Thread: Gobble Gobble : Round 2 - Come Join the Turkeys!

Originally Posted by teacher1234

Hi there- Have been reading for pages and pages and seems you are the guru to ask! Just some advice, please. This is R1/ last 2 days of P2. I started post loading at 143.1. I'm 5'4 - goal is 125 and I'm at 132.9 right now. I'm happy with 10 lbs lost, but really thought I'd be down more with how strict I've been. I'm in my second 4 day stall today. An apple day broke the first one. Moving onto P3 on Monday. My clinic has me on 3 days of no injections, then day 4: double meat and veggies day 5: introduce 2 eggs and some olive oil day 6: 1 tsp. peanut butter or avocado day 7: 7 almonds. 1500 cals per day as I keep weighing. My question is this: I'm trying to incorporate real life into this phase. I have a girls birthday night planned for that day 7. Since I haven't cheated thus far, I'm just curious if I do have some wine or cheat in some other way, do you just get back on the wagon the next day with the steak day or are you completely screwed?? I feel like if I screw up or stray from the path, then all my first 23 days are going to be for nothing....

Wasa4, May I???? I'll leave you to the last 3 days of VLCD though..... but please lemme address almonds and wine!?

NO ALMONDS YET!!!!!! Almonds are the DEVIL!! Wait at least a week to 2 for almond ANYTHING and cheating with wine, even a nice dry red right away could make you gain, on the 2nd day! I had a 3 lb gain from red wine and almond milk......... NO NONONONONONO SPARE YOURSELF unless you are willing to take the hit. I'm on 3rd week of P3 and I'm still not sure I want to try wine again yet. I'm finally ok with almond flour(teeny bit in mug cake that I waited 2 weeks for) and almond milk in my coffee. It took well over a week. I would stay the HELL away from peanut butter until P4. Eggs and oil, sure, then once you know you're ok with that, add the avocodo, or cheese... one new food at a time until you KNOW you can tolerate it!!!! Oils to cook, yes. Double protein and meats, yes. Easy on fruit, I do an apple every day but that's it... you could have a pound gain right away just from extra intake of calories but then you'll be fine.. I did only burger meat my last 3 days of vlcd to kick up weight loss so I had play room on P3 and I lost 3 lbs... so I was able to bounce around until I found what worked...

Annette, what'd I miss???

bedtime! i"m exhausted but i'm going to lay in bed and read this great new book i found about marathon running - its friggn' hilarious!!!!

Originally Posted by txchik9

bedtime! i"m exhausted but i'm going to lay in bed and read this great new book i found about marathon running - its friggn' hilarious!!!!

Night girlie! see ya manana, likely :-)

Originally Posted by wasa4

You said that you agreed with me. That I made sense and was factual....and asked if I could help you out because you had trust in waht I was saying and that. I can't remember if this was the first one or near the first one but you also said that you knew others where going to drop out, and because of the way I expressed myself and took things on, that I was going to be in it till the end--as were you. I was awestruck, because you were the youngest. And I thought that took something to come tap me on the shoulder.

I just laughed and laughed. And I thought: OKAY! Little girl, I know I'm gonna like you! I thought Shmiley would come creeping in--but she was too fearful. And you were kinda shy--well not shy...reserved. Rightfully so. And I thought hot damn, this one's gonna do it. I would never let you fail after that.

a very endearing story. you all are too cute.

Originally Posted by wasa4

I should let KPOOH take this one... LOL

Aw, mama annette, you didn't read ahead far enough to see that I already went off about the almonds... but my guess is you are reading it now!!

Originally Posted by wasa4

You said that you agreed with me. That I made sense and was factual....and asked if I could help you out because you had trust in waht I was saying and that. I can't remember if this was the first one or near the first one but you also said that you knew others where going to drop out, and because of the way I expressed myself and took things on, that I was going to be in it till the end--as were you. I was awestruck, because you were the youngest. And I thought that took something to come tap me on the shoulder.

I just laughed and laughed. And I thought: OKAY! Little girl, I know I'm gonna like you! I thought Shmiley would come creeping in--but she was too fearful. And you were kinda shy--well not shy...reserved. Rightfully so. And I thought hot damn, this one's gonna do it. I would never let you fail after that.

Yes that does sound right, I usually have a great memory but the beginning of our friendship is kind of a blur - I do remember waiting for people to drop...and they did drop, certainly. :-/ but I know I recognized you as a successful person and I recall wanting to be apart of that.

Good times. :-). Ok. I stopped reading for tonight. Night night!