Time between rounds

halebop · 01-05-2012, 09:55 AM

I'm only on VLCD P2 yet I can't help but think ahead.

This is my 3rd round. My 1st round was great. My 2nd wasn't so good. I did fine in both P3s and fine in P4 after my 1st round. But somewhere in R2 P4 I decided (not really consciously) that I was "done" and went back to the horrible eating habits that got me overweight to begin with.

That resulted in my starting Round 3 at my Round 1 LDW (I regained everything I lost in R2)

But I'm trying not to beat myself up - learn from my mistakes, reach goal weight and STAY there this time.

Sorry for the ramble. I actually have a question! After this round I have 1 more to do in order to reach goal. I'll do P3 for 21 days. After that, is 21 days in P4 sufficient before starting my final P2?

I know Simeons says to wait longer between rounds the more you do. But, even though this is my third round it was 10 months between my second and third. For that reason I'm thinking (hoping!) that I can start another round after 21 days in P3 and 21 days in P4.

Would that be sufficient? Thanks for the help!

emel · 01-05-2012, 11:04 AM

Since you've been away from P2 for a while before starting this round, I'd say 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4 would suffice.

Of course, if you have trouble stabilizing in P3 you might want to add a week to that phase, but I recall that your P3's were pretty smooth in your past rounds.
Good luck to you!

dawnyama · 01-05-2012, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emel

Since you've been away from P2 for a while before starting this round, I'd say 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4 would suffice.

Of course, if you have trouble stabilizing in P3 you might want to add a week to that phase, but I recall that your P3's were pretty smooth in your past rounds.
Good luck to you!

I agree with emel!!!

Arctic_Mama · 01-05-2012, 12:46 PM

Yup, base your time in P4 on how well you stabilize. If you're doing a correction day twice a week, despite not adding in more than a serving or two of starch a week, or fluctuating for little reason at all, the longer P4 would probably make more sense. But if you stabilize like a rock the first week of P3, and aren't proving highly sensitive to sugar and starch? Go for it.

01-05-2012, 09:55 AM	#1
halebop Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 365 Gallery: halebop Stats: 195/180/135	Time between rounds I'm only on VLCD P2 yet I can't help but think ahead. This is my 3rd round. My 1st round was great. My 2nd wasn't so good. I did fine in both P3s and fine in P4 after my 1st round. But somewhere in R2 P4 I decided (not really consciously) that I was "done" and went back to the horrible eating habits that got me overweight to begin with. That resulted in my starting Round 3 at my Round 1 LDW (I regained everything I lost in R2) But I'm trying not to beat myself up - learn from my mistakes, reach goal weight and STAY there this time. Sorry for the ramble. I actually have a question! After this round I have 1 more to do in order to reach goal. I'll do P3 for 21 days. After that, is 21 days in P4 sufficient before starting my final P2? I know Simeons says to wait longer between rounds the more you do. But, even though this is my third round it was 10 months between my second and third. For that reason I'm thinking (hoping!) that I can start another round after 21 days in P3 and 21 days in P4. Would that be sufficient? Thanks for the help!

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01-05-2012, 11:04 AM	#2
emel Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: VA Posts: 16,598 Gallery: emel	Since you've been away from P2 for a while before starting this round, I'd say 3 weeks of P3 and 3 weeks of P4 would suffice. Of course, if you have trouble stabilizing in P3 you might want to add a week to that phase, but I recall that your P3's were pretty smooth in your past rounds. Good luck to you!

01-05-2012, 12:46 PM	#4
Arctic_Mama Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,781 Gallery: Arctic_Mama Stats: 257/163/140 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: R1 12/11, R2 3/12	Yup, base your time in P4 on how well you stabilize. If you're doing a correction day twice a week, despite not adding in more than a serving or two of starch a week, or fluctuating for little reason at all, the longer P4 would probably make more sense. But if you stabilize like a rock the first week of P3, and aren't proving highly sensitive to sugar and starch? Go for it.