My Blogging is a lot like my cooking....

I only do it when I HAVE to!  OK, so I don't have to blog, but I see that people are still checking every day to see if I've updated, so I guess I better.


Just as I expected, this round has been more difficult than the first one.  Aside from the fact that I just am not into cooking for myself or my family, my losses have been much slower.  By this time last round, I had lost nearly 25 pounds; this time around, I'm at 18.5.  It's been hard to be HS-less this round, but fortunately, my dear friend and soul-sister has been on this round with me and we've been keeping each other going on the rough days.  She's doing AMAZING!  


I still have ten days left, and I can't stop thinking about "after."  Last time, I was worried about moving into Phase 3, but this time, I can't wait.  Mostly because I want to eat with my family again, but also because I really want some different veggies again.  I've been sticking mainly with pickles because they require very little effort, but I'd LOVE to have some sauteed mushrooms or zucchini.  Oh, and some creamy salad dressing.  Oh, and chicken salad. Probably some cheese, too.  HS and I have been talking about going out for Valentine's Day, but I just can't decide where to go without straying too far from the Phase 3 guidelines.  I was looking at steakhouses, but I found that a lot of them add sugars and starches to their meat!  We've talked about either Benihana or a Brazilian place that features all-you-can-meat, but I'm still open to suggestions if you've got some!


My weight loss tally so far:
Round 2 loss from start weight: 18.5 pounds
Round 2 loss from "load" weight: 24.4 pounds
Total loss from start weight in September: 44.0 pounds
Total loss from "load" weight in September: 50.0 pounds!


I have 6.7 more pounds I'd like to lose in the next ten days to meet my Round 2 goal.  It's going to be tough, but if I make it, I'll see the lowest weight I've seen in about 8 years.