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Decided to do a high protein day yesterday. Wasn't over my ldw, but was .2 lb. from that weight, and since I'm to go out of town Friday, decided to head it off at the pass.

So, yesterday I did all protein. Breakfast, sausage; lunch 2 small burgers (cooked on gf grill); and for dinner a large, and I mean LARGE sirloin tip steak that i cooked on grill outside with butter and lots of pepper, garlic salt and salt. It was scrumptious! Really it was cooked perfectly. Also had 3 ...

Well everything didn't go as planned yesterday. That's life when you decide to finally come out of hibernation, I guess. Found myself up 1.0 exactly today. Still under ldw but by only .2 of a lb. Don't like that, so am vigorously scanning previous forums and posts about high protein and steak days. I think I'll do a high protein day today, as many have success with that, and I'm not technically even over . U're supposed to do the steak days when u're 2# over your ldw, right.
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Originally Posted by Cerigo

I know how frustrating it is to not have a smooth Phase 3 stabilization and how depressing it is to go to the scale every morning and see it slowly or hastily creeping up. It happened to me the first round. So, I’m posting every single thing that has helped me stabilize under my LDW this round.

1) Drinking a minimum of 2.5 liters of water.
2) Drinking green tea.
3) Having digestive enzymes with every meal.
4) Having milk digestive enzymes when eating dairy.

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Well, day 1 of phase 3 is under my belt. Maybe not the best terminology to use, don't really want it there--but it's in the record books. Basically added in egg and Bob Evans sausage for breakfast, sugar-free coffee creamer (and it was flavored, maybe not on protocol, but OMG it was heavenly), bleu cheese Maries Natural Salad Dressing, and did have 80/20 beef in my store bought All Natural Spaghetti Sauce (no sugar added). Everything was delish. Also increased the serving size of my protein ...

Almost three days off drops and surprisingly, have not been ravenously hungry. Before dinner my stomach was making itself heard, but I wasn't miserable. Ate my alloted food, weighed and measured per usual today, so it went well. I was nervous about how hungry I would be but obviously the drops stay in your system a little longer than we think. No way would I typically eat 500 cal. a day and not be scavenging for food--any food!

So, I'm thinking: Tomorrow is the big day. Maybe ...

WHAT is up with the friggin scale? Geez--scale up .6 today. It seems if I lose anything, the next day at least half of that loss is called back. I feel like I'm being charged for a penalty when I haven't broken the rules. (Can u tell it's football season?) Up .6 today, while I know it is not all that much, it's still driving me crazy! What's going to happen when I eat NORMALLY?

No hcg for about 48 hours now. Am going to hold off for the cream in coffee until tomorrow a.m. ...

Short note: afternoon of the day after last hcg dose (last taken 8:30 a.m. yesterday). Am beginning to get hungry some. Not unbearable, but just drank 2 glass of water. Also feel lightheaded. Is that normal?

Originally Posted by just4me

Crazy - I only have 3 more days of p3 then moving to p4 and I have never been at or ouyside of the minus 2 plus 2 window so haven't needed a steak day. P3D1 I added 2 eggs with a splash of milk to scramble them in some oil. I ate p2 foods for lunch and dinner with double the protein. D2 was the same. D3 added some cheese. D5 added almonds and gained. Trick is to go very slow at first and only add one new thing every other day. If I gained much, I went back to basic foods for 2 days and then

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Originally Posted by spice

my favorite chicken recipe of all time...courtesy of the Southwest....
Taco Chicken

Baking dish
2 Chicken Breasts (defrosted, fat trimmed, salt and peppered to taste)
Now add a little Adams Southwestern spice or chili powder, enough to make it look pretty
Cover with sugar-free organic tomato sauce
Cover disk with aluminum foil to keep it moist
Bake at 350 degrees for 75 minutes (nice and slow makes it oh so tender)
After baking, remove

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Yesterday was my last hcg dose (in the a.m.), so I am now officially on my way to P3. Was so afraid I would feel the effects of no hcg in my system by last night that I freaked myself out over every little rumble or grumble in my tummy, even though I've have had those (grumblings and rumblings) a lot during this journey, anyway--on the hcg. Worried when I went to bed that when I woke up this a.m. I would be ravenous....but I'm happy to report, it hasn't happened yet.

Had an apple ...