~Firecracker Girls!~ Week Starting July 25th

[Balance101]

Anyone who loaded on (or around) 4th of July weekend is a firecracker girl! Post and let us know how you're doing!

[Balance101]

Don't forget to drink your water!

[Balance101]

Down .4 to 189.0 this morning. I'm excited to get through these 180's to the 170's! I started at 202.2 and my goal for this first round is 177.2. I'm hoping I can do it in the next 20 days. I'm feeling great on this Monday morning. Hope you all wake up feeling happy!

[desifink]

Woohoo, congrats, Balance! (Has anyone ever told you you look like Mary Louise Parker? )

Today's Day 3 for me. Lost 1.6 this morning for a total of 4.6. I'm very happy with it! I'm a little worried about the hunger, though...I'm hungrier than I expected to be...I'm hoping it gets better after the first few days???

[BigBravesGirl]

Ending my round at 332.8. That's -17.1. Had a few bumps in the road with some stressful situations in the last week or so. But a loss is a loss is a loss. And I'll take it. Not sure about doing another round this year or not. Had originally planned another round in September. We'll see.

I hope everyone is doing well! YOU CAN DO THIS!

[Ravenj9]

I'm down .7 this morning. It's weird to see that odd number but I'm using a different scale that measures to the 10th of a lb now.

I seem to have more hcg left than I expected since I did a lower dose this round so I may be dosing until Wednesday. I'm torn between being ready for P3 and staying in P2 until the hcg runs out. It seems such a waste to throw it away but I'm supposed to attend a baby shower for a co-worker this Saturday so Wednesday has to be my last dose to be in P3 on Saturday. I may just pass on the baby shower and try to get as close as possible to my goal before I go on vacation in two weeks. We'll see how I feel on Wednesday and how much hcg I have left.

Have a great day!

[Millenia98]

All of you are doing SO, SO awesome!! I love the positive spirit around here lately

I’m down 1.2 this morning. Love it!

[Marocka]

VLCD20, 204.0, -.2

[kaylem]

I finally broke through 150.5 to 148.5!!!!! First I am going to do a little happy dance to celebrate, because it was a LONG weekend!!! :kick ing: (I realize these little guys are actually kicking, but all together they kind of look like they are dancing! )

Now, I need to reflect on a few things. It took me a full week to recover from my weekend camping trip. It is what it is, and I can never know how my losses would have fared this past week if I had NOT gone camping, so there is no point dwelling upon it. However, I DO need to acknowledge the fact that LOSING the weight does not mean that it is gone forever. If I don't change behaviors, it will come back--and fast. The weight is waiting right around the corner ready to hop back on my ass at the first opportunity. It is a sobering thought, but an interesting one. It means that I need to change my mindset from 21 day increments to lifelong changes. Hmmmm.....That will be a strong personal focus for me during P3.

Now, about P3. Today is technically VLCD21--if you include my weekend of gluttony. I was considering extending this round to Friday to offset that weekend, but I don't have enough drops for a full five days, and I don't think it would be a good idea to reduce my dosage by enough to stretch it out. (I think I would feel like I do when I do the 500 calories w/o the drops during the transition to P3).

So, I will stay on P2 until the drops run out--probably tomorrow, MAYBE Wednesday. I will see where I end up then. I have to accept that I will NOT reach my goal for this round--140 originally, now 145. In fact, I might not even get to my LDW for R2 (145.5). However, my measurements are the same as they were at the end of R2, so that is significant. I am very satisfied learning to maintain at this weight.

Ah. So, there is my novel for the morning...! Happy reading, ya'll! Now I need to get caught up and see how your losses are going--

--Kay

[Lildrew]

I am down zero today, but with a 2.8 loss yesterday I was kind of expecting it.

Happy Monday everyone!!

[HellsBelle]

Hi everyone! Glad to see everyone doing awesome today so far! I'm not weighing today but I'm feeling good

[catjrow3]

Checking in on the new thread, congrats ladies, looks like you are doing well...

[kaylem]

Originally Posted by catjrow3

Checking in on the new thread, congrats ladies, looks like you are doing well...

How are YOU doing??? Haven't heard from you in a while!

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by kaylem

How are YOU doing??? Haven't heard from you in a while!

Oh ya know... LOL, bouncing all over the place!! I am really just hanging steady at this horrid weight of the upper 150s!!! Not really losing it and binging (very good thing) but not really losing either. I am exercising all the time still and feeling healthy, but not "moving" if you know what I mean.

I just started the shots again on Saturday again, but did not load, just add low cal, low fat, etc... and plan to try to stay around 800-1000 and see what comes.... I cannot give up exercise and I cannot function on 500 calories with exercise, so this is the best plan at least. I feel better that I am not binging at least, which I was doing every couple of days for several weeks it seems, and am now steady and not craving carbs excessively, etc. So I am even steven and hopefully i will regain my footing soon... But I am still reading and joining and hopefully this week will be a good one for moving back down instead of holding on!! But I am quite happy for you. I know how frustrated you were, been there, done that, and I blew it all to hell and did the wrong things, so glad you are "getting a grip" beforehand!!

[miamiloca]

Ive moved on to P3 girls, but good luck in finishing the round!

[BigBravesGirl]

Originally Posted by miamiloca

Ive moved on to P3 girls, but good luck in finishing the round!

Me too! Good luck maintaining!

[amylou]

Originally Posted by desifink

Woohoo, congrats, Balance! (Has anyone ever told you you look like Mary Louise Parker?

My first thought was Bethenny Frankel!

Originally Posted by kaylem

I finally broke through 150.5 to 148.5!!!!! First I am going to do a little happy dance to celebrate, because it was a LONG weekend!!! :kick ing: (I realize these little guys are actually kicking, but all together they kind of look like they are dancing! )

Now, I need to reflect on a few things. It took me a full week to recover from my weekend camping trip. It is what it is, and I can never know how my losses would have fared this past week if I had NOT gone camping, so there is no point dwelling upon it. However, I DO need to acknowledge the fact that LOSING the weight does not mean that it is gone forever. If I don't change behaviors, it will come back--and fast. The weight is waiting right around the corner ready to hop back on my ass at the first opportunity. It is a sobering thought, but an interesting one. It means that I need to change my mindset from 21 day increments to lifelong changes. Hmmmm.....That will be a strong personal focus for me during P3.
--Kay

Congrats at getting under that 150 mark!

Old habits can return so easily. The memory of how a cool, creamy, comforting Reese's Blizzard tastes is not far from my mind...I can imagine it, and those taste buds can still salivate at the thought of one...SLUUURP!

BUT!

I would rather have my shrinking tummy/thighs/face/a$$ everyday than that blizzard once a week. (Sometimes several times a week!) I know that I can have it again...someday...but I also know that after those first few bites I take the risk of going down a slippery slope into a state of carb-infused amnesia...and it could take me many many days for my mind to think clearly again!

<chants to self: "carbs are like meth! carbs are like meth!>

[Zbunny]

Congrats on your losses Corey, Desifink (I feel so weird typing that -- is your name Desi?), Raven, Millenia, Mariah, and definitely KAY! Woo hoo!

Happy P3 Lisa and Miami!

Lidrew, I swear we're on the same track these days! I didn't have a loss either -- same weight as yesterday, which, frankly, I'm not crying about because of the new decade and all!

Amylou, I like that chant! Stay strong HellsBelle (another one I feel weird typing) and Cathy + anyone else I missed!

[Balance101]

Originally Posted by desifink

Woohoo, congrats, Balance! (Has anyone ever told you you look like Mary Louise Parker? )

Originally Posted by amylou

My first thought was Bethenny Frankel!

Hehe, yeah I have heard them both. I get the Bethenny Frankel more though. I wish I had her body!


Good luck in P3 Mia & Lisa! I hope you both come to visit us!

[paulabob]

I was "bad" yesterday and ended up having another P3 day (1600 calories). I paid for it with another 1.2 gain for a total of 2.4 to work off!

I just have 7 days till LDW, and 9 vlcd's left. I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT CHEATING! (shouting intended!). I so hope I relose this so quick and get to see a number in the 120s...but that's 4 pounds now.

[lbecker28]

2 more weeks left for me on P2. Woke up to a 1.2 lbs loss. Hoping for a better week this week. Question about P3 for those of you that have successfully completed it. For the first day or 2 do I need to eat kind of light, or regular sized P3 meals?

[CALIGREENEYES]

well day 4 on P2 and down 6lbs from day one that includes loading though so really i am down a pound from when i first started, but hey i will take it.

[debkeversole]

LDW today! 288.6 that is 13 pounds down this round less than 48 hours until BACON

[Ravenj9]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

LDW today! 288.6 that is 13 pounds down this round less than 48 hours until BACON

Woohoo for bacon!

[kaylem]

Originally Posted by amylou

<chants to self: "carbs are like meth! carbs are like meth!>

You crack me up!!! I should get that tattooed to my wrist or something...Nah, maybe a bracelet instead! Ha! I indulged in one of those Reese's blizzard/shake things at Sonic when I was in Texas in June...OH MY GOSH. (Because hey, when you are in Texas, you eat Sonic!) It was wonderful. I did feel sick afterwards, but it was yummy while eating it. I just need to focus on how I feel AFTER I eat stuff like that!

Originally Posted by debkeversole

LDW today! 288.6 that is 13 pounds down this round less than 48 hours until BACON

Yay Deb!!!!! You know I see you as our fearless leader. I want your EXPERTISE on transitioning to P3. I started a new thread, and your insight is specifically wanted, as I also view you as the queen of P3.

It sounds like you do 48 hours of VLCD after your last dose. Do you take all of your doses in the morning at once, or do you take them normally? During your VLCD days, do you ramp up your calories at all, or do you eat 500 calories for both days and then dive in to BMR P3 eating? THANK YOU for your wisdom!!

Paula--

So sorry!! I don't know about you, but when I start to lose or if I reach a goal, sometimes I get cocky and think I can eat things I can't...That is a trait I am trying to "fix!" Hang in there. As Mini (I think) said in the Alternative round, there is no way those are actual fat pounds. They will come off FAST!

-Kay

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by kaylem

You crack me up!!! I should get that tattooed to my wrist or something...Nah, maybe a bracelet instead! Ha! I indulged in one of those Reese's blizzard/shake things at Sonic when I was in Texas in June...OH MY GOSH. (Because hey, when you are in Texas, you eat Sonic!) It was wonderful. I did feel sick afterwards, but it was yummy while eating it. I just need to focus on how I feel AFTER I eat stuff like that!


Yay Deb!!!!! You know I see you as our fearless leader. I want your EXPERTISE on transitioning to P3. I started a new thread, and your insight is specifically wanted, as I also view you as the queen of P3.

It sounds like you do 48 hours of VLCD after your last dose. Do you take all of your doses in the morning at once, or do you take them normally? During your VLCD days, do you ramp up your calories at all, or do you eat 500 calories for both days and then dive in to BMR P3 eating? THANK YOU for your wisdom!!

Paula--

So sorry!! I don't know about you, but when I start to lose or if I reach a goal, sometimes I get cocky and think I can eat things I can't...That is a trait I am trying to "fix!" Hang in there. As Mini (I think) said in the Alternative round, there is no way those are actual fat pounds. They will come off FAST!

-Kay

thank you for your kind words! i needed them tonight feeling low
transitioning to P3 a couple of ways to do it
on your LDW day take your doses as normal HHCG 48 hours later P3 RX 72 hours later eat your normal 500 calorie diet during that time if you are HUNGRY as it gets closer to the end of the time go ahead have an extra whole protein or an extra whole p2 meal the HUNGER returning can be a sign the hcg is out of your system
another way is like the first except on the next day after your LDW increase your calories a bit and then the next day increase them a bit more (i can't remember the specific numbers) this has helped some who have been in discomfort going straight from 500 calories to full fledged P3 eating
and on your first P3 day if you still aren't feeling hunger EASE into it have P2 type meals but with proteins that have fat and mix those veggies in your salad!!! or do like i usually do and DIVE right into a huge egg mushrrom onion peppers and CHEESE omelet with 3 slices of bacon! only one round was this too much on me!
a caution some have had troubles with dairy on their first couple of days so if you think this might happen to you wait a couple of days i seem to have no trouble with dairy oh and i forgot my coffee with that huge omelet had HWC in it too! LOL have you read Lindy's thread on P3??
Phase 3 information for HCG diet some good info ther
and Linda Sue's site has great recipes ! thee ones marked with an * are good for induction and so that means most of them are good on p3
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home
i will look through my P3 notebook tomorrow and if i can think of more hints i know you will do great
oh another thing figure your BMI now(i do not count calories on p3 but some do) and eat to that you will be surprised how much you can eat on P3 and NOT GAIN! and get ready for some reshaping! if you have some days of gains check to make sure you are eating enough(sounds crazy doesn't it?) sometimes on p3 if we do not eat enough we will have a gain LOL

[kaylem]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

thank you for your kind words! i needed them tonight feeling low
transitioning to P3 a couple of ways to do it
on your LDW day take your doses as normal HHCG 48 hours later P3 RX 72 hours later eat your normal 500 calorie diet during that time if you are HUNGRY as it gets closer to the end of the time go ahead have an extra whole protein or an extra whole p2 meal the HUNGER returning can be a sign the hcg is out of your system
another way is like the first except on the next day after your LDW increase your calories a bit and then the next day increase them a bit more (i can't remember the specific numbers) this has helped some who have been in discomfort going straight from 500 calories to full fledged P3 eating
and on your first P3 day if you still aren't feeling hunger EASE into it have P2 type meals but with proteins that have fat and mix those veggies in your salad!!! or do like i usually do and DIVE right into a huge egg mushrrom onion peppers and CHEESE omelet with 3 slices of bacon! only one round was this too much on me!
a caution some have had troubles with dairy on their first couple of days so if you think this might happen to you wait a couple of days i seem to have no trouble with dairy oh and i forgot my coffee with that huge omelet had HWC in it too! LOL have you read Lindy's thread on P3??
Phase 3 information for HCG diet some good info ther
and Linda Sue's site has great recipes ! thee ones marked with an * are good for induction and so that means most of them are good on p3
Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home
i will look through my P3 notebook tomorrow and if i can think of more hints i know you will do great
oh another thing figure your BMI now(i do not count calories on p3 but some do) and eat to that you will be surprised how much you can eat on P3 and NOT GAIN! and get ready for some reshaping! if you have some days of gains check to make sure you are eating enough(sounds crazy doesn't it?) sometimes on p3 if we do not eat enough we will have a gain LOL

THANKS, Deb! I hope you don't mind, but I cut and pasted your response to the thread I started "how do YOU transition to P3?" Just in case anyone else was interested!

BTW--I made a "P3 Bible" on my desktop comprised largely from posts you made regarding P3 in the P3 tips thread....thanks for your kindness and insight!

Kay

[Balance101]

Originally Posted by paulabob

I was "bad" yesterday and ended up having another P3 day (1600 calories). I paid for it with another 1.2 gain for a total of 2.4 to work off!

I just have 7 days till LDW, and 9 vlcd's left. I CAN DO THIS WITHOUT CHEATING! (shouting intended!). I so hope I relose this so quick and get to see a number in the 120s...but that's 4 pounds now.

You're right. You CAN do this! C'mon 120's!!

Originally Posted by lbecker28

2 more weeks left for me on P2. Woke up to a 1.2 lbs loss. Hoping for a better week this week. Question about P3 for those of you that have successfully completed it. For the first day or 2 do I need to eat kind of light, or regular sized P3 meals?

Grats on your loss becker! I'm hoping for a better week too!

Originally Posted by CALIGREENEYES

well day 4 on P2 and down 6lbs from day one that includes loading though so really i am down a pound from when i first started, but hey i will take it.

That's awesome Cali! The first week is amazing!

Originally Posted by debkeversole

LDW today! 288.6 that is 13 pounds down this round less than 48 hours until BACON

Grats Deb! Mmmm bacon.


Down .4 for me this morning which brings my week 3 loss to 3 lbs. I have 3 weeks left on P2 and if it's 3 lbs a week that's fine with me (but I'm hoping for a little more!).

HAVE A GREAT DAY LADIES!

[paulabob]

.8 of my 2.4 regain is gone. I'm off to a great start! And TOM is out of the house! Thanks everyone for the support!

[Ravenj9]

Down another .8 this morning. I'm still thinking about continuing until my hcg runs out but it looks like I have enough to last until Friday. To make matters worse, not only do I have a baby shower on Saturday but my DH and I have tickets to go to the Atlanta Braves game Saturday night and I really don't want to be doing VLCD for that. I'll talk to my DH to see what he thinks.

Have a great day!