Gone Rogue (but it is still working)

Day 8 & 9

Well after my meltdown On Day 7 and deciding to eat some egg whites I re-evaluated my caloric  intake for the beginning of the low calorie eating plan.  I really was't coming close to the "protocol" of 500 calories.  My body was shutting down and starving.  Later in the day (day 7) I also had a cup of coffee with stevia and wait for it.... half and half.  I was certain that I had blown the "protocol" and would certainly wake up to a gain the next morning.  I continued on with my day having about 5 oz of protein and a list veggie at lunch.  I got some terrible personal news that night and just couldn't eat my dinner but did manage to get down an orange around 9:00pm.  Can you imagine my surprise when I awoke to a full 2 pound loss!  Yes, that is right TWO POUNDS.

I agonized over and over again over what to do with regard to continuing the diet or not.  In conclusion I decided to give the shots and the protocol a few more days but not to continue on the uber restrictive calorie plan.  I chose to eat only the items on the list with the exception of adding in the half and half in my coffee.

Yesterday (Day 8) I had my egg whites for breakfast, a cup of coffee with the half and half, 5oz protein and cucumbers at lunch, apple for snack, 5oz chicken and asparagus for dinner.  I skipped the second fruit of the day but I did have a second cup of coffee in the afternoon, yes with half and half.  Surely all of this would have me so far off the protocol that I would wake up to a major gain right?


NOPE....

This morning I woke up to a 1.2 pound loss.


I am sort of flabbergasted that adding in the cream which is so tabu hasn't caused me to gain overnight.  I went in for my weigh in and weekly shots today.  I spoke with the dietician/diet coach about all that has transpired.  I almost didn't tell her how I have been altering this so very specific regimen but I thought it important that she know.

She said if the additional protein is working for me then to keep eating it.  She, obviously, suggested removing the half and half.  And also insisted that I eat my two fruits a day.

Right now my calories are hovering around 650-700.  In my mind, there is simply no way I will not continue to loose weight eating what I still consider to be VERY low calories and EXTREMELY clean eating.

My current plan is to keep eating only the items on the protocol menu list and probably add in my half and half in my coffee.  I am dealing with the stevia and if I can get used to it, it will be a good life change to make.  I am also going to probably slowly increase my calories up to 1000 before I am off the shots so that the transition isn't so shocking to my body.

I have decided that if I wake up to a gain at all for more than two days I will most likely discontinue the shots altogether and just go back to a healthy balanced diet and start working out.

In the meantime, I will be finding out what my blood type is so that I can make better dietary decisions for the long haul for my specific body type.

Overall though I am down almost a solid 10 pounds.  WOO HOO!!!