R4 Phase 2 Day 42

Weight - 134.8

Arrgghh.. no output overnight and I didn't eat dinner last night until 8:30 pm which means I'm up today.

Trying an experiment tonight but I probably shouldn't.  I'm adding in some protein before bedtime to see if it keeps things burning overnight.  Something I've recently read about.  I'm using 8 ounces of Fage 0% Greek Yogurt so I'm getting mostly casein protein which is slow digesting.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly.

Lunch - (177 calories)
**Burger Salad
100 g 96/4 ground beef
120 g baby spinach
40 g onion
30 g dill pickle
burger dressing

Dinner - (182 calories)
100 g chicken breast, baked
200 g green beans

Before bed - (132 calories)
224 g Fage 0% Greek Yogurt

Total Calories for the day 491
Daily Calorie Composition: 27% from carbs, 10% from fat and 63% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 41

Weight - 133.6

Down another 2.0 lbs.  One more will put me back at my lowest.

Got my new deck furniture and fire pit today.  It cost a bit more than I was planning.  I'm going to have to sleep out there to reduce the cost per use!

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Green Mountain Southern Pecan flavor.

Lunch - (155 calories)
100 g chicken breast, baked
200 g cucumber
50 g spring onion
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar

Dinner - (252 calories)
**Lemon Pepper Mahi Mahi with Braished Radishes
175 g Mahi Mahi filet
Juice of half a lemon for marinating
pepper to taste
300 g red radishes, rough chopped
1/4 c chicken stock
1 clove garlic
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 pluot for desert

Total Calories for the day 407
Daily Calorie Composition: 21% from carbs, 9% from fat and 70% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 40

Weight - 136.6

Down just 1.2.  I'm sure there's still carbs roaming around causing water retention.  Also my output the last few days has been lacking.

Went for my after peel facial today.  First full facial in over 10 weeks because of doing the 4 peels.  I can't believe the difference in my skin and the fine lines.   I also decided to get my eyelashes tinted.  Looks like I'm wearing mascara 24/7.

Today is my skip day.  Still working to get this back off and hold between 132-133.  I'm always realizing the enormity of the task ahead of me to get this place ready for full interior paint and carpet.  It means everything has to be shifted around at some point.  I am going to get to spend the next few weeks packing away small stuff that sits out usually.  Leaving only the furniture and essentials to be moved from area to area as the work is done.  I guess when I'm done I'll have a clean house.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Gloria Jean's Butter Toffee flavor.

Lunch - (154 calories)
130 g chicken breast, baked
100 g mixed lettuces
sweet mustard dressing

Dinner - (211 calories)
160 g bison, grilled
200 g cucumber
40 g onion
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar

After dinner - (126 calories)
Daughter's birthday celebration - 1 small chocolate cupcake

Total calories for the day 491
Daily Calorie Composition: 25% from carbs, 20% from fat and 55% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 39

Weight - 136.8

Yes, that's right.  I'm up 3 lbs.  I won't go into the sordid details, but once again family stresses got the best of me late on a Sunday night.  I've done this to my
self two Sunday's in a row.  I'll pay my penance in the coming days trying to get this back off.

I am skipping lunch today and eating one meal at dinner time with double protein.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Gloria Jean's Butter Toffee flavor.

Dinner - (310 calories)
**Tuna Salad
200 g Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore Tuna, very low sodium
200 g celery
35 g onion
3 tbsp dill relish
2 tbsp yellow mustard
pickle juice for moisture
pepper and no salt seasoning to taste

Total Calories for the day 310
Daily Calorie Composition: 17% from carbs, 10% from fat and 73% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 38

Weight - 133.8

Lack of output today put me up 1 lb.  Ahh well.. back at it again.

Busy family Sunday today.  We decided to grill because the weather was decent.  Before that I plunked down way more than I should have on a outdoor furniture set with a gas fire table.  My family better do a lot of living outdoors.   We grill petite sirloins, some bison, zucchini, and corn (for those who could have it).

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Timothy's German Chocolate Cake.

Lunch - (186 calories)
**Sunday Frittata
1 large egg
3 egg whites
80 g mushrooms
50 g baby spinach
40 g onion

Dinner - (254 calories)
190 g petite sirloin
100 g zucchini strips, seasoned and grilled

Total calories for the day 443
Daily Calorie Composition: 13% from carbs, 26% from fat and 61% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 37

Weight - 132.8

Up 0.2 which is nothing really.  A day or normal P2 eating and we'll see what tomorrow brings.  If I'm 133 or below I'll increase calories just a bit to start maintaining this weight for the next few days.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Timothy's Winter Carnival.

Lunch - (253 calories)
**Burger Salad & Blueberries
100 g 96/4 lean ground beef
125 g baby spinach
90 g roma tomato
50 g dill pickle
40 g onion
burger dressing (mustard, reduced sugar ketchup, pickle juice, garlic salt, pepper)
100 g blueberries

Dinner - (216 calories)
**Baked chicken & braised veggies
150 g chicken breast, baked
100 g radishes
80 g green beans
60 g spring onion
1/4 c chicken broth for braising
Kirkland No Salt Seasoning

Total calories for the day 469
Daily Calorie Composition: 35% from carbs, 12% from fat and 53% from protein

R4 Phase 2 Day 36

Weight - 132.6

Another 0.8 this morning, so that puts me within my 'stick it' weight range.  I'll see what tomorrow's scale looks like.  If it is between 132 and 133 I'll up calories of P2 foods just a bit.  The goal is for me to maintain this weight for 10 to 14 days before slowly moving to P3.

Totally insane day for me today.  You know changing one thing in your home tends to snowball?  Well, about a month ago I purchased a new sofa and loveseat for the family room.  I decided I wanted a new area rug.  In searching for area rugs, I discovered that for the prices I was looking at I could recarpet that room.  Well, recarpeting that room became redoing the entire main floor carpet and that went on to recarpeting the entire house.  That all got settled today and install won't be for a bit.. BUT..  I decided if I'm ever going to paint I should probably do it before the new carpet goes down.  Sooo...  oh boy.  Now I have to figure out exactly what color(s) will go with the new carpet.

I'm doing a non-protocol day today partially because I was so busy and also because I wanted to try adding a bit more fat.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Gloria Jean's Butter Toffee flavor.

Lunch - (268 calorie)
1 7oz container Fage Total Classic Greek Yogurt

Dinner - (294 calories)
1 17.5 oz container Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt

Total calories for the day 562
Daily Calorie Composition: 19% from carbs, 32% from fat and 49% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 35

Weight - 133.4

Down 0.8 lbs and exactly where I was last Saturday.  What a week.  Sticking with what I've been doing and hoping for a decent drop tomorrow, but after several days of drops (even though it was weight I'd already lost) I'm not betting on more.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Gloria Jean's Butter Toffee flavor.

Lunch - (164 calories)
**Tuna salad
116 g Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore very low sodium
100 c petite baby bok choy (used instead of celery)
45 g onion
25 g baby dill pickle
1 tbsp dill relish
1 tbsp yellow mustard

Afternoon Snack - (48 calories)
**Cucumber salad
270 g cucumber
40 g onion
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
stevia to taste


Dinner - (192 calories)
**Turkey Burger Salad
150 g Jennie-O 99% Lean Ground Turkey burger
100 g mixed greens
70 g roma tomato
burger dressing (yellow mustard, squirt of ketchup, water, garlic powder)

Total calories for the day 404
Daily Calorie Composition: 21% from carbs, 9% from fat and 70% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 34

Weight - 134.2

Down another 1.6 lbs. I still have 0.8 to go before I'm back to where I was on Saturday.

Insane day at my house today.  New furniture for the family room and the basement sitting area as well as a carpet consultant out to show me some samples.  I had my older son and daughter-in-law come by so the entire family was in on some of the decisions.  It's funny how things can snowball, and it's all because I decided to by a new sofa and loveseat.  I've put of doing anything in this house because of kids and now grandkid.  The home is 20 years old and I've had it for almost 14 years.  Same carpet, paint, etc the entire time.  Both carpet and paint is something that would have to be done if/when I ever decide to sell, so why not get some enjoyment out of it by doing it now.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Donut House Chocolate Glazed Donut flavor. 

Lunch - (183 calories)
**Tuna salad
5 oz pouch Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna
65 g celery
30 g onion
30 g dill pickle
splash of pickle juice
1 tbsp yellow mustard
pepper to taste

Dinner - (195 calories)
160 g Mahi Mahi filet
juice of half a lemon
pepper
125 g green chard
water and vinegar for braising
garlic salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp dijon mustard

Total Calories for the day 378
Daily Calorie Composition: 12% from carbs, 9% from fat and 79% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 33

Weight - 135.8

Back down 2.2 after the veal day.  I was going to eat a standard 2 meal day today but had to rush out before I had lunch and didn't get back until 5:30.  I ended up doing a mini-steak day instead.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Gloria Jean's Swiss Chocolate Almond coffee.

Dinner - (403 calories)
275 g bottom round steak
100 g mixed baby lettuces
mustard dressing
100 g raspberries

Total calories for the day 403
Daily Calorie Composition: 15% from carbs, 21% from fat and 64% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 32

Weight - 138.0

Yes, you read that right.. it's not a typo.  I am up 3.2 lbs today.  Stress eating rears it's ugly head.  A culmination of many things Sunday compounded by my feeling slow in this round (which I'm not) cause me to turn gremlin last night and eat off protocol.  It started after my post here yesterday which was a good protocol day.  I found myself in the fridge in the evening and decided "Okay, just a salad.  That can't hurt anything."  It was all downhill from there.  A couple of tiny hershey's kisses, 2 pieces of Kavli Crispbread with some Mexican cheese melted on it, a 7 oz container of Fage 2% Greek Yogurt with some blueberries, followed by another 7 oz container of Fage 2% with raspberries and a bit of granola.. and I had devoured almost 700 more calories.   To top it off, I did not sleep a wink last night and had no output at all overnight (unusual for me).  I can say that the granola, 2% Fage and the Kisses are gone now.    I had planned a P2 mini-steak day today anyway so that's what I did with veal like I did a couple of weeks back.  Ended up not able to eat until 8pm tonight and then I almost opted not to bother.  I was afraid if I did not eat, I would regret it come 11pm or midnight.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Van Houtte Chocolate Raspberry Truffle flavor.

Dinner - (288 calories)
**Citrus Pepper Veal & Sauteed Mizuna
240 g veal, sliced thin
Spice Hunter Key Lime Pepper
Juice of half a lemon
100 g Mizuna (a leafy green)
1 tbsp capers

Total Calories for the day 288
Daily Calorie Composition: 8% from carbs, 13% from fat and 79% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 31

Weight - 134.8

Bah.. up 1.4 but I had no output overnight at all.  So it's not totally unexpected.  My dinner tonight was a lot later than I normally eat which does not bode well for tomorrow on the scale.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Van Houtte Chocolate Raspberry Truffle flavor.

Lunch - (180 calories)
**Sunday P2 brunch
1 large egg
3 egg whites
80 g mushroom
80 g spinach


Dinner - (191 calories)
**Turkey burger
150 g Jennie-O 99% Lean Ground Turkey (1.5 portion)
50 g romaine lettuce
40 g dill pickle
1 tbsp pico de gallo
a few jalapeno slices
1 tbsp yellow mustard
1 tbsp reduced sugar ketchup

Total Calories for the day 371
Daily Calorie Composition: 16% from carbs, 19% from fat and 65% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 30

Weight - 133.4

A drop of 1.0 after yesterday's gain of 0.4.  I'm almost there.

Went to a Mariners game tonight at SafeCo with my ladies.  I took a chicken, apple, celery salad with me because I was not about to sit there for 3.5 hours smelling all the ballpark food.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. Today I had Green Mountain Island Coconut.


Lunch - (200 calories)
**Tuna and a cucumber salad
4 oz Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore (very low sodium)
2 tbsp dill relish
1 tbsp yellow mustard
300 g cucumber, diced
30 g onion, diced
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
salt, pepper and stevia to taste


Dinner - (242 calories)
100 g chicken breast
200 g celery
190 g apple
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp water
Kirkland No Salt Seasoning (Costco)

Total Calories for the day 442
Daily Calorie Composition: 39% from carbs, 8% from fat and 53% from protein.

R4 Phase 2 Day 29

Weight - 134.4

Not a surprise at all to see a slight uptick on the scale this morning.  Not a lot of output overnight as well as two days of good drops will do that to you.

I do have to mention that my dosing with Hucog has been spot on this round.  After having major issues the first week of my Round 3 I had settled in for the rest of that round with 170iu and skipping one day a week.  This round I started at 175iu and after a skip dropped it to 170iu again and am very very good in the hunger department.   In the early part of this round I was trying to be done with dinner by 6pm.  I found myself wanting to cruise the kitchen after 10pm.  I shifted my dinner to be done around 7pm and have been fine for the most part.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly. 

Lunch - (151 calories)
100 g buffalo eye of round
290 g cucumber
50 g spring onion
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
salt, pepper, and stevia to taste

Afternoon snack - (94 calories)
**Baked apple
180 g Fuji Apple, sliced
Cinnamon, nutmeg and KAL stevia to taste

Dinner - (198 calories)
**Five Spice Tilapia and steamed asparagus
175 g Kirkland Tilapia Loins (Costco) - extra protein
Spice Hunter Chinese 5 Spice
Ginger
200 g baby asparagus, steamed

Total Calories for the day 443
Daily Calorie Composition: 35% from carbs, 11% from fat and 54% from protein

R4 Phase 2 Day 28

Weight - 134.0

Completely out of the blue I lost 2.2 lbs again today.  Never done this high a drop this far along in the round yet alone two days in a row.  Without a doubt I should have some sort of a gain tomorrow after the last two days.  I am nearing my target weight that I want to try to hold at for two weeks before moving on to Phase 3.  For today, I'm eating a normal protocol.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly.  Today I had Green Mountain Mocha Nut Fudge

Lunch - (168 calories)
**Burger Salad
100 g 96/4 ground beef
150 g romaine
30 g onion
30 g dill pickle
mustard dressing

Afternoon Snack - (138 calories)
1 small container Fage 2% Greek Yogurt

Dinner - (138 calories)
**Baked Chicken with a mixed green salad
100 g chicken breast, baked
90 g baby spinach
30 g mizuna
Dressing made with vinegar, Spice Hunter Key Lime Pepper, water and yellow mustard

Total calories for the day 444

R4 Phase 2 Day 27

Weight - 136.2

Woot!  2.2 lbs from my mini-steak a la veal day.  Regular protocol today and then we'll see about tomorrow.  I have a massage scheduled for 3pm tomorrow and it may work to repeat yesterday's menu again.  I'm still keeping the total protein up, because it seems to be working.

Breakfast
Coffee with KAL stevia
with my Keurig Coffee Maker.  A lot of the flavored coffees available are P2 friendly.  Today I had Gloria Jeans Butter Toffee

Lunch - (198 calories)
**Buffalo steak and salad
150 g buffalo eye of round
145 g mixed lettuce
20 g onion
20 g dill pickle
sweet mustard dressing

Afternoon Snack - (135 calories)
230 g Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt
Sweet Leaf Apricot Nectar stevia

Dinner - (158 calories)
**Lemon Pepper Mahi Mahi & Braised Red Radishes
150 g Kirkland Mahi Mahi (Costco)
juice of half a lemon
pepper to taste
190 g red radishes with a few greens
1/4 c Kirkland Chicken Stock
minced garlic

Total Calories for the Day 491
Daily Calorie Composition: 19% from carbs, 9% from fat and 72% from protein.