Maintenance

April 24 - 191.2 - 25 lbs gone!
April 25 - 191.0
April 26 - 191.6 - Grrrr.

Yeah...this week has been a struggle. I finally decided it was time for maintenance, and tomorrow at 7:45 am, my 72 hours will be up. On to Phase 3 for 21 days. I was really hoping to hit the 180s before I did stop the drops, but maybe I'll hit it in Phase 3.

I'm really not thrilled to be going into maintenance. I do very well with the structure and routine of the P2 foods. I feel now like I'm just facing a big bad food world!

My current plan is to just increase my P2 foods by double, and add a breakfast of eggs each morning, to add in additional calories and protein. I do, however, have a few recipes I want to try, and I'll be religious about keeping a food log so I can see what may cause a problem.

23.8?

On April 20, I hit 192 lbs, a total of 24 lbs gone, and have been fighting the same one pound for the last 4 days.

April 13 - 195.4
April 14 - 195.4
April 15 - 195.0
April 16 - 195.0
April 17 - 193.8
April 18 - 194.0
April 19 - 193.0
April 20 - 192.2
April 21 - 192.6
April 22 - 192.4
April 23 - 192.6

After watching these numbers for a week, I've reluctantly concluded that it's time to end my first round, and move into maintenance for three weeks. I'm terrified to do this. I really do well emotionally with the structure of the program and the limited food choices. My last drops will be tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.

I plan on eating mostly P2 foods, with few additions. That said, this is one of the recipes I want to try.

http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/01/cream-cheese-pancakes.html

20.2 lbs gone!

Since I started the drops, my first mini goal was getting under 200 lbs, which I've done.

This morning, I weighed in and have lost 20.2 lbs, which was my second mini goal! YAY!

My losses are slow, but each time I think about going into Phase 3, I'll have another nice loss, and I get motivated to stay in Phase 2 a little longer. I weigh 196 lbs right now....I'm thinking getting to 190 would be good :)

Down!

This morning I weighed in at 197.4...so very excited! Our annual BBQ is 3 wks away and I've been debating whether to stop the drops and move into maintenance. I just don't know yet!

ONEderland...again

It's been a long time since I was under 200. It feels wonderful. I'm so excited to jump on that scale every day and watch the weight just melt away. This morning's weight was 198.0.

It's been 30 days since I started using the Omni drops. My loss hasn't been as fast as others, but I just take it in stride. It may take me a little longer, but I will ultimately get there. I plan on staying on the drops at least 45 days, and possibly 60. I know I won't have lost all the weight I want to lose in the next 15 days, but I'd love to get to 190. If that takes 60 days, so be it. Then three weeks of maintenance, and back for round 2.

Success, at last!

I woke up this morning to a very lovely number....199.6! Praying that it STAYS below 200, but I'm finally there!

YAY!

Oh Scale, how I hate thee!

I'm down again today, back at 200.2 where I was 3 days ago. I just can't get under 200 and it's annoying! Still, a total loss of 16 lbs.

However, I know I'm losing inches, so I did measurements.

Chest - No change from start
Waist - Lost 5.5 inches!
Thigh - Lost 2 inches!
Hip - Lost 2 inches!
Arm - Lost .75 inches

That's an overall loss of 10.25 inches since March 8! I can live with that :)

Better!

R1P2D23 - Back down .6 lbs to 201.4, I think primarily due to the fact that I drank a laxative tea last night.

However, today I committed the sin of having red meat (taco salad) at both lunch and dinner, so we'll see if I pay for that on the scale tomorrow. I actually thought about it before I did it and decided what the hell, it's very filling and I wanted to be full!

Up :(

Soooooo disappointed. I had really hoped to be out of the 200s by today, and instead, I gained back to 202 lbs. Having BM issues (sorry, but true). I hate taking laxatives, I'm afraid my body will grow dependent on them, but I find myself needing one every 2-3 days. Bought a tea from Celestial Seasonings that is like Smooth Move, since the Walmart I shop at doesn't sell Smooth Move. Hope it works, and I have a drop tomorrow.

If it doesn't work...I'm going to try adding another protein in tomorrow. I'm thinking this will resolve the hunger issue AND potentially shock my body back into dropping.

I had been taking the drops 3x a day, I've also now increased to 4x in hopes of resolving the night hungers.

*sigh*

Grocery Shopping

Vegetables have always been difficult for me, and even more so with the lapband. Oddly, when I eat vegetables now, I have no problem at all. I don't get it. Maybe I'm eating more soluable veggies?

In any event, going to the grocery store now is fun for me. Picking out the fresh veggies, determining which is ripe, almost ripe, or not ripe....it's all an adventure for me!

Sadly, my weight went up today. I was sooooo hoping to break that 200 lb. barrier, and instead I bounced back up to 202 lbs. I suspect it's because I am, once again, not "moving". So today I bought some tea by Celestial that is supposed to act like Smooth Move, since my Walmart doesn't carry it. Here's hoping it works. I don't want to become laxative dependent, but there's just not enough "movement" on a day to day basis.

I think lunch will be Shrimp and Scallop Cerviche, one of my favorites!