Back on the weight-loss wagon

Not that I fell off, mind you. After Round 1 on the Omni Drops, I finished my full 3 weeks of maintenance- and maintained perfectly, I might add- then started loading May 12 for Round 2. It was a great weekend. For Mother's Day, my sister and I took our mom to the movies, where I ate popcorn drowned in butter, whoppers, peanut butter m&m's, nachos, twizzler bites, and a giant cherry vanilla coke. Then we went out to dinner. Loaded chips (covered in bacon, green onions, and like 3 kinds of cheese), fries, a turkey blt, and something called a Perfect 10 that had Peach Schnapps and I don't remember what else. I had planned on having dessert, but I couldn't even finish all of my sandwich because I was too full. After dinner, we spent the night at a hotel (ahhhh, a night without yelling "Turn out that light and GO. TO. BED!!!" twenty times). I was surprised that I didn't enjoy the breakfast buffet as much as I thought I would the next morning. By that point, my body was sick of loading and ready for healthy food again. I still managed to eat cereal, oatmeal, toast, a waffle, a blueberry muffin, and a lot of bacon. Plus coffee. After we checked out and did some shopping, it was time to rejoin my family and head home, including a stop at Dairy Queen along the way. Finished off the day with chili dogs and chili cheese fries. My body was sooooo not happy with me! Monday morning, it was so nice to have my strawberries and Wasa cracker for breakfast! My tummy and taste buds were highly pleased. It feels so good to be eating fresh, healthy food again. One surprise, though, is that even though I just finished 3 weeks of maintenance followed by 2 days of loading, I'm having a hard time eating enough. I'm just not feeling hungry. I was making dinner last night when I realized that I hadn't had any fruit yet, so I had an apple with dinner and then strawberries later for a snack. Doing better about staying on top of it today, but I think I'll make a chart and check off what I eat to make sure I don't forget something.

The stats so far for Round 2:
Loading Day 1: Weighed in at 171.4
Loading Day 2: Forgot my scale :)
Phase 2, Day 0*: Weighed in at 178.4 for a gain of 7 pounds from loading
Phase 2, Day 1: Weighed in at 176.6 for a loss of 1.8 (still up 5.2 from loading)
Phase 2, Day 2: Weighed in at 175.0 for a loss of 1.6 (still up 3.6 from loading)

Loading weight should be gone by Friday and I expect to say goodbye to the 170s this weekend. (Sorry, 170s, it's not you, it's me. I just don't like you.)

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Gearing up for Round 2

Last day on Round 1 of the Omni Drops. I've really enjoyed these 3 weeks of maintenance- getting to eat eggs, cheese, sour cream :) And it makes me feel so good to know that I've learned to eat without over-indulging and I can keep my weight under control. I weighed in today at 1.2 pounds below my last weight on the drops. I have mixed feeling about starting Round 2- on one hand, I look forward tothe 2 days of loading (ICE CREAM!!!!), but I know that with the new habits I've gained, it's going to be hard to eat so much, especially the fatty, sugary foods I've gotten used to not having. But at least it's only 2 days, and then I get to go back to my healthy fruits, veggies and proteins- AND start seeing the numbers on the scale go down again! That's my favorite part. I know I'll do better on Round 2 than I did on Round 1 because I have learned from all the mistakes I made in the last few weeks- not that a 22.2 pound loss is anything to sneeze at! I fully expect to lose 35+ pounds over the next 6 weeks. I love the feeling I get when I think about how I'll be posting that I've hit my goal weight! 


I'm at 172.2 today. A 35- pound loss will put me at 137.2. I haven't been in the 130s since I was 18. Can you imagine? Being back at your high school weight? I'm so excited!

Phase 3- Maintenance

Well, despite cheating and costing myself several pounds, I lost a total of 21 pounds. So far I'm 2 weeks into maintenance and doing great. I'm just 0.2 pounds up from my ending drop weight and still shrinking. I'm down 2 more sizes to a size 10 skirt and 4/6 shirt. Still a little lumpy around the hips, but I'll take a little lumpy over the awful saddlebags I had before. Check me out:

That's a loss of 4+ sizes in exactly 8 weeks! I can't wait until next weekend when I start round two. Next round I'm going to behave myself and lose the full 30+ pounds I could have lose this time if I hadn't messed up. I can't wait to be in a size 4 pants. It's amazing to think that for the FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I am actually going to be the weight I'm supposed to be for my height.

Also, thanks to the other wonderful Omnitrition products, I am now sleeping like I did before I had kids, I have energy to spare, I no longer suffer from migraines or allergies, and I'm in a good mood all the time! Want to know how Omni can help you? Would you like to gain energy, lose weight, or sleep better? Get your blood sugar under control? Omni's all-natural products help thousands, and they can help you, too.
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