Traveling is hard!

So I have no idea what 'day' I am in for P3. LOL. Anyway, I am in Chicago and it is hard! I found a protein bar place so that is nice - easy breakfast and pretty close to what I eat at home. Lunch and dinner today haven't been too bad either. For lunch I had a chicken sandwich but didn't eat the bread. Just had the grilled chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, and a bit of munster cheese. The side was a grilled veggie medley with carrots, celery, peppers, etc. Not bad right? Then for dinner we went to Hugo's Frog Bar. I ordered the filet medalions and it came with a side of broccoli. I had 3 asparagus spears and 2 bites of the crawfish mac & cheese. I had to at least try it! Anyway, so dinner was pretty successful also. However, we walk outside and there is a gelato stand right there. Calling my name! Ugh. I had a small banana pecan praline gelato and let me tell you, it was awesome! LOL

I hate that I don't have a scale here to keep me in check every day and I am so scared to get on the scale when I get home. I am here two more days though so I need to stay focused. I just hate not having my fridge and my kitchen of safe and fresh foods you know? I don't know for sure anything that I am eating when I eat out like this!

R2P2D3- LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!

So today starts my very first day of VLC in Round 2.  I am super nervous because i've been away from the blog, away from the drops, and away from the scale for a while.  During R1P3 I did pretty well.  I actually fell about 4 lbs below my LDW (last drops weight) in R1.  I ended up at 201.4.  The problem is that this past weekend my family all came in town for my son's first Birthday!  It was an eating FEST!  I gained 5 lbs in 4 days!  NO!  I started R2P1D1 at 206.4 and after loading the past 2 days I am now at 207.4.  So i gained another dang pound.  It's OK though, because i'm about to lose it!

I forgot to take my measurements on D1 so i will do them tonight along with pictures.  I have not been good at tracking my progress and posting about it.  This round I am hoping to do better! 

I am SOOOOOO proud of Sabrina and her progress.  She looks AMAZING and has done so well at this.  I am really excited to hear how her husband does! 

I'm sitting here drinking my black coffee with Peppermint Stevia and I tell you what, it's not that bad. 

Let's DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxo-Nicki

R1P3D22 - stable! Pics and measurements!

So I made it through the first 21 days of P3. Yeah me!! As of this AM, I am at 191.4 so today is another big day b/c that means I have officially lost 30 pounds!! Woot woot!

Anyway, here are my final stats for this round of hCG including before/after photos.

Neck: 15.25 --> 14.25 loss of 1 inch
Upper Arm: 15.25 --> 13.75 loss of 3 inches total
Chest: 35.75 --> 34 loss of 1.75 inches (I didn't do this measurement when I started, just after week 1)
Waist: 37.75 --> 32.75 loss of 5 inches!
Hips: 45.5 --> 40 loss of 5.5 inches!
Thigh: 27.5 --> 24.25 loss of 6.5 inches total
Calf: 16.5 --> 16.25 loss of .5 inches total

So, that means a total loss of 23.25 inches and 30 pounds. Nice huh? :) Here are 3 before and after shots. The tank top I chose was a poor choice b/c it's pretty loose so it's hard to tell a big difference in my waist/hips with it. The left of each pose is 'before', the right is 'after'

R1P3D18 - been a long time!

Sorry for the lack of posts by me. I actually have a lot to catch you up on but I have been seriously busy. Another semester just started for me so that is where my time goes now. I just got back from a 5 day trip to St. Louis to see my little sisters graduate high school and it was a great trip! I brought my scale with me even to make sure I stayed in line. The weight loss competition I was in just closed out and I won 1st place no questions asked. Woot woot!

As of this AM, I am at 193.6. I did have a small frozen custard in St. Louis with butterfinger and cheesecake and saw a 3 pound gain on the scale that next AM. However, the morning after that, I saw a 3.4 pound loss so who knows. It was my first time over my LDW though and it scared me! I am still a bit under the '2 pound' mark I am supposed to stay within but I feel good. I am eating more things and the scale seems to be behaving for me which is nice.

Anyway, I just wanted to jump on with a quick update since it has been so long. David (my hubby) is starting his first round this weekend so he is going to be loading. So much fun for him!

I can't believe I only have 3 more days until I am 21 days stable!! :)