R2P3D22-1.8 gain

R2P2 Highest Loading Weight 165.3 Daily Gain 1.8 Sunday Gain 4.0 Saturday loss 2.0 Current Weight 145.8 LIW 143.5 Over LIW 2.3 Exercise Tracker: Friday: working out in garden 2 hours, lots of housework Saturday: running around getting everything ready for Hubby's surpise birthday party Sunday: cleaning up after said party   So I threw my husband a surprise birthday party on Saturday night, and somehow I actually pulled it off.  It was so hard not to post all of the trials I had while planning it and keeping it a secret (hiding the party food, making up a visit from a distant friend, not telling my oldest,  getting the help of friends to store beer, pick up ice and food trays, etc).  It was exhausting.  But he was so surprised, and every one seemed to have a great time.    Friday was spent trying to attend to the last minute details and making sure the landscaping out front and back was done.  I had a beautiful rock garden done in the front, and we ran out of rocks, so I had to climb under bushes in the side yard to get more out of hiding (why put rocks under bushed where they cant be seen, I wonder of the old house owners?).  I was so busy, I forgot to eat, and ended up only consuming about 5oz of mixed nuts throughout the day followed by ham steak covered in horseradish cheddar dip for dinner.  And I lost 2 lbs!  I got down to 140 on Sat (unchartered territory).  Wow.   Saturday was crazy...I had my in laws pick up the kids 5 minutes after Hubby left for work (8am), and went crazy getting all the furniture, food, etc out.  At 2pm, when everyone starting arriving, I had NO food made, had just finished throwing all the dishes in the dishwasher-on top of clean dishes already in there-and I took a box and threw everything still on the coffee table and on the counter in it, with no regards to what is was (mixed nuts, gift cards, a shoe, books, and paints were some of the contents).  Some of my friends volunteered to help, and I readily accepted.  By 2:25, some of the food was cooked, the tent was up, the lights outside had batteries, Mark was on his way, and I was happily enjoying my first drink.  Gotta love it.    The best part of the whole weekend was that I didn't throw any tantrums, didn't get completely mentally overwhelmed like I normally do before parties, and I didn't dwell (much) on the things I forgot to do, or didn't have time to do, such as putting up the happy birthday banner I made (for all the guests to sign and give to Hubby as a gift)-AND the second best thing was  that my hubby knows how much he is loved.    Now I have to figure out what to do with myself.  This whole party has so consumed me that I feel a little lost not having to plan or pick up anything up.  Though I guess I still have a lot of stuff to return still, and the basement shelving needs to be put back in order, and I still have to see what, if anything, lays broken shoved at the bottom of the dishwasher.  And I start my new position today and have lots of training to do, and information to absorb...in addition to losing that 5.8lbs I gained over the weekend.   I'm up 2.3 over LIW, the highest Ive been in all of P3 (which is why I doing extra P3 days this round).  I really should've have done a steak day yesterday with that 4lb gain, but darn those leftovers were SO tempting (and I was still only .5 over LIW-dont you love my excuses?).   I know Im going to be tempted once Im off protocol (I guess that will be starting this week) and going into lifetime maintenence, so Im grateful I have the tools to get me down quickly.  And I know too that my plan is to weigh only weekly, and have one day a week when I can let loose...so this is ok.  This gain is only temporary.  I'm going to run and swim today in addition to eating lots of steak.  And tomorrow I have a massage scheduled and will do high protein, high fat, and no carbs...in addition to donating blood (that should get me down, right?).  So Im not worried.  I want this great new body to stay that way, and Ill work hard to achieve it, while not driving myself too crazy.    Now that Im down, the mental work I will start doing will keep me here.  And get me that 15-2o more lbs down that I want to be.   How about you....any big plans for the week?