Thread: R2P3D1 - gaining - HELP please!

If today is your first day of p3 how do you know if you are gaining already?

Originally Posted by caressa

If today is your first day of p3 how do you know if you are gaining already?

I weigh myself several times throughout the day do I know roughly how much I weigh at various points, taking into consideration the weight of food and drink that I have consumed.

Also my concern stems from the fact that My ldw was 104.0 three days ago then in the 72
Hours of vlcd without drops I went to 103.6 to 104.0 to 104.8 which was my weight first thing before eating and drinking.

update - yup ,this morning i'm 106.2 which puts me 0.2 over LDW (and the highest weight since Feb 1st) as I kinda predicted cos i know that i normally drop about 2lb between going to bed and getting up the following morning...

high protein day (as i only eat fish and eggs, no meat)? or not worry and today avoid coconut and see what happens? no 'output' this morning either so that may be a factor?

I would do a lean high protein day today. Avoid the CO for today. Keep your carbs to a minimum and drink your water!

Hope this helps. I will often do an egg day as a correction, they work well for me.

thanks so much!

i was going with the same theory. have avoided the CO, and for breakfast had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. peeing like made today already which is a good sign me thinks!

also, should i avoid veggies as well today and just stick with eating fish? i was thinking of tuna for lunch and trout for dinner but curious as to whether to eat my veggies too if i'm avoiding carbs? was plnning on onions and broccoli which would give me a calorie total for today of 1050 but if i skip them then i will only be eating about 800 calories again? is this too low? even though i wil have 125g protein based on current menu.

another problem is that i am waking up in the night STARVING hungry just a couple of hours after going to sleep and then can't get back to sleep cos i want food!

also, i'm veggie but I am craving red meat like mad and don't know why. i do have iron deficiency anaemia, but have never taken supplements for it and have never had this craving problem before and it's really weird :/

Sorry that your a vegetablarian :-) but yeah I wouldn't have any vegies today. Lean and Clean today, lots of H20. I don't count calories, just eat till satisfied NOT full by then you have already eaten too much. If your hungry so soon after going to bed try snacking on maybe a HB egg or two. You should be taking in 10-11 times your weight for calories by next week. I typically don't calorie count but if you are this is a good way to keep track. Good luck!!

Originally Posted by Diane69

Sorry that your a vegetablarian :-) but yeah I wouldn't have any vegies today. Lean and Clean today, lots of H20. I don't count calories, just eat till satisfied NOT full by then you have already eaten too much. If your hungry so soon after going to bed try snacking on maybe a HB egg or two. You should be taking in 10-11 times your weight for calories by next week. I typically don't calorie count but if you are this is a good way to keep track. Good luck!!

Haha thank you so much for taking the time to give me such valuable information and thoughtful responses - I am deeply grateful.

Today I ended up at 950cals with approx. 130g of protein, 25g carbs (60g of broccoli with dinner - I needed me something green!!!) and 35g of fats. Peeing like crazy all day so hope this is a sign I'm releasing water. However, ate high fat, high protein dinner at 8pm and just woke up from deep sleep at midnight and
my stomach is growling for food! This is so uncharacteristic for me; my stomach NEVER growls for being this hungry!

I won't lie, I'm pretty addicted to calorie counting but I hate it and want to stop eventually. However, because of a history of excessive dieting I think I need to keep counting to make sure
I'm actually eating enough...still working on that but it's very difficult to start eating normal amounts when you've been living off next to nothing for 7 years (a third of my life spent starving myself!)


Thanks once again for all your kind advice. X

only weigh yourself in the morning. It doesn't count later in the day. Check your weight on d2 and that will tell you if you gained. Your body is not a machine and won't do the same exact thing every day-so just do morning and save yourself some worry
ETA-I saw your above post. You are only .2 above your LDW. No need to do a steak day. My last P3 i was 2# under my LDW the first 1.5 weeks then i went to 1# over LDW and stabilized there. Only do a steak day if you are 2 or MORE over LDW

Thanks for the advice, Jen! I didn't think a full-on steak day was necessary since it was only 0.2 over like you said and a) no 'output' since Thursday and b) possibility of TOM coming up in a day or two. I am glad that you have given me the same advice here so thank you!

Yesterday I did high protein and peed like mad, but this morning I am only down 0.6. But at least I am back within the two pound range. And also, I still haven't been able to 'go' since the end of the VLCD...might pick up something at the drug store today!

Also, I don't really mind if I stabilise a bit higher than my LDW...just as long as I stabilise and don't gain it all back! I do need to work out how to eat more calories though...I calculate I need about 1700-2100 but I am struggling to think of foods that will help me get there. I may be starvihungry all the time, but I haven't a clue what to eat and as a student on a VERY tight budget, affording all the protein is really challenging!

Thanks again