Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 9

This phase is going well.  I can't believe how much easier it is this time!  Each cycle is easier than the last.  Last night I set up two crockpots and when I got up this morning I had a ton of food for the next week.  I need to do some chicken that way.  I did mostly beef.  Anyway..  My weight loss is steady and I'm excited that I'm below the 190 mark!  It's been a while.  I look at my body and I still don't like it right now, but I'm not sure if that's because my body isn't where I want it or if my eyes still have my old body burned into them.  Who knows..  I'm a work in progress emotionally and that's ok.  One day I will be content with my body and the person I am.  I'm still reading The Voice of Knowledge.  It's amazing!  I just need to remember what I read and that will probably help me during the day.  I should start meditating again too.  I stopped when I was traveling so much.  Well, not much more to report.  Just wanted to check in.

Here's my weight

234.5/188.4  Not bad huh?!

Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 6

I thought this cycle was going to be tough.  I thought I'd have a tough time getting started and that I would be hungry.  This has been the easiest one so far.  I still have a few feelings of hunger, and if I wasn't on this phase I would eat breakfast.  I can wait though, so that's not an issue.  We don't wake up super early, so my wait for lunch isn't long.  I'm going to try a couple of new condiments this time around.  I can use mustard, so that's good.  It's my favorite.  I'm going to make some ketchup and see how it tastes.  I have a couple of recipes for it.  Other than that... this cycle has started out well.  I've lost all of my load day weight.  Hopefully I'll lose a bit more this week.  I'm doing a Biggest Loser Challenge with some friends.  I'd like to get a jump on them this week.  If not, it's no big deal I'll catch up with them and win it all!  LOL!  Yay!  Here are today's numbers:

Today/Total to date
-2.8/42.7

Cycle 3/ Phase 1/ Day 3 (almost 4)

I just started a new cycle and I'm a little apprehensive about it.  This is the last cycle before my husband gets home, so I really want to do the best I can.  I only did 3 load days this time.  I know I loaded well, but I'm still a little nervous.  I know it will be fine when I get into my routine.  I guess after about 2 months of Phase 3 I've sort of forgotten how it works.  Well, not really.  I need to get my meal plan going.  I really just eat the same things while I'm doing it.  Maybe I'll add some new recipes this time.  P1 (Phase 1.  I've decided I'm tired of typing out Phase all the time)  will end right before my husband gets home, so I'll be in P2 when he gets home.  That will be a good thing.  At least I'll be able to go out and eat with him.  It's so much easier to eat out in P2 than P1.  I just wanted to add that even though I was on P3 for 2 months I maintained my weight pretty easily.  I ate what I wanted when I wanted.  I could have made better choices for sure, but I did well.  It's not an experience I've ever had with weight loss programs.  No calorie counting or anything.  So, this is the program for me.  It works!  Not just the weight loss part of it, but the maintenance after.  Every other diet I've done resulted in weight loss, but if I stopped I'd gain right back plus some.  Frustrating!  So, I'm thrilled!  I'm not going back that's for sure.  Anyway... just wanted to update since I haven't that last phase.  So here are my stats.



 Last day of Cycle 2/ Phase 1 192.4 , Last day of Phase 3 192.8

I wasn't able to weigh today, but I know I gained because I was loading.  I'll weigh tomorrow of course, so we'll know exactly how much I gained.  OK!  See you tomorrow!