only 4 more days!

I am almost done and boy am I glad! When the losses start to shrink so dose my will power! onday was -1 hooray! Tuesday -0.2.. meh and today -0.4 Yes I know losses are losses still doesn't mean I dont want them to be bigger! I had a friend over for dinner last night I made tomato basil soup and turkey burgers. I had mine without a but with some spinach, tomato, ketchup, and mustard. It was a great meal that didn't scream I am on a crazy diet. I know turkey isnt exactly on protocol but I figured it was a close substitution, seemed to be ok! I got to get up on drinking my water today though because I know I didn't drink enough yesterday, I woke up feeling like my mouth was full of cotton and I spent a week in the dessert. Dinner with a girlfriend went great but I am a little worried about what the weekend will bring. Friday I am going out with a group of friends and Saturday a new man friend is making me diner, he is a healthy eater and has actually lost 100 pounds so I dont think he will think I am crazy. I have skillfully pushed back dinner at my favorite Thai restaurant until next week when I am in P3.. even though that slowly killed me inside lol

Week 2 wrap up

Last week almost there!! So the total loss for the week was 4.6 lbs. On Friday I was up 0.8 pounds which I was furious about because I didn't even cheat! The only cause could be the braggs I used on my asparagus so that is out. I dont feel like I have lost a lot of pounds overall this week but I did lose a lot of inches! I can see the changes and feel great about my body again. Thighs:-0.75 Hips-0.5 Waist-1.5 Arms-1 Chest 34 Bust: no change, no suprise there!

One more week and its back to cheese and nuts!!

VLCD 11

-1.6 I am supper excited because my biggest loss in week one was 1.8, I dont typically keep pulling big numbers in week two but no complaining here!

Yesterday looked like this: Breakfast I had a grapefruit and some tea.
Lunch was tomato basil soup with chicken meatballs.-While driving I might add... I am still working on my time management.
Dinner was 4% lean ground beef with taco seasoning, a diced tomato
Dessert Strawberries.

I wonder if mixing up the proteins helped because I was previously just doing a lot of chicken. Either way I have 3 more servings of the taco meet and it was pretty good so bring on the losses! 

VLCD 10

-0.8 Getting there! My goal has always been 150 and I have yet to hit it... If I can keep up good losses there is a chance this time around! Last P3 over the summer I got down to 155, which was my lowest in years but I tend to even out around 160... Plan this time around for P3 is to attend at least two work out classes a week, probably body pump and Pilates and stay on P3 longer or transition it to an Atkins style diet. Plans are great but only time will tell what really happens!

VLCD 9

-1 woo hoo! Working on keeping my fluids up.. today I found a recipe for chai seed crackers that are all seeds and nuts with no flower! I am so excited to make me, I always find recipes for amazing dips but they are just not as good with celery sticks so this is a great alternative! Plus they are protein packed!!

Another new revelation... and how come it took me so long to discover this? Franks red hot sauce!! So good, only ingredients are cayenne and vinegar, bland food be gone!!

1 week report

So the first week is officially over! Only two more to go! I am so excited to be a week done, I am already dreaming about food and my pintrest if full of things I cant wait to make for P3! When I think about I really dont mind the low carb and am thinking that it may be something I need to do long term.

I didn't lose as much weight this week as I feel like I should have but I did lose a good amount of inches. Total weight loss for the week was 6.2, but this includes the 2.4 that I put on during loading. Measurement wise: Waist -0.5 hips -0.5 bust-0.5 arms -0.5 and.... wait for it.. thighs -1.75! Looking at my measurements from Aug I put the most back on my thighs so I will be happy if its the first to comes off!

Around day 14 is typically where I tend to loose my motivation and give into circumstances in the past but I know I am capable of doing this, I have already done a full round before and what would be better than looking good on the beach for spring break!

Pizza party temptation

So last night we had a going away party for a coworker and we had a pizza themed party, I signed up to make a fruit pizza... OMG baking a sheet of sugar cookies and then slathering it with cream cheese/whip cream  was a little difficult but I was good and didn't have any of it! The party was a little harder, there was so much food and I got stared at for being the only one in the room not eating. I used the excuse I had already eaten dinner but they were like you are a college student double up. I broke and had 3 cinnamon pita chips with a fresh fruit "salsa" If you consider all the pizza, bread sticks, and desert items that could have gone in my pie hole I consider that a success.. but a cheat it still a cheat!

-0.6 hurray! I was supper happy to see a decent size loss this morning and I hope it continues, think positive thoughts no stalling! I have been drinking a tone of water to flush all the bad stuff out just in case lol! Tonight will be interesting it is Friday night and that is my typical go out with friends night.. I have school work to do so I tild them I wouldnt be out until much later and only for a short amount of time.. hopefully they will be a couple into their drinks and not realize I am not drinking!

VLCD 4 slip ups and challenges

-1.0! I am surprised and happy... I made a rookie mistake and tried a rouge item yesterday. I was running supper late when I left for campus in the morning so I ran out the door with only my grapefruit on board from earlier in the morning, no biggy I figured I would meet a classmate to work on a project then swing by my house for lunch before heading to the other campus that is 45minutes away.. well it started snowing so I had to get straight on the road. I was in a panic about that I was going to eat, I was starting to feel starving and knew I couldn't make it through my lab and another 45minute drive. When I got to school I realized there was a grocery store across the street- sweet salvation! I remembered my friend told me she does Purdue pre-cooked chicken strips so I bought those and some cherry tomatoes.

For dinner I decided to try some new recipes out of my HCG cook book, my first round I made a lot of recipes and didn't find the diet all that difficult- I also had a lot more weight to lose so the motivation was greater, my third attempt at a round I was to busy so all I ate was dry chicken and steamed veggies, not very good or enough to keep me going. This round I want to change it up and keep the food more fresh so I stay more interested and satisfied. I was supper proud of myself I tried buffalo chicken strips, made enough for dinner and an extra portion, chicken cabbage soup for another day, and 2 servings of tomato basil soup. Well what I thought was 2 serving of tomato soup! The soup was delicious and supper satisfying, as I was eating it I was thinking the quantity was huge but It wasn't until I consulted the cookbook to finish the cabbage soup that I realized it actually made 2 servings. Uhh rookie mistake! It turned out ok so I guess it isn't the end of the world... and I like knowing the Perdue chicken is an acceptable last minute meal option!

VLCD 1 and 2

First day of low cal and I lost -1.8! This was what I gained during loading so I am on my way. My first day was interesting because even though I had planned on doing this round I was very busy and didn't manage to get to the grocery store to buy P2 appropriate food. I gabbed two "cutie" oranges to have on the way to class and by the time I got out at 5:00pm I know I needed to eat more but I had to go to the grocery store first! When I got home I was absolutely starving so I measured out 100grams of all natural canned chicken and ate it with some garlic and other spices. Canned chicken is not something I would ever think of eating during P2 but it seemed to work out just fine! The cutie mandarin oranges are also something I have never tried before but I find them easier to eat then a regular orange and since they are so small I eat 2 of them.

Day 2 I am getting back into the swing of things, I made some meatloaf with 4% ground beef on Monday night so I had 4 of them in the fridge ready to go. Breakfast was an apple- which I was actually kind of upset about because I was looking forward to this apple all threw class and when I got in my car to eat it I bit into a grainy apple :( Lunch was meatloaf,  2 oranges as a late evening snack, then dinner was canned chicken and steamed cabbage. I had my first temptation last night, my friends all went out to a Mexican restaurant for a friends birthday so i stopped by after class, it was good because by that time everyone was almost finished eating so I wasn't pressured to eat but the longer I stared at everything I gave into 1 chip and salsa. When I got home I skipped my Melba toast to make up for the 1 tortilla chip. Down 1.6 so I guess the one chip wasn't the end of the world!

How you know your back on HCG

1. Its 5:30pm and all you have eaten is 2 "cutie" oranges.
2. Your lips are pealing off because its winter and all the moisture is being sucked out of your body.
3. Everything I drink comes out ten fold in 5minute increments!
Yep you guessed it I am back! This is VLCD 1 I have felt great so far and am excited to get this round going!

One of the biggest things I have learned about HCG is that timing has to be right and you need to asses what is going on in your life before committing to do HCG. I learned this the hard way last round! Its not a secret that I am a busy student but last semester my schedule was built in a way that coming home for meal was impossible. I took some time and looked at my calender and decided that now was a perfect time to start a new round! My school schedule has beaks in it so I can eat at home and if I start now I will be on my last week of P3 when spring break starts... still on the fence for what I am doing for spring break but either way I will look goo doing it!

For those of you that are curious I have actually maintained my weight loss pretty well and have admittedly been eating anything I want to, since my grandfather died and the holidays I feel like some pounds have crept on that I dont love so might as well do something about it while I can!

VLCD 11

So I am up a pound today.. I knew I would be. I deserve it so no shock or disappointment. When I have good losses I spend the whole day peeing every 20 minutes, when I drink enough water and don't pee every second I can tell my loss wont be as great. Here is to tomorrow!

VLCD 9 and 10

Hey guys! Sorry I didn't update, I have been so busy! Wed was a -0.2 loss :( I feel like this was because I didn't drink enough water since everything else was on protocol. I am on my second week and I have been expecting a slow because that is what typically happens in my second weeks but 0.2 come on!

I am down -1.8 today! Yesterday my friend asked my if I wanted coffee on my way to class I said yes but then she never asked me what I wanted, she brought me whats called a dirty Ivan- It looked like skim milk so that at least was not the end of the world but it had two shots of espresso and I am sure some type of syrup in it. I had to drink it because I said I wanted coffee so if I didn't that would have been rude, was kinda stuck! I had my greek yogurt with fresh strawberries between classes. I like eating this between classes but this would be my normal P3  breakfast so to know I don't really get lunch as well is psychologically hard. I had some steamed broccoli when I got home before running back to campus to take a test.

Dinner I was not so good. I went out to an Irish Pub with friends, on past rounds I have ordered the corned beef and cabbage with no problem so I love having 1 place I can go and eat with friends while on P2! I ordered Irish coffee because I was so exhausted and new the night was not going to end soon since we were out for a friends birthday- I should of told them no whip cream, that was my fault the coffee came with a huge layer of thick cream on top which I tried to drink around. The rest of the night I drank Rum and diet coke which has also proven to be P2 safe for me in the past. I really slipped up later in the night when I was already slightly tipsy  and someone ordered a round of Irish car-bombs for the table. Once it was sitting in front of me I couldnt refuse it so bottoms up! Ha it is kinda funny I forget that when I stop drinking for P2 my tolerance is not what it used to be!!

It was great to be out and enjoying myself with my friends but I know payback is coming! I was really surprised by my loss today so I am expecting a small loss tomorrow if anything at all! 11 more days left, I can do this!

I love the Greek! VLCD8

I can breath easy knowing that I have a new go to on long campus days! -1.8!! I was worried I wouldn't lose at all so this was a wonderful surprise today! 150's here I come!
Yesterday was greek yogurt between classes, an apple, melba toast, and cooked spinach when I got home. Then chicken meatballs and a cucumber for dinner with an orange for dessert.

Redemption and going rouge! VLCD7

-1.0! 1 week down already!

I was comparing notes from previous rounds and I am almost exactly where I was at the end of round 2 week1: 161.4 Today I am at 161.8. Now my LDW for round 2 was 160.2 so that gives you an idea about how the rest of that round went! I only gained 4#'s of it back so I feel like I did pretty well but this is my redemption for round 2!

So I mentioned that I went a little rouge on Friday, as noted by my loss of 0.4 it obviously did not work! This diet is so specific and deviation does not work out so well. On Friday I was on campus all day long and a meeting I attended had a tray of subway party sandwiches. I ate the turkey out of one sandwich with  lettuce, tomato, and one bite of the bread. I counted this, plus the apple I had for breakfast, as my lunch. I knew that one meal rouge was bad enough but when my best friend that I hadn't seen all week wanted to do dinner  I couldnt turn her down! We went to Panera where I had a bowl of tomato vegetable soup and an apple. I still had a small loss and no stall so this wasn't the worst decision but obviously not suitable alternates to dried chicken breast and cabbage!

Today I tried a little experiment and I am interested to see how it works out. I have read on the forums that someone else has tried or toyed with the idea of trying 0% greek yogurt as a protein, so today I decided to try it! I have an extremely long day on campus on Monday and Wednesdays with no refrigerator or good way to store food but there is a grocery store across the street from the college. I went to just get an apple but when my friend went for the yogurt I thought what the heck I will give it a try! If this works it may be my go to on long campus days, I am a little nervous to see what tomorrow will bring!

Weekend Recap VLVD 5&6

Sat -0.4 Sunday -1.2! I went a little rouge on Friday which explains the the small loss on Saturday. I have been a model p2 citizen on Saturday and Sunday despite social pressures. That is my problem with this diet, it is really hard to come up with excuses why I am not eating or drinking when out with friends.

VLCD 4

I should be doing homework but I decided it was time to do some sprucing up of the old blog! I am feeling a little better today, still snifflely and overall gross but better! I am -1 today!

Is it greedy to feel like I should have a bigger loss this early in the game? Could be part of being sick but I am a little curious about the chicken sausage I had for dinner last night. The only ingredients in it is chicken, spinach, and garlic- it is all natural and has no casing. I know it was going a little rouge but I figured it was about the same as ground chicken and so yummy pan fried in a touch of chicken stock!

R3VLCD 3

Very low calorie is in full swing! I had a dream last night about smearing chocolate cake on a melba toast...
Down -2.4 today! I had a feeling a good loss was coming, I sure peed enough yesterday! I had classes from 8am-noon yesterday and then a break until my test at 3:30, I would have liked to stay on campus and studied but I drove home to have lunch. That is my one problem I have with this diet, eating on the run is nearly impossible! I had an apple for breakfast, mini meatloaf for lunch, grilled chicken with a touch of balsamic vinaigrette, and 2 roasted roma tomatoes with basil, and a grapefruit . I had never thought of roasting the tomatoes before but they were delish and supper easy! Slice in half, top with garlic, salt, pepper, and fresh basil, pop in oven for 30 minutes at 400 and enjoy!

The bad news is today I woke up with a cold :( I am drinking a lot of tea and having grapefruit as my fruit, any suggestions on anything else I can do? I am afraid to take anything, I stop taking my vitamins during P2 so that probably isn't helpful.

R3 VLCD 2

Down -1.4 today, I am surprised I am down anything since I feel like a blimp! I normally wear between a 6 and an 8 in pants but today I am wearing my 10's! Thank you TOM! I also don't know how accurate that is because my roommate was in the bathroom this morning.... during my shower time! So by the time she finished I had to wash my face and run out the door. I was a little pissed, I really could of used a shower today! I didn't weigh until 1pm after I had eaten an apple and drank my water and coffee.. I guess I will just have to see what tomorrow brings!

On the menu yesterday was 6 strawberries, a mini meatloaf made with 4% ground beef and melba toast, "chicken nuggets" 100g of chicken baked with melba toast, steamed cabbage, an apple, and chai tea with 1tbs of milk.

I'm back!

Sitting here drinking water and trying to decide if I want an apple or strawberries, yep P2 has officially begun! I am actually a little excited, I need to clean up my diet and get down closer if not a little below goal weight. This is technically my third round but my last round was a completely disaster full of medical problems and cheats, I think I lost 4 pounds the whole round! Refrigerator stocked with apples chicken and cabbage, lets do this!

Mental health break

I am alive! I decided that since I am starting a round on September 3rd that I needed a mental holiday from the obsessing and constant weighing. I haven't weighed in a week and it is still in the back of my mind but I am just trying to enjoy. I feel like I am staying the same, my clothes still fit the same, I have become for conscious about my belly but I feel like it has been that way since I added back in carbs.
Dont worry I will go back to updating frequently when I start P2