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Hello all!  I still haven't heard from doc's re: surgery date. Hooray for Sara getting hers done.  I'm down to 226#, the lowest yet!

There is a lot of talk on OH about the dreaded third week stall...I was doing some investigating on how to avoid or break this stall (if and when it occurs). I found this explanation on why it happens, so I copy / pasted it here for ya'll to read.........


" He did warn me about the 3 week stall and gave me a very thorough explanation as to why it occurs. He said that for the first 2 weeks or so after a surgery or any other bodily trauma (think car accident), the body goes into a “Catabolic" state, which basically means that in an effort to repair itself, the body starts breaking down muscle. There’s a lot of water stored in muscle, which is also released during this time. He also assured me that no amount of protein supplements will change the Catabolic state - the body goes to muscle first to get the protein it needs to heal. Once week 3 or so hits, the body has made the necessary repairs and it now starts to rebuild the muscle it burned during the previous 2 weeks. Which means that while you don’t lose much (if any) weight, your body is now converting stored energy and supplemented protein into muscle (so you tend to lose quite a few inches during this time). My doctor joked that about 50% of his patients call him during week 3 freaked out because they haven’t lost weight and they think something is wrong. Anyway, I found the explanation very interesting!"

Today is the first day I have actually felt week and a little shaky. Two weeks with less than 300 calories a day has to catch up with you at some point. 

The upside to 300 calories is, the weight loss part of it.....down 24 pounds today. The down side is I feel hungry (for the first time) and weak today. Tomorrow is technically the day I get to start tofu, eggs and dairy, but I started today. I had to! So far I've had my morning protein shake with 8oz. of milk instead of 4oz., about 1/4 cup of yogurt melts for snack, and 1/7th of a boca burger for lunch. Planning on having an 1/2 an egg for dinner, and 5 cubes of tofu for night time snack.  My body needs fuel.

Ahhh, I already feel so much better. Water, a small protein shake and jello is just a cruel, cruel diet.

Man, I am stuffed
Becca 

YAY! One more classmate going under the knife to start their new life. Wishing you health and a speedy recovery!

We all love ya!

I was gonna go visit Sara Mac this morning. She was up for morning visitors last night when we texted, but she text me this morning and said she had a hard night last night. I texted back and asked if she was ok, but didn't hear back from her....Hope she's all right?!?!?!?!