R1P3D18

209.4 (+0.6 over LIW)

Well, now I have two posts from yesterday. Glitch with Blogger, I guess. Anyway, I guess the Steak Day worked. I'm not a huge steak fan, so that wasn't really any fun for me. But at least the mission was accomplished. Can't decide if I want to take the time to make chocolate donuts for breakfast, or if I should just have eggs or a shake and get on with it...

Sorry I haven't been including my menu info. Seems that when I don't HAVE to, I fail to make time to. I'm sure I'll wish I had.

R1P3D17

211.4 (+2.6 over LIW)

Did a steak day, but cheated quite a few bites. And my non-sleeping toddler has driven me to cocoa crack. ARGH! Anyway, I created this post this morning, not sure why it didn't show up. Grrr. No energy to retype all my brilliance.

R1P3D17

211.4 (+2.6 over LIW)

Yesterday I was back down at 210.4, so I suspect this is yesterday's salt intake and/or approaching TOM. However, to be safe, I'm doing a "Steak Day." I already botched it a bit, because I stopped at the roadside stand for strawberries, and couldn't resist eating a few. Oh, well. At least it wasn't a cupcake. Hehee...

Now I have a bag of beautiful fresh okra and white corn for tomorrow's supper. Guess we'll have that with the leftover turkey ham and tomatoes from last week.

Now I'm looking at my restaurant.com certificates and Groupons to see if I have anything for steak dinners. Can't afford to do these often!

R1P3D15

210.8 (+2.0 over LIW)

Yesterday's cheating didn't agree with me, it seems. Not doing a steak day, but will cut all starches. If I'm over 2 tomorrow, I'll suck it up and do a steak day.

Breakfast:

R1P3D14

210.0 (+1.2 over LIW)

Breakie:
2 deviled eggs
1/2 piece spelt bread (off protocol, but irresistible!)
6 pcs turkey bacon

Lunch:
Deep fried artichoke hearts (picked off most of the breading)
Few bites chicken, zucchini in tomato sauce
Cheese stick

Dinner:
Grilled cheese
Lots of cocoa crack today
Bites of kids' quesadilla (weak today)

R1P3D13

209.6 (+0.8 over LIW)

R1P3D12

209.4 (+0.6 over LIW)

Glad the number is back down today. Wasn't looking forward to a steak day.

Breakfast:
1 can peaches (drained and rinsed)
1/4 c. heavy cream
6 pieces turkey bacon

Lunch:
Turkey meatloaf (Hugo's restaurant)
Steamed veggies
Caesar salad (vegan)

Dinner:
?

R1P3D11

210.8 (+2.0 over LIW)

Technically I should have done a steak day today. But three things kept me from that plan. One, TOM is due any time, which contributes to a fluctuation. Two, I didn't get to empty my bladder a second time before weighing, which I usually do. And the third is related, but I'll spare you the details. If tomorrow I'm still 2 or more over LIW, I'll do the steak day.

Breakfast (465):
3 scrambled eggs (225)
1 T. butter (100)
1 serving cocoa crack (130ish)

Lunch:
2 slices "bread" (RECIPE)
3 slices turkey breast
1 slice cheddar
2 T. mayo
1 t. mustard
some pistachios
collard greens

Dinner:
?

R1P3D10

210.4 (+1.6 over LIW)

No surprise on the overnight gain. I ate a ton of salt and fat yesterday, and don't drink enough water. The people on this diet really seem to embrace eating lots of fat in this phase, a la Atkins. I've done that to some degree, not because I think it's a good idea, but because I like it. Anyway, my scale measures total fat AND visceral fat (the kind around organs that's really bad). During the Very Low Calorie phase of the diet, my total visceral fat dropped by one percent. This morning, it registers back up that one. I don't doubt that my 9 days of indulging in extraordinary amounts of dietary fat have pushed it back up. So that scares me. I am looking forward to adding healthy starches back into my diet so I can fill up on something other than meat and fat.

Breakfast:
Cappuccino (60)
1 large banana (135)

R1P3D9

209.0 (+0.2 over LIW)

Breakfast:
Cheese omelet (2 eggs)
Banana

Lunch:
Chicken Caesar salad
Cocoa crack

Dinner:
Pizza, topped with
Turkey pepperoni
Mozzarella cheese
Cocoa crack


Used this recipe for the pizza. It was tasty, and I could even pick up slices, but it was very salty by nature and so high in fat that I felt even grosser after eating it than I do normal bready pizza.(http://accidentalmommies.com/delicious-no-carb-pizza-recipe/)

R1P3D8

209.4 (+0.6 over LIW)

Breakfast:
4 eggs
3 coconut flour pancakes

R1P3D7

210 (+1.2 over LIW)

Home again. I feared that traveling would wreck P3, but I did OK!

Breakfast (360):
4 eggs (craving!!) - 300
2 melbas - 40
1/4 c. blueberries - 20

Lunch (165):
1 string cheese stick (80)
4 XL strawberries (35)
1/4 cottage cheese (50)

Snacks (460):
4 pieces See's sugar-free chocolate with walnuts
1 banana (100)

Dinner (460):
100 g. ground beef (140)
1/4 tomato sauce (20)
1/4 shredded cheese (100)
tomato, lettuce, onion, salsa
2 T. ranch dressing (200)

Daily total: 1,445

It's really amazing how much you can eat and keep the calories low when you're not eating bready carbs. If I'd had the rice or chips under my "haystack" for dinner, add 200 calories, buttered toast for breakfast, add 400 calories, slices of bread with a sandwich for lunch, add 200 calories. My day's total would have been at least 800 calories higher.

R1P3D6

210 (+1.2)

Lots of salt yesterday, so I'm retaining water. It'll be worse tomorrow after my flight home today. Oh well!

Breakfast:
Fried green tomatoes benedict. YUM!
Greek yogurt with berries.

Lunch:
6 buffalo wings
side salad with ranch

Dinner:
Carl's Jr. low carb $6 burger
100 g. chicken and tritip w/bbq sauce
Green beans

R1P3D5

208.6 (-0.2 under LIW)

Breakfast:
Spinach pastrami quiche w/salsa and sour cream
Mixed fruit
2 bites of a pastry -- mmmmm....

Supper:
Salad
Tomatoes
Soups (one chicken, one tomato/onion w cheese)
Apple

R1P3D4

209.6 (+0.8 over LIW)

I guess avoiding carbs really does work. Goodness knows I've had enough fat in the past couple days that if that were the only culprit for weigh gain, I would have. So, either carbs, or mixing carbs with fat, is the issue. I'm going with the mixing of carbs and fat, though I won't know that for sure until P4 when I add the starchy carbs back in. Haven't had much access to fruit around here, so I haven't been getting any carbs that way.

Breakfast:
Omelette with onion, tomato, cheddar, salsa
Turkey sausage
Sliced tomato

Lunch:
Fried tofu
Mixed veggies (broccoli, snow peas, bok choy)

Dinner:
Pollo Loco (chicken with onions, bell peps, tomatoes and a white cheese sauce)

Snack:
Half a dozen pieces of sugar-free Whitman's candy (ooo, not good on the tummy last night!)

R1P3D3

210.4 (+1.6 over LIW)

I think I'll switch to noting how far I am from LIW instead of how much I'm up or down from the previous day.

Was able to weigh today. Don't think I'm retaining much water, but we'll see tomorrow. I was so tired last night that I slept in and missed breakfast. (Just as well since the patty melt I ate just before bed was HUGE and left me feeling stuffed and fat.) I could go eat now, but they're serving an exhibitor luncheon at noon (read: FREE), so I might as well just wait. It's probably a bunch of carbs again, which will lead me back to the restaurant, but if I can avoid paying another $25 for a meal, I will. Save it for supper, which they don't provide.

Breakfast (40):
1 micro apple (40)
1 c. green tea w/stevia (0)

Lunch:
Caesar salad with tofu, cheese, tomato, and caramelized onion

Supper:
Chicken trio at Carrabba's Italian Grill
Broccoli

R1P3D2

Didn't get to weigh this morning as I am traveling and left home at 3 a.m. I did pack the scale, though, so I'll check it tomorrow.

Breakfast: est. 400
1 egg
1/2 slice American cheese
Mixed fruit
SF Caramel Machiato

Lunch: est. 500
Salad with chicken, cheese, almonds, ranch

Snack: est. 200
Broccoli w/butter and shredded cheddar

Dinner: est. 600
Patty melt with swiss and carmelized onions
Asparagus

Est total: 1,700-2,000

R1P3D1

209.2 (+0.8)

Breakfast (1,000):
Tassimi cappuccino (60)
3 coconut flour doughnuts (420)
3 eggs (220)
Cocoa crack (300)

R1P2VLCD40

208.4 (-0.2)

For the record, I should be sticking to the 500-calorie protocol through the end of today, but I'm so over it! Don't want to go crazy, but I'm knowingly letting the calories creep up. I'm already obsessing about the coconut flour doughnuts I'm making for breakfast tomorrow!

Breakfast (210):
2 whole eggs (150)
2 melbas (40)
coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (20)

Lunch (400):
Chicken mushroom @ Panda Express (120)
1 scoop egg white protein powder (110)
1 large orange (110)
1 chicken nugget (30)
3 French fries (30)

Snack (130):
1/2 c. lowfat cottage cheese (100)
2 teeny grissini (30)

R1P2VLCD39

208.6 (-0.2)

No HCG today or tomorrow, but have to keep up the 500 calorie diet. Fun. My head is out of the game and already into P3, so this will be hard. Unexpected rush out of the house today, so I made a dash for Starbucks after dropping DS at preschool. Not a protocol breakfast, for sure, but it is what it is. Thinking of going to Natural Cafe for lunch; maybe a salad with grilled fish or chicken. I have a couple of Walden Farms Italian dressing packets in my bag.


Breakfast (140):
1 Starbucks Grande Skinny Caffe Mocha (140)

Lunch (250):
1 grilled chicken breast (225)
3 cups lettuce (25)

Snack (85): -- oops!!!
2 melbas (40)
2 grissini (45)

Dinner (180):
100 g. ground beef (140)
1 c. boiled spinach (40)

Total: 655

R1P2VLCD38

208.8 (-0.8) — Last Injection Weight

Sad I didn't make goal, but glad to have lost 23 lbs over the holidays. I may use tomorrow's weight as my LIW baseline. We'll see.

Breakfast (110):
Coffee, cocoa, milk, stevia (20)
1 egg (70)
1 melba (20)

Lunch (135):
113 g. ff cottage cheese (80)
175 g. tomato (30)
1 grissini (25)

Snack (40):
80 g. Apple (40)

Dinner (350):
2 oatmeal patties (310?) - mom cooked and no energy to make my own dinner  :o)
6 oz. boiled spinach (40)

Daily total: 635

R1P2VLCD37

209.4 (+0.2)

Grrrr.... I'm not going to make goal at this rate! I could do an apple day, but because my stall has been a result of cheating, I don't think it would accomplish much. I'll just be by the letter today, drink lots of water, and let the chips fall where they may for tomorrow's "Last Injection Weight." On a positive note, my body fat scale says my visceral fat level (the fat around your organs) went down by 1 percent, so that's something good.

Breakfast (60):
Coffee w/cocoa, milk and stevia (20)
80 g. Apple (40)

Lunch (135):
113 g. ff cottage cheese (80)
175 g. tomato (30)
1 grissini (25)

Snack (70):
1 orange (70)

Dinner (200):
108 g. chicken breast (120)
275 g. cabbage (70)
Capers and lemon juice (10)

Total: 465

R1P2VLCD36

209.2 (-0.2)

It could be worse!!! I'll hold my breath until tomorrow in case there's any delayed reaction.

Breakfast (125):
1 whole egg (70)
2 egg whites (35)
1 melba (20)

Lunch (250): Went to Chinese restaurant, so I'm estimating....
150 g. chicken breast (165)
3/4 c. asparagus (30)
1/2 c. egg drop soup (30)
1 T. lite sauce (25)

Snack (25):
1 grissini

Dinner (300):
85 g. fried tofu (250) - So hard to cook for the family and not eat it!
150 g. greens (50)

Total: 700

R1P2VLCD35

209.4 (-0)

Grrr. That's what I get for nibbling yesterday. Today was even worse... Oh, boy!

Breakfast (140):
1 scoop Jay Robb strawberry whey protein powder (110)
100 g. strawberries (30)
1 veggie sausage (40)

Lunch (130):
100 g. chicken breast lunch meat (90) on
2 melbas (40) with mustard

Snacks (730): — LOST CONTROL AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY
Cake (300?)
Pretzels (150)
French fries (250)
20 g. ground beef (30)

Supper (60):
100 g. fennel (30)
2 c. vegetable broth (30)

Daily total: 1,060

R1P2VLCD34

209.4 (-0.8)

Well, yippee! Steady progress toward the finish line... Thank you, Jesus. I'm not really shrinking out of my clothes yet, but am certainly fitting loosely into the ones I have that were getting sausage-like before. I think it won't be until Round 2 that I have to shop.

Breakfast (135):
Coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (30)
1 egg (75)
2 Melba rounds (30)

Lunch (160):
85 g. Chicken breast (110)
150 g. Greens (50)

Snacks (est. 150):
3 crackers
1 big bite Carmel corn

Dinner (265):
100 g. Ground beef (165)
100 g. Onion (85)
1 c. Beef broth (15)

Daily total: 710 -- oops!!

R1P2VLCD33

210.2 (-1.2)

Thank you!

Breakfast (120):
Coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (30)
1 egg (60)
2 melba rounds (30)

Lunch (235):
100 g. rotisserie chicken breast (125)
200 g. tomato (35)
150 g. apple (75)

Dinner (225):
1 egg (75)
3 egg whites (50)
1/2 piece French toast (75) - mmmm...
1 square dark chocolate (25) - oops!!

Daily total: 580

R1P2VLCD32

211.4 (-0.6)

Ok, I'll take it.

Breakfast (120):
Coffee w/cocoa, milk and stevia (30)
1 pre-boiled egg (60)
2 Melba rounds (30)

Lunch (280):
1 scoop Jay Robb egg white protein powder, vanilla (120)
? g. spinach (40) - can't remember the grams, but I weighed it to 40 cals
1 small apple (95)
1 grissini (25)

Well, sheesh, that only leaves 100 cals for dinner. Breakfast calories are killing me, but I hate going without it! And darn those apples for being so high in calories....

Dinner (100):
80 g. rotisserie chicken breast (100)
85 g. broccoli (25)

Ate the chicken breast with Cholula Original Hot Sauce, and it was just like hot wings. Soooo good!!!

R1P2VLCD31

212.0 (+0.2)

Well, bummer, but I shouldn't be surprised after yesterday's cheats. Must. Stay. The. Course. I only have one more week of injections, plus a few VLCDs afterward to reach my goal of 25 lbs. in round 1. So, suck it up, girl!!

Breakfast (155):
Coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (30)
1 egg (75)
1 melba (20)
3 bites of baby's buttered toast (30) - oh, how I love buttered toast...

Lunch (140):
85 g. grilled steak (100) pre-cooked/sliced from Costco
100. g. lettuce (15)
1 package Walden Farms Italian dressing (0) - not protocol, but free from carbs and calories
1 grissini (25)

Snack (20):
1 grissini (20)

Dinner (250):
1 scoop Jay Robb chocolate whey protein powder (110)
2 T. cocoa (20)
250 g. collard greens (70)
1/2 slice white bread (50) - gasp!!

Daily total: 565

R1P2VLCD30

211.8 (-2.0)

Yee-haw!! Maybe fennel is a magic vegetable... :o)

Breakfast (50):
Coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (30) - switched brands of cocoa and this one claims higher cals
18 g. chicken breast (15)
1/2 grissini (5) - baby snatched the other half, little bugger

Lunch (230):
100 g. chicken breast lunch meat (90) on
2 melbas (40) with mustard
1 c. fennel soup (50) - other half of last night's serving
1 small apple (50)

Snacks (155):
1 dark chocolate fig truffle (80?) - oops!!
3 bites Chinese salad at Costco (50?) - darn those sample givers!!
1 Brie/garlic ravioli at Costco (25?)

Dinner (280):
115 g. Rotisserie chicken breast (140)
170 g. asparagus (40)
5 bites cornbread (100)

Daily total (estimating): 715

R1P2VLCD29

213.8 (-0)

I have been having trouble staying under 500 calories, so I shouldn't be surprised of a non-loss. Now that my food scale is back, I can start measuring again. I think I'll be doing cottage cz for lunch, because I'm going to work and it's easy.

We heard Saturday that our friends, who are missionary doctors in Africa, lost one of their 6-month-old twins to complications of malaria that day. For some reason, this tragedy has impacted me dramatically. I cannot think about anything else and have been weeping on and off for three days. What I really want to do is EAT comfort foods. I'm not sure how to "get over it" and move on — especially given that is wasn't MY child. I wonder if the HCG is making me more emotional? I haven't reacted this way to the loss of a friend's child since I was post-partum with my first son in 2007 and having some hormone-related depression issues. 

Breakfast (80):
Tea w/stevia (0)
1/2 melba (10)
3 bites wheat toast (30)
1/4 c. cottage cheese (40)

Lunch (205):
1/2 c. cottage cheese (80)
337 g. cucumbers (40)
185 g. strawberries (60)
1 grissini (25)

Dinner (220):
Broth (20)
Fennel (30)
Whey protein (110)
Strawberries (60)

Daily total: 505

R1P2VLCD28

213.8 (-0.4)

Heard some terribly sad news yesterday and spent the day weeping about it and not drinking water, so today I'm puffy and dehydrated. Ugh. But at least I had a loss.

Breakfast (20):
Coffee with cocoa, milk and stevia (20)

Lunch (370):
1 KFC grilled chicken breast, skin off, shared with DS (200)
1/2 KFC biscuit (100)
1/2 tomato (15)
1 small apple (55)

Dinner (220):
100 g. chicken meatballs (120)
190 g. spinach, sauteed (50)
Bites of this and that (50)

Daily total: 610