See ya on the other side...

Start Weight: 168 lbs
Goal Weight: 138 lbs
Weight after two loading days:  171.7 lbs (3.7 lbs total gain)
R2P2D28: 152.8 lbs  (-18.9 lbs gross, -15.2 lbs net)
* No injection today - preparing for planned interruption *

0.6 lbs released -- woo hoo!  My "gentle curve" has finally reached where I had spiked down last weekend.  Since I've gotten there gradually, I feel like it is a real loss this time.  Again, LOVE the weight graphing on the Wii!  I can't say enough about it.

Tip for the day:  If you have a Wii Fit at home -- use it for your weigh-ins.  If you don't, it is probably worth recording your weight on a piece of graph paper so you can look for large deviations -- up or down -- in your weight loss rate.  And hey, it is really gratifying to watch that graph take a nosedive downward!

On to the menu!

3:30p:    One scoop Jay Robb Vanilla Whey Protein Powder*
             mixed with 6 oz water
10:30p:  Three whole eggs* cooked with
             chopped onion and spinach*
*OFF PROTOCOL WARNING!!!

Reflections on the day:  Crazy busy day!  No time for food.  Funny that I was hungry yesterday but wasn't hungry today -- until I got home around 9:30p, that is.  All of the sudden, I was ravenous.  I am taking this to mean that the HCG has left my system.  You might notice that I ate three whole eggs for a very late dinner instead of my usual one egg plus three whites.  I figured that I was probably safe to do that now since the HCG has left the building.  (I always feel so wasteful tossing three egg yolks every time I eat eggs! ;-)

Well, so long for awhile.  I will be taking my planned interruption starting tomorrow where I will be eating Phase 3 foods (no sugar and no starch) for the duration of my break, while striving to maintain my LIW (Last Injection Weight).  I will continue to weigh every day to keep an eye on my weight so that I can take action to correct it if needed. I'm going to take a break from blogging, too, so I can spend some extra time with my family.

While I'm virtually "gone" I want to give you a reading assignment... Please go back and re-read Dr. Simeons' manuscript "Pounds and Inches" because, I promise you, you will find new things that you missed during the first read.  It took me a second time reading it for everything to really "click."  And, by now you may have had friends and family looking at you and saying things like "You are looking great!  What are you doing???"  If you haven't yet, you will soon.  If you have "Pounds and Inches" in your head, it will be a lot easier for you to explain how the diet works.  Personally, I didn't really talk too much to people about what I was doing during my first round because I truthfully was not so sure that I believed all of the claims about this diet.  I knew I was losing obscene amounts of weight unbelievably fast, but I was worried about what would happen when I stopped the injections and tried to move back to a normal diet.  Now that I KNOW it works, I'm telling every single person that stops and asks me.  I'm a believer now!!!

Well, so long for a little while, friends.  Stick with it, hang in there, and READ THE PROTOCOL AGAIN!!!  'Til next time -- LATER all you WONDERFUL LOSERS!  :D