CD help!

[Lildrew]

So, I did a GY CD on Monday and lost 1.6, which put me back in my window. Yesterday I ate normal (drank my water) and I am back up 1.8.

(I took in about 1900 calories and drank about 80 oz. of water.)

Any suggestions? I am doing another GY CD today. Should I consider doing two days to get down further? I was stabilizing so nicely and now of course, am freaked out because that's how I roll...

Is this all just part of the journey and I just need to do my CD and see what happens? Maybe I need to try a different kind of CD? Whatcha think?

[TerriMM]

I think I would try a different CD day but I would alternate CD and clean P3 days rather than consecutive. Steak day has always been successful for me, but I've heard a lot of people having great success with chicken thigh or drumstick day.

I was caught off guard coming out of a bad cold with a 2.2 bump. So without preparation I just did basically a protein day.
B - Eggs and cheese
L - Leftover Tri-Tip
S- Greek Yogurt
D - Bison patty with cheese and cottage cheese.

It gave me a 1.1 loss and I was only back up .2 today after a regular P3 day.

[Millenia98]

For me, I did a GY CD one and I'll never do it again. I bumped back up just like you did. I'm not sure it's mentioned whether it's anywhere near protocol to do GY as a correction day. I think you might want to try and eat very clean for 2-3 days (lower fats, no cheese, no dairy/nuts). I have had success that way.

If you ever need another CD, maybe you should stick to steak day.

[Lildrew]

Thank you so much for the input! I think I will do a VERY clean/protein heavy day tomorrow and see how I do.

[Emi]

I never did a CD day.. I would just eat protein the next day and it would drop... I wouldn't do 2 CDs in a row... if you want to roll w/CDs.. do one and eat protein in between... let us know how it goes!!!

[LilacBruze]

Originally Posted by Millenia98

For me, I did a GY CD one and I'll never do it again. I bumped back up just like you did. I'm not sure it's mentioned whether it's anywhere near protocol to do GY as a correction day.

You know, I have wondered about this, and I LOVE greek yogurt, don't get me wrong. Just seems based on the carb count in GY that it would NOT be as effective as steak or chicken thighs.

But no, I would not do 2 in a row either. Eat super clean and maybe less calories? I think one of the reasons that I have stabilized so well is that if I have a bump up (still being in my window) one day, I will eat less calories the next. It's evened itself out so far.

[Lildrew]

Well, I tried another GYCD just to see if it would work this time, and I dropped 2.0 lbs, but as of this morning I gained it all back. I didn't plan very well and I don't have any steak or chicken thawed out to do one of those days. So, it will be an egg day for me which is fine since I love them.

Too bad the losses from a GY CD didn't take.

[TerriMM]

Sorry the GY day didn't work out for you. Didn't take with me either. Bummer because it was yummy! I'm doing a steak day today. I'm really having trouble stabilizing this time because I got sick two days into P3.

Good luck on your steak day!

[Marocka]

I have done 2 egg days this round, first one netted me a 1 lb loss the next day and the 2nd one a 2 lb loss the next day.

B-4 fried-runny eggs w/cheese
L-same
D-same + 1 small roma tomatoe, diced and about 1/4 c. broiled chicken, diced

[garnet10]

I don't even understand how correction days work. When I look at Simeons' protocol, he advised eating a large steak at dinner with no breakfast or lunch. So, in essence, he has you dieting for that day. I would normally assume that any weight lost that quickly, and with such low caloric intake, would have to be water loss, especially since we aren't on hCG at that time.

So it makes sense you would bounce back up once you start eating again.

And yet it doesn't happen this way for many people. It just makes no sense to me.

[TerriMM]

Originally Posted by garnet10

I don't even understand how correction days work. When I look at Simeons' protocol, he advised eating a large steak at dinner with no breakfast or lunch. So, in essence, he has you dieting for that day. I would normally assume that any weight lost that quickly, and with such low caloric intake, would have to be water loss, especially since we aren't on hCG at that time.

So it makes sense you would bounce back up once you start eating again.

And yet it doesn't happen this way for many people. It just makes no sense to me.

I agree, it almost seems like a kick in the butt procedure to get your attention and get you back on track.

[Marocka]

well if you think about it, the gain is probably water weight to begin with.....so doing a CD just gets it right back off before it becomes a REAL gain, just my opinion.

[Lildrew]

I did my egg day and I am back down 2.2. So, will see what happens today. I am going to eat as clean as possible and only have HWC in my one cup of coffee today and see how it goes. I will keep you posted.

[privatediva]

Originally Posted by garnet10

I don't even understand how correction days work. When I look at Simeons' protocol, he advised eating a large steak at dinner with no breakfast or lunch. So, in essence, he has you dieting for that day. I would normally assume that any weight lost that quickly, and with such low caloric intake, would have to be water loss, especially since we aren't on hCG at that time.

So it makes sense you would bounce back up once you start eating again.

And yet it doesn't happen this way for many people. It just makes no sense to me.

I think it works like a JUDDD down day. Overall, the calorie average is lower, between the days before and after the CD, so even if you lose mostly water, you're also putting yourself in enough of a calorie deficit over the course of a few days, that you end up with a legitimate, stabilizing loss, as long as you do the CDs before you have gained 5 or 10 lbs. Dr Johnson, the JUDDD dude, talks about how skinny people sort of auto-correct by nature...if they eat more than they need one day, they automatically don't eat much the next. CD's kind of force that kind of behavior which is apparently natural for some people, though I surely have no personal frame of reference for it! Hopefully, over time, you train yourself to function in that way...so that your life doesn't have to be a rigid, count every steenkin' calorie, carb and fat gram and never have any kind of culinary fun in your life...but just that you limit that sort of gratification, and make the correction quickly when you do indulge. Not that P3 is a particularly indulgent time (though compared to P2 it's hedonistic!), but we're all in that re-training period through all of the phases.

[garnet10]

Originally Posted by privatediva

I think it works like a JUDDD down day. Overall, the calorie average is lower, between the days before and after the CD, so even if you lose mostly water, you're also putting yourself in enough of a calorie deficit over the course of a few days, that you end up with a legitimate, stabilizing loss, as long as you do the CDs before you have gained 5 or 10 lbs. Dr Johnson, the JUDDD dude, talks about how skinny people sort of auto-correct by nature...if they eat more than they need one day, they automatically don't eat much the next. CD's kind of force that kind of behavior which is apparently natural for some people, though I surely have no personal frame of reference for it! Hopefully, over time, you train yourself to function in that way...so that your life doesn't have to be a rigid, count every steenkin' calorie, carb and fat gram and never have any kind of culinary fun in your life...but just that you limit that sort of gratification, and make the correction quickly when you do indulge. Not that P3 is a particularly indulgent time (though compared to P2 it's hedonistic!), but we're all in that re-training period through all of the phases.

Interesting thoughts! That makes sense, thanks!

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by privatediva

I think it works like a JUDDD down day. Overall, the calorie average is lower, between the days before and after the CD, so even if you lose mostly water, you're also putting yourself in enough of a calorie deficit over the course of a few days, that you end up with a legitimate, stabilizing loss, as long as you do the CDs before you have gained 5 or 10 lbs. Dr Johnson, the JUDDD dude, talks about how skinny people sort of auto-correct by nature...if they eat more than they need one day, they automatically don't eat much the next. CD's kind of force that kind of behavior which is apparently natural for some people, though I surely have no personal frame of reference for it! Hopefully, over time, you train yourself to function in that way...so that your life doesn't have to be a rigid, count every steenkin' calorie, carb and fat gram and never have any kind of culinary fun in your life...but just that you limit that sort of gratification, and make the correction quickly when you do indulge. Not that P3 is a particularly indulgent time (though compared to P2 it's hedonistic!), but we're all in that re-training period through all of the phases.

It's true. I see that my husband, as a lifetime skinny person, natural does this. It's crazy to me as I watch him naturally do it. Now, he's a body builder and is not skinny, but definitely has that skinny mentality and his eating habits follow the same.

[privatediva]

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[Lildrew]

Originally Posted by privatediva

MILLENIA!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK AT YOU!!!!!!!! Wow...your new avatar is MAGNIFICENT!

I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gorgeous!!!!!!!

[Millenia98]

Thank you ladies so much! That was vacation fun in August! aww, great times!

[Lildrew]

Okay, I think the egg day worked. I had a normal P3 eating day yesterday and stayed the same. Too bad the FAGE CD wasn't for me.

But sooo grateful the egg day worked.

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by Lildrew

Okay, I think the egg day worked. I had a normal P3 eating day yesterday and stayed the same. Too bad the FAGE CD wasn't for me.

But sooo grateful the egg day worked.

I hear you! I’ve been eating clean to get rid of this over window weight and haven’t had my dear FAGE since Friday. That Fage CD really made me angry when I did it. Right back up. It was a fake!

[TerriMM]

My steak day, plus I took a break from exercise gave me a 3.4 drop.

[Lildrew]

Originally Posted by TerriMM

My steak day, plus I took a break from exercise gave me a 3.4 drop.

Wow Terri!!! Did you just eat the steak in the evening or have it all day long?

[TerriMM]

Originally Posted by Lildrew

Wow Terri!!! Did you just eat the steak in the evening or have it all day long?

Breakfast - Rib Eye Steak
Lunch - Restaurant Sirloin with side salad - no dressing
Dinner - Fillet with side salad - no dressing

[Lildrew]

Originally Posted by TerriMM

Breakfast - Rib Eye Steak
Lunch - Restaurant Sirloin with side salad - no dressing
Dinner - Fillet with side salad - no dressing

Yum!! A steak day might be my next CD if I need it. Thanks!!!!!

[julieboolie]

LOL! These CD's work differently for different people. I lose best on the GYCD and it usually sticks if I eat cleanly the next day.

The steak day and the chicken day worked pretty well, almost 2lbs each, but I regained a lb the next day both times.

Egg day didn't net me any loss, maybe a 0.5lb.

It's funny. Not sure why the GY day works so well for me. I tend to think the higher protein days would be better. I do think the correcting the next day asap is the biggest part.

Glad your CD worked and you're back down. You've done so great!! WTG!!

[verbqueen]

GY CDs and steak CDs both worked well for me. Sometimes a little voice in my head wonders, though, if it really has anything to do at all with the CDs, or maybe is just some mysterious inner hormonal workings that bump us up and then move us back down when our bodies are darned good and ready. Because everyone's weight goes up and down a lot, whether they're dieting or not. Ya know?

Who knows? But glad you're back in your window!

[Nicole T]

Here's my take on why GY CD works for some but not for others--people tend to metabolically be one of three types-- a protein type, a carb type or a combo. Whenever I have taken a metabolic test, I ALWAYS clearly come out as a protein type. This means that for my body to function optimally, I NEED a lot of high quality protein. I tried doing the Master Cleanse (lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne) and also tried doing an apple day in P2 and both times got violently ill by 1pm and it triggered a migraine both times (I can count on one hand the # of migraines I've had in my lifetime and 2 of them were from these days). For me, I think my blood sugar crashes if I try to live off of more carby options. I wouldn't even think of trying a GY day even though I know there is a lot of protein in them. So maybe those who do well on a GY CD are either combo types or carb types????

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by Nicole T

Here's my take on why GY CD works for some but not for others--people tend to metabolically be one of three types-- a protein type, a carb type or a combo. Whenever I have taken a metabolic test, I ALWAYS clearly come out as a protein type. This means that for my body to function optimally, I NEED a lot of high quality protein. I tried doing the Master Cleanse (lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne) and also tried doing an apple day in P2 and both times got violently ill by 1pm and it triggered a migraine both times (I can count on one hand the # of migraines I've had in my lifetime and 2 of them were from these days). For me, I think my blood sugar crashes if I try to live off of more carby options. I wouldn't even think of trying a GY day even though I know there is a lot of protein in them. So maybe those who do well on a GY CD are either combo types or carb types????

I get that too! I remember after being low carb for so many years and milk not ever being a consistent part of my diet, including all of these yogurts on hcg in high quantities doesn't really work for a losing weight thing for me. I think my body is used to very low sugar and lower dairy, so taking back 6 yogurts in one day will likely lower my weight overnight due to the lower calories, but it doesn't stick on me. This is precisely why (b/c I'm a high protein/low dairy/low sugar type).

[jnaakins]

Originally Posted by Nicole T

Here's my take on why GY CD works for some but not for others--people tend to metabolically be one of three types-- a protein type, a carb type or a combo. Whenever I have taken a metabolic test, I ALWAYS clearly come out as a protein type. This means that for my body to function optimally, I NEED a lot of high quality protein. I tried doing the Master Cleanse (lemonade, maple syrup and cayenne) and also tried doing an apple day in P2 and both times got violently ill by 1pm and it triggered a migraine both times (I can count on one hand the # of migraines I've had in my lifetime and 2 of them were from these days). For me, I think my blood sugar crashes if I try to live off of more carby options. I wouldn't even think of trying a GY day even though I know there is a lot of protein in them. So maybe those who do well on a GY CD are either combo types or carb types????

How do you find out which type you are? Is this something they test for at the dr's office?