Day 21 Round 2

128.5 lbs. I am bouncing around on this round like there's no tomorrow! Every day I want to cheat! Plus, I've had upsetting circumstances, birthdays and parties galore. I've got to get a grip. It's likely I'll need to mix up more hCG to get me through this stage. I have vacation in August! I really wanted to be on phase 4 by then. Even the best laid plans sometimes end up failing.... It is by no means a crisis, but I expected to be further along than this. I've lost my discipline and can't locate it!!

Day 11 Round 2

128 lbs. This time around I really want to cheat!! Yesterday I did have 3 extra grissini sticks and about 1/3 extra fresh apricot. I also took a brisk walk for about 40 minutes. Granted, it wasn't the worst cheat ever and I did still manage to lose 1 lb. I guess after being on phase 4 for so long and managing my weight so well, I feel it's hard not to eat just a little bit more of something that previously would not hurt me. I never thought this would be such a struggle because I was really looking forward to round 2 and taking off the last 10-15 lbs. It seems I have to watch myself more than in the last round. That's a big surprise.

Day 6 Round 2

132 lbs. Man, I just blew through those first 8 lbs. in two days. This was better than round 1 where I dropped 6 lbs. in the first 3 days. Today, I did sort of cheat...already. On my 5 scallops for dinner I had about 1/3 cup of some mango salsa I had made from scratch. Nothing too extreme. Just mango, onions and jalapenos. It made the scallops taste delicious! After dinner I went out and mowed and edged the lawn, which was no small feat. Can't remember the last time I mowed since the grass was pretty high in spots. Just maybe, I worked off those extra calories. The scales will tell tomorrow.

Day 13

147 lbs. That's a 2 lb. gain although I didn't cheat at all yesterday. I guess you win some and lose some. From all the stories I've read about people who cheated on this hCG diet, I wish I WOULD have cheated for these 2 lbs.! There would have been more satisfaction in it.

I am having a little trouble with the injections. Trying to get the needle part of the syringes to stay connected to the syringe when you pull the cap off has been a challenge. When I open the package I twist the needle into the plunger...righty, tighty. Then, the cap is on really tight and there's a struggle to get it off to either pull in the hCG or actually give myself the shot without accidentally pulling the needle part off and sticking my finger, not to mention losing the solution down the sink. There must be a trick I don't know about.