Yea! No Gain!

R1P3D2
LIW 166.8
Today 168.2
1.4 over LIW

This is a quick post, because we are going out of town this afternoon for a funeral. My cousin's FIL passed away, and she needs us to take care of my aunt during the funeral tomorrow. My aunt needs help getting in and out of the care, up and down from chairs, etc. So off to Corpus we go.

I had a lean chorizo an degg omelet yesterday for lunch, with sliced tomatoes. It tasted good at the time, but later it kicked my butt! Dinner was fruit and cheese. No exercise yesterday, on my way to the gym now.

Hope everyone has a great day!

pics

Ok, the pic on the left was taken 1/28, VLCD 15, and the right was taken this morning.

R1P3 Day 1 ( Officially)

LIW 166.8
Yesterday 168.4
Today 168.4
Loss of <0.0>
1.8 over LIW



Ok, I was a good girl yesterday, and stuck to my 500 VLCD diet. Only I added 1/2 cup skim milk to my morning smoothie. The rest of my meals went like this. Apple in the AM, then my protein smoothie, protein powder, 1/3 cup milk 1/2 cup frozen strawberries. Late lunch was my taco salad, ground beef, lettuce and tomato. Then later cup of broth and 2 skinny grissini.


So I walked my daughter to school yesterday, and that got in 2/3 of a mile. I then went to the gym, and did 1.4 miles on the treadmill at a jog/walk. Then I did a very little bit of strength training...20 minutes. My upper body is screaming this morning!


I promised to share with you some of the kowledge that I have gleaned from this sports nutrition book that I am reading. It is called "Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes" 2nd ed. by Monique Ryan.


One of the things that I have learned is that the REASON that muscle weighs more than fat is that muscle is comprised of 75% water. Fat has only 10%. Even our bones are made up of 32% water. In 2004, the Food And Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine released the Dietary Reference Intake ( DRI) for water. Did you know that the adequate intake for males is 130 oz, or 3.8 liters, and for women 95 oz. or 2.9 liters!!!! And folks these are the requirements for NON athletes!


So everyone drink their water today...it helps build muscle!!!

Jenn, I am happy to be in P3, but now that it's OFFICIAL, I'm scared to death! I don't have the ability to run back to P2 and hide!

Monica, I'm glad that you will be a virgin P3'er with me! I hope that you are right aboutt he little gain. I just soo don't want to go back into the 170's. I am going to continue to measure, so hopefully that will keep me calmed down!

Modified my plan! On to P3

VLCD 42
LIW ( Saturday) 166.8
Total lost R1 29.0
Yesterday 167.6
Today 168.4
Gain of <.8>
1.6 over LIW


Phew! So I haven't totally blown it at the end. I decided yesterday to make Saturday my last injection day. With the losses that I had the last 10 days, I decided that it wasn't going to make much difference, and I am too excited to start training. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous here in Central Texas. We went on a family bike ride in the morning, and boy could I tell that I have done NOTHING for 6 weeks! I had an apple befroe we left, an dthen when we got home I mixed a protein drink (egg white, and stevia, no fillers) with some strawberries and cinnamon. We took our daughter to her class that she takes, and on the way out, this other family that we are just getting to know invited us to go eat Greek food. Well, my hubby before even thinking, says sure!

We don't know these people well enough for me to have been totally picky at this restaurant, and since we enjoy their company, and would like to get to know them better, I ordered the least offensive thing that I could find! It was roasted chicken with sauteed spinach, onions and mushrooms. It was sooo yummy! And sooo swimmng in olive oil!! Oh and did I mention the hummus on the side? YUM! But I had no bread, no rice, nothing like that. Perfect P3, right? Only I'm not quite to P3!!! The only other good thing is that this was a family owned restaurant, so everything was made from scratch.

This morning Husband and I are going to the gym, and I will start my strength training again. Very "easy does it" this week.

So now the adventure begins!

On to comments from Saturday.

Jenn, glad I could help you fall asleep on a Saturday night!! LOL

Monica, the problem is that I DID share the bouquet with my whole family...but by golly, I WANTED the chocolate covered apples! LOL

Ok, Ready to Move On!

VLCD 40
Yesterday 167.2
Today 166.8
Loss of <.4>
Total lost 29.0

Can't believe that I still lost this morning! Especially after I ate 2 chocolate covered apples slices that were in my edible bouquet that was delivered to me on Friday. I have been sooo good on this protocol, But I'm sorry, it was delivered to me!!! It was a thank you from the Girl Scouts for running all the cookie booth locations for our service unit. And just in case you are wondering, I ate 2 more today!

My books on sports nutrition came and one is really good, and the other is kind of lame. I'm still reading and digesting, so no posts yet.

I will have a better update tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for keeping me honest!

Not Giving Up My Taco Salad!

VLCD 40
Yesterday 168.0
Today 167-2
Loss of <.8>
Total lost 28.6

Yippeee! Especially after I went clothes shopping last night, and I am BETWEEN sizes! Arrrrgh! So I have decided that I REALLY don't need pants right now...I can get some skirts and splurge on a few new pairs of shoes. I just so desperately need some little black pants!

So I had a loss, even though I added in about an 1/8 of a cup of black beans at lunch yesterday. We took a friend to lunch and we wnet to Chipotle Grill. I have actually eaten there several times on protocol. i ususally get lutuce with the adobo chicken and mild salsa on top. Yesterday, I asked them to put the beans on the side. It was about a quarter cup and I ate half. Black beans are a low glycemic load food, I decided to experiment early! So for dinner, I had my usual ground beef, splash of boulllion, Mrs. Dash Chipotle, comino, over a bed of shredded lettuce and with a tomato on top. I have had that every day this week.! So maybe that is my magic loss food!

Anyway, my nutrition books came yesterday, and I have started reading them. interesting, very interesting, is all that I have to say! I will share some of my knowledge tomorrow when I have more time!

As for what my friends had to say,

Monica, you bet I am doing the major happy dance! Thanks for your support this round! I couldn't have done it without the friends I have found here!

Thanks Jenn! Here's back at you!

Crystal, you are so sweet! thank you !

4.......

VLCD 39

Yesterday 169.0

Today 168.0

Loss of <1.0>

Total Lost 27.8



Ok, I can't stand it!!!! I am sooooo happy!!! Where are these losses coming from??? The ONLY thing that I have done differently is that I upped my HCG a tad last week after I was so blooming hungry. I went from 125 to 150ish. I knew that I had mixed plenty, and would be ending next week, so I figured what the heck.



Also, I ordered 2 books on Amazon about sports nutrition. They should arrive today. After I devour them this weekend, I'll feel better about my tentative eating plans!



Also, dd's soccer practice starts Monday. And I'll be grinning like the Cheshire Cat!!!



So all in all, even though work is impossible right now, I am a very happy camper!



Not much else going on.

Jenn, Thanks for the encouragement! I really don't know where it's coming from ...except maybe my incredible shrinking booty! ROTFL

Monica, I truly am in shock! But I 'll take every ounce!

5..or maybe 7...

VLCD 38
Yesterday 170.8
Today 169.0
Loss of <1.8>
Total lost 26.8

I am a very happy camper! :O) I can't believe that I am getting such great losses so close to the end. I may have to stretch my p2 by 2 more days and end on Wednesday the 27. Unfortunately I can't stretch it any more than that, because the first 2 weeks of March I have to do 2 short business trips. Plus I gotta start training!

Yesterday was a whirlwind day for me. Work was horrible! Lunch was ground beef with a little beef bouillion to make it have some juice, and Mrs. Dash's Chipolte seasoning and cumin on top of a bed a shredded lettuce, topped with a chopped fresh tomato. Closest thing to a taco that I could do. Then it was my turn to drive for dance. Left 4 girls at dance, ran home to eat dinner, cottage cheese and strawberries. Then ran to Sonic and picked up dinner for the girls,. I had to feed them all, because I had to feed mine in the car. We had a meeting at church for her first communion. So we got home about 9 pm, and I was pooped!

OK, on to do what I have to do for work...now through Friday will be awful in the mortgage biz!

But I can't forget my cyber friends! On to comments:

Biz, I'll take whatever loss I can get right now!

Jenn, Ok, come on to Austin and do the Danskin with me! And get your Mom to do it too! Oh, and we LOOOVE REI! Right now we are also looking for a kayak. Hubby isn't much of a "get in the water" person, but he loves it that DD and I are. So the kayak would be mainly for her and me. We have a pop up camper and go camping quite a bit.

6....

VLCD 37
Yesterday 171.0
Today 170.8
loss of <.2>
Total lost 25.0

Twenty five pounds is ALOT of fat! I am almost speechless when I stop to think about it! But best of all, is the SHAPING. My husband keeps on commenting on how much my "backside" has changed. He can keep on commenting. :)

My cold is a bit better. Me and zicam plus tea have seemed to do a number on it. Just have to remember to keep on taking the Zicam today.

I'm still doing all my research on "fueling" during training. It's very interesting and a bit coounter intuitive....so I'm still researching and thinking. But I am ready to get back on my bike!

So several people hav easked how I started all this. Well 4 years ago, I quit smoking, and 3 weeks later had a complete hysterectomy. A friend of mine was walking the Kona Marathon in Hawaii with the Leukemia Society's "Team in Training" I was intrigued that you could actually WALK one, so I decided to find one to walk as well. Some marathons are not walker friendly, because they have time limits that a walker could not possibly meet. Then my girlfriend convinced me to come to New Orleans and walk a HALF marathon with her....the Mardi Gras Marathon. Oh my gosh! What a blast! She convinced me to do the half so that when you finish, the party is still going. And going it was! Nothing like beer and king cake to finish off 13.1 miles! I still think that this is the best one out there!

Meanwhile hubby and I joined the YMCA, and in January of 2006, there was a sign up about "Y-Tri" , the Y's own Danskin Triathlon Training class. HMMM, when I was in my late 20's, and the Danskin Triathlon had just started, I had always thought about "trying" the Danskin "when I was older". "Older" was definitely here, so I called to inquire if this training class was appropriate for middle aged, out of shape ladies. I was assured that 8 weeks was PLENTY of time to get me ready for the Danskin...so I signed up. It was hard, but it was fun! I made some GREAT new friends. But most of all, I discovered a love of cycling. I'm a terrible runner, a very slow swimmer, but I ROCK on the bike! The week after the Danskin, hubby and I went out and bought road bikes. I had actually done the Danskin on a $79 Academy bike! It weighed a ton!

So since then, I have done the 2007 Danskin, a 150 mile MS bike ride, and several other 25-50 mile bike rides.

This year, I'll walk the Capital 10k (6 miles) at the end of March, and probably also do a 25 mile bike ride that weekend. Then in April, I will start training again for the Danskin.

There are lots of places that host a Danskin triathlon, and if you dare, I promise it will be a life changing experience! It's only girls, and it's all so very positive!

So for me, getting this weight off is the last piece in a total "me" transformation. And as my blog title says "Gonna do it"

here are my responses to yesterday's comments:

Lili, knock on wood, I seem to have the upper hand on this cold! how are you doing???

Biz, yes any loss is a good loss!

Jenn, Yes, hubby and I tried to go look at used boats yesterday from craigslist..we have the itch for a boat! But the one that we wanted to look at was too far, so we chilled at Sportsman's warehouse instead! I'm skipping Thursday's

Monica, I'll be glad to have you as a p3 buddy! Yea! we are almost done with R1P2!!!

Becca, the Zicam has some Vit c as well, maybe that has helped. but I'll remember about the Vit C flush. I had never heard about that.

7 More Days

VLCD 36
Yesterday 172.2
Today 171.0
Loss of <1.0>
Total lost 24.8

Doin the Happy Dance for sure! I needed that because I have been more hungry the last couple of days, and have seriously considered stopping early! But not now!!!! LOL

And of course, I finally caught the ick that is going around. Saturday we nearly froze to death selling Girl Scout cookies all day. Then Sat night I had a tickle in my throat. Yesterday morning I thought I had lucked out with only laryngitis, but this morning proves otherwise! What really makes me mad is that I have the day off for President's Day! So I've already been popping the Zicam, and will continue to do so. Plus hubby got me vitamin C yesterday too.

So, I'm going to go prepare some tea, and get my daughter off to school, then I'll curl up on the couch, and channel surf!

As for yesterday's comments, here are my replies:

Jenn, you are so right! The only people who truly get it are the ones that are doing it! Maybe we are a cult????? ROTFL

Monica, I decided to wait because otherwise, in a way, food would still be controlling me...does that make sense? And I promise a post soon about how I got into triathlons and walking 1/2 marathons. I will also share about my true sports love...road biking!!!!!

30 Years Ago Today

VLCD 34
Yesterday 173.2
Today 172.3
Loss of <1.0>
Total lost 23.6

Ok, when I sat down to blog, the title that I have posted wasn't the title that I was going to use. But seeing the date, February 17, 2008 reminded me about how profoundly my life changed that day. You see, that is the day, 30 years ago, that I arrived in Santiago, Chile as a very excited, yet petrified, high school foreign exchange student, about to imbark upon a year long adventure.

I can't help but draw some parallels between that life changing experience, and this protocol. This protocol is absolutely life changing! And it is an adventure! If you don't believe me, just ask Biz! ( Every pun intended! :)) If someone would have told me all the wonderful things that were going to come of my year in Chile, I don't think that I would have, or could have, believed them! I'm kind of feeling the same way about this protocol.....only I am still in a bit of a state of disbelief!

I have spent the morning researching diet and sports nutrition, training, etc. Half of me wants to forgo triathlon training, and my love of cycling, in order to continue this protocol, until I reach my ideal weight. ( Whatever that may be ) But I think that I have decided not to do that. If what Dr. S hypothosized is correct, and obesity is a disease that can be cured by resetting the hypothalmus, then I should be able to do p3, and move on to p4, without any dramatic effects, even if I do increase my carbs.

I just wouldn't be able to give my training the effort that it deserves, nor would I be happy on p2, so I'm going to wait.

Then after the 4th of July, when the weather here in Texas is miserably hot, and I won't WANT to ride my bike outdoors, I can do another short round.

So I will finish this round, and do the 3 week p3. Then I will focus on my training. I will also experiment with the glycemic load ideas, and measure, and track every morsel of food that I put in my mouth. That's just a good habit no matter what!

Jenn, Oh how you have me wanting chili! Guess that I'm going to have to make some! LOL

Biz, ok you saw my decision, now we have to figure out my diet!

Crystal, I figure if I obsess about doing another round and losing more weight, that I'm kind of missing the point! This protocol is supposed to HEAL me of my food obsessions!

Stalled Again!

VLCD 33
Yesterday 173.2
Today 173.2
Loss of 0.0
Total Lost 22.6

Ok, I am stalled big time!!! Of course, yesterday during the day, I felt like I was breaking the stall, lots of potty breaks, thirsty, etc. But then friends came over for dinner last night, and I had 2 bowls of hot and sour soup...I could almost feel myself retaining water! BTW, don't worry, I did feed our friends more than just soup!!! LOL

So this morning, when I stepped on the scale, and nothing was gone, I decided to get out the OLD scale. Let me tell you that I don't really know why we even still have it...but we do! I mean we've had the new scale for over a year! The OLD scale was my scale for YEARS! You know, the one that you could step on 500 times and get 500 different readings, and also each time you got on, you made sure that you adjusted it, so that it was just a hair UNDER 0? In the olden days, LOL, I would weigh 3 times and take the lowest weight. Well, when I weighed on it, I weighed at a lower weight ( Not that it matters), but most importantly I am at a serious set point. It was my set point for years! So, I am really not bothered!

What I AM bothered about, is that I won't be able to do another round until June!!!! The only way that I MIGHT be able to squeeze one in is if I try an "Experiment" short p2 (21 days ) from around March 10 till the 1st week in April. And by experiment I mean that I might try adding skim milk and some fat free yogurt, to pick up carbs for the start of my training. I remember something about dairy in dr. S's book, but I need to go back and look.

I DID try on all my training shorts, and they were HUGE!!! Gave a bunch to my hubby! So I get to go shopping for new training clothes. If I get brave, I'll post my Danskin pic from LAST year, and I'll take a pic in the same clothes now. It's amazing!

Oh I'm so happy to have found this protocol!!!!!!! Everyone have a great weekend!

Here are my replies to yesterday's commenters:

Biz, no worries girlfriend! Your plate runneth over right now!

Crystal, tomorrow I'll have some time to email you about half marathons and different training plans. It really is fun to walk one!

Jenn, So you met me huh? That's pretty funny! Especially since smacmo is a moniker that I created just for this! We will have to meet sometime! As for the eggs and chili, isn't it just YUMMMM????

Wow! It's Friday!

VLCD 32
Yesterday 173.0
Today 173.2
Gain of .2
Total Lost 22.6

Ok, I didn't get to blog yesterday, but I was up .2 yesterday too. I think that 2 things are going on. One is that I have stairstepped all along, and 2, I am at a setpoint. so I am really not worried, especially since people are really starting to notice the smaller me!

I survived Valentine's Day. Hubby got me some beautiful Tulips that I will be able to plant and keep forever!

You know, I think one of the coolest things that I have learned on my first round is that I can season ALOT of things with no fat , low sodium, chicken broth. And that using the same thing, I can make some pretty awesome soups. I have never read "You on a diet" by Dr. Oz, but I saw him once on Oprah, and something that he said stuck in my brain. He said that most thin people, eat basically the same things each day. In the past, I was always trying to think of "what sounded good", or "what do I really want" . HMMMMM now it's plain that I probabably wasn't "hungry " at all!

Oh yes, I promised my diet. Yesterday was chicken cabbage soup for lunch. Broth with a grissini for snack. Dinner was Tilapia with tuscan seasoning, asparagus, and a baked apple.

On to my comments form Weds:

Crystal, I am a lousy runner, but a pretty good walk/jogger. I really recommend doing a half marathon. it's alot of fun! I have never done a full one though.

Jenn, what can I say??? Once you take your tiny self into a gym, look out!!! Ed's gonna have to carry his shotgun when yall go out!

Lili, I'll be by your blog in a minute...protocol buddy!

Becca, as you can see, I'm a stairstepper...so if i average my lsses, i'm slowing way down, but who cares, right? a loss is a loss!

Biz, I'm trying to gather more info on Glycemic load vs. glycemic index...That might be the key. i thank you for your help on this.

Monica, thanks girl! I popped ove yesterday to your blog, an dfor whatever reason, my comments weren't showing up!! So I'll make sure that they show up today!

Life is Grand!

VLCD 30
Yesterday 174.4
Today 172.8
Loss of <1.6>
Total lost 23

Woohoo, Woohoo! You know, life is truly grand. I have found a protocol that works, and I am sharing my knowledge with friends. My goals through the last days of R1 are to stay positve, focused, and grateful!

I don't really post on any of the boards, but I do skim them for insight, and encouragement, and I really get disheartened when someone is unkind, especially to newbies. There is no reason to be condescending and rude! This protocol is a lifesaver, for heaven's sake! And it by no means is propietary. I think that that attitude ties right in to Biz's blog the other day. Most people don't want others to succeed.

My hubby looked at me yesterday, and said,"Wow, now you can really tell!" Of course he says that every other day....but I certainly don't get tired of hearing it! Thank goodness he is a supporter, not a saboteur!

So today, I will go out and be a supportive, positive wife, mother, friend, and business colleague.

Replies to yesterday's comments:

Crystal, Hey friend! Yes, I know that carbs aren't part of p3, but I am walk/jogging a 10k run the end of March, and will start training as well for my Danskin Triathlon soon after I complete this p2. So I am going to have to experiment with adding in carbs, or else I won't be able to train.

Becca, Hey thanks for stopping by! I am very pleased with my losses!

Jenn, uhhhhh, the chili um uh, uh, did have meat in it?? It was my prize winning recipe, and ir rocked! LOL That's why I only had a teensy eensy little bit! LOL

Biz, hey, I'm emailing you in a bit, surely 2 smart women like us can help me not gain on p3!

Just Humming Along

VLCD 29
Yesterday 175
Today 174.4
Loss of <.6>
Total lost 21.4

Ok, Yesterday was just another day in VLCD land! LOL I had a big bowl of cabbage soup with chicken for lunch, and for dinner I had 1/4 cup of my chili over 1 egg plus 2 egg whites. That is a comfort food from my childhood. It's really good I promise!

We went to visit the new school, and turned in our application. It looks like our daughter is #2 on the list. So now we wait to see if there is an available spot. I have calmed down now, and know that this is all in God's hands.

I am starting to wonder how I am going to add back in some carbs on Phase 3. I am going to have to do some research on this and be a science experiment! LOL

And yesterday, my friend who I will be referring to as JB came over and she gave herself her first injection! Yea!!!! She is on her way! I am soooo thrilled for her.

Nothing else earth shattering or thought provoking for today!


On to my replies to comments from yesterday:

Crystal, yeah, my husband is getting tired of me staring at myslf in the bathroom mirror!! LOL But he is very proud of me!

Biz, what can I say? Not following you would be like telling my daughter not to listen to Hannah Montana! ROTFLMAO!

Ed and Jenn, Yes, I am hoping to peel off another 10 lbs...so come on let's just do it!

Counting Down

VLCD 28
Yesterday 175.4
Today 175.0
Loss of < .4>
Total lost 20.8

Ok, I am only 15 days away from my last injection. I need to be totally serious from here on out. No more being led astray by the antics of my fellow bloggers! LOL

Yesterday was busy, but nice and relaxing at the same time. I am excited to share that one of my dear friends is coming over today to learn how to administer the HCG. She ordered all her supplies yesterday, but since I have some extra HCG mixed up, and also an extra ampule, she is going to get started today. I am so excited for her! Now I just need to teach her how to blog!

In the interest of keeping myself honest, I am starting to post complete meals.

Yesterday, I had a cup of vegetable broth, 2 skinny grissini , tilapia with asparagus, and grilled chicken salad. I also had 2 cups of decaf chai tea, each with a 1/2 teaspoon of milk...almost tasted like a Starbucks Chai tea Latte! Oh yeah, a half of an orange that my daughter didn't want.

So there, I am on my way down....every pun intended! LOL

Oh yeah, and since everyone is getting ready for the beach, I did too!

Comments from my friends:

Lili, my friend, we are bright, capable and strong women, we are doing this! BTW, my daughter just turned 8. She's in second grade.

TGI Sunday!

VLCD 27

Yesterday 176.6

Today 175.4

Loss of <1.2>

Total Lost 20.4



Nobody get excited about the loss...it was simply getting rid of the water that I retained from sampling my Chili on Friday. With that being said, I am still pretty pleased! I had two cups of chili on Friday, and yesterday I, ahem, indulged in more than one adult beverage..., 2 hamburger patties, and one bite of flan! So I have not followed protocol since Wednesday, and I am still down. Had I had magic glasess that forsaw the future, I would have taken a break, but I didn't, so it is what it is.



So, we are finally through celebrating darling daughter's birthday. We had yet ANOTHER party in the park yesterday. This one was the hodge podge of friends without kids, with little kids, and our international jetsetter friends... HA! My husband is from South America, and so we have this one group of very eclectic friends from all over the world. It was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL DAY! Spring is springing here in Central Texas!



So after the week that I have had, I went to bed right after I got Her Royal Highness to bed...7:58 to be exact...and I woke up this morning at 7:27. Nothing like 11 and a half hours of sleep to rejuvenate a person! I know that sleep is sooo important, and as a country we don't get enough.



So now it's time to be totally serious again about this protocol. I only have 16 days until my last injection this round. And I want to maximize my losses, since I don't think I will be able to do another round until at least the middle of June!

So on to my comments from Friday...

Biz, It truly is about making right choices isn't it?

Jenn, yeah, WHATEVER right back at you, Beer drinkin, crawfish eatin, little miss size 4! :)

Crystal, Hey, thanks for stopping by! This is my first round, and I REALLY don't know where the will power is coming from! LOL

TGIF!!!!

VLCD 26
Yesterday 176.0
Today 175.4
Loss Of <.6>
Total Lost 20.4



Ok, as if this week hasn't been weird enough, yesterday, a new client invited me to lunch. Well, since I do this quite frequently, I've gotten really good at carrying my dressing and having a salad with chicken or beef. So no worries right? I am a pro at this!

So I arrive at their office, and we take care of business first. Well, they are always looking at their watches, because we have a lunch reservation...at a charity luncheon!!! It's a once a month thing to benefit their Historical Society, and it's prepared by a local chef, preplated and then served by volunteers!!! All I could think about was what Dr. S wrote about diplomats...and then laugh! I decided that it was what it was, and to eat the best I could, and just not sweat the small stuff. So I enjoyed the Eggs Benedict, without the bread, I enjoyed the strawberry spinach salad with pecans in a vanilla vinagrette. I even enjoyed a few of the roasted cubed potatoes. Then I chose what appeared to be the least dangerous, and smallest dessert off of the dessert tray. It was mini waffles made like a sandwich filled with a cream cheese that had cinnamon, and other spices mixed in, topped with fresh strawberries. There were 2 on a plate, and I ate one.
That is the most food that I have eaten in a month almost! And I was stuffed, and I wasn't even hungry last night!!!!!! I made myself eat a bowl of cabbage soup with one egg plus an egg white, because I knew that the one egg at lunch hadn't been enough protein.

But the point is, I didn't behave like an addict! On my way home I had to stop and get more fruit and broth, and they had valentines caca everywhere...didn't even really get my attention! I know that I should have no reason to doubt that
this diet works. I guess as I am now closer to the end of my round, and knowing that I will have to experiment on P3 with some carbs because of my Danskin Training, that in reality I am scared to death that I will gain all this weight right back.

Ok, tonight is Chili Supper at our school. I won last year. I was thinking about making Protocol cabbage chili...hehehe, but I think that I will stick with the winning recipe from last year.

Thanks for listening!

On to comments from yesterday:

Lili, you know, who knew that being a parent was such hard work! I just bawled yesterday at the injustice that is being done to my daughter.

Biz, I believe whole heartedly that if I will be still and listen, I will know what the right thing to do is. But you are right it DOES bite!

Ed and Jenn, Thanks, you are right. She will get a better education I think. And everything WILL work out for the best.

One Day Closer

VLCD 25
Yesterday 176.2
Today 176.0
Loss of <.2>
Total 19.8

Ok guys, work and home life have me on the edge! We are dealing with some issues at our daughter's school, and I am sad, and mad at the same time. We will most likely be moving our daughter to private school. What makes me mad is that we moved to this neighborhood for the school!!! At the same time I am sad, because it's like a small dream shattered. I cannot believe that in order to provide for the safety and positive learning environment, that I am going to have to move my child to private school!

That's it for today.

Biz, Yeah the pants thing was a definite BONUS! i really needed some that fit!

Ed and Jenn, Well I'm wearing them, but falling off my body even when I lose more won't be an issue....not with this bubble butt! Baby's got Back!! LOL

Marching On!

VLCD 24
Yesterday 177.2
Today 176.2
Loss of <1.0>
Total lost 19.6


Ok, ladies and gents, I only have a few minutes this morning. We are having some issues at my daughter's school and I need to attend to them. Plus work, plus be a wife, you ladies know the drill! LOL

One of the best things that happened yesterday is that I stumbled upon a brand spanking new pair of jeans in my closet that are the right size for me now! I didn't even remember that I had them! When I reached for them, I was thinking that they were an old pair of capris, and I was going to see if the fit! It was great, because I had come home from a meeting with a client, and was trying to hurry up to the school to address the issues that are going on, and voila! I got a nice little present!

Also, this is the birthday that will never end! Some friends showed up last night at our house, with yet another cake for Her Royal Highness, and a present. I still didn't cheat!

Biz, you are sooo right, any loss is a good loss! As far as the same losses, maybe our bodies are syncing togather like they sometimes do for TOM!

Ed and Jenn, I will start the official training with my group the middle of April. But as soon as I am done with the round I will have to start training to get caught up! Hey, and watch it about my shoes. I'm a southern girl, aren't we SUPPOSED to be barefoot??? LOL

Every little bit helps!

VLCD 23
Yesterday 177.4
Today 177.2
Loss of <.2>
Total lost 18.6

Ok, Today I am just glad to have a loss! I know my body must be in somewhat of a catch up phase because of the losses that I have had recently.

Alot of people wanted to know what the "Danskin" is. Well it is a Woman Only Sprint Distance Triathlon. Sprint means that it is shorter than a regular one. You swim 1/2 mile, bike 12 miles and run 3 miles. It is one of the most positive and awe inspiring things that I have ever done! There are women of every age, shape, size, and physical ability out there. Families show up and cheer their member on with balloons, signs, and whatnot. No one can come in last, because Sally Edwards, the spokesperson always comes in last.

The first time I did it, I was scared to death! But it was the most incredible high during and when I finished! Anyway, here is the link. http://www.danskin.com/triathlon.html

Sorry this is short and sweet today, but I have to deal with issues at my daughter's school.

On to comments from yesterday.

Biz, If I didn't "do as you do" I wouldn't have done this protocol!!!! You are my cyber hero/goddess!!!!

Lili, There I posted the links for the Danskin above. It really is cool.

Ed And Jenn, Yes, that's me, soon to be hot mama! ROTFL!

You Know, I Am Still Amazed!

VLCD 23

Yesterday 179.0

Today 177.4

Loss of <1.6>

Total lost <18.4>







I can't help being still amazed on this protocol!!! This is outrageous...in an absolutely positively good way!



My friends that know what I am doing are amazed too1 But they are also amazed that I haven't cheated. Well, I guess "cheated" is a relative term. I did have half a Micholob Ultra about a week ago, but found I didn't want the rest. And the broccolli, I thought that was legal, until I read Biz's experiment post! BTW, I had read where Biz had slipped in a few adult beverages without disasterous effects!



So any way, why haven't I cheated with sugars or starches? At first it was FEAR OF THE CONSEQUENCES!, Now it's because it will just get in the way of me dropping as much as I can on this round. I would love to be one of those people that Dr. S talks about that has to stop the protocol because they have lost 35 lbs! (But I think I would go on at that point! LOL)



Mainly obviously I am doing this for me, but I do have some outside mini motivators going on. I want to be as thin as I can when my daughter's soccer season starts, because all the other Mom's are quite a bit younger than I am, and they all run togather, yada yada. I get the feeling that they think that I must be "too old, too fat" to do the athletic things that I do. One Mom told me that weight loss was simply about "managing your calories" HA!



Then the second part is "some" of the women that I train for the Danskin with. Ditto the ladies above! I have never been a runner because of bad knees, so the running part is tedious at best. But I rock on the bike! Swimming isn't so great either, but it's ok. I first did the Danskin for me, and I still do it for me!

There is the most positive energy in the world there! And most of the women that I train with are incredible as well! If you have one near you, I highly reccommend it. The motto is "The woman that begins the race is never the woman that ends the race" I will start training the middle of April.



So there you have it! Why is the song "You're So Vain" running through my head? LOL

Ed and Jenn, Hey! yes a Millineum baby is sweet! Yea, and the dancing that I was doing was while I escorted little girls to the restroom, or to the water fountain! My goal this round is "as much as I can! Then I will evaluate my final goal.

Crystal, thanks for stopping by! yes dandelion tea is da bomb! i'm so glad i found it!

I survived Hannah Montana!

VLCD 21

Yesterday 179

Today 179

Loss of .0

Total loss 16.8





Ok, Yesterday was very fast, very expensive, but I actually had fun, and more importantly, my daughter had a blast on her 8th b-day. We started out at the theatre, an hour and a half before the show time, and it paid off. We were first in line for the 3:10 pm showing. I am so glad that I had 2 other Moms there helping with this group of 7 girls! I had only planned for 2 Mom's, but then, my daughter wanted to invite a friend from out of town, so since they were staying with us, I had to invite her too! I only bought 10 tickets, so it was 7 girls and 3 Moms! I was so glad to have the extra Mom along! It really helped with bathroom breaks, getting the Movie Meals, etc!



I won't bore you with all the details, but the movie was well done. The girls were on the very back row, so they got to dance whenever they wanted to. Afterwards we did presents and cake at a Tea Parlour, complete with China tea cups, scones, finger sandwiches, and Dress up clothes! They LOVED it!



My best part of this whole thing is how I have been able to stay on protocol during the WHOLE weekend! Of course yesterday, it was very hard! But not one teensy weeensy bite of hot buttered popcorn, chocolate, scone, or birthday cake passed my lips!!!!



I figured that I would not be down anything to day, because I made my outstanding oriental tasting cabbage soup last night, and it had quite a bit of Braggs in it. I am just glad that I wasn't up! I did manage to have at least one cup of Dandelion tea, so maybe that helped me.



On another high note, I wore a pair of capris that were from '06, right after I finished the Danskin Triathlon! WooHoo!


Biz, I am nothing if not stubborn and pig headed!!! Just ask my whole family! So persevere I shall!

Monica, I think that switching to .125, coupled with the Dandelion Tea has made a big difference for me!

Ed And Jenn, Hey, thanks for stopping by! So our daughters are only about 2 weeks apart! HM has a great marketing team is all that I have to say! Thank goodness she seems to be better grounded than Brittaney!

Lili, Thanks! I'll definitely take a 4.8 loss for the week!

New Decade

VLCD 20

Yesterday 181.4

Today 179.0

Loss of <2.4>



Ok, once again, I'm pretty suprised! Yesterday, I had to meet some clients for lunch at TGI Friday's. Well, I went off and left my dijon dressing at home. I was sooo mad when I realized it, but it was too late to go back. But they had a plate called Key West Shrimp, that was dubbed low carb. I couldn't ask ALOT of questions, so I just prayed. Well, when it came, it looked pretty legal! And it was good, and I was hungry! It was shrimp on skewers, that had been grilled with a little bit of spices. The side was brocolli. Later I found the nutritional analysis and it said 225 calories, 7 g rams of fat, 3 or 4 carbs. So last night I had tilapia and salad, just to be on the very safe side.


I also did some "googling" yesterday about water retention. I am surgically menopausal, and use HRT. Well, I never knew that the number one complaint about HRT's is water retention! I was waaaay too focused on the hot flashes! LOL


So, I THEN did some "googling" on homeopathic remedies, and came up with Dandelion Root extract. Here is what I found:


Dandelion leaves are commonly recommended as a food supplement for pregnant and postmenopausal women because of the numerous nutrients they contain. This plant produces a mild diuretic effect and reduces serum cholesterol levels. Dandelion root is used to improve appetite and minor digestive problems. Clinical trials have shown Dandelion to be effective in treating pneumonia, bronchitis and upper respiratory infections.


So, after my appointment, I went straight to Whole Foods, and got me some! I had it in my tea, and will continue to each day.

On another note, i think that I am liking the .125 dose instead of .175. It hasn't been long enough but I think that the .175 was too high.

I'm gearing up for the Marathon Hannah Montana weekend! My daughter is sooo excited! I hope that I live through it!


Lili, thanks for stopping by! You really were one of my inspirations!

Monica, we can do this together!

Biz, girl, the people who arrive late to my parties always liven them up!

Becca, thanks for stopping by. I'll try to get to your blog the weekend.