Hi Everyone~
I started P3 on Friday. I had scrambled eggs for breakfast and 2 cups of coffee with half n half (mmmm!). I did not get hungry for a snack and by lunch time I was still not hungry, but I had some greek yogurt with strawberries and a few crushed almonds. I had about 4.5 oz of steak for dinner with grilled onion. And I was full.

We had to travel on Friday night into Sat (drove all night). Stopped and had breakfast. I had a cheese omelet, a piece of bacon and 2 cups of coffee. Snack was some almonds. Never got hungry for lunch (and we drove all day on Sat). Dinner I had a salad with a little bit of guac, grilled chicken, cheese and some sugar free salad dressing.

I am having the hardest time eating! I am simply *not* hungry. Do I force myself to eat? I weighed this morning (couldn't yesterday as we were on the road) and was up 1 lb. And here I was, all through p2 dreaming about what I would eat in p3. Now that I am here I can't/don't want it. What gives?

Hi swtpeach - that's pretty common. I'm starting week 3 of P3 and still am not very hungry, but it has gotten much better since week 1. The first week was very difficult to eat. I ended up adding a protein shake in the morning, even though I wasn't hungry, but I knew I needed to get some calories and protein in. I can drink them if I'm not "hungry".

Don't force feed yourself, but you need to try to eat enough so you don't go into starvation mode. It will come back little by little.

Good luck and enjoy P3!

missesrita has a great point about the shakes - the Jay Robb shakes from Whole Foods are amazing - no fat & lots of protein. I would mix one with fresh fruit if you absolutely can't eat - you want to make sure you keep lots of protein on board - not enough protein can make you gain

Your appetite will increase. I would be careful with the cheese and nuts. They have made me gain!