Dia de los Muertos

Today's Weight: 136.2 lb
Yesterday's Weight: 135.8 lb

LIW Round 3: 135.6
LIW Difference: +.6

I gained a little today and I"m sure it's from water retention. The kids and I skated the Day of the Dead parade in Austin and due to hectic schedule I skipped lunch and didn't drink enough water. To top it off I had to get a salad at Wendy's and it had milk products. I was so hungry I didn't care! Hopefully today I can get that under control. I'm the one in the black veil and pearls.

My mother just finished her second round and she also found it more difficult to deal with the bouts of hunger. She lost 12 lbs in 23 days. That's still great! Overall she's lost 50 lbs. She bought a pair of pants today that were a size small! I felt so happy for her. I've given her all my pre-HCG shirts size large and they fit her! It's great to see a 68 year old woman who's struggled with her weight all her life lose so many pounds.

I just finished grilling some vegetables (zucchini, peppers, and onions). I also grilled a few portions of pork, chicken, and beef. As long as I keep "go to" food in the house I can maintain my weight much better.

My mother has some HCG left over and of course I'm eyeing it. During round 3 I did much better injecting for a few days, taking a break for a few days. Part of the reason why I think it worked better for me that way was the amount of calories I was burning skating and the demands on my body from working out were too much. My hair fell out and I was crazy hungry. This time I won't be exercising as much as it's off season. 10 more pounds. 125 was my goal. Actually it wasn't so much the weight as it was the body fat percentage. I'm still at 28-29% body fat. I just want to get to the recommended % of 25. I think 10 pounds would do it. If it doesn't then I've done all I can do. I went to the store today to look at some pants and I fit in a size 4. I'm being tossed around the skating rink like some type of rag doll. Some teams don't want to take girls that are under 165 lbs. Again, oh poor me, the pains of skinny girls. I'm kidding. Well, maybe I'm not, it IS painful when I get tossed into the second row of seats in the crowd.

Regardless, I feel a little bad that I'm not following Dr. S's protocol exactly as he wrote it. I keep thinking I'm going to get punished by the Diet Gods for my insolence. It just worked so much better when I chopped it up and took a couple of weeks of a break. I was waiting to gain back all the weight and an additional 30 pounds for punishment! But it's been much easier to maintain and more tolerable to do. I do mean tolerable, it wasn't "easy". I'll decide later on this week. The HCG is the injectable version and won't be good for that much longer any way.