Phase 2, Days 12 & 13

Yesterday morning, I developed a pretty sudden & severe headache. It was strong enough that I decided to do 4 things..

1- Screw the doctor's office orders of no caffeine. I took Excedrin, dangit, and I am not sorry I did. (Excedrin contains caffeine, and works best for my headaches)

2- Skipped my doctor's office visit.

3- Skipped my cardio so I could lay in bed & wish my head would just explode to relieve the pressure.

4- Skip bloggin'.

Today, the doctor's office called to see if I wanted to reschedule my appointment for another day this week. But I had been thinking about it for a while and decided that I have already paid them my last visit. They provided a valuable service in educating me on an effective diet plan. But the ongoing $75/week to go get weighed and get a b12 shot & appetite suppressant seemed exorbitant. I had cut my 401k contributions from 16% to 6% in order to afford this, and I need to get them back up where they belong.

So this has several effects going forward. First, no more weekly weigh-ins. Well, not at a doctor's office. but frankly, after watching a Discovery Science channel show called "Deconstructed" and seeing how their electronic scales work, I have far less faith in them. I plan to buy my own high quality mechanical scale in the next week or two, as soon as I can find some decent reviews online. I'll probably check Consumer Reports first.

Second, I won't be getting b12 shots or the prescription appetite suppressants. I don't know quite what to expect as I ditch these extras, but if I begin to feel that they may have been integral to my success, I will go find a General Practitioner who can prescribe them 30-90 days at a time instead of that weekly routine. (This would also mean I have to find a G.P., period-Verizon ditched my health plan on January 1, and I haven't chosen a new G.P. yet.

The fat burner and vitamins are available OTC, and probably a lot cheaper than $25 each for a month's supply. The vitamin is Theravite with Minerals, and the fat burner is Calcium Pyruvate. I'll probably go ahead & see if I can find a decent price on those locally and continue using them.

Today, 5/19/09:

Supplements: All taken

Water: 1 gallon +

Cardio: 40 minutes

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) with 4 cups shiitake mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (4 veg)

Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp)

Meal 3- 4 oz ground sirloin (4 lp) and 1 cup cooked green beans (2 veg)

Freebie- 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg. Snootchie bootchies!


Yesterday, 5/18/09:

Supplements: Missed one does of appetite suppressant & fat burner- forgot to bring it to work.

Water: 1 gallon

Cardio: Only if someone coulda tapped my head & drained the pressure

Meal 1- 8 oz chicken (8 vlp) and 3 cups shiitake mushrooms & bell peppers, measured raw (3 veg)

Meal 2- 1 cup fat free cottage cheese (4 vlp)

Meal 3- 4 oz ground sirloin (4 lp) and 1/2 cup cooked green beans (1 veg)

Meal 4- 2 cups raw broccoli (2 veg)

Freebie- 1 sugar free cup-o-Jell-O

Totals: 12 servings very lean protein, 4 servings lean protein, 6 servings veg.