Daily Checkin for Encouragement

Not to worry Kelly. The beauty of this is that if you got a good reset in P2 and P3, you can get that weight back off with lean P3 eating. Are you doing another round for the five pounds you are up or you were planning another round anyway? TOM often brings gains unrealted to what you are eating. I have been up as much as 10 pounds after a trip or holiday and as soon as I get back home and focus on getting back to P3 eating, it comes right back off. I was actually up three pounds yesterday after chinese food and popcorn on Sunday, but it dropped right back off when I stuck with my chicken and fish and veggies on Monday. I did not even do a steak day. Most of that, I am sure, was water weight from salt, so give the P3 eating a try for a few days and see what happens. Lots of water and lean protein and fresh veggies and keep us posted :)

I have stayed the same weight for 3 days ... Thanks to TOM!! I can say at least i havent gained !
Im ready for TOM to end and get the losses going again! Im R3P2D15 and down 11.2 so far.

Thanks Nancy. I have about 40 more pounds to lose so I was planning on doing another round anyway. So....I am going to eat lean and green for the next couple of days. TOM will be over sometime later this week and I will start my loading/drops depending on when that wraps up (maybe Thursday....we'll see).

Melanie, I know it is frustrating have TOM around. Have you been taking advantage of your lemon allotted per day? It is a natural diuretic and will help with the water weight.

Kelly, since you delayed correcting your weight gain a couple of days it might not come off in one steak day but not to worry, you will get the weight back off.

oh yeah i get my lemon every day favorite part of the diet lol lemon in my salad ,fish,tea,water

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Originally Posted by Linda

Melanie, I know it is frustrating have TOM around. Have you been taking advantage of your lemon allotted per day? It is a natural diuretic and will help with the water weight.

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Oh good. Then you are doing all you can.

This is the first time i havent gained during TOM so i am happy about that !

Yeah! That is a credit to you and your diet. Nicely done.

Well, I ate at McDonald's for the first time yesterday (had a small burger and 1/2 a small fry) and I'm happy to report a 2lb loss! LOL
Of course this was just the releasing of the sick/TOM water weight (I could feeeeeel the water pouring out of me) I had been holding for a couple of days, but it is funny to say that eating at McDs resulted in a LOSS! LOL

Well Jacque, you sure can't hate that :) Job well done!

Starting round 2 today. I'm up five pounds from round one but still down 15 overall. Heeeere we gooooo!

Good luck to you, Kelly!! Stay in touch and let us know how you are doing.

Hey y'all! R2P2D4. I lost 2.7 from yesterday putting me .6 under my starting weight for this round:) This round feels different already in terms of my mindset. Here's to keeping up the losses!

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Hey y'all! R2P2D4. I lost 2.7 from yesterday putting me .6 under my starting weight for this round:) This round feels different already in terms of my mindset. Here's to keeping up the losses!

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Whoop whoop! Goooooo Kelly!

Hi everyone these last 4 lbs are a challenge to lose i wanted to do a 25 day round but i guess it will be longer i still have 4 lbs to go .. I only lost 2 lbs last week and 1 so far this week :(

Sorry, Melanie. Hang in there.

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Originally Posted by melanie

Hi everyone these last 4 lbs are a challenge to lose i wanted to do a 25 day round but i guess it will be longer i still have 4 lbs to go .. I only lost 2 lbs last week and 1 so far this week :(

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You are almost there, Melanie, and because you are so close, the losses are slower. Just hang tough and I know it is hard, but what is a few more weeks, if necessary, in the scheme of the rest of your life??? Just a bit longer.....remember the little train that could, climbing that hill..."I think I can, I think I can"...well, I KNOW you can!!!!

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Hey y'all! R2P2D4. I lost 2.7 from yesterday putting me .6 under my starting weight for this round:) This round feels different already in terms of my mindset. Here's to keeping up the losses!

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Great job, Kelly. Keep up the good work!!

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Originally Posted by melanie

Hi everyone these last 4 lbs are a challenge to lose i wanted to do a 25 day round but i guess it will be longer i still have 4 lbs to go .. I only lost 2 lbs last week and 1 so far this week :(

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Is this your last round?

Hey everyone. I have one word for you: SOUP.

Why did I not think of this before. You can make a large quantity of broth when you make your soup. It's hot so it takes longer to eat. I could barely finish mine yesterday. I made a chicken/onion soup and an "italian wedding" soup with london broil and spinach. Tons of spices on both and very yummy :)

Today is R2P2D5 and I am down 1.1 today. Yay!!

Melanie....I'm curious if you are in your last round too. Have you reached your ideal weight yet? Maybe that accounts for the slowdown.

I loved soups and did really well with them. Chicken and celery and also made the marinara with fresh tomatos and cooked my fish in the sauce, turned out like a fish stew, with the liquid from the fish as it cooked adding some flavor to the marinara. Lived on that most of my fifth round. Some people gain with tomatos, but fortunately I did not.

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Hey everyone. I have one word for you: SOUP.

Why did I not think of this before. You can make a large quantity of broth when you make your soup. It's hot so it takes longer to eat. I could barely finish mine yesterday. I made a chicken/onion soup and an "italian wedding" soup with london broil and spinach. Tons of spices on both and very yummy :)

Today is R2P2D5 and I am down 1.1 today. Yay!!

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Nice! I make a nice chicken/onion soup, but I'd be interested in how you did the "wedding soup" for my next round :)

Nancy...I also did the fish and tomatoes but I didnt make lots of "broth" with it and let it be thicker so the overall quantity was smaller.

LadyAjax....I just cubed my london broil into tiny pieces. Browned it real well in a dry sauce pan on medium/high. Deglazed the pan with some ACV and water just to get the brown bits off the bottom. Then I added salt, pepper, oregano, and basil to taste. Added more water to make up the desired amount of broth. Brough to a boil and simmered for maybe 15 minutes. Added more seasoning as needed. Added torn spinach towards the end and enjoyed.

I was going to crumble my grissini and put it in the soup...my version of the "pasta" but I ended up just eating that on its own.

Kelly, my fish soup was sort of thick, too, but I like it that way. Tilapia, chicken and shrimp all made me gag by the end of five rounds...LOL

Thanks Nancy!!

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Originally Posted by nancybaggot

You are almost there, Melanie, and because you are so close, the losses are slower. Just hang tough and I know it is hard, but what is a few more weeks, if necessary, in the scheme of the rest of your life??? Just a bit longer.....remember the little train that could, climbing that hill..."I think I can, I think I can"...well, I KNOW you can!!!!

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Yes this is mylast round. R3P2D26

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Is this your last round?

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Hi yes this is my last round. My goal is 125 im am in R3P2D26 I am 3.6 lbs away I weighed this morning 128.6

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Melanie....I'm curious if you are in your last round too. Have you reached your ideal weight yet? Maybe that accounts for the slowdown.

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WOOHOO!!! You are getting closer and closer, Melanie. Your losses are definitely slow because you are so close to your goal. That is amazing and you just MUST keep going until you are there. You should be soo proud of yourself...heck, I am ticked pink for you. You go girl!!! :)

It is worth the sacrifice to get to your ultimate goal. Go Melanie Go!!!!

thanks Nancy and Linda! I have enough drops for 2-3 more days . Hoping for a couple of good weigh ins !!! I think i will cut out fruit for these couple of days I havent had melba all this round. OH yeah almost to P3 And goal !!!!

Melanie I am so excited for you!!!! I cannot wait to have my rounds done and be in a similar position :D

Today is R2P2D6 for me. Down 2.3 from yesterday. I am now one pound over my LDW from my first round and am down four pounds from day one....so happy!!! Hopefully I can keep my determination through the rest of the round!

Happy Friday everyone!

-Kelly

Sorry... just reread that....I am not ticked at you, but tickled for you :)

Definitely check in every day so we can celebrate with you, either way...you are a superstar :)

Kelly, you are doing awesome with that D6 loss. By now, I was usually slowing down, but not you!!! Way to go. And there is no "hopefully" about this....you CAN and you WILL...those are the words we need to hear. You are strong, you are determined and you will get to your goal, just like Melanie :)

Thanks Nancy! I always hear Linda say "you can do anything for 23 days". And to give me some motivation (although I don't feel unmotivated at the moment) I have printed a calendar and filled in the dates with my "days" ie. D1, D2, D3, etc and have been crossing them off as I go along. Obsessive, perhaps. But should I hit a rough patch I think it will be a useful tool to use to get through it!

Oh...I just want to mention too...

Yesterday was weird. I wasn't quite as focused on my water as I usually am yet I was still releasing a lot of fluid. So I don't know if the larger loss was mostly water or what. Either way I'll take it!

Here, here Nancy!!

You will get there took me 3 rounds Wishing you the best of luck !

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Originally Posted by howdidigethere

Melanie I am so excited for you!!!! I cannot wait to have my rounds done and be in a similar position :D

Today is R2P2D6 for me. Down 2.3 from yesterday. I am now one pound over my LDW from my first round and am down four pounds from day one....so happy!!! Hopefully I can keep my determination through the rest of the round!

Happy Friday everyone!

-Kelly

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