R2P2 VLCD 11 & 12

So yesterday, woke up to 194.3 lbs, which was awesome. It put my weight loss at a total of 30 lbs, 4 oz. I had a meeting and successfully avoided the veggie tray with dip, the cookies, the nuts, the fruit, etc. Then I went to hang out with friends and suddenly, I couldn't stop eating! I had carrots with veggie ranch dip, grapes, blueberries, and a few rice crispy treats. I ate 1000 calories and was really not pleased with myself.

I woke up with diarrhea and gas pains, probably from all that excess sugar. By some miracle, I only gained 3 oz, which is nothing in the grand scheme of things...but since I only have a few more days on this round, I know it means that I might stall for the rest of it. I hope not...by the time I have my last injection on Friday, I am really hoping to be down to 190. Then I will do my darndest to maintain that weight on my week of planned interruption, and then right back on the Phase 2 HCG wagon. I'm going to keep doing 3 weeks on, 1 week off, for as long as I possibly can before hitting immunity. If immunity can be staved off, I could be at 155-160 lbs by Thanksgiving, and then enjoy a wonderful P3/P4 break before starting a final round after New Year's to lose the last 5-15 lbs, depending on how I look/feel.

Here's hoping I keep losing again this week (and on the plan overall!) despite my mishap.

R2P2 VLCD 10

195.6 lbs this morning. It was pretty awesome. And I was bad yesterday, in a sense. 2 sugarless pudding cups (120 calories) and 2 apples (200 calories)...no protein. I didn't expect to lose but I did; am hoping I can lose even more overnight. If I can lose about a pound, it'll be a total of 30 lost, which is awesome. The fact is, I screwed myself up and so I started at 210.5 this round-and in 10 days, I'm down almost 15 lbs. I could've been at 184 by now if that hadn't happened, but hey-live and learn.

Anyhoo-keep on truckin!

Cravings

So, while I'm not hungry, I AM experiencing some cravings. I am longing for sugar free pudding, cheesecake, chocolate or gelato...something creamy and rich tasting. I'm actually not craving bread or taquitos for a change, so that's great.

During my planned interruption, I plan to go to Olive Garden. I want the salad drizzled in dressing, and the chicken parm...skip the breadsticks and the pasta...and enjoy a small piece of cheesecake. I plan to do Cheesecake Factory for a piece of that red velvet cheesecake everyone's raving about, but I'll do that on the last day, as sort of a "mini load".

Right now, I just wish I could add a handful of macadamia nuts and an ounce of cheddar or muenster cheese to my diet. Or be able to eat fruits without guilt. In a perfect world, HCG would allow you to eat whatever you wanted up to 500 calories, instead of this regimented diet. It's not terrible, but the monotony does get to you. Or...eat the stringent way for 6 days a week, and have a day off to eat whatever within reason. I wonder if too many people would go hog wild and ruin it then.

If I could reincarnate anyone, it would be Dr. Simeons. I'd love to see what his take on the diet today would be, and what changes we could make to adapt to modern technology in food.

R2P2 VLCD 9

Same weight this am, 197.1 lbs, which was tough. Maybe it was the pudding since I ate it again yesterday and again skipped the apple.

Tonight I'm skipping the pudding and doing two apples...so we'll see!

R2P2 VLCD 8

197.1 lbs this morning-finally new weight lost! :)

I did a cheating experiment yesterday...instead of my second apple, I had a small cup of sugar free dulce de leche jello pudding...it's made with zylitol instead of the usual aspartame products...I took a risk, and lost a pound! So, we'll see where that goes. It was amazing that such a small treat (a few ounces, 60 calories and 1 gram of fat) filled me up, and was absolutely sweet, decadent, and satisfying...a far cry from my usual craving, which would've included an entire PINT of Haagen Daaz ice cream to content me.

188 is just around the corner! :)

R2P2 VLCD 7

Back to LIW of 198.0 finally as of this morning.

Now, to focus on REAL weight loss for the next 2 weeks...10 more lbs off is my goal. I can do it! I can do it! I can do it! :)

Yay! (R2P2 VLCD 5)

199.3 this morning...so close to LIW that I can practically taste it! Now, if I can see 198.0 tomorrow, then any weight lost after that will be NEW weight loss, as I zoom towards this round's goal of 188.0!

Happy Saturday!