P3 tomorrow-PANIC!

[agentventi]

I am starting to freak out about P3! I love it and did so well on R1 in P3. Stabalized 1 lb under LDW but R2 was a mess, I ate fats throughout P2 and didn't do P3 right.
This round was much like R1 but I never added cococrack in like I did that round.
I over think everything and that is my problem. Today I had some watermelon, caused me to bloat and have a burning tummy and now I feel like the 7lbs I lost are all going to come back....grrr. I wanted to lose just 3 more but could not do it any longer. I think I can get them off working out and following Paleo but I am afraid of P3 this time for some reason!

[Arctic_Mama]

Watermelon is way too high sugar for P3, you're setting yourself up for issues like that. Stick to low sugar fruits and small servings of them - berries, grapefruit, lemons, sparing apples (the fiber in them helps offset the sugar load). Don't even TOUCh a starch. Atkins Induction vegetables are the absolute best bet. Get plenty of fat from oil, meat, and butter. Go lightly on dairy and nuts until you know if they cause inflammatory issues with you.

Then it is just a matter of bearing with it until you stabilize. No need to freak out, but for your sake do it right. Then it's a breeze

[misslatte]

Hey lady - take a deep breath.

I'm jumping in P3 tomorrow - my 48 hours are up at 6:30am tomorrow.

NO MORE watermelon! (At least for now..) I'm sure if I ate some of that or pineapple I would have some massive cravings. Make sure to keep posting so we can keep each other in check!

[Arctic_Mama]

Sounds like good plans, ladies! Enjoy the heck out of P3, I miss it already!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Arctic_Mama

Sounds like good plans, ladies! Enjoy the heck out of P3, I miss it already!

I know. Me too Looking forward to my own P3 at the end of the month. Cannot come soon enough.

[misslatte]

Bumped up today - dangit! How am I already at LDW+3.5?! Ugh. Tummy issues and icky yesterday so I'm going to ride it out. GY and apple for breakfast, lunch will be on the plane - bringing red peppers, cucumbers and celery. Going to drink LOTS of water in hopes to not gain some flight weight. Dinner BBQ food something as far as I'm aware. If no options I have tuna packets. I'm bringing the scale with me so I'll be updating and doing what I can!

What's your plan for the day AV?

[agentventi]

Hi MissLatte!
So sorry you are up, do you think it is the dairy or the travels?
I did okay yesterday, lots of protein but also a lot of berries/ I also had 3 BIG glasses of wine!! I am up today but still below LDW.
I hope you are doing better today!
So far I have added bacon, avacado and coconut oil. Saturday I will be testing almond flour.
I made coco crack with stevia and yucko! I try so hard to like stevia but it is TERRIBLE. AND it make my tummy sick!

[dawnyama]

I don't like stevia either. A big ole' yuck from me too!!!

[misslatte]

Mornin venti! (Whenever I see your name it makes me think coffee Agent venti iced americano with sf mocha and room for hwc!)

Travel does NOT like me. Up up up up today. Going to try to do a pseudo protein correction day if possible... eating my tuna packets and will focus on protein only for food. Probably some coffee with hwc too. At this rate I'll need to jump back to P3 when I'm home. Not fun to have to do this while on vacation Any input or suggestions?

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by misslatte

Mornin venti! (Whenever I see your name it makes me think coffee Agent venti iced americano with sf mocha and room for hwc!)

Travel does NOT like me. Up up up up today. Going to try to do a pseudo protein correction day if possible... eating my tuna packets and will focus on protein only for food. Probably some coffee with hwc too. At this rate I'll need to jump back to P3 when I'm home. Not fun to have to do this while on vacation Any input or suggestions?

I think the same thing. Former Starbucks barista here You know where my mind wanders. Venti mocha breve, please for me

Did you mean P2--aren't you in P3 now? I am confused

For traveling, I did well when I did my first round, stopped P2 and went away for a week. I brought some food with me that I didn't know if I could find in NJ though. It was a 12 hour car ride and I didn't have any trouble retaining water because I drank the whole time in the car. When I got to my SIL's house I ate P3 style. I had eggs bacon and cheese for breakfast, tunafish salad for lunch, berries and cream cheese muffins for snacks and salads with meat for dinner. Easy peasy!!! I stabilized quite easily! What is it you are eating now?

[misslatte]

Dawn - I'm in P3 now and very much out of window, ALREADY. Oops yeah - I meant jump back to P2.

Food yesterday - was kind of a mess (in my opinion) because I usually have 3 meals - b/l/d. Not so much yesterday.

venti iced americano with sf mocha/hwc
Steak fajitas (probably retaining water)
2 apples (really wanted to keep these from P2)

[dawnyama]

Yeah, the not eating regularly will do that. But it does sound like you are eating OK. I would just do the best I could and fix any damage when you get home. Enjoy your time away. Is this vacation or business travel? I hope you are at least having fun!! Anything you do while away can always be fixed!! No worries!!

By your menu you might not be eating enough. I know it sounds crazy, but you need AT LEAST double the amount of protein you were having in P2. So up your foods!!! And chug water!!! Do not slack on the water. Just as much as you were getting in P2 is what we should aim for in P3.

[CaTriGirl]

Originally Posted by misslatte

Hey lady - take a deep breath.

I'm jumping in P3 tomorrow - my 48 hours are up at 6:30am tomorrow.

LOL! I thought I as the only one that did that! I started P3 on July 4th at 6:00 and it was SO nice to enjoy a grilled bunless guacamole burger for dinner. I actually usually have my last dose at 4:00 so I can enjoy it sooner. How terrible is that? But I wasn't planning on switching to P3 and reaching goal that soon.

Originally Posted by misslatte

Bumped up today - dangit! How am I already at LDW+3.5?! Ugh. Tummy issues and icky yesterday so I'm going to ride it out.

What's your plan for the day AV?

Are you still having tummy issues? I take a probiotic before each meal in P3 and if I do that, I don't have issues.

[misslatte]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Yeah, the not eating regularly will do that. But it does sound like you are eating OK. I would just do the best I could and fix any damage when you get home. Enjoy your time away. Is this vacation or business travel? I hope you are at least having fun!! Anything you do while away can always be fixed!! No worries!!

By your menu you might not be eating enough. I know it sounds crazy, but you need AT LEAST double the amount of protein you were having in P2. So up your foods!!! And chug water!!! Do not slack on the water. Just as much as you were getting in P2 is what we should aim for in P3.

I'm in Toronto for fun - one of my girlies was supposed to be getting married tomorrow but dude had second thoughts about a week ago. We all decided to still meet up and have a girls weekend. We're all going out tonight so it will be a late one - lots of shenanigans to come!

Food today -

Tuna packet
americano
omelet
2 apples

Originally Posted by CaTriGirl

LOL! I thought I as the only one that did that! I started P3 on July 4th at 6:00 and it was SO nice to enjoy a grilled bunless guacamole burger for dinner. I actually usually have my last dose at 4:00 so I can enjoy it sooner. How terrible is that? But I wasn't planning on switching to P3 and reaching goal that soon.

Are you still having tummy issues? I take a probiotic before each meal in P3 and if I do that, I don't have issues.

Tummy is back to normal, was a little bloaty feeling on Weds too but it's better now. I'm hoping I can get back in range soon! ugh

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by misslatte

I'm in Toronto for fun - one of my girlies was supposed to be getting married tomorrow but dude had second thoughts about a week ago. We all decided to still meet up and have a girls weekend. We're all going out tonight so it will be a late one - lots of shenanigans to come!

Food today -

Tuna packet
americano
omelet
2 apples


Tummy is back to normal, was a little bloaty feeling on Weds too but it's better now. I'm hoping I can get back in range soon! ugh

Maybe you can just do 1 apple. I know that you want to keep to 2 fruits from P2 in your menu, but I usually don't include apples too often. It is one of the more sugared fruits. I always go for the berries!! Love them with some whipped cream For me, 2 apples in a day is just too much sugar. And I know that my daughter, who has insulin dependent diabetes cannot do apples too often. Even though at 11 years old she loves them! Or at least I won't let her Spikes her blood sugar too much.

Wow what a drag. Great that y'all still met up at least. Have a blast!!!

[misslatte]

Thanks for your feedback Dawn - those were the first things that I was thinking about getting rid of. No weigh in today - I didn't want the scale to change how my mood started out the day. I will eat LC today (no apples) and focus on some CDs and clean days when I get home. We're going to a lot of LC unfriendly places so it's been difficult.

The crew is going for Indian food (again) so I'm going to completely and thoroughly enjoy my tuna packet. Oh joy. Next up is to find a Starbucks - there aren't as many as I'd hoped. Tim Horton's isn't cutting it for me. I'm an Americano snob I guess.

[agentventi]

love love LOVE americanos from Starbucks Venti-is from my last name Ventimiglia (thanks hubby) and Agent is, well, because I am a real estate agent
Sorry you are having issues Misslatte, I am sure once you get back home you will have much easier time.raveling can be tricky for me with food too, I never want to bring food along but try to make the best choices I can. But I know it is hard!
I was doing well at 1.5 lbs below LDW but yesterday I made my girlfriend some lemon balls for her bday and I might have had several too many All legal but too much almond flour too soon! I am not going to blame the almond flour just yet but instead blame the fact that I had about 6 of them so probably about 3/4 cup almond flour total....yeah....SO I am up almost the full 1.5lbs today but still right at LDW.
Today I am cutting fruit. I have been having berries or grapefruit once or twice a day but will focus on protein, fat and vegs today. Seemed to work well after I had a similar gain when I had wine on the 4th of July.
Still loving P3 Don't think I will be trying almond flour out again until the end of the week. We are having my parents a surprise housewarming party on Saturday and I want to make sure I have a healthy desert option so I am not tempted. Might try to make almond or coconut flour brownies.
Hope you all are having a great weekend!!

[dawnyama]

agentventi--I love including my fruit in P3. I have heard that citrus fruits help with burning fat--Dr Simeons' included the lemon juice and grapefruit and orange on his food list for a reason I have kept those in my P3s just for that reason alone!! But I think for correction days, you can do away with the berries! I love almond flour and it is so easy to overdo on P3. The stuff tastes so good!!! I have to watch out too. I have done the cream cheese muffins in P3 and found that in later rounds I have had to cut back. Such a shame because they are easy make ahead and snack on kind of treats Good thing my kids love them too.

[shelbyla]

So I will share a recipe that I got and tweaked because it is uh-mazing... (Dawn, you MUST try these when you get to P3--they are screaming your name!) I LOVE almond butter but wasn't sure about it as the base for brownies. You cannot even tell it's in there.

Chocolate Brownies

1 16oz jar of creamy roasted almond butter
2 eggs
1/2c sugar-free syrup
3/4-1c granulated sweetener (Just Like Sugar, xylitol, erythritol, Splenda, stevia or combo)--taste batter and tweak as necessary
1/2c cocoa powder
1/2t celtic sea salt (omit if using salted almond butter)
1t baking soda
1c sugar-free dark chocolate chips (I LOVE Nevada Manna sold by Netrition)

Pre-heat oven to 325. Grease a 9x13 pan well. Blend almond butter and eggs with electric mixer until smooth. Blend in sweeteners, alternating liquid and powder. Blend in cocoa powder, salt (if using), and baking soda. Fold in chocolate chips by hand. (Batter should be somewhat thick.) Pour into pan and spread as evenly as possible. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. 24 servings.

If I am figuring it correctly, 162 calories, 14g fat, 8g carbs/5.5g fiber (2.5 net), 6g protein.

[cocoapeanut]

Thumbs up on recipe tweak!! Well done!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

So I will share a recipe that I got and tweaked because it is uh-mazing... (Dawn, you MUST try these when you get to P3--they are screaming your name!)

Will do Thanks for sharing!!! Cannot wait for July 28!!!

[agentventi]

Can we have chocolate chips on P3??? Oh please please tell me YES!
I have a jar of almond butter and I have really tried to like it and I just don't I even whipped up some coconut butter to mix with it....still yucky. I figured I could make these brownies with it rather than tossing the whole jar!

[cocoapeanut]

You can as long as you get sugar free ones. They're available in some stores, on Netrition, or you can make your own! There should be a recipe or two for that floating around :]

[misslatte]

Shelby - those brownies sound wonderful!! I think I'll have to make those in P4.

My chicken thigh CD yesterday netted me a 3 lb loss.. yay. I'm still WAY out of window though. Clean day today, another CD tomorrow...

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by cocoapeanut

Thumbs up on recipe tweak!! Well done!

All credit goes to CocoaPeanut for this awesome recipe! She turned me on to it...

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by agentventi

Can we have chocolate chips on P3??? Oh please please tell me YES!
I have a jar of almond butter and I have really tried to like it and I just don't I even whipped up some coconut butter to mix with it....still yucky. I figured I could make these brownies with it rather than tossing the whole jar!

I buy the Hershey's sugar free ones at my Walmart. They are great!!

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by agentventi

Can we have chocolate chips on P3??? Oh please please tell me YES!
I have a jar of almond butter and I have really tried to like it and I just don't I even whipped up some coconut butter to mix with it....still yucky. I figured I could make these brownies with it rather than tossing the whole jar!

Yeah, the "yuck" factor worked to save me from the jar/spoon syndrome that I have with peanut butter...that is until I started to like it just as much! And CocoaP is exactly right--sugar-free chips ONLY in P3 but the sf Nevada Manna ones are great and no maltitol which messes up my stomach 6 way to Sunday.

Cocoa - have you ever made these WITHOUT the chips? i was thinking about trying them with macadamia pieces instead...

Originally Posted by misslatte

Shelby - those brownies sound wonderful!! I think I'll have to make those in P4.

They are seriously yummy!

[agentventi]

any kind of fake sugar messes with my tummy esp stevia! I am wondering about coconut sap. Does anyone know if this is P3 legal?

[cocoapeanut]

Yes I have! I think the chips serve as an extra chocolatey richness if that's what you want, but I've substituted with nuts and even peanut butter chips...oh man THAT one was dangerous..

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by agentventi

any kind of fake sugar messes with my tummy esp stevia! I am wondering about coconut sap. Does anyone know if this is P3 legal?

I am thinking no. It's a simple sugar similar to fructose or honey. Have you tried Just Like Sugar? It is chicory/inulin based which usually is better tolerated than sugar alcohols or or substitutes like Splenda. They make a brown sugar sub that is pretty good too.