157.9 and holding steady. I'm definately enjoying this phase 3 more than the last one because i'm less scared. I'm definately eating even though the scale is still moving slightly downward. The same happened the last time. I just don't know how you aren't supposed to lose weight on the last two days of VLCD. Having your LIW be your target weight just seems to me like it gives you a bit of a cushion. I'm not worried, I stabalized fine last round even thought I went below LIW by 3lbs. I only went over LIW by like .2 on the very last week before I restarted the protocol. I was actually thankful because I wanted to see if the steak correction day really works. It certainly does and I need to know that for my own piece of mind. I lost 3.9 lbs on my steak day. I started the second round .1 over my last LIW which I thought was absolutely amazing. I'm taking the full break (8 weeks) and will begin my third and final round in late July.

158.1 and Holding Steady! Had a wonderful girl's weekend away without the scale for the first time in many months. Stayed on track the entire weekend for phase 3 but have to admit there was lots of wine involved. I was a bit nervous about this morning's weigh in. I was exactly the same as Friday. Yippie. It doesn't take long for the constipation side affect to go away once I have some fat back in my diet. I'm very thankful for that!! I hadn't seen these girlfriends since before I started round one of this diet so needless to say, they were astonished at my weightloss. It was a great feeling.

First (and most important) Goal Met!!!!!!

158.7. Finally hit my first goal of normal BMI which for me is 159.3 lbs. Missed my second goal of 40 lbs total weight loss by a couple of pounds. That will just have to wait until my next round since my ability to remain true to the protocol is being tested. Saturday was my last shot this round since the losses have been slow and I'm nearly at 40 days. Haven't decided if I will just take a two week break and start back up since immunity doesn't seem to be a problem for me and I really want to get this last 12 lbs off. If not, then I will take the full 8 weeks and start fresh sometime in August...which my gut tells me is probably a better idea anyway. Feeling good, bought a size 10 jeans this weekend and I have to admit they looked really small on the hanger. I thought no way but I'm going to try them anyway. Much to my surprise, they looked amazing. Oh, and I always grab a size large in shirts/blouses out of habbit and they were way too big. Even the mediums were too big in many cases. I just don't see the difference in my body in that area as much as in my behind. Overall, feeling very good and healthy. Looking forward to some different food choices starting tomorrow.