P2 Simeons Protocol Month of Feb 2013

[Avy]

February-01-13 196.00
February-02-13 198.40
February-03-13 196.80
February-04-13 195.60
February-05-13 195.00
February-06-13 194.60
February-07-13 194.80
February-08-13 194.60
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
February-15-13 195.40 Vlcd 5
February-16-13 194.40 Vlcd 6
February-17-13 193.80 Vlcd 7

Finally feel like I'm losing!

[walkingwoman]

That's great news, Avy! Congrats and here's to a great scale week for you and lets not forget about those inches....amazing how the scale can not move yet the inches are going awa

[Lifeisgood]

OK, so went a little rogue last night according to Dr. Simeon. Ate Cauliflower since it is on some lists that are approved. Scale UP 1 lb this morning. Hmmm, do ya think Dr. Simeon knew what he was doing? Absolutely.

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

OK, so went a little rogue last night according to Dr. Simeon. Ate Cauliflower since it is on some lists that are approved. Scale UP 1 lb this morning. Hmmm, do ya think Dr. Simeon knew what he was doing? Absolutely.

What a bummer Oh well, back on the regular protocol today and I bet it is gone in a day or two. Hang in there.

[kaylem]

Let the stall begin... . STILL 171.5, and not sure why. Totally on protocol, calorie total of 493. However, I did a quick measurement of my waist, just to see, and I AM down 2.5 inches around my waist, so that is good. (I knew I had to have shrunk--my stomach is empty!) I also woke up with a screaming headache, but that may have been due to the fact that I woke up later than usual and had not had any coffee yet ! Hoping that a cup or two will make it fade...

Another factor is that my scale doesn't read "tenths," only .5 pound increments. So it is possible that I AM dropping a bit, it's just not showing up on my scale.

I was really hoping to be in the 160's by this morning, but I guess that is not going to be the case.

This is what happened during the past (few) failed rounds this fall where I stalled REALLY early on. In those cases, I bailed and just stopped taking the drops and began eating "normally" (translation: poorly!) without transitioning. This time, I really feel like it is important to make it through the entire process, which includes transitioning OFF of P2 to P3, into a normal P3 in order to perhaps re-set this experience. I might just not lose that much this round, and will need to plan to do another "real" round later in the spring after P3/P4. Regardless, I am bound to lose weight, even if it isn't much. But, I have to say, it is difficult to maintain the restricted meal options when the scale doesn't move. I really need to reset my thinking to looking at THIS round as NOT a weight-loss round, but a cleansing, detoxing round where I clear my system of all chemicals/inflammation/etc... and one where the weight loss is just a bonus. Hard to do, as my psyche is so geared to the scale and how I look.

I will need help to keep this mindset.



-Kay

[toomuchbooty]

Hooray, the scale moved down 0.4lbs. I will take it!

[walkingwoman]

Kay, great job on losing those inches! I love my scale. It is an Aria and goes with my friend, the fitbit. It syncs to my computer so I have a record of my scale recordings. Very nice to look at and review and you're right, if you lost .4 would it show and go up to .5 or wait till you lost .5 or above? You've got a really good attitude about this process. Wishing you a positive day and a negative on the scale tomorrow

Tmb, congrats on your loss!

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by kaylem

Let the stall begin... . STILL 171.5, and not sure why. Totally on protocol, calorie total of 493. However, I did a quick measurement of my waist, just to see, and I AM down 2.5 inches around my waist, so that is good. (I knew I had to have shrunk--my stomach is empty!) I also woke up with a screaming headache, but that may have been due to the fact that I woke up later than usual and had not had any coffee yet ! Hoping that a cup or two will make it fade...

Another factor is that my scale doesn't read "tenths," only .5 pound increments. So it is possible that I AM dropping a bit, it's just not showing up on my scale.

I was really hoping to be in the 160's by this morning, but I guess that is not going to be the case.

This is what happened during the past (few) failed rounds this fall where I stalled REALLY early on. In those cases, I bailed and just stopped taking the drops and began eating "normally" (translation: poorly!) without transitioning. This time, I really feel like it is important to make it through the entire process, which includes transitioning OFF of P2 to P3, into a normal P3 in order to perhaps re-set this experience. I might just not lose that much this round, and will need to plan to do another "real" round later in the spring after P3/P4. Regardless, I am bound to lose weight, even if it isn't much. But, I have to say, it is difficult to maintain the restricted meal options when the scale doesn't move. I really need to reset my thinking to looking at THIS round as NOT a weight-loss round, but a cleansing, detoxing round where I clear my system of all chemicals/inflammation/etc... and one where the weight loss is just a bonus. Hard to do, as my psyche is so geared to the scale and how I look.

I will need help to keep this mindset.



-Kay

That's a great way to look at it! A cleansing round :0

[Lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by Avy

February-01-13 196.00
February-02-13 198.40
February-03-13 196.80
February-04-13 195.60
February-05-13 195.00
February-06-13 194.60
February-07-13 194.80
February-08-13 194.60
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
February-15-13 195.40 Vlcd 5
February-16-13 194.40 Vlcd 6
February-17-13 193.80 Vlcd 7

Finally feel like I'm losing!

Awesome!!!

[Reddy]

Originally Posted by manders

Holidays got the best of all of us! I went up to 181 while my mono was super bad in January - for some reason, all I would eat was muffins? Nothing else, just muffins. I've lost 15 since then, so about 3/4 weeks. I'm doing induction but high fat. It's so great! I'm actually losing better now than I was before because I haven't cheated once since day 1 of Atkins.

Michigan man and I broke up in October lol this was a new guy I met like 2 days before I got pneumonia. We were together for only 2 months. I'm so much happier being alone He was bad for my diet and I love myself too much! hahaha Glad to hear you are doing well with this round! You've fought hard.

Ok so clearly I missed that! You must have posted about it on the P2 thread and around that time I was hanging out at the P3 board! Sorry that didn't work out but clearly it was for a reason.

Saw this quote yesterday:

Some people come into our lives as a blessing, others to teach us a lesson

Or something like that. And my thoughts were, Ain't THAT the truth!

So 15lbs in a month is pretty remarkable without doing it via HCG so big congrats to you! I always did my induction super high fat too, I think for me it worked well but then It sort of slowed down after about 2 months and I was just plateaued, which is why I gave HCG a try. Whatever works for you, that's AWESOME!

Originally Posted by Jeanyyy

Reddy, I recently made 2 trips to Trader Joe's in Wa state (I live in Vancouver BC). I'd urge you to look for:

- frozen chicken chile lime burgers (I have them on P2, very tasty)
- frozen turkey burgers (ditto)
- frozen rock shrimp/langostinos (ditto)
- frozen scallops

- No carrageenan heavy whipping cream
- Shelf stable heavy cream (emergency supply)
- Marinara sauce (4 g carbs per 1/2 cup)
- Frozen marinated grilled veggies (eggplant & zucchini)
- Bacon with no nitrates
- Pepperoni with no sugar
- Frozen biryani (Indian rice dish, yum!)

I haven't tried all of the above, but everything I have had so far has been really good.

So I keep seeing people mention those lime chicken burgers so I'm definitely getting those next time. Also gonna grab that nitrate free bacon and the hotdogs, as well as the sugar free pepperoni and the marinara everyone keeps talking about! Could be nice for a low carb eggplant parm type dish! Man I wish it wasn't so far but I'm excited to know there is one I can even go to... for years I've been waiting, so if I have to drive to Sarasota for it, I will! It's worth it.

Oh and next time I want to spend some time checking out the wines!

Originally Posted by Jeanyyy

I was down 0.7 lbs again this morning, so 21.1 as of Day 45.

I hope I didn't mess up today though. I stopped at Wendy's for lunch, intending to just get a grilled chicken burger no bun, but I ended up getting a 1/2 BLT grilled chicken salad and a grilled chicken wrap. Well naturally the salad came with cheese and a yummy avocado ranch dressing so I had to try those, right? I did take the wrap off before I ate that bit of chicken (and cheese). Man, when I cheat, I really cheat, don't I?

Then when I was running around Walmart, I got a sudden "gotta run to the bathroom" episode, so I'm thinking something did not agree with me.

I'm slogging back the water now in the hope that it will stave off any potential gain

Just down that water and you should be ok. I had a "cheat" last week and was certain it would cause me trouble but it didn't. I drank sooo much water that day!

Originally Posted by quezsmom

Thanks for the warm welcome Kay. I know how it feels. I went up +2lbs during my TOM this week. It was over but I realized it took 7days for my system to get back to normal. So I think next month I will remember to give myself a couple more days after my TOM is over before I start freaking out about the scale. lol
Hey Jeanyy. Canada is one of my next places to visit. Funny you have a Trader Joes, and here I am near Richmond VA and I dont think there is one closer than 1hr away, if we have them at all. I dont even know if theres a Whole Foods here. Probably, but of course its not close by Hmm chili lime chicken burger... hmmm sounds interesting!

Ugh I hate how TOM affects my losses. I'm due for it Tuesday and I'm already feeling it... grr.

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Morning ladies! i'm down .2 today. Nothing to get excited about but it is better than gaining, right? closing in on 11 lbs and on vlcd14, not too shabby! Going out looking at some houses today to see what is on the market around here. Should be fun. My neighbor is my agent and will be listing my house if I can get it together to sell, and he is such a sweetheart. He lost his partner almost 18 months ago and totally gets the widowing thing. He's thin and wantId to take me to lunch but I told him I'm watching it and he said he'd be tempted to have some wine and is on a winecation, so we decided to just grab a starbucks and shoot the breeze. Perfect by me!

I'm only doing one meal today so I'll up my protein. With the timing of the house viewing and the other things I want to do, it'll work. I am definitely not hungry this round. Nice. I was a little low on my water yesterday so today I will make it a priority. Maybe skip my morning coffee and have water instead since I'll have coffee later. Minimum 15K steps with my fitbit buddy, vitamins and early to bed.

Your starbucks "date" sounds like a fun thing to do. Nice way to pass the day.Why only one meal today? Any particular reason? Congrats on being down even if it's .2, it's in the RIGHT direction!

Originally Posted by Avy

February-01-13 196.00
February-02-13 198.40
February-03-13 196.80
February-04-13 195.60
February-05-13 195.00
February-06-13 194.60
February-07-13 194.80
February-08-13 194.60
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
February-15-13 195.40 Vlcd 5
February-16-13 194.40 Vlcd 6
February-17-13 193.80 Vlcd 7

Finally feel like I'm losing!

You ARE! Keep it up!

Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

OK, so went a little rogue last night according to Dr. Simeon. Ate Cauliflower since it is on some lists that are approved. Scale UP 1 lb this morning. Hmmm, do ya think Dr. Simeon knew what he was doing? Absolutely.

What a bummer. I never thought I liked Cauliflower until I started doing LC and realized how good it is and how many things you can make with it. Shame it caused you trouble but it's a good option in P3!! Drink lots of water today!

Originally Posted by kaylem

Let the stall begin... . STILL 171.5, and not sure why. Totally on protocol, calorie total of 493. However, I did a quick measurement of my waist, just to see, and I AM down 2.5 inches around my waist, so that is good. (I knew I had to have shrunk--my stomach is empty!) I also woke up with a screaming headache, but that may have been due to the fact that I woke up later than usual and had not had any coffee yet ! Hoping that a cup or two will make it fade...

Another factor is that my scale doesn't read "tenths," only .5 pound increments. So it is possible that I AM dropping a bit, it's just not showing up on my scale.

I was really hoping to be in the 160's by this morning, but I guess that is not going to be the case.

This is what happened during the past (few) failed rounds this fall where I stalled REALLY early on. In those cases, I bailed and just stopped taking the drops and began eating "normally" (translation: poorly!) without transitioning. This time, I really feel like it is important to make it through the entire process, which includes transitioning OFF of P2 to P3, into a normal P3 in order to perhaps re-set this experience. I might just not lose that much this round, and will need to plan to do another "real" round later in the spring after P3/P4. Regardless, I am bound to lose weight, even if it isn't much. But, I have to say, it is difficult to maintain the restricted meal options when the scale doesn't move. I really need to reset my thinking to looking at THIS round as NOT a weight-loss round, but a cleansing, detoxing round where I clear my system of all chemicals/inflammation/etc... and one where the weight loss is just a bonus. Hard to do, as my psyche is so geared to the scale and how I look.

I will need help to keep this mindset.



-Kay

Inches are as important, no make that MORE important than Lbs. Who cares what the scale says? IF you're already down that many inches, you are killing it! I was surprised to not be down more inches considering the lbs this time. Keep it up, you are going to see the big results over the long haul.

[Reddy]

So I am up this morning .6.

Tom is due tomorrow or Tuesday so I suspect that has something to do with it. Seeing as how this is my last week, I'm kind of worried that I"m not going to see any more losses before the round ends because I'd be moving into P3 right when TOM ends so I feel like the next few days are going to be in vain.

STill I don't want to just call the round b/c I am pretty sure it's important to follow the protocol and stay on VLCD for at least 21 days so I'm going to do it even if it's painful and depressing.

I also know I didn't drink enough water yesterday so maybe that has something to do with it.

At this point, I'll be happy to lose another 2lbs before it's all over. If I can end and stabilize around 155 though, that's ok. I just need to accept it.

Still I HATE TOM and how it causes gains and stalls. GRRRRR

[Reddy]

Oh also, another TOM observation/ question...

has anyone found that TOM combined with HCG = more moodiness or more extreme pms? I feel like I"ve seen that talked about here but I personally never noticed it in previous rounds.

I always get a little cranky or overly sensitive right before my period but this time it's like SUPER PMS. Like watch out or I may come and bite your head off kind of PMS.

Wonder if the HCG has anything to do with it.

[quezsmom]

walkingwoman, way to go.. down is down right even .2. Way to go.

Kaylem, i feel ya hon, i stalled this week. had 0 loss on the scale one day, to up 2lbs the next. I was fighting mad with that scale. But your right, your mind set is everything. You have to have a mindset of completely the protocol reguardless of the daily results. P1-P4 that helps take some of the stress off watching the scale.

Lifeisgood, you know there are so many sites that have off protocol advice. Its hard to know if it will work for you. I found this one hcg chef but her food is all p3, but she claims to have lost weight eating this food on P2. She calls the recipies HCG recipies. My thought is dont tell people its okay to mix veggies or eat off plan. It may have worked for you, but it may not work for someone else. No harm in trying, but be prepared for it not to work in the long run. At least it was only 1lb. I am sure if your back POP it will come right back off.

Avy /TMB horray on another loss!

I unfortunately am up .4lb. I know why too... i didnt drink my water. I normally drink 8 16oz bottles of water. Some how last night I looked down and I still had like 4 bottles left, it may have even been 5 (one was hiding ) Dr S. talks about how important water is, and I believe him. Chalked up to learning experience, will drink all my water today

[toomuchbooty]

Quezsmom, I am horrible about drinking water. I try, I really do but I've just never had the capacity to drink a lot of liquid. It makes me feel ill. I will keep trying!

[quezsmom]

Originally Posted by Reddy

Oh also, another TOM observation/ question...

has anyone found that TOM combined with HCG = more moodiness or more extreme pms? I feel like I"ve seen that talked about here but I personally never noticed it in previous rounds.

I always get a little cranky or overly sensitive right before my period but this time it's like SUPER PMS. Like watch out or I may come and bite your head off kind of PMS.

Wonder if the HCG has anything to do with it.

You know its funny you mention that. Because when mine was on I could tell that I was just pissed off about the slighest things. I had to tell my son, hey sorry but I just cannot help it right now, my hormones seem to be unusually out of wack. So maybe there is some truth to the HCG making pms a little more

i see we are on the same track today. No water = no loss

I will say thought that my TOM seems to effect the scale before it starts, during and a litte after. So I would give myself an extra day or two for the effects of TOM to really leave your body before you believe the scale.

[quezsmom]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

Quezsmom, I am horrible about drinking water. I try, I really do but I've just never had the capacity to drink a lot of liquid. It makes me feel ill. I will keep trying!

You sound like my sister. Funny we are both losing weight at the same time. Never happened before. But, she doenst like water. She was like does crystal lite count? I was like NO, okay a little. But she started slowly and is working her way to 8 glasses a day. But you know for every 50lbs over your normal weight you have to add another 8oz glass. So I told her we need to be at like 10-12. Drinking 1 glass of water before each meal is a good way to start.

[Jeanyyy]

Well, I got off pretty lightly, all things considered... only up 0.1 lbs this morning. I guess all the extra water helped!!

TMB, I drink a lot of my water hot or at least warm, with a bit of lemon juice and sweetener in it. I find it goes down *much* easier that way. Also, when I do the orange julius, I tend to refill the container with water a couple of times to get all the residue left in the blender. I love my P2 OJs... lol

QuezsMom, I go to the TJ's in Bellingham and tend to make a day of it. I have my Nexus card so the border wait is almost non-existent now.. Yay!

What sorts of things are available at Whole Foods? I don't think I've ever been to one. I had no idea we had them here in the Vancouver area.. haha

[quezsmom]

Originally Posted by Jeanyyy

Well, I got off pretty lightly, all things considered... only up 0.1 lbs this morning. I guess all the extra water helped!!

TMB, I drink a lot of my water hot or at least warm, with a bit of lemon juice and sweetener in it. I find it goes down *much* easier that way. Also, when I do the orange julius, I tend to refill the container with water a couple of times to get all the residue left in the blender. I love my P2 OJs... lol

QuezsMom, I go to the TJ's in Bellingham and tend to make a day of it. I have my Nexus card so the border wait is almost non-existent now.. Yay!

What sorts of things are available at Whole Foods? I don't think I've ever been to one. I had no idea we had them here in the Vancouver area.. haha

I think thats what I am gonna have to do Jeanyyy. I found a TJ about 45-50min from me. I still have 20 more days of p2. So think I will make a plan to do my P3 shopping at TJ since theres so much low carb stuff they offer. I ve never really shopped at WF i think they are expensive. I've never shopped at trader joes either thought. I dont remember if they have one in orlando ( where I actually live) because I always shopped at Publix. I will try both out though when the time comes!

[toomuchbooty]

Originally Posted by Jeanyyy

Well, I got off pretty lightly, all things considered... only up 0.1 lbs this morning. I guess all the extra water helped!!

TMB, I drink a lot of my water hot or at least warm, with a bit of lemon juice and sweetener in it. I find it goes down *much* easier that way. Also, when I do the orange julius, I tend to refill the container with water a couple of times to get all the residue left in the blender. I love my P2 OJs... lol

QuezsMom, I go to the TJ's in Bellingham and tend to make a day of it. I have my Nexus card so the border wait is almost non-existent now.. Yay!

What sorts of things are available at Whole Foods? I don't think I've ever been to one. I had no idea we had them here in the Vancouver area.. haha

Jeannyyy, Capers was bought out by Whole Foods so now all the Capers stores are called Whole Foods. Those are the small ones. The big Whole Foods are on Cambie and 8th and Park Royal. Whole Foods is quite pricey, so I usually just go there when I need to make a run for organic items or Gluten Free products since my boyfriend is trying to go gluten free. Their prepared food area is huge and full of tempting things, but not helpful in P2. They post sales flyers on the website, so often I'll check for the deals before I go.

[donsdatter]

I went away for the weekend. So good to see all the great reports on here! I had a loss on Sat morning of 1.4 and a loss this morning of 1.2, so I am down to 187.6. Can't believe it. I thought for sure I would have slowed down to .4 or lower by now. My TOM is coming up, so I am sure I will slow down this week.

[walkingwoman]

Reddy, I got a late start this morning, then my neighbor picked me up at one and we spent the afternoon looking at houses, so no time in there and honestly, I have zero appetite. If I didn't 'know' it was time to eat, I'd be perfectly happy with just my pellets I feel very fortunate whenever i read about people being hungry. I just am not this round. In fact, I made my steak and at maybe 3/4 of it and put it in the fridge, took a few spoonfuls of veggies and tossed those and I think I'm skipping my fruit. I'm tired tonight. My fire alarm battery in my entryway started chirping at 5AM! grrrrrr..and it is a 20 foot ceiling so I sure wasn't getting up on a ladder at that early hour. My solution was putting cotton in my ears and trying to get back to sleep My neighbor came over and helped me pull it down but now it needs to go back up after I get the replacement battery. Yuck. I hate house repair/maintenance stuff.

[torister]

Originally Posted by kaylem

Let the stall begin... . STILL 171.5, and not sure why. Totally on protocol, calorie total of 493. However, I did a quick measurement of my waist, just to see, and I AM down 2.5 inches around my waist, so that is good. (I knew I had to have shrunk--my stomach is empty!) I also woke up with a screaming headache, but that may have been due to the fact that I woke up later than usual and had not had any coffee yet ! Hoping that a cup or two will make it fade...

Another factor is that my scale doesn't read "tenths," only .5 pound increments. So it is possible that I AM dropping a bit, it's just not showing up on my scale.

You hang in there!!! Yes it is possible that you are losing. Maybe not, but maybe. Measure...Measure...Measure!! I have ALOT more weight than you do to lose and I can tell you that this round was *awful* with the small losses and the 4 day stall, but I *need* to get this weight off and get healthy. Keep your eyes on the end zone. Don't let the day to day bring you down. Hang in there!!

[MagieDen]

Loaded this weekend and start VLCD today! Did a round last year and didn't do a proper P3 or 4 so here I am again, you live and learn. I lived through P2 let's just say I NEED to learn to do a proper P3. Good success to everyone I will pop in from time to time.

[kaylem]

Good morning, ladies!

Just a quickie to do a little happy dance! I woke up to 169 this morning--I had to rub my eyes to be sure, but yep, 169! This was a sticking point for me last time, so I am hoping to BLAST right on by it today.

Yay!
Have a beautiful day and morning, and I hope that everyone posts fabulous losses today!

-Kay

[kaylem]

Originally Posted by torister

You hang in there!!! Yes it is possible that you are losing. Maybe not, but maybe. Measure...Measure...Measure!! I have ALOT more weight than you do to lose and I can tell you that this round was *awful* with the small losses and the 4 day stall, but I *need* to get this weight off and get healthy. Keep your eyes on the end zone. Don't let the day to day bring you down. Hang in there!!

THANKS Torister--I needed to hear that. back at ya!

[dawnyama]

I dropped 3 lbs. Got my whoosh....finally I guess my body just needed to know I was serious this time I have NOT veered off plan. I am just miserable right now, I cannot fit into my pants for work and they are looking ridiculous so that is motivation enough. I have also decided that giving up some things for Lent makes it easy to say no to chocolate/sugar. So that is a big push for me too. I cannot wait to see what this week has in store for me.

Happy Monday!!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by kaylem

Good morning, ladies!

Just a quickie to do a little happy dance! I woke up to 169 this morning--I had to rub my eyes to be sure, but yep, 169! This was a sticking point for me last time, so I am hoping to BLAST right on by it today.

Yay!
Have a beautiful day and morning, and I hope that everyone posts fabulous losses today!

-Kay

You can do it Kay If I can stick to plan, you can blast through this set point.

[CjTitus]

Not new to HCG - lost 45 pounds in two rounds. Gained 17 pounds back in phase 4 in the last 6 months and I believe it must be allergies, as I really stick to low carb as that is my diet of choice. When I get to that point again will work at higher fat and go gluten free, but that is then. Not a fan of sugar or starch so for me that part is easy. Right now I am on the second day of loading, and with the HCG in my system it is hard to eat as nothing sounds good, and not hungry. Got to love HCG for that part! I am doing subluginal this time as I really bruised last time from the shots and was getting at the end dreading the daily dose and did a short round as I just couldn't do it anymore. I am 5'3" and 120 is a good weight for me at 60 years old with a little padding. I work full time, and also into dog training, trials, therapy work and hanging with my dog pals. Married, with kids and grandkids scattered in the mid-west and western US. We live now in north central AR on south shore of Bull Shoals Lake, and I love this area. Cj

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by MagieDen

Loaded this weekend and start VLCD today! Did a round last year and didn't do a proper P3 or 4 so here I am again, you live and learn. I lived through P2 let's just say I NEED to learn to do a proper P3. Good success to everyone I will pop in from time to time.

Pop in often! Love reading people's trials and tribulations. p3 is a project for me as well. P2 is so rigid it is simple in so many ways, I need to adapt the same attitude towards p3 and plan to this time. Best of luck to you!

Originally Posted by kaylem

Good morning, ladies!

Just a quickie to do a little happy dance! I woke up to 169 this morning--I had to rub my eyes to be sure, but yep, 169! This was a sticking point for me last time, so I am hoping to BLAST right on by it today.

Yay!
Have a beautiful day and morning, and I hope that everyone posts fabulous losses today!

-Kay

Fantastic news! you have a wonderful day too!

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I dropped 3 lbs. Got my whoosh....finally I guess my body just needed to know I was serious this time I have NOT veered off plan. I am just miserable right now, I cannot fit into my pants for work and they are looking ridiculous so that is motivation enough. I have also decided that giving up some things for Lent makes it easy to say no to chocolate/sugar. So that is a big push for me too. I cannot wait to see what this week has in store for me.

Happy Monday!!

Go Dawn!! Wonderful news this morning!

Originally Posted by CjTitus

Not new to HCG - lost 45 pounds in two rounds. Gained 17 pounds back in phase 4 in the last 6 months and I believe it must be allergies, as I really stick to low carb as that is my diet of choice. When I get to that point again will work at higher fat and go gluten free, but that is then. Not a fan of sugar or starch so for me that part is easy. Right now I am on the second day of loading, and with the HCG in my system it is hard to eat as nothing sounds good, and not hungry. Got to love HCG for that part! I am doing subluginal this time as I really bruised last time from the shots and was getting at the end dreading the daily dose and did a short round as I just couldn't do it anymore. I am 5'3" and 120 is a good weight for me at 60 years old with a little padding. I work full time, and also into dog training, trials, therapy work and hanging with my dog pals. Married, with kids and grandkids scattered in the mid-west and western US. We live now in north central AR on south shore of Bull Shoals Lake, and I love this area. Cj

Glad to have you here and enjoy your loading day!

Scale is down .4 this morning, I'll take it! It all adds up, right? I'm tired this morning but it is bright and sunny and no way can i sleep in with all the birds chirping so I'm gonna relax for a few more minutes and get up and get at it. Not much going on today but I will hit the market and Target and get some walking in there. I plan to do 15K minimum steps, having two meals of shrimp and spinach with sliced strawberries today, 96 oz of water, vitamins and once again, attempt early sleep. Got to sleep earlier than usual last night courtesy of melatonin, I am sure. Happy losing everyone! Get outside today with your loved ones

[walkingwoman]

So, first week 6.7 pounds lost and second week 4.6 lost. Not bad