Let the angels sing! LB is now in P3!

LilacBruze · 08-06-2011, 07:07 AM

Started the day still at 1.2 lbs under LDW.

I um... well... I got an early start on P3 last night. I was SO hungry and figured it had already been 50 hours since my last dose of hHCG. I had 2 grilled hamburger patties with just some Frank's hot sauce on top. :blush:

I am balancing that with a light breakfast. Having my Walker Diet cappuccino protein powder with iced coffee and hwc whirled in my blender. Delish!

I am still planning on having my 14oz NY Strip steak for lunch, and a garbage salad for dinner with whatever leftovers of the steak sliced in.

Celebrate good times... come on!!

privatediva · 08-06-2011, 07:38 AM

Oh. My. God....HAVE YOURSELF SOME FUN!!!!!!!!!!!

You *so* deserve this!

Sunny7 · 08-06-2011, 07:43 AM

Have fun LB---you deserve this----enjoy

Beezer Louisiana · 08-06-2011, 08:07 AM

Congratulations, Lilac!

julieboolie · 08-06-2011, 08:19 AM

Congratulations!! You are so amazing!! I'm impressed you're under LDW and already "ramping up" to P3 (that's what I call it and do too!). Way to go!! I hope it's an easy P3 for you!! Enjoy eating!! I know I've missed it and I only did 3 weeks!! I start tomorrow officially, but am ramping up a bit today.

LaraSuzz · 08-06-2011, 08:22 AM

You did it!! Well done!!!

Doing It Right · 08-06-2011, 08:58 AM

So excited for you, and taking notes...

verbqueen · 08-06-2011, 09:36 AM

Good for YOU, girl! Now give that skinny body of yours some protein and fat--it deserves it!!

C'Marie · 08-06-2011, 03:51 PM

Woo Hoo! PROTEIN UP!!!!!

Dreamchaser · 08-06-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LilacBruze

Celebrate good times... come on!!

kimmiecue · 08-06-2011, 05:12 PM

dreamchaser is was your little baby in your avitar a yorkie? I have one too and yours looks like it may be one..sorry he is no longer with you

privatediva · 08-06-2011, 05:23 PM

Lilac, I'm dying for you to tell me you're cooking Indian. I have managed a not bad chicken curry on this plan, but I miss my jalfrezi and lamb dishes. Nothing on earth makes me happier...like...instantly...than walking into a really good Indian restaurant. The aroma is just bliss!

Dreamchaser · 08-06-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kimmiecue

dreamchaser is was your little baby in your avitar a yorkie? I have one too and yours looks like it may be one..sorry he is no longer with you

Aw, thank you kimmie! Yes, she was a yorkie. Her name was Angel

Millenia98 · 08-06-2011, 07:45 PM

Congrats!!! It's here!! Woohoo - enjoy!

LilacBruze · 08-06-2011, 08:35 PM

Thanks everyone!

Today's menu didn't go exactly as planned. The place my friend and I went to for lunch took the NY Strip off the menu but never updated their menu online. It was a HUGE disappointment, not to mention I was not prepared with a Plan B. But in the end, I settled for a chef's salad with bleu cheese dressing and a ribeye steak sandwich without the bread, just the ribeye - which was a pathetic piece of meat, let me tell you.

I tried to not eat the cheese in the chef's salad, just a few pieces.

So I was feeling a bit let down, luckily I have a GREAT FRIEND and she felt a little responsible since she picked the restaurant. She told me I was not allowed to go home until we went and got me a steak. So I ended up having a 12oz filet that was PERFECT. I put butter on top of it, and butter on top of my steamed cauliflower and broccoli. I was IN HEAVEN!

I brought the leftover steak home to slice and serve with my salad tomorrow. I left the container for ONE MINUTE and my puppy had managed to open it, clamp down on the filet, and high tail it upstairs. I chased that dog, got my filet back, rinsed it under the sink, and put it in the fridge. Hey, it was a third of a $35 steak - NO WAY I was gonna waste it!!

So to recap the day - protein shake this morning, chef's salad with bleu cheese dressing and wafer-thin ribeye steak for lunch, filet mignon with steamed cauliflower and broccoli for dinner. I also had a salad with dinner with vinegar and oil because I didn't trust the dressings available. Lettuce, tomato, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, raw broccoli, raw cauliflower, and fresh sliced mushrooms.

I had a HUGE appetite today! HUGE!

I hope the scale is kind to me tomorrow!

LilacBruze · 08-07-2011, 06:36 AM

OH MY!!

Woke up to being only .2 lbs under my window. That's a 3 lb gain in one day!!

Someone talk me off the ledge, and quick!!

Wigglesmom · 08-07-2011, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LilacBruze

OH MY!!

Woke up to being only .2 lbs under my window. That's a 3 lb gain in one day!!

Someone talk me off the ledge, and quick!!

Maybe seasonings that were on the prime rib meat and filet? I'm heading out next weekend to a steak place and plan to tell them to add nothing to the steak. I'll add S&P at the table.

I'm sure it's just fluid retention. You'll lose it tomorrow. Especially since you'll be having prewashed filet leftovers today.

LilacBruze · 08-07-2011, 07:46 AM

Thanks! There was no seasoning on the filet, I made sure of that. The ribeye though, who knows.

On one hand, I'm telling myself that I put a lot of weight into my belly last yesterday. Which is not used to having so much quantity in it after 3 months of P2.

I've had big ups like this while doing P2 protocol and have lost it the next day, so I am trying to stay rational about this. It was just worrisome, ya know?

Wigglesmom · 08-07-2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by LilacBruze

Thanks! There was no seasoning on the filet, I made sure of that. The ribeye though, who knows.

On one hand, I'm telling myself that I put a lot of weight into my belly last yesterday. Which is not used to having so much quantity in it after 3 months of P2.

I've had big ups like this while doing P2 protocol and have lost it the next day, so I am trying to stay rational about this. It was just worrisome, ya know?

I felt totally the same way. My first day of P3 was on Thursday and I had to force feed myself. I was afraid to eat but I figured I'd never know if this will really work for me unless I actually do it, right? So I only ate about 1400 calories and have added about 100 calories more each day. So far so good. I'm up about 3/4 of a pound and at first was a little sad this morning but we have to get used to those little fluctuations in P3/P4.

You've done a fantastic job in the past 3 months. Just let it go and do what you know what you need to do and relax. (I hope I can take my own advice too!)

julieboolie · 08-07-2011, 08:03 AM

Ok, even w/ a 3lb gain you're 0.2 UNDER LDW!! You're fine. Losing down below your LDW gives you that nice wiggle room (that I wish I had!!) There is a very empty system coming out of P2, and you're refilling it

. All that roughage - salad, broc., caul, salad - bulk.

Give it a few days. Eating at home is your best bet, especially when transitioning into P3. (speaking to myself here too). It's hard b/c we're all waiting to eat out, but jumping in too soon will catch up to you. Bernice, plus lots of water to flush yourself out will drop you back down. Keep it clean today and take it slow (I know, that's hard after being deprived for so long!!).

You're doing fine. Give it a few days.

LilacBruze · 08-07-2011, 08:11 AM

I know I shouldn't have eaten out. But I have a long list of friends eager to treat me to eating after so long, lol. I don't plan on making it a habit, but there HAD to be a celebration. And that filet was one of the finest that I have EVER had, soooo worth it! I'm actually gonna go slice up the leftover now. It's only got a small chunk out of it, I couldn't get the puppy to spit it out, lol!

Dreamchaser · 08-07-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by LilacBruze

I brought the leftover steak home to slice and serve with my salad tomorrow. I left the container for ONE MINUTE and my puppy had managed to open it, clamp down on the filet, and high tail it upstairs. I chased that dog, got my filet back, rinsed it under the sink, and put it in the fridge. Hey, it was a third of a $35 steak - NO WAY I was gonna waste it!!

OMG, you are totally cracking me up, girl! I can just see you and your puppy fighting over that steak!

I'm sorry the scale went up today but you are still in your window, so that is what is important! And you are certainly known to fluctuate wildly, that's for sure! Just make sure to get in plenty of water today!

Marocka · 08-07-2011, 11:26 AM

LB I would have done the same thing!!! Dang dogs!! Only mine is a french mastiff weighing in at 140 lbs and still growing....really don't know that I would actually consume anything I was able to pry out of his GIANT slobbery mouth, that is IF I could even get it before he swallowed it whole!!

C'Marie · 08-07-2011, 11:45 AM

Ya I can totally see me racing the dog upstairs to get a filet out of his mouth - very funny image!

You will be fine, LB - it's just the increase in fat and protein makes the blood volume go up - it'll even out soon. "Wild fluctuations" are normal in P3.

catkin · 08-07-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LilacBruze

Started the day still at 1.2 lbs under LDW.

I um... well... I got an early start on P3 last night. I was SO hungry and figured it had already been 50 hours since my last dose of hHCG. I had 2 grilled hamburger patties with just some Frank's hot sauce on top. :blush:

I am balancing that with a light breakfast. Having my Walker Diet cappuccino protein powder with iced coffee and hwc whirled in my blender. Delish!

I am still planning on having my 14oz NY Strip steak for lunch, and a garbage salad for dinner with whatever leftovers of the steak sliced in.

Celebrate good times... come on!!

Oh, you're too hot, too hot Lady, gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade...

Don't fear the fat!

Dreamchaser · 08-07-2011, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C'Marie

You will be fine, LB - it's just the increase in fat and protein makes the blood volume go up - it'll even out soon. "Wild fluctuations" are normal in P3.

YAY! Good to hear, Marie!

shelbyla · 08-07-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LilacBruze

I know I shouldn't have eaten out. But I have a long list of friends eager to treat me to eating after so long, lol. I don't plan on making it a habit, but there HAD to be a celebration. And that filet was one of the finest that I have EVER had, soooo worth it! I'm actually gonna go slice up the leftover now. It's only got a small chunk out of it, I couldn't get the puppy to spit it out, lol!

Deep breath girl! You so GOT this! It's all part of the learning process--just the P3 part.

As others have said, this is probably your body catching up to Bernice, fat, blood volume, etc. plus probably some hidden stuff in dressing or on the steak or somewhere. At least you got a steak out of it. I am 60 days into P4 and had a SALAD out two weeks ago. SALAD, I TELL YOU--and I was up 4.5 pounds!!!!!

It was off in two days. It really does get to the point where you get sorta...numb...to the fluctuations. Which is good because we know how to fix it.

Keep on keepin' on!

LilacBruze · 08-07-2011, 05:55 PM

Er.... um... :blush:

Well I ate out again today, lol. Another filet with butter, another salad with bleu cheese dressing. I gotta keep it together here! But I have SO many people who want to see me EAT SOMETHING, lol.

Had a protein shake for breakfast and a salad at home with just some olive oil dressing for lunch. With the left over filet mixed in of course.

I did ask about the filet again (different restaurant) and was assured it had not been marinated, rubbed, or even looked at funny.

Honestly, my body is just craving steak, steak, steak! Question though? Will eating a steak every day make a steak day not work for me in the future?

dazygyrl · 08-07-2011, 05:57 PM

congrats on moving to p3, lilac! enjoy it!!

C'Marie · 08-07-2011, 11:05 PM

? I don't see a steak day not working just because you're eating steak now. I eat lots of beef and I eat steak every week, steak day or not. They work pretty good most of the time, and sometimes not as good but followed by a truly lean day you get a 2nd day benefit.

08-06-2011, 07:07 AM	#1
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	Let the angels sing! LB is now in P3! Started the day still at 1.2 lbs under LDW. I um... well... I got an early start on P3 last night. I was SO hungry and figured it had already been 50 hours since my last dose of hHCG. I had 2 grilled hamburger patties with just some Frank's hot sauce on top. :blush: I am balancing that with a light breakfast. Having my Walker Diet cappuccino protein powder with iced coffee and hwc whirled in my blender. Delish! I am still planning on having my 14oz NY Strip steak for lunch, and a garbage salad for dinner with whatever leftovers of the steak sliced in. Celebrate good times... come on!! __________________ Total loss on 1st round of P2: 49.0 lbs Total loss on 2nd round of P2: 30.6 lbs

08-07-2011, 08:03 AM	#20
julieboolie Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sunny AZ Posts: 7,114 Gallery: julieboolie Stats: 272/147.6/140something Size 24/4-6-8/4-6 :) WOE: one day at a time!! LC! Start Date: July 14, 2003 - every day!!	Ok, even w/ a 3lb gain you're 0.2 UNDER LDW!! You're fine. Losing down below your LDW gives you that nice wiggle room (that I wish I had!!) There is a very empty system coming out of P2, and you're refilling it . All that roughage - salad, broc., caul, salad - bulk. Give it a few days. Eating at home is your best bet, especially when transitioning into P3. (speaking to myself here too). It's hard b/c we're all waiting to eat out, but jumping in too soon will catch up to you. Bernice, plus lots of water to flush yourself out will drop you back down. Keep it clean today and take it slow (I know, that's hard after being deprived for so long!!). You're doing fine. Give it a few days. __________________ Julie Prov. 3:5-6 - "He shall direct (my) paths" Daily updates in my journal. Maintenance in the 140's http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...s-journal.html

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08-06-2011, 07:38 AM	#2
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	Oh. My. God....HAVE YOURSELF SOME FUN!!!!!!!!!!! You so deserve this!

08-06-2011, 07:43 AM	#3
Sunny7 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,414 Gallery: Sunny7	Have fun LB---you deserve this----enjoy

08-06-2011, 08:07 AM	#4
Beezer Louisiana Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,774 Gallery: Beezer Louisiana Stats: 192.2/160/160 (5'6") WOE: Very low carb, no frankenfoods. NK Start Date: June 21, 2010	Congratulations, Lilac!

08-06-2011, 08:19 AM	#5
julieboolie Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sunny AZ Posts: 7,114 Gallery: julieboolie Stats: 272/147.6/140something Size 24/4-6-8/4-6 :) WOE: one day at a time!! LC! Start Date: July 14, 2003 - every day!!	Congratulations!! You are so amazing!! I'm impressed you're under LDW and already "ramping up" to P3 (that's what I call it and do too!). Way to go!! I hope it's an easy P3 for you!! Enjoy eating!! I know I've missed it and I only did 3 weeks!! I start tomorrow officially, but am ramping up a bit today.

08-06-2011, 08:22 AM	#6
LaraSuzz Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,777 Gallery: LaraSuzz Stats: baby steps WOE: Dr. Atw Simeons Protocol Start Date: restart 3/5/2012 multiple rounds	You did it!! Well done!!!

08-06-2011, 08:58 AM	#7
Doing It Right Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 535 Gallery: Doing It Right	So excited for you, and taking notes...

08-06-2011, 09:36 AM	#8
verbqueen Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 4,658 Gallery: verbqueen Stats: 224/163 WOE: hhcg, VLCD12	Good for YOU, girl! Now give that skinny body of yours some protein and fat--it deserves it!!

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C'Marie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,019 Gallery: C'Marie Stats: 270/down 110-ish/ goal 147 WOE: hCG Rx shots/JUDDD maintain Start Date: 1/4/2010 Now R9 P2	Woo Hoo! PROTEIN UP!!!!!

08-06-2011, 05:12 PM	#11
kimmiecue Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: ontario canada Posts: 132 Gallery: kimmiecue Stats: 153.4/146.4/125 5"4 WOE: HHCG Start Date: April 2012	dreamchaser is was your little baby in your avitar a yorkie? I have one too and yours looks like it may be one..sorry he is no longer with you

08-06-2011, 05:23 PM	#12
privatediva Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,544 Gallery: privatediva Stats: 128 (R2ldw 128) 5'7" WOE: healthful, delicious low carb Start Date: 6/28/2011 (started HCG) maintaining since 9/2011	Lilac, I'm dying for you to tell me you're cooking Indian. I have managed a not bad chicken curry on this plan, but I miss my jalfrezi and lamb dishes. Nothing on earth makes me happier...like...instantly...than walking into a really good Indian restaurant. The aroma is just bliss!

08-06-2011, 07:45 PM	#14
Millenia98 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 836 Gallery: Millenia98 Start Date: April 29, 2011	Congrats!!! It's here!! Woohoo - enjoy!

08-06-2011, 08:35 PM	#15
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	Thanks everyone! Today's menu didn't go exactly as planned. The place my friend and I went to for lunch took the NY Strip off the menu but never updated their menu online. It was a HUGE disappointment, not to mention I was not prepared with a Plan B. But in the end, I settled for a chef's salad with bleu cheese dressing and a ribeye steak sandwich without the bread, just the ribeye - which was a pathetic piece of meat, let me tell you. I tried to not eat the cheese in the chef's salad, just a few pieces. So I was feeling a bit let down, luckily I have a GREAT FRIEND and she felt a little responsible since she picked the restaurant. She told me I was not allowed to go home until we went and got me a steak. So I ended up having a 12oz filet that was PERFECT. I put butter on top of it, and butter on top of my steamed cauliflower and broccoli. I was IN HEAVEN! I brought the leftover steak home to slice and serve with my salad tomorrow. I left the container for ONE MINUTE and my puppy had managed to open it, clamp down on the filet, and high tail it upstairs. I chased that dog, got my filet back, rinsed it under the sink, and put it in the fridge. Hey, it was a third of a $35 steak - NO WAY I was gonna waste it!! So to recap the day - protein shake this morning, chef's salad with bleu cheese dressing and wafer-thin ribeye steak for lunch, filet mignon with steamed cauliflower and broccoli for dinner. I also had a salad with dinner with vinegar and oil because I didn't trust the dressings available. Lettuce, tomato, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, raw broccoli, raw cauliflower, and fresh sliced mushrooms. I had a HUGE appetite today! HUGE! I hope the scale is kind to me tomorrow!

08-07-2011, 06:36 AM	#16
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	OH MY!! Woke up to being only .2 lbs under my window. That's a 3 lb gain in one day!! Someone talk me off the ledge, and quick!!

08-07-2011, 07:46 AM	#18
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	Thanks! There was no seasoning on the filet, I made sure of that. The ribeye though, who knows. On one hand, I'm telling myself that I put a lot of weight into my belly last yesterday. Which is not used to having so much quantity in it after 3 months of P2. I've had big ups like this while doing P2 protocol and have lost it the next day, so I am trying to stay rational about this. It was just worrisome, ya know?

08-07-2011, 08:11 AM	#21
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	I know I shouldn't have eaten out. But I have a long list of friends eager to treat me to eating after so long, lol. I don't plan on making it a habit, but there HAD to be a celebration. And that filet was one of the finest that I have EVER had, soooo worth it! I'm actually gonna go slice up the leftover now. It's only got a small chunk out of it, I couldn't get the puppy to spit it out, lol!

08-07-2011, 11:26 AM	#23
Marocka Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: So Cal Posts: 471 Gallery: Marocka Stats: R1 231.2-212.6, -18.6 LBS R2 215.6-189.6, -26 LBS WOE: Low Fat/Low Carb/Low Sugar/Low Cal Start Date: 05/12/2011	LB I would have done the same thing!!! Dang dogs!! Only mine is a french mastiff weighing in at 140 lbs and still growing....really don't know that I would actually consume anything I was able to pry out of his GIANT slobbery mouth, that is IF I could even get it before he swallowed it whole!!

08-07-2011, 11:45 AM	#24
C'Marie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,019 Gallery: C'Marie Stats: 270/down 110-ish/ goal 147 WOE: hCG Rx shots/JUDDD maintain Start Date: 1/4/2010 Now R9 P2	Ya I can totally see me racing the dog upstairs to get a filet out of his mouth - very funny image! You will be fine, LB - it's just the increase in fat and protein makes the blood volume go up - it'll even out soon. "Wild fluctuations" are normal in P3.

08-07-2011, 05:55 PM	#28
LilacBruze Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,595 Gallery: LilacBruze Stats: 290/172.6/160 WOE: hHCG Simeons Protocol	Er.... um... :blush: Well I ate out again today, lol. Another filet with butter, another salad with bleu cheese dressing. I gotta keep it together here! But I have SO many people who want to see me EAT SOMETHING, lol. Had a protein shake for breakfast and a salad at home with just some olive oil dressing for lunch. With the left over filet mixed in of course. I did ask about the filet again (different restaurant) and was assured it had not been marinated, rubbed, or even looked at funny. Honestly, my body is just craving steak, steak, steak! Question though? Will eating a steak every day make a steak day not work for me in the future?

08-07-2011, 05:57 PM	#29
dazygyrl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,515 Gallery: dazygyrl	congrats on moving to p3, lilac! enjoy it!!

08-07-2011, 11:05 PM	#30
C'Marie Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,019 Gallery: C'Marie Stats: 270/down 110-ish/ goal 147 WOE: hCG Rx shots/JUDDD maintain Start Date: 1/4/2010 Now R9 P2	? I don't see a steak day not working just because you're eating steak now. I eat lots of beef and I eat steak every week, steak day or not. They work pretty good most of the time, and sometimes not as good but followed by a truly lean day you get a 2nd day benefit.