1/11/12
Day 10 report

5:15AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 se7en

6:15AM
1.5 scoops MD
2 scoops superfood
2 Flameout

9AM
1.5 scoops MD

11:15AM
2 HOT-ROX

11:45AM
1 scoop MD

12:45PM
workout (intermediate program)
step ups w. 30# dbs 5X8 reps
db rows w. 30# dbs 5X8 reps
push press w. 20# dbs 5X8 reps
straight leg raises w ankle weights 5X8 reps

1:45PM
2 scoops Surge

3:15PM
NEPA walk (split into 2 parts: 30 mins pushing Samantha in her stroller, took a half hour break to play with her at the playground, then put her in her carrier on my back and walked back with her, total 3 miles round trip)

4PM (while at playground, half way through NEPA distance)
1.5 scoops MD
3 Flameout

6:15PM
1.5 scoops MD
3 Flameout
2T. peanut butter

I just noticed I forgot to have my 2nd double scoop of superfood. I will put it in my evening chrystal light.

I am struggling with enjoying the process of this program. It's like I'm the female version of Adam Sandler's character in the movie Click and I want a fast forward button and get to the end of this already. Wednesdays seem to be my toughest day of the week. I'm so grumpy and I want food really badly.

I am contemplating customizing this program to my tastebuds and maybe my digestive system...I'm still not right and its very draining on my attitude. I do not like the taste or any texture I have come up with for Metabolic Drive, and surge doesn't do well with me either. I want to see this 2nd week through, do my weight and measurements and then make the following substitutions:

muscle milk light (both powder and RTD) instead of Metabolic Drive
metrx bar post weight training instead of Surge (similar carbs, calories, and protein)
no peanut butter (the muscle milk light has 5g/fat per shake, 5 shakes = adequate fat) plus it has fiber in it already.

Everything else would stay the same- HOTROX, Se7en, Flameout, Superfood, workouts, NEPA walks, etc. I understand that this would mean I'm no longer doing the V-Diet but I am curious as to what would happen if I didn't dread each time it was time to have a shake. And if I fail or my results wane, I will document it and then anyone who reads this will know and stay the course exactly as written all the way through.

Who knows, I may change my mind on this. Maybe Monday morning I will wake up, weigh in, measure, and not want to risk jeapordizing further results. For today I just need to know that I may only have 4 more days of these shakes instead of 32 more.

To be continued...

Hi LeAnna,
First of all let me comment your second to last log update. You're already are an inspiration, I read your log daily, and it helps me stay on track, and so far you have stuck to the diet while having a cooking husband at home, handling your work and tending to your daughter, this is remarkable, due to my personal life I have some freedoms which, i bet, makes it easier for me to follow the diet, but you are keepin' up with me, and that inspires me to do even better.
Concerning customizing your diet, i am no expert, but I will say this, you have already bought the diet, and furthermore after your HSM on saturday, you will only have 14 days left of shakes only, ater that you will have a great tasting healthy meal everyday, which will make the shakes a lot easier to live with. I don't know what will happen if you customize your diet, but I think you should remember why you decided to do the diet in the first place, and also know that if your customizing has negative effects(in terms of body tranformation) you will always wonder "what if" I had completed the diet as planned. (you can always test the customizing after your V-Diet experience)

Good Luck:)

KDR09- thank you for your thoughts/suggestions. I am just having so much trouble digesting the shakes for some reason, and I strongly dislike the flavors. It's like torture. You make a good point though, and I don't want to wonder "what if". And I know that if I go off and insert the muscle milk light and the metrx bars, it is extremely unlikely I will ever have a Metabolic Drive or Surge shake ever again for the rest of my life.

It is helpful for me to know that my journaling is helpful to you though and it weighs on my decision. I am going to do my best to make it through to Monday of next week, weigh in, do my measurements, and either have a Metabolic Drive shake or do my experiment. I will continue to document it either way.

Day 11 report (1/12/12)

5:15AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6:15AM
1 scoop MD
2 scoops Superfood
2 Flameout

9AM
1.5 scoops MD
2 Flameout

10AM
NEPA walk, pushing Samantha in stroller, 60 mins, about 3 miles

12PM
1.5 scoops MD
2 Flameout

3PM
1.5 scoops MD
2 Flameout

7PM
1.5 scoops MD
2T peanut butter

forgot to put superfood in my afternoon shake again today. i will mix it into some chrystal light again tonight.

I am continuing to struggle to keep up the fight. The key word is continuing. Oh how I wish I liked Metabolic Drive and Surge.

Day 12 (1/13/12)

5:30AM
2 HOT-ROX

6:30AM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 Flameout

9AM
workout: intermediate program
deadlifts @95# 9,9,9 @105# 7,6
decline db chest press w. 25# dbs 9,9,9 w. 27.5# dbs 7,6
lat pull downs @80# 9,9,9 @85# 7,6
plank w. 25# weight plate on my back, 5 sets of 30 second holds

10AM
2 scoops Surge

12PM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 scoops Superfood
2 Flameout

3PM
2 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 scoops Superfood
2 Flameout

3:45
NEPA walk, 60 mins, 3.3 miles outside pushing stroller

6PM
2 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 Flameout
2T PB

my strength in my workouts and my walking pace are definitely affected by my yucky guts. i am strongly leaning toward my alterations starting monday. my husband agreed to take care of the rest of the Metabolic Drive and Surge so that i can see if my digestive system fares better on muscle milk light and metrx. i will be the guinea pig with this to see if and how it effects results in terms of body fat loss/lean tissue retention. if anything the v-diet proper has the advantage in this 1 subject study since it was for the first 2 weeks when fat loss is usually faster and easier. i'm tired of feeling disgusting in my insides all the time. i still want to achieve my goal though, or at least do the work necessary and lean out and see if there is a bikini competitors physique under this layer of extra body fat.

Day 13 Report
(Saturday, January 14th, 2012)

5AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6:15AM
1 scoop MD
2 scoops superfood
1 Flameout

9:15AM
1 scoop MD
1 Flameout

11:30AM
2 HOT-ROX

12PM
1 scoop MD
1 Flameout

12:30PM
NEPA walk, hilly terrain, 3.5 miles in 60 mins

3PM
1 scoop MD
1 Flameout

5PM Healthy Solid Meal
shrimp cocktail
sashimi, tamari
baby greens, sliced heirloom tomato, fresh mozzarella, balsamic and oil/vinegar dressing
grilled filet mignon, gluten free worstecher(?sp) sauce
sauteed spinach & mushrooms
1/2 medium baked potato w. i can't believe its not butter spray, sea salt
bowl of berries w. spoonful of truvia
YUM!!!

My HSM was delicious! I was disappointed in my baked potato. I tried to do it in the oven thinking it would be better than the microwave how I usually do it. Wrong. Way too dry but my stomach definitely needed the starch so I got half of it down. My stomach feels better with solid food in it. Back to Metabolic Drive for at least one day tomorrow, then weigh/measure Monday AM, then my muscle milk light/metrx experiment begins. Most likely. I may change my mind but I doubt it. I know a lot of people enjoy the taste of Metabolic Drive and Surge and have no problems with their digestion over it, but I am suffering terribly. I don't want to give up completely so I'm going to try substitutions. I will see how it goes.

Hi LeAnna,

I was reading through your log and it seems that you really hate the taste of the Metabolic Drive. I do not feel the same, so I don't really understand it, but in my opinion and experience from seeing people that have used Muscle Milk, I really do not think that is a good idea. Of course Muscle Milk is going to taste better, it has so much sugar. When I was deployed, I worked with a guy that thought that he knew what he was doing with his workout routine, but he definitely did not. Anyway, he would drink muscle milk after his workouts, and at different times of the day, and he ended up with a pot belly. Now, I am not saying that is going to happen to you. I am just saying that I think muscle milk is a bad choice for a protein shake. This program is only 28 days. You can do it. Think of the results that you will see after it is over!! That is what I am looking forward to! You are doing this with your boyfriend as well, right? Even more of an incentive to keep going. Well, good luck to you.

Heather, thank you for your support and opinion. I'm definitely open to feedback and advice. I am still unsure of what I am gonna do starting tomorrow. Muscle Milk Light has no sugar in its ingredients and 0 grams listed on its nutritional information. Metabolic Drive actually has 1 gram per scoop. Both are sweetened with the same stuff, so sugar content is not an issue. If anything I will be saving up to 8g of sugar a day switching! I am afraid of opening the floodgates to my old eating and reason for being desperate enough to try this program. Very afraid. I'd be making the choice to do my substitutions out of curiosity- does it really have to be so disgusting (to me- I know a lot of people love this stuff, I wish I did) and uncomfortable to still get results?

Just as important as losing the fat is feeling good (which I do not- I feel sick all the time), and changing my tastes to prefer healthy food (I am not sure that making my switches will be effective with that). So, I'm still debating but will pray about and sleep on it. I have faith that I will have the clarity I need in the morning to know what to do moving forward. My hope is that maybe my experiment will provide an alternative to those who don't tolerate the Biotest stuff as well digestively, like me. I will still be using all their supplements surrounding the program (HOT-ROX, Flameout, Se7en, Superfood).

Day 14 Report (Sunday, January 15)

5:30AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6:30AM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 scoops Superfood
1 Flameout

9:30AM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
1 Flameout

12:30PM
1 scoop Metabolic Drive
1 Flameout

2:15PM
v-burn workout
time was almost a minute slower than last week :(

3PM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
2 scoops Superfood
1 Flameout

5:30PM
1 Se7en

6PM
1.5 scoops Metabolic Drive
1 Flameout
2T. peanut butter

One thing that helped me today was I made all the shakes in the morning, and stored them in the fridge. I put one in a to go shaker cup with a few ice cubes to keep it cold so I could have it in the car and take it right after church.

I'm feeling exhausted and week and sick of feeling sick. But I'm still determined to stick with this or something as parallel as I can come up with.

Measurements for my 2 week check in tomorrow morning!

Hi LeAnne,
I don't have a problem with changing a few things with the V-Diet, to be honest I find the "stay exactly as written" crowd to largely be limited in training experience and narrow minded (although there are many more that are very helpful). We all have to find what works for us. I have done 4 V-Diets and really have found them all quite easy. I'm currently trying a two week V-Diet/Pulse Fast which I find difficult, and will report my conclusions in a week. On to your situation:

1. Don't use RTD Protein sources. They are the worst protein sources that you can find. They have been "cooked" to last on the shelf and will have little value to your body when you drink it.

2. If you go to another protein then Biotest, try and find a good quality one with a similar mix of casein/whey as Metabolic Drive. I don't know much about muscle milk but from what I can see, to get the same amount of protein in one Metabolic Drive serving you would get almost 3 times the carbs in the MM light product. That will definitely mess up your results. Personally, I would just quit the diet rather than going through two more weeks of "hardship" and not see the results. Don't get me wrong, I have heard very good things about MM, but there is no question that you are on a low carb diet here and that is part of why it works so well.

3. Taste bud "re-program". I have done this enough times to tell you that this is a pile of ......! Bad habits are bad habits, and have nothing to do with your "taste buds". Usually eating bad food has nothing to do with taste buds but something external.

Have you tried to get some sort of diet cool aid or something to add to the Metabolic Drive to try and change the taste?

Day 15 Report (Day 1 experimental modified Velocity-inspired-diet)

5AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6AM
17oz. RTD muscle milk light (210 cal, 30g protein, 12g carb, 3g fiber, 5g fat)

9:15AM
17oz. RTD MM light

11AM
2 HOT-ROX

11:15AM workout (intermediate)
squats @55# 5,5,5 @65# 3,2
pull downs @90# 5,5,5 @97.5# 3,2
db chest press w. 25#dbs 5,5,5 w. 27.5#dbs 3,2
plank hold w. 25# plate on my back, 5 sets of 30 second holds

12PM
metrx bar (370 cal, 50g carb, 2g fiber, 28g protein, 6g fat)

1:15PM
17 oz. RTD MM light
2 scoops Superfood

4:15PM
17 oz. RTD MM light

5PM
1 Se7en

6:15PM
17 oz. RTD MM light
4 Flameout

I intend to have 2 scoops of Superfood in some crystal light or hot herbal tea tonight. My digestive system feels so much better today! I know that the RTD is not considered ideal, nor is muscle milk or metrx bar in general but I'm doing an experiment here and I will see how it turns out.

My weigh in/ measurements for week 2:

weight
122.4 (-5.8 total since start weight 128.2)
bodyfat
23.3% (-3.1% total)
waist 26.5 (-1.75 total)
navel 29.75 (-1.25 total)- this measurement was up .75 from last week though...
abdomen 32.5 (-1.25 total)
thigh 20.75 (-1 total)
hips 36 (-.75 total)
upper arm (-.25 total)

based on these measurements, of the 5.8 pounds I've lost so far, 5.2# has been fat and .6# has been lean.

Day 16 / Day 2 experimental Velocity-inspired-diet

6:30AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

7AM
17oz. RTD muscle milk light
1 Flameout
2 scoops Superfood

9:15AM
17oz. RTD mm light
1 Flameout

12PM
17 oz. RTD mm light
1 Flameout

12:30PM
2 HOT-ROX

2:45PM
NEPA walk, 60 mins, outside, along beach in pacific grove- beautiful day. hard to be on a mini one day family vacation living on shakes. at least they are tastey!

3:45PM
17 oz. RTD mm light
1 Flameout

6PM
17 oz. RTD mm light
2T. peanut butter

we drove down to pacific grove for the afternoon. it was really nice but i wanted to have a cocktail and sit at a restaurant sitting overlooking the ocean and have some food. but i stuck to my commitment. it's still hard this program but much better now that my shakes taste good to me and my digestive system feels comfortable again.

4 days to HSM. looking forward to it!

January 18 Report

Day 17 / Day 3 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

5:30AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6AM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk Light
1 Flameout
2 scoops Superfood

9AM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk Light
1 Flameout

11:30AM
2 HOT-ROX

12PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk Light
1 Flameout

2PM workout
Step Ups with 30#dbs: 9,9,9, with 35#dbs: 7,6
DB rows with 30#dbs: 9,9,9, with 35#dbs: 7,6
DB push press with 20#dbs: 9,9,9, with 35#dbs:7,6
DB bicep curl with 12#dbs: 9,9,9, with 15#dbs: 7,6
straight leg raises with ankle weights: 5X 8 reps

2:45PM
metrx bar

4PM
NEPA walk, 2.7 miles, hilly terrain

5PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk Light
1 Flameout
2 scoops Superfood

7PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk Light
2T. peanut butter

I'm feeling good, stronger, no more yucky guts. Really curious how weigh in and measurements will go on Monday. Gotta stay in today though and stick to what I'm doing and not get too ahead of myself. Planning on going to PF Chang's Saturday night for HSM. Gonna order off their gluten free selections, lots of veggies, sashimi, etc. It will be first HSM out to eat. Well first one was take out from Whole Foods. I usually order cream cheese wontons, honey chicken, a couple cocktails, and the wall of chocolate for dessert. So this will be a good challenge coming up.

Day 18/Day 4 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

Very challenging, long day. Sick baby :( So sad to see her uncomfortable. Had to do my NEPA on the treadmill at 7:30PM after my husband got home so he could tend to her. Didn't want to bundle her up and take her out in the cold for my walk during the day. Major cravings for food- especially pepperoni pizza (probably stress/emotional triggered). In fact, I better get to bed so I don't sleep-order-and-eat-it. That's how shakey I am! I'm glad I get a metrx bar after my workout tomorrow and then Saturday is HSM day. I can't even imagine making it another day right now. The shakes are yummy and just fine I just miss real food desperately. Hopefully Samantha will be feeling better tomorrow and I will be in a better space on every level.

Typical day- 2 servings HOT-ROX, Superfood, 2 Se7en, 5 17oz. RTD muscle milk light shakes, 2.5 mile NEPA walk on treadmill (40 mins).

Day 19 / Day 5 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

Did a mid week weigh in this morning and was 121.4, so the scale is still moving in the right direction.

I will be switching from muscle milk light to regular muscle milk and going from 5 shakes down to 4 because I made a mistake and ordered the regular instead of the light- and I'm completely out of the light RTDs. I don't think I can make it to the store tonight before they close. I'm really annoyed with myself that I made the mistake but maybe its a good challenge for me to be flexible and not just give up here and order pizza and say screw this whole thing, which is typical behavior in the past. Its Friday night, its raining, I feel sorry for and am also mad at myself for messing up my order...all perfect excuses for the old me. Instead, I want to put this in perspective and see what I have to do to make this work as best I can.

I will no longer be having the 2T of peanut butter since calorically it would be too much higher than the original velocity plan calls for me to have. As of tomorrow I will be at 1360 calories on nonworkout days now and 1730 on workout days. Original velocity calls for 1270 on workout days and 1610 nonworkout days. And the original plan of course calls for a lot more protein, but I've had kidney issues in the past so all that protein on possibly compromised kidneys might not be the best choice (for me) anyways. Maybe its a divine mistake. Anyways, I want to go with the flow here and not give up. So thats that.

It will be interesting to see your results. I don't think the PB is a concern as the main reason for it's inclusion was because the fat will slow the absorption of the protein by your body through the night. What is of concern is you are significantly increasing your carbs. I suspect that you may continue to lose scale weight but I don't think your body comp will change drastically from here on out. I also believe that your craving for food is related to the increase in carbs. At least, that's how it works for me.

As for the protein, you could triple your protein intake and it wouldn't have any impact on your kidneys. My friend had kidney failure when he was 28 due to a severe infection and has a transplant, he had blood tests every two weeks and he went on the V Diet. He is a 200 lb football player and his protein intake was about 5 times yours and his creatin levels didn't even budge a little. As you probably are aware, there is no difference in male/female kidneys and your kidneys could easily handle the same amount of protein as a massive guy.

Regardless, the protein you are taking is relatively worthless and is most likely being excreted by the body when you go to the washroom. RTD are no different then slim fast with regards to the quality of the protein. If you want to avoid any muscle wasting you should consider switching to the muscle milk powder. I'm sure it would taste the same. Also, to minimize the impact of your "relatively" high carbs, maybe consider drinking one of those shakes post workout and skip the metrx bar. The metrix bar post workout is useless. If you insist on having it it would be better at the start of the day rather than post workout.

Just my opinions. If I come across as critical I apologize, I'm trying to be helpful to the changes that you have made to the diet.

Ken- you don't come across as critical to me, I appreciate your feedback and thoughts. And your information about your friends creatinine levels not budging on the velocity diet is very reassuring. I had a nephrologist tell me if I had more than 80 grams of protein a day I'd be on dialysis before my 30th birthday. I since have read up a lot on it and have less fear based on my research. I do hope you are wrong about my body composition not improving, we shall see...weighing and measuring in on Monday...

My carb total with the changes is 60 "net" carbs on nonworkout days. 110 on workout days.

Day 20 / Day 6 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

7:15AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

8AM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk
1 Flameout
2 scoops Superfood

12:15PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk
1 Flameout

3:30PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk
1 Flameout
2 scoops Superfood

6-8:30PM HSM
@home- 1 slice cheese w. 100 cal pack of guacamole, 7 olives, 1 grilled sausage, small handful dried blueberries
@PF Changs- from gluten free menu selections: egg drop soup, chicken lettuce wraps, spicey chicken entree, brown rice, snap peas, spinach sauteed w. garlic

Ken- I forgot to respond to your suggestion about using muscle milk powder- I did try it but my digestive system just doesn't seem to like any shakes made from powder. Within 20 minutes I am in severe discomfort nearly as bad as when I was using the Metabolic Drive. Luckily my husband doesn't have the same issues as I do so he will use whats left. I wonder if I'm sensitive to whey? I don't know...

January 22
Day 21 / Day 7 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

7:15AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

8AM
17oz RTD Muscle Milk
2 scoops Superfood
1 Flameout

11AM
17oz RTD Muscle Milk
1 Flameout

12:45PM
2 HOT-ROX

1:45PM
VBurn Workout Time 26:31.9 (faster than 1st 2 weeks)


2:15PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk
2 scoops Superfood
1 Flameout

5PM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk
1 Flameout

8PM (maybe will have another 17oz. RTD Muscle Milk, 1 Flameout)

Weigh in and measurements tomorrow, so we shall see what effect using muscle milk RTDs has had...

This week measurment changes/total
height: 5',3.5"
weight: 122.4 (-0)/(-5.8)
chest: 36 (-.75)/(-.75)
small of waist: 27 (+.5)/(-2.5)
navel: 28.5 (-1.25)/(-2.5)
abdomen: 32 (-.5)/(-1.75)
hips: 36 (-0)/(-.75)
thigh: 20.75 (-0)/(-1)
calf: 13 (-.5)/(-.5)
upper arm: 10.25 (-.25)/(-.5)

Although I did have one increase in a measuring tape site, the rest continued to drop or stay the same compared to last week. I'm going to continue with my substitutions for the last week and see what happens.

Does anyone know what kind of weight/measurements the bikini fitness girls have? That's my ultimate goal- to be in a competition and do well this year, maybe the May 5th show...

January 23
Day 22
Day 8 Experimental Velocity-Inspired Diet

6AM
2 HOT-ROX, 1 Se7en

6:30AM
17oz. RTD Muscle Milk shake

9:15AM
17oz. RTD MM shake
2 scoops Superfood

12PM
2 HOT-ROX

12:15PM
17oz. RTD MM shake

1:30PM Workout:
Front Squats @ 65#, 5 sets of 4 reps
Close Grip Pull Downs @ 100#, 5 sets of 4 reps
Chest Press w. 30#dumbbells, 5 sets of 4 reps
Plank Hold w. 25# weight plate on my back, 5 sets of 30 second holds

2:15PM
MetRx Bar
2 scoops Superfood

4PM
NEPA walk, 2.7 miles, hilly terrain

5:15PM
17oz. RTD MM Shake

7:15PM
17oz. RTD MM Shake
4 Flameout
1 Se7en

Things have been going smoothly except for one deviation/slip Tuesday night. I began again right away. It was about 160 calories. My body, particularly my stomach, is looking better in the mirror and I'm getting compliments at the gym so my experimental velocity-inspired diet seems to be continuing to work.

Yesterday's Workout:

step ups
w. 32.5#dbs: 9,9,9, w. 35#dbs: 7,6
bent over rows
w. 32.5#dbs: 9,9,9, w. 35#dbs: 7,6
push press
w. 22.5#dbs: 9,9,9, w. 25#dbs: 7,6
bicep curl
w. 15#dbs: 9,9,9 w. 17.5#dbs: 7,6
leg raises
w. medium ankle weights: 9,9,9 w. large ankle wts: 7,6

It's been nice weather and I got myself an annual pass to the lafayette reservoir here last saturday. it's a 2.7 mile hilly path around a reservoir. pushing a stoller adds a nice little challenge. i do slow down so as not to be all panting on the hills. its much nicer than the boring flat trail near my home. i spluged on the pass in order to make my NEPA walks more enjoyable on nice days. I think I will put running intervals in next week when I'm on phase 2 and having one meal per day. I'm so excited for that!

Friday's Workout:

deadlifts @ 105#, 5 sets of 8 reps
db chest press w. 27.5# dumbells, 5 sets of 8 reps
pulldowns @ 85#, 5 sets of 8 reps
plank w. 25# plate on my back, 5 sets of 30 second holds

Satuday's V-Burn Time
26:49

Tomorrow I do my weigh in and measurements and move on to phase 2!!! I have leftovers from my Healthy Solid Meal from yesterday (sauteed green beans, grilled asparagus, curried chicken salad, red potato salad, garlice and almond stuffed olives) that I intend to have and get some brown rice sushi to go with it. I'm excited and nervous about having food every day. Luckily I'm almost through with the regular muscle milk RTDs and my muscle milk light RTDs will be here Tuesday. This will help with calorie control now that I will be having a healthy solid food meal every single day!!! Yaaay!!!

13 weeks and 6 days til the bikini fitness competition...

I have been sick with a sinus infection :( I haven't abandoned healthy eating or preparing for the bikini fitness contest, I have just gone off the shake protocol temporarily. I have been eating oatmeal and eggs at breakfast, and mostly soup with grilled chicken and veggies, a few rice cakes and a few pieces of fruit daily. I can't even walk because if I breathe deeply I wind up coughing like crazy. So, taking it easy but not losing sight of my goals or giving up. I may be ready as early as tomorrow to pick up where I left off: one meal per day + shakes, then monday I'd be going to 2 meals a day + shakes.

I got a 9 site caliper bodyfat test done today which put me at 17% bodyfat. From what I have read, bikini fitness girls tend to be 9-13%, so I'm getting there. 13 weeks til the show! I have time. And still over a week to go on the velocity program.

is that a 9% body fat drop? thats very impressive, great job!

The tape measure method puts me higher. I'm going to do all my measurements again next week for my final weigh in and measurements. I test lower when I use calipers for some reason, always have. I didn't do calipers in the beginning so it's really comparing apples and oranges I guess. At the one month point, I had lost 4.4% body fat according to the tape measurement method. My clothes fit better so I know good things are happening in spite of my modifications and current illness.

Good job LeAnna! If you lost 4% body fat in about 6 weeks, that is awesome!

I am on day 23. I have not taken any measurements since day 0, so I am anticipating Friday when I get my body fat done again. I can take my jeans off without unbuttoning them though, so I can see pretty big changes.

This diet can be very hard for many people that have a hard time putting there head around just being able to drink shakes. Although you had to modify your diet because of the upset stomach with the Biotest supplements, you still made big changes. So congratulations! Keep striving toward your goal of competing in that bikini contest. You can do it!!

Post some after pics! I would love to see them, and that is what motivates people to start this diet. I know that is what made me want to do it.