nena- if you're feeling bloated and crappy on P3, it's probably due to food sensitivities. the most common problems on P3 involve dairy, eggs, and nuts. try eating just protein, veggies and fruits, and see how you feel.

One thing i learned on my first foray into P3 land was go slow. Slow for me meant adding ONE new thing every 2- 3 days I didnt do that and spent 4 steak days trying to recover. I did recover but if i had to do it all over again I would have worked slower. this is not a race but a journey ( HA me saying that when my motto is normally "Damn the Process") Everything will be within your reach if you take it slowly and add back what you want as you are able to measure the effects.

thanks, desert girl. that is what I was thinking, my LIW was 138.4, and now I am around 140 lbs.(hopefully, if that steak day holds) I would have done well to have my LIW at 133 or something like that, but look at me, nitpicking over a few lbs.! when I weighed over 200 lbs. anything around this weight was a godsend!