R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 162.4
Today – 162.0
0.4 lb LOSS Overnight
13.4 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
22.4 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08

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Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

I will explain below.

A total of around 671 calories divided this way: 10 Fat, 45 Carbs, 42 Protein

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Phase 3 – What If You’re Still Losing???

LIW

Yup, today is the day! Last injection weight for this Round 4 – looking like it was my best round yet! I seriously cannot believe how fast it went, and how incredibly well I did. I managed to surpass my goal, experiment and still come 13.4 lbs under my Round 3 LIW – which is way better than I thought I was gonna do! So WOO HOO FOR ME!

I have spent all morning doing my pics and measuring, so not much of a post today. I had a “beer” protocol day yesterday and actually had one beer too many so I went over on my calories, but still managed to lose .4 to end up this round on a nice even number 162.0 – I like that. If I do things right I don’t ever have to see over 165 again. WOW! I am THRILLED!

Time is coming up fast – but you will be happy to know that I am over being anxious. I have done what I can do and the rest will take care of itself. The rest is just a waiting game. I will start packing tomorrow morning and do the last minute things like get a pedicure (my reward for a great round!) and maybe go shopping for some tanks and a pair or two of pants at the thrift store. I need something, nothing is fitting! ROFL

Anyway, I don’t have alot of time to spend here, but I wanted to go ahead and post my pics, and my measurements. Remember that all pictures are clickable!

Here is my measurements!

HA! I think I have done good! What do you think???

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Lili – It’s more of a case, I want to see what everyone else sees. I don’t have that ugly monster at the moment telling me I am gonna gain it back. I played around too much during my last break and then lost it again FAST to know that I will never be fat again. It’s the person in the mirror. Can I see the 162.0 lbs person? Instead of the over 200 lbs person? That is what I need time to process.

Shelly – HA! No fair to use my words against me! ROFL – But that is exactly what I must do!

Ed & Jenn – oh yes, I remember, you were right once again! LOL I missed you yesterday, did you get my text???

Mary – Very much so, 88.8 lbs loss happens to OTHER people, not to me! ROFL Thanks Mary! HA! Girl, you need to teach your body who is boss. Pringles, girl? What is in a Pringle that calls your name? They are not even GOOD! OMG!

Until tomorrow!

Biz

R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 163.4
Today – 162.4
1.0 lb LOSS Overnight
13.0 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
22.0 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08

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Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

I will explain below.

A total of around 466 calories divided this way: 17 Fat, 0 Carbs, 73 Protein

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Our FAQ Question this go round is the following, please spend some time if you can answering this survey:

Since we are on Phase 3 – let’s discuss those people out there that actually have a difficult time keeping weight ON during the Phase 3 portion of the Protocol. Yes, there are some out there with this problem. Remember that Dr Simeon’s said that it was just as important to keep the weight on as it was to keep it off! So please help out if you can!

Phase 3 – What If You’re Still Losing???

Listening To Your Body

I preach, and I preach, and I preach – one of the biggest lessons learned on this protocol is that your body consistently speaks to you. Over and over again, we just get to the point in our lives were we tune out what it is saying to us because we think we know better.

One of the things I am finally getting down pat is this listening thing.

Yesterday, I woke up with this really strong sensation of wanting protein. I thought about it all morning, and what came to mind was the ending of my 2nd round. I had the same sensation but didn’t do anything about it and it got worse and worse and pretty much made my last week on the protocol very excruciating. Yesterday, I said to myself I will not let this happen again.

I quickly went to my FitDay and figured how much ground beef I could have without going over 500 calories. With the ground beef I had I could eat 12 ounces. So around noon I pan fried some ground beef and then I munched on that the rest of the day. No veggies, no fruits, just the ground beef with a little bit of Ono Hawaiian Seasoning.

By 5pm last night, the protein craving was gone. I was completely satiated for the day, and this morning I am up, no craving and one pound lighter. Is there something to listening to your body?

I really feel like your body gives you the right signals for healthy eating. I think our “mind” takes over and tries to decide what is best, and sometimes that doesn’t work. I think sometimes we let the emotional attachment to foods dictate what we think our body is trying to tell us. I believe our body wants to run efficiently but we sometimes fall prey to the emotional attachment we have formed to certain foods. I know it’s been a slow process, but I am starting to figure it all out.

JPS and I have had some really deep conversations this week. I am really trying to wrap my head around this weight and she is truly trying to help me. Some of you already know this, but I will say it to the rest of you. It’s like I am just going thru the motions. I get up, I weigh, I input the numbers, but in my head they are not ‘mine’ – I don’t own this weight yet. I am mechanically going thru the routine of the day, but not really realizing this is me I am talking about.

This break I am about to take will probably be the most important break I will be taking in this protocol. I was telling JPS yesterday, that this time, this break feels different. This break is like a mission for me. The last two breaks I was on were ‘play’ breaks. They were the ‘testing the limits’ breaks. This upcoming break I feel like I did when I came off my first round. I want to be BY THE BOOK and make sure there is no ‘play’.

I want to ‘own’ this weight until the next round. I want it to be MINE – I want to see in the mirror what a 162.4 lb person looks like. I want to look into the mirror and the person that looks back at me is ME and I KNOW it. I need time for that. What a great time for a break.

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Shelly – HA! Thanks for the nice words for my sister! And I will by all means show off this body!

Lili – Always a pleasure talking to you Ms Lili!

CB – Thanks girlfriend, I have your email ready!

EweWho – A very wise woman once said to me, “What’s the Worse That Can Happen?” – well, I kept repeating that yesterday. If I don’t get everything done, what is the worst? LOL – My boys would have to do it! ROFL

Mary – Good stuff that Vitamin C!

Ed & Jenn – HA! Yeah, look at me today? What is up with that??? What do I need to try next? ROFL

Crystal - So true, so true – and it’s California, how wrong can I get. It’s just the whole on separate coasts that is playing with my mind! ROFL

Becca – My sister’s biggest apprehension was going thru the recovery process like the last time. That was min 18 months recovery. This ‘new’ surgery, we are talking weeks. Something they pulled on her as she was checking in the day of the surgery … she had to sign a piece of paper that said basically that if they got in there, discovered that the ‘new’ surgery wouldn’t work, they would have to continue with the ‘old’ surgery – there was no ‘turning back’ – she said she about died. She didn’t want to go thru with it. But she stayed strong, had faith and viola came out a winner. I will have to get my sister and your friend together! My sister has been like the poster child for this process!

Vitamin C flush is basically this. When you feel the ‘yucks’ coming on? Start taking 1000 mg of Vitamin C every hour. Do not use the chewables, get ones with no fillers. You take until you reach ‘bowel tolerance’ – what that means is that you take it until your bowels become runny which means you have had enough. Do this again the next day. Do it until you start to feel better. It’s worked for me twice now. And isn’t it amazing that Dr S said we could do Vitamin C???

Ann-Marie – Interesting concept. I am really focusing on staying true to P3 protocol this break. And if that means every other day becomes a protein day for me, well then, that is what it means! I am finally understanding how incredibly important protein is! Hit my head with a baseball bat eh?

Monica – HA! Thanks girlfriend! My family hasn’t seen me here. I was 108 when I got married the first time. Two years later I was close to 200 lbs. That is when they saw me next. HA! Yeah, I would think they are gonna flip! ROFL

Later gaters!

Biz

R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 164.0
Today – 163.4
0.6 lb LOSS Overnight
12.0 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
21.0 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08

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Here is my menu for yesterday. This is what I had:

Well, I did my “regular” meal yesterday with one exception. I used Asian Dressing instead of Mustard Dressing on my Green Salad. So I had a Ground Beef Patty with a Green Salad with Asian Dressing with a Cut Up Apple Thrown in, a snack of a Grapefruit, then I had Catfish Creole for Supper.

A total of around 432 calories divided this way: 10 Fat, 42 Carbs, 46 Protein

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Our FAQ Question this go round is the following, please spend some time if you can answering this survey:

Since we are on Phase 3 – let’s discuss those people out there that actually have a difficult time keeping weight ON during the Phase 3 portion of the Protocol. Yes, there are some out there with this problem. Remember that Dr Simeon’s said that it was just as important to keep the weight on as it was to keep it off! So please help out if you can!

Phase 3 – What If You’re Still Losing???

Getting Ready

That is all I can focus on right now. Last night I was up till 11:30pm?!?!?! You all know me by now, that just doesn’t happen. I had things to do! So, this morning I wasn’t up at my usual time and so I don’t have a plethora of things to share.

I am thrilled that I am finally below where I was on Tuesday with the “Flat Out Bread” incident. It took me long enough! LOL – I am still not caring one way or another quite frankly, I am focused on leaving.

I know you folks must think I am over thinking this to death, but do you realize I will be gone for 4 weeks. How do you plan a trip for 4 weeks??? It’s really quite complicated! ROFL

That virus thing? I am combating it, and it looks like I am winning. Whoever out there in our blogging community suggested the Vitamin C flush that one time, that thing has now worked like a charm twice for me! THANK YOU!!!

I hate to say it, but over the next few days, you will probably see just updates – I am so not able to do much multi-tasking anymore, so unfortunately my blog will become less of a priority. Don’t worry, you WILL see me everyday for an update. But that is about it.

And I will NOT forget my commenter’s!!!

On to my commenter’s – these are my responses to yesterday’s comments:

Lili – Tuesday I leave the house, Wednesday I take off in the plane. Long story short I have to travel 3 hours to get to the airport and my plane leaves at 9am so my hubby is taking us to spend the night in a hotel the night before so we don’t have to travel that long in the morning. {{{{LILI}}}}

Mary - Getting better, still downing those Vitamin C and I think it’s working!!!

Karen – HA! No more back fat! That is for darn sure! WOO HOO FOR US! I sure like you being a part of our little community!

EweWho – HA! Fellow procrastinators UNITE! Next week my friend, I am just getting giddy thinking about it!!!

Ed & Jenn – I am so looking forward to see how your MODIFIED PROTEIN WINE P2 day went! Experimenters you two! LOL

B – Thank you girl, I am so excited to see you get under 200 lbs! That will be a phenom day and we will all be around to help you celebrate!

Monica – Ask poor JPS – all week long she has had to deal with my rantings in the morning about not being able to wrap my head around this weight. And today? It’s even LOWER! OMG! That just doesn’t compute!

Becca – I know you have a personal interest in the recovery of my sister. Let me tell you right now, you are gonna freak, she has 20 / 20 vision in the JUST OPERATED eye, but only up to 14 inches. That is miraculous! This new surgery that they did has NO stitches and so recovery time is way shortened. So I joke with her now, I tell her we are gonna have to be in her face to talk to her! ROFL – I will have to write you all about it when I get there and I have more of the facts straight.

Take care ya’ll, and bear with me!

Biz