The P2 AND P3 thread! :)

[BaileysGirl]

Morning Ladies!! AF has settled in and bloating is gone! Weighed in at 191 this morning! So only 1 pound above my LDW! WOOT!

Sorry I've not been checking in at night DH has been home for 2 1/2 weeks and he just doesn't understand why I'd want to work on a computer all day at work then come home and stay on it all night! He had jury Mon/Tues of last week and they were done w/ the trial and he hasn't been since. BUT he cannot go to work b/c he's on call every day and could have to report and since he's an OTR driver he cannot do that. We're having a birthday party for my Mom this weekend and then he'll go back to work Monday.

Sunny - I love to go out and see bands perform! My twin cousins have a band called The Commotions. They are in college at Georgia Southern and do a lot of talent shows and starbucks gigs. They are performing at our annual BBQ & Blues Festival in a small town where they went to college in April! I cannot wait! Enjoy your gig this weekend! Hoping Bernice visits asap!

Jeanette - Thanks for the well wishes! I made a double batch of Sheri's soup. DH it very much! I used the original rotel so it's HOT the way he likes it. I would use the HOT rotel but then I prob couldn't eat it! I have a recipe for almond crackers I think I might make one day next week.

To the rest of you ladies I hope you're stabilizing/maintaining well and if not keep going at it!!

[star a.d.]

hehe, thanks jeanette!

I think I'm going to stay off layne scaley for the next day or two. I REALLY bloated up with AF/TOM/liferuiningjerk. this is a bad one. le sigh! top o' the window to me this morning. I need a water retention intervention, man!

[C'Marie]

I did an egg day today, we'll see in the morning how/if it helped. I know I didn't get enough water in, that's a problem right now for me, I forget to drink, forget to eat, forget to pee when at work! Dangit!

@shelby I didn't see your question about Rx - 5000 iu mixed will last you @125 iu = 40 days. My dosage usually is 140-160-ish. Depends how much bacteriostat water you mix in to make the dosage on the syringe. I can find a conversion chart if you want it.

Mine usually is the 5000 with 10 or 11 full 1.0 ML syringes (says .1, .2, etc all the way to 1.0 on the syringe) I think, and then 200iu is .4 (or 4/10) on the syringe - this is from memory. I usually then inject 3/10 or .3 on the syringe for 150 iu so it lasts me about 33 days. You can check the math like this: (5000 iu/ 150 iu = 33.33 days which is the same as saying 10 ML total liquid measurement divided by 3/10's of a 1 ML syringe or 10 divided by .3 =33 days, or to 11 ML liquid measurement divided by 3/10's of a 1 ML syringe = 36 days: does that make sense?). You can also cut the water you add in half but then of course your measurement when giving yourself the dose is half as well - 5 full syringes bacto water then would be .15 or 1.5/10 on the syringe instead of 3/10 - get it? I prefer the more liquidy measurement for that reason.

The difference is the actual liquid of the hcg which is a very little amount, you can use 10 ML liquid or if you get the Rx weird powdery tablets that liquify when you add the water-then you need the 11 full syringes of water. Either way, since we have a "range" to work with of 125-200 iu I don't get all freaked about it because you're going to end up with a little waste with every shot (it stays in the top head of the syringe) so the minute difference there is not a biggie to me. But I can tell you if I get different size syringes then I get nervous because I don't want to mix it wrong or measure it wrong with each shot because this is what I'm used to. So I stay with the 1.0 syringes, not the .5. And I get the 29 gauge 1/2 inch not the teensiest diabetic needles of 31 gauge 5/8 inch because those suckers take forever to fill with liquid when I draw up the solution each morning and the needles bend too easy.

[MemoryKeeper]

Good morning! Surprisingly I have to do my first CD and I'm not ready for it! 186.5 The only thing I did different was add sf peanut butter and BAM up 2 pounds! YUCK YUCK! I guess I will do an egg day since I never have before and it's the easiest to prepare with such short notice. More later got to go cook this morning before work!

[SunnyFL]

Morning ladies!

I had the worst evening and morning of my life. Bathroom issues aka Bernice.
I had to use drastic measures which ended badly. Let's just say agony is too kind of a word for what I went through. Needless to say I'm staying home today.

Had whole wheat toast yesterday and having oatmeal today. Kind of jumped in to fiber but the doctor (yes I was in the ER) told me low carb or not if I wanted it to end I needed some whole grains an fiber in my body.

Haven't weighed myself and I won't because after all I have been through I don't need to see the scale tell me I'm over lol!

Jeanette good luck on your CD. Remember I did a multi protein day and it worked. Just minimal veggies

[BaileysGirl]

Sunny - Feel better Boo! I recall years ago when I did LC I wasn't getting any fiber at all and I had HORRIBLE bathroom time. It felt like glass was coming out and it was not fun!

Jeanette & Marie - Good luck w/ the CD's! I've done 2 this round myself.

Well I am at 190 this morning! We are having lunch catered today Boston Market. Have a great day ladies!

Oh and I had some tilapia last night that was the bomb! It had about 15g of carbs but it seemed worth it? It's Gortons Skillet Crisp Tilapia! OMG! YUM-O! I had 2 pcs w/ some tartar sauce and a side salad.

B - 1 scrambled egg, side of bacon & a few red potatoes w/ onions/peppers
L - rotisserie chicken, creamed spinach, caesar salad (brownie or no brownie?)
D - chargrilled chicken salad w/ ranch

[SunnyFL]

I am alive....LOL...I should buy a t-shirt that says "Not only did I survive Salmonella, I also survived extreme Constipation. I am a beast"



My weight is 146.6 no CD since I'm just trying to get better. I am taking probiotic pearls hoping that helps. I have a week of "going" to get rid of LOL

So far today I have had
1 jug of water
1 cup black coffee
2 whole wheat toasts with unsalted butter
1 glass of coconut water
1 small banana
1 pear

Lunch: chicken chili

Dinner: cauli pizza (?)

and more water water water

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

Morning ladies!

I had the worst evening and morning of my life. Bathroom issues aka Bernice.
I had to use drastic measures which ended badly. Let's just say agony is too kind of a word for what I went through. Needless to say I'm staying home today.

Had whole wheat toast yesterday and having oatmeal today. Kind of jumped in to fiber but the doctor (yes I was in the ER) told me low carb or not if I wanted it to end I needed some whole grains an fiber in my body. OMG!

Haven't weighed myself and I won't because after all I have been through I don't need to see the scale tell me I'm over lol!

Jeanette good luck on your CD. Remember I did a multi protein day and it worked. Just minimal veggies

A protein day is going to be much easier than just eggs, so I'm going to try that instead!

B: 2 boiled eggs, mayo
L: bacon cheeseburger, no bun (one lettuce leaf/one tomato slice/half onion slice)
D: ???

Originally Posted by BaileysGirl

Sunny - Feel better Boo! I recall years ago when I did LC I wasn't getting any fiber at all and I had HORRIBLE bathroom time. It felt like glass was coming out and it was not fun!

Jeanette & Marie - Good luck w/ the CD's! I've done 2 this round myself.

Well I am at 190 this morning! We are having lunch catered today Boston Market. Have a great day ladies!

Oh and I had some tilapia last night that was the bomb! It had about 15g of carbs but it seemed worth it? It's Gortons Skillet Crisp Tilapia! OMG! YUM-O! I had 2 pcs w/ some tartar sauce and a side salad.

B - 1 scrambled egg, side of bacon & a few red potatoes w/ onions/peppers
L - rotisserie chicken, creamed spinach, caesar salad (brownie or no brownie?)
D - chargrilled chicken salad w/ ranch

Meal plan sounds great. Regular brownie or sf brownie? I had the mug cake last night with sf crunchy peanut butter with sweetener and caramel sauce on it. OH MY WOW!

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

I am alive....LOL...I should buy a t-shirt that says "Not only did I survive Salmonella, I also survived extreme Constipation. I am a beast"



My weight is 146.6 no CD since I'm just trying to get better. I am taking probiotic pearls hoping that helps. I have a week of "going" to get rid of LOL

So far today I have had
1 jug of water
1 cup black coffee
2 whole wheat toasts with unsalted butter
1 glass of coconut water
1 small banana
1 pear

Lunch: chicken chili

Dinner: cauli pizza (?)

and more water water water

Definitely need the t-shirt, you've already lived it!

[C'Marie]

Dang, Sunny, so sorry to hear your tummy troubles and ER visit! I hate body systems not wanting to do what they are supposed to!

My egg day got me down only 1 pound. I sure was hoping for more. I've done them in the past with really good success. I know I didn't drink enough water, so in case that's the reason for less loss I will eat light today, protein and salad and water water water and hope for another small drop. Today I am 3.4 above LIW.

[SunnyFL]

Hang in there ladies! I am exactly at 2 pounds over LDW but considering how ill i have been I am not going to count it until tomorrow.

On a bright note, has anyone ever made any pies? I am craving a pie, any kind, I just want some pie lol

[MemoryKeeper]

Glad to see you going down Marie....anywhere but up! LOL!

Sunny, sugarfreelowcarbrecipes has pies with peanut butter flour.....perhaps you can find something there....when you do let us know how it went. I think I could make something with the yummy caramel sauce from Walden's Farm and some apples.

[SunnyFL]

You know that is something I never tried last P4, Peanut butter! In any shape or form! I'm not a real fan unless it is in a PB&J or with chocolate. Otherwise, meh

I've never seen Peanut butter flour....

[MemoryKeeper]

I had it with chocolate last night. And it's peanut flour, sorry I wrote it wrong (had Peanut butter on the mind). Hope you found some good pie recipes....and if so, please share! Maybe Star can make one up...LOL!

[ldrof]

Joining you all in Phase 3 tomorrow and looking forward to breakfast. I may just go to bed early tonight, so morning gets here faster! LOL Ended my round about 4 lbs above my goal, so once I stabilize, I'm hoping to get the rest off. Went shopping at Cosco tonight to prepare for phase 3 and boy did I walk out of there HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking forward to trying some of your recipes on here! Thanks!

[shirleychef]

Please forgive me those of you who may get this post in two different threads. I just posted it on one of the rogue threads, but I really would like some input from stricties too... and I know that when you are a strictie it is easier to avoid the rogue threads and ideas. So here is my quandary:

For those of you who are stricties but cheat... did you experience a LOT of hunger after cheating?

I am asking because I have been hungry DAILY for weeks with the exception of the days I cheated by eating TONS of fat... and thus gained.

I was hungry before my PI at about day 30.. when I hit 150 pounds... it was one of the reasons I chose to do a PI b/c I not only was wanting a break from the VLCD foods and a chance to eat more fat and protein BUT I was hungry ALL DAY. I hadn't been hungry constantly until that time, I had some hunger at meals, but not all the time.

I'm only 5'6" but am larged framed and I can pinch and inch or 2 or 3 in several places still so I know there is still abnormal fat.

Today's weight was 147.2. I've been hungry all day with the exception of about 1 hour after eating. I've been drinking a minimum of 3 quarts of water and for the past 4 days have also drank about 2-3 quarts of hot tea just to keep from cheating b/c I'm so hungry. I'm so hungry... it is hard to fall asleep at night.

Now.. if I didn't have obvious abnormal fat deposits I'd say the Rx hcg dosing at 125 IU 2 times a day, was telling me I need to quit... yet... even though I see fat... could the hcg be telling me it is time to quit??

I've never gone rogue, done FF's, or cheated until this round. BUT my hunger started b/f I started to do these things. I was not hungry on my PI OBVIOUSLY b/c I ate plenty of fat & protein.

I'm wondering if the hunger is from being rogue (having 2 tbsp of cream in my coffee daily), OR if it is because I need to be done. TOM will hit next week and there is no way I can resist cravings along with this hunger. So if things do not improve by Monday... or SOONER... I'm going to have to to last dose and transition to phase 3 while I still have the strength to stick to VLCD during the transition days. If I just need to tough it out a few days and it will improve... kinda like the first week of VLCD after loading... then I will try b/c I'd love to see my scale read something between 140-145 before I quit phase 2... but if my body is telling me the hcg is done and I push further.. I'll just gain it back according to Dr. Simeons.

I'd value your input since I know many of you do rogue rounds either by increasing calories or including a little fat here or there. So are you hungry a LOT?? If any have cheated... were you hungry for DAYS... weeks after doing so??

Thanks so much for listening to my vent and offering ANY in-site that you may have to share.

Can you tell... I'm hungry... right now... and really discouraged?? AND I've been hungry ALL day.. But keep telling myself that it is my OWN fault b/c I had cream in my coffee this morning.

Blessings
Shirley - Round 3 VLCD 51 - 25.4 pounds Total hcg loss: 87.8

[MemoryKeeper]

YAY LYN! P3 is the best after VLCD!

Shirley, OMgoodness, you've lost a ton of weight! WoW! You are awesome!

I totally can relate to what you've experienced!! Sending you hugs (((((Shirley)))))!!! First round I did Rx and lost like a champ, no cheating, perfect protocol! Second round I tried to keep in the heavy cream and I think it totally wrecked my protocol!!! I did Rx again and STARVED for 40 days. I would go to bed hungry every night. I would double my veggies, still hungry. I cheated at least once a week. I tried the fat fast, which I thoroughly enjoyed and ate way more than 1,000 calories. I tried doubling protein. It didn't even matter that I stopped with the cream, it's like it was a bad mix with the Rx, I barely (by the the tips of my fingernails) made it. It was nothing like the first session. To finally lose a few pounds at the end I gave up my fruit and my breadsticks, and I ate like 380-420 calories. It was HORRIBLE!

How much longer do you have in P2? Praying for you! I know with the Rx I couldn't really quit early. Here's hoping you can just move on to P3 and call this a round. That's what I would do.

[shirleychef]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

YAY LYN! P3 is the best after VLCD!

Shirley, OMgoodness, you've lost a ton of weight! WoW! You are awesome!

I totally can relate to what you've experienced!! Sending you hugs (((((Shirley)))))!!! First round I did Rx and lost like a champ, no cheating, perfect protocol! Second round I tried to keep in the heavy cream and I think it totally wrecked my protocol!!! I did Rx again and STARVED for 40 days. I would go to bed hungry every night. I would double my veggies, still hungry. I cheated at least once a week. I tried the fat fast, which I thoroughly enjoyed and ate way more than 1,000 calories. I tried doubling protein. It didn't even matter that I stopped with the cream, it's like it was a bad mix with the Rx, I barely (by the the tips of my fingernails) made it. It was nothing like the first session. To finally lose a few pounds at the end I gave up my fruit and my breadsticks, and I ate like 380-420 calories. It was HORRIBLE!

How much longer do you have in P2? Praying for you! I know with the Rx I couldn't really quit early. Here's hoping you can just move on to P3 and call this a round. That's what I would do.

Thank you.... I am on day 51 but haven't been strict since day 33. My hunger began at about day 30. :-( I am disappointed b/c the round started FABULOUS... but dealing with this hunger and being at a "normal" bmi for my height well..............last dose will be any day.... unless I feel no hunger the next day or 2... last dose is right around the corner then lovely phase 3 and lifetime maintenance... I don't know that I'll do another round just to get off 5-10 more pounds. But time will tell.

Thanks again for sharing your experience and encouragement.

Blessings,
Shirley - Round 3 VLCD 51 - 25.4 pounds Total hcg loss: 87.8

[C'Marie]

@shirley, you mention 2 x a time 125 iu - are you on Rx? if so, are you drops or injections? If Rx drops, then that dose may be fine - but if injections, Seems like that's too much - maybe for you NOW since you're smaller? just a thought. If you don't dose half a day and wake up the next day with less hunger, maybe that would tell you? Also, with Rx, have you done that long of a round before? if 40 is "supposed" to be maximum it may be your body is simply *done* with it for now - or was at 30+ (one time I stopped at 35 days because I plain couldn't take it anymore). I know you have worked so hard and don't want to do another round.

I have no experience with cheating, I'm a strictie - the only off protocol thing I ever did was in my 3rd round I experimented part of the round with the coconut oil/chocolate concoction and macadamia nuts, but I dropped my fruit and breadstick to compensate for the calories and checked my ketones and was doing ok - but that's the first round I had trouble stabilizing and so I never did that again. With that situation, I don't believe I started getting hungry because of it. I have heard that to be a possible side effect of cheating, so I never wanted to go there! LOL I hate being hungry! I'm not zen about it at all!

Whatever you decide to do, Take care of YOU! You're the only YOU there is!

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@shirley, you mention 2 x a time 125 iu - are you on Rx? if so, are you drops or injections? If Rx drops, then that dose may be fine - but if injections, Seems like that's too much - maybe for you NOW since you're smaller? just a thought. If you don't dose half a day and wake up the next day with less hunger, maybe that would tell you? Also, with Rx, have you done that long of a round before? if 40 is "supposed" to be maximum it may be your body is simply *done* with it for now - or was at 30+ (one time I stopped at 35 days because I plain couldn't take it anymore). I know you have worked so hard and don't want to do another round.

I have no experience with cheating, I'm a strictie - the only off protocol thing I ever did was in my 3rd round I experimented part of the round with the coconut oil/chocolate concoction and macadamia nuts, but I dropped my fruit and breadstick to compensate for the calories and checked my ketones and was doing ok - but that's the first round I had trouble stabilizing and so I never did that again. With that situation, I don't believe I started getting hungry because of it. I have heard that to be a possible side effect of cheating, so I never wanted to go there! LOL I hate being hungry! I'm not zen about it at all!

Whatever you decide to do, Take care of YOU! You're the only YOU there is!

Originally Posted by shirleychef

Thank you.... I am on day 51 but haven't been strict since day 33. My hunger began at about day 30. :-( I am disappointed b/c the round started FABULOUS... but dealing with this hunger and being at a "normal" bmi for my height well..............last dose will be any day.... unless I feel no hunger the next day or 2... last dose is right around the corner then lovely phase 3 and lifetime maintenance... I don't know that I'll do another round just to get off 5-10 more pounds. But time will tell.

Thanks again for sharing your experience and encouragement.

Blessings,
Shirley - Round 3 VLCD 51 - 25.4 pounds Total hcg loss: 87.8

Hope you're having a great day. I thought the Rx max was 40 days. Keep rocking it girl!

My CD gave me a 2.5 pound loss! WOOT! WOOT! 184.0 this morning (exactly LIW). So far this morning I had

B: coffee with 2 T HWC
L: Cheri's southwest soup (I love that stuff)
D: ???? (I need ideas) I think I might make Cleo's latest breadsticks from yourlighterside.

[shirleychef]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@shirley, you mention 2 x a time 125 iu - are you on Rx? if so, are you drops or injections? If Rx drops, then that dose may be fine - but if injections, Seems like that's too much - maybe for you NOW since you're smaller? just a thought. If you don't dose half a day and wake up the next day with less hunger, maybe that would tell you? Also, with Rx, have you done that long of a round before? if 40 is "supposed" to be maximum it may be your body is simply *done* with it for now - or was at 30+ (one time I stopped at 35 days because I plain couldn't take it anymore). I know you have worked so hard and don't want to do another round.

I have no experience with cheating, I'm a strictie - the only off protocol thing I ever did was in my 3rd round I experimented part of the round with the coconut oil/chocolate concoction and macadamia nuts, but I dropped my fruit and breadstick to compensate for the calories and checked my ketones and was doing ok - but that's the first round I had trouble stabilizing and so I never did that again. With that situation, I don't believe I started getting hungry because of it. I have heard that to be a possible side effect of cheating, so I never wanted to go there! LOL I hate being hungry! I'm not zen about it at all!

Whatever you decide to do, Take care of YOU! You're the only YOU there is!

I'm dosing Rx sublingually (under the tongue) 125 IU 2 times a day. I DON'T do needles... I'm a chicken!

In all the research that I've done it is extremely rare for folks to have immunity with shots let alone with sublingual, almost never with subling. There are many clinics that do shots for 60+ days and have never seen immunity in their patients. That is why I struggle to see it as immunity. And when I look in the mirror... I still see fat... but as you guys KNOW.. our fat gets mushy when it is moving... and after losing almost 90 pounds I'm trying to see the difference between skin & fat... does that make sense??? I still have a belly pooch... but many women never have a FLAT belly... and I've had 6 children.. HELLO... don't expect I'll ever be flat. BUT under my bra line there is still a bulge of fat and my thighs still have plenty of bulge. BUT I am realizing how many bones I really have. I know that sounds silly but I used to be so well cushioned all around that I could never feel my hip bones, ribs, spine, collar bone, etc... now all these places are obvious with bones!

My first homeopathic hcg round I didn't have hunger except at meal times. My second homeopathic hcg round I was starving the entire round. This third round with Rx sublingual I felt GREAT for the first 30 days and only had hunger at meal times. It has been all down hill since then. I mix my own so, I always make sure my batch is not older than 20 days and is kept cool.

Today I lost -1 weighing in at 146.2. So, I'll continue to take it one day at a time. If I can hang in there and see it drop a bit more by Monday but am still hungry. Mon will be the last dose... If I feel like I'm going MAD with hunger before then... I'll just pick my day to stop. I can always work on the last 10 pound in another manner... I don't think hcg is the ONLY way to get weight off... BUT it is the fastest and most effective way to lose abnormal fat. It is possible that just by toning up a bit I'll be very happy with the low 140's. Time will tell I guess.

Thanks so much for the input, I do really appreciate it!

Blessings,
Shirley - Round 3 VLCD 52 - 26.4 pounds Total hcg loss: 88.8

[BaileysGirl]

Morning! 191.5 so up 1.5 probably from the Brownie and half a chocolate chip granola cookie I ate! I needed something bad in the sweet dept! It was good. I still haven't opened my girl scout cookies - saving those for loading!

Funny thing - I bought DH a bag of hersheys kisses at kroger for like a buck after valentine sale...So he had eaten one or two a day. I got up this morning and the bag was empty and laying on the coffee table were all the wrappers and then on his dinner plate the rest of the wrappers! I was like OMG WTH! WOW!! He didn't come to bed til about 5am!

We have tons to do today, my house is a mess from his painting project and we are leaving at 3 to go to a hotel near my Mom's for the weekend. Lots of errands to run today in preparation for the party tomorrow so praying the rain goes away!

B - 2 egg omelete w/ bacon/sausage/cheese topped w/ sour cream & salsa
L - southwestern soup w/ guacamole
D - who knows...

Yay Jeanette! Go Protein Day! WooT!

Glad you're feeling better Sunshine!

[msgirl]

Finally!!!!!! I have missed you all!!!

It has been one full week since I posted!

I have been swamped at work and at home....

So, last Friday - remember I was traveling and started the day .4 BELOW my LDW - 144.

I ate clean the entire time, drank 3 liters of water a day and weighed in on Monday at 148.4!!! YIKES!!!

So, Monday was a CD (chicken legs, deviled eggs) I dropped down to 146.4. Then, Tuesday I ate normal P3 and dropped down to 145.4 - Thank goodness.

But, since Tuesday I have been at 145.6...eating normal. So, I am still 1.2 from my LDW. I am trying to get back to the LDW but I can't really complain. My calories have been high!

Tomorrow is Day 21 of P3 and I know I should be switching to P4 but I am gonna stick it out for one more week in P3 just to get it all to set completely, I read someone else did this and seemed to have an easier time in P4. I have to admit I am super duper nervous about P4. I seem to be so carb sensitive so adding back in carbs worries me!

I will try to keep checking in with you all and watch how you are doing.

I am impressed with Bailey and how you can eat and stay so close to LDW! I want to be like that.

I will check in with personal a little later today, hopefully.

HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIDAY!!!!! I LOVE MY FRIDAYS!!!!

[msgirl]

Jeanette,

Congrats on the loss from your protein day!!!

What exactly did you end up eating? I am gonna try Monday for a protein day - right now I am ok but the weekend always seems to send me up for some weird reason. I am at .8 below my LDW right now. I want to end P3 right at my LDW (144.4) - at least I will feel I have some wiggle room. I know I am kind of anal about it!

[SunnyFL]

Ok ladies, weigh in 145.5

Bernice has come, and come, and come and come....LOL

My tummy is still very sensitive, but thank goodness I am not constipated anymore. 7 days was awful.

The last two days I have eaten throughout the day about 4 pieces of whole grain toast with butter, oatmeal, and lean protein for dinner. Although last night dinner was oatmeal before I went to practice, then around 10:30 I had more toast.
I also snuck in a piece of Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie. I bought the bag of Intense Dark chocolates. So yummy. Very happy my body still embraces whole grains, whew! I am so happy to that I did not have to do a CD this round!!! Wooohoooo!!!!!!

Glad to see though you all are ok, just trying to relax, I took off of work today as well, but that's why I have over 200 hours of sick leave! Jeanette did you end up with the multi protein day? It's what works best for me. Congrats on the loss!

Have no idea what dinner will be. Might make tuna sandwich for lunch...had so far toast and eggs for breakfast.

I woke up STARVING! Like I had to rush and make myself breakfast because I thought I was going to faint! Crazy....

Have a good day ladies!

[star a.d.]

glad your tummy troubles are better, sunny!

woo hoo on all the losses and any and all maintaining! yay!

I am just over my window this morning. I know EXACTLY why: chinese bbq pork yesterday. I don't feel crave-y today, so I'm downing water and having a protein day. might have some veggies at dinner. siiiigh.

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by BaileysGirl

Morning! 191.5 so up 1.5 probably from the Brownie and half a chocolate chip granola cookie I ate! I needed something bad in the sweet dept! It was good. I still haven't opened my girl scout cookies - saving those for loading!

Funny thing - I bought DH a bag of hersheys kisses at kroger for like a buck after valentine sale...So he had eaten one or two a day. I got up this morning and the bag was empty and laying on the coffee table were all the wrappers and then on his dinner plate the rest of the wrappers! I was like OMG WTH! WOW!! He didn't come to bed til about 5am!

We have tons to do today, my house is a mess from his painting project and we are leaving at 3 to go to a hotel near my Mom's for the weekend. Lots of errands to run today in preparation for the party tomorrow so praying the rain goes away!

B - 2 egg omelete w/ bacon/sausage/cheese topped w/ sour cream & salsa
L - southwestern soup w/ guacamole
D - who knows...

Yay Jeanette! Go Protein Day! WooT!

Glad you're feeling better Sunshine!

Many thanks! You rock girl!

Originally Posted by msgirl

Jeanette,

Congrats on the loss from your protein day!!!

What exactly did you end up eating? I am gonna try Monday for a protein day - right now I am ok but the weekend always seems to send me up for some weird reason. I am at .8 below my LDW right now. I want to end P3 right at my LDW (144.4) - at least I will feel I have some wiggle room. I know I am kind of anal about it!

Thanks MsGirl!!!! I think you did great to not weigh for a week!

Protein Day:
B: coffee with 2 T of HWC (2 boiled eggs with 2 T of Duke's mayo)
L: DQ bacon cheese burger without the bread, one leaf of lettuce, slice of tomato, and half slice of onion
D: Roasted chicken breast (5-6 oz.)
Lots of water

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

Ok ladies, weigh in 145.5

Bernice has come, and come, and come and come....LOL

My tummy is still very sensitive, but thank goodness I am not constipated anymore. 7 days was awful.

The last two days I have eaten throughout the day about 4 pieces of whole grain toast with butter, oatmeal, and lean protein for dinner. Although last night dinner was oatmeal before I went to practice, then around 10:30 I had more toast.
I also snuck in a piece of Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie. I bought the bag of Intense Dark chocolates. So yummy. Very happy my body still embraces whole grains, whew! I am so happy to that I did not have to do a CD this round!!! Wooohoooo!!!!!!

Glad to see though you all are ok, just trying to relax, I took off of work today as well, but that's why I have over 200 hours of sick leave! Jeanette did you end up with the multi protein day? It's what works best for me. Congrats on the loss!

Have no idea what dinner will be. Might make tuna sandwich for lunch...had so far toast and eggs for breakfast.

I woke up STARVING! Like I had to rush and make myself breakfast because I thought I was going to faint! Crazy....

Have a good day ladies!

Glad to hear you're feeling better! Would love to try the Ghirardelli Midnight Reverie will look for it!

Way to go stabilizing! Woot! Woot!

Originally Posted by star a.d.

glad your tummy troubles are better, sunny!

woo hoo on all the losses and any and all maintaining! yay!

I am just over my window this morning. I know EXACTLY why: chinese bbq pork yesterday. I don't feel crave-y today, so I'm downing water and having a protein day. might have some veggies at dinner. siiiigh.

Yummy "chinese bbq pork!" Hang in there!

Just got my low carbing among friends cookbook, and while it is chock full of recipes, it doesn't have any pictures! This makes me so sad! I would love half the recipes, pay more for the book, etc. just to have pictures. I think this is why I like pinterst so much!

At 1900+ calories today, so VERY nervous about weigh in tomorrow!

Have a great evening all! Good luck to all the losers, maintainers and strugglers! Cyber hugs!

[shelbyla]

For you girls who are chocolate snobs, check out Venchi Italian Chocolate "Cuor di Cacao" Extra Bittersweet Bar, 85% Cocoa. Hands down THE best dark chocolate out there. Sooooo smooth. You don't think of the Italians as having the best chocolates but oh my yummy. Very pricey but worth it.

[SunnyFL]

Will try it, thanks Shelby!

[star a.d.]

I'll keep an eye out for it, shelby! I LOVE dark chocolate.

[SunnyFL]

Me too Star, I've had like three pieces today lol