The P2 AND P3 thread! :)

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by 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!!

I use those as well. It's when you get the virus that won't let you get on the internet, your computer or your spy ware that is the problem (and that's the one I had last night). I go to a bleeping computer website,and follow the steps. They recommend spy doctor so maybe that would help too. Maybe you need more RAM (working memory)...that's usually a good guess! GOOD LUCK!

Originally Posted by 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 !!!!

congrats!

I know what you mean, I lose on beef too! Have a great day ya'll!

[SunnyFL]

Hello!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!! What a friggin day....my work life has to get better eventually?

So I started P3 today...I woke up exhausted! weighed in at 144.4

Here are my meals:

Eggs cooked in coconut oil
Coffee with heavy cream

tuna salad with mayo and cherry tomatoes

snack: macadamia nuts

dinner: chicken wings, could only eat 6 with some of marie's blue cheese

Snack: almonds with half a chocolate mug cake and whipping cream

DONE FOR THE DAY! I feel bloated...I hope I ate enough fatty stuff....but I can't eat anymore. I thought I would be more excited to eat but I'm just really blah...I think it's just this round was so dissapointing and I am so scared to gain the weight back even though I am good with protocols. I almost feel trapped if that makes sense? I dunno, I just really feel sad and hate the full feeling I get on P3 and don't want to gain the P3 belly again cuz then my pants won't fit as well.
Ugh moving on...
I need to find myself a new place to work, however, it's easier said than done.

On a bright note, I bought a lovely avocado, which I plan to eat tomorrow with a steak

Hugs!

[MemoryKeeper]

Work blues can really get you down....I total envy your meals for today.....only 11 more days for me! I really can't wait.

I am laughing at Big Bang Theory (Sheldon is given valium by his friends) it is hysterical.

I found this really awesome resume format if you're interested. I'm not sure how I could get it to you. Maybe through google documents..... Let me know if you're interested.

Have a great evening!

[star a.d.]

for you awesome, supportive ladies.

I am having to BIG TIME bargain with myself to keep myself even sort of P2 lately. I've decided: rogue P2 tomorrow and saturday, fat fast sunday, 1 day of rogue p2, and then tuesday, does in the morning ONLY. which means thursday's lunch should be awesome.

*deep breaths*

january is a rough time to diet, I gotta say. a lot of people are on here feeling crappy, not having the usual results, etc, morale is a bit down. but we all have each other, right?

can't wait to join you guys in P3. sincerely.

[star a.d.]

oh, and I almost forgot! here's the cake I made! spongebob is fondant as well, his foot was coming off by the time the cake made its destination though, grrr.

[MemoryKeeper]

Star, having a plan is the most important thing....you will rock it! The days of P2 are winding DOWN, thank God! Whew!

I am totally blown away by your cake. You totally outdid yourself!!! Is this what you do for a living? You are so professional. Fantastic!

[star a.d.]

thank you! no, it isn't, but I'd like it to be someday!

here's one I made for my great nephew's 1st birthday. I also made him a little cake with just buttercream, no fondant, for him to smash, hehe!:

[C'Marie]

@Star! What talent! Amazing cakes! I can't do anything like that at ALL.... wow.

I decided to not do beef twice today, did beef/spinach then chicken/homemade broth/celery strawberries.

Holding my breath for morning! Really busy day today and at least for the next 2 weeks as well, appointment after appointment. I did manage to drink more water today, though.

[C'Marie]

Originally Posted by star a.d.

for you awesome, supportive ladies.

january is a rough time to diet, I gotta say. a lot of people are on here feeling crappy, not having the usual results, etc, morale is a bit down. but we all have each other, right?

AMEN.

[ldrof]

Down .9 today. I am getting excited to get down into the 140s. Haven't seen those numbers in about 10 yrs!!!!! I really need to start doing some tummy exercises to get rid of my "flop", to put it nicely! LOL
Happy losses, everyone! TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SunnyFL]

P3 day 2!
I am so mentally exhausted that now I'm physically exhausted! It amazes me how strong the human body is, go go go! And even surviving on fumes lol

Hoping addin fats helps out my moods. Yesterday even hubby was worried because I was so tired and had a massive headache.

On the menu thus far:
Coffee with hwc an eggs made with hwc and cooked in coconut oil
Snacks: macadamia nuts
Lunch sausage broccoli casserole
Dinner: steak? Really want an avocado!
And tryin wine tonight which probably will make me fall asleep lol

Weigh in today 144.6

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by star a.d.

thank you! no, it isn't, but I'd like it to be someday!

here's one I made for my great nephew's 1st birthday. I also made him a little cake with just buttercream, no fondant, for him to smash, hehe!:

That one is just as adorable! I love the puppy, how cute is that! OMgoodness!

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@Star! What talent! Amazing cakes! I can't do anything like that at ALL.... wow.

I decided to not do beef twice today, did beef/spinach then chicken/homemade broth/celery strawberries.

Holding my breath for morning! Really busy day today and at least for the next 2 weeks as well, appointment after appointment. I did manage to drink more water today, though.

Hang in there....YOU CAN TOTALLY DO IT!

Originally Posted by ldrof

Down .9 today. I am getting excited to get down into the 140s. Haven't seen those numbers in about 10 yrs!!!!! I really need to start doing some tummy exercises to get rid of my "flop", to put it nicely! LOL
Happy losses, everyone! TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YIPPEE DOODLES! You're such a loser! LOve it! Gonna sing your praises,

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

P3 day 2!
I am so mentally exhausted that now I'm physically exhausted! It amazes me how strong the human body is, go go go! And even surviving on fumes lol

Hoping addin fats helps out my moods. Yesterday even hubby was worried because I was so tired and had a massive headache.

On the menu thus far:
Coffee with hwc an eggs made with hwc and cooked in coconut oil
Snacks: macadamia nuts
Lunch sausage broccoli casserole
Dinner: steak? Really want an avocado!
And tryin wine tonight which probably will make me fall asleep lol

Weigh in today 144.6

Praying for you! Hope this Friday is all you need it to be and more!!!

Your menu sounds perfecto!

Last Friday I tried on some jeans for "Jeans Day," at work and they totally wouldn't button, but they fit today! OMgoodness, I'm totally JAZZED. I lost 2.5 this morning. At 187.0! I haven't been there in about 5 years....

doing the happy dance


Big hugs everyone! YIPPEE SKIPPEE, it's Friiiiiiiiiiiiiday!

[BaileysGirl]

Wow Jeanette - GO GIRL! SKINNY JEANS ARE CALLING!!!

Sunny - I hope you feel better today and get some good rest tonight! I felt icky on the first few days of this P3. I don't know what it was.

Star - Those cakes are AMAZING! I love love Cupcake Wars and Cake Challeneges on FoodNetowrk. I have never learned to make cakes yet but would LOVE to!

Lyn - Good Job!! Woot!!!

Marie - Good Luck and keep on Truckin! YOU CAN DO IT!

P3D10 for me and weighed in at 191.5. It creeps up .5 every day! Worried about this weekend too...I'll just have to put on my big girl panties and deal with it if I gain outside my window and do another dang egg day. Prayers please!!

B - 2 egg omelete w/ ham/mushrooms/cheese w/ sr crm & salsa, 2 sausage patties w/ sf syrup, sf mocha capp
L - turkey taco salad w/ all the toppings & some guac
D - HOT WINGS w/ celery & blue cheese/ranch
S - strawberries w/ hwc

I haven't eaten my strawberries or peaches w/ hwc all week...not sure if I will tonight either. I'm usually pretty satisfied by that time of day! Good day ladies!

[msgirl]

Checking in to say hi - will hopefully get to personals later!!

Can you all help my slow brain figure out something????

Okay - so today is my last vlcd day - 32!!!! Do I consider today LDW or do I wait until tomorrow's weigh in after today being my last low cal day and let tomorrow's weigh in be my LDW?

Just wanted to do it right so I can go figure out how many calories I get to have

[msgirl]

You all may know about this but I found this really cool website to help with calculating calorie needs and you can check on the side to choose calorie cycling, how many percentages of each item you need to maintain, etc. Super duper cool!!!

Carb, Protein, Fat Calorie Calculator

I apologize in advance if I am not supposed to add this.... I couldn't remember the rule.

[MemoryKeeper]

Thanks Natasha!

MsGirl,

The last day of your dose (that morning) weight is your low dose weight (ldw). Hope that helps.

Thanks for the website, I've added to my favorites. Please be careful adding links. The site can't have any sales. You also can ask the administrators for permission before posting.

[ldrof]

Thanks for all the encouragement, girls! You don't even know how much it helps! I just REALLY hope I can maintain this time!

[C'Marie]

@JEANETTE! Woo Hoo! SNOOPY DANCE!!!!

Ok well I'm up the pound I lost yesterday LOL. I ended up not doing beef twice, but did chicken and homemade broth last night and feel retaining water some.... glug glug glugging the water down today for sure! I'm soooooo close to VFT that I can't stand it. I won't quit till I get there and past it!

Will be back later - gotta get in the car to get to first appointment on time! LOL

[RileyWorm]

Star, Your cakes are soooo awesome! I would never be able to bake like that and not want to devour everything! They are beautiful!

And Jeanette, congrats on the jeans victory! I sometimes love those more than whooshes!

I may hang out here for a few days because I love reading everyone's P3 foods! I am doing a short P3/interruption and cycling back to P2 on Monday. I wasn't supposed to start P3 officially until tonight (48 hours) but started last night, I was SOOO hungry! I had steak and shrimp last night, today I had cream cheese mousse I had left over from fat fasting, a portion of P2 friendly chili that I added cheese and sour cream, and scrambled eggs with butter, mushrooms, and green peppers. I was the same weight today (136). So let's hope it sticks til Monday when I start P2 again!

[star a.d.]

thanks guys! I love cake decorating, even though it's so time consuming and tiring!

so my stupid scale was WAY way way not calibrated this morning, so I had to weigh about 10-15 times. set the scale, weigh, reset, weigh, reset, weigh until it would stay at 0 and not jump around while I'm on it (hating its guts). but it LOOKS like I'm down to 205, which means this is a 20 lb round! I should know that I get extra hungry and ornery before my weight goes down a little more. and I'd really like that to be the utmost top of my window. so we'll see how the next couple of days go, then BYE dosing for now, BYE under 1000 calorie days, and HELLO low carb!

I'm already trying to plan my next round. I'm trying to figure out when I'll have the least number of birthdays and such. probably april.

[star a.d.]

hahaha, 18 lb round, I mean! but down 30 from november!

math is not my strong suit, people!

[SunnyFL]

Hey ladies!!!!!!!

I do feel a lot better, although, I left work early due to a headache
Don't know what is was, but these first few days of P3 I felt crappy! Thankfully I took excedrin migraine and it went away after I came home and crashed. Maybe I was tired...

Felt so much better that I had girls night out, we went to outback, I had a ribeye, wood grilled, so less seasoning, had a house salad with blue cheese and WINE!!!!!!!!! My best friend is a counselor too so we talked and talked, needless to say I feel A LOT better

Hopefully no gains tomorrow due to hidden sugars...I made sure I didn't have them use the regular outback seasoning which I know has sugar. I had steamed broccoli with my ribeye. It felt SO GOOD to eat out like a normal person. Loved it!

Thanks for the good vibes Natasha and Jeanette, love ya girlies

OH!!! Jeanette the Strawberry Shortcake DD coffee is back in Target and I bought a bag! I thought of ya

[star a.d.]

so glad you're feeling better, sunny!

so hey, are any of you guys nail art fans? I'm starting to slowly accept the fact that I am *extremely* girly. I LOVE fun nails!

[miamiloca]

Originally Posted by star a.d.

so glad you're feeling better, sunny!

so hey, are any of you guys nail art fans? I'm starting to slowly accept the fact that I am *extremely* girly. I LOVE fun nails!

I am! I am a nail tech! i get to do cool stuff all the time like that!

Oh and Sunny!! I am now a layer cake wine ADDICT! You were so right about that wine, girl! I drank the whole bottle! Oops! Well Hubby had one glass and i drank the rest.

[SunnyFL]

LOL@Miami

[star a.d.]

Originally Posted by miamiloca

I am! I am a nail tech! i get to do cool stuff all the time like that!

AWESOME! I LOVE nail art!

[ldrof]

Down .2 this morning, so I'll take it! Really been feeling lousy this week with a bad head cold. I finally broke down last night and took a Rite Aid Mucus Relief Sinus tab. Hopefully, there's not sugar in it. In the ingredients I saw some words that end in ose and col, so that worried me a bit, but I was miserable and wanted to be able to breathe! Otherwise, I have just been drinking hot lemon water.
Have a great day, all!

[MemoryKeeper]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

@JEANETTE! Woo Hoo! SNOOPY DANCE!!!!

Ok well I'm up the pound I lost yesterday LOL. I ended up not doing beef twice, but did chicken and homemade broth last night and feel retaining water some.... glug glug glugging the water down today for sure! I'm soooooo close to VFT that I can't stand it. I won't quit till I get there and past it!

Will be back later - gotta get in the car to get to first appointment on time! LOL

Marie, you're almost there! I don't know what weight to count my VFT. I think I will make it 165 because I got to 166 in WW, but I never stayed there, not even for a day! I ballooned after I hit a 60 pound weight loss in WW and totally went off the deep end.

Originally Posted by RileyWorm

Star, Your cakes are soooo awesome! I would never be able to bake like that and not want to devour everything! They are beautiful!

And Jeanette, congrats on the jeans victory! I sometimes love those more than whooshes!

I may hang out here for a few days because I love reading everyone's P3 foods! I am doing a short P3/interruption and cycling back to P2 on Monday. I wasn't supposed to start P3 officially until tonight (48 hours) but started last night, I was SOOO hungry! I had steak and shrimp last night, today I had cream cheese mousse I had left over from fat fasting, a portion of P2 friendly chili that I added cheese and sour cream, and scrambled eggs with butter, mushrooms, and green peppers. I was the same weight today (136). So let's hope it sticks til Monday when I start P2 again!

Thanks so much!!! By the way, what is cream cheese mousse? I wanna try that. I'm already dream cheating about food and what I will have come Valentine's Day. I've said I'm gonna have 101 wings...LOL!

Between Natasha and Sunny and sometimes me, we have some great recipes to share! That and serious encouragement, brings me to the thread DAILY (and sometimes more!)

Originally Posted by star a.d.

thanks guys! I love cake decorating, even though it's so time consuming and tiring!

so my stupid scale was WAY way way not calibrated this morning, so I had to weigh about 10-15 times. set the scale, weigh, reset, weigh, reset, weigh until it would stay at 0 and not jump around while I'm on it (hating its guts). but it LOOKS like I'm down to 205, which means this is a 20 lb round! I should know that I get extra hungry and ornery before my weight goes down a little more. and I'd really like that to be the utmost top of my window. so we'll see how the next couple of days go, then BYE dosing for now, BYE under 1000 calorie days, and HELLO low carb!

I'm already trying to plan my next round. I'm trying to figure out when I'll have the least number of birthdays and such. probably april.

Star, you've got to get a new scale! LOL! You crack me up with your scale antics! I will probably doing my next round mid-April too! I can almost GUARANTEE it won't be 40 days!

Originally Posted by SunnyFL

Hey ladies!!!!!!!

I do feel a lot better, although, I left work early due to a headache
Don't know what is was, but these first few days of P3 I felt crappy! Thankfully I took excedrin migraine and it went away after I came home and crashed. Maybe I was tired...

Felt so much better that I had girls night out, we went to outback, I had a ribeye, wood grilled, so less seasoning, had a house salad with blue cheese and WINE!!!!!!!!! My best friend is a counselor too so we talked and talked, needless to say I feel A LOT better

Hopefully no gains tomorrow due to hidden sugars...I made sure I didn't have them use the regular outback seasoning which I know has sugar. I had steamed broccoli with my ribeye. It felt SO GOOD to eat out like a normal person. Loved it!

Thanks for the good vibes Natasha and Jeanette, love ya girlies

OH!!! Jeanette the Strawberry Shortcake DD coffee is back in Target and I bought a bag! I thought of ya

Glad you're feeling better now....you are one smart cookie for bringing your own stuff! OMgoodness, I can't wait to "eat like a normal person." My Dad always hosts a huge superbowl party, so tomorrow might be a bit of a challenge. Gonna take my food already cooked and my fruit and bread portions, lots of water...

I'm totally gonna get a bunch bags of the coffee. Please tell me if you love it and I'm not crazy cuz I just smack my lips thinking about it! I'm drinking Bananas Foster coffee (banana, caramel, vanilla flavor) right now but it doesn't hold a torch to the strawberry shortcake...YIPPEE DOODLES!

Originally Posted by miamiloca

I am! I am a nail tech! i get to do cool stuff all the time like that!

Oh and Sunny!! I am now a layer cake wine ADDICT! You were so right about that wine, girl! I drank the whole bottle! Oops! Well Hubby had one glass and i drank the rest.

I'm a nail biter and I'm trying so hard to stop. I also work in a job with a lot of hand-washing so nails are really no go, and that makes me sad. My hands always look old and worn...wish I could!

Originally Posted by ldrof

Down .2 this morning, so I'll take it! Really been feeling lousy this week with a bad head cold. I finally broke down last night and took a Rite Aid Mucus Relief Sinus tab. Hopefully, there's not sugar in it. In the ingredients I saw some words that end in ose and col, so that worried me a bit, but I was miserable and wanted to be able to breathe! Otherwise, I have just been drinking hot lemon water.
Have a great day, all!

I NEVER count meds against myself. I don't even read the label. I take what my body needs and move on, so you should not worry! If you're sick you'll be more tempted and frustrated. Here's praying you feel better soon!

: heart:

I've had an amazing week! I've walked 20 minutes a day since Tuesday, and I'm at 186.0 this morning, which is 2.5 less than my lowest pre-cheat weight! TOTALLY JAZZED! I am trying to hold out on buying clothes though because I have so much more to lose. I need to get to 118, but let me tell you 138 is looking beautiful!!!! Did I tell ya'll that my wedding day weight was 117? I worried about my weight even then....

Lots of hugs and encouragement to my bcf's!

[SunnyFL]

Awesome on your loss!!! I didn't have time to individually respond, but you ladies are doing so well! Jeanette keep rocking it!!!

So I had the Strawberry Shortcake coffee and let's just say I will be buying a few more bags to keep for when it goes away again....it's FRIGGIN DELICIOUS!!!!!! I DO NOT drink flavored coffees, I'm a purist lol...but Jeanette convinced me, and when I opened the bag, the aroma of coffee and strawberries emanated into my soul hahaha!
I have a Keurig so I bought an eKobrew cup and was able to use that and pour the coffee into it and Wala!!! Fresh brewed coffee with hints of strawberry!
AND with Heavy cream it's to die for

Weigh in was 144.8 so I am up 2 oz. which is FINE!!! Considering I ate at Outback and ate the entire house salad with blue cheese, 10 oz. ribeye and 2 glasses of Cabernet lol...I have a teeny bit of a hangover, but it's all good

It's my Pre-anniversary day, so trying to figure out where and what to eat...lunch is a cobb salad I have sitting in the fridge

DOn't know if I wanna go out tonight with hubs and tomorrow cook and eat in, or vice versa since it's Superbowl and most people won't be out. Thank goodness it's A. My anniversary tomorrow, and B. he doesn't give a darn about football so it's fine LOL

Did I mention I love this coffee??

And opening one of the three bottle of my Layer Cake Pinot Noir Tonight!!! Somebody cue Marvin LOL LOL LOL

[BaileysGirl]

US AND OUR WINE!! LOL

Woot Jeanette! I'm so happy for you, the time you've had has been rough and now it's coming to a better light! YIPPEE DOODLES!!!

I LOVE NAIL ART! I found 2 really neat ideas on pinterest lately. One is newspaper print on the nails. After you polish them a light color you cut out pcs of newspaper print and press onto alcohol dipped nails. Then another which I tried and was unsuccessful is painting them white and then dipping a drinking straw into nails and making different colored circles overlapping/etc on the nail. Didn't work for me. I found an AWESOME hello kitty one I want. Maybe I'll post the pic of it!

P3D12 and at 190.5! Woot! I'm gonna need that extra cushion b/c going out for Mexican tonight for StepMom's birthday bash and having a cookie cake to boot! I'm going to get shrimp fajitas so my meal will be fine just the "other stuff".

B - sausage, egg, cheese sandwich on savory bun, sf mocha capp
L - will be on the road so might pick up a burger and toss the bun or some grilled nuggets (which sound gross but might try them at CFA) & taking an apple w/ me
D - shrimp fajitas & guac