P3~P4 SIMEONS PROTOCOL OCTOBER 2012

[julieboolie]

Lara- at the "boy". You should be flattered!! Is he cute? He can be your dd .

Shelby-how fun!! I want to go to a wedding!! No one in my demographic is doing wedding now . They're always fun! You've got a good plan and that dress will hold you accountable ! How cool!! Time for some shopping I think!! Smaller sized you and your dresses!! Have fun!! (not too much ).

Dawn-ah, full fat dressing!! Makes all the difference, doesn't it? Enjoy!! 11g sugar//serving? THat's a bit too sweet for my fragile P3 body Esp coming off a CD I'll keep it in mind down the road.

I'm bored and procrastinating. Nearly all packed and losing interest in it. Got my food all bagged in the fridge, water bottles freezing to use as "ice packs" and my cash in hand (that was a whole 'nother story, what bank runs out of cash? ). Just had a Quest bar. Still trying them out here at home (this one has some erythritol in it) to make sure everything is "ok" in the potty dept. on the road. They are nice and chewy which is oddly satisfying. Had a piece of bacon with it (I'm wierd, I know) and that was "lunch". I had GY for a late bfast and the BP coffee w. CO and butter in it has kept me nice and full!! That was a big win!

So, I guess I should go double check my list. We were gonna' go for a bike ride - it's 77deg here today!! Crazy nice!! But then the neighbor kids came over and stole my girls away. And I can't get my tires to pump up anyway. I'm grouchy so I know TOM's on the way, should arrive as we're stuck in the van for 8-9 hours. Perfect!

Be good ladies. I'll miss you. Be back before you know it and look forward to hearing of your amazing success maintaining the little yous!

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by LaraSuzz

I dunno I think his days are numbered... I already had to tell him to slow down with all the texts ha. But maybe he's trainable? lol
He's (gulp)21. I'm 41. nuff said.


He doesnt even drink! How am I going to get my beer goggles on?? lol

I was wel on my wayto a bacon day and I ate a small salad... now I feel guilty for eating a salad??

Ok...

1. 21 and 41--can I just say you GO girl! And they are imminently trainable at 21!

2. Not drinking is more of a problem than his age. Then again if he's completely sober and he wants to date, well, that tells ya something! Plus like Julie said, he can be the DD! (although I read that as "dear daughter"! )

3. Guilty over salad--jeez! hCG DOES mess with us, doesn't it?

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

3. Guilty over salad--jeez! hCG DOES mess with us, doesn't it?

Totally, I feel guilty for eating too much cheese. And if I eat too much fruit. Who would have thought

Maybe I'll have some coconut water tonight!

[C'Marie]

I am so over feeling guilty. Just sayin'

[HappyChick]

awww- I miss you girls!

Just checking in on you (youse- for Julie..lol!) but can't stay- all this talk of bacon and pumpkin ice cream is enough to kill a P2er.. hahaha! See ya soon!

<3

[Crazy PreK Teacher]

Hi all

Miraculously, I weighed in at 190.6 this morning, which is technically -.4 under LDW. Not sure what I did differently yesterday, mainly low-carb: fried egg/2 bacon, hamburger patty w/ gr. chilies & cheeses, asparagus w/ butter, chicken w/ salad & Olive Garden dressing (my Sam's Club sells it now!) LOVE THAT STUFF!!!! Protein shake between lunch/dinner, apple before bed. And Russell Stover S/F chocolate...hubby was eating candy bars while we were watching CSI's...I NEEDED something similar Gonna repeat today...see what happens tomorrow? I can definitely live eating this way every day after limited P2 food...lol. So...I have 15.6 lbs. to goal

Have a great Saturday!!!

[Reddy]

Hi All... quick check in... I know I missed a bit... I know Julie is off in Mexico... hope everyone had a nice weekend.

I did not weight yesterday or today b/c I went a little over board on the carbs and I feel guilty and gross and I'm SURE the scale is up.

I won't weigh tomorrow either. Tomorrow will be a modified Steak day and I will see where I"m at Tuesday. Hopefully I"m ok.

TOM is due soon so I'm sure I"m retaining water. Also did quite a bit of exercise this weekend so that would have me up too. I feel bloated and icky... I think I"m allergic to carbs. I need to just STAY AWAY!

Hope you all are doing great!

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

I am so over feeling guilty. Just sayin'

THAT!!! I find myself rather over it too.

Originally Posted by HappyChick

awww- I miss you girls!

Just checking in on you (youse- for Julie..lol!) but can't stay- all this talk of bacon and pumpkin ice cream is enough to kill a P2er.. hahaha! See ya soon!

<3

Omg HC - I know you meant them as two separate items but now I want to COMBINE bacon and pumpkin ice cream! Lol!! Hmm, what WOULDN'T I combine bacon with...

Originally Posted by Reddy

Hi All... quick check in... I know I missed a bit... I know Julie is off in Mexico... hope everyone had a nice weekend.

I did not weight yesterday or today b/c I went a little over board on the carbs and I feel guilty and gross and I'm SURE the scale is up.

I won't weigh tomorrow either. Tomorrow will be a modified Steak day and I will see where I"m at Tuesday. Hopefully I"m ok.

TOM is due soon so I'm sure I"m retaining water. Also did quite a bit of exercise this weekend so that would have me up too. I feel bloated and icky... I think I"m allergic to carbs. I need to just STAY AWAY!

Hope you all are doing great!

Don't worry, the bloat will go away! Carbs bloat pretty much everyone I think, you just become especially attuned to it after you stop eating them for a while. Have fun on your steak day! Steak is delicious!!

PS I just wanted to tell you that you look absolutely wonderful in your pictures. You are very hard on yourself and you shouldn't be! You've put in a lot of work and look great, so give yourself a hug, enjoy life with your super cute family, and if you wanna tighten up, it'll happen when you're in the right mindset Just some words of love from someone who is 100% hard on herself too

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I don't have much to report on the weight front -- I seem to be pretty stable around 162. Haven't really moved away from it by more than 0.2 since I got there from my weird mixed nut + coffee CD..even with eating like 6 ounces of cheese at the office on Friday (hey, I needed to avoid the gourmet donuts and cupcakes SOMEHOW!) Made today a little higher in carbs than normal (via fruit, froyo, and mug cakes, still P3!) to test the stability So we'll see in the morning!

It's funny because this is where I stabilized my first round, and I had the same LIW..seems that in order to break the set point, I should consider starting my next round ACTUALLY AT the set point..lol! Promising myself to maintain this time. For real.

Hope y'all had a fab weekend

[cocoapeanut]

Also, I just cooked my lunch for the week -- I had a ton of things that could potentially spoil soon so I went into panic mode and threw a bunch of stuff into a casserole.



It involves beef, cheese, cream cheese, and heavy cream, which I've never really done before..I mean, I'm always okay with fat but occasionally even I stop and think to myself, "Mwahaha, this won't kill me ...WILL IT?!?! "

Just thought I'd share!

[C'Marie]

Looks yummy!

[Reddy]

Aww thank you cocoa! I think I was much harder on myself before HCG. Now when I feel bloated or "fat" I'm like no way- look where you were just a few months ago! And people keep reminding me how I got so thin and it makes me feel better about not sweating a few lbs! My neighbor saw my husband yesterday and said she saw me walkin the dog and If she hadn't seen the dog she wouldn't have believed it was me! (makes me feel good!)

So I got on the scale to assess this weekends damage and it wasn't as bad as I expected. I'm 1 lb over my window which seems to be a pattern now! Each weekend I am bad and I have to fix it Monday. Honestly I dont mind that at all. If that means I can enjoy a few things in moderation and not feel deprived and stay close to LIW- Im in!! ESP since a steak day (modified) is not hard for me and I love steak!

Cocoa it sounds like your body is very comfortable at 162. Given our height that's a very good weight and it makes sense! I would say that if you were to every do another round then like you said- start from there and you'll reset it! But you look great now so enjoy it!

PS I could war Bacon in anything too!

[LaraSuzz]

Ok so update... the 21 year old chickened out... we never went out at all.
He started giving me excuses so I said I didnt wanna go out. Then all of the sudden he wants to take me out. Whatevs...
My weekend was horrible somone backed into my car and then didnt wanna give me his info so I had to call the police... and so I went to eat sushi lol
now I'm 4.4 out of the window. COFFEE AND BACON EMERGENCY!!!

LOL.

[Reddy]

Aww... Sorry you had such a rough weekend.

As for the toddler, well if he was too scared to go out then he's probably not going to be a great date anyway. The age difference is probably a bit too much to be truly compatible in the long run. For a little fun, sure but if he's scared, he's too much of a boy anyway.

Sorry to hear you are OOW, but you'll get back in with a good bacon day!

[C'Marie]

So I'm going to be up in Seattle this Thurs/Friday - anyone up there wanna meetup?

I'm not weighing until Thurs am if I can stand it. Doing two really strict DD Mon/Wed until then. UGH. With the stress of deadlines I have lost my will at this point. Not eating bad stuff but just too much and not tracking kcals. Have to kick myself in the @$$.

[dawnyama]

Marie--I sure wish I were closer. I would join you in a heartbeat!! I would love to visit Seattle.

Me, I am on the very tip top of my window. I mean so close that if I breathed wrong I would be out of it. I have gone up the past 2 days so now is the time to take care of it. I did very well at the State Fair. I mean I avoided many disasters and pitfalls. Can you say elephant ears and fried oreos??!! I mean I didn't even so much as sniff those. But still gained the next day. So now, I am doing a protein shake day. I had protein only yesterday and gained yet again today, so I can only hope that this shake day knocks me back down. Otherwise I am running back to P2. I cannot stand the ups on P3. Hate it!!! I ate nothing to get me out of my window, so I am not sure what is up!!

Lara--if I had seen your post about a bacon day, I would have chosen that for today. I have at least a package, if not more, of bacon already cooked and ready to go! Maybe next time I can try that one. I love coffee and boy do I love bacon. Sounds like a good plan if it makes me go back down.

[Crazy PreK Teacher]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Marie--I sure wish I were closer. I would join you in a heartbeat!! I would love to visit Seattle.

Me, I am on the very tip top of my window. I mean so close that if I breathed wrong I would be out of it. I have gone up the past 2 days so now is the time to take care of it. I did very well at the State Fair. I mean I avoided many disasters and pitfalls. Can you say elephant ears and fried oreos??!! I mean I didn't even so much as sniff those. But still gained the next day. So now, I am doing a protein shake day. I had protein only yesterday and gained yet again today, so I can only hope that this shake day knocks me back down. Otherwise I am running back to P2. I cannot stand the ups on P3. Hate it!!! I ate nothing to get me out of my window, so I am not sure what is up!!

Lara--if I had seen your post about a bacon day, I would have chosen that for today. I have at least a package, if not more, of bacon already cooked and ready to go! Maybe next time I can try that one. I love coffee and boy do I love bacon. Sounds like a good plan if it makes me go back down.

So sorry Dawn...you'll get it back down!

I have the hardest time in P3 because it is a LOT of mental. I really think the +2 window needs to be re-assessed in my opinion. There is always 2-3 bounce-up for me. I think getting 5 lbs. below your goal would be the greatest game plan, then try to work it from there. That way a few lbs. up for a few weeks does NOT seem torturous. From others' experiences I've noticed, it seems they bounce around for 2-3 weeks before the concrete set point kicks in, and then they're rock-solid afterward.

I would love to pick the brains of those who have MASTERED the maintenance part after hitting goal a long time ago. There may not be many, as with most diet plans, people tend to gain back some/all no matter what

I don't know what plan I will follow after I reach goal. I would love to stay low carb, but I seem to bounce up on that in P3. I have always been carb-sensitive, so I don't know if low-calorie would work for me either. What is the secret formula? I do think if I could handle some small gains at first, some exercise (elliptical, Zumba, HIIT) may be my solution. When I am working out hard and eating low carb, I can shed 2-3 lbs. a week. But it's a lot of physical & mental work, kwim? But hopefully I can maintain...don't know! JUDDD does appeal to me...Simeons protocol every other day...but what program to use for UD's. I feel like I would be eat everything wrong those days. Has anyone tried doing FF's on UD's, and Simeons' on DD's? But then those yummy low carb treats...rib-eyes, cheeses, salad dressing, avocados, veggies, butter, etc. really wouldn't fit in somewhere. Maybe this would work:

UD=FF
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=low carb
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=FF
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=low carb

Let me know what you think? (gonna start a thread about this...so if any ideas...go there!)

I was talking w/ my hubby about when I get to maintenance, and then my hard work is before me...and he said, "why can't you just stay on HCG the rest of your life?"...LOL. I explained to him that would be impossible...no doubt, I would use it to go back to for a minimum round to get a small amount off (i.e. holidays, traumatic life situations, etc.)...but I really don't ever want to have to go back there ever to lose a ton of weight again.

TTYL (sorry about this becoming a novel.)

[cocoapeanut]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Aww thank you cocoa! I think I was much harder on myself before HCG. Now when I feel bloated or "fat" I'm like no way- look where you were just a few months ago! And people keep reminding me how I got so thin and it makes me feel better about not sweating a few lbs! My neighbor saw my husband yesterday and said she saw me walkin the dog and If she hadn't seen the dog she wouldn't have believed it was me! (makes me feel good!)

So I got on the scale to assess this weekends damage and it wasn't as bad as I expected. I'm 1 lb over my window which seems to be a pattern now! Each weekend I am bad and I have to fix it Monday. Honestly I dont mind that at all. If that means I can enjoy a few things in moderation and not feel deprived and stay close to LIW- Im in!! ESP since a steak day (modified) is not hard for me and I love steak!

Cocoa it sounds like your body is very comfortable at 162. Given our height that's a very good weight and it makes sense! I would say that if you were to every do another round then like you said- start from there and you'll reset it! But you look great now so enjoy it!

PS I could war Bacon in anything too!

Nom nom nom nom bacon

Yes this is an okay weight, I'm not very overweight or anything. I just have a stubborn belly pooch and extra fat pockets on the sides of my upper thighs that would definitely not be missed!! Lol. I would really love to get rid of it once and for all so I can stop having a muffin top and all that, which is why I was thinking that getting down to 150 may be more ideal? Maybe I'll take a bikini pic or two so you can see what I mean. But if I'm going to do that then I have to start my next round where I am now, which means I have to maintain!!

Enjoy your steak!!

Dawn -- Good luck with your protein shake day! I haven't done that one yet but have always been very tempted. Just need to buy good protein powder, as I haven't eaten any in a while!

I'm up to 163.8 today but did eat a lot yesterday..including a lot of fruit. I can weirdly feel the bulk in my intestines. Reminds me of when Julie said, "Fiber got you down? This too shall pass!" hahahaha I have to write several puns as part of my job and have come to appreciate puns, lol. I'm sure I'll find my way back to 162 soon enough..seems to be the case usually.

to you all!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Crazy PreK Teacher

So sorry Dawn...you'll get it back down!

I have the hardest time in P3 because it is a LOT of mental. I really think the +2 window needs to be re-assessed in my opinion. There is always 2-3 bounce-up for me. I think getting 5 lbs. below your goal would be the greatest game plan, then try to work it from there. That way a few lbs. up for a few weeks does NOT seem torturous. From others' experiences I've noticed, it seems they bounce around for 2-3 weeks before the concrete set point kicks in, and then they're rock-solid afterward.

I would love to pick the brains of those who have MASTERED the maintenance part after hitting goal a long time ago. There may not be many, as with most diet plans, people tend to gain back some/all no matter what

I don't know what plan I will follow after I reach goal. I would love to stay low carb, but I seem to bounce up on that in P3. I have always been carb-sensitive, so I don't know if low-calorie would work for me either. What is the secret formula? I do think if I could handle some small gains at first, some exercise (elliptical, Zumba, HIIT) may be my solution. When I am working out hard and eating low carb, I can shed 2-3 lbs. a week. But it's a lot of physical & mental work, kwim? But hopefully I can maintain...don't know! JUDDD does appeal to me...Simeons protocol every other day...but what program to use for UD's. I feel like I would be eat everything wrong those days. Has anyone tried doing FF's on UD's, and Simeons' on DD's? But then those yummy low carb treats...rib-eyes, cheeses, salad dressing, avocados, veggies, butter, etc. really wouldn't fit in somewhere. Maybe this would work:

UD=FF
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=low carb
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=FF
DD=Simeons' menu
UD=low carb

Let me know what you think? (gonna start a thread about this...so if any ideas...go there!)

I was talking w/ my hubby about when I get to maintenance, and then my hard work is before me...and he said, "why can't you just stay on HCG the rest of your life?"...LOL. I explained to him that would be impossible...no doubt, I would use it to go back to for a minimum round to get a small amount off (i.e. holidays, traumatic life situations, etc.)...but I really don't ever want to have to go back there ever to lose a ton of weight again.

TTYL (sorry about this becoming a novel.)

That is why I have my goal set at 115. But not losing anything in a week on P2...... I could no longer stand it. I might go back to P2 next week to see if I can get closer to goal. But I am going to see if I can work at this P3 a little bit better. I will take this week, eat all the fat I can get my hands on and then re-evaluate at the end of the week. I have to give P3 a shot and see if I can stabilize without hopping back on P2 so quick.

About JUDDD and low carb.....many are doing it that way. It is totally doable. And why not do a fat fast on the UDs? You wouldn't need them every UD, just a couple for variety. I think that would be a bit more restrictive than just a regular UD. But it could work. You can still do low carb on the UDs and have those ribeyes. Since you are going to do JUDDD for MAINTENANCE, the key here is not weight loss.....but maintenance. So you have more leeway with your calories.

[cocoapeanut]

Angela -- I will probably post my thoughts in your thread, but I think you are approaching maintenance from a weight-loss mindset..if that makes sense. If you are trying to maintain and want to be low-carb, I think that is definitely possible and you should do it if it works for you! If you bounce up a few lbs from exercise or more food, it's okay..in the end the body does what it does and there's only so much you can control, kwim?

If you want to lose more weight, then I think the JUDDD plan is worth a shot. FFing on UDs may be hard to do though!

[dawnyama]

Cocoa--I feel that way in P3 period. In P2 you feel light and clean on the insides. Once I switch to P3 and start eating fat, boy do I feel it in my insides. I am sure my issues are either potty or TOM issues but who knows????!!! I am hoping that tomorrow the scale will be kind.

[C'Marie]

The cr@p of stabilizing is why I did JUDDD in P3 last time. Now trying to get back into it. I went off because I had a bad bout of insomnia and piratejenny and a couple others said IF'ing in general was linked to insomnia. I have adjusted some of my supplements and medications and hopefully won't have that problem again.

[dawnyama]

Marie--love how you put it--cr@p of stabilizing. That is so very true. It is crazy how P3 works. Well, done with today's food and I got in 2 protein shakes. I also had some coconut water. I hope I am down tomorrow, I better be down tomorrow LOL.

[buttah]

I don't know about others who have JUDDDed, but I found while doing JUDDD that I ate VERY healthy (and mostly low carb) on UD's. I simply craved healthy tasty foods, like my favorite seafood dishes with veggies on the side, but without worrying too much about the sauces on either. I rarely had bread or desert, but when I did, it was in small portions. Something about just knowing I could have it... made me question whether I really wanted it. And on the few occasions where I did go a bit crazy with breads or sugar, I still seemed to stay well in a BMR calorie range, if not below. It was typically at or after dinner, so by the next morning, I was looking forward to the DD to "clean out" the carbs and carb cravings (but again, I found that with small portions and eaten along with or after healthy foods, my carb cravings were never turned into more carb cravings). So much of it was just a totally different mindset, if that makes sense.

As for DD's, I found them manageable with some fat and very hard to manage without, so personally, Simeons protocol would not work for me for DD's. If and when I do JUDDD again (very likely, though) I would likely eliminate the fruit and bread and add some fat calories. Many JUDDD buds find bullet proof coffee really helps them on DD's. I never tried that so I don't know. But a typical breakfast for me was a piece of bacon and half and half in my coffee. I'm sure I will use my Simeon's recipes for dinners, though, perhaps cooking the protein in a bit of fat. Now that I've done HCG 500 calories, 500 calories where I get to chose the foods/categories AND have the benefit of knowing some "bulkier" recipes, seems like it will be even easier.

Then again, I was trying to LOSE on JUDDD, not maintain. So that might have affected my mindset about what I ate on UD's.

Anyway, I wasn't going to chime in in this thread, but I guess I did anyway.

As for insomnia, I didn't really have it, but here were sometimes I went to bed feeling a bit hungry, but knowing I could have whatever I wanted the next morning made it so much easier. And wouldn't you know, by the next morning, I wasn't even starving. Anyway, I'm so glad to have discovered Natural Calm, and I think that might help me sleep on DD's anyway.

[C'Marie]

Thanks for your thoughts, Buttah. I use natural calm all the time. It did help me relax some, but insomnia such as I had wasn't helped simply by magnesium. I was tired, relaxed, but couldn't sleep. I wasn't hungry, necessarily, either - I had it through both UD and DD. There appears to be a phenomenon that some who IF get insomnia. PJ and Sunday both told me about it after I kept complaining. I have always had insomnia, maybe a few times a month, but this was ridiculous. I am hoping I have neutralized all possible energizers, supplements that may rev me up before bed, been working on circadium rhythm reset stuff, changing medications, etc etc to tackle JUDDD again and hopefully not get that horrible side-effect.

I agree with you, I barely had any issues with cravings, either. Once the food wasn't 'evil' and I could have some if I wanted it, then I didn't always have to have it, either. But of course, a lot of that changed for me since doing hcg the first time, also. I experienced a real change in my habits or I wouldn't have been able to keep off 100 pounds. Although believe it or not I didn't eat that much to begin with, my body was really messed up and I was gaining on very little. Thankfully, the hcg protocol really did "reset" me, my appetite, my hormones (for the most part, until menohell!) and my wants. I truly enjoy a nice piece of fruit, some unsweetened yogurt, lots of veggies, and healthy fats and protein. A treat, when I have it, can be just a few bites most of the time.

I really wanted to do JUDDD for the anti-inflammatory aspect, mostly. I hope I can do it now without insomnia. I like it! and I'm waiting for that part that may help my joints to kick in.

JUDDD is a nice piece of the puzzle for me, and it did help as well. I love my JUDDD buds!

[LaraSuzz]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Marie--I sure wish I were closer. I would join you in a heartbeat!! I would love to visit Seattle.

Me, I am on the very tip top of my window. I mean so close that if I breathed wrong I would be out of it. I have gone up the past 2 days so now is the time to take care of it. I did very well at the State Fair. I mean I avoided many disasters and pitfalls. Can you say elephant ears and fried oreos??!! I mean I didn't even so much as sniff those. But still gained the next day. So now, I am doing a protein shake day. I had protein only yesterday and gained yet again today, so I can only hope that this shake day knocks me back down. Otherwise I am running back to P2. I cannot stand the ups on P3. Hate it!!! I ate nothing to get me out of my window, so I am not sure what is up!!

Lara--if I had seen your post about a bacon day, I would have chosen that for today. I have at least a package, if not more, of bacon already cooked and ready to go! Maybe next time I can try that one. I love coffee and boy do I love bacon. Sounds like a good plan if it makes me go back down.

Please do I would really like to know if it works for others as it works for me...
the Coffee Bacon day.... This am I'm down 2.6 and now I'm 2 out of the window... but thats a lot better than 5 out.. lol

Originally Posted by C'Marie

So I'm going to be up in Seattle this Thurs/Friday - anyone up there wanna meetup?

I'm not weighing until Thurs am if I can stand it. Doing two really strict DD Mon/Wed until then. UGH. With the stress of deadlines I have lost my will at this point. Not eating bad stuff but just too much and not tracking kcals. Have to kick myself in the @$$.

I wish I was in Seattle I would totally meet you!
Anytime anyone comes to Tucson!!! lol
We should plan a fun trip and all meet in Las Vegas or something!!!
Wouldnt that be fun, and all the buffets, mmm lol.

There are two cakes at work today. I will try to be strong!!

[Reddy]

Quick post to say hi to everyone and give my daily report.

I didn't really do a REAL steak day yesterday b/c I ate cheese and even some SF Chocolate... so I wasn't as perfect as I'd have liked but I'm down 2lbs and back in my window. 1.2 over LDW. That's fine with me.

Tonight I'm going to a concert so that means some drinkys so I'm going to be good today and definitely tomorrow b/c I want to stay in window.

Last P3 I was almost always at or below LDW... this time, because I have cheated more and eaten more carbs, I have stayed about 1-2lbs OVER LDW.

Of course I'm really in P4 now so there's that.

Lara, glad your bacon coffee day got you closer to window. Try a meat day again, but maybe something other than just bacon? And you should be ok.

Buttah, is today day one of P3 for you? You ready for this???

Dawn, how are your numbers this morning?

Busy day here so I'm gonna run. Hope everyone is great!

[dawnyama]

My report for the day......down 1.8 lbs. Whew!!! Someone would have gotten hurt if it wasn't down today Thank goodness for that!! I am trying to eat carefully today so as to keep it down. No cheese, no nuts. So far, so good!! Yesterday I had only 2 shakes and a cup of coconut water. That was all I was hungry for. It worked! Love my shake days. Now, I love chewing my food the day after Next time I will try the bacon and coffee day to get 2+ lbs down in a day. Wow that is simply amazing Lara!!! That is a fantastic CD for you. Hope you stay strong. The day to NOT mess up is the day after a CD. So don't indulge. Be careful.

[shelbyla]

Morning everyone! Sorry to be MIA...I've been totally swamped at work and I was out of town for a few days. The wedding was lovely and I actually did quite well as far as eating went. The Sunday afterwards, however, shall be known as "the black hole of carbs." It was NO BUENO in every possible way that it could have been. I did a very light day yesterday but did have two glasses of wine last night on my date. I was NOT pleased with the scale this morning but I needed to see it to keep me on the straight and narrow for my cd today. It's going to take a few of these to get me down even CLOSE to my window--6 pounds over!--but I am hoping for at least a couple off. I am enjoying a couple of bp coffees, a few chicken thighs, and tonight I will stay far away from the HWC!!! Tomorrow, I will follow my cd up with a high-cal, high-fat day since that seems to be working for me this time around. I am at 5 liters of water so far today and going strong!

That's the plan, stan...

Hope everyone is having a great day!

[misslatte]

Fly by hellllooooooooo! Gosh I'm soo behind! busy busy!

C'Marie - I'd LOVE to meet up with you, but, I'm in Denver. If you're ever here let me know!

[C'Marie]

ok so no takers for Seattle.... bummer

MissLatte, there's a doc I may do a consult with close to Denver, Broomfield? I think it was. If I ever get there, I will let you know.

Did a good DD yesterday, but still not weighing. Doing an in-control UD today, tracking calories. I have class tonight and will eat a very large chef salad and a decaf breve sf mocha frosty