where I'm not feeling constantly guilty about not exercising enough, not eating the right things, cheating, etc. Today is my first day without an injection, and it hasn't been as bad as I thought. I haven't had any major anxiety attacks just yet! haha! I am fearful that I'll immediately start gaining weight back once I move to phase 3. I'm going to do my best to push that feeling aside and just follow the instructions laid out in the book.
It's really nice to have lost 40 lbs, and it would be really awful to immediately start gaining it back....especially since I still don't really feel my reflection in the mirror is the body image I have in my head. Did that make sense? I feel like I still have a ways to go, so I don't want to have any backwards slides! :)
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: 40
Monday, February 15, 2010
Day 43
Same. No change in weight, but this was my last day of injections! Wooooo hooooo!
For the next two days I'm expected to continue following protocol for the VLCD, but I think that should be no sweat. That will give me time to plan my first meals on phase 3 :) Any suggestions are MOST welcome!! My two major rules: No sugar, and No starch. I need to figure out what this means about alcohols.... Is beer permitted? Wine? Red or white?
I'm looking forward to the next phase :) I am committed to doing at least one more round of phase 2, so I'll be ordering my hcg soon to ensure I'm not held up by the postal service. Goal achieved!!!!!
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: 40
For the next two days I'm expected to continue following protocol for the VLCD, but I think that should be no sweat. That will give me time to plan my first meals on phase 3 :) Any suggestions are MOST welcome!! My two major rules: No sugar, and No starch. I need to figure out what this means about alcohols.... Is beer permitted? Wine? Red or white?
I'm looking forward to the next phase :) I am committed to doing at least one more round of phase 2, so I'll be ordering my hcg soon to ensure I'm not held up by the postal service. Goal achieved!!!!!
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: 40
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Day 42 - Down 1.0
GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!! Achieved. :) Down 40 lbs!! hot damn!
I was impressed with this diet before, but just impressed... Now that I'm down forty freaking pounds I'm genuinely, honestly the most impressed with a diet that I have ever been. I would dare anyone to identify another diet that had these kinds of speedy results. Speaking as someone who has successfully implemented the "consume less calories, and workout every day" diet, it took me about 6 months to lose twenty-five pounds. It was also insanely difficult, I had feelings of hunger almost all the time, I was tired, I had to make myself workout even though most times my body was tired and achy. This protocol was so much better!
The aches and pains I've felt in my knees for most of my volleyball career have completely disappeared. I was extremely intrigued to read about the rebuilding of structural fat that pads your joints. As someone whose experienced these joint problems in both my knees and my back, I can honestly say I'm thrilled to have finally found myself pain free in those areas!! ...without the use of anti-inflammatory drugs! Amazing! I actually look forward to warming up for my volleyball matches now, rather than dread having to get my achy body moving. And best of all, I may be able to postpone my 10yr "clean up" surgery for my knee :)
All you women out there will be happy to hear this as well... I have noticed the cellulite on my thighs has reduced itself considerably. My cellulite was awful. I had accepted it as something I could probably never change, as some people consider it a genetic affect that individuals must deal with. It had become a source of embarrassment during volleyball tournaments, as I am required to wear spandex shorts. I had chosen to accept it for what it is, and move on. Now, I can't wait to see how I look in my volleyball uniform!! Finally, normal looking legs!!! YAY!
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: FORTY! (40lbs)
I was impressed with this diet before, but just impressed... Now that I'm down forty freaking pounds I'm genuinely, honestly the most impressed with a diet that I have ever been. I would dare anyone to identify another diet that had these kinds of speedy results. Speaking as someone who has successfully implemented the "consume less calories, and workout every day" diet, it took me about 6 months to lose twenty-five pounds. It was also insanely difficult, I had feelings of hunger almost all the time, I was tired, I had to make myself workout even though most times my body was tired and achy. This protocol was so much better!
The aches and pains I've felt in my knees for most of my volleyball career have completely disappeared. I was extremely intrigued to read about the rebuilding of structural fat that pads your joints. As someone whose experienced these joint problems in both my knees and my back, I can honestly say I'm thrilled to have finally found myself pain free in those areas!! ...without the use of anti-inflammatory drugs! Amazing! I actually look forward to warming up for my volleyball matches now, rather than dread having to get my achy body moving. And best of all, I may be able to postpone my 10yr "clean up" surgery for my knee :)
All you women out there will be happy to hear this as well... I have noticed the cellulite on my thighs has reduced itself considerably. My cellulite was awful. I had accepted it as something I could probably never change, as some people consider it a genetic affect that individuals must deal with. It had become a source of embarrassment during volleyball tournaments, as I am required to wear spandex shorts. I had chosen to accept it for what it is, and move on. Now, I can't wait to see how I look in my volleyball uniform!! Finally, normal looking legs!!! YAY!
Current Weight: 249
Total Weight Lost: FORTY! (40lbs)
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Day 41 - Down 0.5
Yesterday was a disaster. The closer I get to being finished with the 45 days, the harder it is for me to stay faithful to the protocol. The anticipation of being free to cook, and consume a wider range of... EVERYTHING is just getting overwhelming!!
Things were good until I finished work. I faithfully drank my coffee, ate my grapefruit, had my salad (which made me feel sick), and after that things got rocky. I stopped by my mom's and ate two crackers to get rid of that sick feeling, then came home and had a little organic tomato soup (not exactly on the program), then went to the firehouse. UGH! So hard going to the firehouse.... They ordered chinese. My ever so considerate friend offered to share his Chinese with me, and I obliged by eating about a half dozen pieces of General tso's chicken :( And maybe a half dozen fortune cookies.... It smelled so good, and was so delicious! I was consumed with guilt after that. I woke up this morning and confessed my sins to Dale....
For some reason I still lost weight. I definitely don't feel that I deserve the loss of the half pound. I really need to figure out what I need to do to avoid cheating!! Even the little cheats add up! I can't help but wonder how much weight I would have lost if I had stayed 100% loyal to the protocol.... But then again, maybe this is how I've kept myself on the 45 day phase two for so long. Maybe I would have lost my mind and given up without these cheats! Ugh. Who knows.
Current Weight: 250
Total Weight Lost: 39
Goal weight achieved. Wooo. Ugh, it just doesn't feel good to accomplish my goal this way. It's like getting an "A" on a paper knowing you downloaded the entire thing off the internet... Not that I've ever done that!! Ok, it's like winning a volleyball game because the other team just watched your serve drop onto their side without any attempt to pass it. Clearly I'm not good at coming up with these analogies....
Things were good until I finished work. I faithfully drank my coffee, ate my grapefruit, had my salad (which made me feel sick), and after that things got rocky. I stopped by my mom's and ate two crackers to get rid of that sick feeling, then came home and had a little organic tomato soup (not exactly on the program), then went to the firehouse. UGH! So hard going to the firehouse.... They ordered chinese. My ever so considerate friend offered to share his Chinese with me, and I obliged by eating about a half dozen pieces of General tso's chicken :( And maybe a half dozen fortune cookies.... It smelled so good, and was so delicious! I was consumed with guilt after that. I woke up this morning and confessed my sins to Dale....
For some reason I still lost weight. I definitely don't feel that I deserve the loss of the half pound. I really need to figure out what I need to do to avoid cheating!! Even the little cheats add up! I can't help but wonder how much weight I would have lost if I had stayed 100% loyal to the protocol.... But then again, maybe this is how I've kept myself on the 45 day phase two for so long. Maybe I would have lost my mind and given up without these cheats! Ugh. Who knows.
Current Weight: 250
Total Weight Lost: 39
Goal weight achieved. Wooo. Ugh, it just doesn't feel good to accomplish my goal this way. It's like getting an "A" on a paper knowing you downloaded the entire thing off the internet... Not that I've ever done that!! Ok, it's like winning a volleyball game because the other team just watched your serve drop onto their side without any attempt to pass it. Clearly I'm not good at coming up with these analogies....
Friday, February 12, 2010
Day 40 - Down 1.0
*cue music* In walks Pam with top hat and cane doing a happy dance :)
Score! Being snowed in is so freaking tough while doing this protocol, but this morning I stopped by my parents and they actually BOTH said it was very noticeable that I had lost weight. It may sound weird to some of you that it would be hard to distinguish if someone had lost almost 40 pounds, but let me put some things into perspective.
I'm 6'2" and for most of my life I've been characterized as having an "athletic" build. When I put weight on, I usually put it on everywhere so i guess it's not really as noticeable if I gain or lose, say twenty pounds. As evidence of this, I'm almost down 40 pounds and I'm JUST now beginning to think I may need to try on one size smaller pants. Most of my current size pants still fit, they are just more comfortable or they are slightly baggy. Of any part of my body, I have always had muscular legs, which upon gaining weight turned to "thick" legs. (The fat girl equivalent to muscular legs!) Since I started doing this protocol, I've noticed that my legs were the FIRST area to be "reshaped". Then my stomach area, arms, and face. It's been a really interesting experience, which is exactly what I signed up for. My goal in doing this protocol was to see what it was all about. Well I'm seeing what it's all about! And apparently so are my parents finally :)
Five days is all I have left of this round of phase 2... Is it possible that I blow my goal of 250 out of the water and end with a staggering 245??? Oh I think so..... I. Think. So! :)
Current Weight: 250.5
Total Weight Lost: 38.5
Score! Being snowed in is so freaking tough while doing this protocol, but this morning I stopped by my parents and they actually BOTH said it was very noticeable that I had lost weight. It may sound weird to some of you that it would be hard to distinguish if someone had lost almost 40 pounds, but let me put some things into perspective.
I'm 6'2" and for most of my life I've been characterized as having an "athletic" build. When I put weight on, I usually put it on everywhere so i guess it's not really as noticeable if I gain or lose, say twenty pounds. As evidence of this, I'm almost down 40 pounds and I'm JUST now beginning to think I may need to try on one size smaller pants. Most of my current size pants still fit, they are just more comfortable or they are slightly baggy. Of any part of my body, I have always had muscular legs, which upon gaining weight turned to "thick" legs. (The fat girl equivalent to muscular legs!) Since I started doing this protocol, I've noticed that my legs were the FIRST area to be "reshaped". Then my stomach area, arms, and face. It's been a really interesting experience, which is exactly what I signed up for. My goal in doing this protocol was to see what it was all about. Well I'm seeing what it's all about! And apparently so are my parents finally :)
Five days is all I have left of this round of phase 2... Is it possible that I blow my goal of 250 out of the water and end with a staggering 245??? Oh I think so..... I. Think. So! :)
Current Weight: 250.5
Total Weight Lost: 38.5
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Day 39 - Down 0.5
Three freaking apples all day yesterday and all I lose is 0.5 stinking pounds!!!!
I'm going to assume that had I not done the apple day I still would have been stuck with a flat weigh-in day. I probably shouldn't complain too much though...now that I think about it, it wasn't three apples. It was three apples, a handful of raw organic trail mix, and two crackers with cheese on them. So I cheated! Jesus, I couldn't even stay on protocol for an apple day. Well then I guess I should be counting my blessings for losing a half pound.
Today I'm going to get back on the straight and narrow. I'll probably grill some chicken for a salad at lunch, and maybe have some Chilean sea bass for dinner. It hasn't been easy to stay even remotely close to protocol while snowed in for a WEEK. In fact it's been really tough, especially since Dale has been talking about making cookies, and brownies...a perfectly normal human reaction to being snowed in! It's just tough for me to keep it together.
I only have four days left!! If I could pull it together and average 1 pound per day, then I'll hit my goal!!!
Current Weight: 251.5
Total Weight Lost: 37.5
I'm going to assume that had I not done the apple day I still would have been stuck with a flat weigh-in day. I probably shouldn't complain too much though...now that I think about it, it wasn't three apples. It was three apples, a handful of raw organic trail mix, and two crackers with cheese on them. So I cheated! Jesus, I couldn't even stay on protocol for an apple day. Well then I guess I should be counting my blessings for losing a half pound.
Today I'm going to get back on the straight and narrow. I'll probably grill some chicken for a salad at lunch, and maybe have some Chilean sea bass for dinner. It hasn't been easy to stay even remotely close to protocol while snowed in for a WEEK. In fact it's been really tough, especially since Dale has been talking about making cookies, and brownies...a perfectly normal human reaction to being snowed in! It's just tough for me to keep it together.
I only have four days left!! If I could pull it together and average 1 pound per day, then I'll hit my goal!!!
Current Weight: 251.5
Total Weight Lost: 37.5
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Day 38
No change. I guess this is just par for the course. I've had a few cycles of this where I lose a bunch of weight and then flatten out for a few days. I don't really have a few days to shake these flat weigh-ins anymore, so I might just go ahead and do an apple day. I haven't been real hungry lately anyways, so this won't be hard. I'm going to keep drinking water though. I just cannot go that long without water.
It's generally taken me three to four days to shake the flat weigh-ins, so knowing my patterns I'm going to cross my fingers that eating apples today shakes things up and gets me moving towards 40lbs!!!!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost: 37
It's generally taken me three to four days to shake the flat weigh-ins, so knowing my patterns I'm going to cross my fingers that eating apples today shakes things up and gets me moving towards 40lbs!!!!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost: 37
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Day 37
No change, although I deserve to gain 10 pounds after yesterday!! The longer this snow event drags on the harder it becomes for me to stay on protocol. Yesterday I did fine until lunch, which is usually my way. Then Dale and I ventured out to get supplies for round two of the snow event. I bought things that I was permitted to eat on the protocol, and he bought....crap. Well actually it wasn't crap, it was just stuff I am not allowed to have. He proceeded to make this pasta thing that includes peas, ground turkey, cheese, and noodles. There was extra left over that wouldn't fit in the bowl, so I trimmed off the top. And then I trimmed a little more off the top. And before I knew it, there was no extra anymore!!! :(
I was very disappointed in myself. I don't have time to be having major cheats like that anymore! I only have a few days left to lose lose LOSE! So I mentally slapped my hands for cheating, and resolved to be better today.
Those others on the HCG diet.... STAY STRONG!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost: 37
I was very disappointed in myself. I don't have time to be having major cheats like that anymore! I only have a few days left to lose lose LOSE! So I mentally slapped my hands for cheating, and resolved to be better today.
Those others on the HCG diet.... STAY STRONG!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost: 37
Monday, February 8, 2010
Day 36 - Down 1.0
I feel like I've really got some momentum going! That being said...I felt like yesterday was a really awful day of cheating due to my lack of will power and the snow. My day was as follows:
Coffee - 1 tbsp organic creamer (permitted!), dash of stevia
apple
Chilean sea bass with tomatoes
*here is where I lose it*
two crackers with two slices of cheese
small bowl of popcorn I pilfered from my boyfriends larger bowl
salt and pepper pistachios
two MORE crackers with two slices of cheese (Jami...I also have a love affair with cheese)
In light of all my cheating (that is pretty bad when I look at it), I tried to stay aware of the 500 calories, and I may have stayed under. I'm not really sure. The only reason I can think I still lost weight is that my body is already flooded with HCG and my cheats were not enough to derail the momentum that was already built up. I was also outside shoveling snow for about two hours, so maybe that helped out.
I went ahead and mixed my last batch of hcg yesterday, and I did something really embarrassing... I know Ryan can relate to this. I went to snap off the top of the HCG ampule by placing the top into the wrapper of my alcohol swab. Ok. Place fingers on both sides of the break line of the ampule. And BREAK! Uh, yea. I broke it all right. I crushed the entire top into a million pieces! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! As I pulled the ampule out to look at my destruction, a dozens shards of glass feel out onto the table, and as I tilted the ampule to look inside at the hcg powder I saw a huge shard of glass nestled in the powder. :( NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! What a freaking waste. For a split second I thought about ways I could use it anyways. I eventually decided it wasn't realistic to use the powder for fear of injecting myself with a minuscule shard of glass. Thankfully I had one last ampule of HCG I could use, so it didn't effect my schedule too badly. I just don't have any extra HCG anymore. Whatever. I might take this snow day as an opportunity to order my HCG for the next round of Phase 2!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost:37
Three small pounds away from FORTY!!! :)
Coffee - 1 tbsp organic creamer (permitted!), dash of stevia
apple
Chilean sea bass with tomatoes
*here is where I lose it*
two crackers with two slices of cheese
small bowl of popcorn I pilfered from my boyfriends larger bowl
salt and pepper pistachios
two MORE crackers with two slices of cheese (Jami...I also have a love affair with cheese)
In light of all my cheating (that is pretty bad when I look at it), I tried to stay aware of the 500 calories, and I may have stayed under. I'm not really sure. The only reason I can think I still lost weight is that my body is already flooded with HCG and my cheats were not enough to derail the momentum that was already built up. I was also outside shoveling snow for about two hours, so maybe that helped out.
I went ahead and mixed my last batch of hcg yesterday, and I did something really embarrassing... I know Ryan can relate to this. I went to snap off the top of the HCG ampule by placing the top into the wrapper of my alcohol swab. Ok. Place fingers on both sides of the break line of the ampule. And BREAK! Uh, yea. I broke it all right. I crushed the entire top into a million pieces! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! As I pulled the ampule out to look at my destruction, a dozens shards of glass feel out onto the table, and as I tilted the ampule to look inside at the hcg powder I saw a huge shard of glass nestled in the powder. :( NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! What a freaking waste. For a split second I thought about ways I could use it anyways. I eventually decided it wasn't realistic to use the powder for fear of injecting myself with a minuscule shard of glass. Thankfully I had one last ampule of HCG I could use, so it didn't effect my schedule too badly. I just don't have any extra HCG anymore. Whatever. I might take this snow day as an opportunity to order my HCG for the next round of Phase 2!
Current Weight: 252
Total Weight Lost:37
Three small pounds away from FORTY!!! :)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Day 35 - 1.5
I feel like I must have finally honed in on what works for my body in terms of losing this weight quickly and efficiently. Don't get me wrong. I've had some major cheats during this first round of Phase 2. I had my brothers birthday dinner, that business development lunch, my friends lavish lasagna dinner, and a few other small cheats holding the potential to ruin my momentum.
It was really tough to keep myself from reverting back to my old habits yesterday. It snowed all day yesterday and I found myself dreaming of baking cookies and making chili. Instead I ate my salad for lunch, and had organic tomato soup for dinner. The tomato soup was definitely not on the list of approved items, but considering my alternatives (COOKIES!!) I think I made the better choice. It was 90 calories per serving, and was organic, so not TOO bad overall. Today holds another day of challenges related to the snow. I don't anticipate being plowed out until tomorrow evening...
I need to decide today if I'm going to mix another batch of hcg and continue for a full 45 days. Considering I don't have the food necessary to transition into Phase 3 it's probably better if I just continue on for the full 45 days.
Current Weight: 253
Total Weight Lost: 36
It was really tough to keep myself from reverting back to my old habits yesterday. It snowed all day yesterday and I found myself dreaming of baking cookies and making chili. Instead I ate my salad for lunch, and had organic tomato soup for dinner. The tomato soup was definitely not on the list of approved items, but considering my alternatives (COOKIES!!) I think I made the better choice. It was 90 calories per serving, and was organic, so not TOO bad overall. Today holds another day of challenges related to the snow. I don't anticipate being plowed out until tomorrow evening...
I need to decide today if I'm going to mix another batch of hcg and continue for a full 45 days. Considering I don't have the food necessary to transition into Phase 3 it's probably better if I just continue on for the full 45 days.
Current Weight: 253
Total Weight Lost: 36
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Day 34 - Down 2.0
Hell yea!!! :)
This is going to be tricky to stay on protocol during the Snowpocalypse 2010. Up here in Baltimore, I have about 24 inches of snow in my backyard right now, and they are calling for a total of 30 inches by the end of it all. I'm getting ready to go outside and play in the snow with the dogs, which will include snow tubing/sledding in my back yard and probably making a snow man. I know I'm going to want to come back inside and have hot chocolate, soup, etc. I know I'm going to have the urge to make cookies as well, dammit. I'm just going to have to figure out how to deal with it. 40lbs or bust!!! :)
Happy snow day everyone!!!
Current Weight: 254.5
Total Weight Lost:34.5
This is going to be tricky to stay on protocol during the Snowpocalypse 2010. Up here in Baltimore, I have about 24 inches of snow in my backyard right now, and they are calling for a total of 30 inches by the end of it all. I'm getting ready to go outside and play in the snow with the dogs, which will include snow tubing/sledding in my back yard and probably making a snow man. I know I'm going to want to come back inside and have hot chocolate, soup, etc. I know I'm going to have the urge to make cookies as well, dammit. I'm just going to have to figure out how to deal with it. 40lbs or bust!!! :)
Happy snow day everyone!!!
Current Weight: 254.5
Total Weight Lost:34.5
Friday, February 5, 2010
Day 33 - Down 0.5
Not bad, not bad. I'm continuing to trek along losing little bits of weight each day. Yesterday I could tell I was back on track because I had a constant feeling of slight hunger. I've noticed this small tugging in my stomach for food most days since I've started this, but it's hardly ever overwhelming and it usually goes away after a few moments. I guess you could say this is how I know the hcg is working :)
In the past when I was dieting, this feeling of hunger would be so overwhelming that it became a sheer game of will power and determination to stay faithful to a self imposed regime of low caloric intake and exercise. Usually I would have feelings of fatigue and irritability because it's just so miserable! HCG has been nothing like what I just described. In fact it's been an incredible dieting experience that I would best sum up as only mildly difficult. At a minimum you have to keep yourself truthful to the food portion of the protocol. And it's been my experience that even that is negotiable. I haven't walked an hour each day, in fact the only real "walking" I've done is during my commute to work. Walking from the metro parking lot, to the train, and then from my train to my office. And even that walking was only Monday through Friday. I've been pretty liberal with spices to cook my proteins. I haven't been taking vitamins, and I've only been drinking the organic yerba mate and chamomile teas recommended.
I tell you all this information, not to brag but to highlight how great I think this diet has been. It's completely possible for anyone to do this! And I write this for anyone that may have read about this diet and thought, "I could never do this..."
Yes you can. :)
Current Weight: 256.5
Total Weight Lost: 32.5
In the past when I was dieting, this feeling of hunger would be so overwhelming that it became a sheer game of will power and determination to stay faithful to a self imposed regime of low caloric intake and exercise. Usually I would have feelings of fatigue and irritability because it's just so miserable! HCG has been nothing like what I just described. In fact it's been an incredible dieting experience that I would best sum up as only mildly difficult. At a minimum you have to keep yourself truthful to the food portion of the protocol. And it's been my experience that even that is negotiable. I haven't walked an hour each day, in fact the only real "walking" I've done is during my commute to work. Walking from the metro parking lot, to the train, and then from my train to my office. And even that walking was only Monday through Friday. I've been pretty liberal with spices to cook my proteins. I haven't been taking vitamins, and I've only been drinking the organic yerba mate and chamomile teas recommended.
I tell you all this information, not to brag but to highlight how great I think this diet has been. It's completely possible for anyone to do this! And I write this for anyone that may have read about this diet and thought, "I could never do this..."
Yes you can. :)
Current Weight: 256.5
Total Weight Lost: 32.5
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Day 32 - Down 3.0
Thank GOD. Finally I'm back on track. From this experience, and one other about two weeks ago, I need to recognize that my body does not rebound quickly from eating foods not "cleared" by the Simeons protocol. So if I am going to make the conscious decision to eat something I'm not really supposed to, then I need to give my body the appropriate number of days to recover. Otherwise I'm going to just start putting on weight again.
To shake these flat weigh-ins, I actually skipped dinner last night. I ate my two apples, and my lunch but that was it. I know in Trudeau's book he adamantly states that you must eat everything he outlines, even if you're not hungry. Well I wasn't hungry, and I was protesting my flat weigh-ins. So there. I have no good excuse. I just didn't eat everything.
I have 11 days left. I think.... Are you supposed to take the injections for a max of 43 days, or 45 days? Anyone? Beuller? I might just sacrifice the last vial of hcg in an attempt to lose as much as possible in this first phase. It's not the end of the world if I don't use the entire batch. I would be INCREDIBLY impressed with this diet if at the end of my first phase I had lost 40lbs. FORTY.....POUNDS..... I mean, that is just amazing. I might push for that just so I can use it as a testament to the positive effects of this diet, or so other people reading my blog can use it as a testament to the diet.
..."I know someone who lost forty pounds doing this!" Even more wonderful that the person they'd be referring to is me :)
Current Weight: 257
Total Weight Lost: 32
To shake these flat weigh-ins, I actually skipped dinner last night. I ate my two apples, and my lunch but that was it. I know in Trudeau's book he adamantly states that you must eat everything he outlines, even if you're not hungry. Well I wasn't hungry, and I was protesting my flat weigh-ins. So there. I have no good excuse. I just didn't eat everything.
I have 11 days left. I think.... Are you supposed to take the injections for a max of 43 days, or 45 days? Anyone? Beuller? I might just sacrifice the last vial of hcg in an attempt to lose as much as possible in this first phase. It's not the end of the world if I don't use the entire batch. I would be INCREDIBLY impressed with this diet if at the end of my first phase I had lost 40lbs. FORTY.....POUNDS..... I mean, that is just amazing. I might push for that just so I can use it as a testament to the positive effects of this diet, or so other people reading my blog can use it as a testament to the diet.
..."I know someone who lost forty pounds doing this!" Even more wonderful that the person they'd be referring to is me :)
Current Weight: 257
Total Weight Lost: 32
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Day 31
FRICK! Nothing. No gain. No loss.
This just goes to show how long it takes my body to recover from any blatant cheating. I wish I hadn't done this now, but on the other hand I think avoiding the invitations was starting to affect my friendship. I stayed on protocol 100% yesterday, so I was expecting a reward for my discipline.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it the whole 43 days I was planning. The remaining hcg mixture that I have doesn't look like it will be able to last another 10 days...however many days.... I don't think it will last! And I don't know if I want to mix an entire new batch that I won't need for a full 14 days. Maybe I'll just play it by ear and see how much weight I've lost by the time I'm out of this batch of hcg. If I really want to try and lose those few extra pounds then I'll just mix my last vial of hcg at the risk of wasting some. I'm also going to have to freshen up on phase 3 procedures because I need to start considering that soon.
*sigh* Maybe tomorrow...
Current Weight: 260
Total Weight Lost: 29
This just goes to show how long it takes my body to recover from any blatant cheating. I wish I hadn't done this now, but on the other hand I think avoiding the invitations was starting to affect my friendship. I stayed on protocol 100% yesterday, so I was expecting a reward for my discipline.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it the whole 43 days I was planning. The remaining hcg mixture that I have doesn't look like it will be able to last another 10 days...however many days.... I don't think it will last! And I don't know if I want to mix an entire new batch that I won't need for a full 14 days. Maybe I'll just play it by ear and see how much weight I've lost by the time I'm out of this batch of hcg. If I really want to try and lose those few extra pounds then I'll just mix my last vial of hcg at the risk of wasting some. I'm also going to have to freshen up on phase 3 procedures because I need to start considering that soon.
*sigh* Maybe tomorrow...
Current Weight: 260
Total Weight Lost: 29
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Day 30 - Up 0.5
Dammit!
I only have myself to blame. Historically it's taken me a few days to shake the effects of a day spent cheating. That lasagna must have done a number on me! I was so happy to be over the 30lb mark and now I'm back to freaking 29.... :( I'm crossing my fingers that tomorrow will be a day of big loss.
Current Weight: 260
Total Weight Lost: 29
I only have myself to blame. Historically it's taken me a few days to shake the effects of a day spent cheating. That lasagna must have done a number on me! I was so happy to be over the 30lb mark and now I'm back to freaking 29.... :( I'm crossing my fingers that tomorrow will be a day of big loss.
Current Weight: 260
Total Weight Lost: 29
Monday, February 1, 2010
Day 29 - Up 2.5
Entirely my own fault. I was actually expecting this. I have been putting off invitations from my friend since almost the first day I started this protocol. She has been asking me to come over for dinner, and I've been feeling progressively worse about turning down her invitations. Well, last night I caved because my boyfriend had the night off, and we finally made the commitment to go over for dinner, and he was planning on working on their computer. Well, turns out my boyfriend bailed and got called in to work, and I was now committed to a dinner I could have avoided for just two more weeks. Again, c'est la vie. I fasted for most of the day leading up to this dinner, knowing that I was going to be cutting it close to my 500 calorie per day limit. I ate salad with cranberries, feta cheese, and walnuts...lasagna....two beers, and then two Italian cookies. I was completely stuffed. I can tell my stomach has probably shrunk to the size of a golf ball. So as a result of all this delicious food, I went up in weight. I'm going to have to really focus on the next two weeks. I only have 14 days to lose as much as possible! Ideally I would like to get to 35lbs lost. Here goes!
Current Weight: 259.5
Total Weight Lost: 29.5
Current Weight: 259.5
Total Weight Lost: 29.5
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