Uncategorized

Originally Posted by Leez

It has to be water. You haven't eaten 17,000 more calories than you've burned, and that's what it would take to gain 5 pounds of fat.

Until you are going soft several times a day, you are actually still constipated.

So, it's counter-intuitive, but water chases water. Especially if the water is hydrating. Adding pink salt helps water hydrate your tissues better so that your body will release extra.

You might try grammy's inflammation smoothie. That

...

Originally Posted by justbe

Originally Posted by justgitterdone

Enjoy your last load day! Just curious, what size and how much was the hcg from Telewellness?

Thanks!

Here is the link to their product line: https://telewellnessmd.com/products

I went with the 6000iu for 130

Originally Posted by Leez

It can be an issue, especially if you start introducing starches right away.

Are you starting to introduce starches in P4? If so, you might want to leave a couple days in between testing. P4 is mostly about testing the amount of starch you can add back into your routine without gaining.

If you find that any amount of starch triggers a gain, it can help to do a month of the FMD diet to desensitize you to carbs. I found that it worked pretty quickly to do that. I

...

Originally Posted by wilsonblack

it is sort of a personal policy of mine to never have a bad weekend, nor do a correction day.

Fat bombs:

8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup marscapone
1/2 cup salted butter
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/4 cup swerve confectioners sugar
2 tbs vanilla
a handful + of Lily's no sugar added chocolate chips (whichever flavor you like. I love salted caramel but cant always find it. semi sweet or dark choco are fine by me)

...

Originally Posted by Leez

You can post anywhere and I will see it. My bookmark is the search page that shows all the new posts.

We buy this one: https://smile.amazon.com/Biotech-Nut...dp/B00JSDQXIS/ I like that there are no additives other than the gelatin capsule it comes in, and that its made in America.

Originally Posted by Leez

It all about inflammation, and as you describe, you are dealing with a lot of it. And that will keep you from losing even if you eating very little. When the inflammation recedes, the extra water your body is holding in an effort to dilute it will pass.

Are you trying to lose while dealing with this? I think that would add unnecessary stress to an already stressful situation.

An ibuprophen substitute you might try is corydalis. Its an ayurvedic herbal remedy that in

...

Originally Posted by Leez

yes, you have to make room for the liquid you are going to add. So withdraw the same amount of air from the vial that you plan to put in. Otherwise, when you add liquid, the extra pressure will squirt it back out of the hole in the rubber stopper.

When you are removing liquid, first add the amount of air equal to the amount you plan to remove. Otherwise, it is very difficult to withdraw the liquid. It will feel like there is a lot of suction and the liquid will keep wanting to

...

Originally Posted by justgitterdone

Do you have a Vitamix or someth8ng comparable? If so, blend the chicken into a soup with broth and whatever veggie (cook veggie first in broth) and seasonings. I developed a chicken aversion years ago and I came up with this. Even though I don’t have an aversion to chicken anymore I still eat these meals in P2 because I love them so much. The chicken makes a thick, creamy and hearty soup. So comforting. One of my favorites is to make a “creamy” asparagus soup. I grill my chicken on the grill

...

Originally Posted by Leez

The sterile mixing vials and bacteriostatic water can be ordered online. I have not purchased either at the drug store, but it doesn't hurt to ask the pharmacist. It might be available in your town.

i generally order supplies from formagenix.net, but checking their site just now, I see they only carry 10ml sterile vials. 20ml would be the next most common size. They do have bacteriostatic water available currently. Mentioning that because some kind of weirdness has been going

...

Originally Posted by robineka

Misr that's fantastic! I have a very good feeling about this. For both of us. Your burger wrap sounds amazing. The dirty rice thing I made was similar only with ground beef, cabbage and fresh garlic and onion powder, to keep the carbs down, plus cumin, chili, s & p and something spicy, can't remember what. I think if you eat higher fat you have to eat very, low carb, under 20 grams. 2.0 allows up to 30 grams, so on chicken and fresh fish days can have more veggies, right?