Simeons Protocol -- P3/P4 Week of 6/13/11

[Ravenj9]

Originally Posted by NeekoM

Apple/cheese day worked! I'm down 3.5 pounds Hoping the rest of the week goes as well!

Wow, great loss!

Originally Posted by BigBravesGirl

Ooops, posted in the last thread. I'll just copy my post over...

Okay, today is my last P3 day. I'm 2.3 less than my LDW. Can I join you guys? I gotta figure out what in the world I'm going to do in P4.

I'm so stoked this plan worked for me.

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Shelby

When you lasered the GY, which type did you use? I have a laser that we use for the dog. He loves it It doesn't have to be a fancy, dancy laser does it? And I am thinking that the laser could be used while in P2 also? Like Raven lasered the Splenda? That could be done in P2? Or if you cannot handle the cabbage on P2? I am thinking this could be brought into play in P2 also. What do you think?

I've been using the laser on my cat toy and it seems to work just fine.

Originally Posted by miamiloca

I know theres some posts on here as of late with folks having trouble with Greek Yogurt, but for those who can eat it with no problems, i wanted to share my find. I was having trouble finding a full fat greek yogurt. All i could find was 0% or 2%. And I could almost never find the 2% unflavored/plain. Well~ my Publix finally started carrying Cabot 10% full-fat Greek Yogurt! I had it last night with blackberries and Splenda and it was really delicious! Just sharing. It comes in a big container too, perfect for a CD.

I use the Cabot full fat GY from Publix as well. It's great!

I was down another .2 lbs this morning so I'm glad I'm going in the right direction.

[catkin]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@Laboradorlover- thanks so much for the kind thoughts. I should be no one's hero, but thanks

I'm down only a disappointing .6 after a full-on protocol steak day - but at 2.0 above my LIW I am just barely back in my window. Waiting not-so-patiently for my laser to arrive! I have CHEESE, GY and HWC and nuts and almond flour and coconut flour etc etc etc calling my name. I am hoping I can resist today to take a smidge since I'm low enough to maybe risk it LOL.

I may not have gotten the full benefit of the steak day for these reasons:

I ate NOT ENOUGH steak - I knew it, but it was all I had.
I ate my apple far separated from my steak - steak at 3 and apple @ 10 pm
I took my meds again last night
I only slept 5 hours
I am weighing at least 2 hours earlier than I usually do....

So I am hopeful I may have a nice 2-day effect if I don't succumb to the almond butter or cheese or SF ice cream or GY or anything - hoping to just eat protein, salad, and one fruit today -

Feels like the hip is doing better. Going to exercise on the rebounder here pretty soon this morning.

That's a heck of a lot stacked against you--it's a good thing you're a rock! It sure sucks and you know I know.
You will succeed, though--it's what you do! There are no other options.

[catkin]

Originally Posted by jabbok

Thanks Shelbyla, I guess it would get kind of messy holding the greek yogurt in your hand

Everything goes in clear glass.

[C'Marie]

Welp, I ended up having to eat out today for dinner so I did the best I could.

I ate 2 chicken drumsticks and 2 boiled eggs for brx/lunch combo
then I went to Carl's Jr. for dinner and had a lettuce wrapped bacon guac burger with no sauce, just the cheese and bacon and guac 810 calories just for that! (dangit, just realized I wasn't going to eat cheese and I did) and a side salad with about a tablespoon of dressing. Then the salad is like 125, and I had the blue cheese dressing but very little.... looks to me like 1600 or so total for the day.

Maybe another correction day is in the making for me tomorrow. UGH.

I cannot WAIT for my laser to get here!

[torister]

You all are cracking me up with the laser stuff....

[KelliC]

Had a nice workout yesterday and am up about 1lb as a result. We bought a new scale which reads .4 lower than our old scale and that is making me crazy. Going to be out in the heat for a few hours today --It's 7:15 am and my outdoor thermometer already says 87 degrees. Past experience tells me that I'll probably retain at least 2 lbs of water no matter how much I drink, because of the heat today---I just hope I can keep it from driving me nuts for a couple of days till it goes away . Going to see if I can find our laser and laser us some flour this week too

[moonriver]

Okay, holding .6 below the top of my window. TOM is looming....wish it'd hurry up.....I'm a grumpy peri menopausal #*@(%&!.:blush: I need my own hut to move to, just for the sanity of others....

[shelbyla]

Ok so I am down a half pound today after apple plus no GY yesterday. (I know you were all waiting with baited breath... ) I just re-lasered the GY and I'll stay off it the next couple of days and then try it again and see. Conference today and I'm just more in an eff it sort of mood about lugging all my food with me. I may take a few snacks but damnit Jim! I'm in P4! (as C'Marie would say)--I SHOULD be able to make careful choices from whatever buffet thing they have for lunch.

Got a decent night's sleep last night, thank goodness. I just can't do it (or do it well, anyway) on 6 hours of sleep.

Exercise, food, catboxes, work. Have a great day fair ladies (and Stampe, if you're still lurking!).

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by torister

You all are cracking me up with the laser stuff....

Well, you were the one who started it

[nmbnancy]

I had planned to stop pellets Sunday, but i had no losses last week and was above goal, so I've stuck it out and had a loss everyday this week. I am 1 LB from goal , so I am heading over here real soon ~~~ Save me a spot please !!!

[Marocka]

down 1 lb today, only .4 above my LIW. I keep threatening to do a CD, but the next day I drop, been fluctuating, but haven't been over my window yet P3D7

[Ravenj9]

I'm up .2 this morning but still in my window so no big deal. Especially since I had an extra handful of almonds last night.

I've been in my window since Friday so do you think if I stay in my window for a week it would be safe to go to P4 next week? I should have started P4 on 6/3/11 but I was far from stable then. If I start P4 on Monday that will give me a solid 2 weeks in P4 before I start loading for another round on the 4th of July weekend. That still will be 8 weeks between rounds but I just had to do 6 weeks of P3 to get stable.

[paulabob]

Same as yesterday.

Thanks for the laser jokes ladies, y'all have really cracked me up!

Can't wait to go grocery shopping tomorrow...fridge is really depleted of some fun P3 foods. I'm thinking I *need* some brie.

I snuck in a tortilla yesterday, didn't seem to hurt me. I'm only on day 12 though.

Shelby Good luck at that conference! Hope your weight holds steady tomorrow!

[NeekoM]

Originally Posted by Ravenj9

I'm up .2 this morning but still in my window so no big deal. Especially since I had an extra handful of almonds last night.

I've been in my window since Friday so do you think if I stay in my window for a week it would be safe to go to P4 next week? I should have started P4 on 6/3/11 but I was far from stable then. If I start P4 on Monday that will give me a solid 2 weeks in P4 before I start loading for another round on the 4th of July weekend. That still will be 8 weeks between rounds but I just had to do 6 weeks of P3 to get stable.

Congrats on continuing to stay stable I'm not an expert but I would think since you're supposed to be in P4 anyway two good stable weeks of P3 should be sufficient. I'll be right there with you for the next round!

[Beezer Louisiana]

Is LDW my weight the morning I wake up to start my two 500 cal. days without hhcg drops? Or is LDW my weight the day before, when I woke up and took hhcg all day?

Thanks.

[Beezer Louisiana]

Originally Posted by nmbnancy

I had planned to stop pellets Sunday, but i had no losses last week and was above goal, so I've stuck it out and had a loss everyday this week. I am 1 LB from goal , so I am heading over here real soon ~~~ Save me a spot please !!!

I am so happy for you!!!!!

[NeekoM]

Originally Posted by Beezer Louisiana

Is LDW my weight the morning I wake up to start my two 500 cal. days without hhcg drops? Or is LDW my weight the day before, when I woke up and took hhcg all day?

Thanks.

Your weight the last day that you took the hhcg is your LDW.

[Beezer Louisiana]

Originally Posted by NeekoM

Your weight the last day that you took the hhcg is your LDW.

Thanks!

[C'Marie]

Well, I'll be....
down .2 this morning. No dairy yesterday except the one thin slice of cheese on the burger. Not even milk in my coffee.

I am 1.8 above my LIW. Wanting chocolate BAD - maybe I will make some coco-crack - or a chocolate mug cup - Peggy, where's that recipe? I saved it in a "note" on my computer and now can't find it -although I'm going to NOT use almond flour, I will use coconut flour until I can laser almonds. My laser got shipped yesterday! (from where, I dunno.)

Raven - I'm glad to hear you've gotten stable! There's hope for me yet! Woo Hoo!

Paulabob - the same as yesterday is WONDERFUL!!!

Nancy - spot saved! Get to goal and get here, woman!!!!

Kelli - try to stay cool. I gain in heat also. Don't let it get to you.

Moonriver - holding .6 below window even with Tom? You rock!

Catkin - thanks for always being encouraging

Peggy - if lasering works, I'm sure glad you told us - it's worth trying!!!! I'll laugh all the way to the grocery store!!!

Shelby, make good choices!!!!! ahahahahaha (line from another movie I love)

Marocka - don't even threaten to do a CD until you're just above your window - it's my understanding that if you push your body like that, those remedies don't work well when you actually need them.... YMMV ....

[C'Marie]

Originally Posted by nmbnancy

I had planned to stop pellets Sunday, but i had no losses last week and was above goal, so I've stuck it out and had a loss everyday this week. I am 1 LB from goal , so I am heading over here real soon ~~~ Save me a spot please !!!

Nancy, of course do what you want - but I have found it works better to go a slightly longer time after I get to goal - makes stabilizing at that number easier -if I "hit and run" because I like the number, I invariably bounce right back up and it's a bummer. It's psychologically better for me to hit the number I want, stay there for awhile, and then even maybe go slightly lower so when I stabilize 2 pounds above my LIW/LDW I'm still AT my goal. Of course, sometimes you just want to be DONE, too.....

[LaraSuzz]

Warning~~~ P3 Food talk read at your own risk!!

I'm on my 15th day and starting to think about food a lot, but good p3 foods for the most part. I cant wait to try an eggplant lasagna recipe that my mom reminded me about with italian sausage and tons of cheese.
In fact all of my cravings are for p3 foods, wow! Right about now I start collecting recipes and making lists of what I want to eat starting with the first day I'm allowed. And then the food porn begins, I start watching the food channel especially Diners Dives and Drive Ins, OMG I love that show. Then there's Man VS Food too. Ah, food... one day soon we will meet again.

[Beezer Louisiana]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Warning~~~ P3 Food talk read at your own risk!!

I'm on my 15th day and starting to think about food a lot, but good p3 foods for the most part. I cant wait to try an eggplant lasagna recipe that my mom reminded me about with italian sausage and tons of cheese.
In fact all of my cravings are for p3 foods, wow! Right about now I start collecting recipes and making lists of what I want to eat starting with the first day I'm allowed. And then the food porn begins, I start watching the food channel especially Diners Dives and Drive Ins, OMG I love that show. Then there's Man VS Food too. Ah, food... one day soon we will meet again.

Commercially made Italian sausage has sugar and MSG in it.

Are we eating things like that in P3? (I start tomorrow -- want to know! )

If you don't want to eat sugar and MSG, you can get ground pork from the butcher and make your own with sage and spices, then it won't have sugar and MSG in it.

• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 shallot
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds ground pork

[Gilded Lily]

I am on my 15th day of p3 and would like to start posting here with you guys.

I am struggling to stay in my window this round. (This is my 4th round.) I am thinking I might be eating too much Greek yogurt. I am seriously addicted and have started making my own (which by the way is INCREDIBLE!). I am 3.4 over my window (jumped up 1.2 overnight) and am doing a CD today. Guess which one? :blush:

[KelliC]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

And then the food porn begins, I start watching the food channel especially Diners Dives and Drive Ins, OMG I love that show. Then there's Man VS Food too. Ah, food... one day soon we will meet again.

My DD insisted on watching Man VS Food and Cake Boss on Netflix throughout our P2 --we actually got numb to it and I think that's at least partially responsible for the dampening of my notorious sweet tooth

[catkin]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Ok so I am down a half pound today after apple plus no GY yesterday. (I know you were all waiting with baited breath... ) I just re-lasered the GY and I'll stay off it the next couple of days and then try it again and see. Conference today and I'm just more in an eff it sort of mood about lugging all my food with me. I may take a few snacks but damnit Jim! I'm in P4! (as C'Marie would say)--I SHOULD be able to make careful choices from whatever buffet thing they have for lunch.

Got a decent night's sleep last night, thank goodness. I just can't do it (or do it well, anyway) on 6 hours of sleep.

Exercise, food, catboxes, work. Have a great day fair ladies (and Stampe, if you're still lurking!).

Welcome to my world.....

[catkin]

Originally Posted by nmbnancy

I had planned to stop pellets Sunday, but i had no losses last week and was above goal, so I've stuck it out and had a loss everyday this week. I am 1 LB from goal , so I am heading over here real soon ~~~ Save me a spot please !!!

WTG!!!!! How many VLC days has it been? I've seen at least 30 recommended other places online--maybe it's true!

[catkin]

Originally Posted by Ravenj9

I'm up .2 this morning but still in my window so no big deal. Especially since I had an extra handful of almonds last night.

I've been in my window since Friday so do you think if I stay in my window for a week it would be safe to go to P4 next week? I should have started P4 on 6/3/11 but I was far from stable then. If I start P4 on Monday that will give me a solid 2 weeks in P4 before I start loading for another round on the 4th of July weekend. That still will be 8 weeks between rounds but I just had to do 6 weeks of P3 to get stable.

Great news! How have you changed your eating to get back in your window?

[catkin]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

Nancy, of course do what you want - but I have found it works better to go a slightly longer time after I get to goal - makes stabilizing at that number easier -if I "hit and run" because I like the number, I invariably bounce right back up and it's a bummer. It's psychologically better for me to hit the number I want, stay there for awhile, and then even maybe go slightly lower so when I stabilize 2 pounds above my LIW/LDW I'm still AT my goal. Of course, sometimes you just want to be DONE, too.....

You are very welcome.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is exactly what happened to me! Except it wasn't my goal but I liked the number!

I should have gone another week and planned to but I caved to DH wanting to go out to eat and celebrate, etc.
On top of that, I had that hunger from hell week that I kid you not almost did me in. I think that scarred me for life.
Should have kept going.
Oh well, one more round--not sure when, though.
Still in my imaginary window.

[catkin]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Warning~~~ P3 Food talk read at your own risk!!

I'm on my 15th day and starting to think about food a lot, but good p3 foods for the most part. I cant wait to try an eggplant lasagna recipe that my mom reminded me about with italian sausage and tons of cheese.
In fact all of my cravings are for p3 foods, wow! Right about now I start collecting recipes and making lists of what I want to eat starting with the first day I'm allowed. And then the food porn begins, I start watching the food channel especially Diners Dives and Drive Ins, OMG I love that show. Then there's Man VS Food too. Ah, food... one day soon we will meet again.

I love DDD too!

[catkin]

Originally Posted by Gilded Lily

I am on my 15th day of p3 and would like to start posting here with you guys.

I am struggling to stay in my window this round. (This is my 4th round.) I am thinking I might be eating too much Greek yogurt. I am seriously addicted and have started making my own (which by the way is INCREDIBLE!). I am 3.4 over my window (jumped up 1.2 overnight) and am doing a CD today. Guess which one? :blush:

Welcome GL!
I swear I could live on full fat plain yogurt with a little stevia sweetened strawberries... I eat it till it's gone! Haven't tried your recipe yet! I'm askeered! LOL