Days 52 and 53: Unstable!

So much for being stabilized!  Two days ago, I was back to my Last Injection Weight and thought that my fluctuations were a thing of the past.  Apparently I was wrong.  I woke up yesterday a half pound above my Last Injection Weight, and while I didn't eat terribly yesterday, I felt yucky and bloated by the end of the night and was sure that I would be looking at a Steak Day today.  Much to my surprise, this morning I lost that 0.5 pounds PLUS another 1.5 pounds!  I don't get it at all!  Believe me, I'm not complaining about the unexpected two-pound loss, but I don't like not feeling "in touch" with my body anymore like I did during Phase 2.  I'm honestly not sure how my food choices are going to translate to the number on the scale from day to day, and that truly stinks.  I'm surprised to actually be longing for Phase 2 again...just so I know what to expect.  


I'm also finding that I don't stray a whole lot from my Phase 2 diet.  I eat much more chicken than beef now.  I'm not drinking anything except water.  I have basically the same vegetables.  I'm still eating two apples a day.  OK, I'm currently having a not-so-secret love affair with Baby Swiss, Feta, pistachios, and butter, but I'd gladly give all of them up to return to the ease and certainty of Phase 2.  


I passed another test with flying colors today.  I had to attend a class today, and the instructor's parents brought in homemade lasagna and garlic bread for all of the students.  It smelled good, but I never even considered having any.  Admittedly, I felt odd NOT having any because I was in a group of complete strangers who didn't know about my diet.  I waved off a plate a few times before I said, "I'm not having wheat this week."  I got raised eyebrows, but nobody else pressured me until they passed dessert around.  Again, I wasn't even tempted.  I've resisted Halloween candy, pasta and garlic bread, and cocktails.  Thanksgiving is coming, and I'm not looking forward to it.  By then, I'll be allowed sugars and starches, but I still can't wrap my head around actually having them.  I feel so much better now that I've cleaned my diet up, I just don't want to go back to that--even for a day!  I've even thought about a low-starch, low-sugar Turkey Day, but I think our dinner guests would be bothered by the lack of tradition, so I have less than three weeks to figure out some compromises.