2 Months Later...

Well, it's been just over two months since my last entry. Two months since my second round ended and my after pictures were taken and just a few weeks away from me starting my third round!

Since the pictures were taken I have gained about 10lbs. 5lbs of that was from my four days in Vegas with no sleep and tons of alcohol and the other 5lbs would be mostly Christmas although I have been bouncing around every week. I've found that every day is about constant maintenance and constantly tracking your body's reactions to different foods.

Things I have learned over the last few months:

• My body likes chocolate but dislikes white bread
• My body is cool with me having toast with peanut butter but disagrees with chow mein noodles, rice or potatoes.
• I can eat yams by the bucket load (I love you, yam tempura) but refuses to acknowledge my love for Frappucinos.
• Salad is actually pretty awesome. Add some goat cheese, some chicken and some nuts and it's down right delicious!
• Cesar salad isn't that bad for you if you stop eating it with french fries and deep-fried mars bars. And also without croutons.
• Not all carbs are bad carbs (multigrain anything is usually pretty good)
• Just because chicken wings and dry ribs are not considered carbs does not mean I can eat them with no consequences
• Cheese is heaven's gift to fat people
• Chocolate is not bad for you. Excessive amounts of chocolate is very bad for you.
• Sugar-free Jello is your friend
• Low fat yogurt is not your friend (seriously, WTF sugar?!)
• Potatoes may have saved the lives of many Irishmen but they are destroying my progress
• White bread is not just what Nick calls me; it is also the devil. Multigrain bread is my savior.
• Sleep is excessively important to weight-loss. Who knew?! (well yea, all those diet books and doctors may have mentioned something about this but I just thought they were being dicks)

Anyway, I am learning something new every day about my body. It's a constant battle that I am slowly winning. Unfortunately, based on the amount of skin that is sticking around, it looks like I might actually have to start working out. Lucky for me, it's much easier to work out 160lbs of fat girl than it is to make a 216lb fat girl try to put the bucket of chicken down.

Yes, I've gained some weight back. But 10lbs over two months is forgivable, I'd say. I am on a cleanse right now to knock off 5lbs or so before I start my next round and then after that I will be even better at knowing what my body is cool with eating. I am so different now than I was before starting my first round. I am conscious of everything I eat. I always weigh my options before ordering my food or making my dinner. If I am craving fries I always think "What will I have for dinner? What have I eaten today? If I eat this then tomorrow I won't be able to splurge and have sushi for lunch" and then I quickly decide it's not worth it and order the salad. If I do choose the fries I now limit myself and encourage others to eat them for me so I'm not as tempted to devour every last morsel. It's been very educational!

Let's hope that after my next round I'll be able to focus even more on not gaining. I am going to work extra super duper hard at stabilizing my weight in Phase 3 because I think that is a super important part to getting your body to stop gaining so quickly. My body needs to realize that THIS is my weight now, NOT that super high number that makes everybody say "holy crap, you were that big?? You weighed more than my entire family combined!!" Seriously, I'm going to slap by body across my face and make it SEE that there is no option and that's final, DAMMIT!

er... um... ahem...

Sorry Body, I'm sorry for raising my voice. No no... we're still best friends. Yes... I love you. um... sure, okay, yea I guess we can have some cheerios for breakfast... can I put sugar on.. oh nevermind. No no, I don't need sugar... you're right. We'll just have plain old cheerios. My favorite. Sorry again... sorry. Love... um... love you, Body.

please don't hurt me.