R4P2 Starting Weight 184.4
Yesterday – 171.6
Today – 170.6
1.0 lb LOSS Overnight
4.8 lb UNDER LIW of Round Three (175.4)
13.8 Lost Since Start of R4 (VLCD) 01/22/08
80.2 Total Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

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

I am such a creature of habit! Coffee and Half and Half, apple and a half a grapefruit. Lunch was Ground Beef Patty with Lettuce Salad / Mustard Dressing. Dinner was a Creole Catfish. I think I may be done with this menu for awhile, I will probably change things up a bit today! HA!

A total of around 460 calories divided this way: 11 Fat, 48 Carbs, 45 Protein

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Foods on Phase 2 – Do Some Work Better Than Others?

Another One Bites The Dust! OMG – 80.2 POUNDS GONE!!!

I am pleased mind you, but seriously, WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING RIGHT??? I mean, come on, what are we supposed to expect come day 10 on the protocol???

What more needs to be said? Here are the numbers for those of you keeping track:

Day 9 (Complete) – Round 4 = 7.48% Body Weight Loss
Day 9 (Complete) – Round 3 = 6.21% Body Weight Loss
Day 9 (Complete) – Round 2 = 5.32% Body Weight Loss
Day 9 (Complete) – Round 1 = 4.55% Body Weight Loss

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

HA! I am sure you are going to go through the day today humming this song, and every time you do, you will think of this post, good thing, cause it’s a good one, if I do say so myself. Let me just add, this is a long one. Bear with me.

There are times during the day where something crosses my minds path and I will be like, shoot, that would be something I should talk about in my blog. Sometimes the thoughts disappear shortly without another interest, but then sometimes they grab me and wont let go. Yesterday, I had a thought that wouldn’t give me peace it was hanging on so hard.

Let me explain.

Yesterday was a good day. It really was. It was one of those days that seems everything is falling into place for some unknown reason. I was ‘flying‘ and it was working – I was getting my housework done in record time, I was ‘chatting’ with friends and conversations were motivating and stimulating.

One of my ’15 minutes’ (you really must check out FlyLady if you don’t know how powerful 15 minutes can be) scheduled yesterday was for me to go through a pile of clothes that were sent to me by my SIL – some of them used, but most of them new. There was a Dillard’s that went out of business in the area they live and things were marked down dramatically. When they first got here over the weekend, I quickly went through them and saw that there were all 14′s and so mentally I said, well, this ain’t the round for these clothes, it will be NEXT round, so I wasn’t anxious to go through them right away. But yesterday was the day I said I would finally handle them.

Before I go on, yes, I know I am wearing at the moment a pair of Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans that are a size 14 – but GV jeans always run bigger and I will tell you why. For us women that have “back” (big butts) GV jeans are the BEST jeans because she designs her jeans with room for the back trunk. Most other designers feel they must design jeans for people with flat butts, so us big butt girls need to usually get a size larger for it to fit over the butt area. Then we have to wear a belt because there is a gap at the waist. All the other pants I am wearing right now are 16′s.

I came across a pair of what I like to call ‘Daisy Duke’ jean shorts. I call them that because they are SHORT Shorts, and when I first looked at them I was like RIGHT, I haven’t worn jean shorts in decades, like I am ever gonna wear shorts this short, for heavens sake, I have to hide these fat legs of mine. You know as well as I do that when we are obese, we try to cover as much skin as we can, we don’t want anyone seeing all that skin, I mean come on, they might think we are fat if they see skin! (Go ahead, tell me I am not the only one that reasoned this way)

Some alien force possessed me to try them on. O M G – THEY FIT!!! For your viewing pleasure is me in all my glory with these shorts, and might I add a medium top that was sent along also (remember, clickable for larger view):

My legs? They are doing that wiggly jiggly thing right now, which is ok with me because we all know that means that the HCG is doing it’s thing. So keep that in mind, but can you believe I could get those dang things on??? I really thought when I looked at them, NO STINKING WAY, but YES, they are on.

Right after I took the picture, I had a brief 5 minute cry. I was beside myself with joy! But then reality stepped in and my mind took over and that blasted song POPPED into my head at that moment. Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Time May Change Me, But I Can’t Trace Time

When the muse hit me like it did yesterday, and then wouldn’t let go, I had to ponder what the heck did this mean, why was I supposed to write about this? I couldn’t understand this lyric, much less how it applied to what was going on at this particular moment in my life.

Thank goodness for the internet world! As I was sitting here at my computer, staring at the screen yesterday afternoon, a little button popped up from my Yahoo window, and it was announcing to me that EweWho had just logged in. I said to myself, she is never on Yahoo, in fact, I invited her as a buddy like months ago and she never accepted the invitation so I just assumed she never used Yahoo Messenger, so since I was sitting here I opened up a chat window with her to say hi!

One thing lead to another and I told her about the Size 14 Daisy Dukes and I sent her the picture. I asked her about this lyric, and what her thoughts were on why this was hitting me as hard as it did. Chatting with her helped put the perspective on why it was that particular lyric that struck a chord with me.

Over time, roughly 7 months, time has changed me. I have changed in so many ways, it’s not even funny. I have changed my eating habits, I have changed my emotional well being, I have changed my self esteem, I have changed my confidence, I have changed my physical body, I have changed my wardrobe, I have changed my medical condition, all profound changes to make me who I am today.

But I can’t trace time … I can’t copy the time that has changed me because I am no longer the person I was. If I try to ‘trace’ the steps (time) that got me to this moment it wouldn’t be the same because I am a different person. All we have is this moment. We are not guaranteed a future and we cannot relive the past. We are here in the now. We MUST make every moment count. Thank goodness hindsight is 20/20 – it is because of my living in the NOW that I am where I am today. It is because I have followed this protocol and treated it as a gift that I have gotten from a size 24 to a size 14 in 7 months. It is because I know I can’t ever relive this moment that I stay true to the protocol. It is because I know that my time is valuable (after all I will be 46 this year) that each and every day is precious and this miracle that has crossed my path is worth doing right.

You can’t trace time. You can’t make up for lost time. Lost time is just that, it’s lost and gone forever. Stay the course. You do that, time will be your friend. It will pamper you. It will caress you.

Time may change me, but I can’t trace time. You can’t copy what time changes in you. Deep, I know, but think about it.

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

smacmo – I really need to get to your blog! I have been told that before, but I said I wouldn’t do it until I was done and maintained for at least 6 months, then I would really know this works! Aren’t I just the silliest thing???

Lili – Aww girl, you rule!

CB – Thanks girl, you will be here shortly!

Mary – Thanks!

Wendy – I am supposed to be doing 26 days, but things may cut it short, I wont know until this weekend is over so I will be sure to let the community know my plans.

Jenn – goodness girl, what can be said that hasn’t been said already. You are my heart, did you know that?

Mariel - AH YES! Now I know who you are! Thank you so much for stopping by and reading, hey, this thing keeps me honest ya know???

Monica – you have no idea how fortunate you are! Give that man a hug from all of us! I owe you an email, it will be sometime this morning!

Renee – Thanks!

Becca – I sure can’t wait to get to your blog! That is my midmorning fun! Thanks for the kind words, and girl, you are TALL!!! You go girl! Thanks!

Time is on my side, Biz

Round 2 Starting Weight 214.4
Yesterday 191.8
Today 191.4
0.4 Lost Overnight
23.0 Lost Since Start of Round Two (VLCD) 09/16/07
59.4 Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu.

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Any loss is a good loss!

First let me do shout out to a fellow HCG buddy out there that is having a rough time of it during P3 – sorry girlfriend! I am hoping you figure out what is going on with the wild fluxes and you teach your body who is boss!!!

Wow, this round is seriously winding down. I cannot believe I am in my 5th week – it seems like only yesterday I started this round at 214.4 and here I am 23 pounds lighter in 30 completed days. WOW – did I say that already?

Oh, let me also give a shout out to my darlin’ sister and her husband! She started her 2nd round this past Friday, and he started his first! Good thoughts of happy losing headed their way! I am planning a trip hopefully sometime in November to visit them down in Louisiana – that should prove to be fun.

Did I mention I got her clothes? OMG! They are all so cute! I can’t fit in some of them, but I sure could fit in alot! I was wearing these white stretchy things yesterday and I felt oh so cool! WOO HOO FOR ME!

I have a secret little project I am working on that I am hoping to be sharing with you in the next couple of days. Totally not related to the protocol, but yet, is. Now stick that in your pipe and smoke it! ROFL

Still seriously considering our “mini” round in December. Will let you folks know how that goes.

Oh, wait, one more thing. One of our families regular things is going to the Coastal Carolina Fair – it’s a blast – it’s fun – it’s crazy, and it’s usually in October! Well I had a moment of panic the other day thinking, OMG – I wont be able to EAT while I am there because I will be on P2 – and so I hurried up to look at that website, and I let out a collective, ahhhhhhhh, yes! I will EAT! The dates are past my P2! I was THRILLED!

Oh yes siree bob, it’s the little things that bring this girl joy!

Ok, that is enough for today. It’s really pretty amazing that I can constantly think about things to talk about during the morning!

Miss Sunshine

Round 2 Starting Weight 214.4
Yesterday 195.0
Today 194.6
.4 Lost Overnight
19.8 Lost Since Start of Round Two (VLCD) 09/16/07
56.2 Lost Since Start of Protocol (VLCD) 06/26/07

Here is my menu.

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A sunshiny good morning to all of you readers out there!

First, I think I discovered my “no go” problem. Last week sometime (the beginning) I decided to give up apples. I am quite frankly sick of them. What I have been doing is substituting my tomato – treating it as a fruit – and using that as a salad for dinner most days. Lettuce and tomato. Not having my apple has sure played havok with my insides. That is ONE thing I have done different since the start of this protocol. I was even eating an apple a day during my phase three and had really good “morning routines” – so, guess what? It’s back to the APPLE a day for me! No matter how much I am OVER them now! ROFL (Shout out to Ju out there that was chatting with me when I made THAT realization!)

Second – Martha and I were chatting a bit yesterday and we both had this thing about raiding our closets – we didn’t know each other was doing it, but we just did. I have this Denim Skirt – it’s been with the family, no joke, for over 15 years. It was my sisters (YES MISS LILLY “THAT” SKIRT!) – but it’s mine now. It’s a Jordache Denim Skirt – and it looks OH SO 80′s! I don’t care. It’s my absolute favorite skirt in the whole world. It’s one of those things that has been in my closet for the longest time, thru 5 separate moves – always a wishing and a hoping that one day I would again be small enough to fit in it.

For kicks yesterday, I took it out. I was like, let me try it on. This is a size 13/14 mind you – and a tight waist with a full skirt. OMG – I could BUTTON IT! Mind you, I couldn’t breathe very well, but I could BUTTON it and I could ZIP IT UP! OMG! I could wear it! WOW – that totally freaked me out. Another 5 – 10 pounds, this thing will fit awesome! Which is too cool because after this round I will be at around that weight for a good two months before I start my next round!

Needless to say, I was FLYING HIGH yesterday afternoon!

Third – I had a little conversation with Renee yesterday – I write my posts so early in the morning that I don’t really say everything that I meant to say, and say it the way I really mean to say it. HUH? Renee helped me to understand that.

About the pictures yesterday, I know some people are leary of putting anything up on the internet – I totally understand that. What I really meant about the pics is, why not just take them for yourselves? Take them so that you have a record of the amazing journey you went thru. Take them, because when your at goal, and you want to prove to someone this works, you can slam out your pics and say, look at what I DID IN JUST THIS TIME! Take them because you will be so glad you did when you get to goal. It’s a fantastic journey. It’s a life altering change. It’s your “testimony”.

Whew…

Ok…I gotta get off this thing. I will chat with you folks tomorrow!

Biz