The P2 AND P3 thread! :)

[ldrof]

Originally Posted by miamiloca

ldrof--sometimes exercise can cause you to retain, but hot yoga i would think would make you lose as you're sweating like crazy? Im thinking TOM has something to do w it. I would try the yoga again and see what happens. I love yoga! I used to meet some friends on the beach and do yoga--i miss it!

Yes! I was sweating like crazy! It was my very first time doing yoga, so I felt a little lost w/ the poses and couldn't keep my leg up when supposed to. I guess the strength and balance will come, in time, if I keep it up. I really did enjoy it! I am going back tomorrow, so we'll see how the loss goes. Back to injections tomorrow, after a two day interruption due to TOM. Wish me luck! There is also a kettle bell class right after, but I think I should hold off on that until Phase 3. Lyn

[BaileysGirl]

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

Why are you doing an egg day if you're just over .5?
You mean 2.5 over? Cuz CD's are only when you are 2 pounds over +

Sunny - Yes .5 over my window is what I meant to say. UGH!!! Aunt Flo has been trying to visit since Sunday but I take my pills so that I only have a cycle every 3 months. I guess my body/hcg thought it was time. I started a new pack Sunday so hoping she doesn't visit. Hoping that's why I'm up on the scale! I also hope the wine isn't going to make me gain. I only had a 5oz glass of the Sauv Blanc Sunday night. The carb count is super low. Guess I'll just have it once a week and see how it goes.

THESE EGGS ARE SO BORING!!! I had 3 eggs scrambled for breakfast, 6 eggs made into egg salad at lunch and am having 3 scrambled for dinner. I've stunk up the office so everyone is wondering why I'm eating so many eggs! None of your beeswax! Trying to explain is annoying!

[SunnyFL]

I could never do an egg day!!!!!
Brave woman you

[MemoryKeeper]

Me either...hang in there Natasha!

I've been a perfect angel today!

B: black coffee with splenda
L: tomatoes and chicken tenderloin, 1 melba round, 1 orange
D: 16 oz of cabbage, 100 g 93/7 ground beef, 1 grissini

I'm at 473 calorie, so I am going to pass on my last fruit (I opted for extra cabbage instead).

Hope you all are doing great. Marie and Star are you still in P2 with me? I am going to be here until Valentine's Day. I've decided on Valentine's day I'm gonna have 101 wings...LOL!

[SunnyFL]

Gooo Jeanette!!!!!

I'm HUNGRYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! OW OW OW OWWWWWWWIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!



I hate the days with no dosing...they suck...

That is all

[MemoryKeeper]

Me too, but I like the "skinny" feeling of a slightly growling tummy. But not starving of course!

[SunnyFL]

I actually do not like how thick my tummy gets on P3 and P4 lol...I like how it is now where i can feel my hip bone and when I lay down it pops out hehehehe...

I'm just jiggly, eww...jelly belly...

But I'm STILL HUNGRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[BaileysGirl]

I'm EGGED out! LOL I cannot wait to eat an in the morning! I'm praying I can! I also want some sf mocha capp! Hate the thought of having eggs for breakfast but maybe I'll have an omelete w/ lots of veggies!

Night girlies...

[SunnyFL]

Have some GY
I don't add it until week two, but I think you can right? Or are you the one who doesn't like it?

[SunnyFL]

Oh btw, I didn't add white wine until week 2 on P3. I read back the old thread and saw that. I started with just red and a 4 oz. pour...

[MemoryKeeper]

I'm the one that doesn't like GY...hope you make it through Sunny...and Natasha, make some oopies, or pork rind pancakes (they are sooooooo good)....

[star a.d.]

jeannette, yup, still on P2! I'm still thinking finish the week, fat fast for one day on the weekend, have another couple of P2 days, then stop dosing.

IthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcan...

[C'Marie]

I'm still here too..... holy cow I don't even know why anymore I'm so tired. Work is just nailing my bunz and now I get to get up and go do it all over again with no FAT! Why AM I still here? LOL. I must just be too dang stubborn to quit.

Did you see that week 3 ZERO, star?!? Whattaya mean, my round has gone swimmingly - LOL too funny! Our definition of swimmingly must be different, dear heart!

[MemoryKeeper]

Star and Marie, Okay you two can help me, and I will help you. I still have 13 more days P2! I was so pumped to see a 2.0 loss this morning, I am almost back to my last week's weight of 188.5. I was at 190.0 this morning.

Ohhhhh to see the 180's again.

Sunny, hang in there today, then P3 is just a "few" hours away! Or is it breakfast today? Lucky girl!

Natasha, please regale us with your delicious cooking, and an update about work would be nice, been thinking of you!

Lyn, hope you saw the gift of a whoosh!

Have a great day ya'll....Yeah, I'm here in the deep south!

[SunnyFL]

Ladies hang in there!!! I really wanted too but I just don't have it in me. Work is so dang stressful! I keep praying an opening comes along at a good school I can apply too. Downside is letting the crazy boss know, ugh! Cuz you can't just transfer without telling them. One thing at a time Sunny! Lol

Woke up hungry! Another busy day too, plus because I live 35 minutes away from work I cant go home tonight (college night) so I'll be at work from 8-9:00 pm...the agony!!!!

On a bright note P3 is tomorrow, that is good news!

Weighed in at 144.6

Here's to a great day!

[BaileysGirl]

Woot Jeanette so close to the 180's! I was for a breif moment at 189! My LDW was 190 though.

Sunny - OMG AGONY THAT IS! LOL Sorry for you but you'll be so tired you'll pass out and P3 will be there before you know it! 144 GOOO GIRL!!!

P3D8 and lost 2 pounds after my EGG day to put me back only .5 over LDW. NO more CD's for me PLEASE! Decided since I'm going out for StepMoms birthday this weekend which will involve alcohol aka "Margarita Club" I will skip any WINE this week.

B - 2 egg/hwc omelete w/ ham, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese topped w/ sour cream & GUY FIERI SALSA!!! It's a different tasting salsa than my regular old tostitos I buy. It's a bit more sweet tasting and a bit firey?? The lady at work gave me a great recipe for homemade salsa but it takes a lot of time to do all the chopping. I guess I could toss it all into a blender and pulse it. I will post it if I can find it. I also had 1 sausage patty w/ sf syrup and my sf mocha cappucino w/ tbsp of hwc & sf caramel syrup! I just ate an apple too!
L - tuna salad w/ celery sticks/ranch & 1/2 an avocado
D - going to my Cousins so I told her I'd stop by Wendy's. I'm having a double stack minus the bun w/ mayo & mustard & a caesar salad...

Better get back to work!

[BaileysGirl]

Oh Jeanette - The position offered - Accounting Manager - Right now I'm a Pricing Analyst. I have no managerial experience. After I told them NO the first time, then my Boss asked what my reservations were and asked if I minded the VP calling me. I didn't mind b/c he's super cool, we're even friends on FB (were before I ever went into his dept.) so he reassured me everything would be fine, they had much confidence in me, etc. Then I talked to the hiring manager (who had started HCG right before I did, good work friend) and there was one point she brought up about going in an presenting things to the VP and the CONTROLLER! So, I thought about it over the weekend and I decided that I didn't want that kind of pressure/change right now. I am happy where I'm at. I have the best boss, a good team, I like the work, still learning, much more to come. So I feel much better it's off my chest. They then asked 1 other girl in my Dept. and she declined as well. I feel bad on one hand for not taking a chance to better myself, knowledge, career but I also feel good knowing I will be comfortable with what I'm doing. I'm happy w/ my decision right now. Maybe in a few years I'll be ready for something like that and if it ever comes along again, maybe that will be the right time! Thanks for your support!

[C'Marie]

@Bailey when you go out, don't have a regular margarita, have one of my skinneys - just tell the server regular tequila shot on the rocks, several squeezes of lime, and then you add a little water and sugar free sweetener and stir - easy - and no sugar which messes you up on P3. Just a suggestion

I'm down 1.4, still not sleeping well with stress, not getting all my water in, don't know why I wasn't losing before and now I might be again - whatever! This girl is sticking it out. So close to Virgin Fat Territory now!

Gotta run, check back in later if I can between appts.

[ldrof]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Star and Marie, Okay you two can help me, and I will help you. I still have 13 more days P2! I was so pumped to see a 2.0 loss this morning, I am almost back to my last week's weight of 188.5. I was at 190.0 this morning.

Ohhhhh to see the 180's again.

Sunny, hang in there today, then P3 is just a "few" hours away! Or is it breakfast today? Lucky girl!

Natasha, please regale us with your delicious cooking, and an update about work would be nice, been thinking of you!

Lyn, hope you saw the gift of a whoosh!

Have a great day ya'll....Yeah, I'm here in the deep south!

No whoosh today, but there is always tomorrow! I'm hoping it is because I resumed shots this am after a 2 day interruption due to TOM. FINGERS CROSSED!

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by BaileysGirl

Woot Jeanette so close to the 180's! I was for a breif moment at 189! My LDW was 190 though.

Sunny - OMG AGONY THAT IS! LOL Sorry for you but you'll be so tired you'll pass out and P3 will be there before you know it! 144 GOOO GIRL!!!

P3D8 and lost 2 pounds after my EGG day to put me back only .5 over LDW. NO more CD's for me PLEASE! Decided since I'm going out for StepMoms birthday this weekend which will involve alcohol aka "Margarita Club" I will skip any WINE this week.

B - 2 egg/hwc omelete w/ ham, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, cheese topped w/ sour cream & GUY FIERI SALSA!!! It's a different tasting salsa than my regular old tostitos I buy. It's a bit more sweet tasting and a bit firey?? The lady at work gave me a great recipe for homemade salsa but it takes a lot of time to do all the chopping. I guess I could toss it all into a blender and pulse it. I will post it if I can find it. I also had 1 sausage patty w/ sf syrup and my sf mocha cappucino w/ tbsp of hwc & sf caramel syrup! I just ate an apple too!
L - tuna salad w/ celery sticks/ranch & 1/2 an avocado
D - going to my Cousins so I told her I'd stop by Wendy's. I'm having a double stack minus the bun w/ mayo & mustard & a caesar salad...

Better get back to work!

Your menu is making me DROOL! OMgoodness, I am sooooo hungry!

Originally Posted by BaileysGirl

Oh Jeanette - The position offered - Accounting Manager - Right now I'm a Pricing Analyst. I have no managerial experience. After I told them NO the first time, then my Boss asked what my reservations were and asked if I minded the VP calling me. I didn't mind b/c he's super cool, we're even friends on FB (were before I ever went into his dept.) so he reassured me everything would be fine, they had much confidence in me, etc. Then I talked to the hiring manager (who had started HCG right before I did, good work friend) and there was one point she brought up about going in an presenting things to the VP and the CONTROLLER! So, I thought about it over the weekend and I decided that I didn't want that kind of pressure/change right now. I am happy where I'm at. I have the best boss, a good team, I like the work, still learning, much more to come. So I feel much better it's off my chest. They then asked 1 other girl in my Dept. and she declined as well. I feel bad on one hand for not taking a chance to better myself, knowledge, career but I also feel good knowing I will be comfortable with what I'm doing. I'm happy w/ my decision right now. Maybe in a few years I'll be ready for something like that and if it ever comes along again, maybe that will be the right time! Thanks for your support!

You did the right thing! WTG! I'm proud of you!

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@Bailey when you go out, don't have a regular margarita, have one of my skinneys - just tell the server regular tequila shot on the rocks, several squeezes of lime, and then you add a little water and sugar free sweetener and stir - easy - and no sugar which messes you up on P3. Just a suggestion

I'm down 1.4, still not sleeping well with stress, not getting all my water in, don't know why I wasn't losing before and now I might be again - whatever! This girl is sticking it out. So close to Virgin Fat Territory now!

Gotta run, check back in later if I can between appts.

Hope you get some ZZZzzzs soon! I don't function well without sleep.

Originally Posted by ldrof

No whoosh today, but there is always tomorrow! I'm hoping it is because I resumed shots this am after a 2 day interruption due to TOM. FINGERS CROSSED!

TOMORROW IS THE DAY! Keep on hanging in there. So how many days do you and Marie have?

OMW Marie I just noticed you've lost 100ish pounds.... singing your praises! WoW!!!!!

[star a.d.]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

I'm still here too..... holy cow I don't even know why anymore I'm so tired. Work is just nailing my bunz and now I get to get up and go do it all over again with no FAT! Why AM I still here? LOL. I must just be too dang stubborn to quit.

Did you see that week 3 ZERO, star?!? Whattaya mean, my round has gone swimmingly - LOL too funny! Our definition of swimmingly must be different, dear heart!

HAHAHA, no! I missed that! sometimes I read the threads in a huge hurry. I thought it was a 20 lb round...I probably have my wires crossed, sorry!

I blame the P2. my brain is like "I'm OUTTA HERE."

[BaileysGirl]

I caved and had about 5oz glass of wine! I opened the fridge door to put away my broccoli casserole concoction and there it was staring me in the face! I sure feel awesome now!

My Mom's friend got me to checking out farmville so now am hooked on that. I used to do farmtown but it got boring. So between that, pinterest and lcf I spend my time when DH is gone on this computer...Screen is going to kill me someday!

Good news my new laptop shipped! I'm stoked b/c at my work we get a discount on various consumer electronics and I got me an hp laptop and hp wireless printer for $525.00! Soon I can multitask even more on the couch w/ laptop and tv! My old hp laptop has bit the dust...

Have a good evening ladies! Praying this wine doesn't up the scale!

[BaileysGirl]

Here's my dinner. I had some steamfresh bag of broccoli crowns. I decided to doctor it up. Giada was making homemade pizzas today rolling out the dough and all. She made one with caramelized onions, italian sausage, basil and some sort of cheese and OMG...So w/ a little inspiration I caramelized some onions in evoo/butter and added it to the steamed broccoli, threw in 1 cup of sour cream, minced garlic, cubed ham & colby jack cheese. Stuck it in the oven for a bit and I must say it was much better than PLAIN BROCCOLI! I want to try Broccoli Rab and Broccolini too. Rachael Ray used it a lot on 30MM. I had a turkey burger w/ sauteed mushrooms & motz on it too! And this is the wine glass my Aunt got me for Christmas. They have tons of neat ones too - She got me one w/ my Initial on it.

[SunnyFL]

That looks yummy!!!!

I JUST GOT HOME like 25 min ago. Ran to the kitchen to make breakfast and lunch since tomorrow is my first P3 day!

I'm exhausted and heading to bed. I'll post tomorrow

[star a.d.]

gah, today is a write off! well, almost. not as bad as birthday party night, but I'm even a bit bloated.

[BaileysGirl]

Hope you got some good rest Sunny! Enjoy EATING today! My first few days of P3 this round made me feel icky. Like my body was overloaded with fat and I felt sluggish and very stuffed.

Star - We all have those daysl! Come on you can do it!

P3D9 and 1 pound over LDW.

B - 2 scrambled eggs w/ 1 pc smoked sausage, sf mocha capp
L - southwestern soup
D - chargrilled garden salad w/ ranch from CFA
S - apple & strawberries w/ hwc

Good day ladies!

[ldrof]

Originally Posted by MemoryKeeper

Your menu is making me DROOL! OMgoodness, I am sooooo hungry!




You did the right thing! WTG! I'm proud of you!




Hope you get some ZZZzzzs soon! I don't function well without sleep.



TOMORROW IS THE DAY! Keep on hanging in there. So how many days do you and Marie have?

OMW Marie I just noticed you've lost 100ish pounds.... singing your praises! WoW!!!!!

Had a 1 pound loss this am, so not the "whoosh" I was looking for at the end of TOM, but I'll take it. At 152.9 this am, so 140 (goal) is getting closer. Haven't been this low is a VERY long time! Looking forward to a new decade. Planning on taking my last injection 2 days early, so I can start my phase 3 on the 18th of Feb. because of the long President's Day weekend. Have a great day! Lyn

[MemoryKeeper]

Good afternoon! I wasn't able to get to my usual 6ish post because I had a bad virus on my computer last night, and it took me all evening to get rid of it, but I DID IT! So no GEEK SQUAD this time.

Originally Posted by BaileysGirl

Hope you got some good rest Sunny! Enjoy EATING today! My first few days of P3 this round made me feel icky. Like my body was overloaded with fat and I felt sluggish and very stuffed.

Star - We all have those daysl! Come on you can do it!

P3D9 and 1 pound over LDW.

B - 2 scrambled eggs w/ 1 pc smoked sausage, sf mocha capp
L - southwestern soup
D - chargrilled garden salad w/ ranch from CFA
S - apple & strawberries w/ hwc

Good day ladies!

I'm soooooo looking forward to P3 I can't imagine feeling "overloaded" with anything. LOL! I've checked my food counts, and I'm averaging less than 5% fat on this diet. The only time I go up to like 8% is when I eat beef. So weird though, I lose better on beef.

I am definitely making the southwest soup!! YUMMO!

Originally Posted by ldrof

Had a 1 pound loss this am, so not the "whoosh" I was looking for at the end of TOM, but I'll take it. At 152.9 this am, so 140 (goal) is getting closer. Haven't been this low is a VERY long time! Looking forward to a new decade. Planning on taking my last injection 2 days early, so I can start my phase 3 on the 18th of Feb. because of the long President's Day weekend. Have a great day! Lyn

A pound is a pound is a pound! So proud of you! You have your goal within reach! WoW! WoW! Wow!

Originally Posted by star a.d.

gah, today is a write off! well, almost. not as bad as birthday party night, but I'm even a bit bloated.

Bummer, don't you just hate when that happens? Try to get back on program asap! I know it has taken me a long time to get back to where I was a week ago, and I'm still not there, got one more pound to lose.
You can totally do it! I feel your pain, trust me.

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

That looks yummy!!!!

I JUST GOT HOME like 25 min ago. Ran to the kitchen to make breakfast and lunch since tomorrow is my first P3 day!

I'm exhausted and heading to bed. I'll post tomorrow

YIPPEE DOODLES! I dream that I was in P3 with you. I made some flax crackers yesterday from the Your lighter side website and I ate a few yesterday (my only cheat) and they were VERY GOOD!

Well, I had another loss (that's three days in a row - OH YEAH!) of .5 this morning. That's 189.5, another pound and I will be where I was on January 26th before I did the stupid cheating...What was I thinking?

11.5 more days to go! I would love to get to 183.5 (6 more pounds) so I can hit the big 50! I don't know if I'll make it or not, but I will surely try!

Sending big hugs your way!

[BaileysGirl]

Jeanette - What did you do to fix the virus? I have both malware bytes and mcafee and my desktop still seems slow but neither system finds anything. I did use malwarebytes on my old laptop and it found some junk and I got rid of it. Help!!

[C'Marie]

I'm holding my breath waiting for the other shoe to drop or for there to be another "mysterious" gain like I've been bobbling back and forth for awhile with - but down another 1.0 this am. Strange. I also managed to sleep some last night! My mom reminded me to pull out the earplugs, I told her I didn't think anything was really waking me up, but she said to try - so I did, and I slept all the way to the alarm! Yay!

Now I'm getting suspicious and superstitious - in looking at my food log, if I eat beef twice on one day, at least half the time I lose the next day. Beef and spinach, to be exact. So...... will keep that in mind - yesterday was beef/spinach apple beef/spinach for the entire day. Maybe I will do a repeat?!

I am now *just* below my adjusted LIW for last round. Hoping I can eek 8-10 more days out of this shot supply -

Oh, I also lowered my dose just slightly from around 150iu to about 130-140iu (can't tell exactly with my syringe) in order to squeeze out more doses. I have no idea if that is helping with weight loss now or if it is just time - maybe my body just was being stubborn. Like I said, now I'm suspicious and superstitious !!!!