R2, Day 13

Thanksgiving was great! I did not eat a bunch of crap, just a small bit of everything. Unfortunately, that did not do well for weight loss. In fact, I gained 1.6 lbs. This morning, I was back to the pre-Thanksgiving weight, which was the lowest on HcG. If financing works out, I will continue with the drops right through Christmas and into the new year.

I just have to gripe here. I wanted to take my garbage out this morning. All two of the regular dumpster-ettes were full. The recycle bin was just about empty. In one of the regular bins were 4 cardboard boxes still intact. (I know who you are Mr. Apt D. You forgot to remove the shipping label on all 4 boxes. Someone will be getting a cheery nasty gram today.)

I think I have a herd of mice now. Nice. I found mouse droppings in a tub under the kitchen sink. They were not there last week. Sometimes, the first of the month does not come quick enough. My plan for their demise must be safe for BUBU, and I do not want to catch them using a mouse trap. YUCK!

R2 Day 7, Nov 23

First thing I want to say is DO NOT make shrimp goo-balls. You end up with shrimp soup. Perhaps this time I did not process it enough to make the special goo consistency. Yup; that's it. I did not make goo. I only made what I wanted in the first place.

Mia, one of my beautiful daughters; I hope you are well. Vicky; welcome here. Never forget that I love you.

Well, yee haw for me. I got a call back from an invention designer. I can't tell you what it is, but it could be HUGE. NO, they are not asking for money but sounded intrigued by my submission. (Par-tay girls if this works! Cabana boys will be included.) That's all I'm going to say about that.............. Expecting a phone call tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.

Boo hoo; sad news. Craig (the BF) will not be here for Thanksgiving. Erica, I'm sure you can appreciate the slick roads. Craig lives in Springfield and it is no better there. I told him that there was NO meal worth driving 250 miles for just to eat turkey at Grans house. (I do happen to have a freezer full of seafood ready to make "Seafood Lasagna" and Key Lime pie.) Yup, I'm bucking for the most "excellent girlfriend" of the year award. Mia and Vicky need a new "Daddy". Did I just say that???

A word of sage advice from my mom --> "I kept chasing him (my father) until he decided had caught me". I'm taking it slow with Craig (BF). I do not want to make the same mistakes I have in the past.

Well, it is 12:30 a.m. I am exhausted. The sun will rise in the morning, and I will know that I have friends, even though we have never met.

R2 Day 6 Monday 22nd

New hCG low! 170.4. I'm so close to the 60's I can smell it. I was going to say "taste" but fear of tasting anything good altered my post. (You're supposed to laugh here; at least a chuckle.) Yesterday the cleaning fairy tackled the bathroom and parts of the kitchen. Rumor has it, she will be returning today to overhaul the living room. I can't wait! It would be pure pleasure not to have to jump mounds of crap that has accumulated.

Between my brother, BF (yes, I have one), and me, none of us are sure about our plans for Thanksgiving. Could be Thursday OR Friday. Everyone is supposed to check in sometime today.

Thank you Bre and Erica for posting. Mia, I hope you are feeling well. I'm motivated to get stuff done today. In a way it is fun to uncover items I have purchased and forgot about, unless it was frozen food. Ugg! I don't think so though. Everyone have a great day!

R2 Day 3, Friday 19th

Yay! Another loss this morning. I guess I should have tracked it before I started to blog. Well that is done. I lost 1.2 lbs. Total of 14.8 when I finished up round 1. There is one pesky fly cruisin' my head this evening. He will die before the end of the night.

Fun new food to try. I have named it Goo-balls. (This is not for light-weights who get squeamish handling raw chicken; you will have gloppy hands)

For each serving, combine 100 g uncooked chicken breast into a food processor (I have a Ninja; yee haw!)Process until chopped. Unfortunately, I went too far and made chicken goo. Add about 1/2 inch slice of a medium onion, 1 Grisini bread stick and your favorite spices. Process until it is of the consistency you like for making meat-balls. Heat some (?) chicken stock in a saucepan. Roll the chicken glop into 4 large, or 5 medium balls. Plop them into the boiling broth and boil away for at least 5 minutes. I rolled them a few times during the boiling. Remove from the stock and enjoy.

I'm thinking I could do just about the same thing with shrimp. This round I decided to get creative with my food. As soon as I can afford it, I'm buying coconut oil to to cook with.

That's all for tonight. The dishwashing fairy made an impressive dent in the kitchen today. I'm glad she's back!

R2 Day 2 Thursday 11/18

After 2 false attempt to start round 2 of VLCD, I finally did it. I had my two loading days in which I gained 4.3 lbs. That was amazing!!! I woke up to a 3.3 lb loss. Yay me! Now that I know what not to do, I'm hoping for a larger loss in this round. (17.6 lbs to get to my pre-hellLa Grande weight.) I know it is doable.

I keep watching all of your successes on Facebook, and I am so proud of you all. I've been reluctant to post anything there because many of my Bend friends do not know that I had gained all this weight after I moved.

I woke up this morning to SNOW!!! It's still coming down, but I don't think it's going to last long. What a surprise. I'm anxiously awaiting for the fabulous cleaning fairy to return. Me, on my own, sucks.

Just talked to my mom, and right now, Thanksgiving is on hold. We don't know if my brother and his family will be able to come from Portland or not. I don't mean to sound all Scroogish, but I could care less for this family gathering. I know the meal will contain all of the potatoes and gravy, stuffing and fruit-salad. About the only thing I would be able to eat would be the turkey and maybe the green beans. I haven't told them about HCG. My dad would just roll his eyes and say "here she goes again". I would rather avoid that mental road-block anyhow.

I hope everyone is having a great day!
Tonnie

Big Poopey!

I didn't like phase 3 at all....Yes, I got to eat whatever the heck I wanted. No, it was not good for me.. I'm almost back to phase 2 now. My drops should be here by Tuesday or Wednesday. Has anyone ever said, "I can't wait" for that? My apologies, ladies, for not blogging these two horrific weeks of phase 3. To say I was very bad would be putting it mildly. I was an absolute pig (insert oinking noises here). I am afraid of my scale, once again. It sits there mocking me when I go potty in the morning.

On the lighter side (I realize this is not all about me), I bought a Ninja Master Prep machine. The only thing it does not do is the dishes. I made some guacamole yesterday that came out as creamy as butter. I'm going to look up the recipe for "Cabbage Soup" from the Cabbage Soup Diet. If I remember correctly, it has all of the allowed vegetables for phase 2.

Good Things That I Recently Experienced:
1. Pell Grant money was deposited into my account! This gave me the money to not only pay off my Dad for a small loan, but (drum roll please) to buy the Ninja, buy a ink cartridge for the printer and buy a new pair of rockin' shoes (the ones to trim and firm up your legs)and finally, pay off an outstanding debt to a credit bureau for a car accident in '06. My driver's license has been suspended since then. Once all of the paperwork goes through the system, then I can pay to get my D.L. reinstated. (Ha! I have the 100 smackeroos in my wallet as I write.)
2. Craig called me when I was out of town for Dr.s' appointments. Yes, that is good; he still calls me. When I returned his call he answered "Hi darlin". Where were you?" (Ain't that sweet? lol)
3. I refinished an unfinished pine drawer system and it came out awesome.
4. I got an A++ on my Power Point for school. "I can tell you put in the hours coordinating your team. You are a leader and one that knows how to motivate people." That was the comment from Prof. Orr this last week.

That's all for now. I think you must have given up on me and I wouldn't blame you if you did. Sometimes "life" calls, and you have to pay attention.

Thursday, Day 3 No Drops

I hate to admit this, but I am weak. I was not granted a license to pig out during this phase, but I did. At least it felt like it. My weight remains the same, but my mind isn't where it should be. I had a snack-pack of tapioca pudding; later being reminded that it was starch. Ugg!!! Why wasn't I thinking? I was only looking for a full-fat treat that I would enjoy. When I bought it, I had the option of buying a huge container of it, but opted for the single servings. Even though it was more expensive, I did know that if I would have bought the large container, I would have finished the whole thing in one evening. I only ate one of them, and managed to move the remaining 5 to the back of the refrigerator.

Yesterday was horrible. Mia's good friend Dianna finally passed away. I didn't know her, but I know that Mia loved her. Please say a prayer for Mia and Dianna's family to know that she is no longer in pain.

Off to do more homework. Then I get to prepare for my trip to Bend coming up next Monday. Unfortunately, La Grande does not have a Pulmonary or Liver specialist, so I have to travel to see one. The upside is that I GET to get out of town if only for 3 days. La Grande can really be smothering. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a hole, surrounded by senior citizens. I think this is where people move when they give up wanting to live. The phrase "Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there" comes to mind.