R2 D16: -1.2
R2 Total: -14.2
Total Loss: -38.6

Water: 3 ltrs

So wonderful to see a bigger loss again. I leave for the family cabin in two weeks today so I'm hoping for 10 pounds by then... maybe a little ambitious but you never know!

I've been thinking a lot about what makes us fat. For most of us its not a simple math equation where we take in more than we burn. In my case its a complicated recipe of life experiences and how I interpreted what was going on & then translated it into self worth, self esteem and self image.

My story began when I was 18 and had a big crush on a guy. I was probably around 140 at the most. Anyway, he was my grad escort and we happened to be living within a couple of hours from each other after we both moved away from home. My sisters and I went to visit him and when we arrived we soon realized he was totally in love with a 29 yr old who had a body to die for. My ego was bruised a little, but I got over it... Next crush was long distance and he dumped me for a skinny, skinny girl. Ok, now I'm not exagerating here... this happened to me over and over again.... which isn't out of the ordinary for a girl between 18 & 20 something years. The trouble was the guys always ended up with toothpick girls.... not normal shaped girls... TOOTHPICKS!!

Now that I've grown up and look back I realize the wisdom in the saying 'he's just not that into you'. Which was the case... but at the time my brain translated it into: "your too fat, he would have liked you more if you were thinner'. To top it off my best friend in my early 20's was a toothpick & grew up with 5 brothers and was totally comfortable with men. I on the other hand grew up with 4 sisters and a father who doesn't communicate much. So in the company of men, she always got more attention. (by this time my weight was creeping up to 155-160)

So there I was always feeling fat! I would love to go back and try to talk some sense into that girl. I remember good friends trying to talk to me about it but I just thought they were trying to make me feel better. Communication is only 7% verbal so every time I was in a group of people, I'd be sitting there feeling bad about myself & projecting it onto others, giving off a vibe.... of course the more I told myself I was too fat, the fatter I became!

I was just scanning some old photos of myself into the computer. There was an old picture of me with a bunch of friends when we were in New York on a road trip sometime in the early 90's.... I look awesome!! Oh what I didn't appreciate back then!

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of other contributing factors to this lard I'm carrying around on my body, but that is a biggy and thought I'd share it cause most of us are fat for a reason... its not just cause we like food.

I'm inserting the photo but have removed my friends faces cause they don't know I write this blog!!

''self-image'' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior.”

R2 D16: -.8
R2 Total: -13
Total Loss: -37.4

Water: 3.75 ltrs

Busy day today so will keep it short... Watched the biggest loser last night.... very inspiring! Can't wait to start working out after this round...... must go up a mountain in July! I had my running dream last night. I dream I'm out for a run and I can go on forever... never get tired... I love that dream. Hoping to hit ONEderland early next week... can't wait!

Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. Franz Kafka

R2 D15: -.2
R2 Total: -12.2
Total Loss: -36.6

Water: 2 ltrs

Ohhhh how I want this period to be over! Slept on the couch most of the day due to cramps and just feeling lethargic so wasn't able to get as much water in... today I'm going to focus on that. I REALLY feel the need to see something lower than .2 on the scale!

I've been trying to eat a little more variety the past few days.. tried canned crab meat on romaine lettuce, I could taste lots of salt, but not much crab flavour... ended up squeezing some lemon on it just to give it some flavour so wont be trying that again. Last night I used my George Foreman grill to make a steak (first one this round) the trouble was that is just tasted too darn good... when I finished eating it I just wanted MORE! Might be cause I had no injection yesterday, not sure... all I know is that steak tasted heavenly! I was still very hungry and I was looking longingly at the grapefruit thinking it wouldn't be so bad to eat a whole one on top of the 1/2 I had already eaten... then I remembered my rule: drink tea, milk, stevia. As usual it worked..

I haven't been eating much fish so today I'll get some halibut and I'll try to stay away from beef for a few days.

On a personal note: my Japanese room mates went on a holiday 10 days ago.... yes to Mexico... they will return at the end of the week.... makes me a little nervous.... might go stay with friends for a couple days just to make sure they're not sick!!

"It is never too late to be what we might have been." ~ George Eliot ~

R2 D14: -.2
R2 Total: -12
Total Loss: -36.4

Water: 2.5 ltrs

I can quit whining now... TOM came yesterday. So between eating canned crab that seemed to have a lot of salt and my period, I wasn't going to let myself be disappointed with a .2 loss. Things better pick up in the next couple of days though!

Decided to just skip injecting the first day of my cycle.... psychologically I feel the need to inject after that.

Went for a 25 min bike ride yesterday and had a close call. I cut through a ditch towards the trail... missed the ditch and kept going... I was very relieved nothing happened cause 6 years ago when I was losing weight and feeling fit, I wrecked my knee flying off my mountain bike.... thus gaining a lot of weight back.... I had flashes of being on crutches for 14 weeks again... not fun!! I promise to be more careful from now on.

With the small losses lately I decided to quickly check some of my measurements yesterday.... my thigh was down 2.5 inches!! Soooooo happy. Actually most things were down over 2 inches so that was a pick me up.

I always feel so nauseous when I have my period so I think it'll be a challenge to get my water in today..... I will try....

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit

R2 D13: -.4
R2 Total: -11.8
Total Loss: -36.2

Water: 3.75 ltrs

Tired, but get up so early on weekdays my body didn't know it could sleep in today so here I am. The pot luck went well, everyone seemed to have enough to eat so I was happy about that. I only had a couple times where I forgot I was on 'the plan' for a fraction of a second and would think about tasting something, then I'd give my head a shake and remember. That being said, I didn't find it hard to be around such a feast..... so strange! I was a little worried with handling all that food... I kept getting stuff on my hands and I was concerned about the oils on my skin.

A number of people commented on my weight loss last night which was nice. No one was asking for details about my plan which is a bonus cause its hard to get into with people.

Now that I've completed that little project my attention really has to go outside in my yard. The green grass is starting to rear its little head and I haven't raked or cleaned up what winter left behind. Then there's the flowers, I must have flowers.

Trying not to be disappointed about today's loss.... I keep telling myself its a loss.... I could be stalling or gaining.... Yesterday my body was totally telling me TOM had arrived but then nothing happened... aarrgghhh!! That never happens to me. I've planned my whole back packing trip around my period and I'm scared my cycle is going to go out of whack and then I'll get it while hiking in grizzly country. That would help me sleep well!

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. ~Vance Havner

R2 D12: -1
R2 Total: -11.4
Total Loss: -35.8

Water: 3 ltrs

Aaahhhhhh how I love the days I feel absolutely no hunger! It was a good day. I even felt the urge to dig my bike out of the shed and go for a 20 min cruise around the neighborhood. I really want to start moving a little and it was great to be out in the fresh air. Not sure it had anything to do with my loss but I'm definitely going to start moving more.

Today is pot luck day so I'm pulling out the thermos again..... boy my thermos has saved me on this program! I plan to keep very busy cleaning, organizing and making coffee tonight so I don't have time to stare at the food and get any ideas. There might be some dancing so I'll do that for my exercise.

Was up with cramps last night and this morning but still no TOM. I'm going to skip my injection today instead of tomorrow, maybe its the hcg thats delaying things from moving... don't know but I just want to get this show on the road!

Have a great weekend!

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol

R2 D11: -.6
R2 Total: -10.4
Total Loss: -34.8

Water: 3.25 ltrs

My brother-in-law was in town on business so I took the oportunity to have him deliver my favorite brand of stevia.... some are so much better than others and my sister has a huge stash of the good stuff! Anyhooo he said he could really see I've dropped some pounds so that felt good. I'll be going to my family cabin for May long weekend so I'm determined to drop as much as posible till then... hopefully they'll notice the difference.

I remember reading Beth's blog and she kept commenting on clothes.... I now understand! I'm at that point where I'm putting things on and realizing they are too big.. then I try something else on to see if I've shrunk into them yet but no.. still a little tight.... never seems to end... I have a bag of clothes on the go that are too big, a bag of clothes that are slightly too small.... I was in a hurry getting ready for my meeting last night and threw a black blazor on. When I got there a friend commented that it was way too big... sure enough I was swimming in it!! Not to worry I have the identical blazor in my closet that is the next smaller size (16).

No TOM yet, but I'm still losing so I won't fret.... Wasn't hungry at all yesterday yippeee! Just hope that carries over to tomorrow's pot luck!

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

R2 D10: -.2
R2 Total: -9.8
Total Loss: -34.2

Water: 2.75 ltrs

Was really hungry a couple of times yesterday... it went away after supper so glad I didn't go to bed hungry.. it can be hard to sleep. I'm hoping its just pms.. I can live with the hunger for a few days... but not for another 30.

Really busy organizing a pot luck supper for 160 people... ya just what I want to do while I'm on the protocol, but an older bachelor I know just retired and is moving south. I figure if he's been in the area for 42 years he deserves a going away party. So its going to be me eating my famous tomatoe hamburger soup out of a thermos while the crowd dives into a wonderful banquet. I'm sure I'll survive.... at least I don't have to cook.... I don't know how you wives and mothers cook for your family or others????? Good on ya!!

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward

R2 D9: -.4
R2 Total: -9.6
Total Loss: -34

Water: 3 ltrs

TOM definately coming.... but who knows when it'll hit!! I'm just glad I haven't stalled or gained yet...

The Background
Ever find a pair of jeans that fit you just right...... oh the feeling! This is a huge challenge for me cause as I've grumbled about before.... I have huge thighs and butt.... along with that I have a fairly small stomach and waiste. When I wear normal cut jeans, the stomach is really baggy and the waiste is so huge that it has a 3 inch gape all around ... I can take my pants off without unbuttoning or zipping.... even when I'm thinner this is a constant struggle for me...

The Story
So 3.5 years ago I was losing weight and went shopping with my sister.... yes of course at a fat store. I was desperate for new jeans and imagine my delight when I found jeans that fit me perfectly! In fact I was so excited about these jeans I called my sister a few days later and got her to go back to the store and buy me the next smaller size (18's) so I could shrink into them.... my sister gives me the jeans with a card that says 'do not open this card until you get into the jeans' ya, you know where I'm going with this don't you.... needless to say I was never able to open the card cause I never shrunk into those babies!!!

So on Saturday before leaving town I was thinking about my clothes in the shed... but they are for when I hit the 180's.... then I remembered I had a bag of clothes (of who knows what) under the stairs.... I go down and start rooting around..... yep there they are... staring me in the face...... "The Jeans" As I look at them I'm sure I can hear dramatic music in the background.... I quickly remove my clothing and see if these things will fit over my hips... guess what.... They fit perfectly!!! Oh what a feeling!! So 3.5 years later I open my card and read the encouraging words from my baby sister... which was really sweet.

I hope that wasn't too long all for a stupid story about jeans, but it truly was a defining moment for me and I wanted to document it...


Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson

R2 D8: -.6
R2 Total: -9.2
Total Loss: -33.6

Water: 3 ltrs

Two mornings in a row I weigh... then decide I have to go to the bathroom.... afterward I reweigh and the scale goes down a smigit. (thats two days in a row I had a bm... the things that excite me these days! HA!!) Today I'm happy with a loss. I looked at the calendar and realized that TOM is due by the weekend... I'm used to getting my period to the exact day, but since starting hcg I find I'm out by a few days here and there so not exactly sure when it'll come... I'm hoping that's what's slowed things down.

I was a good girl yesterday with the exception of getting my water in a little late. Was up peeing a lot last night but slept good in between.

Wow am I noticing smells... other food smells sooooo good but I totally have the control not to eat. On the weekend I went to a major curling event (I know, my friends harass me cause I watch curling, but its a very interesting sport when you understand the game!) in a colesium where there were fries, nachos and popcorn tickling my nose all day... it all smelled so wonderful but I had absolute control.... I LOVE IT!! Last night was the ultimate test, my Japanese room mate was making desserts with melted chocolate.... (I'm a self proclaimed chocoholic.... I'm not kidding, its a real problem for me) when the chocolate didn't melt right she had a big lump of soft gooy chocolate sitting on the counter and two of my room mates were eating it in front of me.... smelled so wonderful, but I didn't really feel that tempted.... now that's what I call a miracle.... have I mentioned that I love hcg????

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline. - HarveyMackay

R2 D: -0
R2 Total: -8.6
Total Loss: -33

Water: 2 ltrs

First day with no loss!! I can't say I'm shocked. When I go outside my routine, my body doesn't like it. I had a great weekend getting out of town and thought I was all prepared etc... then of course life happens.... my friends changed our place of eating for lunch and by the time I got there I realized the restaurant was a grilled cheese and burger joint... they were already half way done their meal so I made an excuse to just order tea and visit. I'm trying not to get too detailed with people about my current eating plan... first of all its too complicated to explain, and second, a lot of people get strong opinions when they don't know all the details.. By the time I was eating my little steak and asparagus at another restaurant alone it was WAY past my normal lunch hour and I was feeling quite light headed..... then cause I allowed myself to feel so hungry I didn 't leave as much of the 5 oz steak behind as I should have.

When I got home I only had 1/2 tomatoe so I tried to improvise with a few dabs of v8 juice in my soup.. (probably not a good idea)

Late in the afternoon I realized I hadn't been drinking any water so I only got 2 liters in.

Who knows what the reason is for my zero loss, probably a combination of the above. Not to fret, I'm totally back on board doing everything right today.... I'm fighting a cold.... wonder if that had anything to do with it????

It would be so much easier just to put myself in a little cocoon for 6 weeks so I could follow this protocol, but I'm a firm believer in the fact that we can't wait for 'I'll be happy when I'm skinny'... motto.. I have to learn from the process as I go along.. I'm learning!! I love this passage below, it reminds me to live in the moment and not fool myself into thinking the world will be perfect when I lose weight....

I'll be happy when... We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire. The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with ... and remember that time waits for no one.


So, stop waiting ...
Until your car or home is paid off.
Until you get a new car or home.
Until your kids leave the house.
Until you go back to school.
Until you finish school.
Until you lose 100 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married.
Until you get a divorce.
Until you have kids.
Until you retire.
Until summer..
Until spring.
Until winter.
Until fall.
Until you die. There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and, dance like no one's watching.

R2 D6: -1
R2 Total: -8.6
Total Loss: -33

Going to bed but thought I'd post my loss from this morning.... till tomorrow!!

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces."

R2 D5: -1
R2 Total: -7.6
Total Loss: -32

Water: 2.5 liters

Vitamine: Cal/Mag
BM

Had a harder time getting my water in yesterday... my stomach just didn't feel great... happy I made 2.5 ltrs.

I had my first real hunger yesterday.... grrrr... tea with my 1 tablespoon of milk and stevia always helps but I loved the first four days where I had absolutely no hunger at all!! I think I was hoping to go through this round hunger free... ya ya, I knew better!!

Tonight I am going out of town & staying over with friends. I will be skipping my injection Sundays anyway so I don't have to worry about carrying around my needles. I'm going to put my supper in a thermos and eat it on the road this evening and then I'll probably eat out for lunch tomorrow so I'm already planning what to order.... hopefully the restaurant follows the directions. On Round one I only ate out once.. I was too nervous that the restaurants would mess up and send me into a stall. We'll see how it goes.

Hope you all have a great weekend and we'll probably chat Sunday night or Monday morning!

You always pass failure on the way to success.
- Mickey Rooney

R2 D4: -1.2
R2 Total: -6.6
Total Loss: -31

Water: 3 liters

Last night I had a meeting and was going to be on the stage doing a demo so into the closet I go to see what I can scrounge up..... I knew I had a straight skirt size 18 but wasn't sure I should even try yet But I decided to give it a whirl and wouldn't you know it, it fit!! Well, a little snug around my butt... (I'm a pear shape) but nothing a blazer wouldn't cover. Felt good to wear a straight skirt... its been awhile..

"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving,
and that's your own self."

R2 D3: -2.2
R2 Total: -5.4
Total Loss: -29.8

Lunch: chicken breast & spinach
Supper: Tomatoe & Hamburger soup. Spices were dill, chillies, chilli powder, salt, pepper. dessert was grapefruit

9 pm: apple

OK, I'm going to admit it.... I'm getting a little caught up in all the blogs.... following them, writing one.... I just love reading about everyone's progress and struggles. I guess its my own little support group! Very helpful... Remember in the movie 'You've Got Mail' when Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks get so excited to see if they have e-mail??? I feel just as excited to see who has posted... how did they do??, who left me a comment??? I'll try not to get OCD about it but so far I'm loving this little world...

Another good day.... I didn't lose this much early on the first time around... but then again I was doing a few things wrong when I started...

1) I was eating a whole grapefruit instead of half.
2) I was eating meat from a whole chicken instead of just the breast
3) I was not drinking enough
4) strawberries seem to affect my losses

Now I've learned and it seems to be paying off.

Very busy week and a half in front of me but I'm going to try and get a walk in today.

"Success doesn't come to you…you go to it."

OK, I'll try not to drown you in numbers but here we go:

I actually lost 3.6 pounds today!! Whee Hooo! That is -3.2 from my preload weight and exactly the same weight as my LIW soooo I will be calculating my weight loss from my preload weight... make sense??? Hope so...

R2 D2 loss: -3.2
Total loss: -27.6


Breakfast: One liter of Yerba Mate Tea

12 pm Lunch: chicken breast seasoned with lemon, pepper & garlic with spinach

5 pm: 1/2 a grapefruit

6 pm Supper: Bison Burger & spinach (forgot to go shopping to get another vegi!)

9 pm Gala Apple

Total Water: 4 liters (That's a gallon!!)

Was thrilled that the hcg had the same effect on me again... not sure it gives me energy or just gives me initiative but I find myself getting organized!! It happened last time too!! All of a sudden I find myself cleaning, organizing etc.... I love it!

Went for a 25 minute easy walk yesterday afternoon, wanted to see what would happen. Although I felt a little tired right afterward I actually felt fine for most of the day... but got really tired after supper. I noticed that my face gets flushed sometimes after I eat. Related to my blood sugar I'm sure.

I had a great day for getting my water in. I have a job where twice a day I have over two hours where I cannot use a bathroom so I have become an expert of when I have to cut off my drinking and when I can resume..... believe me, I've had some CLOSE calls while I was perfecting this refined process!! I would elaborate but it would be TMI. All I can say is I noticed a big difference in my first round when I went from 2.5 liters to 3 or more... seemed to lose more weight.

Wow.... anyone watch the Biggest Loser???? If you did..... the poor brother who was left behind. His dad and brother made the show & have lost a TON of weight... he's still big..... he cried... I hate to watch a 17 yr old man cry... It was very emotional....

OK, before this becomes a book, I'll sign off.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.... so don't quit!!!

VLCD Day 1: -3

So I lost 3 pounds today!!! Very happy & only half a pound to go in order to reach my pre-load weight... should happen tomorrow and then I'll be on my way. Feels good to be in the routine of P2 again. As Montana girl said, on round 2 you know what did and didn't work last time. I cheated once on Round 1 but since it took me 4 days to get back to where I was... it will NOT happen this time!

I'm on a very specific schedule since I will be going on holidays at the end of August to see old friends & it would be awesome to show up skinny!!!

OK, must go do laundry and drink LOTS of water....

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars..

R2 P2 D1

Total gain after Load days: 3.4 pounds
Just for reference, I will be calculating my weight loss on my pre-load weight.

Feels good to get started and I'm glad I loaded well cause I'm having no hunger today!! Yippee! Just having to break the habit of eating.... not hungry but still looked in the fridge this afternoon and then remembered... hey stop that... I'm on VLCD.

Now that my VLCD is underway and I'm no longer on holidays I may switch to blogging in the mornings.... that way I can relate my previous days behavior with the results on the scale... might help me figure out what works best for me and less confusing to read..

I have well over 2 liters of water under my belt for the day so another liter won't be too hard to get in. A person does have to be conscientious all day in order to get all that liquid in. That's not counting the liter of Yerba Mate tea I drank for breakfast...

I was able to bake half of my chicken breasts last night so tonight I will bake the other half as well as the bison meat.... should have enough meat to last over 30 days... one less thing to think about.

Toying with the idea of some 30 min walks at a leisure pace this time. Last time I only exercised a few times but I was worried about making myself more hungry... we'll see what happens.

All in all I'm just happy to be back on the program working towards my goal of being able to do the things I love without my weight getting in the way. (for example: exercise, hike, go on a beach holiday, look for a man! LOL!)

Till tomorrow morning.....

Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.

Loading day 2

It was scarry to step on the scale this morning and see such a high number.... then I had to use the toilet and decided to re-weigh.... (excuse my lack of manners in discussing this!!) glad I did.. according to my second weigh I have gained 3 pounds.... hopefully it doesn't jump too much tomorrow morning. I'm now feeling ill and I don't think I'll eat anything else tonight. I'm going to try and commit this feeling to memory so when I'm feeling hungry I can think back and remember how horrible I feel right now!

Spent today trying to get organized for the big day tomorrow. I cooked ground chicken breast, ground beef and still have ground bison and whole chicken breasts to cook and put into little baggies. Its so much easier to grab my meat out of the freezer every day, then I just have to decide on a vegi. Seems to help when I'm really hungry... don't have to wait so long for my food to be prepared!

Tomorrow is busy, I will be out of town so I will get up early and make a tomatoe hamb soup and put it into a thermos (just so you know, I'm patting myself on the back for getting organized!) Wishing you all a successful week and hopefully I'm not too hungry on my first day back on the program!

I'll end with this quote:

MOTIVATION comes from within. Federal Express does NOT deliver it. DARN IT ANYWAY! :)

Loading Day 1

It never ceases to amaze me how I just don't enjoy the load days like I envision during P2 or P3! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the taste of the food once its in my mouth, I just don't have the cravings or hunger to motivate my eating... thanks to what Monica calls 'magic juice'... I seem to feel the HCG working in my body very quickly. One more day.... I get a little nervous eating such high fat food but know it'll help with my hunger once I begin P2 so I will endure eating my favorite foods!!!!

After looking at a photo of myself before starting my first round on this protocol, I just couldn't bring myself to do measurements (it was very scarry to look at my thighs) but today I have decided to monitor my measurements during my second round. I bravely entered WallMart and made my way over to the sewing section where I bought a tape measure. I think it'll help in my motivation half way through when my weight loss slows down a bit I'll measure myself so I can see how far I've come.

This round the big number will be 190. I was 190 pounds when I hiked the West Coast Trail which is a 75 km hike along the west side of Vancouver Island. I figure if I hiked that at 190, I'll be able to survive the 80 km hike in the rockies this summer. My actual goal is to be under 185 but anything under 190 will have me thrilled. That being said, it will also be a big moment to hit ONEDERLAND.... what a psychological boost.... to hit a number that begins with a 1 instead of a 2!!!

Start Weight: 240.6
Current Weight: 215.8

I'm up 3.2 pounds from my LIW..... considering I haven't been watching my diet the past week or so, I'm not going to beat myself up about it. Just focused on getting back to Phase 2.

Tomorrow will be my first load day. Not very hungry today so I hope my appetite picks up by tomorrow!

I am a 38 yr old single female who has struggled with my weight since my early 20's. I love exercise and healthy eating so there's no reason for me to be this big besides some major self image issues along with a chocoholic problem... I love the outdoors & am determined to do a major hike this summer so getting my weight down is non-negotiable. Ever tried to lug over 200 pounds up a steep mountain????

Here are my stats: Started at 243 pounds, LIW was 212.6, current weight: ??? I want to be in the 180's by the end of this round. (end of May) at which time I will start a serious exercise program to get in shape for my hike in early July. I plan to do a third round starting mid to late July

So here I am about to begin a long weekend where I plan to start my second round on Phase 2. Because I have scheduling issues connected to my summer holidays, I'm not waiting the full 6 weeks. From what I've read on the internet a lot of people don't wait and haven't had any immunity issues so I will be starting approximately 4.5 weeks since I completed my first round. I'm not sure which day to start my first injection.... cooking a turkey tomorrow but usually get so busy cooking all day I don't eat much.... maybe start Saturday.... strange to say but it can be hard work making sure you pig out for two days!!

I haven't been weighing myself the last couple of days due to bad eating... tomorrow I will weigh in and be willing to face the consequences!! My continual battle with food lives on. I love phase 2 cause I don't have to think about what I'm going to eat. I pre-cook all my meat so I just have to grab a baggy out of the freezer and then heat it along with a vegi... Very excited to get started again!!