Yes, you read that right.  I have actually lost 10 lbs. since Monday– that’s according to my scale and to the scale at MRC.  Go me!!

Also, I bought a couple of dresses just before I started (size 12– wouldn’t zip up), and I tried them on today, and they totally fit, zipped and comfortable.  So, I’m doing what every rational dieter would do and taking them back to exchange for the next size down that won’t fit, lol.  I want to wear one of them to a wedding on May 15th, and it only lacks maybe an inch of closing, so I should be able to lose that if I really try.  It’s in the bust area, and that’s where I lose first anyhow.

I just can’t believe it happened so fast like that.  It hasn’t even been a full week.  I only lost 9 lbs. in preconditioning the first time I did this diet.  I did find out that I have to do a bit of a different eating plan for the first 10 days after preconditioning.  One of the ladies there calls it “four days of misery,” but it doesn’t really look that bad to me.  It’s a lot of veggies and a lot of cheese, but I love cheese, so bring it on.  It’s just extremely strict.  The calories are very low, but the high protein as well as the fiber from the veggies keep you full.  I think one of my bigger problems was that toward the end I was subbing applesauce for my veggies way too often.  This time around I really am going to follow it to the letter, even if it means eating broccolli– ick.  I do think I’m going to cheat a bit and have green beans instead.  They don’t like that because they’re canned and have more sodium, but I think I’m giving up the broccolli battle.  I’m just not a veggie person, so canned green beans it is.  I’ll switch to fresh as soon as they’re available this summer.  Last time around I was dieting in the winter.

Anyway, I’m pretty happy with things so far.  I’m looking forward to WI again on Monday (it’s a nice feeling to be able to say that again).  I’m getting a haircut and a massage on Monday as my “reward” for losing ten pounds.  I’m going to start that up again, but I won’t do anything big until I’m back on track from where I was before.  I only have about 8 lbs. to go, and it will be like nothing even happened.  Hopefully that only takes a couple more weeks.

weight at home:  169.5

MRC weight:  171.5