Fattycakes aka "leancakes" VLCD 20

Start Date R1: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Yesterday's weight: 173.4
Today's weight: 172.6
Overnight Loss: .8
Total Loss: -13.8lbs

Hello blogger buddies...Yes, another loss. This is great.

Hey lili, you are right, it does seem that we go 2 steps forward and 1 step back. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who feels that way. I'm being patient because the clothes are getting looser, oh Yeah! OK, my name is Robin. :)

I took the kids to Wendy's yesterday. When I took the bag from the lady at the drive thru, by habit, I pulled a fry from the bag. My 10 year old, yelled "Mommy don't ruin your diet". I thought that was so special..I took his advise, no fries for me.

cb: I talked to Winston yesterday and he is on a downward trend, I don't remember how much he's lost, I'll ask him to update his blog. This is funny...his weight loss has been slower than he'd like, so he went out and bought another scale, just to be sure his old scale was accurate...it was! He's returning the new one. :o)

biz: I checked my seasonings for salt content and there's a few that I'm no longer using. I love the Adobo seasoning, but it has too much sodium. thanks for the tip.

jennifer& ed, and maryg, it's always nice to get a friendly word from you. I won't give up.
You are doing so well.

Ed, why'd you "force-feed" jennifer the onion soup?LOL

Oh yeah, I am thinking about joining a team for the 2008 Washington, DC Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in October. We’ll be walking 60 miles over three days, October 3-5, to help fund breast cancer research and community outreach programs. It's a good cause and training everyday would surely keep the lbs off. I'll let you know what I decide.
TTYL

yesterday's menu:
B: strawberries
L: chicken & cabbage
S: melba toast
D: chicken, stewed apples & greensalad w/ mustard dressing

Fattycakes VLCD 19

Start Date R1: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Yesterday's weight: 175.2
Today's weight: 173.4
Overnight Loss: 1.8
Total Loss: -13lbs

I am relieved to report a loss today.

Yesterdays menu:

B: 1/2 grapefruit
L: grilled chicken & cucumbers
S: strawberries & melba toast
D: Fish & cabbage

Fattycakes - VLCD 18

Start Date: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Yesterday's weight: 174.2
Today's weight: 175.2
Overnight Gain: 1.0
Total Loss: -11.2lbs

I don't know, I ate everything by the book and drank plenty of water. I can't wait to get out of the 70's. I'll be patient and wait for the loss. Right now, I'll be satisfied with losing inches! Funny, this morning I feel so alive, I mean super energetic..the gain was a total surprise. hmmm

I'm at work now, so I'll have to keep is short.
TTYL

Fattycakes VCLD 17 R1

Start Date: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Today's weight: 174.2
Overnight Gain: .4
Total Loss: -12.2lbs

I hope everyone had a fun & restful weekend. Saturday, my 10 year old son had a basketball game and that was the highlight of my day. At the games, I sit with a group of boisterous parents who the referees sometimes want to throw out of the gym. We yell, scream, cheer and yes, the refs have threatened to kick us out. I love it..it's such a rush! Sunday, I went to a Silpada jewelry party...some of you ladies probably know their products. There was a variety of chips and dips. I did eat one buffalo wing and a thin slice of cheese. I attempted to peel off the skin, but ended up eating it all. I did pass on the wine, though.

I'm not disappointed about the gain considering, I had crab legs and shrimp with baked tomatoes for dinner last night. It's kind of hard to weigh crab legs raw. My mom makes baked tomatoes as a side dish all the time. Her recipe consists of stewed tomatoes, bread crumbs, sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla flavoring. I modified her recipe to be "hcg friendly". I minced (2) fresh tomatoes, 2 melba toast crumbs, splenda, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla flavoring. Blend all together and bake in a small casserole dish. My husband even liked it. He prepared the seafood dinner to include salmon. He didn't know I can't have salmon. It looked so good! After eating the chicken wing and cheese, I didn't want to push it. :o)

Hello buddies....biz, mary,ed&jennifer, becca, winston and lili.

BTW: I'm wearing a pair of size 14 pants today. Pulled them out of the archives, they still had the price tags on them. My normal/old size is a 16. whoo whoo!

yesterdays menu:
breakfast: apple
lunch: steak & green salad
forbidden snack: (1) buffalo wing & a slice of cheese
dinner: crab legs, shrimp & baked tomatoes
drinks: water & lemonade

Fattycakes Outta Fat City - VLCD 15 R1

Start Date: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Today's weight: 173.8
Overnight LOSS: -.6
Total Loss: -12.6lbs

Yes! I'm going down! I can see myself now in those size 10 skinny jeans! I went to the BACK of my closet and found a pair of size 12' jeans and just for fun, I tried them on. I was able to get them up over my fattycakes (they are the stretchy type with lycra) but buttoning them was out of the question. LOL! Need another 6" off the waist. I'll try them on again in another week and let you know the result.

My daughter said my regular "big girl jeans" are getting saggy in the butt. I appreciated the compliment. I'm feeling great and have lots of energy in spite of my 500 cal diet. I'm, "high energy" normally and taking off a few pounds has only helped. My husband hasn't said anything about my weight loss yet..hope he's not hatin'. He'd better look at me now because soon he won't recognize me. :o)

My co-workers have noticed that my eating habits have changed and they have started to ask questions. I don't mention hcg, shots or 500 cal because they will think I am on another fad diet. In time, they will see the result and MAYBE then I will tell them our secret.

I hope everyone is having/had a good Saturday. Thank you all for looking in on me and hello to all my new blogger buddies. I will be checking out your blogs.

Mary- hope you had a happy birthday!!
TTYL

yesterdays menu:
breakfast: 1/2 grapefruit
snack: apple
lunch: chicken & tomato
dinner: shrimp & sauteed cabbage

Fattycakes Outta Fat City - VLCD 14

Start Date: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Today's weight: 174.4
Overnight LOSS: -1.0
Total Loss: -12lbs

Hello All!
Yes, I am reporting good news today, another loss...that's what I'm talkin' 'bout, one more lb that I hope I will never see again! This is just another reason to wake up in the morning....to praise the "scale god", while chanting "one more lb, please one more lb"! I know you can all relate to that. :)

Yesterday was my skip day and no hunger.

A big "Hello" to Biz, Winston, cb, Lili ,Maryg and Becca, thanks for checking in and for the tips. I'll let you know how the beef works...need to get to the store. BTW..I checked the labels of my supplements and no sugar or starch.
TTYL

Yesterday's menu:
breakfast: grapefruit, as usual
snack: melba toast
lunch: grilled chicken & cucumbers
snack: apple
dinner: fish & tomato w/vinegar
drinks: water & tea

Fattycakes Outta Fat City - Skip Day 13

Start Date: January 12, 2008
Start weight: 186.4
Goal: 145
Today's weight: 175.4
Overnight LOSS: 1.4
Total Loss: -11.0lbs

I was speechless when I got on the scale this morning(and that's unusual for me) ...finally a loss. Oh yeah, I feel like "it's my birthday"...you know the song! :o)
I think I will add lean beef to my diet to see if it makes a difference in my loss. I could use a change. I have a cabbage roll recipe in mind that I'd like to try. A friend recommended a strawberry lemonade recipe that sounds good. I've read Pounds and Inches, must have missed the part about eating veal and beef.(duh!) becca..Thanks for the link to the hcg recipes.

Today is my "skip day" and so far so good...no hunger pains. My skip day was supposed to be yesterday but I completely forgot. You'd think i'd be looking forward to a "no shot" day.
I'll let you know tomorrow how I do.

Thanks maryg, biz, becca & lili for looking in on me. I appreciate your comments and advise, they keep me going. Yes, lili I am silly, crazy, off the heezy...all that! My daughter just turned 16 last week and she thinks she's my mom. She's now bugging me about driving, I don't know if i'd feel safe with her on the road. :) She teaches me all the latest slang and dance moves, so when her friends come over, she plays her ipod and says, "dance for them mom". It's all fun! I do anything to stay in touch with her and to get to know all of her friends because with teenagers, it's sometimes hard to reach them.. they think parents "can't relate" ya know. I also have 2 handsome sons, ages 7 and 10. I will post pictures at some point.
TTYL


Yesterday's menu:

breakfast: grapefruit
lunch: grilled chicken & cucumbers salad
snack: granny smith
dinner: curry shrimp & spinach
drinks: water & lemonade