VLCD 26: Caterpillar Phase

Start Date R1: March 5, 2010
Today's Date: April 1, 2010
Start weight: 151 lbs
Goal: 130 lbs
Yesterday's Weight: 137.8 lbs
Today's Weight: 137.2 lbs
Loss: -0.6 lbs
Total Loss: -13.8 lbs

Today’s Menu
B: Coffee and apple
L: Chicken with spinach chips
S: Strawberries
D: Chicken with cabbage salad
Daily Calorie Intake:  450 calories


All night I suffered through a sore throat. It came out of nowhere. I had no idea what I could do to help ease the pain. I probably picked up a bug while apartment hunting yesterday. To make matters worse I think this is going to be my last day of taking HCG. Somehow I am running out fast. Maybe the bottle fell over and leaked in the fridge? Either way it looks like I have enough for tonight then that's it! Though I am VERY content on the amount of weight/inches I have lost, I am not sure if I am ready to throw in the towel just yet. So instead of just ending Phase 2 I might do a "planned interruption" since I still have one more vial of HCG left. I really need your help to make sure this is correct:

Saturday 4/3 - Last Dose of HCG
Sunday 4/4 - VLCD
Monday 4/5 - VLCD 
Tuesday 4/6 - VLCD 
Wednesday 4/7 - Planned Interruption Begins (Phase 3 eating)
Monday 4/19 - Last Day of Planned Interruption
Tuesday 4/20 - Begin Taking HCG without loading

That will be JUST under two weeks of Phase 3 style eating. Then I just jump back into taking HCG to finish off that last batch? Hope I figured that out right! I will decide by tonight if this is something I want to do.

My Phase 2 food supplies are slowly depleting. All I have left for proteins is the chicken that I premeasured in containers. I think today is going to  be a pajamas/lounging day with lots of tea (for the sore throat). Being a housewife seems like such a lazy thing! The days of working and being a full time student are only months away, so I'm soaking up this time while I still can. It's funny because I looked at this diet as my "caterpillar phase" were I hide in my cocoon (house). After I have stabilized (possibly incorporating light exercising) in Phase 3 and become comfortable with adding back starches and sugars in Phase 4, I will emerge a butterfly.. beautiful inside and out! So corny I know, but just the kind of thing I need to make me smile.