VLCD #11 R2P2

(Starting weight first round: 198 10-5-7)
(R1P2 LIW 160.4 12-18-07 )
R2P2 Starting weight 167.8
Weight lost this round 9.2 lbs.
Yesterday's weight 159.0
Today's weight 158.6
Loss of .4lbs

Still losing small but steady so I can't complain. I was working from home today so I made an effort to drink as much water as I possibly could. I also was able to do a little cooking and made a batch of beef cabbage soup. I used round steak, diced in tiny 1/4 inch cubes and simmered it in low sodium beef broth for 1 1/2 hrs with various spices. Then the last 20 minutes add the chopped cabbage. It was very tasty and using the broth made it just a little heartier. I miss being able to add different vegetables when making this sort of soup, but I'm finding it easier to enjoy them than I did at first. I'm getting used to chili without beans and chicken soup without carrots. That doesn't mean I won't be using them again as soon as I'm off the protocol though. LOL!
I had my daughter take some pics of me today but she was short on time so I can't post them yet. Maybe tomorrow. I will also try to get her to let me post some of her in a pair of jeans that she could barely button at first but that now have an inch or so to spare. I'm inspired by Monica and Jennifer and Ed since they're showing such great progress! Because you can see the stats and hear the stories, but man when you see the pics and see the fat just melting away, it is just so much more inspiring than the data alone...
Not much news to post yet. My newbie friend is on her first VLCD today so I hope she is doing well. Since I worked from home today I didn't see her although we did converse through our workplace IM system. So when she starts getting results, I'll be sure to update about her as well.
Happy losing!

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Biz I found some info on CS in the HCGdieters files. It's under "how to make colloidal silver" and is an article titled A Closer Look At Colloidal Silver.doc . After reading this and looking through some others I found online, I don't think there's anything to worry about. The dose we're using is extremely small and the only bad side effect I could really find was about the "blue man" who used it for 20 years at fairly high doses and actually rubbed it into his skin. Weird!

CB thanks for the vibes! I can use all that I can get!

Mary, yes the water retention will get us every time! And the rain was lovely. It was dry here today though...

Thanks for the forgiveness! And what a sweet compliment to say I act your age, (it was a compliment wasn't it? LOL) And you know that little 500 calorie thing won't exactly deter me once I'm done with the protocol. I'll be sneaking them anyway! I'll just have to limit them to my splurge days... And thanks, I can hardly believe I was that big either. It's starting to seem like just a bad dream...

Wendy you didn't get any rain in Vail? I would have thought you'd get some. How close are you to Patagonia? I have a friend who lives there. Next time you're in the BIG CITY, give me a shout and we'll have a P2 friendly lunch somewhere! I know what you mean about the slowness, I used to live in Wickenburg and I had culture shock when I moved here!