Starting weight: 298.0
Today’s Weight: 285.7
Today’s change: -0.5
Net change: -12.3
VLCD day 15.
Ironically I talked about not cheating because it’s like wasting injections.. and then on Saturday I cheated. As far as cheats go it wasn’t HUGE.. but still off plan.
Let’s see.
Friday F and I move stuff from one storage unit to another. That was 2.5 hrs of very hard work. I should have eaten before we went. But I didn’t. I hadn’t realized how weak I am from this low calorie stuff. I guess it’s a good thing I have a desk job and don’t really do manual labor. About half way through moving the units I was at the end of my energy reserves. I didn’t faint or pass out.. but I definitely felt weak..and a bit shaky.. and I was VERY glad when we were done. That said, Friday I stayed on plan.
Saturday we left early in the morning for A&S. As I said before, I packed a cooler. I ate lunch at about noon.. and had dinner at about 6. It was REALLY hot at the evend and although I drank A LOT of water throughout the day I was terribly dehydrated (orange pee). At the end of the Day F invited a few people to join us for dinner at Black Bear diner. Even though I’d already eaten my dinner I went along with it. I ended up ordering a senior sirloin with side salad. So aside from eating a complete meal that wasn’t on plan, the only off-plan food I ate was about 1 tablespoon of 1000 Island dressing about 1/3 of a corn muffin. Both tasted heavenly.
Sunday morning we got up early and headed back to the event. Since F is the Captain of the Queen’s Guard he needed to be there to break down the royal encampment. After we were done breaking down F invited Fred, a friend, to join us for lunch and even though I had my lunch in the cooler already I joined them in having lunch at Outback steakhouse. I had Seared Mahi with greenbeans (no butter, no oil). I did restrain myself and didn’t have any of the free bread.. but I’m pretty sure green beans are off plan.. and I’m not entirely certain Mahi is a “lean” white fish. That said.. neither was particularly tasty.. so I guess I’ll pass on them in the future. For dinner we grilled up some hamburgers. I had a grilled Bison burger, grill asparagus and strawberries.. so totally back on plan.
This morning I woke up dreading a gain.. rightfully after two days I should be down 2 lbs.. but with Saturday’s cheat I’m happy to report a 0.5 lb loss. Also, I started my period this morning. So .. um yeah for having a functional female body (which hasn’t freaked out at the VLCD).
Today was back to the plan. I think I have ~12 more injections left. I woke up feeling a bit under the weather.. but was feeling better by noon. I do think I’m short on water today though.
B: Coffee with creamer and sugarfree caramel syrup
L: Moroccan meatballs, Cucumber&Tomato Salad, Grassini
D: Bison hamburger, carmelized onions, Strawberries, Grassini
As cheats go, that one isn’t too horrible. And, you still need to live your life.
Basically, I just didn’t go out anywhere or have anyone over for the 3 weeks I was on VLCDs. But, then, I can sometimes be quite the hermit. 😀
You’re also coming into the dreaded week 2/3 slow downs…
Just remember that 0.4-0.6 loss per day is the “average” for women.
I was above that with an average of 0.8 my first round, 0.75 my second, & 0.65 my third. So, take that how you will.
I found that when I had to exert myself, adding an extra serving of protein was _exactly_ what I needed.
Green beans are technically off base protocol – but some people eat them with no problems. Sue & R both didn’t have any ill effects the two times we ate them, but I had a very tiny scale loss the next day both times.
So – just as in everything in the dieting world – YMMV.