Round 2 Update... Phase 4

Well, round 2 was just plain odd. I had a really hard time keeping on protocol. So, daily I did eat something I shouldn't have. I only lost about 12 lbs total. During maintenance phase I did maintain really well for 3 weeks. I was still eating stuff I shouldn't have been eating. I planned a disneyland vacation for my family the 2nd week of phase 4 so I didn't have to worry about what I could or couldn't eat while on vacation. Before we left vacation I had gained about 3 lbs in that week.

I weighed myself as soon as we got home and the scale had said 13 lbs over my maintenance weight. YIKES! How in the world could I have done that much walking and gain that much weight. I'm thinking it's water weight. I did eat a TON of almonds on the drive so with that protein I hope it helps my water go down. By the time I went to bed the scale had gone down 2 lbs and this morning it was already down another 2 lbs. So, I guess my gain wasn't as scary as it looked.

I do have to confess that Disneyland has the best mint chocolate chip ice cream I've had in a long time. That could be because I haven't had much ice cream for a long time. LOL I think I had one every day we were there. We only took snacks with us and if we bought something in the park it was once a day. It's toooooo dang expensive there.

So, I'm staying on phase 4 for a while.... I'll do my best to maintain through it. I'm trying to decided if I can squeeze another round in before the holidays hit. I feel bloated and heavy and just not the same. It's amazing how different your eating lifestyle makes you feel.

Thanks for all the support. It really helps to have others to talk to and to get encouragement from. You all ROCK!

P2R2VLCD17

P2R2VLCD17:

Weight: -3.4
Total: -26.6

Sublingual Spray 300 IU hcg daily.
5000 iu HCG
5 ml b-12
15 ml 80 proof Vodka
Metered Spray .5 (12 sprays)
6 in morning 6 in evening


8/10 Released Load Day 1 For a total of 17.0
8/11 Gained Load Day 2 +.6 For a total of 16.4
8/12 Released VLCD1 -.8 For a total of 17.2
8/13 Released VLCD2 -1.6 For a total of 18.8
8/14 Gained VLCD3 +.6 For a total of 18.2
8/15 Released VLCD4 -2 For a total of 20.2
8/16 Released VLCD5 -1 For a total of 21.2
8/17 Gained VLCD6 +.8 For a total of 20.4 TOM
8/18 Released VLCD7 -.2 For a total of 20.6
8/19 Released VLCD8 -2.6 For a total of 23.2
8/20 Released VLCD9 -1 For a total of 24.2
8/21 Gained VLCD10 +1.4 For a total of 22.8
8/22 Released VLCD11 -.4 For a total of 23.2
8/23 Released VLCD12 -.4 For a total of 23.6
8/24 Released VLCD13 -.2 For a total of 23.8
8/25 Released VLCD14 -.4 For a total of 24.2
8/26 Released VLCD15 -.4 For a total of 24.6
8/27 Gained VLCD16 +1.4 For a total of 23.2 (apple day)
8/28 Released VLCD17 -3.4 For a total of 26.6
8/29

YAY!! Finally... hopefully this is the beginning of another downhill loss.

To add to yesterdays "off" day I forgot to do the HCG before I went to bed too. UGH! So, I took it at 7 am this morning (only 4 sprays) and will do it again at my normal times today. I feel "lighter" too. It's always uplifting to get a loss after being discouraged for a few days.

I went to lunch with my dad and kids and had a chicken salad. Then I didn't eat again until I got home from the viewing I went to and I had lettuce and about a cup of cottage cheese.

I felt "lighter" today not that heavy feeling. I think I'm going to start taking my supplements, Enzymes, Cleanse, Multi-Vitamin and Antioxident. I hope that won't affect anything.

P2R2VLCD16 Egg day... errrr Apple Day

P2R2VLCD16:

Weight: +1.4
Total: -23.2

Sublingual Spray 300 IU hcg daily.
5000 iu HCG
5 ml b-12
15 ml 80 proof Vodka
Metered Spray .5 (12 sprays)
6 in morning 6 in evening


8/10 Released Load Day 1 For a total of 17.0
8/11 Gained Load Day 2 +.6 For a total of 16.4
8/12 Released VLCD1 -.8 For a total of 17.2
8/13 Released VLCD2 -1.6 For a total of 18.8
8/14 Gained VLCD3 +.6 For a total of 18.2
8/15 Released VLCD4 -2 For a total of 20.2
8/16 Released VLCD5 -1 For a total of 21.2
8/17 Gained VLCD6 +.8 For a total of 20.4 TOM
8/18 Released VLCD7 -.2 For a total of 20.6
8/19 Released VLCD8 -2.6 For a total of 23.2
8/20 Released VLCD9 -1 For a total of 24.2
8/21 Gained VLCD10 +1.4 For a total of 22.8
8/22 Released VLCD11 -.4 For a total of 23.2
8/23 Released VLCD12 -.4 For a total of 23.6
8/24 Released VLCD13 -.2 For a total of 23.8
8/25 Released VLCD14 -.4 For a total of 24.2
8/26 Released VLCD15 -.4 For a total of 24.6
8/27 Gained VLCD16 +1.4 For a total of 23.2 (apple day)
8/28
8/29

Ok so today I decided I'm at a plateau so I need to do something about this because I'm getting discouraged. I am frustrated enough that I forget to do the HCG in the morning because I'm so concerned about getting my eggs ready for the day. For some reason I knew the eggs weren't right but that's what I had to do before so that's what I where my mind was. I had 4 eggs before 2 in the afternoon when I realized after reading on a forum DUH!! it's an Apple Day. Guess I'll eat apples instead of finishing the day with Eggs and see what happens.

The day just dragged but I got a few things done in the living room.

I ended up having about 3 or 4 apples. I cannot even remember. My last apple was at 6:30ish then my friend picked me up and we went to a Stampin Up Demonstrator meeting. I got a Lipton Unsweetened Iced Tea and a cup of Ice from the gas station on my way there and drank that for the rest of the night. I was full the rest of the night.

Overall it was just an OFF day but we need these for some reason I guess. LOL

P2R2VLCD8

P2R2VLCD8:

Weight: -.2
Total: -20.6

Sublingual Spray 250 IU hcg daily.
5000 iu HCG
5 ml b-12
15 ml 80 proof Vodka
Metered Spray .5 (12 sprays)
6 in morning 6 in evening

Notice? The change of HCG sub-lingual recipe? Yup, I changed it this time.... More Vodka (just for you remi LOL) and less B-12. I ran out of B-12 LOL and I thought maybe using more Vodka will taste better. It was getting a pretty bitter taste at the end there.

Ok so today... well I didn't eat anything until about 2. I just wasn't all that hungry, so I ate some cottage cheese. I've decided to eat some cottage cheese to replace some of my chicken. I love chicken but... I hate cooking and it's so hot to cook all day. I then had an apple about 4 and didn't have dinner until about 8 pm. Yep that's right, 8 pm. Big day today! I had garlic ground chicken patties (cooked on GF Grill) and tomatoes on romaine lettuce leaves with a little of the Mayo (with olive oil) mixed with curry and tonight a little Chipotle Chile Powder. YUMMY!

I just mixed my newest HCG and it's 1 am. Baby A is awake and I have NO idea why. She's been up early and not taking very long naps either. She doesn't seem to feel sick or anything. Dunno!

Before I forget... I got a new (to me) car today. It's not the bestest but it's pretty dang cute. It's a green (my fav color next to pink) Jetta! Yes, I used to have a Jetta before kids and of course had to turn it in at the end of my lease.

Oh and I took my new little car and Z to the new Organic store in town. I wasn't too impressed. I ended up going to Sam's after that store and got my favorite produce there. I wasn't happy I had just spent $$ at the organic store and ended up at Sam's anyway. Oh well.

Oh and I started TOM yesterday. I can't remember if I noted that.

Until tomorrow! Ciao!

Stats Update

I'll make a list of my daily stats from day one of Round 2 Phase 4.

8/10 Released Load Day 1 For a total of 17.0
8/11 Gained Load Day 2 +.6 For a total of 16.4
8/12 Released VLCD1 -.8 For a total of 17.2
8/13 Released VLCD2 -1.6 For a total of 18.8
8/14 Gained VLCD3 +.6 For a total of 18.2
8/15 Released VLCD4 -2 For a total of 20.2
8/16 Released VLCD5 -1 For a total of 21.2
8/17 Gained VLCD6 +.8 For a total of 20.4 TOM
8/18 Released VLCD7 -.2 For a total of 20.6

P2R2Day7

P2R2VLCD7:

Weight: +.8
Total: -20.4

Sublingual Spray 250 IU hcg daily.
5000 iu HCG
15 ml b-12
5 ml 80 proof Vodka
Metered Spray .5 (12 sprays)
6 in morning 6 in evening

Starting this phase has been very strange for me. I wasn't really ready I guess. I started the spray last sunday night. I kept forgetting in the morning. So, I planned on starting the VLCD Tuesday. Then Tuesday came and I really wanted Ice Cream so I said ok Wed. Same thing... I just wanted Ice Cream. I really was going to start Thursday. Well, as you guess it I didn't. Didn't start Friday either or Saturday or Sunday!!

Today I have started the VLCD not exact to protocol but Ice Cream or Bread isn't included in my meal plan today. So far I wasn't hungry this morning but I made a plate with mixed lettuce greens about 3/4 cup of cottage cheese and a cut up tomato. The tomato didn't look too great and the lettuce tasted funny. So, I shared the Cottage Cheese with A. I've been drinking a TON of water.

I got hungry about 2:30ish so I decided to cut up 2 boiled eggs and used a little of the Mayo with Olive Oil to mix it and sprinkled some curry powder in it. I know sounds gross! It was actually good. I then put it on Romaine Lettuce leaves and ate it like that. A tried to share that with me too but I melted some cheese on a piece of bread and put turkey on it for her. She still wanted mine. She shared hers with her dad as he walked in the door.

For dinner I don't know what I'm going to have but I'm craving the ground chicken with garlic on romaine lettuce that I made last week. The kids and U LOVED it. Some ate it on bread but most of us had it on the lettuce.

Ok it's now the next day and I'm just finishing this. For dinner I mixed a can of tuna with a few spoons of the Mayo with Olive Oil and some Hot Dog Relish.... It wasn't exactly what I imagined but was edible. I ate it on the romaine lettuce leaves. Now, I need to go shopping again.

I didn't get hungry the rest of the night and felt fine. Other than the fact I started TOM today. Guess that's why I had a little gain but it's not as bad as it was last round. Thank goodness.

I'm a Dork!

I was going to start my HCG yesterday and can you believe I totally forgot to spray? Then, I was going to start today and the same thing... SO I'm going to spraydouble before I go to bed and then in the morning so I hope it's not too much of a no no. We'll see...

So far this weekend (since thursday) I've had

Sushi
Cherry Coke
Subway
IceBerg Shake
Indian Food
McD's Chicken Nuggets
Fries
Ogies Turkey, Swiss and Avocado sandwich
Cinnamon Roll
Coffee with real sugar
and I have a hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge in the freezer waiting for later.

I think I've gained 6 lbs. LOL It's funny to tell people you are trying to gain weight.

Honestly next Phase 3 and 4 I don't think I'm going to eat this heavy. It's not very fun. I feel yucky, very bloated and super heavy and tired. I've taken a nap probably every day this weekend. I have a lot of stuff to do because I've decided to move all the rooms in my house around except the kitchen and bathroom. LOL

TMI Warning!! I have more gas now than I did during the VLCD. It's so weird. Never thought I'd notice something like that but I did notice it.

This means LOTS of de-cluttering and work!