Day 6 R2

169.8.......157.2

I again was suprised by a nice loss overnight. Down .8 Happy the weight is coming off, but I do miss P3 very much!! Only 17 more days until I can have a mixed salad and creamy dressing.....ok, thinking way too much of the ranch dressing that I enjoyed sooo much on P3. :-)

Lunch -

ground chicken

spinach

1/2 apple

grissini

Dinner

Mahi Mahi grilled with lemon and rosemary

cucumbers

grissini

strawberry slushie

I feel like I have cheated....I did a taste test of the chili I am making for our small group tomorrow night. Maybe just a tablespoon to make sure the spices were correct but still not on protocal. :(

Day 5 of R2P2

169.8........158!!

What a surprise....I was down 1.2 lbs. this morning! I really thought from yesterday that I was going to slow down and just have the .4/.6./.2 loss like the last round, but something is working differently this round and I don't understand it. That is just fine! I will take the big losses anytime and try not to get discouraged when they are small!

I was a little hungry yesterday and woke up hungry this morning. I will be happy when 11 o'clock gets here to take my drops and then get busy fixing my lunch!!

Lunch-

Grilled chicken and dressing-less salad at Cafe Express

Dinner

Steak

asparagus

strawberries

Day 4 of R2P2

Ok, I guess the big releases are over :( I had a loss of .4 today coming down to 159.2.....it's going to come I'm sure, but I did like seeing the weight going down fast!!

R2P2 Day3

169.8.........159.8

I woke up to another BIG release (at least for me) of 2.4 lbs! This round so far is much better than last round. So I am back to 10 lbs. even in total loss. I wasn't expecting that until the end of the week, so I will be happy to see what the rest of the week holds!

Lunch-

Grissini

Mexican Soup

2 T. milk with pumpkin spice coffee

Dinner-

100 grams chicken

100 grams spinach with Franks

1/2 apple

grisinni

R2P2 Day 2

I woke up to a 3 lb. loss!! Totally needed it since I had a 5 lb. gain during loading. I started R1 at 169.8 and after 2 weeks of P3 and two loading days, I was up to 165.2 Down today to 162.2....Should be back to the 150's by the end of the week. It feels so good to lose again and not be worried IF I will lose.

Lunch -

100 grams ground beef

cucumber

1/2 apple

grisinni

Dinner-

100 grams ground chicken breast

spinach cooked with Franks

strawberries

grissini

R2P2 Day 1

I certainly was not happy with the added weight from loading over the weekend. Back up to 165 after being down last Thursday at 159. Oh well, I feel that it is mostly water weight as my clothes still fit nicely and I'm sure after drinking 8-9 venti cups of water today will take care of it by Wednesday.

I can't say that I am mentally prepared for being back on P2, but I just need to remind myself that it is for a short (LOL) 21 days!! And I will be so happy with the results 21 days from now -- totally expecting to be down a couple of sizes and hopefully will not have to do another round.

Lunch-

100 grams lean ground beef

1 tomato

5 strawberries with chocolate stevia

1 grisinni

Missing food, but not really hungry!

Dinner -

100 grams of chicken with Frank's

cucumber

1/2 apple

grisinni

Lots of water!!

I'M Back...

After two weeks of a break, I am returning to the protocal to lose hopefully the last 10+ lbs. I had a hard time stabilizing, but once I did I was fine. It was that it was 2.5 lbs above LDW instead of the recommended 2. I'm okay with it and now have an understanding of stabilizing...the first few days are scarey to say the least as you see the scale rise for the first few days and then your body finds the calories/weight to settle into and you are fine.

Not really excited to go back to the hum-drum foods for the next 21 days, but I know that I will love the results!

So today and tomorrow will be my loading days....then back to 500 or less for the next full 21 days!!!

I'll be posting to give me some accountability and reassurance of watching my foods and the weight going in the right direction.