LIW – 175.4 lbs (12/17/07)
Today’s Weight – 178.6 lbs
3.2 OVER LIW

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

I didn’t stick to a Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner thing again yesterday. It was another day of fresh, raw food all day long with the exception of dinner. So I ate grapefruit, apples, bananas, oranges, walnuts, some of that Blue Cheese Chopped Salad, and then dinner consisted of Grilled Huli Huli Chicken with more of that Blue Cheese Chopped Salad, along with some Feta Avocado Tomato Salsa. A total of around 1800 calories divided this way: 113 Fat, 164 Carbs, 55 Protein

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Stalls, Gains and Cravings – What to do? P2 Experience Only

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Could it be? I was pleasantly surprised to see another 2.4 lbs disappear overnight. That’s 4.8 lbs since Friday morning – so I lost my gain from Thursday, PLUS .6 more!!! Feels like I am already on HCG again! It shows just how much damage water weight can be to your system. I am feeling better than I have in a while. I don’t know if it’s sticking mainly to fresh raw foods (I am almost SURE this plays a part) but what I do know is that whatever I am doing it’s working.

I have NOT had coffee since Thursday, have not desired it – this is certainly strange. I was beginning to wonder how I was going to struggle with my coffee situation while on P2 again. Not so much the coffee, but the huge amounts of cream I put in it. If I had to start P2 today, it would be NO problem!

If I could have one more day like that, I would be UNDER the ‘two pound’ limit – well, we can all dream eh? The way I feel at this moment is that it will be another day like that. I don’t know if it will be a 2.4 lb drop, but it will be another day of majority fresh, raw foods. I am slowly coming to the conclusion that processed foods are my enemy. That is about it in a nutshell.

I have done this incredibly healthy thing to my body and then I go and feed it processed foods, what was I thinking? Sure hormones seemed to have gotten in the way, but as of today, I am over that and onward to better health. Shoot, I had a couple of wonderful posts about maintaining a few days or so ago (here and here) and I need to start listening to my own advice eh?

Thank you goes to my readers for the encouragement to help me through this. Paul and my good friend Ju (through a personal email) as well as my buddy Crystal gave me some wonderful insights into Candida and yeast. This will have to be a focus of one of my posts here in the near future. I haven’t forgotten about my Splenda discussion, that is upcoming as well.

Just a little update on my son – the same. JPS – the same. They are both having NO issues this go round! ROFL

Until tomorrow!

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

Mary – Don’t they tho! But I really think I have it all under control now. Let’s see, I have learned to not talk in definitives any more because things can change DAILY!

B – Hormones are the pits! Thanks for the visit!

Paul – Thanks for that tidbit of insight my friend. Could you explain a bit more about your cleansing process? Either here or on your blog, no matter. How long, the amounts your supposed to take, you know, DETAILS! ROFL Question, would ‘fruit’ sugar constitute adding to the yeast?

Crystal – The key is ‘limiting’ and for that one day, I just didn’t have it in me to limit ya know? One bite of anything would not have sufficed, it was like I was taken over by some alien force! ROFL – I would also like for you to explain a bit more of what you feel constitutes a good cleansing for yeast.

Take it easy!

Biz

LIW – 175.4 lbs (12/17/07)
Today’s Weight – 181.6 lbs
6.2 OVER LIW

Here is my menu for yesterday.

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As if you didn’t know what the title of my post has told you!

Let’s discuss my GAINS! HA! What the heck is THIS about??? I will tell you what it’s about. I must have been extremely sensitive to salt my entire life and never knew it. Because now that I am weighing myself everyday, I see how salt can affect the scale. Tremendously I might add.

I decided to bake a ham yesterday. And I gotta tell you, it was GOOD. But it was also SALTY. Geesh. I could feel the water being retained last night! I looked at JPS and I said, I am gonna gain two pounds, you just watch, and BAM – ok, so it was 1.6, but still. This salt thing is for the birds.

I sit here this morning and I am like in a river of water. I can feel every pore drenched in liquid. I said I was gonna drink Dandelion Tea yesterday, and I never got to it, but today I will make sure this happens. I was also going to do an egg day today, but decided against that as well. I thought today was the day that everyone went back to school/work and I got my life back (hehe) but it’s tomorrow. So tomorrow is the day for me to start working on this gain. I will however stay off the salt today, and drink LOTS more water.

I have noticed that the closer I get to goal, the more this salt thing plays havoc with my weight. I have been doing extensive research on the issue of salt and how it fiddles with our systems (especially women, but I have seen this effect on men as well) and I will be posting my results in the very near future.

What was ALL that I ate yesterday? Coffee with cream, Spam/eggs/cheese/green onion omelet, snacked on some leftover wings, had about 4 cookies all during the day, then the ham green salad and broccoli for dinner. All in all about 1800 cals, 120 fat, 81 carbs and 103 protein. My salt consumption? I estimate around 3000 – 3500 mg. I do think my estimating skills of calorie counting has got me actually reporting MORE than I am eating. But I do feel that my sodium numbers are really nowhere NEAR what I am actually taking in in sodium.

I have got some big plans for my blog in the upcoming weeks people. Don’t be surprised if you get here one day and the whole ‘house’ has been rearranged. It’s time for me to really take this blog to the next level. Don’t you worry tho, I will always be the SAME Biz that I have been. That wont change. Oh wait, I may get just a bit crazier! ROFL – Is that even possible???

Please everyone who reads today, take a moment if you can and jot down either by using my tag board up on the left side bar, or my comment form on the right side bar, or if you get my blog as an email, just hit reply – I would like to know what topics you might find interesting to chat about. I absolutely LOVE research, and I would love to know what my readers would find interesting to chat about? I would love to hear from you!

Ok … enough for today. Let’s get on to my commenter’s:

Lili - you are so welcome my sweet. I owe you an email, will be sending you one sometime this morning…Mary - Oh yeah, that is a FOR SURE! Routines are the spice of life, ain’t that the truth???

Have a good one people.

Biz

LIW – 175.4 lbs (12/17/07)
Today’s Weight – 180.6 lbs
5.2 OVER LIW

HA!

I sure did know that was gonna happen. Went a little NUTZ yesterday! I seriously don’t know what possessed me, but I totally wanted to bake cookies. Yup, so that is what I did. Baked these babies here:

Magic Peanut Butter Middles

I had about 4 of these delectable babies, and let’s not forget the constant licking and tasting as the preparing is going on. Then I wanted to try a new recipe that I had in NOLA when I went called “Moussaka”. This didn’t turn out so great, but it was dinner so I ate.

Backing up to lunch, we headed to Zaxby’s and I had a Blackened Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese and Blue Cheese dressing. HA! But I grabbed some French Fries from my daughter’s, son’s and husband’s plate. Again, I have no idea what powerful force was involved in these food choices but it is what it is.

I can actually TASTE the added salt in my system. My mouth is so dang dry right now it’s not even funny.

I totally expected to see this much of a gain. There was no way I could keep up with the necessary water to dilute the salt in my system, so it’s holding on to every single drop. Wednesday will be my day to get back to the grindstone. I will do an egg day on Wednesday and then some strict dieting to get this back to normal proportions. I will NOT let my Round 4 start out at 5.2 pounds above my LIW like I did the last time! HA! OMG! I crack myself up!

All in all, I had about 1900 cals divided up 100 fat, 140 carbs (OMG!!!) and 95 protein. Yes Biz, 140 carbs is a BIT much! Listen to this though, according to my FitDay, I had about 4000mg of Salt – normal daily salt should only be about 2500 so as you can see, I went WAY over my salt intake. OMG

Ok, so that over with … this is the last day of the year 2007. I can honestly say that I have never ended a year on such a high note in my life. This year will go down as one of the best I have had because I have certainly gotten my life back. Thank you Dr Simeon’s!!! To think that just a short 6 months ago I was over 250 pounds, and now I am not is just too much to comprehend.

To think that I do not have to add my “gotta lose weight” this time for things to do in a new year, wow. Oh sure, I still have a ways to go, because truly I have NO idea where the HCG is going to take me, but I am certainly in a way better place NOW then I ever have been before. I know this will all come off, and I know that in less than a year from when I started (June 23, 2007) I will be at goal. WOW – on what other weight loss program could that ever be accomplished?

I am so far ahead of the game. I have learned so much about my health, my body, my emotions, my relationship to food. 2008 will be a different year for me that is for sure. There is so much I want to do, who cares that I am starting my life finally at 45! I got places to go and people to see and things to do!

Let’s try this today – all you blogger’s out there, and even you NON bloggers (since I have a little contact form now on my right side bar near the bottom that you can join in on the fun with) let’s make a list of all the things we KNOW we will be able to do in 2008 (even if we wont have a chance to get them done) – things that are weight related that we couldn’t do before, or that were next to impossible to do. Things that we just didn’t want to do because we were morbidly obese. I will start, but first, here are the rules … you only have 10 minutes to spend on this, no more – no less. Take ten minutes out of your busy life and let your mind run wild. Think of things you just couldn’t do before and wanted to …

• I will be able to walk into a high end department store and pull of a size 6/8 off the rack.
• I will be able to go to the doctor’s and get on the scale without being afraid of what it says.
• I will be able to take my daughter to Disney and not have to look at the signs about not being able to ride rides if you are too big.
• I will be able to take belly dancing lessons.
• I will be able to start a walking program to get ‘heart healthy’ – my goal is to be able to walk 5 miles 3 times a week – maybe even start running again!
• I will be able to take shag dancing lessons.
• I will be able to get on a plane without worries about the seat belt fitting me so that I can visit my mom and my sister.
• I will be able to go to the mall, and look like a normal person window shopping, and actually enjoy it.
• I will be able to go swimming in our community pool and actually be able to do 50 laps without being out of breath.
• I will be able to wear a bathing suit without hiding behind towels and wraps.
• I will be able to go to the park with my daughter and actually climb and play like she does.
• I will be able go to a restaurant with my family and not be aware of everyone looking at me wondering why I cannot control my eating.
• I will be able to help other people with their goals of weight loss because I would have accomplished mine.
• I will be able to go on a cruise and not think about how terribly fat I look.
• I will be able to wear high heels again and my feet not hurt because of too much weight.
• I will be able to say good bye to my chiropractor except for maintenance visits because the weight that is gone is a blessing for my back!
• I will be able to walk anywhere with my family and not feel like I am the odd man out because I was the only one that looked big and frumpy.

Ok, my timer went off. I am thinking 10 minutes wasn’t enough time, but it is what it is. If you look at my list and want to copy some, go on ahead! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Thanks to all of you that made my year a very exciting one. All you people out there, too numerous to mention, that were an integral part of my success, thank you. Without all of you, I would not be where I am today. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

See there, that wasn’t TOO sappy was it???

On to my commenter’s:

Jennifer – HA! You noticed that eh??? Listening to my body has been the GREATEST gift I have given myself this year. I have learned SO much about what makes it tick and work, and I will never again allow that knowledge to be clouded by anything! MMM, the only thing about these Boiled Peanuts, is they are not my FAVE, my FAVE are the ones that are CAJUN! OMG! They are SPICY and HOT and they just RULE! Have fun in WY!!! Thanks for slapping your hubby, that made me feel better! ROFLMary – I may have spoken too soon! I might be ready for P2 again now too! I was like, OMG! There is a “1″ and an “8″ as the first two numbers, WTH??? hehe – but I know it’s all water weight, I haven’t eaten all that much food, just the WRONG things! ROFL – 2008 will RULE for us Mary!!!

BB – Please tell me you have had boiled peanuts before? If not, you must be the FIRST person I have ever met that has never had them. If so, we have to educate you proper my friend! They are TOO DIE FOR! And if you like beer (like me!) they are the perfect snack with beer! So glad you are back among the living my sweet! Can’t wait to read your update! Yup! Throwing caution to the wind on this P3 again, what is WRONG with me??? hehe – I will get it under control, I am not starting P2 again for a few weeks, so I have some time!

TTFN everyone! Have a great and SAFE night tonight. We are all just staying home, will be splurging on some wine tonight. Please don’t anyone drink and drive. I want a full accounting of everyone tomorrow!!!

Biz