Oops! I didn't mean to leave you hanging!

Start Weight at beginning of Round 2: 168 lbs
Weight After Loading for Round 2:    171.7 lbs
Last Injection Weight (LIW):   147.9 lbs

Total weight lost for Round 2:  23.8 lbs
R2P3D9: 148.8 lbs (LIW + 0.9 lbs)

Sorry that I was gone for the entire weekend!  I was just running crazy from early 'til late both days, so I didn't even have time to weigh, much less blog.

The bad news:  I did not take my own advice about being prepared, and I was stuck in quite a few situations where I did not have Phase 3-compliant foods to eat.  In fact, I went to a family Thanksgiving feast on Sunday for lunch.  I'll admit, I ate starch.  I went through the line and took very small "tastes" (like a tablespoon or so) of each of the foods I wanted (fried okra, sweet potato souffle, and green beans to name a few).  By the time I was done, probably 3/4 of my plate was not Phase 3-compliant.  I also GREATLY neglected my water intake all weekend.  I probably only got in about 40oz of water each day, which is less than half what I usually drink.

The good news:  When I weighed this morning, I was only 0.2 lbs up. I guess that means that I am already starting to stabilize pretty well, and didn't eat anything over the weekend that I had a bad reaction to. This is wonderful news! I still don't advise that you do what I did, but if you have been on Phase 3 for a while and are stabilizing well, then you might be able to eat a few of your Thanksgiving favorites without getting burned. I will add that I stayed far away from the dessert table -- I didn't want to tempt fate that much! ;-)

On to the menu:

8a:       20oz water, lemon, and Lemon Drop Liquid Stevia

9-11a:  Coffee, hazelnut stevia, and organic half-n-half

12p:     Handful of mixed nuts

2:30p:  20oz water, lemon, Lemon Drop Stevia, ACV

3p:      Two organic eggs on one slice of toasted

           Ezekiel bread with mayo

The rest of my menu is sketchy.  I ate nuts several times

during the afternoon and evening.  Unfortunately, I was not

able to note the times I ate them.

Oh boy, I HAVE to get to the GROCERY STORE and start branching out my menu.  I am living on eggs, cheese and nuts.  I love them all, but I know that I've got to add in some more stuff.  Hopefully, I can do better tomorrow. 'Til then -- see ya!