Day 45: I'm not sure which I hate more...

Loading or Phase 3.  Ugh.  I ate too much yesterday, and I gained 1.1 pounds.  Fortunately, I continued to lose weight for a couple days after my last injection, and I'm still below that weight, but still....  I vowed to do better today, and relatively speaking, I suppose I did, but I still need to do better.  


HS made scrambled eggs and veggies this morning that were DELICIOUS!  And I don't even like eggs!  I had a couple slices of bacon with it, and honestly...it didn't really do anything for me.  I think I might be over pork.  I could have had another plate of eggs, but HS reminded me that we need to practice portion control now.  Oh, yeah.


I cooked more than 5 pounds of chicken breasts in an effort to "be prepared" with healthy choices so I don't turn to salami or friggin' cheese if I suddenly get hungry.  I used some of it to make Southwest Chicken Salad, which made a really yummy lunch.  


The whole family went shopping this afternoon and HS loaded up on new pants that he sorely needed.  I still have plenty to "shop" in my closet and I'm holding out until I can go a couple sizes smaller.  We decided to fulfill LittleGirl's wish for a dinner out with the family, and we hit up her favorite restaurant.  HS and I both stuck to hot wings, and we could have realistically split a dozen...but didn't.  While they tasted good, they weren't all I remembered them to be, and I was bummed to pay "eating out" prices again.  To top it off, I currently have a horrendous case of heartburn that is making me miserable.  So I feel just as crappy as I did before our six weeks of HCG.  


All in all, I had fewer calories today than I did yesterday and stayed close to the low end of my range.  I nearly doubled my protein intake today and landed at the high end of my suggested range.  I also cut my sodium intake by 75% from yesterday and landed within my range today.  Since I didn't have any fruit today, my carb intake was much lower than yesterday, but I'm happy about that.  Without an insane amount of cheese, my calcium intake was pretty low and my fiber intake was just as pitiful as yesterday.  My fat intake was much lower today than yesterday, but it was still too high.  And thanks to my eggs and fried chicken wings, my cholesterol intake was three times what it should have been.  So....back to the drawing board.  My plan for tomorrow is to try to mimic the HCG diet, but increase my portions.  I hope I can get back on track SOON.