Hmmm...

Start Weight: 168 lbs
Goal Weight: 138 lbs
Weight after two loading days:  171.7 lbs (3.7 lbs total gain)
R2P2D25Inj21: 154.1 lbs  (-17.6 lbs gross, -13.9 lbs net)


I've gained 1.1 lbs...  Hmmm...  Perhaps the playing with the protein was not a smart thing to do?  I am not convinced of that, because I have seen people experiment with more protein and actually pull some bigger losses.  One thing that jumps out at me when I look at a graph of my weight is that I had a gentle falling curve, then I spiked downward with that big 1.8 lb loss a couple of days ago.  The 154.1 lbs is back to where I would have been had I stayed on that gentle losing curve.  Maybe that 1.8 lb loss wasn't real?  Perhaps I had gotten myself a little dehydrated?  That might explain why I didn't feel so good yesterday.  So, you can probably guess what my tip for today will be... It is a repeat...  CALCULATE HALF OF YOUR WEIGHT IN POUNDS, THEN DRINK THAT MANY OUNCES OF WATER A DAY! (Sorry to shout, but I'm telling this to myself as well.)  So, I weigh 154 lbs.  That means I need to drink 77 oz of water a day.  I know that I haven't been getting that in, and it shows.  Water is key on this diet.  It helps with everything -- water retention, constipation, and dehydration, to name a few!


I think that I will continue the protein shake for now, and maybe move it to the morning, but push water, water and more water.


And today's menu is...
8:30a:   16oz of water mixed with Lemon Drop liquid stevia
11:30a: 1 scoop of Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder* mixed
            with 6 oz water
12p-3p: 40 oz water mixed with ACV and Lemon Drop
            liquid stevia
3:30p:   Yogi Detox/Decaf Green Tea mixed (16 oz)
8p:       Steamed Broccoli* and Cottage Cheese mixed
            with Diced Apples
9:30p:   Trader Joe's Bedtime Tea with stevia (16 oz)


Oh well, didn't get my extra protein in today.  Life just keeps getting in the way of me eating. :-)  Got in 88 oz of water and decaf fluids, though, so that is good.  Hopefully the scale will be moving in the right direction tomorrow! 'Til then, later losers! :D