P2 Simeons Protocol Month of Feb 2013

[sillyme]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Had a big loss on the scale this morning! my biggest this round! 1.7 gone! I thought I was puffy yesterday and guess it decided to take a hike and reward me with a woosh!
This sure makes Vday pretty easy to stay on plan. Not going out. LOL. I actually considered taking my hot self out but decided not to cos I really just need to stick to protocol and don't want to slip up with a wine or something and end up regretting it. I'll be home with music on and missing my late husband He was a fabulous valentine I think that's why the walking is so easy for me this week. I'm missing him and I tend to walk around my house and think and remember things and listen to music that reminds me of him and our time together Now, on the up side, I sure wish the exbf would pick up his crap. I'm considering just boxing it up and putting it in my garage. I mean really. Should I have his crap in my closet and drawers? and in my second vanity. I think not! lol. Perhaps that will be my valentines day activity this evening. Considering keeping his pricey hair products and using his toothbrush to scrub my shower lol..not really. Well maybe not, maybe I will. Depends. Good thing I'm not drinking Anyway, on to the plan for the day. Need to hit Target for a return and the market for a few veggies. I'm up in the air on meals. Probably shrimp with mushrooms, zucchini and onion plus strawberries and steak for dinner, same veggies plus apple. Water water and more water, at least 15k steps today. I've already done 9K, so that'll be a nobrainer.

Wishing you all a lovely Valentines day with your loves

[NurseLeslieB]

I have come to the conclusion that braggs is a staller. I used it a lot in my last round and did not do well. I've eliminated it this time and I'm doing well so far! Don't be discouraged, drink lots of water and it will come back off!


Good to know! I'll be sure to steer clear of it for the rest of my P2. I'm working too hard to allow something simple to trip me up!

[Jeanyyy]

Down 0.8 lbs today after losing only 1 lb the entire previous week.. so strange how this works. 19.7 lbs down as of R2P2D43. I plan to continue through next Wednesday, which will be day 49 and see where I am. I am currently at 187 lbs and would *love* to get under 180 but I doubt that will happen in a week. So I *may* continue on a little longer, assuming I can hack it. lol

[Reddy]

Confession. I just cheated. I made this recipe for "toddler muffins" for my son that I've been wanting to make for him and they smelled so good and I wanted to know if they were good and I ate half of one. How bad is this going to affect me do you think? I shouldn't have touched it either because it was delicious and now I'm having a hard time resisting it. I'm stupid.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

My first round I loved making granatas I've made sorbet a few times this time. It really does make things a little more pleasurable. Odd as this may sound, I don't miss my old food. What I miss is the kitchen prep. I love to cook so easy stuff isn't that fun for me. I could throw a dinner party every day of the week if I had people to attend so my challenge with hhcg is to come up with things that take me awhile to prepare. Somehow that brings more value to them in my head and makes them more normal. I know, I'm weird

I've had 96 oz of water plus coffee and a sparkling water today. Think I'm going to float away. I also did 19K steps today that's the most I've done all week so I'm very pleased with that. Love, love, love my fitbit.

Dawn, can't wait for you to come hang with us

I am thinking I may come tomorrow. Room for one more I really need to drop a few quick--I work on Sat and fear I won't fit into my pants And once I get going I NEED to keep going!!! Cannot wait for tomorrow!!

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Confession. I just cheated. I made this recipe for "toddler muffins" for my son that I've been wanting to make for him and they smelled so good and I wanted to know if they were good and I ate half of one. How bad is this going to affect me do you think? I shouldn't have touched it either because it was delicious and now I'm having a hard time resisting it. I'm stupid.

I actually do a lot of baking for the office. I do not taste to see if they are good and I warn people at the office that I don't know how they turned out and to eat at their own risk..LOL I've learned to enjoy the smell of the baked goods and to forego the samples. I know that I can't resist once I taste.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

I actually do a lot of baking for the office. I do not taste to see if they are good and I warn people at the office that I don't know how they turned out and to eat at their own risk..LOL I've learned to enjoy the smell of the baked goods and to forego the samples. I know that I can't resist once I taste.

Oh my!! I hope your co-workers don't mind THEM being the guinea pig. That is too funny

[Reddy]

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

I actually do a lot of baking for the office. I do not taste to see if they are good and I warn people at the office that I don't know how they turned out and to eat at their own risk..LOL I've learned to enjoy the smell of the baked goods and to forego the samples. I know that I can't resist once I taste.

Total moment of weakness and I know better. I'm really mad at myself and I'm
Sure ill pay for it by not losing and possibly even gaining.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Total moment of weakness and I know better. I'm really mad at myself and I'm
Sure ill pay for it by not losing and possibly even gaining.

Just don't beat yourself up for it You are human!!! I, for one, know just what you mean. I cook for my family of 6 while on P2 and it is hard!!!! The very reason I am waiting til AFTER today to start my P2. I baked some goodies for them for today and to not taste--knew it would NOT happen. I cannot resist chocolate on a good day, then add in Valentine's, uh so not gonna happen Cannot wait for tomorrow.

[Reddy]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Just don't beat yourself up for it You are human!!! I, for one, know just what you mean. I cook for my family of 6 while on P2 and it is hard!!!! The very reason I am waiting til AFTER today to start my P2. I baked some goodies for them for today and to not taste--knew it would NOT happen. I cannot resist chocolate on a good day, then add in Valentine's, uh so not gonna happen Cannot wait for tomorrow.

Thanks Dawn! I really hope I don't gain from it! I remember you saying how you cook all these yummy things for your family and don't taste and I cn only imagine the challenge. Takes a LoT of willpower!

So you start p2 tomorrow are you loading today then? Mmmm chocolate!

[dawnyama]

I think everyday is a day of loading now LOL. I have to get in my pellets though. They are so tricky to remember to take. Eh. Yes, chocolate is lovely and I will certainly miss it for the next 3 weeks. But I can do this!! I can do this! I can do this!! That will be my mantra for the next 21 days. I am thinking that will be my big Lent thing--giving up chocolate. Was thinking of unfair it was that Lent started today--should have started tomorrow. Anyway, I am not Catholic so it doesn't matter to me if I start today or tomorrow. I will be detoxing off lots of not-so-good things soon enough LOL.

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Total moment of weakness and I know better. I'm really mad at myself and I'm
Sure ill pay for it by not losing and possibly even gaining.

I have several sayings in my HCG food journal and here's one for just such an occasion.

Two things you must do when you fall off the wagon.
1. Fix the Wagon
2. Become a better rider

One of the things I also do now when I'm baking is to wear the food prep gloves which remind me not to lick my fingers or to taste and also keep any oils, butter, crisco, etc. from my skin when I'm doing HCG. It helps me stay on track.

I agree, you can't beat yourself up and you'll do better tomorrow.

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I think everyday is a day of loading now LOL. I have to get in my pellets though. They are so tricky to remember to take. Eh. Yes, chocolate is lovely and I will certainly miss it for the next 3 weeks. But I can do this!! I can do this! I can do this!! That will be my mantra for the next 21 days. I am thinking that will be my big Lent thing--giving up chocolate. Was thinking of unfair it was that Lent started today--should have started tomorrow. Anyway, I am not Catholic so it doesn't matter to me if I start today or tomorrow. I will be detoxing off lots of not-so-good things soon enough LOL.

I LOVE AND MISS CHOCOLATE

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Oh my!! I hope your co-workers don't mind THEM being the guinea pig. That is too funny

They BEG me to let them be the guinea pig. The last bunch of cookies I made, the first two pans came out really flat (before I fixed the not enough flour problem) I took them to work and called them "the mess ups" - they said bring the "mess ups" anytime!

[toomuchbooty]

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

I LOVE AND MISS CHOCOLATE

Did I ever mention that my boyfriend's dad is a chocolatier...it's been his hobby for 30 years and he's going pro now that he's retiring from his day job. Chocolate is a food group in my house.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

Did I ever mention that my boyfriend's dad is a chocolatier...it's been his hobby for 30 years and he's going pro now that he's retiring from his day job. Chocolate is a food group in my house.

As it is in mine. You would NOT believe what I had to get rid of today so I could stay on plan tomorrow. I got rid of not only Halloween chocolate but some of last year's Easter. I think I literally as the trash people came to get our garbage today. But it is best for me. We still have, trust me--with 4 kids in our house, we still have plenty. I just hope this time around I can resist My cream has run out so that won't be an issue this time around either. So I plan on doing a clean P2

[walkingwoman]

Thanks for all the sweet posts, I really appreciate them

TMB, what a cool hobby and to make it a profession, way cool!

Reddy, just get back on the wagon. You might not even see it on the scale and if you do, what else can you do anyway? drink a bunch of water. LOL. that's my remedy to all cheats on any plan I'm doing at the moment

[walkingwoman]

Waving to Dawn! So happy to have you join us tomorrow

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Waving to Dawn! So happy to have you join us tomorrow

I wish I could say the same

[walkingwoman]

Aw, you know you love it! You keep coming back, don'tcha? lol, just kidding. It works. it isn't easy but the results sure are sweet if I extend my round, I'll be with you the whole time. Good times, my friend. Good times. I always wonder whatever happened to those two women in Las Vegas?

[Avy]

February-09-13 196.00 Load day 1
February-10-13 197.80 Load day 2
February-11-13 202.60 VLCD 1
February-12-13 199.00 VLCD 2
February-13-13 196.60 VLCD 3
February-14-13 196.00 VLCD 4

Almost back to my original weight, gah. Once I get past 194.6 I'll consider this actually working lol.

[kaylem]

Happy Day, all!

I haven't had a chance to check the boards yet; I will do so as soon as I post this. I wanted to check in about my day 2 experience. Nothing too exciting to report--there was a bit more hunger today, but not too bad over all. I stayed on plan all day, of which I am proud. Although I do realize that it will get harder later when things slow down. Woke up this morning to 173.5, which is a 3 pound loss--.5 away from my pre-load weight, which I think is pretty good, all things considered!

This weekend will be significant. On my last round--which failed miserably--I lost five pounds during the first week and then came to a dead stop. I am hoping against hope that this is not the case THIS round. As mentioned earlier, I am only using pellets this time, and I am finishing up a bottle from last summer. Thankfully, Intermountain has pellets again today (after being out for a few days), and I just placed my order. I should be set for this round.

I am looking forward to waking up tomorrow below my pre-load weight! (I am hoping, at least...)

I hope everyone is doing great, and I am going to check out everyone's posts to see how today went right now!

--Kay

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

Did I ever mention that my boyfriend's dad is a chocolatier...it's been his hobby for 30 years and he's going pro now that he's retiring from his day job. Chocolate is a food group in my house.

OH, I'm glad I don't have a Chocolatier in my family - that would be crazy temptation. Even seeing all these posts about Chocolate is hard on me right now...LOL

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

OH, I'm glad I don't have a Chocolatier in my family - that would be crazy temptation. Even seeing all these posts about Chocolate is hard on me right now...LOL

Me too Downing some melatonin and hoping sleep arrives soon. Made it through a holiday. That's gotta be rewarding on the scale tomorrow, right? keeping my fingers crossed for another nice scale reading.

[kaylem]

Originally Posted by sillyme

I did this the other day with a denim skirt i've had in the closet the past 2 summers that I was going to get small enough to wear, now its too big!!! I also tried on a pair of capris also too big! Might as well start clearning out the closet now!

I LOVE when that happens! My silly closet is full of a wide range of sizes...I think that THIS time, I should get rid of the "big" ones and fully commit to the smaller sizes!

Originally Posted by torister

I was lazy measuring this round. I only did my waist and hips. Three inches off each!! I imagine I have lost inches elsewhere as well since clothes are getting looser. Shoot...yesterday I could take my cords off without unzipping them!

So, when the scale is lying to you remember that Dr. S. called his protocol "Pounds and Inches"!!

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!

So funny---yes, when your pants simply fall off, that could be a problem--but a good one. Have fun shopping!

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I think everyday is a day of loading now LOL. I have to get in my pellets though. They are so tricky to remember to take. Eh. Yes, chocolate is lovely and I will certainly miss it for the next 3 weeks. But I can do this!! I can do this! I can do this!! That will be my mantra for the next 21 days. I am thinking that will be my big Lent thing--giving up chocolate. Was thinking of unfair it was that Lent started today--should have started tomorrow. Anyway, I am not Catholic so it doesn't matter to me if I start today or tomorrow. I will be detoxing off lots of not-so-good things soon enough LOL.

That's my mantra, too--seriously. I must keep my head in the game and NOT let myself talk myself out of completing this round with integrity. (Now you know my secret--I talk to myself! Ha!) I thought it was timely beginning P2 with Lent as well... Good luck this round! Happy to see your face.

Best of luck tomorrow!

Kay

[donsdatter]

Hubby and I are both doing the diet now - he gorged Monday and Tuesday, and started the VLCD on Ash Wednesday.

For Valentine's dinner we had steak, and tomatoes and our special treat was strawberry sorbet. How romantic

[sillyme]

Well i think today is going to be LDW for me and on sunday i can eat eggs for breakfast again! I did an extra 6 days past where i'd promised myself when I started. Looking forward to doing it again in 6 weeks (or at least I say that now) but right now I'm hungry for some fatty foods. The last 2 days I've been feeling starving most of the evening. Not sure if its because I've switched to pellets since my drops were all gone or if maybe they aren't any good even though i just got them. I've even dreamt about food and the funniest part is none of it is even stuff i would normally eat. What i really want is a salad with everything....bacon bits, sunflower seeds, green and red peppers, tomatoes...and ranch dressing!!!

Today was day 27 and i've lost 18.4 pounds, pretty pleased with that, now to maintain it and that i'm scared of!

[torister]

Originally Posted by kaylem

So funny---yes, when your pants simply fall off, that could be a problem--but a good one. Have fun shopping!

No shopping for me....except out of my closet!! That is OK with me though!!

Originally Posted by sillyme

Today was day 27 and i've lost 18.4 pounds, pretty pleased with that, now to maintain it and that i'm scared of!

You will do GREAT!

AFM, today is my 2nd day with no HCG and I am UP 1.0 lbs Whatevah! I am so *over* this round. It has not been like any previous round and hope my next round in 6 weeks is MUCH better!!

Have a great Friday!!

[sillyme]

STS again today so one more reason for me to make the decision to move to P3.

Torister sorry to hear about the up, probably just water as i'm sure you know!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Aw, you know you love it! You keep coming back, don'tcha? lol, just kidding. It works. it isn't easy but the results sure are sweet if I extend my round, I'll be with you the whole time. Good times, my friend. Good times. I always wonder whatever happened to those two women in Las Vegas?

I know. I am hoping that with my hormonal specialist, I can make this round stick My next appointment for getting the hormones will be when this round is just about over, so that should not interfere with this round. Just help when I need the stabilization. Which means, I have hopes of not needing another round

Those Vegas gals were a trip weren't they??? I have heard from one of them a while back. One of them started back up but was wondering about the hormone thing. I sent her to C'Marie and have not heard back. I hope they are doing well.