R2 - VLCD Day #11

Current Weight: 127.0 lbs. (-2.0 lbs)

Dose: 155 iu.

Lunch: 1 egg white and 1 whole egg

Dinner: Steak and HUGE apple

Snack: teeny tiny bite of a chocolate peanut butter chip cookie...

Doing another steak day today to get off the final .6 from before the refeed. Hopefully I lose a little more than that though. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the cookie bite didn't sabotage me though!

I ate the protein earlier in the day because for some reason I was hungry. I might need to adjust my dose a teeny bit if I am feeling hunger. I don't know though, I know these steak days are not technically protocol.

I am PRAYING that I see a "125" on the scale tomorrow, even if it is 125.8. That will be Virgin Territory for this diet and really, I haven't seen that number since high school or early college days! Pretty exciting stuff!

After today, I am going to go back on the regular diet and pray that I continue to lose good numbers this week because on Friday, I plan on doing another refeed day if my losses for the week are substantial.

Hoping you all have an excellent night! Keep your fingers crossed regarding the scale tomorrow!

R2 - VLCD Day #10

Current Weight: 129.0 lbs. (-4.2 lbs.)

Dose: 155 iu

Lunch: Lean ground beef with mustard and tomatoes with ACV, S&P and basil

Dinner: Baked tilapia and tomatoes with ACV, S&P and basil (ran out of all other veggies

So my steak day was a complete success! More than half of my refeed weight is gone and I am nearly back on track! I am going to do a normal day today along with a detox bath to get rid of some more water weight.

I am thinking that if I would have done the carb refeed the right way, I would have had a success in just one day. I am thinking I probably should have only gained 3 lbs. on the refeed (max) and then that weight would have been off pretty much today! Next time though, I don't think I'll weigh the day after the refeed because I get super depressed when I gain. (Even if its inevitable!) So if I do it again, I will just skip the weigh in the next day and make that a steak day. *ps, I seriously love steak days and don't mind them at ALL!

Well, even though I still regret HOW I did the carb refeed, I don't think it was the worst experiment in the world so thats good.

Have a good night!

R2 - VLCD Day #9

Current Weight: 133.2 lbs. (+5.0 lbs.)

Dose: 155 iu

Dinner: 7.5 oz. steak & Large Apple

So let me explain about the insane gain. I decided (on a whim) to try a "carb refeed" day. Now, I had been researching this for my whole first week and kind of fell into it when I came home and DH had ordered pizza (something I have a SERIOUS problem with). I "fell off the wagon" and decided to turn it into a carb refeed.

Well, as it turns out, I did the refeed incorrectly. I pretty much ate whatever I wanted. I shouldn't have eaten fats as freely as I did. It was basically just a gigantic cheat day. I paid for it too. Look at that insane weight gain!

So I did a steak day today and I'm hoping it really helps get me back down. I'm thinking most of this is water weight anyway. I'll keep you posted on how I feel about the refeed. It is supposed to restart your metabolism and help you lose faster so if it does that this week, I may try a more structured refeed on friday (less fat).

Hope you all have an excellent day!

R2 - VLCD Day #8

Current Weight: 128.2 lbs. (+1.8 lbs.)

Dose: none

Breakfast: 2 eggo waffles and SF syrup

Snack: Pumpkin bagel with almond cream cheese & an all fruit smoothie from Jamba

Lunch: Olive Garden - Braised Beef Tortelloni, breadsticks and salad

Snack: Crackers

Dinner: Steak, lobster, bread, tomato mozzerella salad

Dessert: Ice cream and candy.. too much candy

Snack: Toast with honey

Okay, so you probably know (if you read consistantly) that this post is me looking back a couple days ago to my major cheat/"refeed" day. To be honest, it is hard to write this post but I figure, if it can help someone else, I'd better do it.

I had been investigating a carb refeed and decided to go for it when I fell off the wagon and ate pizza. I should have structure it better because I think the concept behind it makes sense. Oh well, if I get all the weight off and continue to lose well this week, I might MIGHT try a REAL structured refeed this coming friday.

Well, I will keep you posted!

R2 - VLCD Day #7

Current Weight: 126.4 lbs. (-1.2 lbs.)

Dose: 155 iu

Lunch: Chicken Curry and Cabbage

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Pizza, breadsticks, soda

Dessert: Anything I could get my hands on pretty much

Came home and DH had ordered pizza... What the FRENCH, TOAST?! Frustrating... I have the hardest time saying no to pizza and I was feeling a little hungry so I indulged a little too much.

After the pizza, I made myself "feel better" by telling myself I was going to have a carb refeed for the next day. So I pretty much gave myself permission to eat whatever I wanted. Not the best idea.

While I think the principle behind refeeds is a good one, I didn't follow the rules and I'm going to pay for it!