Hi folks,

I'm so mad at myself. My final day of P2 and I ended such a great run and fantastic results with a cheat for two days straight. I am now officially 6 lbs heavier than I was on my last day of P2. I am doing a protein day today in the hopes that my mistake might be resolved to some degree. I have added exercise back into my routine (during P2 I was actually WANTING to go to the gym) so I'm honestly a little surprised to see how much I've gained. During my "cheat" I wasn't actually cheating badly. I think I had a chicken salad yesterday but at a few of the croutons (not all of them, just a few) and then exercised for about an hour at the gym yesterday. And I'm UP 2 lbs from where I was yesterday morning.

My question for you guys is: did I screw everything up too badly to the point of no return? Now that an official 72 hours has passed (as of last night), do you anticipate seeing any additional problems with my weight gain, especially since I've been working out? And for other past and current P3'ers, what was your weight stabilization like during the first few weeks of the phase?

I'm just worried that I may have screwed everything up to the point where I messed up my metabolism/hypothalamus from one stupid cheat?

Angela
Post load weight: 175.6
Current Weight: 156.6
Pre-"cheat" Weight: 149.8