Phase One Totals

Phase one, super restricted diet is over! Yay! I wanted to post my total loss for that phase. Below is my weight loss and inches lost.

Pounds: 18
Neck: 0.75 in.
Chest: 2.0 in.
Waist: 3.25 in.
Butt: 2.25 in.
Arm : 0.75 in.
Thigh: 1.25 in.

Phase two has begun. Thankfully I can add more foods in which is fun and refreshing. It is taking some adjusting though and more time since it's new. It's only day two so I haven't figured out how to make things quick yet. I imagine it will mostly entail cooking more servings at a time and freezing or refrigerating for later use. I will start today with some salmon for lunch. and the leftovers will maybe be lunch for work on Sunday with a salad...Today I may also venture to make some lasagna using zucchini for the the noodles. Sounds yummy to me =)

Part of phase two is resetting the hypothalamus. For that reason I'm not supposed to fluctuate more than 2-3 pounds in either direction from my current weight. I am hoping to lose some more weight the old fashioned way once this next phase is over. it is all about learning how to maintain your weight. Which sounds simple, but more and more it is becoming apparent that this takes a lot of will power.

Yesterday I went bra and jean shopping since I didn't have any that fit me. Bra and jean shopping are second and third only to swimsuit shopping in torture levels. Shouldn't it be fun if you are doing it because you lost weight? Well of course the brand of jeans I've been buying and LOVE only had one style out at the moment which I did not love. And I spent forever trying to find the right bra. I think I spent 4 hours and came home with 4 bras, 2 pairs of jeans, one sweater and one top. Tops were almost impossible to find. Everything is all sweaters now with very limited even basic tees. I may venture out again in a few weeks and try my luck.

Pictures to come I promise! I just didn't take a proper "before" picture. So I need to find a good one and take a good after picture.

More soon....