Hi Sunlover, welcome!

I go to Red Mt. in Glendale, and I agree that there is more info here than from the clinic. I think your weight loss is good, especially since you can't have that much to lose, considering that you're starting at 158. People who have more to lose, will lose faster. Over time, women average about 1/2 lb. per day.

With Releana, you don't have to take breaks between rounds, like the injectable form of hcg, unless you want to. Are you doing more than one round?
But your question is about P4. Here's an explanation of P3 and P4 from another thread:

Phase 3 is: This starts at the end of the 72 hours after the last dose of hcg. For 3 weeks, you eat a lot more, but NO sugars or starches of any kind for three weeks. Trying to maintain that 2lb above or below LIW (last injection or dose weight).

Phase 4 is: You can now sllllooowwwwly add in starch and sugar - still trying to maintain that 2 lb buffer. This lasts for 3 weeks if you are doing a second round (makes a total of 6 weeks that you are off the HCG) or forever if you are done with HCG


In P3 and 4, it's best to keep a daily journal of your food, to see what, if anything, makes your weight go up. Some people are sensitive to dairy, or nuts, sugar, or other particular things. You still must weigh yourself every day. It sounds like you will have a hard time not pigging out in Peru!

In P4, it is recommended to add one new starch or sugar a day, so you can tell if that will make you gain. You don't want to gain all your hard-lost weight back. When you get closer to your vacation, there are veterans on the non-Releana threads who can tell you more how to deal with the food there, depending on just where you are in P4. I'm on my 4th day of P3, so I'm not an expert yet.

As far as cooking spray, no I don't use it. It has oil in it, and I think it will slow your weight loss. Any extra fat can do that. I cook chicken and ground sirloin in a little bit of water, to keep then from sticking.

wow, i'm a little uspset with my clinic.
I specifically asked them if I could use Pam to cook, and they said no problem. I will cut it inmediately to see it I see any changes on my rate of release.
Also, I told them, this is the date I travel, would I be ok to be off the diet? and again they said no problem, never mentioning P4. My whole plan just went out the window

I'm aware i will have to do a second bottle to reach my ideal weight, with or without the trip, so I have a question for you. Seeing as i'm going to be eating fats, starched, and lots of alcohol (hey, haven't seen my girlfriends for 8 years! ) would you recommend that i just do the second bottle of releana after the first and then continue a third bottle during my trip? even though i would be cheating for just about 12 days straight? or should i just do 1 bottle, go to P3, then P4, which starts about 1 week prior to my trip? Once I come back i could go back into protocol after the 3 wks of P4.
Please let me know what you think is best

Thanks releasing! i think i will do the whole protocol, and try to avoid as much as i can during my trip. Hopefully i won't gain that much. If not, I can always pretend i was loading for 12 days instead of 2 for my second round, LOL!

bumping for new releana user

dont think so.