Day 22

Hello Friends! The scale shows a loss of .6 pound this morning, bringing me to 202.6......only .6 away from 20 pounds lost. Yesterday was NOT a perfect day of eating, so I will take the loss over a stall or gain. I've had company here for a couple of weeks and it's proven to be a bit more difficult to be "perfect" when it comes to eating. I'm still losing, so I'm pleased with that. I WILL hit onederland this week, guaranteed. I can't wait to say that I've reached that goal, a weight that I've not seen since 2005.

My goal by the end of this round of the VLCD is 191 pounds. That is 31 pounds from my starting weight, and the weight I was when I became pregnant with my first child in 2005. I will reach the end of the VLCD on August 13th. I will then go into phase 3 of the plan, and begin eating more calories/fat/protein on a low carb diet for 3 weeks. That 3 weeks will be followed by 3 weeks of introducing some grains and more "normal" foods. Following that 3 weeks, I can and probably will start another round of the VLCD so that by Christmas I could potentially be 60 pounds down from my starting weight. That would be 162 pounds. I'm in awe that I could be that much lighter before the end of the year. Amazing. Usually things like this are too good to be true. So far, it's been so much easier than anything else I've done. Primarily because I don't have the cravings I used to have. Do I have cravings? Sure, but I don't want to sit and eat a whole cake or bag of cheetos. I can look at a package of fig newtons sitting in the pantry and not binge on them. I can ignore most of the things that surround me, minus an occasional ice cream cone from the dairy. When I do cheat, I cheat in moderation. I feel gooda about where I am at.

See you tomorrow!