Linda, this is day 14 of of P3. I believe there are food culprits involved, so I have eliminated them:

3/13/10 Saturday 171.8----I had a glass of milk for the first time (have not had any since then) and am quite sure I didn't eat enough (only 1300 calories and 50g protein) as I had a bit of a travel hiccup that evening, but still registered a .2 loss on the scale the next morning. However, my weight went up .4 the following morning.

3/14/10 Sunday 171.6----I had bacon for the first time, and then again on Tuesday, that I discovered had sugar in it, even though it was less then a gram. For some reason, I completely missed the sugar ingredient when purchasing from Whole Foods.

3/15/10 Monday 172----I tested the mug cake for the first time, but I'm not sure if it could have been the xylitol or the cream that I had a problem with, as it was my first time consuming both.

3/16/10 Tuesday 172.2----I had low sugar balsamic vinegar in a tomato sauce I made that would have equated to less than half a gram, but that could have definitely been a problem as well. I had made four servings of the chicken parmesan with the tomato sauce for lunches this week and I had to make other people eat it to avoid any further problems.

3/17/10 Wednesday 173.2----Steak day (23 oz w/ 1 apple)

3/18/10 Thursday 172

There just could have been so many factors involved in the gain, that I have no idea how to sort them out, other than the food. I exercised Monday night, and I've had plumbing and bloating issues (which are particularly bad after a steak day for some reason). I'm upping my magnesium citrate supplement a little to see if that helps. I think all the protein I'm eating is part of the issue.

And I think I'm eating enough... Most days are about 1600-1800 calories, 130-150 g protein, and 100-110g fat (give or take). Should I be more liberal with the calories and fats? I track nearly everything to a T, including cholesterol, potassium, sodium, and fiber intake, and I'm always worried about consuming too much cholesterol especially, which is part of the reason why I don't eat more than I do--as well as me just not being hungry enough for that much food.

how does "bump" work?

You are eating less protein than you would be on P2. It doesn't seem like enough to me.

oh ok....thanks

mbohall, i do knwo that some ppl on here do modified steak days, or really high protein days, which works for some...i have actually done a really high protein day before and lost 2 lbs the next day, but i did the dteak day this time cause i was up too high from my liw....i dont know about the water pill....i was told that they are really bad for you, cause they flush out good things along with the water....