VLCD 4 - Portioning and Timing

I feel kind of hypocritical right now. Yesterday I posted that I'd been having a pretty good time with the diet, nothing horrible in terms of hunger pangs and side effects of the restricted diet. I should have waited until I'd gotten through an entire weekend, apparently.

Between Friday and Saturday, my schedule got completely fucked. Whereas normally I take my drops every three hours, between 7am and 7pm, I didn't wake up until 1030 on Saturday, again today, and I didn't go to bed until 3 Friday night, and 1 Saturday night. I ate much much later on Saturday, and am set to do the same today, unfortunately.

Saturday, we went shopping for groceries because I planned my week better. After spending an hour portioning out my chicken and ground beef, I was horribly shaky and weak, and eating was the only thing that was going to bring me out of it. It was beyond difficult to resist snacking on the multitude of food in my fridge, pantry, and basket, all of which is for BF so he doesn't go starving while I'm on the drops. When I did finally eat, I felt much much better, but it was a pretty close call. Not an experience I want again, let me tell you.

In addition, weigh in this morning found me gaining 0.2 pounds, which while is to be expected later on in the diet, shouldn't be happening within the first week. I'm feeling anxious this morning, and confused because I don't know what I did wrong, other than the wonked up drops and food schedule. I'll definitely be cutting down on the spices for my dinner, and hopefully that will help, along with a better schedule for the drops today. I'm actually looking forward to the work week, simply because it's an easier schedule to keep.

I'm worried, but determined to keep going. I've acquired gloves for doing dishes and making dinner, and I am extra careful to scrub my pans after making BF's dinner so there isn't any residual left over when I cook my own. I'll also be cutting back on coffee most likely, and switching to tea because it's easier. I'll be better prepared this week, I think. Hopefully!