VLCD 26

203.8 this morning...so lost almost a full pound. If I can keep this up, I'll be below 200 by the weekend! :)

I ate a McDonald's grilled chicken breast plain yesterday as I didn't have time to cook chicken...and then a few pieces of an oil free, sauce free steak at Ruby Tuesdays. I had 2 apples, which isn't the best but I really wanted the sweet. And it still paid off.

Today I will endeavor to eat just the chicken and the one apple, and maybe some steak and a pickle. Other than still being sick, I feel pretty good. Looking forward to finishing up with Phase 2 (hopefully at my 1st goal of 190) and then doing 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4. There's a Red Velvet Cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory with my name on it for P4. :)

VLCD 25

Wow...finally...204.7 lbs...I've lost 20 pounds in a bit over three weeks! Despite the one cheat, my TOM, and being horribly sick (I'm still sick), I finally hit that milestone. Now, I have 14 more lbs to lose in my remaining 19 days on the diet...I think I can do it. Then I can stabilize at 190 for 3 weeks eating an Atkins like induction diet of 1600 calories (no starch, no sugar)...then gradually eat normally for another 3 weeks, and then start Phase 2 again. And I hope in that round to lose at least 30 lbs.

My goal is to reach 150 lbs by 11/1/09. :)

The diet gets easier every day. I still think about food and lust over it, but I'm rarely hungry, and the days slip away as I dream of getting to the size I've wanted to be for so many years. I couldn't do it without the support of my wonderful, wonderful husband.

VLCD 23 and 24

Remained in a stall. Had a busy, exhausting, and often disappointing weekend but stayed the course.

VLCD 22

Still 208. Being sick sucks for many reasons, but the fact is that I'm not hungry and doing the diet perfectly and it really hurts to not have it working at all. If I'd stalled at 206 that would have been bad enough, but to gain really adds insult to injury.

I've been taking meds and drinking rivers of water. So now I feel bloated AND sick. Blech.

Ok, done moaning. Praying that I will start losing again soon, and more importantly, that I'll feel better quickly-I have a big weekend ahead.

VLCD 21

Still super sick-up another pound, which is incredibly depressing. I had a goal for this weekend of 202 lbs, and I'm 209. All this with faultless dieting despite a ton of stress AND being sick. Oh well. A terrific nurse on the HCG board told me my body was going through a cleanse and to fight my illness, take a ton of vitamin C to the point of diarrhea, and also something called NAC caps, which is a proven remedy for boosting the immune system and getting cold and flu out of the body. Hubby went to buy me some-here's hoping!

VLCD 20

Not a great day today. Was sick and continued to be sick (sinus issues/cold) this morning...and despite following the diet perfectly yesterday, I was up 2 lbs. I heard that a cold and allergies cause water retention. Today I got sugar free cough syrup, cough drops, and Zicam and hope that it won't make me retain more. Other than feeling stuffed up and tired, I'm ok. Still hoping to weigh between 200 and 202 for Saturday...I figure if I can finish my period AND lick this cold, it might happen. Followng the diet, and drinking loads and loads and lakes of water. As always, we'll see. :)

VLCD 19

206.2...so I'm down 18.5 lbs in the same number of days, which rocks. And I have my period-hoping to see a few more pounds go down this week once that's run its course! Yay.