Strength

How hard are these last three days?

The hardest.

Ever.

Its taking a lot for me to stay on protocol today. With the combination of it being Friday {of a long weekend}, and extra check at work, I'm really craving the booze. And cheese. And carbs. In fact, my cravings are so strong that I almost talked myself into only doing 19 days of P2. 

Surprisingly, J was the one who told me I should stay on P2 and finish it out. J! He didn't want me to go on the diet in the first place. And now he wants me to stick it out? Maybe he's realizing how hot his girlfriend is when she loses some weight ;)

So, I'll suck it up. I have fish thawing. Veggies that need to be eaten. I don't even have anything to drink, so that helps. And fish and cheese don't mesh well. 

Saturday and Sunday. Then sweet cheese on Monday. Sunday will be a test, we're going to the folks for a barbeque. I offered to bring coleslaw, so I could at least know the amount of fat going in, haha.

.4 loss this morning. Better than 0.

=) 

Zip, Zilch, Nada

No movement on the scale this morning. Slightly disappointing. 

Although no loss is better than any gain.

I bought "Smooth Move" tea because, well, I don't get much fibre in my diet. I think that helped a lot yesterday. Perhaps it should be an every night beverage.

{Sorry for that tmi}

I calculated incorrectly yesterday, only four more days on P2. 

In other news, my new cereal is delicious! Cinnamon Pecan Special K. Oh so tasty.

Mas!

1.1 pound loss today. So much better than the .2 I'd been seeing the past two days.

Which brings the total weight loss up to 10.2 pounds.

Five (and a half) more days on P2. 

Then cheese. And liquor. Its ridiculous how much I've missed drinking...

A New Ten

Day 13

Weight: 159.6

Finally out of the 160s! Been a while since I've seen that number.

Eight days left on P2. I can see the light! I'm not losing as much as I had hoped to. But any loss is progress, and I'm accepting that a little more than I was earlier this week. The second week is notorious for being a slump, I'm hoping things pick back up next week. 

Other than my weight dropping, I'm noticing a few other changes about my body that I'm liking.

my double chin is gone {!}

my belt has gone down one hole, I can even tighten it to the next one smaller

my pants are definitely looser, even out of the dryer

my shirts are hanging slightly looser and flatter

i am gaining my flexibility back 

{that may or may not all be in my head}

my ribs and hip bones are more noticeable 

I still miss food, of course. Nothing will ever replace the glory that is cheese. But I'm learning some new recipes that aren't too bad. Tonight's dinner was tuna "cakes." They fell apart the second I took them out of the tin, but they tasted good nonetheless. I tried some butternut squash soup today for lunch {that I totally love, just not on protocol}. Keeping my fingers crossed that it didn't mess me up too badly.

I'm pondering the idea of doing a second round. After a break of course. It would be nice to get down to my high school size again. I keep pictures around just to remind myself. It serves as motivation.

On another note {I can't believe I'm about to say this} I can't wait to start working out again. It was a nice routine that I got into. I'm not the most active girl, but this sedentary thing isn't going well for me. Its been drilled into me that exercise = weight loss. It'll be nice to work out again and gain some more muscle. It's one thing to be skinny, it's another to be toned.

Say Cheese!

I am extremely proud to say, that I just handled a two pound block of cheese and didn't eat a 

single.

bite.

Now that's willpower baby. 

{cheese = weakness}

It is now Round 1, Phase 2, Day 10

Weight: 161.4

Total loss: -6.2 lbs

My loss was disappointing this morning. Only .2 pounds. I did try a meat substitute last night for dinner, so perhaps that was the culprit. I also didn't drink as much water as I am known to. But this made me so upset. I was a horror this morning. To work so hard and to have such little success was devastating. It's amazing how much it hurt to only see the scale creep down a measly .2 pounds. Shouldn't I be happy? Shouldn't I have been proud? I was anything but.

But I suppose the only thing to do is keep on truckin. I can't give up now. I've come so far already. I have eleven days left on phase two. Then two days of diet and no drops. Then phase three. 

Just in time for my birthday =)

Minus Two

Remember how I said I wished next report would have been a better loss?

Two.

Pound.

Loss.

Overnight.

Yeah, that's cool.

Cheese and bread can wait if this is going to continue =)