round 3, june 2-june 27

so, i am on my last day of vlcd for my 3rd round and i am only 3.4 pds away from my goal of 140 pds. not to shabby.............here's the run down of round 3:

june 2: 154.0 loading
june 3: 156.8 loading
june 4: 158.4 loading
june 5: 161.2 loading
june 6: 162.0 first day on vlcd--mini steak day
june 7: 158.0
june 8: 156.2
june 9: 154.6
june 10: 152.4
june 11: 151.6
june 12: 150.4
june 13: 149.6 mini steak day
june 14: 148.4
june 15: 147.8
june 16: 147.8
june 17: ??
june 18: ??
june 19: 146.8
june 20: 146.8 mini steak day
june 21: 145.8
june 22: 144.8 mini steak day
june 23: 145.2
june 24: 143.8 last day on hhcg
june 25: 143.8
june 26: 143.2
june 27: 143.4 mini steak day

i gained a lot on loading..............8 pds to be exact. i was determined to eat everything that i craved during last round, and believe me, i did! it was worth it to me though! i did a mini steak day every sunday this round. i think it makes a huge difference. i also continued using the dreamin adrenal supports this round. i feel like they really helped me to keep going and keep losing. i was anticipating this round being a slower round because i was so close to my goal weight. i didn't know how my body would react since it has literally been years since my body has seen this weight. i don't know my body below the 180's! to be at this number right now is a huge success for me now. my focus is to do maintenance as close to the book as i can so i can make this my new official weight. am i done? in my minds eye i would like to be between 138 and 140 pds. is that obsessive? maybe! i will not do another round until january if i need to. i am not planning on putting all of this weight back on so hopefully i can learn to "be" the person i want to be in my new body.

whats next? my problem area is still my stomach and hips. they are smaller then what they were when i started but they are not where i want them to be, yet! so, i ordered the Brazilian butt lift workout dvd's and am waiting for them to arrive. these dvd's work your bottom, hips, and abs! so excited! i'm going to see if i can learn how to exercise and maintain.............i'm clueless on this stuff!

ok, i got off track. this last round i continued to chew gum. i also didn't eat vegetables again. oh well, what does one do?

total loss: 18.6 pds. after loading pds were lost, i lost 11.6 pds! i will take every ounce!

happy losing!

update!

april 21: 160.2
april 22: 159.2
april 23: 158.8 (photos and measurements done)
april 24: 158.2 mini steak day
april 25: 157.6
april 26: 157.4
april 27: 156.8
april 28: 156.4 apple day
april 29: 156.4
april 30: 155.8
may 1: 155.4
may 2: 154.4 mini steak day
may 3: 153.8
may 4: ?
may 5: 153.2
may 6: 152.6

so, this round was interesting! i craved so many sweets and junk..........i took 3 sips of diet dr pepper one day! i know that doesn't seem like very much............i knew that 3 sips would end up drinking a whole one and them eating chocolate, and then it would be down hill from there!!!! yikes! i made the decision to chew sugar free gum. i know that is against the rules but i had to do something. i chewed and smacked and blew bubbles and had a huge stash of gum to keep me from falling off the wagon! it was the best i could do!

another thing that i didn't do this round was eat vegetables! the thought of putting one more stem of asparagus in my mouth made me gag! i couldn't do it! i ate my protein and my fruit and a grissini or Melba toast when i needed it, otherwise, i was did fine!

maintenance:


may 7: 152.0
may 8: 153.4
may 9: 154.8 steak day
may 10: 154.6
may 11: 154.4
may 12: ?? period
may 13: 154.0
may 14: 153.2
may 15: 152.8
may 16: 153.6
may 17: 153.6
may 18: 154.2 steak day
may 19: 153.8
may 20: 153.6
may 21: 152.0
may 22: 153.6
may 23: 154.0
may 24: 153.6
may 25: 153.6
may 26: ??
may 27: 154.o
may 28: 154.6 steak day
may 29: 153.3
may 30: 153.3
may 31: 153.6
june 1: 155.2 steak day

this round i lost 21.4 pds on vlcd and gained 2.6 from my last vlcd on maintenance.

other drama this round..........a girl at church actually approached joseph and told him that she needed to do an "intervention" and questioned him to see if he knew what i was doing to myself. joseph informed her that he knew exactly what i was doing because he had done this diet too. he also advised her that if she had questions, she needed to speak directly to me about her concerns. funny, this person has yet to approach me and speak to me about her concerns. she has spoken to everyone around me but not directly to me..............i feel like i'm in high school again sometimes. people can be so hurtful and claim it to be "concern".

sometimes you have to put your thick skin on and keep on doing what you feel is best for you.