Simeon's Protocol - Week of 10/4/2010

[Ml2f]

Crispy HIP HIP Hooray, I was so happy to read your going to be able to keep your job!! I'm a nurse too in LTC and the comment you made about keeping a little book of miracles is so nice something I've never thought about, tho some days they are so few and far between theres always one that brings a smile to my face, sometimes its just the tiniest thing that makes your heart sing.

I'm so very happy for you and your family. I wanted to share this with everyone because it was funny today that I happened to get this sent to me by my sister then crispy mentioned it today in her post about CPR, its a new method and everyone can do it, no certification required. You NEVER know when it might make the difference between life and death for someone.

New CPR technique

Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR | College of Medicine

[Lorrie200]

Originally Posted by Chouter

Lorrie, good to have you back! I confess when I was on P3, I drank wine almost every night, but I didn't overdo it. I was determined to "reset" with wine! I did well, and ended P3 at the exact weight I started! You'll get that binge weight off in no time!

Lol..Lol I think I was 'determinded' too..and when it didnt work..I drank some more. I so hate to be defeated..lol I have to admit the hardest part of P2 for me is not being able to enjoy my wine and socialize with my wine-o-friends. I was more excited to have wine than eat Adkins food..which I love. Next P3 I will promised myself to have more control

Originally Posted by KOO

Good to see you back!

Thank you Mrs. Koo! M is doing SO well When I came
back to the board I was So happy to hear her results!!! Wow!

[Healthy and Happy]

Good morning ladies!!!

No loss, no gain today which actually breaks my pattern of losing one day, gaining the next. So I'm happy at least I didn't gain. Looking forward to a loss tomorrow, 185 would look so good about now! Only 2 more days of dosing, then 2 days VLCD, then
P3!!!

[catzrule]

Lorrie, welcome back! You were missed. Considering how naughty you were, you didn't do badly at all. You'll be back to your LDW in no time. Missed ya!

Chouter, I love wine too, great reasoning for having it!

CTG, I'd have the wine if I were you (although I'd probably do the chicken and have a miserable time). The meanie in me says 'have the wine, CTG, so I can catch up...'

QuiteBlissGirl, I SO want a mastiff. I love those big puppies!

Thin, you're still doing great! At least it isn't a gain, you're right!


I'm down 0.8 this morning to a solid 132.0. My BF measured 33.7%, so that made me happy. I didn't sleep well at all, so I think my loss could have been more. Darned brain started working at 3am! Oy!

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Tell me what the GREAT HCG board thinks of this
I'm going to do a steak day this weekend
I'm thinking of taking my flank steaks maranading them in a can of Rotel tomatoes, pouring the Rotel into a sauce pan bring to a boil add meat and cover alow to simmer about 10 min
I've had this before and I think it would fit into the steak,tomato, and seasonings

[catzrule]

Sounds wonderful, why not!

[j4Christ]

Originally Posted by ILookHappy2

Totally right! He is my big baby he is about 275-280 depending on how much food he stole the day before! (hehehe)

WOW And I thought my baby was big at 234 lbs.! Don't suppose you would post a pic of him??? Sorry for the thread jack, ladies, but I English Mastiffs!

Originally Posted by Chouter

Lorrie, good to have you back! I confess when I was on P3, I drank wine almost every night, but I didn't overdo it. I was determined to "reset" with wine! I did well, and ended P3 at the exact weight I started! You'll get that binge weight off in no time!

Yep, couldn't wait to have a glass of wine on P3!! I, too, want to be able to maintain this loss and have my wine too!

Originally Posted by CaTriGirl

I have had the worst couple of weeks and really need a girls night out. So tomorrow night, I'm getting together with a bunch of friends. I usually pass on our weekly get togethers because of temptation, but I NEED to go out.
We'll probably meet at a restaurant to eat. I know right now I'm not going to be 100% on Protocol. I'm thinking of maybe just getting chicken breast and lettuce or just a glass of wine and not eating. I don't want to do too much damage, but I do want to relax and enjoy myself.
Which is worse? I'm thinking probably a glass of wine since it's all sugar. I know some have had a glass without incident though. Any thoughts?......Besides don't do it.

Maybe you could skip your fruit for the day and have that glass of wine. Let us know how it goes for you!

Originally Posted by Lorrie200

Lol..Lol I think I was 'determinded' too..and when it didnt work..I drank some more. I so hate to be defeated..lol I have to admit the hardest part of P2 for me is not being able to enjoy my wine and socialize with my wine-o-friends. I was more excited to have wine than eat Adkins food..which I love. Next P3 I will promised myself to have more control

Thank you Mrs. Koo! M is doing SO well When I came
back to the board I was So happy to hear her results!!! Wow!

Me, too. Love red wine. Guess I'm not the only wine-o here. I seem to be able to maintain if I drink and do LC, but could never lose. SO that is why I am here!!!

[paulabob]

Originally Posted by Ml2f

New CPR technique

Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR | College of Medicine

Thanks for sharing. We should all know in case (God forbid) we need it for a loved one.

Originally Posted by Lorrie200

Lol..Lol I think I was 'determinded' too..and when it didnt work..I drank some more. I so hate to be defeated..lol I have to admit the hardest part of P2 for me is not being able to enjoy my wine and socialize with my wine-o-friends. I was more excited to have wine than eat Adkins food..which I love. Next P3 I will promised myself to have more control

OMG. That is so funny! I love my wine but can't just drink one glass a night like some people, so I've just saved it for weekends. I wish I *had* a socializing life to miss! Seems like all my friends are too busy with work and kids to ever take a break. And my BFF likes those nasty zinfandels. Thankfully she has other good qualities that make up for it.

Originally Posted by thin in 2010

Good morning ladies!!!

No loss, no gain today which actually breaks my pattern of losing one day, gaining the next. So I'm happy at least I didn't gain. Looking forward to a loss tomorrow, 185 would look so good about now! Only 2 more days of dosing, then 2 days VLCD, then
P3!!!

Awesome, can't wait to see you back in P3. It would be great if the whole board were all doing their P2s and P3s at the same time.

Originally Posted by catzrule

I'm down 0.8 this morning to a solid 132.0. My BF measured 33.7%, so that made me happy. I didn't sleep well at all, so I think my loss could have been more. Darned brain started working at 3am! Oy!

Wow, great loss!

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

Tell me what the GREAT HCG board thinks of this
I'm going to do a steak day this weekend
I'm thinking of taking my flank steaks maranading them in a can of Rotel tomatoes, pouring the Rotel into a sauce pan bring to a boil add meat and cover alow to simmer about 10 min
I've had this before and I think it would fit into the steak,tomato, and seasonings

That sounds like a great recipe!


Enjoyed my first P3 day yesterday (up 1.2). Just .2 over ldw and still in window. Going to be a bit more moderate today. I do think it helps to keep my days varied.

I exercised yesterday and am going to try to exercise thru out, and get my body fat down a tad (and lean body mass up) before I restart P2. Maybe that will make P2 easier.

DD still having trouble sleeping. Poor girl, I really think she should end up working with animals for a living. She does love them more than most people!

[Chouter]

Good morning, ladies! I am down .8 lbs. today. Working 10 hours, so not much time to eat. I went shopping at Costco and got shrimp, steak and veggies. I also got ground turkey, but I can't remember if that's on protocol or not.

R1P3D21 - 164
R2Load1 - 167.1 (+3.1)
R2Load2 - 169.7 (+2.6)
R2P2VLCD1 - 168.1 (-1.6)
R2P2VLCD2 - 165.2 (-2.9)
R2P2VLCD3 - 163.8 (-1.4)
R2P2VLCD4 - 163 (-.8)

Have a great day, everyone!

[droy]

Originally Posted by Chouter

Good morning, ladies! I am down .8 lbs. today. Working 10 hours, so not much time to eat. I went shopping at Costco and got shrimp, steak and veggies. I also got ground turkey, but I can't remember if that's on protocol or not.

R1P3D21 - 164
R2Load1 - 167.1 (+3.1)
R2Load2 - 169.7 (+2.6)
R2P2VLCD1 - 168.1 (-1.6)
R2P2VLCD2 - 165.2 (-2.9)
R2P2VLCD3 - 163.8 (-1.4)
R2P2VLCD4 - 163 (-.8)

Have a great day, everyone!

Turkey isn't protocol but sometimes I use the 99% lean turkey and haven't gained from it. Costco carries the one that is a bit higher in fat so I haven't tried that one.

[droy]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

Tell me what the GREAT HCG board thinks of this
I'm going to do a steak day this weekend
I'm thinking of taking my flank steaks maranading them in a can of Rotel tomatoes, pouring the Rotel into a sauce pan bring to a boil add meat and cover alow to simmer about 10 min
I've had this before and I think it would fit into the steak,tomato, and seasonings

If you have had it with success before it may be ok. My friend just started the diet a week ago and gained 2 lbs from the Rotel tomatoes. Maybe the sodium? IDK but she freaked. Maybe she is just sensitive to them though.

[pmartin6618]

Good Morning All:... well no change in weight at all today... I'm still 249.4-today... well atleast I didn't gain any.. .so I'll take that.

Anyways.. talk to you all later. Hope everyone else have some wt. loss today.

[Mindfulness]

Another one checking in with no change.

I still have to stop and remind myself that 8.6 lbs in 9 days is great, much better than I ever did with Atkins or anything else. I am not going to stress and worry about stalling. I know it will come off eventually. I figured it'd be slower this time since I only have 20-25 more lbs to go.

I'm going to get my kid to take some new pics of me today. My clothes are fitting better and I'm feeling better in my clothes. My middle(muffin top) is definitely shrinking.

[KOO]

Originally Posted by mistydisa

I had to chime in here and say that I tried the Baked Tomatoes Oregano (recipe found on post #67 in the recipe sticky) tonight for dinner and it was soooo good! Baking that cottage cheese makes it taste like a mix between mozzarella and ricotta.... Mmmmmm! I'll definitely be having this again!

I also sauteed some onions in chicken broth to have with my steak at lunch, and this made a very filling, tasty meal! Yay for good food days!

That recipe sounds good, I will have to check it out. Does cooking the cottage cheese change the texture of it? M can't eat it because she doesn't like the texture of it in her mouth.

Originally Posted by CaTriGirl

WOW! That is amazing you didn't gain! Okay, I think I'll drown myself in water!



Wow, that is awesome. That makes me feel better between you and Savbaby. I won't over do it, but I have been so stressed, I want to relax and enjoy myself and not be stressed that I can't order anything!



MMMMM yum. I'll have to try that!
I made Mexican Soup tonight and apple pie for dessert. I just posted how I did it on my blog. It was soooo good! I definitely want it again. Hopefully I won't have any problems with it.

Going to check out you blog for those recipes!

Originally Posted by Crispy

Hope things get better since you are really needing the night out! I'm betting you will choose well, enjoy and be okay with whatever you decide!


Thank you and yes God is good!


Yeah I hate lovenox but surely will have to do that again with my clotting disorder I tend to clot too often but refuse to go on coumadin and am working on more natural ways to thin my blood! Yeah the bruising is bad for sure but it immediately thins the blood in that surrounding area when injected.....


That sounds like a yummy tasting day! I will have to go look up that recipe. Thanks for saying where it was!

I don't blame you for not wanting to do the Coumadin. I was on it from November 6 of last year to the September 2nd. I am still suffering with muscular type pains in my shoulders and in my knees, the shoulders I can tell are a little better but not the knees. I couldn't believe that I had gotten a blood clot, broccoli was my main staple veggie for Atkins, I took aspirin as my go to pain reliever, use a lot of garlic/garlic powder in cooking and drink 5-6 cups of hot tea a day. The doctors are blaming it on BC pills at the age of 46. Anyhow, I am interested in your more natural ways of avoiding clots, I am taking a baby aspirin a day now in hopes that I don't get any more.

Originally Posted by Ml2f

Crispy HIP HIP Hooray, I was so happy to read your going to be able to keep your job!! I'm a nurse too in LTC and the comment you made about keeping a little book of miracles is so nice something I've never thought about, tho some days they are so few and far between theres always one that brings a smile to my face, sometimes its just the tiniest thing that makes your heart sing.

I'm so very happy for you and your family. I wanted to share this with everyone because it was funny today that I happened to get this sent to me by my sister then crispy mentioned it today in her post about CPR, its a new method and everyone can do it, no certification required. You NEVER know when it might make the difference between life and death for someone.

New CPR technique

Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR | College of Medicine

Thank you for that link. I am going to forward that info through an email.

Originally Posted by Lorrie200

Lol..Lol I think I was 'determinded' too..and when it didnt work..I drank some more. I so hate to be defeated..lol I have to admit the hardest part of P2 for me is not being able to enjoy my wine and socialize with my wine-o-friends. I was more excited to have wine than eat Adkins food..which I love. Next P3 I will promised myself to have more control

Thank you Mrs. Koo! M is doing SO well When I came
back to the board I was So happy to hear her results!!! Wow!

Thanks Lorrie! I want to see her get results like you did!

Originally Posted by thin in 2010

Good morning ladies!!!

No loss, no gain today which actually breaks my pattern of losing one day, gaining the next. So I'm happy at least I didn't gain. Looking forward to a loss tomorrow, 185 would look so good about now! Only 2 more days of dosing, then 2 days VLCD, then
P3!!!

I think today is going to be M's last day of dosing. That way she can start P3 on Saturday. I hope P3 isn't too hard, losing seems to be the easy thing, maintaining is the hard step.

Originally Posted by catzrule

I'm down 0.8 this morning to a solid 132.0. My BF measured 33.7%, so that made me happy. I didn't sleep well at all, so I think my loss could have been more. Darned brain started working at 3am! Oy!

How are you doing your body fat check up. When I went to a health fair at my gym last month they checked mine with one of those little machines you hold in front of you. I weighed 147 (5'2") and it read 29% body fat, now I have fat on my tummy area and wings on my arms so I know I need to still tone up a lot. I can't see that at your weight and height that you could be 33% when I am 29%. Probably mine is wrong but was wondering how it was you checked yours?

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

Tell me what the GREAT HCG board thinks of this
I'm going to do a steak day this weekend
I'm thinking of taking my flank steaks maranading them in a can of Rotel tomatoes, pouring the Rotel into a sauce pan bring to a boil add meat and cover alow to simmer about 10 min
I've had this before and I think it would fit into the steak,tomato, and seasonings

Sounds good!

Originally Posted by j4Christ

WOW And I thought my baby was big at 234 lbs.! Don't suppose you would post a pic of him??? Sorry for the thread jack, ladies, but I English Mastiffs!



Yep, couldn't wait to have a glass of wine on P3!! I, too, want to be able to maintain this loss and have my wine too!



Maybe you could skip your fruit for the day and have that glass of wine. Let us know how it goes for you!



Me, too. Love red wine. Guess I'm not the only wine-o here. I seem to be able to maintain if I drink and do LC, but could never lose. SO that is why I am here!!!

I have tried to like wine and just can't do it. I think to be able to drink a glass a night would be healthy but can't acquire the taste for it.

Originally Posted by paulabob

Thanks for sharing. We should all know in case (God forbid) we need it for a loved one.



OMG. That is so funny! I love my wine but can't just drink one glass a night like some people, so I've just saved it for weekends. I wish I *had* a socializing life to miss! Seems like all my friends are too busy with work and kids to ever take a break. And my BFF likes those nasty zinfandels. Thankfully she has other good qualities that make up for it.



Awesome, can't wait to see you back in P3. It would be great if the whole board were all doing their P2s and P3s at the same time.



Wow, great loss!



That sounds like a great recipe!


Enjoyed my first P3 day yesterday (up 1.2). Just .2 over ldw and still in window. Going to be a bit more moderate today. I do think it helps to keep my days varied.

I exercised yesterday and am going to try to exercise thru out, and get my body fat down a tad (and lean body mass up) before I restart P2. Maybe that will make P2 easier.

DD still having trouble sleeping. Poor girl, I really think she should end up working with animals for a living. She does love them more than most people!

Sorry your dd is still having such a hard time, it is to be expected I would think. M would be devasted if something happens to her dog or two cats. She loves animals too and is already taking classes as a sophomore to prepare her for Vetinarian school.

Originally Posted by Chouter

Good morning, ladies! I am down .8 lbs. today. Working 10 hours, so not much time to eat. I went shopping at Costco and got shrimp, steak and veggies. I also got ground turkey, but I can't remember if that's on protocol or not.

R1P3D21 - 164
R2Load1 - 167.1 (+3.1)
R2Load2 - 169.7 (+2.6)
R2P2VLCD1 - 168.1 (-1.6)
R2P2VLCD2 - 165.2 (-2.9)
R2P2VLCD3 - 163.8 (-1.4)
R2P2VLCD4 - 163 (-.8)

Have a great day, everyone!

Turkey is not allowed on protocol so ground turkey wouldn't be either. Congrats on today's loss.
~~~~

M was down .5 pound today bringing her to 19.5 lbs gone since September 6.
I think today will be her last dosing day regardless of whether she drops that other .5 lb tomorrow. By Saturday she can be on P3.

Have a great day everyone!

[catr31]

Originally Posted by pmartin6618

Good Morning All:... well no change in weight at all today... I'm still 249.4-today... well atleast I didn't gain any.. .so I'll take that.

Anyways.. talk to you all later. Hope everyone else have some wt. loss today.

Great attitude, keep it up!

Day VLCD14 and I lost another pound to get to 148.6. Won't be long until I reach my mini goal of 145.

[Mindfulness]

Originally Posted by j4Christ

Me, too. Love red wine. Guess I'm not the only wine-o here. I seem to be able to maintain if I drink and do LC, but could never lose. SO that is why I am here!!!

Me too!

I had red wine nearly every day of P3 and maintained just fine.

[KOO]

Originally Posted by pmartin6618

Good Morning All:... well no change in weight at all today... I'm still 249.4-today... well atleast I didn't gain any.. .so I'll take that.

Anyways.. talk to you all later. Hope everyone else have some wt. loss today.

Hang in there. 13 lbs. down in 9 days is awesome!

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Another one checking in with no change.

I still have to stop and remind myself that 8.6 lbs in 9 days is great, much better than I ever did with Atkins or anything else. I am not going to stress and worry about stalling. I know it will come off eventually. I figured it'd be slower this time since I only have 20-25 more lbs to go.

I'm going to get my kid to take some new pics of me today. My clothes are fitting better and I'm feeling better in my clothes. My middle(muffin top) is definitely shrinking.

You are almost averaging a pound a day. Yea, for the muffin top shrinking! Looking forward to your new pictures.

[KOO]

Originally Posted by catr31

Great attitude, keep it up!

Day VLCD14 and I lost another pound to get to 148.6. Won't be long until I reach my mini goal of 145.

[CaTriGirl]

Originally Posted by Stevie Renee

Thanks catzrule. I would like the same - but some days there is no loss, then a half a pound, then a pound. I had to give up the sugary apple and I gave up chicken right now. I switched to beef and egg/egg whites. I releases a solid pound. Hope it sticks. Now I am wondering if I should do a full 14 day p3 when I wrap this up so I can do another round end of Oct/early November and do p3 during Thanksgiving. Decisions, decisions!

Morning everyone! Wishing you all a successful day.

Sound like your switch up worked well for you! The cycling really helped me. Good luck for what you decide. I would not want to be on P2 during T'giving!

Originally Posted by thin in 2010

Released 1.4 putting me at 186.4 today!!! So far my loss in week 3 is gain a little, lose more. I guess I'll take it as long as I lose more the day after a slight gain.

Only 6 more days 'till P3!!!

You are almost there! Great loss for a week 3!!!

Originally Posted by pmartin6618

Good Morning to Alll Hcg'rs.... this a.m. I weighed in at a loss of 1.4-lbs. today 10/5/10... making that a total of 13.2-lbs. loss from my post weight of 262.6... down today to 249.4... I haven't seen the 240's since 2005... WOW!!!

Hhcg is totally DA BOMB!!!

YAY!!! Yes it is DA BOMB! Way to go!

Originally Posted by KOO

Morning all! No loss this morning. M was disappointed since she had hoped to hit 20 lbs today and move into P3 on Thursday. Does anyone find that they didn't lose as well after the first three or four weeks? She has only lost one pound since Thursday morning.

How'd she do today? I'm a little behind in reading all the posts. I did not lose well in week 3 so I took a 4 day break and it started right back up like it did in week 1. I'm sure she is losing inches. Sometimes you really can't tell, especially if it's in the arms and back and chest. But I guarantee, she is still losing.

Originally Posted by catr31

149.6

VLCD13 and I lost .8 lbs and got into the 140's today!! So far my pre-load weight loss is 9.4 lbs. It's not the pound a day I was hoping for but pretty darn good if you ask me. Ten more days until I move into P3 and my goal is to be 5 lbs lighter.

awww, that was sweet of DH to bring you candy. Way to go for the new decade! I lOVE new decades!

Originally Posted by Gracie514

She has done GREAT! She's lost 19#'s in 30 days That's quite an achievement. That's 0.633 pounds/day which is well over the average of 0.5 pounds/day. I wouldn't stress over that last pound! In one of my rounds I did a Modified Steak Day in P2. I drank tons of water/tea and didn't eat until around 3 p.m. I had a 7-8 ounce filet mignon and a tomato. I had a 1.4 pound loss if I remember correctly. Usually the steak days are for P3 but someone had posted a modified one for P2 and it did work! Plus I got to eat STEAK

I think I might do that after my girls night out tonight! Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Ml2f

Crispy HIP HIP Hooray,
I'm so very happy for you and your family. I wanted to share this with everyone because it was funny today that I happened to get this sent to me by my sister then crispy mentioned it today in her post about CPR, its a new method and everyone can do it, no certification required. You NEVER know when it might make the difference between life and death for someone.

New CPR technique


Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR | College of Medicine

Thanks for posting that. You are both angels and have incredibly hard jobs!

Christy Just read about what happened to your DH. How terrifying! You are such an angel to all those you come in contact with!

Originally Posted by catzrule

CTG, I'd have the wine if I were you (although I'd probably do the chicken and have a miserable time). The meanie in me says 'have the wine, CTG, so I can catch up...'

I'm down 0.8 this morning to a solid 132.0. My BF measured 33.7%, so that made me happy. I didn't sleep well at all, so I think my loss could have been more. Darned brain started working at 3am! Oy!

I'll sacrifice a glass of wine for you!
Awesome on the body fat and .8! Hope you get caught up on your sleep.
I lost .8 too. That brings me to 131.0 I started this round weighing 3 lbs less than you, so you are still WAY ahead of me!

Originally Posted by j4Christ

WOW And I thought my baby was big at 234 lbs.! Don't suppose you would post a pic of him??? Sorry for the thread jack, ladies, but I English Mastiffs!

Maybe you could skip your fruit for the day and have that glass of wine. Let us know how it goes for you!

I LOVE mastiff's! I have a boxer and a lab. Love them too!
I think that's a good idea. As hard as it will be. I will skip my fruit.

[Emi]

Good morning!!! I'm down 0.8 today ..... after yesterday's 0.6 gain, I'm contributing the gain to the 2 TSP of soy sauce, though I'm scared to try cabbage again! It's funny how different foods effect different people .... I can have tomatoes and tomatoes sauce fine but it seems to negatively effect many people?!?!

So about this wine thing .... I'm soooo excited to drink mine. However, before HCG if I drank any I would automatically be up on the scale 2 lb's the next day, no matter what. Anyone else like that pre hcg?!?! If so, has that changed?!? I sure would like to mix that up in the stabilizing, yum!

[Gracie514]

Originally Posted by CaTriGirl

I have had the worst couple of weeks and really need a girls night out. So tomorrow night, I'm getting together with a bunch of friends. I usually pass on our weekly get togethers because of temptation, but I NEED to go out.
We'll probably meet at a restaurant to eat. I know right now I'm not going to be 100% on Protocol. I'm thinking of maybe just getting chicken breast and lettuce or just a glass of wine and not eating. I don't want to do too much damage, but I do want to relax and enjoy myself.
Which is worse? I'm thinking probably a glass of wine since it's all sugar. I know some have had a glass without incident though. Any thoughts?......Besides don't do it.

Definitely go out and enjoy yourself!!! Why bother losing all this weight if you can't go celebrate! You know there was another hhcg'er who drank wine every single night in P2 and continued to lose. She would count the wine as her fruits. She hasn't been on in a while because she started school but just thought I would share that.

[mistydisa]

Originally Posted by KOO

That recipe sounds good, I will have to check it out. Does cooking the cottage cheese change the texture of it? M can't eat it because she doesn't like the texture of it in her mouth.

I can't stand cottage cheese, and I loved this recipe! I bought the small curd hoping it'd be a better texture for me. It kinda melts down and browns just a bit in the oven. I didn't even notice the texture after it was baked on those tomatoes. All I noticed was HOLY MOLY, THIS TASTES LIKE CHEESE!

Good job on M's loss today. I hope P3 treats her well!

[Potaty]

Wow, this thread moves fast! I'm not sure how in the world I will keep up with personals!

[principessa54]

Well its day two and I am down another 3.8 this morning. I am very happy I am 1 pound away from my pre-load weight.

Happy releasing to everyone today.

[PaisleyMae]

You ladies are just my type, I looooooooooove my wine!!! I had wine almost every day of P3 and stabilized well too! I found that if I had vodka/diet tonic I would usually gain which I found weird, but it's ok bc I am a red wino all the way!

Christi--SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! I hope you feel so much better with this tremendous weight lifted off your shoulders

CaTriGril--enjoy the night out sweetie, this protocol is DRAINING!

Everyone else, keep it up guys! Seems like many of us are nearing the DELICIOUSNESS of P3!!!!

I reached the NORMAL BMI RANGE on my scale this morning!!!!! I started out 1-1-10 one point from "morbid obesity" and being "normal" feels sooooooooooooo good! LDW is in 7 days and I am dreaming of cheese, pork, wine, FAT, etc...on VLCD41 today and down 25.5lb this round!

[Mindfulness]

I just posted new pics in my journal:

Here

[Gracie514]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I just posted new pics in my journal:

Here

WOW! Those are AMAZING! You can totally see the inch loss Now I totally believe in the P3 "reshaping" and redistributing of fat. You look fantastic! Way to go sticking to protocol - it's totally worth the results

[catr31]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I just posted new pics in my journal:

Here

I just checked them out and you look fantastic! You are definitely an inspiration.

[CSSJMiMi]

Originally Posted by Gracie514

Definitely go out and enjoy yourself!!! Why bother losing all this weight if you can't go celebrate! You know there was another hhcg'er who drank wine every single night in P2 and continued to lose. She would count the wine as her fruits. She hasn't been on in a while because she started school but just thought I would share that.

CaTri -- yes, enjoy yourself....you have worked very hard and are so close to your goal...sorry about the last few weeks!

I will remember the minus the fruits when encountering social wine events. Good suggestion!

I'm back on P2 after being off for a few weeks due to my Dad having surgery and my Mom being in the ER with heart issues....needed to be able to have some wiggle room when traveling back and forth between hospital and their home.

Since I have been back, I have lost 5.4 lbs. which includes the "loading weight". I am just 1 lb. over my LDW from R1. This protocol really works!

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Koo, I have a Tanita scale that also reads Body Fat %.

Hooray, way to go LeeAnne! I know I was totally stoked when ****** said I was in the 'normal' range.