Okay... I got it - I gotta tell ya, the loading days are the worst. I'm attaching the list of stuff I ate to give a good idea of what's high calorie/fat, but not filling to make you hurl :-)

1 bag Reese's Pieces		2600		130
Costco Ice Cream Bar		870		65
Costco Ice Cream Bar		870		65
Costco Ice Cream Bar		870		65
Hash Browns		150		9
Hash Browns		150		9
Jimmy Dean - Bacon		520		33
Jimmy Dean - Ham		390		23
Large FF Wendy's		540		26
McGriddle		460		21
McGriddle		460		21
Medium FF Wendy's		420		20
Mexi Fries		439		28
Mexi Fries		439		28
Top Pot Doughnut		480		23
Venti java chip frap		600		23
	calories	10258	fat	589

A bit of a clearing up for the list: Mexi Fries are from Taco Time and the Hashbrowns are from McDonald's McGriddle Value Meal. I guess I could add that the Top Pot doughnut came from Starbucks as well...

I'm so happy to start my 500 cal protocol - I was hoping I wasn't going to die of a heart attack last night. The above was eaten in 2 days, so of course I gained. I wasn't too off on my guess how much I weighed. I guessed 225 and I was 222.5, but NOW, eating all that crap above, I'm at 226. I started to freak out, and my friends said it's completely normal to gain 4-5 lbs the first 2 days.

I've got my coffee brewing and going to boil my chicken this afternoon. I'm having sirloin steak for lunch (my husband bbq'd 2 HUGE steaks for me and I divided them up into sandwich bags. Went to Winco and bought all my fruits and veg - hopefully they'll last! lol

I gotta tell you... eating that way the last 2 days was quite depressing. I've never been an emotional eater.... well maybe an occasional scoop of ice cream because "I deserved it" after dealing with a stressful situation, but NOTHING like this. Eating when I wasn't hungry, adding to the fact that it was SUPPOSED to be fatty, really knocked me for a loop. If I could do anything, I would try to avoid the load days the best I can, but that's not going to happen.

Anyway, the shots aren't really a big deal. The bac water needs to be kept in the fridge - I was actually out of the house my first 2 days - first day my dad had cataract surgery, so I had to inject myself at the hospital then the next day I had a root canal and half way through, I went to the bathroom and injected then. I kept the bac water bottle in a latte cup with lid and filled with ice. It worked out great.

Ok well I'll post next week... have a great day!