P2 Simeons Protocol Month of January

[pandora174]

Originally Posted by Shrinking

This is the answer! You can see clearly how easy it is to fall into old, bad habits. Anyone who hasn't been where you (and I) have been wouldn't understand. It will be a lifelong struggle but worth every effort. Everybody responds to different programs and you will find a way to be happy and slim in one that fits you. I believe you can do it! Enjoy the last couple days of vacation!

Thanks

[buttah]

Originally Posted by pandora174

Afternoon ! Took my first pellets today and will just eat like I've been eating the last week. Not going to weigh until Sunday morning then I start my vlcd1.

I feel ok I'm sure I'll be mad at myself big time on Sunday when I weigh in. I think I went wrong when I drank on Fri. and then binged. After I did that the next day I gained like 10 lbs and since I was going out town I should of just eaten clean for a day or 2 and the damage would not of been that bad but I didn't. What I did do was take laxatives which I am not proud of and it only made me sick to my stomach and didn't cause me to lose any weight. The last time I weighed it was like 16 lbs up !

So I put away the scale and will start eating P2 on Sunday and will do my 30 day round until I get to goal (anywhere in the low 120's). Will try not to beat myself up too much and I know for future vacations I can't let myself lose control like that. I've had such tight control of my eating and health, exercise etc that I just lost it big time but I have to get up, dust myself off and go forward. I guess that's the difference before there would just be continued eating and messing up.

Huge difference!!!! And the one that will make all the difference going forward. Props to you for jumping right back on the program! Insert cheerleader emoticon.

[livnonahill]

Good morning all! VLCD9 and no loss. I refuse to get discouraged. So, I'll just keep on keeping on. New bathroom scale arrives Monday and I'm looking forward to retiring the one I'm using now.

I hope everyone has an awesome day!

____________
Carole

[buttah]

Not happy.

pre-load weight - 155ish (didn't have my scale)
12/17 - VLCD1 155.9 (gained .9 from load)
12/18 - VLCD2 154 (lost 1.9 total, -1 lb from pre-load)
12/19 - VLCD3 152.5 -1.5 (down 2.5 from pre-load)
12/20 - VLCD4 151.9 -.6 (down 3.1 lb from pre-load)
12/21 - VLCD5 152.5 +.5
12/22 - VLCD6 151.1 -1.4 (better!)
12/23 - VLCD7 150.6 -.5 (down 5.3 from pre-load)
12/24 - VLCD8 150.9 +.3
12/25 - VLCD9 150.7 -.2
12/26 - VLCD10 149.9 -.8
12/27 - VLCD11 149.1 -.8 (down about 5.9 from pre-load)
12/28 - VLCD12 148.5 -.6 (-6.5 from pre-load, but I think pre-load was more like 155.5!)
12/29 - VLCD13 147.5 -1.0 (corrected from earlier weigh in)
12/30 - VLCD14 148 +.5
12/31 - VLCD15 146.6 -1.4
1/1 - VLCD16 STS
1/2 - VLCD17 STS
1/3 - VLCD18 146.1 -.4
1/4 - VLCD19 STS
1/5 - VLCD20 145.6 -.5 (and a whoopdee-BFD-doo. Not a whoosh. Not even a whoosh's second cousin.)

Shaping up to be a measley 1 pound loss my third week (ends Monday). On HCG! And that's if I don't go back up again. Could be TOM, as the boobs are getting tender (TMI, but if I can deal with it, so can you), but so far, not. Sorry, but I gotta vent. Hard to justify a fourth week at this rate, but I want to at least lock in my losses and stabilize well, so we'll see.

Still... I guess my round average is pretty standard, right? Just not a great week, and that doesn't bode well for another week.

[ChealsCanCan]

Today is VLCD 4 for me on my first round of HCG. I stepped on te scale this morning and cried because it was the lowest number I've seen since I was 16! Praising God and coming here for encouragement as I struggle through. I say struggle but I haven't been truly hungry..I'm just used to eating and it's more like a "I see food why can't I eat it." kind of hunger. Glad to find a place where I'm not alone on this journey. God bless us all with fantastic numbers

[mommy2]

Omg is this for real!!! Down another 2.2. A total of 8.8 and im on vlcd4.

[Clothilde]

Originally Posted by livnonahill

Good morning all! VLCD9 and no loss. I refuse to get discouraged. So, I'll just keep on keeping on. New bathroom scale arrives Monday and I'm looking forward to retiring the one I'm using now.

I hope everyone has an awesome day!

____________
Carole

Originally Posted by buttah

Not happy.

pre-load weight - 155ish (didn't have my scale)
12/17 - VLCD1 155.9 (gained .9 from load)
12/18 - VLCD2 154 (lost 1.9 total, -1 lb from pre-load)
12/19 - VLCD3 152.5 -1.5 (down 2.5 from pre-load)
12/20 - VLCD4 151.9 -.6 (down 3.1 lb from pre-load)
12/21 - VLCD5 152.5 +.5
12/22 - VLCD6 151.1 -1.4 (better!)
12/23 - VLCD7 150.6 -.5 (down 5.3 from pre-load)
12/24 - VLCD8 150.9 +.3
12/25 - VLCD9 150.7 -.2
12/26 - VLCD10 149.9 -.8
12/27 - VLCD11 149.1 -.8 (down about 5.9 from pre-load)
12/28 - VLCD12 148.5 -.6 (-6.5 from pre-load, but I think pre-load was more like 155.5!)
12/29 - VLCD13 147.5 -1.0 (corrected from earlier weigh in)
12/30 - VLCD14 148 +.5
12/31 - VLCD15 146.6 -1.4
1/1 - VLCD16 STS
1/2 - VLCD17 STS
1/3 - VLCD18 146.1 -.4
1/4 - VLCD19 STS
1/5 - VLCD20 145.6 -.5 (and a whoopdee-BFD-doo. Not a whoosh. Not even a whoosh's second cousin.)

Shaping up to be a measley 1 pound loss my third week (ends Monday). On HCG! And that's if I don't go back up again. Could be TOM, as the boobs are getting tender (TMI, but if I can deal with it, so can you), but so far, not. Sorry, but I gotta vent. Hard to justify a fourth week at this rate, but I want to at least lock in my losses and stabilize well, so we'll see.

Still... I guess my round average is pretty standard, right? Just not a great week, and that doesn't bode well for another week.

OK, deep breath. It's all water issues going on. I know it's REALLY discouraging! But that's all it is, water.

Carole, how's your sodium tracking going? Have you figured out how much you're getting on a daily basis?

Buttah, if my math skills are any good you're at 9.4 lbs dropped in 20 days, which is just under .5 lb per day, spot on where Dr S says women should expect to be. I think that's AWESOME! If you can wait a few days for TOM to come, then you should start whooshing. How's your potassium level? Since you're so close to goal and have a small/normal frame now, you may just be one of those people whose TOM water retention just affects them more than others. I know you're super frustrated right now, but you really ARE doing well. Less-than-expected results THIS week, especially due to TOM coming, doesn't necessarily predict less-than-expected results to also happen NEXT week. It's all good, stay strong through the stall.

[Clothilde]

I'm down another 1.6 this morning, despite having a horrible, stressful, drove-me-up-the-wall, got-on-my-LAST-dang-nerve day yesterday, not getting all my food in, and not getting all my water in (but I did get at least 2 liters in, thank goodness.) So I'm happy that all the holiday weight I gained from when I stopped is gone, and, in fact, I'm even lower.

But I also am prepared to have a bump back up again in the morning, since I WILL be getting all my food and water in today. If it happens, it happens. It will be alright.

Today....I celebrate my 1.6!!! Everybody DANCE!

[Clothilde]

Originally Posted by ChealsCanCan

Today is VLCD 4 for me on my first round of HCG. I stepped on te scale this morning and cried because it was the lowest number I've seen since I was 16! Praising God and coming here for encouragement as I struggle through. I say struggle but I haven't been truly hungry..I'm just used to eating and it's more like a "I see food why can't I eat it." kind of hunger. Glad to find a place where I'm not alone on this journey. God bless us all with fantastic numbers

Originally Posted by mommy2

Omg is this for real!!! Down another 2.2. A total of 8.8 and im on vlcd4.

Isn't it just AWESOME how this works so well?

to both of you!!!

[mommy2]

Originally Posted by Clothilde

Isn't it just AWESOME how this works so well?

to both of you!!!

It is unbelievable!! I am so thrilled.

[livnonahill]

Originally Posted by Clothilde

Carole, how's your sodium tracking going? Have you figured out how much you're getting on a daily basis?

Today....I celebrate my 1.6!!! Everybody DANCE!

Yay!!!!! You go, girl!

According to an online tracker, my sodium intake was right at 2500mg yesterday. That sounds high to me because I swear my food don't taste salty.

_____________
Carole

[rocketmom]

Hello everyone, my first post in a long time...

buttah...can I use this quote.I luv it...."And it sucks sucky suckerson" !!!! I too am a turtle when it comes to pounds lost. Round 2 was a real bummer, losing only 10 lbs the entire 40 days. What a disaster, and I was soooo good, no real cheating but I did use walden farms salad dressing. I had used them in round 1 and then in R3 and had no issues. I am pondering whether to use them again(still have some in the pantry.).

pandora...do NOT feel alone...I started P4 on Thanksgiving, then went on a cruise to the Carribbean, then the holidays...refusing to weigh until this morning which is load day 1.
I am up 17 lbs. No sh*t, I couldn't make that up.

I had to wait to start today as I was waiting for my mixing supplies, poor planning on my part ordering during the heavy holiday season. I am also stop weighing daily. My attitude gets really bad when I don't see a loss and then I get all pity party and hubby wants to slap me. I'd like to slap me.

Looking forward to sharing this round with you all.

[buttah]

Cloth, thanks. I know it's average. And like I said before, I take prescription potassium from my clinic. It's all good. If I do a week 4, it will undoubtedly take me through TOM. May be a good thing, right? Plus since I stabilize a couple pounds above LDW, I'd like to get a teency bit lower. Looks like one more 21 day round in my future, though.

[Clothilde]

Originally Posted by buttah

Cloth, thanks. I know it's average. And like I said before, I take prescription potassium from my clinic. It's all good. If I do a week 4, it will undoubtedly take me through TOM. May be a good thing, right? Plus since I stabilize a couple pounds above LDW, I'd like to get a teency bit lower. Looks like one more 21 day round in my future, though.

I think a 4th week might be a very good thing.

Just a thought. Instead of having to slog through another round in the future, might you consider just adding an extra week to THIS round to make it 5 weeks to see if that will get rid of any extra left over from the TOM stall and closer to goal? In my way of looking at things, an extra week on an already-established round is MUCH better than an extra entire round. Like I said though, just a thought.....

[Clothilde]

Originally Posted by rocketmom

My attitude gets really bad when I don't see a loss and then I get all pity party and hubby wants to slap me. I'd like to slap me.

Looking forward to sharing this round with you all.

I totally understand! I have days like that, too, sometimes, lol.

Nice to meet you!

[Jmelnn]

HI all. been following you guys for awhile inthe P3 thread...here is my update

339.5 start
1st round on Oct 1 2012
LIW 291.5
Stabalized at 295
Gained 5 on load at xms
Started p2 again on12/26
lost all will power on NYE.. nachos and pizza
now R2P2D11 and 290.6
Still chugging along.. having issues saying no to booze at night. .vodka soda water and lime. My goal this round is to be 275 (wedding weight) by the time I turn 35.. Feb 7. But an flying out on 1/17 to AZ for three weeks.. I love Adkins style eating tho.. and am looking forward to that again. Trying to get back on track this week and stop boozing it up so much..any thoughts? Also having MAJOR issues with dry skin and chapped lips.. up here in NH it is currently like 8 deg out. Any good products I can use..
Headed out shopping for a new mountain bike today.. that is going to be my new activity if we ever get to spring up here... hugs and good luck to all!

[Jmelnn]

oh started at 329.5 opps...

[buttah]

Cloth, I'm doing week 4 (just went to the clinic) but beyond week 4 last time, my very first round, was nearly a total waste. In weeks 5 and 6 that time, not EVEN four lbs gone, and I was heavier then! And then that meant I had to wait that number of weeks LONGER to do another round. Not making that mistake again. I'd rather lose another 10 in a 21 day R3 than 4 more pounds (if I'm LUCKY) in 2 weeks tacked on to this round. See?

My experience is clearly different than yours, I guess. But I've written about my TURTLE final weeks of round 1 far too much. Don't want to bore you guys!

[livnonahill]

Cloth, I'm doing a happy dance for you and your 1.6#

Buttah, according to my best calculations, my sodium intake was right at 2500mg yesterday. Go figure my food certainly doesn't taste salty.

___________
Carole

[Crazy PreK Teacher]

Hi all

This is VLCD2 and I am doing great! I had 2 days of loading...which was fun! Started at 175.4. I gained 2.4 or 2.6 lbs...couldn't remember & didn't write down weight that morning.
I am 175.0 today...lost a few lbs. after Day 1 So 7-8 lbs. more to go. Feeling good...no hunger yet!

Have a great Saturday

[livnonahill]

And so, I'd decided to allow myself eggs/egg whites 1 time a week and today was the day.
Asparagus omelette...AH-Mazing! I felt like I was cheating

[Clothilde]

Originally Posted by Jmelnn

HI all. been following you guys for awhile inthe P3 thread...here is my update

339.5 start
1st round on Oct 1 2012
LIW 291.5
Stabalized at 295
Gained 5 on load at xms
Started p2 again on12/26
lost all will power on NYE.. nachos and pizza
now R2P2D11 and 290.6
Still chugging along.. having issues saying no to booze at night. .vodka soda water and lime. My goal this round is to be 275 (wedding weight) by the time I turn 35.. Feb 7. But an flying out on 1/17 to AZ for three weeks.. I love Adkins style eating tho.. and am looking forward to that again. Trying to get back on track this week and stop boozing it up so much..any thoughts?

Nice to meet you! Do you have diabetes or blood sugar problems?

Originally Posted by buttah

Cloth, I'm doing week 4 (just went to the clinic) but beyond week 4 last time, my very first round, was nearly a total waste. In weeks 5 and 6 that time, not EVEN four lbs gone, and I was heavier then! And then that meant I had to wait that number of weeks LONGER to do another round. Not making that mistake again. I'd rather lose another 10 in a 21 day R3 than 4 more pounds (if I'm LUCKY) in 2 weeks tacked on to this round. See?

My experience is clearly different than yours, I guess. But I've written about my TURTLE final weeks of round 1 far too much. Don't want to bore you guys!

I do see. I understood you were already planning a 4th week Like I said, it was just a thought. And PLEASE, girl! You are NOT boring any of us! It's very helpful for me to hear about what you're going through, turtle or not. I've never, ever been close to my goal. I've heard some people just sail right to goal. I've heard others struggle just like you've been doing. I have SO much fat to drop, sometimes I think I will never get there, and I've had so many health issues and struggles come up during rounds. So please don't think you're ever boring us. You're not boring me! The solutions you're finding may help me when (when, not if) I get close to goal, so keep on posting about it!

Originally Posted by livnonahill

Cloth, I'm doing a happy dance for you and your 1.6#

Buttah, according to my best calculations, my sodium intake was right at 2500mg yesterday. Go figure my food certainly doesn't taste salty.

___________
Carole

You're sweet, thank you! I know what you mean about your food not tasting salty. When I first started protocol (remember, the doctor I was going through said to use NO salt at all, ever!) food had absolutely no flavor at all for me. It took, really, until my first P3 (I did a long round) before food really started to have any flavor at all again.

Originally Posted by Crazy PreK Teacher

Hi all

This is VLCD2 and I am doing great! I had 2 days of loading...which was fun! Started at 175.4. I gained 2.4 or 2.6 lbs...couldn't remember & didn't write down weight that morning.
I am 175.0 today...lost a few lbs. after Day 1 So 7-8 lbs. more to go. Feeling good...no hunger yet!

Have a great Saturday

Good for you! You're doing great!!!!

Originally Posted by livnonahill

And so, I'd decided to allow myself eggs/egg whites 1 time a week and today was the day.
Asparagus omelette...AH-Mazing! I felt like I was cheating

Yeah, I love the eggs, too.....sometimes eggs are the only thing that will do. Sometimes I just get my mouth all set for eggs. I know I said at the beginning of this round that I was going to eat only a few things over and over like I did my first round. But I've been cooking different things every day, lol. Ah, well. I'm going to make up a couple of servings of chili this afternoon and freeze it just to have on hand. Also pre-making things like soup, etc., that will cover my meals for the next couple of days.

[Shrinking]

Originally Posted by Clothilde

Today....I celebrate my 1.6!!! Everybody DANCE!

[livnonahill]

I'm making a pot of white chili tonight. Does anybody know if there's anything on protocol that I can use to thicken it a bit? It looks depressingly thin compared to the other pot for everybody else.

[Shrinking]

I'm down .5. Not a whoosh but I'm still down.

7.5lbs in 10 days is pretty good after maintaining at below LDW from round 1, right?

[Shrinking]

Originally Posted by mommy2

Omg is this for real!!! Down another 2.2. A total of 8.8 and im on vlcd4.

[Shrinking]

Originally Posted by ChealsCanCan

Today is VLCD 4 for me on my first round of HCG. I stepped on te scale this morning and cried because it was the lowest number I've seen since I was 16! Praising God and coming here for encouragement as I struggle through. I say struggle but I haven't been truly hungry..I'm just used to eating and it's more like a "I see food why can't I eat it." kind of hunger. Glad to find a place where I'm not alone on this journey. God bless us all with fantastic numbers

WTG!!

[dawnyama]

My check in for the day---down 0.8 lbs !!! Yay!!! This is fantastic. Back down in the 120s. I am back on track and it feels so good. I had my second day back at Starbucks today--didn't feel like I needed to drink all those drinks I made for my customers LOL. Good thing since I go back for a 6 hour shift tomorrow!

[Crazy PreK Teacher]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

My check in for the day---down 0.8 lbs !!! Yay!!! This is fantastic. Back down in the 120s. I am back on track and it feels so good. I had my second day back at Starbucks today--didn't feel like I needed to drink all those drinks I made for my customers LOL. Good thing since I go back for a 6 hour shift tomorrow!

Hi Dawn

You couldn't stay away from Starbuck's (actually it was Starbuck's, then Chik-fil-A, right?)??? LOL What happened...SAHM not treating you right?

Congrats on the 120's...you're rockin' it

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Crazy PreK Teacher

Hi Dawn

You couldn't stay away from Starbuck's (actually it was Starbuck's, then Chik-fil-A, right?)??? LOL What happened...SAHM not treating you right?

Congrats on the 120's...you're rockin' it

Yeah I was at Starbucks before CFA. I went back to SB because they are desperate for help. They have to hire 3 new people AND have another employee out with a back surgery. So I am sort of temporarily filling in I dreaded going in today as the alarm went off at 7AM. Sure wish I could have slept in. But I am helping out in a tight spot. As soon as they hire/train more people, I am out! I am already trained, so I am already doing everything!! I will stay a bit while the newbies get trained, then I will go. Oh, and I can only give them 2 days a week. So nothing that will put a kink in my schedule too much But if a few weeks from now I love it, I might just stay. So glad to see you are on P2 once again. I know you are going to see your goal quickly