P3 Day5 159.4

So I was only .6 away from LIW today. Feel better now that i have gotten back down. I would like to try in a day or two another protein day to try to get at or just under LIW so I have cushion room. I am liking P3 so far, but I better get ready for my last round of 23 days here soon. I have to drop another 15-20 lbs.

P3 Day 4 160.8 lbs.

So I went to VA Beach this weekend. When I left I was within my 2 lb range..then I came back after drinking and eating some pizza to see I had "gained" and was at 165.8 lbs! Wow! Yesterday I immediately did a high protein day. I ate 8 hard boiled eggs with the teeniest amount of mayo added to the yoke to make deviled eggs. (I used the olive oil mayo). Then for dinner I at about 1.5lbs of rib eye steak. Oh my lord..was is good but I was stuffed. I also drank about 10 bottles of 16 oz waters. This morning I was at 160.8 on the scale! As I am exactly 2lbs over LIW I will do another protein day and make sure I stay far away from sugars and starches.

P3 Day 1

Was up 2lbs this morning...my fault for starting P3 a day early. I ate regular yeasterday and had a piece of the German Chocolate cake. I am still 1 lb under LIW as I was down 1 lb yeasterday, but I think tomorrow may be a high protein day. Will make some eggs for breakfast and lunch and then have a large steak for dinner. The only thing that will mess it up is that my BF and I are going to the beach and will be going out to the bar for the evening. Just have to watch that I only indulge a little. :)

VLCD23 158.4

Maintaining now. I am quite happy with how it is going! I can fit in my smaller jeans and can definitely see a difference in the mirror. We leave for VA beach on Saturday morning and will be back on Sunday. I hope that everything will go well and I have the will power to stick close to the P3 foods I am allowed!

I can't wait for breakfast on Friday. Great deal at Giant food this next week on the food I can have! Buy 2 OM bacon and get 1 dozen eggs for free! The OM bacon is b1g1 and then I have $0.75 coupons that will double and I can use 2...so $3 off the bacon and free eggs! Figure $1.5x-$2.2x for both the bacon and eggs..not bad at all!

For lunch today I am sorta breaking protocol and having turkey (frozen leftovers from Christmas) and some peas. Made them last night for the family and mixed it all together so I am going to eat it. Also need to run out to Harris Teeter for more free Lysol and cheap or free McCormick spices this week! Loving the triples.

VLCD21 158.8

TOM has come to town.. Hoping that is the reason for the little weight loss. The only thing that sucks is that I am ending this cycle tomorrow. Wonder what my LIW will be and if it will drop after TOM leaves. Sometimes I hate being a woman.

Today I ate fillet Mignon for lunch with some onions...yummy! Tonight I think I will aim for salad and some chicken. Only 3 more days of the 500 calories and then onto a "regular" calorie with no sugar or starch diet for 10 or so days. Can't wait!

This is so against my diet, but for those who live near a Giant Food store in VA or MD..there are some awesome deals going on! Buy 6 Pillsbury crescent rolls and 2 Betty Crocker Cake mixes. Use 3 of the $0.50/2 printable coupons from the Internet and spend $14 plus tax and get back $10 and $4 OYNO coupons! Works out to only tax! Also Pillsbury cookies buy 7 use 3 printable $1/2 coupons and pay $14.50 and get back the $10 and $4 coupons. Stocked up on all this for my daughters GS or school activities. (Good thing my freezers work, since I can't eat any of this!) Also bought glucose free chex mix and used 6 $0.75 coupons..paid $3.50 and got a $10 OYNO coupon.) Need to look at the cereal, but I wonder if I can eat it on P3? Probably has sugar in it.

VLCD18 Weight 159.2

Down 1.2 lbs today! I am so happy. Made sure I stuck to it and had a salad with chicken. (Plain chicken..plain salad). I have 4 more injection days left before I cycle off. I am hoping I can add another 2 lbs to the loss before then. One thing I can say is my pants are starting to loosen up.

On to my shopping addiction: Today I got 48 fuze, 18 boxes of kleenex, 10 boxes of cake mix, and 1 tub frosting. Paid $6 OOP and used $20 in On Your Next Order Coupons. Got back $47 in OYNO coupons! Profit of $21 and lots of stuff :)

VLCD17 Weight 160.4

Okay...so I cheated a little last night. Had a mini row with my boyfriend and was mad that all my effort of making a yummy St. Pat dinner that I couldn't eat was wasted. (He left to go out and said he was not hungry...even though I know he just ate at the bar). MEN!!!

Needless to say the Irish Scones fresh out of the oven were smelling delish and going to waste. (Not completely true, my 2 year old was demolishing his fair share.) So I had a bite, and then another..and ate about 1/4 cup of Irish scone bread. Needless to say, the scales said it all this morning when the number did not budge. Positive thought is that I did not go up..but I did not go down either.

Today for lunch was the wonderful mystery chemical solution (AKA Walden Farms Dressing) on salad greens with a side of baked tilapia with lemon juice. Not extremely tasty, but it will suffice.

Tonight I think I will make my soup again. Chicken boiled in water with some garlic powder, onion powder, and poultry seasoning. Then dice up some onion and voila! I think it is the poultry seasoning, but yummy as all get out for what you can have on this diet.

I noticed today that when I am in the grocery store shopping, I can now walk by some of my favorite foods and not think twice about them. Then there are others that I have to tell myself "later"..like the Deans French Onion Dip I bought for the family. (On sale for $1.89 and then had $1/2 coupons that doubled at Shoppers.) Can you say "I love double and triple coupons!" I got kids toothpaste for $0.49 each and lots of other yummy (I can't eat) items.

Don't worry though, I also stock up on the healthy items. Last week I got 9 bags of frozen veggies for $1.20 and received a coupon for $5 on my next order. Needless to say about 60 bags of frozen veggies later and no freezer space, I had made about $25 extra to buy more groceries with. I can't wait for tomorrow when they have the fuze deal at Giant! I will buy 12 use the coupons I have..pay about $1.16 + tax and get $7 OYNO coupon! I have enough coupons to do this 10 times..so 120 bottles of fuze and $60 more in money! Getting paid to shop is such a novel idea.

VLCD16

Starting my blog today. I realize it is a bit late into the game, but I figure this will help hold myself accountable for what I eat. So far I am down 11.2 lbs in the 16 days. Not bad, but I know I could have done better had I not snuck in the occasional piece of dark chocolate or cheese. (I admit..I love both.)

Started at 171 and after the three load days (can we say cheesecake and bacon galore!) I was at 173. I now weigh 160.4.