The much awaited "update"!

Ok, so I said I was going to start again on January 17th, and I did... It was a holiday from work so it was nice to spend the whole day gorging :) This gorge was definitely not as impressive as those past, but I guess it got the job done.

I had an offsite office retreat on the 18th and 19th, so i was able to gorge one of those days and then get on protocol the other. I thought there may have been some problems with this initially since I was anticipating office mates wanting to eat together. It wasn't though, so I'm thankful for that.

First day of actual weight loss I was down 6.3lbs. That's right ladies and gentlemen....six.... (insert smug smile here) That pretty much took care of a good chunk of the gorge weight I had put on. Next day, weight loss of 3.9lbs. And that brings us to this morning with a measley loss of 0.6lbs. I ate perfect every day with the exception of the third where I was sneeking a few crackers.

Today I had a volleyball tournament, and I was unusually nervous about playing an all day tournament while sticking to the protocol. I think I did pretty well though! I had my morning coffee and apple, arrived to play my first match of volleyball, ate another apple before my second match, chowed down on my 100grams of chicken before the third. After the third match I was feeling light headed, and pretty weak. I could feel my legs no longer wanting to do what I told them... I had packed some emergency food in case something like this happened. Sticking to protocol is one thing, but I also play all the way around on my volleyball team. In laymans terms, I don't get subbed out of the game. I play front row, back row, serve, defense... I wasn't ever permitted to do this in college because I was considered a "front row specialist". That being said, my team depends on me, and if I felt my game slipping today because I had no energy I wanted to be able to address it, and under my terms. So I packed some organic trail mix and a few crackers. I ate some of both, and it really gave me the strength and energy I need to play the fourth match and then ultimately playoffs. So overall it was a pretty slim menu that supported 12 games of volleyball! (1 match = 3 games to 25 points)

Tomorrow it's back to the grocery store and back to the protocol!

Weight lost: 10.8lbs