R2 D24: +.2
R2 Total: -18.8

Water: 2.5 ltr

OK, I refuse to get discouraged about my first plus. Its only .2 and I really haven't hit a stall this round besides one day staying the same. My body will let go of the weight when its ready.... just have to get my mind on the right attitude and things will drop again... I refuse to get discouraged, I refuse to get discouraged....

Montana girl was talking about getting too caught up in our goals yesterday.... getting disappointed if we don't quite make "the number" when we should be proud of our accomplishments.... I totally agree with her & I promise not to get disappointed no matter what my LIW is this round, but her blog got me thinking about all the numbers bouncing around my head all day, every day....

45.6: when I lose 45.6 pounds I will be half way to the current goal.

190: when I hit 190 I will be the same weight I was when I hiked the West Coast Trail therefore I'll feel confident doing my 80 kilometer (48 mile) hike in the rockies this summer.

50: when I hit 190 I will have lost 50 pounds!!

185: when I hit 185 I will not longer be considered obese, but just overweight.

160: I absolutely HAVE to be under 160 when I go visit old friends at the end of August.

Then there's the continuous calculating going on in my head... if I average .4 of a pound a day I'll lose this much by the end of this round. If I average .6, I'll lose that much.... on & on it goes...

I know I should really stop and just enjoy looking at the scale drop every day no matter what the number is... but I can't help myself! I think the numbers and continuous calculating is helping me stay motivated on the hard days so I will continue to allow these numbers to swim around in my mind until "the numbers" are under 150 pounds!!

“All good things come to he who waits”

R2 D23: -1
R2 Total: -19

Water: 3 ltr

I had already posted and then had to go to the bathroom... I couldn't help myself & re-weighed... my number dropped considerably so I've edited my post!! Another pound... yippeee!! Must go to work now....

Happy to report yesterday was back to normal. Not hungry... I'll have to be careful not to overdue my exercising.... I'm going to bike to work this morning, it should only take about 10 minutes but at least I'll move a little today.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. ~Arnold Bennett~

R2 D21: -.4
R2 Total: -18

Water: 2.5 ltr

I have to admit, yesterday was a little harder of a day. I was up at my regular time (5:15am) but by 9am I was so tired I had to go lie down to sleep for half an hour. A friend called and wanted to go for a walk so I happily complied. It turned out to be over 40 minutes and quite a bit of hill work. I think I went too hard cause in the evening I was starving and very tired!!

I have never eaten the melba toast allowed on P2 but I was so desperate from hunger I went to the store and bought some. I ate two in a row (I know I'm supposed to eat each of them at different times but I just couldn't help myself!) I don't plan on eating them regularly but if I feel panicky again, I'll know they're there.

Today is a new day & I plan to drink my 3 liters of water

ibanezfam: thanks for your potassium suggestion. I had been wanting to get some, but didn't know it would help restless legs... good tip!

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”

R2 D21: -.4
R2 Total: -17.6
Total Loss: -42

Water: 3.5 ltr

Three pounds till I'm half way to my goal. Things are moving along just tickity boo and I'm happy with how everything is going. Starting to get more comments about my loss and I fit into another favorite skirt yesterday.... life is good!

I've been experiencing 'restless legs' along with my teeth aching, then I realized that I haven't been taking my Cal/Mag lately. I had bought a new bottle of the liquid form but it seems to have some sugar and carbs in it so I've been avoiding it. I think I'll go to the Health Food store and get the tablets.

Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.

R2 D20: -1
R2 Total: -17.2
Total Loss: -41.6

Water: 4.5 ltrs

Wow, this is a good run! In five days I've averaged five pounds... hope this continues for awhile! Twelve days before I head home to see family.... I'd love to lose eight more pounds before then. I'll enjoy the drop while its happening.

Such a magnificent day yesterday. It was hot and sunny all day and I was able to spend a couple of hours doing yard work. I even bought some deck furniture. I was so excited about the new furniture I decided to bite the bullet and invite a friend for supper so we could enjoy the nice weather and new little table set outside. I havn't had the guts to have company over while I'm on P2 but I'm not craving or hungry at all these days so thought I could handle it. I used my handi little George Foreman grill & made us some bison burgers. Worked out pretty good, I just gave her a bun, condiments and more options for her burger... I had my plain burger with a sliced tomato. I didn't feel deprived at all... I may try to cook an actual dinner for some company if this weather continues!

After supper it felt like a waist if we didn't go for a walk. We took a friends dog for a stroll and then ended the day sitting by a fire visiting with friends.... It was a perfect end to a perfect day!

Who we are never changes. Who we think we are does.

R2 D19: -1.2
R2 Total: -16.2
Total Loss: -40.6

Water: 4 ltrs

I can sleep in on Saturdays but this morning I woke up at my usual time (5:15am) and didn't want to wait in order to see what the scale said so I got up and headed for the bathroom...... stood on the scale and there it was... staring back at me...... 199.6!!!!!!!! Whee hooo I'm officially in the one's & it is truly ONEDERFUL! Good bye two's, I do not wish to ever see you again in my lifetime. Lots of goals to hit in the next few weeks... 45 pounds loss will be half way.... 190 is the weight I have set for myself to be under in order to do my hike. So by the end of this round I will have acheived a lot of my goals. Feels good.

Soooo happy spring is finally in full swing. Went to a green house with friends to get my flowers for the year. Always a lot of fun.... means that the nice weather is here, yippeee! While there I ran into an old work collegue & she really noticed my weight loss... that felt good cause most people have been saying they can see it on my face, they never mention anything else.... I don't want them to see it on my face, I want them to see it on my huge butt!!!

Happpy Saturday everyone...

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

R2 D17: -.8
R2 Total: -15
Total Loss: -39.4

Water: 2.5 ltrs

Have a cold/flu going on so glad it didn't effect my losses. My room mates got home last night and they've decided to keep a low profile downstairs for a week. Because they are coming back into Canada on a visitors visa they had to go through immigration in Mexico and there were a lot of people from Mexico City in the line up. So far they feel fine though. I don't mean to sound paranoid but I work for the school district and there has already been one school closure in British Columbia.

Hope I get feeling better soon cause I have been going for a few bike rides and walks and it feels great! I'm within a pound of hitting the ones (199.8) so tomorrow could be the day!!!! Most likely it will come on Sunday but I'm really looking forward to it!

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln.