Daily Checkin for Encouragement

Home again, home again, Liggity Jig!

Home from a very emotional rollercoaster weekend. With no less than FIVE major family eating events. (and all of the unceasing snacking and munching in-between).
I feel pretty positive about my success in staying strict on my P2 diet.
My only "cheat" was this morning at the big AMAZING family brunch that my cousin put on. I had one mushroom and about a tablespoon of onions in my 1 egg plus 2 whites no-oil scramble.

Tomorrow is day 45, my last drop day, and when I will find out what my net gain/loss was for the weekend. (I will say, that right now at 10pm I am UP 2.0lbs, but who knows what the morning will bring).

I am reeeeaaady to be done w/VLC!!! LOL

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Hi everyone....I'm baaaacccckkk :-)

I'm convinced my scale is broken. Today is R1P3D20 and I am .7 below my LDW, which I am super excited about because I was less than perfect during vacation. I was sure that I was going to see a catastrophe on the scale! So glad because I just could not help myself with the seafood buffet we visited while at the beach:)

LadyAjax I hope you have a safe trip. Talk to you all as the week progresses. Have a great day!

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Kelly, I love your report and that you are still below LDW after a vacation!!! This is the way it is supposed to work and you are doing awesome. So happy for you!!

Jacque, anxious to hear your check in this morning. I know you and hubby are ready to move on to P3 and you have had an amazing round with great losses. So proud of your accomplishment and with so many obstacles..job well done!!!

I, on the other hand, did not fare so well after yet another unexpected weekend trip. I left here on Friday at 141.6 and this morning I am 147.2. I know part of it is lack of water, and while I did eat some pizza, the amounts were not over the top. My rings are tight again, so I know it is alot of salt and hopefully will come off quickly. So definite correction day for me today and then strict P3 eating this week until it comes off. Hubby is at LDW, so he is also up, but still OK. We will eat together totally this week and then he is ready to move into P4 this weekend. Hopefully I will be back down as well. Have a great week ladies and happy losing.

Drum roll please.... badabadabadabadaduuummmmm
R1P2D45. Last. Drop. Day.
My weight this morning is 222.0, so I am down 0.8lbs for the weekend. Not a grand loss, but I'll take it - considering the temptation landmine I navigated it's a miracle!! My highest load weight was 258.2. (2-4" off most measurements)
Grand Total for this round is 36.2lbs in 45 days - I am EXCEEDINGLY happy with that!

Hubby is R1P2D35 and down to 185.4 down from high load weight of 213.2 - (1-2 inches on most measurements FIVE inches off the waist!)
Grand Total this round is 28.2 lbs in 35 days - Also EXCELLENT!

We're both a little nervous about being hungry for the next 3 days, LOL
When can we start using lotion?

You won't be hungry the weaning days. Lotion needs to wait until the first day of Phase 3.

Phase which? LOL

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Originally Posted by LadyAjax

Phase which? LOL

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Oops! fixed.

Jacque I am SOOOO excited for you. Great work while traveling. I did 35 days my first round and was so done by the end of phase 2...I know you will feel great as you start to work through phase 3!!

Of course...now I can barely wait to start my next round. I want this weight off! :D

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Jacque I am SOOOO excited for you. Great work while traveling. I did 35 days my first round and was so done by the end of phase 2...I know you will feel great as you start to work through phase 3!!

Of course...now I can barely wait to start my next round. I want this weight off! :D

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Thanks Kelly.
I'm with you, my current plan is to not start another round until after the holidays, but now I am longing for then so I can get this weight GONE! LOL

I just realized, I think I start "phase 4" tomorrow, right? 3 weeks on phase 3 and 3 on phase 4 the first round? Today was day 21 on phase 3 for me. The time has flown! Here's looking to starting my next round on Oct 12 :D

You are right!! And my hubby is right behind you, starting P4 on Saturday. He isn't planning another round, but has done really well staying below LDW by 1-3 pounds. I just love hearing all the great reports from successful losers :) Way to go, Kelly!!

Weaning day 2 (so my first weigh in after no drops)
Should I be worried about a .4lb gain?

Lady, what I want to have you do today is have you increase your protein for one meal. Make it lunch. For lunch have 150 grams of protein instead of 100 which is what you will have for dinner. Report in with your weight tomorrow. Write a response so I know you got this and understand what I want you to do.

Linda, I will add some extra protein for lunch (My first thought was "how do I add 50g of meat? All my meat is individually portioned, but I'll figure it out, LOL).

So you already portioned out your protein? Oops sorry.

I big flats of meat and portion it out from the start. I have big freezer bags with little individual mini zipper bags of chicken, fish and beef in my freezer. Each morning I pull out 4 pieces (2 each for lunch and dinner).
"Luckily"? I had a bit of extra fish when I was portioning it out a few weeks ago and have a little extra baggie with .53g so I'm good-to-go and now I get to use something I really wondered if I ever would, LOL

Hi Everyone. I have been working again this week and really missing these regular checkins. I am down almost 5 pounds from the weekend with lean P3 eating, and back into range...whew!!! Hubby is still hanging around LDW-3 and ready to start P4 on Saturday. I really do love this protocol and the end results when you follow it and reset well.

Jacque, I know you and your husband are getting ready for P3. I made the fritatta today, since I finally have a day off, and have been promising to make it for my husband to take for his lunch. It is best to keep the first 3-5 days of protein loading pretty simple with chicken and fish and turkey and the adding in and mixing veggies...broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions, tomatos, lettuce, onions. You can use up to 1 cup of milk, eggs and 1T of fat, which can be butter for your veggies or to cook your eggs. Once you get through protein loading, then you can try adding your steak and ranch dressing, one at a time and see how you do.

Thanks Nancy.
Friday is P3D1, and I am planning a nice mushroom/onion/tomato/broccoli? scramble (1 whole, 3 whites) for breakfast (w/Pam), then I want to grill some chicken thighs on the bbq (seasoned w/braggs/garlic and little stevia) which will be lunch and maybe dinner. Steamed broccoli for dinner, steak? pot roast? Need to get to the store.
I have heard conflicting reports on deviled eggs, but I was thinking of a very light mayo egg devil for a snack. Maybe one whole egg mushed with little mayo(tsp?), then scooped into another egg with it's yolk removed (so I get 2 whites/1 yolk).

For the first 4-5 days of P3, I do large omelets/scrambles for breakfast, roast a chicken and eat on it all day as I want and fish, usually salmon, for dinner with broccoli and cauliflower, sauteed mushrooms and onions. I usually do not add in the beef until day 6 and then I add in the roast and sirloin. You can have canned tuna, ranch dressing, salsa, Dukes mayo (does not have added sugar), but I don't usually add them until after day 5. Then I make some tuna salad, eggsalad, chicken salad, ranch dressing and start adding in a bit of cheese and nuts, on thing a day, seeing how your weight goes. I know the tendency is to want to add in alot of things you have been missing, but just go slow and get your body used to more quantity during the first 3-5 days. I am not a big egg eater, but those eggs first thing in the morning early in P3 are amazing.

NO NO Noooooon no nonoononnonnooooooooo
I don't wanna wait!
I want NEW
I want DIFFERENT!!!
gimmegimmegimmegimme gooooooooooooood stuuuuuffff

.... sorry, my inner child got her hands on the keyboard.
LOL

Okay. I believe I have suppressed the childishness. For the moment. LOL

When you roast your chicken, do you leave the skin on and then take it off before eating? If you DO leave it on, could you just get one of those pre-roasted chickens in the grocery store?

No, you are supposed to roast your own, but with that being said, I have always used the Walmart and Sams chickens. If you read the label, they do have dextrose and I know even though I pull off the skin, the seasonings do get into the meat, so that is the biggest cheat I do in P3. I have cooked them in the crockpot also with lots of garlic and rubbed with a bit of EVOO and some italian seasonings and they are good like that, but I have definitely used to others, too. But the company line is to roast your own and avoid the skin until later in P3.

(My only worry about the pre-cooked chickens is that they always seem so greasy, the chicken is just sitting in a pool of liquid in the bottom. )

I immediately pull all the chicken off the bones and then it is ready for me. It has always been my "go to food" when I need to stay lean in maintanance. Definitley best to cook your own in P3 to be on the safe side.

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Originally Posted by nancybaggot

I immediately pull all the chicken off the bones and then it is ready for me. It has always been my "go to food" when I need to stay lean in maintanance. Definitley best to cook your own in P3 to be on the safe side.

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That's a really good idea.

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Originally Posted by LadyAjax

NO NO Noooooon no nonoononnonnooooooooo
I don't wanna wait!
I want NEW
I want DIFFERENT!!!
gimmegimmegimmegimme gooooooooooooood stuuuuuffff

.... sorry, my inner child got her hands on the keyboard.
LOL

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Lol.....this is too funny:) Still within my ldw....below by 1.1 lbs. This diets going to make me go broke...I'm swimming in clothes but have more to lose so I'm limiting my shopping. Its a problem I'm happy to have:)

Way to go Kelly!!! We have all been there. And once you are done, you can shop to your heart's content.

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Lol.....this is too funny:) Still within my ldw....below by 1.1 lbs. This diets going to make me go broke...I'm swimming in clothes but have more to lose so I'm limiting my shopping. Its a problem I'm happy to have:)

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What a way to go if you are going to go broke!

GWeaning day 3. Down 1.0 lbs! Thanks Linda! Hubby had had a .2lb gain yesterday, so I upped his dinner protien and he had a .8lb loss. Should we do extra protien again today?

So happy that helped! Only add it if you need it. You will be eating lots of protein beginning tomorrow. You will find that this is the key to maintaining your weight loss.

R2P2D4 and I've lost 4.4 pounds...yay Looking forward to getting on the scale tomorrow. I did this diet about a year ago and lost 20 pounds and gained it all back pretty much, because I made bad choices with food but also worked out and built some muscle. However, I starting a size smaller than I did the first round. Lost two sizes last last round, hoping for at least one size this round but would love 2 sizes.

Welcome back Alaskanjessie! So glad you are going us for this journey of yours.

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Originally Posted by Linda

So happy that helped! Only add it if you need it. You will be eating lots of protein beginning tomorrow. You will find that this is the key to maintaining your weight loss.

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I have no idea whether I "need" it. I did give hubby more protein for lunch and tried to get in some extra myself, but I am having a hard time eating anything since I am coming down with a cold (AGAIN! darnit!) - suddenly not looking forward to P3 tomorrow quite as much. *sigh*

So. P3 Day 1
UP .4lbs again. *sigh*
I am currently .8lbs below LDW and a tad discouraged. Like I have no-where to go but UP :(
So far this morning I have had 1.5 yolks and 2.5 whites (made a scramble with 3 whole eggs and 5 whites for Hubby and I) with mushrooms, onions and spinach. I do NOT like the taste of my Olive oil Pam, it has a very chemically aftertaste :P

Lady, with the increase of protein today that weight will come off. Make sure you get plenty of lean protein in today. No more egg yolks but feel free to eat the egg whites at will. I promise with the protein increase this weight will come back down.

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Originally Posted by Linda

Lady, with the increase of protein today that weight will come off. Make sure you get plenty of lean protein in today. No more egg yolks but feel free to eat the egg whites at will. I promise with the protein increase this weight will come back down.

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From your lips...

P3 day 2.
1lb gain.
I want to cry.

It miiiiight be TOM but I have an IUD and I haven't really had a period in almost 3 years. I did feel one cramp yesterday.


...or its the phlegm. phlegm is probably high in carbs.

Jacque, see my email. Don't worry! We will get this fixed! I promise!

Thanks Linda for your prompt and ever present help!

Your welcome sweetie!