R3 VLCD Day 27

Wish I'd Thought Of That...

The really beautiful thing about the internet is the ability to share knowledge and wisdom, regardless of who you are or where you live. Case in point: my rant yesterday on not seeing the scale go down fast enough.

Today was another one of those days. No loss at all. I've lost only a half pound since last Saturday, six days ago. Frustration!!

Enter two women of wisdom, Biz and Becca.

Becca wrote:

...I would be thrilled in the latter part of my round to get those [small] daily losses...for most of us that would be a happy occurrence...

Biz wrote:

You know through research that the last days of the protocol will be the hardest, that weight might not be lost, but inches continue to disappear. Quickly I might add. Have you actually done some measurements, not just to see if your clothes fit better, but actually taken out the tape measure and measured those thighs, that waist, the biceps, anything that might give you a glimmer of hope that although the scale may not move the way you want it to, that indeed, your faith is not unfounded.

Could it be true? Oh, yes!

The tape measure tells the story (measurements in cm):

_______Weight__Neck__Chest__Waist__Abdomen__Thigh__Knee__Ankle
Day 20: 182.2___40.0__102.5___97.5___103.5____58.5___40.5___23.0
Day 27 : 180.2__ 40.0__100.0___95.0___102.0____58.0___40.0___23.0
1-wk loss:__2.0_____0____2.5____2.5_____1.5_____0.5___0.5______0

So, as you can see, despite only losing 2 pounds in one week, I've lost a full inch on the chest and waist, a half-inch on the abdomen, and small losses on the thigh and knee.

I would never have known the change in late-round losses if I had not had the benefit of the wisdom of my friends. I would have continued to go crazy, willing that *&^* scale to go down, oblivious to the changes taking place in my body.

Thanks to all of you who read and post comments on this blog...I am indebted to you each day for your kindness, humor and wisdom!