R4 VLCD 18 Day 20

Well I hit the 189.8 mark today! I am in the 180 decade! YAY! Yes, it is just barely there, I have 3 more days to go till I end my drops -- I should be able to be securely under the 190 mark so I will not stabilize above 190 -- which is what I want.. I want to get to where if my 2lb mark does not cross the 190 threshold -- and hopefully never see 190 again! That was my goal for this round - to be well under 200 - to never see it again.. now it is to never see 190 again! and to tolerate milk/dairy/cheese in my p3! (not milk per-say, just dairy in general since milk has too much sugar in it!)

I bought a pair of 16 misses capri's yesterday, and already they feel too big! YAY! Maybe I could try a 14 but I am scared to... afraid it will be tight, and I would rather be pleased than disappointed... My DD thinks I am competing with her.. but I am not, I am a 43 year old mom who happens to be around her weight, but I have had 3 children and years of flab to deal with -- I will not catch up to her-- she is beautiful and I only want good things for her! I don't want her to live the life I did weight wise!

Did I tell you I had to buy new under garments! So I don't have to wear the ones I have had for years anymore -- all things are new! YAY!!! I really need 1 or 2 more things for church.. but other than that, I am good for the summer!

-- UPDATE:
Abby just took my pic.. I thought I would do a comparison:

R4 VLCD 17 Day 19

R4 VLCD 16 Day 18

I knew that this would be a SHORT and SLOW round for me (because it was so close to my last round!) but man... these pounds are taking their time in coming off! I was 192.0 today (-.6) (71 pounds gone so far!) I feel like it should be more than that.. but... whatever.. I'll take it.. I am just trying to clean my system out and HOPEFULLY get under the 190 range -- I just have to work in increments.. and before I know it, 150 will be here! So.. my focus is to work in 10 pound increments.. If I can pull of 188 by the end of the week -- life is good! then my next goal will be to get to 178, etc...

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.. How do I conquer all of this excess weight? one pound at a time!

R4 VLCD 15 Day 17

Down 9.8 net this round so far... Not the best I have ever done, but I have lost -- I am 192.6 today -- I only have this week to go -- and then to stabilize -- I will be taking a break for awhile, this time I mean it... remember this is just a round to get securely under the 200 mark and to add in milk (do things "POP") -- and I have done that! I am already looking so forward to P3 -- and YES, I will take it slow and eat like I should! I don't want any regrets or set backs!

I really want to get to at least 188 this round so I can stabilize under the 190 mark (nice set point!) So I am hoping for those losses to just come on this week! :) I'll keep you posted and let you know!

r4 VLCD 9

My last post I had proudly announced I was down 2.0 -- well ever since then I have been down .4 then up .4 and up .2 -- I was using Homeopathic HCG pellets that have sugar in them... I don't know if it was the sugar or not.. but I switched to using my rx drops again (had to borrow from a friend till mine come in the mail!) I also added 2 eggs yesterday morning -- and I was down 1.6 this morning which puts me at an all time low of 197.0 - I hope to see 195.?? tomorrow!

I know I should not let the scale determine my mood.. but if I am up, I feel down.. If I am down I feel GREAT!!! I just want to get the weight off and get this thing going and behind me so I can live my life... I know I will always have to monitor my food-- but I don't want it to be the FOCUS of my life... there are so many more important things! I can tell I have lost inches as well... my clothes fit really good and I can try on smaller things... Remember, I am not shooting for super model -- just a normal 12/14 will be GREAT! I want to wear any 12 or 14 -- and I am not that far away from that! So...stay focused... obey the rules and march ahead! Here we go... 13 more days to loose and 16 more days of VLCD! Then rest for a bit... :)

R4 VLCD 5

Down 2.0 this morning: which puts me at 198.4! I love those 100 numbers! Hopefully only down from here -- Heading to 185 as soon as I can! The goal for this round is to get WELL under 200 so I won't go above it again! and - to reset my body so I am not so sensitive to dairy when I try to stabilize! I will want to stabilize perfectly this time! If that means eating only 800 calories for the next few weeks and slowly adding in new things... then so be it! I have to learn how to do this for life - or else all of my work will have been for nothing! I have to be able to do this!

I may just keep going if I am doing really good -- and try to make it to 175! (That is only 25 pounds away from being at GOAL!!!!)

R4 VLCD 4

Today is the beginning of VLCD #4 -- I am at a net loss of 1.4 so far! I was 200.4 this morning -- tomorrow I will see the 190's again! hopefully the last time I will see the 200's on the scale! But I thought that last time as well. I just didn't get under 200 far enough to not go over again... that is one of the main reasons I am doing this round -- to get WELL under 200 -- shooting for 185!

I PRAY I MAKE IT TO 185 or LOWER!

I am adding a picture today -- to just have a remembrance of where I am ... not to be vain... I have actually HATED my picture taken due to being SO FAT! But... I look back over my past pics and I can see a difference... It is hard to see it in myself until I look back at actual photos.

R4 VLCD 3

Lost 3.8 for this morning -- tomorrow I will have all loading weight off plus maybe a little more! Yay!!! Nothing new to report today:
Menu yesterday:

• Steak and Spinach for lunch (Melba)
• Orange for snack
• 1 Tbls. Milk (Straight)
• 1 oz. of ACV shot
• Fish and Cucumber for supper (forgot my melba)
• Apple for snack (sprinkled with xylitol)
• Water -- plenty of water!

Not hungry at all... felling good -- sleeping well so far -- no problems!

R4 VLCD 2

My weight was down 2.2 this morning -- I was hoping for a bigger loss -- the first few days are usually pretty impressive! However, I will hang tough and get this weight OFF! I know it works, and I know you must go up to come down! I just hate having the loading weight on me! Don't get me wrong, it was fun -- painful at night time when my tummy hurt during the night, but fun none-the-less!

I hope for better results in the morning.. if not I will just have to be patient, follow the rules and just wait for the weight to drop! I know it will!

ARGHHH!!!! WAITING IS HARD! ON ALL FRONTS!

R4 VLCD 1

It has been a great weekend of loading for this round! BUT... I felt terrible eating all that food! It is so hard to sleep at night with an aching tummy! So, I am glad to be on VLCD today -- I'll sleep better tonight.

I ended round 3 at 199 -- I had gained to 201.6-- then with my loading days, this morning I was 206.8 -- Which I know by past experience will be gone by Wednesday or Thursday of this week -- and then I will be loosing actual gained weight! I hope to be about 194.?? by Sunday -- going on previous round's data -- that is what I will be! YAY!!! Then just 10 more pounds to go to my goal for this SHORT round! I will end my VLCD's by WED April 4 -- My last day of drops is April 1st. I never have done this short of a round -- I hope to pack a punch -- I know I will like being 185! I know that is still a high number for a girl's weight, but I haven't been that since 1990-1991!!! I won't know how to feel!

I am going to stay focused... speaking of which I need to go and replenish my water! I had chicken sauteed with Spinach (with acv on it) and some hot sauce -- melba and and an orange so far -- oh and I did have my 1 TBS Milk this morning -

I plan on having p2 chili for supper with toast and an apple later - with glorious water of course!

Tata for now!

ROUND 4 -- CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS?

OK... I have been very sensitive to adding new foods -- I watched a blog from one of the forum moderators See it Here!~ that if you don't eat your grissini AND have MILK everyday -- it will make you VERY sensitive to those things in the p3 phase! so... to wipe the slate clean, I am doing the shortest round possible using HHCG pellets this time! I will end on April 3rd -- just before Resurrection Weekend! This will also get me safely under the 200 mark -- going for 15 pounds -- which will put me around 185'ish!

I am loading today! This is the FUN part -- but I am ready for the p2 part... mainly because even on my p3 I wasn't able to add much other stuff in -- just more p2 stuff! Every time I had even a little cheese or dairy... the scales go UP! So doing a clean round -- doing it POP and it is only for 23 days (26 of VLCD!) This is day 1~

I think this is very doable and I am good to go... there isn't anything going on this month -- and it gets it out of the way! I was going to do the Fast Track Belly Fat Cure Diet-- but I think even doing that would have caused me to gain... because it was nuts and cheese - etc... so -- clean slate, better weight, here I come!

Friends are coming over tonight.. having BBQ ribs, marinated chicken, potatoes, ... and any other goodies I can ponder up! :)

I'll keep you posted... Today's weight was 201.8 hoping to get to 185 (realistically-- ) by the end of this 3 week time period -- and I am not broadcasting this to my friends/family -- I want it to be "seamless"

p3

Just having fun with Ms. Abby!