Weigh-in: 138.2 Can you believe after eating what I did yesterday, I actually lost 1.6? Hope there isn't a delayed reaction & the scale turns on me tomorrow morning.
Breakfast: Water, green tea, a handful of nuts & 4.1 oz of apple. For some reason I was really hungry this morning.
Lunch: Well I weighed out 5 oz of scallops but my 2 year old ate almost half of them.
I didn't weigh the asparagus but I steamed an entire bunch & split it with my hubby.
After lunch snack: a few handfuls of nuts
Dinner: 3.5 oz shrimp with 3.8 oz romaine
After dinner snack: I will try & leave the nuts alone & eat strawberries, if anything.
I had been having problems going to the bathroom. I know that it is common with the diet but still I was going daily. But then I started consuming way too much beef & I got hooked b/c it seemed that the days that I ate beef, I lost. But then my system became clogged.
Well, hopefully, this isn't TMI, but I went twice today which is somewhat unheard of for me since I've been on this diet. The only thing I did different was take a new chlorella/blue-green algae/spirulina tablet after dinner. Maybe the greens helped me go. I sure hope so. When I have a good bathroom session, the results are usually good as far as the scale is concerned.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Day 28 (26th day) VLCD
Weigh-in: 139.8 - even though I was only down 0.4 I was so happy just to see that 139, I decided to push the envelope & celebrate a little. Next celebration will be when I see 129 on the scale.
Breakfast: Water & green tea
Lunch: A smoothie with fresh strawberries, ice & a tad bit of orange juice from this smoothie spot called Robek's. Grilled chicken & romaine from Chipotle's.
Dinner: A few handfuls of raw, unsalted nuts.
I thought my celebration may have hurt me bad. But as you can see from my ticker, I lost a lot of weight. Hope this continues. I want to be 135 by Tuesday.
Breakfast: Water & green tea
Lunch: A smoothie with fresh strawberries, ice & a tad bit of orange juice from this smoothie spot called Robek's. Grilled chicken & romaine from Chipotle's.
Dinner: A few handfuls of raw, unsalted nuts.
I thought my celebration may have hurt me bad. But as you can see from my ticker, I lost a lot of weight. Hope this continues. I want to be 135 by Tuesday.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Day 27 (25th day) VLCD
Weigh-in: 140.2 Whoo hooooo! At least I'm back to 140.2 again. 3 more oz & I'm in the 139s. I'm feening to see 130 anything on my scale. Haven't seen that number in years!
No breakfast
Lunch: 7 oz sirloin over plain romaine lettuce w/lemon juice for the dressing from Smokey Bones. They cleaned the grill to make sure I didn't get any extra oil (or so they said).
Dinner: A handful of raw, unsalted, mixed nuts & chili w/ground beef & tomatoes.
I ended up falling asleep really early tonight & I just woke up. I've been drinking water like mad. That usually helps with my morning weigh-in. Hopefully the scales will be kind in the morning & grant me this wish...
No breakfast
Lunch: 7 oz sirloin over plain romaine lettuce w/lemon juice for the dressing from Smokey Bones. They cleaned the grill to make sure I didn't get any extra oil (or so they said).
Dinner: A handful of raw, unsalted, mixed nuts & chili w/ground beef & tomatoes.
I ended up falling asleep really early tonight & I just woke up. I've been drinking water like mad. That usually helps with my morning weigh-in. Hopefully the scales will be kind in the morning & grant me this wish...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Days 24-26 (22nd - 24th days) VLCD
Today's weigh-in: 141.6
I've been MIA simply because I've been failing this diet miserably. As you know on Day 23, I got greedy since the almonds from Day 22 didn't cause me to gain & I had cashews. And on Day 24, I was up well over a pound. By Day 25, I had gained over 2 pounds from the nuts. So for Day 25, I decided to do the 6 apples.
After about 3 apples I had to go to Costco to buy candy for my 13 year old's class. And lo & behold there were some raw, unsalted mixed nuts on the same aisle. And of course I bought them. So yesterday I had 3 apples & God only knows how many handfuls of the nuts. However, I did end up losing 0.6 pound.
So far today, I won't lie, I've had a few handfuls of nuts. Since I had been munching on nuts, I skipped the meat at lunch & had about 7 oz of steamed cabbage.
For dinner I had about 5 oz ground beef with about 5.5 oz of tomatoes in chili. This is all I will eat for the day. I GOTTA GET BACK ON TRACK!
The only bright side is, I've been cheating with protein & not sugar or starch.
I've been MIA simply because I've been failing this diet miserably. As you know on Day 23, I got greedy since the almonds from Day 22 didn't cause me to gain & I had cashews. And on Day 24, I was up well over a pound. By Day 25, I had gained over 2 pounds from the nuts. So for Day 25, I decided to do the 6 apples.
After about 3 apples I had to go to Costco to buy candy for my 13 year old's class. And lo & behold there were some raw, unsalted mixed nuts on the same aisle. And of course I bought them. So yesterday I had 3 apples & God only knows how many handfuls of the nuts. However, I did end up losing 0.6 pound.
So far today, I won't lie, I've had a few handfuls of nuts. Since I had been munching on nuts, I skipped the meat at lunch & had about 7 oz of steamed cabbage.
For dinner I had about 5 oz ground beef with about 5.5 oz of tomatoes in chili. This is all I will eat for the day. I GOTTA GET BACK ON TRACK!
The only bright side is, I've been cheating with protein & not sugar or starch.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Day 23 - (21st day) VLCD
Weigh-in: 140 even. 1 more oz & I'll officially be in the 130s. If all goes well, I'll be smiling all day tomorrow. Then again, the cheating continues...
Technically I could quit after today & begin my transition into the next phase but I've already ordered another ampule & have decided that I will not stop until I reach my goal.
Lunch: 3.7 oz of baked tilapia & 9.6 oz of diced cucumber
After lunch snack: I had a notary job at Starbucks today & found myself buying nuts again - but this time it was cashews. And instead of snacking on them over a period of time, I gobbled them up all at once. SIGH...
Dinner: 6 oz. of ground beef w/6 oz of onions
Of course there will be no after dinner snack. I am done for the day. I will be drinking water & tea for the rest of the day.
Technically I could quit after today & begin my transition into the next phase but I've already ordered another ampule & have decided that I will not stop until I reach my goal.
Lunch: 3.7 oz of baked tilapia & 9.6 oz of diced cucumber
After lunch snack: I had a notary job at Starbucks today & found myself buying nuts again - but this time it was cashews. And instead of snacking on them over a period of time, I gobbled them up all at once. SIGH...
Dinner: 6 oz. of ground beef w/6 oz of onions
Of course there will be no after dinner snack. I am done for the day. I will be drinking water & tea for the rest of the day.
Day 22 - (20th day) VLCD - MY FIRST MAJOR CHEAT
Weigh-in: 140.8 - I was so excited that I was back losing weight I didn't know what to do. Well actually I did... I put on some leggings & platforms & went to Lenox. LOL
However, I was bad for the rest of the day.
Lunch: Plain grilled chicken w/romaine lettuce only salad from Maggiano's. They grilled the chicken, per my request, without oil & butter. I put a little lemon juice on the salad as a substitute salad dressing. You should've seen the faces of my lunch companions. They couldn't believe I was going to eat a plain salad w/o any dressing. In the end it was worth it. My check ended up being $4.05. That's the smallest tab I've ever had at Maggiano's.
After lunch snack: Well actually I munched on these all day. I went to Starbucks for a bottle of water when I got to the mall. And for some reason I couldn't resist the bag of dry roasted almonds sitting on the counter. So I munched on them all during the day.
Dinner: 5 oz of lean steak w/ 4 oz of onions
So even though I cheated big time yesterday, you can tell by my ticker that I still lost weight. HALLELUJAH! Maybe since my cheat was simply protein, it wasn't too bad. I won't be doing it often, though.
However, I was bad for the rest of the day.
Lunch: Plain grilled chicken w/romaine lettuce only salad from Maggiano's. They grilled the chicken, per my request, without oil & butter. I put a little lemon juice on the salad as a substitute salad dressing. You should've seen the faces of my lunch companions. They couldn't believe I was going to eat a plain salad w/o any dressing. In the end it was worth it. My check ended up being $4.05. That's the smallest tab I've ever had at Maggiano's.
After lunch snack: Well actually I munched on these all day. I went to Starbucks for a bottle of water when I got to the mall. And for some reason I couldn't resist the bag of dry roasted almonds sitting on the counter. So I munched on them all during the day.
Dinner: 5 oz of lean steak w/ 4 oz of onions
So even though I cheated big time yesterday, you can tell by my ticker that I still lost weight. HALLELUJAH! Maybe since my cheat was simply protein, it wasn't too bad. I won't be doing it often, though.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Day 21 (19th day) VLCD
Of course this is a day late & I'm sorry about that. Yesterday morning, when I did my 1st weigh-in of the day, I hadn't lost anything. I was still at 142.2. And since I always use my 1st morning weigh-in to update my weight loss ticker, I was really bummed. Then I took a shower & had my "bathroom session", if you catch my drift & my weight dropped to 141.4.
Since I wasn't losing any weight I tried to do the 6 apple day. However, I had eaten 3 apples by dinner time & I was starving. So for dinner I had a 4.4 oz 93% lean burger w/3 oz of onions.
Also I started taking my hCG in one dose in the morning vs. taking two doses during the day. Really didn't see much difference. For now I will continue to take just one 1ml dose in the morning.
I may post some more progress pics today - not sure.
Since I wasn't losing any weight I tried to do the 6 apple day. However, I had eaten 3 apples by dinner time & I was starving. So for dinner I had a 4.4 oz 93% lean burger w/3 oz of onions.
Also I started taking my hCG in one dose in the morning vs. taking two doses during the day. Really didn't see much difference. For now I will continue to take just one 1ml dose in the morning.
I may post some more progress pics today - not sure.
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