P3~P4 Simeon's Week of August 20th

[Reddy]

So sorry you're struggling Julie! Maybe introducing carbs will actually help kick start your metabolism.

Also maybe check out raspberry Keytones? I haven't used them at all this week but perhaps they have residual effects bc I'm not that hungry the past few days!

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by Reddy

So sorry you're struggling Julie! Maybe introducing carbs will actually help kick start your metabolism.

Also maybe check out raspberry Keytones? I haven't used them at all this week but perhaps they have residual effects bc I'm not that hungry the past few days!

Also to Julie & Reddy
I have HEARD not tried Green Coffee beans are a good source for wt loss?

[dbunny]

Hey all.. getting ready for my trip. I'll try to keep my bad eating at a dull roar this weekend.
Still over my window.. not going to stress right before I leave, though! Drinking lots of water today.

[Reddy]

Have a great trip Dbunny! Dobt stress- the wagon is here when you get back

I had an atrocious day. The worst.

I treated myself to a glass, make that half a bottle of wine tonight. It was white not red. Will prob see it on scale tomorrow but maybe not too bad since I ate well today.

Whatevr I just want a new day tomorrow!

[manders]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Have a great trip Dbunny! Dobt stress- the wagon is here when you get back

I had an atrocious day. The worst.

I treated myself to a glass, make that half a bottle of wine tonight. It was white not red. Will prob see it on scale tomorrow but maybe not too bad since I ate well today.

Whatevr I just want a new day tomorrow!

LOL are you tipsy right now?!

[Reddy]

LOL maybe a little. My tolerance is not what it used to be since dieting means little or no drinkys. Lol. It was one of those days...

[temekayoung]

Hi ladies!! So far im maintaining my weight. I eat between 1300- 2000 calories. I added cocoa almonds, natural pnut butter, whl grain pumpkin seeds crackers, cheese,multigrain bread occasionally. Only done one CD so far. Im not exercising yet.
Good luck everyone!!

[Reddy]

YAY Tameka, so glad you're finding a balance and maintaining!!! Enjoy it!

I am .2 BELOW my window this morning. So 2.2 under LIW!

NO idea how this is happening but I'll take it since I'm going to be starting in with some carbs tonight. I'll try and be good this weekend but it's nice to have 4lbs of wiggle room.

I honestly have had NO appetite this week. Not sure if it's due to the stress I've been under or if it's HCG related. I haven't taken the raspberry keytones all week b/c I haven't needed to. I honestly think I've been too busy to eat. It's interesting since in the past I was always a stress eater. I always WISHED I was one of those people who doesnt eat under stress!

Either way, I wanted to check in since I"m not sure how much I'll be online for the next few days. MIL and my Sister come in this evening and then Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandma, and my parents tomorrow. Tomorrow is LO's Bday and his party is Saturday. Send good vibes that the Hurricane stays away from us so we can have nice weather!!

Hope everyone is doing great and maintaining well!

[julieboolie]

Reddy- you're making me want to drink some wine!! I'm glad you're down! Enjoy your weekend and the room on the scale! Great job!

Dbunny-have a great time and don't sweat the scale. You can fix it later!

Tameka- doing well! Good for you!

I'm at the top ofmu window, but finally back in! TOM is here a bit eary and I went back to the gym yesterday (finally.m). I'm ok w/ it. Planning to be lower tomorrow. We'll see if my body will comply .

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by temekayoung

Hi ladies!! So far im maintaining my weight. I eat between 1300- 2000 calories. I added cocoa almonds, natural pnut butter, whl grain pumpkin seeds crackers, cheese,multigrain bread occasionally. Only done one CD so far. Im not exercising yet.
Good luck everyone!!

Tameka
I have wondered where you were and how you were doing. Did you realize on PH3 we are not to eat starches or sugars? Which means no bread, potatoes etc? I guess it is your diet and you are allowed to do whatever you want to.... but just thought you might like to know

KUTGW

[manders]

Originally Posted by temekayoung

Hi ladies!! So far im maintaining my weight. I eat between 1300- 2000 calories. I added cocoa almonds, natural pnut butter, whl grain pumpkin seeds crackers, cheese,multigrain bread occasionally. Only done one CD so far. Im not exercising yet.
Good luck everyone!!

Hmmm, I'm not sure I would be eating any sort of grain. But I'm happy to hear that you're maintaining! when are you joining us for another P2? I don't remember what you said.

Originally Posted by Reddy

YAY Tameka, so glad you're finding a balance and maintaining!!! Enjoy it!

I am .2 BELOW my window this morning. So 2.2 under LIW!

NO idea how this is happening but I'll take it since I'm going to be starting in with some carbs tonight. I'll try and be good this weekend but it's nice to have 4lbs of wiggle room.

I honestly have had NO appetite this week. Not sure if it's due to the stress I've been under or if it's HCG related. I haven't taken the raspberry keytones all week b/c I haven't needed to. I honestly think I've been too busy to eat. It's interesting since in the past I was always a stress eater. I always WISHED I was one of those people who doesnt eat under stress!

Either way, I wanted to check in since I"m not sure how much I'll be online for the next few days. MIL and my Sister come in this evening and then Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandma, and my parents tomorrow. Tomorrow is LO's Bday and his party is Saturday. Send good vibes that the Hurricane stays away from us so we can have nice weather!!

Hope everyone is doing great and maintaining well!

Woohooo! 4lb window is great. Sending good vibes!

Originally Posted by julieboolie

Reddy- you're making me want to drink some wine!! I'm glad you're down! Enjoy your weekend and the room on the scale! Great job!

Dbunny-have a great time and don't sweat the scale. You can fix it later!

Tameka- doing well! Good for you!

I'm at the top ofmu window, but finally back in! TOM is here a bit eary and I went back to the gym yesterday (finally.m). I'm ok w/ it. Planning to be lower tomorrow. We'll see if my body will comply .

TOM is so rude sometimes. There's a new brand of wine out that's really low-carb and low-cal. not sure if I can post the name on here.

Originally Posted by Berta48

Tameka
I have wondered where you were and how you were doing. Did you realize on PH3 we are not to eat starches or sugars? Which means no bread, potatoes etc? I guess it is your diet and you are allowed to do whatever you want to.... but just thought you might like to know

KUTGW

BERTA!!! How's your hubby?

[julieboolie]

Manders-that's just mean You can post the name .

[cocoapeanut]

Yeah I wanna know!! Hahaha.

[misslatte]

Originally Posted by manders

There's a new brand of wine out that's really low-carb and low-cal. not sure if I can post the name on here.

That must be the kind of wine that my BF pours for me. He said he takes out all of the carbs and cals for me.

FroYo too.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by manders

Hmmm, I'm not sure I would be eating any sort of grain. But I'm happy to hear that you're maintaining! when are you joining us for another P2? I don't remember what you said.



Woohooo! 4lb window is great. Sending good vibes!



TOM is so rude sometimes. There's a new brand of wine out that's really low-carb and low-cal. not sure if I can post the name on here.



BERTA!!! How's your hubby?

Manders
Doing really good. Thanks for asking.Our annivesary was yesterday and went out for dinner had a ncie time and still lost.2 today
How's your love life

[Reddy]

Happy Anniversary Berta!

I'm feeling guilty I ate Chinese food for dinner and had 3 vodka lemonades (do much sugar and carbs ugh) I am going to gain 10lbs this weekend!

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Happy Anniversary Berta!

I'm feeling guilty I ate Chinese food for dinner and had 3 vodka lemonades (do much sugar and carbs ugh) I am going to gain 10lbs this weekend!

Thanks
Reddy
Hang in there maybe you won't

[manders]

It's the Skinnygirl line of wine and cocktails.

[LaraSuzz]

Hi guys, just saying hello from p2 land... I will be joining you Thursday I'm wrapping it up one day sooner... but just in time for a 26 day total.

So I finally realized why I was always gaining 2 lbs right out of the gate... it was because I was counting the 72 hours incorrectly!!!!

If I did my last dose on Monday at 7am I would start eating p3 Weds morning and thats actually only 48 hours!!!! How could I have miscalculated that?
I have been subjecting myself to being at the top of my window right out of the gate and then leading to CD after CD!

So, if my last dose is Sunday then Weds morning should be okay right? (im on injections) ugh!!!

[kimberlybimberly]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Hi guys, just saying hello from p2 land... I will be joining you Thursday I'm wrapping it up one day sooner... but just in time for a 26 day total.

So I finally realized why I was always gaining 2 lbs right out of the gate... it was because I was counting the 72 hours incorrectly!!!!

If I did my last dose on Monday at 7am I would start eating p3 Weds morning and thats actually only 48 hours!!!! How could I have miscalculated that?
I have been subjecting myself to being at the top of my window right out of the gate and then leading to CD after CD!

So, if my last dose is Sunday then Weds morning should be okay right? (im on injections) ugh!!!

Just sticking my nose in here. If your last dose is Sunday morning, then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are your three days w/o hCG. Sunday, all day, is a day with hCG and the 72 hours (actually three days per Simeon, if you are following the protocol) starts Monday. I've seen people do all sorts of things, though. Good luck!

[LaraSuzz]

Originally Posted by kimberlybimberly

Just sticking my nose in here. If your last dose is Sunday morning, then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are your three days w/o hCG. Sunday, all day, is a day with hCG and the 72 hours (actually three days per Simeon, if you are following the protocol) starts Monday. I've seen people do all sorts of things, though. Good luck!

Exactly so Thursday morning would be p3 time.

[julieboolie]

Lara-yep. Thursday it is!!

Manders-thanks!! Does the SG stuff taste good? I have the JC light margarita mix and it's good, but not too sweet. Next time I make those I think I'll add some splenda and see how it tastes . Too insecure at this weight to dabble just yet .

Berta- Happy Anniversary!! I'm so happy for you love birds and a nice bonus to lose even after eating out!!

Amy- at dbf. Dh just eats my fries, that's his contribution to my plan .

I'm up a bit today. Too many carbs yesterday, and apparently not enough fat. That's an odd turn of events. Only 0.8, but I'm taking action today . A bit sore from my workout too, but hope to go back to the gym today. Plugging away in careful territory. This is the start of week 2 of P4 and I'm a tad above my window. Not awful, but of course there is a part of me that longs to be lower in my window again. So, I'm going to *attempt* to lower overall cals today. Sigh. I hate to do it, but gonna' give it a shot.

Also, little aside, my temp is down a full degree this morning. I didn't get much sleep, added back exercise and think I missed a dose of my thyroid supplement yesterday. I was hoping the higher carbs would help keep that temp up, but that's concerning me today. I thought I was nice and stable there. . I'll see what tomorrow brings. Could be a fluke w. TOM here and all.

[cocoapeanut]

Weird, I always thought you had to give yourself 72 hours from your last dose! Hmm. That's what I did last time..haha. But the wording in P&I does seem to imply a full 3 days, so I was never 100% sure.

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

Exactly so Thursday morning would be p3 time.

Not 100% sure about that...

Directly from P&I:

Plan of a Normal Course
125 I.U. of HCG daily (except during menstruation) until 40 doses have been given.
Until 3rd dose forced feeding.
After 3rd dose, 500 calorie diet to be continued until 72 hours after the last dose.
For the following 3 weeks, all foods allowed except starch and sugar in any form (careful with very sweet fruit).
After 3 weeks, very gradually add starch in small quantities, always controlled by morning weighing.

[Berta48]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Not 100% sure about that...

Directly from P&I:

Plan of a Normal Course
125 I.U. of HCG daily (except during menstruation) until 40 doses have been given.
Until 3rd dose forced feeding.
After 3rd dose, 500 calorie diet to be continued until 72 hours after the last dose.
For the following 3 weeks, all foods allowed except starch and sugar in any form (careful with very sweet fruit).
After 3 weeks, very gradually add starch in small quantities, always controlled by morning weighing.

72 hours is three days!

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Not 100% sure about that...

Directly from P&I:

Plan of a Normal Course
125 I.U. of HCG daily (except during menstruation) until 40 doses have been given.
Until 3rd dose forced feeding.
After 3rd dose, 500 calorie diet to be continued until 72 hours after the last dose.
For the following 3 weeks, all foods allowed except starch and sugar in any form (careful with very sweet fruit).
After 3 weeks, very gradually add starch in small quantities, always controlled by morning weighing.

WHEW.

[julieboolie]

So if her last dose is Mon morning, wouldn't that be Thurs. morning for P3? 72 hours from Mon morning is Thurs. morning, right?

I'm actually toying with doing another round of Hcg. I'm thrilled to be here in the 140's, but still pretty well insulated . I have half a bottle of pellets and several days worth of frozen P2 meals still in the freezer. Dh will be away for half of it, which is usually a big challenge for me. It would give me enough time to do 3 full weeks of P3 and 3.5 weeks of P4 before my bid trip to Ca. I'm not excited at the thought of P2, and really thought I'd be happy enough just to be in the 140's. But, when I'm in a bathing suit I'm painfully aware that I really do have lots of abnormal fat to lose. As the longer break btw rounds is really for Rx immunity issues, I may just bite the bullet. Not sure. Just mulling thus far. We'll see. I really hate P2, but this window is perfect timing. Hmmm.

[manders]

I know I'm not in P3, but I'm trying veeery hard not to eat a bunch of food today. I'm super stressed and angry and all I want to do is bury my face in a bag of chocolate.

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by manders

I know I'm not in P3, but I'm trying veeery hard not to eat a bunch of food today. I'm super stressed and angry and all I want to do is bury my face in a bag of chocolate.

I've been wanting chocolate for forever!! But not cause of stress or anger. I just like chocolate

Don't eat emotionally! Find other outlets - try going for a walk, blasting your favorite music, or cleaning (if you're weird like me, lol!) Eating out of anger or sadness never cures the feeling and makes you feel worse about yourself in the end. Plus you're on P2 so you'll likely be extra upset with yourself for giving in.

If you're mad at someone, take it out on them! Don't take it out on yourself by eating a bag of candy. You deserve better.

[manders]

Originally Posted by cocoapeanut

I've been wanting chocolate for forever!! But not cause of stress or anger. I just like chocolate

Don't eat emotionally! Find other outlets - try going for a walk, blasting your favorite music, or cleaning (if you're weird like me, lol!) Eating out of anger or sadness never cures the feeling and makes you feel worse about yourself in the end. Plus you're on P2 so you'll likely be extra upset with yourself for giving in.

If you're mad at someone, take it out on them! Don't take it out on yourself by eating a bag of candy. You deserve better.

Thanks lady. I'm trying to do anything to distract myself. It's been a super bad day, but certainly not the worst since I'm still alive.

Just gonna have some chicken and watch some TV.