P2 Simeon's Protocol Week of August 5th

[manders]

Originally Posted by VTmommy

Hi folks! I guess I have moved onto P3. I basically forgot to take my pellets all weekend...so I'm headed to P3.

The good news, I'm down 19lbs...and I just bought a bikini. YIKES!!! I'm scared stiff, so i think that will keep my eating on the right track. Going to try to eat clean till August 31 when we leave on our cruise. Fingers crossed!

Yahoo! Keep it up! I wore my new bikini for the first time this weekend. Granted there was no one around the pool except my parents. I still felt self conscious when I got out of the pool. When I lay down, my stomach is flat but when I stand up, the skin droops so I just spent all my time laying on a floatie in the pool tanning. my mom tells me it WILL go back to normal, but I'm not convinced. I've considered a tummy tuck, but I hope to have at least 2 kids, so it would seem to be a waste of money lol

[TiffanyM]

Originally Posted by Fat Eddie

Anyone have any suspenders I can borrow? These pants are falling off me

PS I'm reading that book by Robin Woodall,up to page 23......so its a love affair I'm having with that pizza pie. Very interesting

It is interesting, and true! Congrats on loose britches!

Originally Posted by sunflowerintx

Hi! I'm back, VLCD1 today. I gained back about 10 pounds but I'm getting back on quickly!

Good to see you folks - I missed YOU!!! I'll check in regularly!

Be blessed!

Yay! You'll be just fine!

Originally Posted by VTmommy

Hi folks! I guess I have moved onto P3. I basically forgot to take my pellets all weekend...so I'm headed to P3.

The good news, I'm down 19lbs...and I just bought a bikini. YIKES!!! I'm scared stiff, so i think that will keep my eating on the right track. Going to try to eat clean till August 31 when we leave on our cruise. Fingers crossed!

You can do it!

Originally Posted by manders

Yahoo! Keep it up! I wore my new bikini for the first time this weekend. Granted there was no one around the pool except my parents. I still felt self conscious when I got out of the pool. When I lay down, my stomach is flat but when I stand up, the skin droops so I just spent all my time laying on a floatie in the pool tanning. my mom tells me it WILL go back to normal, but I'm not convinced. I've considered a tummy tuck, but I hope to have at least 2 kids, so it would seem to be a waste of money lol

I'm so worried about the skin thing. It is amazing what a little time will do for that though.

[manders]

Originally Posted by TiffanyM

I'm so worried about the skin thing. It is amazing what a little time will do for that though.

For sure. I've never been good with patience though.

[Fat Eddie]

One of my sisters sent me this video, pretty interesting. I can"t believe all the garbage I fed my kids and I.

Is sugar toxic: Is sugar toxic? - 60 Minutes - CBS News scary stuff

[MissKaylaPaige]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Wow Kayla you're killing it. Are you down 25lbs already? In how many days? Are you eating all of your calories each day or no? What is your trick? I did well but I only lost 18lbs in 22 days.

20 pounds in 20 days. I have not been eating all the calories, closer to 380 a day. I do not eat the grain portion at all, and I have made my protein portion bigger than 100g (more like 120g). I also only ever eat one fruit, strawberries!

It's a bit "rogue" but certainly not "off protocol"

Looks like tomorrow I'm not gonna have much choice but to cheat. We're making a mini day vacation to aquarium of the pacific and I don't envision myself taking a cooler with appropriate foods and running out to the car to chomp on some cold chicken... nor do I envision myself being able to walk around all day with so few calories to fuel me. I'm gonna do some research about places to eat around there and make a preplanned choice. I may be able to get a chicken sandwich someplace and remove the bread. There will likely be sugar in any chicken I get but I'll have to deal lol.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MissKaylaPaige

20 pounds in 20 days. I have not been eating all the calories, closer to 380 a day. I do not eat the grain portion at all, and I have made my protein portion bigger than 100g (more like 120g). I also only ever eat one fruit, strawberries!

It's a bit "rogue" but certainly not "off protocol"

Looks like tomorrow I'm not gonna have much choice but to cheat. We're making a mini day vacation to aquarium of the pacific and I don't envision myself taking a cooler with appropriate foods and running out to the car to chomp on some cold chicken... nor do I envision myself being able to walk around all day with so few calories to fuel me. I'm gonna do some research about places to eat around there and make a preplanned choice. I may be able to get a chicken sandwich someplace and remove the bread. There will likely be sugar in any chicken I get but I'll have to deal lol.

Pounds and Inches DR. S. says you can eliminate any food you want but not to eat any that aren't on protocol.So actually you aren't rouge at all
Myself no more than we get I am not eliminating anything However I don't eat the Melbas.
Also you can do a planned interutption and eat PH3 while away. I did it for 2 weeks and then went right back to VLC. Today was my last dose. So I go to PH3 Friday

[Reddy]

Originally Posted by MissKaylaPaige

20 pounds in 20 days. I have not been eating all the calories, closer to 380 a day. I do not eat the grain portion at all, and I have made my protein portion bigger than 100g (more like 120g). I also only ever eat one fruit, strawberries!

It's a bit "rogue" but certainly not "off protocol"

Looks like tomorrow I'm not gonna have much choice but to cheat. We're making a mini day vacation to aquarium of the pacific and I don't envision myself taking a cooler with appropriate foods and running out to the car to chomp on some cold chicken... nor do I envision myself being able to walk around all day with so few calories to fuel me. I'm gonna do some research about places to eat around there and make a preplanned choice. I may be able to get a chicken sandwich someplace and remove the bread. There will likely be sugar in any chicken I get but I'll have to deal lol.

Well you're doing better than I did. I never cheated once and I usually ate around 420 calories. Some days more in the 480 range b/c I ate fruit 2x a day. (two different ones) Not that I did bad, 18lbs in 22 days isn't bad, espeically since TOM was in there, but I wish I had results as good as yours. How much longer are you doing R2 Kayla?

As for tomorrow, I think I'd be more concerned with the oil they cook the chicken in than the sugar. But you have to do what you have to do so make the best choice you can. Maybe bring along an apple or orange or something too so if you feel hungry you have that in your bag.

[LaraSuzz]

Saturday I forgot to take my injection, wound up taking it late, Sunday I woke up feeling really awful from allergies and maybe a cold, so I went to acupuncture.....today i woke up and felt even worse, so I stayed home from work and have been sleeping all day... I feel a lil better... tomorrow is vlcd 1... going back to bed now. wish me luck beating whatever this is, It has to be gone by tomorrow.

[Reddy]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Saturday I forgot to take my injection, wound up taking it late, Sunday I woke up feeling really awful from allergies and maybe a cold, so I went to acupuncture.....today i woke up and felt even worse, so I stayed home from work and have been sleeping all day... I feel a lil better... tomorrow is vlcd 1... going back to bed now. wish me luck beating whatever this is, It has to be gone by tomorrow.

Awww boo. I hope you feel better and kick that real soon!

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by sunflowerintx

Hi! I'm back, VLCD1 today. I gained back about 10 pounds but I'm getting back on quickly!

Good to see you folks - I missed YOU!!! I'll check in regularly!

Be blessed!

SUNFLOWERRRR

I'll be back on VLCDs next week. I'm comin'!!

Lara -- Feel better honey! Being sick at the beginning of a round is the poop. Get lots of rest and drink fluids!

Kayla -- You're doing AWESOME. If you can't bring food in, you can figure it out. Just do your best. I put food in a baggie and stuffed it in my bra to get into a theme park once..

Reddy -- Don't worry - you did awesome too! Losing more than 15 pounds in 20 days is sticking your flag down and claiming awesome territory!

Eddie -- Oooh la la! Ginger sounds fun Isn't it cool when your pants are falling off of you? Okay well it's actually socially awkward but they did invent belts for that! And it sucks about the sugar thing but it's so true -- most people are eating and feeding their families terrible things and they don't even know it because food advice these days is so damn confusing!!

I'm not in P2 just yet y'all but SOON...

[MissKaylaPaige]

Originally Posted by Berta48

Pounds and Inches DR. S. says you can eliminate any food you want but not to eat any that aren't on protocol.So actually you aren't rouge at all
Myself no more than we get I am not eliminating anything However I don't eat the Melbas.
Also you can do a planned interutption and eat PH3 while away. I did it for 2 weeks and then went right back to VLC. Today was my last dose. So I go to PH3 Friday

Ahh, I completely forgot about being able to eliminate. I always kinda told myself that by not eating 2 fruits, 2 veggies, 2 proteins, and 2 grains that I was being rogue!

I'll still take my injection during the PI right?

Well you're doing better than I did. I never cheated once and I usually ate around 420 calories. Some days more in the 480 range b/c I ate fruit 2x a day. (two different ones) Not that I did bad, 18lbs in 22 days isn't bad, espeically since TOM was in there, but I wish I had results as good as yours. How much longer are you doing R2 Kayla?
As for tomorrow, I think I'd be more concerned with the oil they cook the chicken in than the sugar. But you have to do what you have to do so make the best choice you can. Maybe bring along an apple or orange or something too so if you feel hungry you have that in your bag.

You still did REALLY wonderfully! Sounds like quite the successful round!

I truly am stunned that I've stayed steady this whole time, I have perpetual bad luck and figured something would go wrong, but I am just so thrilled. One of my best guy friends saw me and immediately went "WOW you look so fit!" and that's when it sunk in that I really have changed!
I'll be injecting for 5 more days, so 8 days total left in P2. So ready for P3, simple things like butter, cream, and SALMON AND PORK seem like such luxuries now.

Kayla -- You're doing AWESOME. If you can't bring food in, you can figure it out. Just do your best. I put food in a baggie and stuffed it in my bra to get into a theme park once

Thank you, and LOL the benefits of large breasts! I've hidden a thing or two in my bra as well (even a flask of liquor)

I'll be packing some strawberries and 1 hardboiled egg (much needed protein and energy), which I'll probably end up eating on the drive down!

We have 3 restaurant options, one of which I really like because they have gluten free options and healthy grilled low fat plates, but my mother isn't too keen on the prices. Her top pick is hooters, which worries me because nearly everything there is fried! Sure I could just eat some chicken and get a salad but surely the sauces are full of fat!!

I will be totally okay with a stall on the scale but I would be pretty upset to see a gain after I've made such progress.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MissKaylaPaige

Ahh, I completely forgot about being able to eliminate. I always kinda told myself that by not eating 2 fruits, 2 veggies, 2 proteins, and 2 grains that I was being rogue!

I'll still take my injection during the PI right?

I truly am stunned that I've stayed steady this whole time, I have perpetual bad luck and figured something would go wrong, but I am just so thrilled. One of my best guy friends saw me and immediately went "WOW you look so fit!" and that's when it sunk in that I really have changed!
I'll be injecting for 5 more days, so 8 days total left in P2. So ready for P3, simple things like butter, cream, and SALMON AND PORK seem like such luxuries now.



Thank you, and LOL the benefits of large breasts! I've hidden a thing or two in my bra as well (even a flask of liquor)

I'll be packing some strawberries and 1 hardboiled egg (much needed protein and energy), which I'll probably end up eating on the drive down!

We have 3 restaurant options, one of which I really like because they have gluten free options and healthy grilled low fat plates, but my mother isn't too keen on the prices. Her top pick is hooters, which worries me because nearly everything there is fried! Sure I could just eat some chicken and get a salad but surely the sauces are full of fat!!

I will be totally okay with a stall on the scale but I would be pretty upset to see a gain after I've made such progress.

Sorry I didn't do PH1 just 2,3 & part of 4. SO I am not any help there

[MissKaylaPaige]

Originally Posted by Berta48

Sorry I didn't do PH1 just 2,3 & part of 4. SO I am not any help there

What? I didn't mention anything about phase 1..

did you mean that part where I said PI? I meant Planned Interruption! whoops, sorry if that confused you

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MissKaylaPaige

What? I didn't mention anything about phase 1..

did you mean that part where I said PI? I meant Planned Interruption! whoops, sorry if that confused you

Sorry a senior moment there All these abbreviations get me so mixed up! I can't remember them all either

I dosed one morning then 3 days VLC before my PI then just continued on PH2 when I was finished with the PI.

[MissKaylaPaige]

ahh, well the trip is tomorrow and it's only for one day, so I don't think skipping would do me any good.

[Fat Eddie]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Saturday I forgot to take my injection, wound up taking it late, Sunday I woke up feeling really awful from allergies and maybe a cold, so I went to acupuncture.....today i woke up and felt even worse, so I stayed home from work and have been sleeping all day... I feel a lil better... tomorrow is vlcd 1... going back to bed now. wish me luck beating whatever this is, It has to be gone by tomorrow.

Lara I hope you feel better. I myself picked up a little cold. I think it was from the night at the tavern. It amazed me that with eating healthy, taking vitamins and all that I would catch a cold. I haven't had one in many years. I hope you bounce back soon. btw how did you get so smart? I mean all your answers are spot on.

Berta I like your joke and I'm going to use it. How are things going with DH?

Miss Kayla Enjoy your 1 day excursion.

[sunflowerintx]

VLCD2 and I released 2.8 & did some elliptical and sauna time this morning. The first few days' releases are SO much fun!!! I am also trying to quit smoking cigarettes, my poor family....lol!

Have a blessed day!

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by MissKaylaPaige

ahh, well the trip is tomorrow and it's only for one day, so I don't think skipping would do me any good.

I see.Well I was on PI for two weeks so one day won't be a problem more than likely! Have fun

[Berta48]

Down -2.6 this morning making it 241.6 and I still have 3 VLCD to go yippeeeee.
I will be (Or should be)way under my LDW of 244.4 Right now I am 3lbs under LDW unbelieveable
I am that I will hit my mini goal of 240 in the morning Then I have to change it to 230

Originally Posted by sunflowerintx

VLCD2 and I released 2.8 & did some elliptical and sauna time this morning. The first few days' releases are SO much fun!!! I am also trying to quit smoking cigarettes, my poor family....lol!

Have a blessed day!

HELLO Sunflower
So nice to see your beautiful face again! How are your kiddos doing? I am still struggling away... it is a long journey.But I am so happy I have found something that actually works. It isn't always easy, but boy it is worth the struggle.
I am on R2Ph2 until Friday then R2PH3 so I certainly am looking forward to that

[Crazy PreK Teacher]

Originally Posted by Berta48

Down -2.6 this morning making it 241.6 and I still have 3 VLCD to go yippeeeee.
I will be (Or should be)way under my LDW of 244.4 Right now I am 3lbs under LDW unbelieveable
I am that I will hit my mini goal of 240 in the morning Then I have to change it to 230

Hey Lady!!!!!


WOWZA!!! -2.6 is AWESOME 3 lbs. under, seriously? What are you doing? Do tell...we'll drag it out of ya!!!! That sure does give you a nice cushion

I STS yesterday, and up +.4 today...but yesterday & today is TOM...so I should see a drop the following day...prolly not tomorrow. My TOM's are only 48 hours and I do not gain bad while on them, and usually have a good drop afterwards...so not so bad for me...thank goodness...the women in our family are so BLESSED w/ lighter than normal TOM's.

So far...I have dropped 76 lbs. (about 9 lbs. before hHCG), and I am now definitely seeing it. EVERYONE who sees me is noticing. Even my problem belly is shrinking & becoming less & less "squishy"...especially when I wear SHAPEWEAR undies under my clothes. I was given a wrap dress from a friend and I figured that it would be a while before I could even begin to wear it...OMGoodness...it totally looks fabulous!!!! I woulda worn it to church Sunday, but didn't have the right shoes to wear...it is navy blue. When I wear it...I will take some pics & post them...I promise. I'm gonna dig some pics up this weekend to show some before-before pics (when I was 411 lbs.)...then some at around 280 when I started again.

I am amazed that I am LESS than 10 lbs. from ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still high for some, but it's less than half of what I USED to be. Gonna take a break P3/P4...then continue to lose...hopefully to 175...I will judge how I feel...if I can get lower w/o struggling too bad...I may try 160-165...but just doesn't seem possible for me

Anyway...have a glorious day...keep on truckin'!!! So proud of ya!!!!

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by Crazy PreK Teacher

Hey Lady!!!!!


WOWZA!!! -2.6 is AWESOME 3 lbs. under, seriously? What are you doing? Do tell...we'll drag it out of ya!!!! That sure does give you a nice cushion

I STS yesterday, and up +.4 today...but yesterday & today is TOM...so I should see a drop the following day...prolly not tomorrow. My TOM's are only 48 hours and I do not gain bad while on them, and usually have a good drop afterwards...so not so bad for me...thank goodness...the women in our family are so BLESSED w/ lighter than normal TOM's.

So far...I have dropped 76 lbs. (about 9 lbs. before hHCG), and I am now definitely seeing it. EVERYONE who sees me is noticing. Even my problem belly is shrinking & becoming less & less "squishy"...especially when I wear SHAPEWEAR undies under my clothes. I was given a wrap dress from a friend and I figured that it would be a while before I could even begin to wear it...OMGoodness...it totally looks fabulous!!!! I woulda worn it to church Sunday, but didn't have the right shoes to wear...it is navy blue. When I wear it...I will take some pics & post them...I promise. I'm gonna dig some pics up this weekend to show some before-before pics (when I was 411 lbs.)...then some at around 280 when I started again.

I am amazed that I am LESS than 10 lbs. from ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still high for some, but it's less than half of what I USED to be. Gonna take a break P3/P4...then continue to lose...hopefully to 175...I will judge how I feel...if I can get lower w/o struggling too bad...I may try 160-165...but just doesn't seem possible for me

Anyway...have a glorious day...keep on truckin'!!! So proud of ya!!!!

I won't tell.... I won't, I won't nuh huh I won't
(I pooped at last) YES I was full of it!!! Boy I do feel better. I didn't loose for like three-4 days so now I know why! I ate like six prunes yesterday(pitted ones) YES not protocol... but at that point I did not care

And look at you girlfriend 76 lbs gone WOW AMAZING CONGRATULATIONS

We are goning to be so hot when we are done we will have to carry a BIG stick

Looking forward to the photos too!!!!! I can not figure out how to get them on the posts here. I can get them on my photo file but not here???

Gotta run will be back later. KUTGW

[sunflowerintx]

Originally Posted by Berta48

Down -2.6 this morning making it 241.6 and I still have 3 VLCD to go yippeeeee.
I will be (Or should be)way under my LDW of 244.4 Right now I am 3lbs under LDW unbelieveable
I am that I will hit my mini goal of 240 in the morning Then I have to change it to 230

YAY!!! CONGRATS!!!

HELLO Sunflower
So nice to see your beautiful face again! How are your kiddos doing? I am still struggling away... it is a long journey.But I am so happy I have found something that actually works. It isn't always easy, but boy it is worth the struggle.
I am on R2Ph2 until Friday then R2PH3 so I certainly am looking forward to that

Awww, Berta, you're a doll! Kiddos are good. Christian is in Colorado with my parents & Abby is working with me 3 days a week at my doctor's office. I start a new job on August 27th. Same office but under the research umbrella. It's a little more money & less stress...looking forward to it!

Be blessed!

[adelinesdream]

hi ladies, i'm jumping on board for the P2 ride. I've been on P2 for 5 days. So I started Aug. 2nd. I'm following WLA hunger/full scale and the simeon's protocol for foods allowed. I don't know what I weigh cause I'm not weighing until this weekend. This is my first round with RXHCG injections. I'm loving it! much simpler, less to remember and hunger way under control. I'm determined to make my food interesting this round so I'm spicing things up, cooking more and trying all my options.

[Lildrew]

Originally Posted by adelinesdream

hi ladies, i'm jumping on board for the P2 ride. I've been on P2 for 5 days. So I started Aug. 2nd. I'm following WLA hunger/full scale and the simeon's protocol for foods allowed. I don't know what I weigh cause I'm not weighing until this weekend. This is my first round with RXHCG injections. I'm loving it! much simpler, less to remember and hunger way under control. I'm determined to make my food interesting this round so I'm spicing things up, cooking more and trying all my options.

I would love to know what you come up with recipe-wise!!

I was down 1.0 this morning after being up 1.0 the day before. I'll take it!!!

[LaraSuzz]

Originally Posted by Fat Eddie

Lara I hope you feel better. I myself picked up a little cold. I think it was from the night at the tavern. It amazed me that with eating healthy, taking vitamins and all that I would catch a cold. I haven't had one in many years. I hope you bounce back soon. btw how did you get so smart? I mean all your answers are spot on.
Berta I like your joke and I'm going to use it. How are things going with DH?
Miss Kayla Enjoy your 1 day excursion.

Thank you =)

Originally Posted by cocoapeanut

SUNFLOWERRRR
I'll be back on VLCDs next week. I'm comin'!!
Lara -- Feel better honey! Being sick at the beginning of a round is the poop. Get lots of rest and drink fluids!

Kayla -- You're doing AWESOME. If you can't bring food in, you can figure it out. Just do your best. I put food in a baggie and stuffed it in my bra to get into a theme park once..

Reddy -- Don't worry - you did awesome too! Losing more than 15 pounds in 20 days is sticking your flag down and claiming awesome territory!

Eddie -- Oooh la la! Ginger sounds fun Isn't it cool when your pants are falling off of you? Okay well it's actually socially awkward but they did invent belts for that! And it sucks about the sugar thing but it's so true -- most people are eating and feeding their families terrible things and they don't even know it because food advice these days is so damn confusing!!

I'm not in P2 just yet y'all but SOON...

Just in time to join me cocoa!

Originally Posted by Reddy

Awww boo. I hope you feel better and kick that real soon!

I am trying hard to kick it to the curb!

Ok so I stayed home sick again, and by 10am I was shaking so much and had to eat something, went to the doc who said I have a virus, been in bed all day drinking water taking vitamin c and a nasal spray.. I think I feel okay now... but the doc made me promise not to start the diet today.

so I have actually done 4 days of loading, although yesterday I didn't gain but I dunno about today.. I went to the Chinese place on the corner to get a sizzling rice soup and I got two fortune cookies....

The first one said..."Difficulty at the beginning usually means ease at the end"
and the second one said..."Embrace change, don't battle it"....
lol isn't that funny? I was like OK so be it. I can do this.
Please let me not have gained any more weight tomorrow morning but if I have I will loose it in two days. lol

[cocoapeanut]

Heck yeah Lara! Excited to be in the trenches with you <3

That is so WEIRD about the fortune cookies! I've been debating loading for 3 days since I have good opportunity to load Friday too -- hmmm. I wouldn't worry, it just means you're gonna lose like 15 lbs your first week, hehehe.

[MissKaylaPaige]

welp, I'm back from my trip to aquarium of the pacific and I thought I did ok, but the scale currently says I gained 4 pounds. I'm gonna hope it's just one of those daily fluctuations and that it is NOT an actual 4 pound gain.

I had half a chicken spinach wrap with avocado and bacon, a few bits of spicy tuna sushi, and a couple bites out of my dad's clam chowder soup. And that's it. Water only of course... As far as normal days go that would have been quite a normal bit of food but my scale is saying BOOM +4 pounds!! Not to mention so much walking around, my muscles are so sore and probably retaining water.

[Berta48]

Hi Eddie
DH is getting better but(thanks) he still isn't back to his old self yet.He has lost 31 lbs and not trying He is beating me and I am trying

Hope you feel better real soon too Those summer colds are the pits

[HappyChick]

Thank Goodness.. that wasn't too bad!

It only took 2 days to get back to pre-vacation weight. I was pretty worried about that 2.5 I put on.. whew!! I'm actually down 2.8!!

Still have a long way to go, tho-

Has anyone heard anything about "Triple Strength HCG". I don't want to mention the manufacturer- I got in trouble my first day here b/c someone thought I was trying to sell something. =(

It's specifically intended for round(s) 2 and up. It looks awesome- just wondered if anyone else has used it..

Here are the ingredients:

HCG 6X 3X USP 20% ALCOHOL FUCUS VES, CALCAREA CARBINICA, SPONGIA TOSTA, ddH2O, B12

[sunflowerintx]

Released .8 today. I got a whopping 3 hours of sleep. I had horrible toe, foot & even ankle cramps. I ate a pickle just a few minutes ago, so rogue of me!

Have a great Wednesday!!! Be blessed!

Originally Posted by Berta48

Hi Eddie
DH is getting better but(thanks) he still isn't back to his old self yet.He has lost 31 lbs and not trying He is beating me and I am trying

Hope you feel better real soon too Those summer colds are the pits

I hope your hubby is all better soon, Berta!