VLCD #16: -.6

Ahhhhhhh - how good it feels to have gotten more than 2 hours' sleep! I caved in and took some OTC sleeping pills (Tylenol Simply Sleep) and, even though it took a while for it to go into effect, was able to sleep around 6 hours. Definitely an improvement over the 2-3 hours that I've been getting, and I'm sure my losses will begin to get better with more rest.

Even with taking the sleep aid, I lose .6 lbs, which is really, really encouraging. So now, I'm 16.6 lbs down for the round, and 40.6 lbs total.

I have to say that I'm glad that this is a "short round", and next Thursday will be my last injection. That means that I'll be able to start the next phase on a week from this coming Sunday morning - hurrah!!

For those asking how I've been learning about Phase 2, Toni - one of the other challengers - has done a lot of research, and I've been following her lead. Also, please read "Pounds and Inches" and you'll see where Dr. S mentions doing a minimum of 23 injections no matter how little weight there is to lose, followed by 3 VLCD days. Read Toni's blog - she has some good stuff there, and can provide the references to where she got the specific information on the short rounds.

VLCD #12: -1.2

Another good weigh-in this morning, but I think part of it can be attributed to the fact that I forgot to eat my fruit last night. Actually, I didn't "forget" - I had run out and didn't want to get out and go to the grocery store. This may come back and get me tomorrow, but we'll see. I'm now freshly stocked on organic apples and liquid stevia, so I can continue pressing forward.

So far, I'm at 14.6 lbs down for this round, and 38.6 lbs down total.

After reading Toni's post about the clarification on the short rounds, and then re-reading "Pounds and Inches", it looks like I've got more time left than I thought. As of today, I've injected for 14 days (counting the 2 load days), which means that I've got 9 more injections left. Then 3 more VLCDs after that before doing the 7-day "Phase 3". So with that many injections left, I feel pretty confident that I can get down to 215. Would love to see 210, though! I'm just never happy, am I? :)