P2R2 Day 22 - Chocolate Hell

P2R2 Starting Weight 03/01/09: 160.0
Yesterday: 147.8
Today: 146.2 (-1.6)
Released Since Start of VLCD: 14.2 lb.
Total lb. Released with hCG: 34.0

I'm experiencing some frustration and confusion today.

I have not moved on the scale one stinken ounce in the past three days. I have also not had a BM in over a week. (Sorry, no TMI warning... I'm just rambling.) BF could not find any "booboo tea" (as he calls it. lol) at the store the other day, and I have not had the ambition to go to the store and find my own.

Yesterday, I went to a close friend's 50th birthday party. I didn't realize there were going to be 30 people packed into this nice lady's single-wide. :) I sat at the kitchen table with her for most of the party, and directly in front of me was my water... a pan of brownies and two pans of cupcakes. I saw the chocolate icing, and strangely enough I really could have cared less if I ate one or not. They looked good, don't get me wrong, but not unavoidable even at 6 inches. I was hungry, though. I ended up rationalizing in my head that she was never going to have another 50th birthday party, I haven't seen this nice lady in years (she was my mom's best friend and we keep in touch online mostly) and oh well if I gain some back.

I ended up eating one cupcake (which tasted like crap except for the icing) and three brownies. The brownies tasted good, but I was left feeling like... "That's IT??" They didn't taste all that great, and I was not even close to satisfied. Plus, about two minutes later I felt like there was a rock in the pit of my stomache, my teeth felt gritty and my head was buzzing from all the sugar. I felt sick and ended up leaving early. D: If anything has cured my "sweet" cravings - that was it!

***TMI Alert***TMI Alert***

So I had a (very) small BM when I got home, probably from the sugar-shock. Does anyone else's stool look funny since starting the protocol? Don't give me that funny face, either, because I know you all look. HA! I ate an entire head of broccoli yesterday and drank at least a gallon of water (before the party) trying to get something to happen, and nothing.

So how did I drop over 1.5 pounds?? I don't get it... Probably the mass amount of water. Who knows. Anyhow, hope your weekends are going well and take it from me:

Stay AWAY from the sugar! It's NOT worth it!! >:P

P2R2 Day 14 - Expect the Unexpected

P2R2 Starting Weight 03/01/09: 160.0
Yesterday: 151.2
Today: 149.2 (VIRGIN TERRITORY!!)
Released Since Start of VLCD: 11.2 lb.
Average Daily Release: 1.0 lb.
Total lb. Released with hCG: 31.0

What?! I said, WHAT??! I did not just lose two pounds overnight, break into the 140's, which I haven't seen in 10 years, officially lose over 10 lb. this round and hit the 30+ total pounds-down mark... Did I??

I think I just DID!

Aright everybody... This is how we celebrate in MY place - TURN IT UP!!

*~*~*~PARTAY PARTAY PARTAAAY! ... PARTAY PARTAY PARTAAAAY!~*~*~*



Aright... calm down y'all. Back to business.

I've been battling this stupid cold for over a week now, plus TOM officially showed up yesterday and I spent the majority of my afternoon in bed sleeping.

This is what I managed to eat:
Lunch: 4 boiled eggs sans 3 yolks with about a tablespoon of mustard mixed in and a sliced tomato with basil. So, so, good.

Snack: 1/2 Grapefruit

Dinner: Ummm... yeah. I did eat about 60g of that imitation crab meat. (I know, I know! Bad, bad, bad) No veggie. I wasn't hungry at all.

Snack: 1 orange, and I shared a couple of wedges with my daughter.

See - worrying about stalled losses, as long as it's not accompanied by ravenous hunger or deviation from protocol, is pointless. Thanks anyhow for being my sounding board and for GETTIN KRAZY with me today! lol

I'm planning for a little slowdown or rebound tomorrow since I didn't get all the fluids I should have yesterday. I may even bump temporarily back up out of the 10/30 clubs, but you never know. I'm going to ask the BF if he'll take progress pics and measurements when he gets home from work, so I can post them later.

Hasta luego! ~*~

P2R2 Day 10 - Sick Yesterday

P2R2 Starting Weight 03/01/09: 160.0
Yesterday: 152.6
Today: 152.6
Released Since Start of VLCD: 7.8
Average Daily Release: 1.1 lb
Total lb. Released with hCG: 27.6

I have felt like POOP for the past couple of days! I didn't even get up yesterday until after noon (thank God for my wonderful BF who got my daughter ready and brought her to school!)

Yesterday I ate nothing at all, except 2 grissini and 2 hard-boiled eggs. I took the yolk out of one, just for good measure. I did make homemade Chicken and Dumplings for the fam and ate a little bit of a dumpling and some broth. I may just be retaining water, or the flour and milk is affecting me. Either way - stalls are normal, even when adhering strictly to the diet. So guess what I'm going to do - drink, drink, drink my water, get back on track and move on! I did learn yesterday that there is a difference between "drop" dumplings and "noodle" dumplings. Huh! Never woulda guessed it. :) BTW - AllRecipes is the BOMB. If you're going to make that recipe, I'd suggest adding a can of cream-of-something soup for texture, some soup veggies like carrots, celery, onion and potatos, plus a bay leaf, thyme, basil and maybe a little dill. I also had to put a bit more flour in the dough before it was un-sticky enough to roll out.

I seriously need to go shopping. Nothing in my fridge even looks good.

Sick Sick Sick

Argh! If adversity only makes us stronger, I'm going to end up the strongest woman around!

So - my second official load day was spent 90% in the bathroom with the flu! I couldn't keep anything down until about 9:00 tonight. LOL and sigh...

So, I guess I should do a third (or I guess a "second" second .. *g*) load day .. ?? .. or should I do another two load days since there was about 24 hours between my two load days? I guess I should go back and see if Dr. Simeons says anything about it in Pounds and Inches.

Injections are going well. We are using 1" 25g needles, and I think I *might* have nicked a muscle yesterday when injecting Eddie. He has a bit of padding over his abs (*g*) but he said it hurt quite a bit. (Eddie's a big baby, mind you. lol) I was careful today to make sure the needle went in on an angle, and he said there was very little stinging.

Onward and upward!