So I've been going up and down 2 lbs for 7 days straight now in P2! So frustrating b/c this is my last week on the diet and I was really hoping to lose more than 10lbs! :( If I wanted to do an apple day....I eat 6 apples from noon today til noon tomorrow and drink as much water as I want, correct? Is it bad I had 2 cups of coffee this morning?

Any other ideas why I've stalled so bad? :( I know I had little cheats here and there, but they were really little and I can't believe it would have this bad of consequences! TOM is no where in sight (my cycles are super irregular, so I never know when or if it's coming). And I'm not "backed up" at all. ;) Could really use some advice! Thanks!

Preload: 250
Postload: 252.5
VLCD1: 256.5 (this weight may not be right, it was taken at lunch)
VLCD2: 251
VLCD3: 248.5
VLCD4: 246 -4 lbs preload -10.5 lbs postload
VLCD5: 245.5
VLCD6: 244.5 -1 (cheated that evening)
VLCD7: 245 +.5 (cheating at lunch)
VLCD8: 241.5 -3.5 -8.5lbs preload -15 postload
VLCD9: 242 (drank a Diet Mt Dew that evening at a movie)
VLCD10: 242.5 + .5 :(
VLCD11: 238 -4.5
VLCD 12: 239 +1
VLCD13: 239
VLCD14: 239 (cheated with 2 chips and cheese and a bite of a banana bar)
VLCD15: 239.5 +.5
VLCD16: 238 -1.5
VLCD17: 239.5 +1.5

So you think my small cheats caused me to stall for 7 days? Man, this diet is not what I expected it to be. :(

I don't eat both my melbas, but yes, I usually eat both my fruits. Usually apples & strawberries. Think I should cut one or both of those out? Would that be better then doing an Apple Day?

And you're still down nearly 20 pounds in 17 days. That's fabulous for a woman!

K, I was just reading thru P&I and read this:

Menstrual Interruption
The fourth type of interruption is the one which often occurs a few days before and during the menstrual period and in some women at the time of ovulation. It must also be mentioned that when a woman becomes pregnant during treatment - and this is by no means uncommon - she at once ceases to lose weight. An unexplained arrest of reduction has on several occasions raised our suspicion before the first period was missed. If in such cases, menstruation is delayed, we stop injecting and do a precipitation test five days later. No pregnancy test should be carried out earlier than five days after the last injection, as otherwise the HCG may give a false positive result.

My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for over 3 years...I've had 2 miscarriages (most recently was end of April). It's always taken fertility drugs to get me to ovulate...so the odds that I'm pregnant are pretty darn slim, but I can't help but wonder...??? Grammy, what do you suggest? I'm almost done with this 23 day round...should I finish it, get off the HCG and then test? Or should I stop the injections early? Maybe this is just wishful thinking...????