Day 57

   Well Holiday Lights officially opened last night at 4pm. We made it...and I'm so freaking tired!!!
   Today I weigh 166 lbs.

Day 54

   Not feeling so good right now. I had a 24 oz. Pike Place with Half & Half and 2 Splendas from Starbucks around 6:30 this morning. I should have stopped there, but decided I wanted more; so I asked Russ to bring me another at 9:30am (not telling him I'd already had one!!!). Same drink, but not enough cream; so I added some of that powdered crap. That was probably part of my mistake. That and too much caffeine. I only drank half and then started to feel sick in my tummy. Now it's about 12:15 and I feel awful. I just want to lay down. I'm tired, but wired!!! Bleh. :^/
   Today I weigh 166 lbs.

Day 50

The Steak Day paid off. Thank goodness. Today I weigh 166.2 lbs.

Day 49

   Thanksgiving was yesterday. The best part about the food was that I only had one helping of the things I put on my plate and I was trying to make the portions small. Even so, I was stuffed when I was done. I had things that I wasn't supposed to. Of course, who can't during this feast??? As a result, and as punishment for my badness, I gained weight! Yep...2 lbs!!!
   Now, according to the diet protocol, if you gain 2 lbs. or more over what you weighed on the LAST day of the FIRST PHASE, then you are to have a Steak Day, that same day. You are to drink ONLY liquids all day until dinner. At that time you are to have a large steak and one apple or tomato.
   Technically, on the last day of the first phase I weighed 167.2 lbs. Today I weigh 167.8 lbs. HOWEVER...I was down to 165.8 lbs. on the, I think, third day after first phase was over. So...if I go by that weight, then I'm exactly 2 lbs. gained. I liked being at 165.8 lbs. and so have chosen to do the Steak Day today. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
   Again...I weigh 167.8 lbs. today.

Day 47

   Doing fairly well on the next phase of diet. I have had fast food, though it's not on the list. It can't always be helped...especially when you are on the go and don't have time to cook. Hense the moniker "fast food"!!! Luckily, I have not gained any weight, nor have I lost any. 
   Not doing very well in my head though. I have a lot on my plate for the upcoming event at work and my co-worker has been sick (as has her little boy). And that is stressful since I don't know when to count on her being here to help me. I'm afraid I have not been very pleasant to be around and sadly, there are people in my life who are paying for it. Not cool for them and shitty of me. Perhaps writing it down will help me be better about not being a bitch to them.
   Today I weigh 165.8 lbs.

Day 45

   So far doing well on the weight levelization. (Is that even a word? Well, if not, it is now.) I'm happy with how things are going. As of this weekend I have LOST...3.2% body fat...19.8 lbs...and a total of 9.5 inches!!! The best part of all this??? I'm back in my size 8 pants!!! I feel good and healthy. (I do have some muscle soreness today, but I think it's because my bed sucks.)
   Life is good today - I weigh 165.8 lbs. and I'm working my way to A Skinnier Julee!

   Oh...btw...that picture of me in the left column? Yes...the one under "What a Rush!" - I was wearing my size 8 pants in that picture. Woot!

Day 41

   This is Day 1 of the 3 days without taking hCG, but still consuming 500 calories per day.
   And actually today I'm doing an Apple Day because it's my 3rd day at 167.2 lbs. It definitely PAYS to follow the diet as indicated. If you don't...you get plateaus left and right. And that's true for me. Every single time I've gone over, or slipped even a bit, I plateaued.
  I feel good today. And I still weigh...as said...167.2 lbs.