Day 29 VLCD 120.3 (+.6, total release 13 pounds)

Slight gain - sure it was salt. I really fell into the Bragg's Amino Acids on all my food!

I'm really exhausted. I think it's due to the HCG leaving my system. Wednesday can't come soon enough!!

Well, P3 actually, as I need all the time I can get before my road trip Thursday. I've arranged for an agent to take over for me in case I get sign calls on my listings. My new listing was shown for the first time today and the agent called to let me know they're already writing an offer!! I'd like that to come in before I leave as well! Tomorrow at 11 I have a waxing, and then at 1 I have a photo shoot (FINALLY getting a professional head shot since losing the weight! Last one I had I was at around 150!). Kids are out at 3, and I still need to deliver a for sale sign and lock box to the new listing, and at 5:30 I'm meeting with other buyers and working on getting them qualified for a home they picked out Saturday. That's just tomorrow! I still need to pack, get all my property management stuff done, shop and get my bills paid. GADS!

Hope you're all well!

Day 28 VLCD 119.7 (- 2.4, total release 13.6 pounds) - LAST DOSE DAY

Who knew I was so full of shit? ;)

2.4 pounds released!! I think it was a combo of the water released from the apples, and I was constipated! Good lord, and HOW!

Measurements?

Total loss of inches: 17.25 in 4 weeks.

I would have been satisfied ending where I could drop 2 pounds into the 100 teens so this 2.4 pound drop obviously has me over the MOON! I can drop to 117.7 (just about where I ended last round so I consider this a monumental success!). We'll see how I feel after 2 weeks away and eating P3 style food if I'll want to finish up that last vial. Today I'm thinking I will, as it's such a tiny amount of time, it would give me the experience of a planned interruption.

Measurements since May 3 (and maybe for good this round if I don't do the interruption):

Today is going to be gorgeous. 70 degrees and sunny. It's Sunday and no one expects me to work today (though I'm suddenly SWIMMING in real estate work - I have 3 homes under contract and another offer cooking that should be good by Tuesday, 2 listings and a possible 3rd coming up, and possibly a new rental! YAY!

Massive success vibes your way! Thanks for "listening". :)

Day 27 VLCD 122.1 (+ .1, total release 11.2 pounds)

I'm not surprised for some reason, nor am I the slightest bit worried or disappointed. I'm still riding high from those before and after pictures, and the fact that I'm fitting into 2s and 4s. Seriously? Seriously. Besides, AFTER I weighed, I definitely "lost some weight", if you know what I mean. ;)

I am, however, doing an apple day. Tomorrow is my last dose day, allowing me to restart the protocol when I get back from my road trip if I so choose. Between the potty action and the apple, I'd be surprised if I don't see one last significant drop. Anything below .2 pounds still allows me to stabilize in the 100 teens (I know it's silly, but it's a psychological thing with me!)!. So, we'll see. I may see 118 (point something) yet, with the 2 pound lower window. We'll see, we'll see.

I'm getting really excited about my road trip. I'm telling you, there's nothing like that freedom!! I've downloaded 2 books on CD - "Game Change" by Heilemann and Halprin, and "Oprah" by Kitty Kelley. They're both unabridged and will more than cover my 27 hours on the road. I. Can't. Wait! I've heard "Game Change" is simply mind blowing and since I'm a political junkie, it will most definitely entertain. The other I've not heard any personal reviews, but I expect it will be equally fascinating given no one in the mainstream media will touch it, and that Kitty Kelley has been sued for defamation of character more than once, but never successfully...

I'm busy with real estate today. I'll check in tomorrow after my apple day and let you know the results.

*HUGS*

Day 26 VLCD 122 (- 1, total release 11.3 pounds)

It's not the 1.5 I put on yesterday, but definitely a move in the right direction.

Thank you guys for holding my hands yesterday. It was a tough one, and I needed it. I LOVE you guys and that you're here for me!!

So, my last dose is Sunday. It will be interesting to see where I end up and if I choose to start back up after my trip. I really wasn't feeling that yesterday, but today is a new day and so far, I'm thinking after the 2 week break I'll be ready to start again... I think. With the pressure off, knowing it's for the experience of a planned interruption and not necessarily to lose weight, I think I could handle that.

I'm on my 3rd day of this cursed migraine, but I do think I'm on the mend. I need to throw myself into cleaning and this pain has been kicking my butt making it very difficult to get motivated to do much of anything!

I am taking those jeans back to Costco today, but I did buy some cute jeans on ebay yesterday and today that should fit like a glove. 3 pair of 4P Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft jeans. I have a pair of 2P but they are still just slightly too tight to wear out. I can, but I'm not comfortable with it just yet (though I know they will fit soon enough).

Anyone out there a Petite 6? I have clothes for you! Speaking of, I will be starting a section on my new site called "Honey, I shrunk myself and have nothing to wear!" where people can donate their old clothes and pick up new sizes from others on their journeys.

Thanks again, guys. :)

OK, lovies. It's been a hard day and I'm having some thoughts...

Between the crabbiness, the break outs, the weight gain, work stress, and the 2nd day with a migraine, it's been a hard day. HOWEVER, I've had some time to think about what this round has done for me.

People have already said my face is thinner. At this weight after round 2, I was a size 6. I am now a size 2/4. I bought size 4 jeans at Costco today, sure they would fit. I can pull them off and on without unzipping or unbuttoning them. They go back tomorrow. They don't carry any smaller size either.

I was listening to Pounds and Inches (there is an audio version! I've put it on my site) and was listening to him talk about his experiments with obese patients before he developed the diet, but while still using HCG and he talked about fat not being lost, but that it shifted on the body. Granted, I've lost, but the original spirit of this round to be more about the fit and less about the numbers seems to have won out.

What more do I want, guys? I'm a friggin size 2/4. I look fantastic. I really do. I love my body. Yes, psychologically I'd be happier in the 100 teens, and I know I'll see those numbers again.

The good doctor talked about once you reach your goal if you've not completed 23 injections, to continue the protocol until you do but to increase your calories to 800-1000 a day.

I had an extra lemon today. I wanted it, and I knew it would be okay to have it.

You know what else I did? I'm having a sparkling water with vanilla stevia and a shot of vodka. It's helping my migraine.

I'd call this round done and stop now if it weren't for the fact that I had planned on starting back when I am home from Oregon. I may not start back up, but I want both options available. I need to stop my dosing as of Sunday to have both options.

So that's where I'm at, Lovies. My body has shifted. I'm struggling, and I'm making that struggle a little easier tonight. A size 2/4!  My body has had time enough to recover from surgery and it's time to start exercising full force again, and I'm so ready physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually for that! I've also learned I will always have another round in my future, just for detox purposes alone, and all the other benefits are gravy.

Thanks for being my sounding board. :)

And now for some perspective...

Day 25 VLCD 123 (+1.5, total release 10.3 pounds)

What the hell HAPPENED?

Okay, this has to be TOM, but seriously, I've GAINED almost 2.5 pounds in 2 DAYS. 2 DAYS! And 1.5 was OVERNIGHT AFTER A STEAK DAY.

I am at a loss.

I started having a migraine (day 1 of 3) yesterday. My breasts are not only torturing me, but they have broken out like they used to when I was a teenager. I know, know, KNOW this is hormonal, but still. What a total disappointment... and I only have 3 more days to go before I stop dosing. I really had no doubt in my mind I'd get to 118. That's 5 pounds away. I'll be lucky to get back to 120.7 and that isn't likely. Shit, I hope it comes off as quickly as it came on.

I'm SO glad now that I have that other vial of HCG. I will be needing it! I'll be very curious how my body will respond to it after the break. It would be so grand if I had similar large losses in that first week, though without loading and this far into the game, I'm not necessarily counting on that. Just curious. I am still very hopeful to end up 113-115 after that last box.

I didn't do any cleaning yesterday other than laundry, and that's never ending. Tomorrow my father will be visiting so I need to get the guest room prepared for him, as well as clean the house, as he will be doing a demonstration on the dangers of "dirty electricity" and how to protect your home. I'll need everything spiffy and to buy hor d'oeuvres from Costco.

Thinking releasing and stabilizing vibes for all y'all! Oh, and HAPPY FULL MOON!

Day 25 VLCD 121.5 (+.9, total release 11.8 pounds)

My breasts are killing me and we're nearing a full moon. I do believe this blip is TOM! I'll do a steak day today and see if that corrects this petite blip! I know TOM is near as my chocolate cravings are OUT OF CONTROL. I fell into the Walden Farms chocolate - the dip and the sauce with a touch of peppermint stevia - peppermint patty! Still, the good Dr. never said anything about Walden Farms being P2 compliant.

So, to prepare myself for the interruption on the trip, I went back to P&I to re-read what it had to say. I was a little worried when I read about the increase to 800 calories...

Unforeseen Interruptions of Treatment

If an interruption of treatment lasting more than four days is necessary, the patient must increase his diet to at least 800 calories by adding meat, eggs, cheese, and milk to his diet after the third day, as otherwise he will find himself so hungry and weak that he is unable to go about his usual occupation. If the interval lasts less than two weeks the patient can directly resume injections and the 500-calorie diet, but if the interruption lasts longer he must again eat normally until he has had his third injection.

When a patient knows beforehand that he will have to travel and be absent for more than four days, it is always better to stop injections three days before he is due to leave so that he can have the three days of strict dieting which are necessary after the last injection at home. This saves him from the almost impossible task of having to arrange the 500 calorie diet while en route, and he can thus enjoy a much greater dietary freedom from the day of his departure. Interruptions occurring before 20 effective injections have been given are most undesirable, because with less than that number of injections some weight is liable to be regained. After the 20th injection an unavoidable interruption is merely a loss of time.

So, it looks like the 800 calories really is for those who aren't travelling longer than 4 days, and that my plan to start P3 and go back to P2 so long as it has been less than 2 weeks from the last dose will work. I sure hope so, especially with the blip I just had! I really am depending on that last vial to get me where I want to be with a nice comfortable cushion.

I have so much to do sorting wise and quite frankly, I am procrastinating so I best get to it. :)

Thanks again for the comments! Knowing you're "out there" is such a comfort!!