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I cooked for my parents, and sent a TON of left overs home with them in nice neat little containers. :)))). That gets it out of MY house!!
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ILuvKats be very careful of fast food for example MC puts fillers (high fructose corn syrup) in their burgers so my advice is not to make them a habit!! I did well over thanksgiving on P4 ate a bite of everything (except full sugar pies) I made a low carb cheese cake that was killer everyone ate it up! I ended up with a pound that through careful drinking of water tons of it and extra protien yesterday lost it this morning. I hope it stays lost!. Victoria
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elv780, I think you mean Susie,....you are preaching to the choir with me :))
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Victoria I didnt eat the bun I already knew not to do that and I know that fast food is garbage so eat it only on occasion like twice a yr maybe but avoid coke and fries and thats the stuff that makes people fat, the combination of it all. If I eat out its always a grilled chicken salad or a steak and a salad and its been working so far. I lost a lb from turkey day but I havent been feeling very good;( had the the runs for several days already, soon as I eat its off the the bathroom ;( wish I could feel better already. Another turkey dinner tomorrow at my parents house hoping I can keep my control there too!!
Barb I can never give my kids any food home they just cant stand leftovers so the dog will get most of it, my youngest son took some bread home but thats all I could get rid of!!
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Victoria could you post that low carb cheesecake recipe please ? I would love some of that for tomorrow.
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I'd like that recipe too!! :))
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I have some questions b/c I am just ready to never do this diet again. I just started p4 yesterday, but I have been battling with some really negative thoughts for weeks. I finally stabalized after the first week or so, and have been fine. Here and there i will have a big spike from whatever, cause I never cheated on P3, and then it would go down with a protein day, or drinking a ton of water. Anyway, yesterday I ate 3 cookies...I know, I know...we had a big cookie baking day with 6 friends, and I think I did really good compared to what was going on . Anyway, I thought to myself, well this is the time to try it out. I have no intention of eating that every day, but I thought after 7 weeks of dieting 3 cookies was pretty good. I also added a banana back into my diet and had some corn fritters with my lunch. I have not had corn in ages and the breading on it was very minimal. Anyway, of course, I am up almost 3 lbs. this morning. What I am battling iwth in my head, is WHEN will I ever eat anything other than protein and only certain veggies again. I don't want to buy a $12 bag of almond flour and $5 loaves of ezekial bread for p4. I thought p4 was about introducing carbs slowing, trying one a dya for a while and then adding them back in as time goes on. I did plan on doing another round in January, but I feel like this diet is absolutely reeking havic on my body. I feel very locked into only proteins and fats the rest of my life. I cannot just eat this. I want to eat my kashi cereal again, bananas, corn, rice, a baked potatoe once in a while....Do any of you have some insight into p4 and how this is to work? I also know that we are not to weigh ourselves every day again, but this is habit for me. I am not doing a steak day today, even though I am 1.5 lbs. over my liw....when does this whole freaky body thing end. To end on a positive note. I have not lost any weight in p3, but my inches seem to be melting away...for that I am sooooo thankful!!!
I have been reading for so long all of what you are writing and I love Cindi who said that she does the 80/20 rule....how long into p4 did you start that. You have eaten bites of sweet, and I am thinking that is what I did, but to have such a weight gain the next morning. I also wonder, am I going to be drinking 96 oz. of water a day for the rest of my life to maintain my weight. I want a better healthier lifestyle, but if I have an off day or go away on vacation, I feel like I have no prayer and will gain 10 lbs. back in one week. I was hoping to at least eat a baked potatoe again by this time. I stabalized really well, so starting p4, shouldn't I be able to try a potatoe or rice for a meal? I am so discouraged and frustrated. I cannot do a steak day today due to scheduled things today, so am I now stuck and up the creek with this weight issue. I want to enjoy life and eat healthy wonderful accessible foods....I see like some of you have eaten crackers with cheese on them. When can I have crackers again, like wheat thins...do I need to check and see if they are low carb in order to eat them? Sorry for going on here...I could just use some advice... -
OK, Nolt, I'm not getting you at all. Here's what I read:
I just started the regular diet, and on the first day I went way overboard. Now I'm not going to follow the protocol, so I've decided it doesn't work, the whole thing is a failure, and I want my money back.
Geez, you want some cheese to go with that whine? Of course the first days are a little fraught. Of course you have to take it slowly. You're introducing new foods, and you're going to stumble across the thing or things that caused the weight gain in the first place. That doesn't mean you're going to have to diet for the rest of your life, but it does mean you're going to have to be careful and take it slowly. How long did it take you to gain the weight you just lost - and you're not willing to give it even one day to stabilize your losses and find out what might be causing the weight gain?
There's no magic button you can press to make it go away. At least be willing to follow the protocol as outlined, give your body some time to adapt and adjust, and then see where you are. Or, keep going overboard, keep griping that it "isn't working", and wind up back at the place you were when you started. Your choice. -
I am sooo sorry that I must have come across as a very angry person about hcg. I don't want my money back, I don't think this is a failure, and I haven't decided it doesn't work. I am just really confused and needed some advice to the several questions I asked. I still would like that advice on some of my questions. I wasn't thinking that I went way overboard yesterday and that was my frustration. I guess I need to see that 3 cookies is overboard, when I thought on p4 you could have small amounts of things again. I guess I did it too soon, or maybe not and my body cannot handle sweets. I thought p3 was for stabalizing and seeing what works and by p4 you are good to go and eat reasonably. I thought p3 was about my body adjusting...I am fine with needing to do it in p4, but this morning I was very upset and feeling devastated about what will happen in a week if I eat thinking some things are okay. I have done awesome and have loved my results, I am just very confused on what I am to do and what are the expectations...kinda like what we all felt in p3. I am willing to give it more than one day to stabalize, I have done this for 7 weeks and have learned a lot..I wouldn't throw that away...but I also didn't realize there is a stabalization in p4 that you are speaking of. Now I know.... I have no one that I am doing this with, and I am not going thru a doctor or clinic and I thought you all seemed very willing to help people who did not understand. I was very frustrated on p3 and several of you were so helpful in teaching me things and telling me that this is a great place to vent and get your questions answered. I really did not mean to upset anyone. Please forgive me!!!
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nolt4- I do not normally post on issues here or try to give advice because there are so many people on here that are better at it, however I truly feel your pain. I am also in P4 and believe me it has been a rollercoaster ride. If I stay true to eating proteins and veggies w/ some fats I do not gain, but any time I introduce a carb I know for sure the next morning I will be up. I have just decided that this is my new way of eating. Once in a while-usually once a week I eat carbs and it may take a couple days, but my weight does go back down. I think you have to come to the realization that every one's body is different and sensitivites vary greatly. I know for me I do not want to just give up and balloon back to my starting wt. which would probably only take a week of eating carbs if i let it, Soooo not willing to let my hard work go to waste. I would just encourage you to take this time to really listen to your body and what is telling you about what it can and cannot tolerate. Then you need to make the decision if this a lifestyle you can follow. Hope to see you in Jan. for another round of P2 :)