R1P2D22- Gotta get out of this funk!

Ever since New Orleans I have felt like a huge failure and i've been unable to get out of this rut.  Today I went to the store and totally stocked up once again on the best stuff for the diet.  I feel so out of sorts that I don't even know what to do anymore.  I'm sticking with it but it seems like every weekend since I started I have fallen the wagon in one way or another.

I'm going to extend the diet to make it a 40 day diet instead of the 26 day kit.  I need to and after that i'm going to go for Round 2 when I don't have so many temptations each dang weekend!!!!  I know i can do it, but lately i have had something literally every weekend that has thrown me off my course.

I haven't even done my measurements in a while because I haven't lost much weight at all.  Technically i've only lost 10 lbs this diet, because i've gained, lost, gained, lost, etc.  10 is better than none, but I need the big numbers!!!!

R1P2D22 - too much physical activity?

So I stepped on the scale yesterday AM and I lost another pound. Sweet! Down to 202.2. I went about my day but man, it was a busy one! Went grocery shopping, did laundry, prepared my meals for the week, bathed the boys, did some gardening, cleaned up my bedroom. Well, I don't think my body liked the increased physical activity. I stepped on the scale this AM and GAINED .8. :( That just really upsets me because I follow protocol EVERY DAY.

For lunch I had shrimp and cucumbers, apple & breadstick for a snack, then dinner was steak (same steak I had been eating all last week) and peppers (again, been eating them all week) and an orange as a night snack. How would that make me gain 0.8 pounds? Ugh. So, I can only think that it was the increased physical activity and maybe I didn't drink enough water to go along with it?

I did buy a new multi-vitamin (no, I haven't been taking one every day as I should have) and took that for the first time yesterday. That wouldn't be it though right? I didn't take it today in fear that it is that. If I lose on the scale tomorrow morning, I will take it again tomorrow and see what happens next.

R1P2D20 - measurements update

So I am still not feeling 100% but I am getting there! I stepped on the scale this AM to a great number. 203.2! I somehow lost 1.8 pounds! Woot! The past two days I have been trying to not eat the same protein 2 days in a row, maybe that is the trick! Here are my measurements:

Arm: 14.25 (loss of .25)
Neck: 14.5 (loss of .25)
Chest: 35.25 (loss of .5)
Waist: 35 (loss of .25)
Hips: 43.25 (loss of .25)
Thigh: 26 (loss of .75)
Calf: 16.25 (loss of .25)

Not too shabby right? 3.75 inches again!

R1P2D18 - sick :(

Man, today is the 2nd day I have been home from work sick. Ugh. I am starting to feel a bit more human though so I am going to try to go to work tomorrow. We will see how it goes. I slept straight through lunch today so I wasn't sure what to do at that point. I ate an apple when I got up (around 4) and then I ate dinner as usual but I had David make my hamburger 4 ounces instead of 3.5 and had tomatoes as my veggie side. I am going to eat my other fruit later this evening as usual. We will see what the scale says tomorrow I guess. I stepped on this morning and was down just 0.4 from yesterday. I can't lie, I am disappointed. I am now on day 18 and I have lost 14.4 pounds. Yes, I know that is good but that is not as good as others on this diet. What am I doing wrong? There are SO many different variables you could play with you know? I will just be glad I am still just losing, even just a little, and not stalling like I have read some folks do. I need to order my next supply of hCG also since I am going to make this into a 40 day cycle.

R1P2D17- No Change

My trip to New Orleans really threw me off.  I stayed super strict yesterday and didn't have any change in the scale.  I was soooo close to seeing the 100's that I could "taste" it!  Now i'm back up to 214.  Yep, that dang weekend made me gain 7 lbs!  so crazy!

I've been SO tired and weak feeling today.  i don't know if it's because i'm detoxing again or if i'm still recovering from New Orleans!  It could be a combination of both.

Today I had a pretty good lunch.  Celery sticks and BBQ chicken.  I used Walden Farms BBQ sauce to marinate some chicken breasts and then stuck it on the skillet til it was done.  It was really decent.  I forgot my fruit today, but AM going to have my smoothie tonight.  that's the highlight of my meals!

For dinner we are having beef tacos again.  I think i even convinced my husband to have lettuce wraps!  We will see how many he needs to eat to fill up!

Can't wait for tomorrow.  i'm hoping for a big loss of at least over a pound.  i've been stepping on the scale throughout the day (a little obsessed) and it's been at 214 all day. Usually when that happens it's a couple pounds lighter the next morning!

I SURE HOPE SOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!


xoxo- Nicki

R1P2D16 - bad day then a pretty good day

So I stayed on strict protocol on Sunday. Strict. I stepped on the scale Mon AM and I GAINED 0.2 pounds. How in the heck does that happen?!? Ugh. So, I am hoping it's just because it was my last day of TOM. I did good again yesterday and stepped on this morning to a 0.8 loss. I will take it! :)

So, I am now at 206.6. I am almost there....I can *almost* see the scale say a weight in the one hundreds! I can't even believe it! :)

I made this skillet steak with homemade onion soup mix in the crockpot on Sunday and that has been delicious for lunches. For dinners, I have been doing tilapia, seasoned a bit with pepper, oregano, and garlic powder in a foil pouch, 400 degrees for 10 mins (max). I also season some asparagus with salt, pepper, garlic powder and put it in a foil pouch at 400 degrees for 15 mins. Quick, easy, and no mess clean up! :)

Say HECK no to eggs!

Holy COW.... what is up with eggs and me on this diet?! 

Since I was away this weekend I didn't have a chance to go grocery shopping and cook/prep my meals.  I got home from work today and was soooo hungry so went for some eggs.  you're allowed to substitute a meat on this diet with 1 egg and 3 egg whites.  I scrambled those up, added a little pepper and enjoyed!  they tasted great and satisfied me until..........

HOLY HEARTBURN/INDEGESTION/UPSET TUMMY!!!!! 

I am JUST now starting to feel OK.  Normal would not cut it.  Just OK.

NOT doing that again!