VLCD #4: -1.2

Injection Day #6: Well, I'm down to 2.2 lbs above my LIW, so I've spent my first week of injections just trying to undo the damage that I did last week. The good news is that the damage CAN be undone, it IS being undone, and then I imagine things will really start rocking and rolling along after the weekend.

I have a real challenge on Friday and Saturday, and am having to do some strategic planning. Friday at noon, I leave to go to Houston for an overnight trip. Friday evening, will be in classes starting at 7:00 - so I need to have eaten by the time I get down there and checked into the hotel. I shouldn't have any problem eating lunch, because I'll leave work at noon and run home to change clothes and eat. I'll be driving down with another person, and it's a 5-hour trip, so we'll have to have dinner on the way down. I'm thinking that if I can grill some chicken in advance, put it in a ziplock bag in a cooler on the way down, put the bag in my purse and just order a lettuce-only salad, then I should be OK.

Saturday, we're supposed to have "boxed lunches" at the hotel and I have a feeling that I know what that means: sandwiches, potato chips and a cookie. Have been considering taking a bag of apples with me and making Saturday an Apple Day, simply for convenience purposes.

So that's where we are - I'm almost back to LIW, have a challenging weekend ahead, and am looking forward to getting down to VFT by Monday.