Day 21 of Phase 3

It has been a few days since my last post. I have been doing good on phase 3 I am up a bit this morning I can feel it. I laid laminate flooring in my living room this week end and because of the nature of that kind of activity I ate what ever food was available. Lots of carbs. and pop and not a lot of water. So this morning I can feel that I am bloated this morning as well as very sore from all the activity. I am excited to see how my body is adjusting to life outside of HCG!!

7 days to go!!!

My weight has been fluctuating quite a bit in this first 2 weeks of phase 3 . I anticipate that it will start to settle down this week and then continue to become normal as my body re-adjusts to life with out HCG. The one thing that I am realizing and what I suspect that Dr. S was trying to teach in phase 3 was to deal with any weight gain immediately and not just ignore it because it will not just go away. That is what I will take into the final phase. Monitor and correct any weight issues that come up down the road.

Monday Morning QB

I had a very busy week end. I pulled up carpet in my living room on Saturday and did my weight lifting as well and then on Sunday morning I got up and ran 5.34 miles before church. By Sunday afternoon I was completely wiped out. I have one more week on the restricted diet of phase 3. I CANNOT WAIT. ttfn

Busy Weekend

I have had a busy week end and have not been able to weigh my self like I would like. I ran 5 miles this morning and it really wiped me out. I am really enjoying the weight lifting that I have been doing. It is nice to see all of my muscles as they tone. I still have to remind myself that I weigh 170 lbs. I have been reading a new book that I bought called the "12 second sequence" by Jorge Cruise. It is a unique workout routine that use 2 20 minute work outs a week. I will continue to chronicle how it works for me and Denise.

Back down to my LIW 170.00!!

Ever since removing all carbohydrates from my diet I  have dropped 7.5 lbs in 3 days. I know it was all water weight but it sure feels good to get back down in weight. My hunger is also back in control. I have a little over a week to go before I transition into phase 4 (Start adding in Carbohydrates) and from my experience over this last 2 weeks is that at least early on I need to track my calories on a daily basis in order to re-learn how much I am eating in a day. That combined with exercise and life as a skinny person will be long and lean.TTFN

Back Within 2 lbs of LIW

Well today I weighed in @ 171.3 lbs!!!! I was very happy =-) I have not eaten anything with carbohydrates in it since Sunday. On Monday I weighed 177.5 and today I weighed 171.3. I am hoping to get down to or below my LIW. Which will be fine because I have been working out really hard and running 3 and 4 times a week so I expect to loose more weight. I have 10 more days until my weight should settle down and I can eat a wider variety of food.

Phase 3 Day 7 174.3 lbs

I have been eating apples and oranges on phase 3 and have been unable to keep my weight stable!! Allot of water retention. I was even as high as 177.3 (This was at 5:30 am) I normally weigh myself at 7:00 am. I did not eat any carbs at all yesterday and lost 3 lbs over night!! and I can feel the difference in how bloated I feel as well. I have been working out with weight and running 3 days a week. I expect that tomorrow or the next day I will be with in 2 lbs of my LIW. if not I will do a steak day!! TTFN

Day 4 Phase 3 173.2 lbs

My weight is coming down just like it did when I was on my 6 week break in between Phase 2 rounds. Once it stabilizes it should be fairly normal. I have not paid too much attention to the amount of calories I have been eating. This next week I will track my calorie intake very closely. I am planning on continuing to work out and run 5 to 6 days a week. I want to take it slow so I do not injure my self. I will keep you up to date on my progress.