VLCD 37 129.4 happy, oh happy day!

To be back in the 120s was such a wonderful feeling this morning. Even if I didn't lose any more, I could stabilize low enough to be back in a normal weight. Ahhhhh, this is assuming I don't gain. :) I had hoped to be about 7 pounds lighter at this point, but I'll tell you what, this beats the hell out of 142. 

5 more days to go.

VLCD 34 131.2

Post apple day. I'm so happy to see a drop. Here's hoping I continue to drop. If I can just get under 127...

VLCD 33 133.8

Yesterday showde no change. I felt well enough to add extra calories, and managed to get around 750. 

I don't think I've ever gone 11 days like this. I'm very, very discouraged. I'm tired. 

I'm grateful for the 10 I've lost from the start. Really grateful for that. I'm also so glad I'm out of the habit of eating what I had started last year. Back to what I know works best for me, which is basically a P3 diet, with P4 thrown in only on special occasions. 

Today I'll do an apple day. .

VLCD 31 133.2 day 9 of torture

Well, there's no way in hell I'll meet my original goal. Now I'll be lucky to see the 120s at all. If I can just get to below 127, I'll be in a normal range again. *crycrycry*

VLCD 30 133

I've not been feeling so hot so I've not had the extra calories. Some days I eat protocol but skip the veggies because I know I need to get at least the protein in. I rarely reach 500 calories.

I'm eating 2 bags of cooked spinach right now. Wish me luck.

VLCD 23 132.6

Yesterday I had a small tick up to 135.6. I about fell off the scale this morning with a 3 pound drop from that! 

Extra protein seems to be making a difference. I have to wonder when there's less fat to release if the body feels the need to hand onto it with less protein. I'm less than 7 pounds from being considered a normal weight. I know when I had more to lose, fewer calories worked better.

I've also been working hard on dissecting the emotional poisons that I have been dealing with, and finally feel very close, if not there, to letting it all go. I need to understand it before I can do that, including others' roles. I've made tremendous progress. I feel really good.

So, here's my average so far this round: .42 pounds a day. I normally count on about .5. It'll be interesting to see if that average improves, which, knock on wood, I think there's a real possibility it will!

Thanks for listening!

VLCD 21 135

Wow. I didn't cut out the fruit. I ate protocol but added an additional 250 grams of ultra lean steak for a total of 770 calories. 

If I want to end the round, today would be the earliest to do so, being day 21. That said, I have enough for 21 more days and will now go on unless or until my body says no more, or I reach the end of my supply. I think I may have needed more calories. This happened in a previous round.

I was so relieved to see that number on the scale! Having lost only 5 pounds in 20 days was so frustrating. 7 in 21 sounds so much better. Onward.