P3 Day 1 Down! How did I do?

**RhiB** · October 21st, 2021, 03:48 PM

Hello all!

Just finished my first day of P3 and wanted to see if anyone wanted to “weigh in” (pun intended) on my food choices/meals!

Breakfast: 3 slices of bacon, 1/2 avocado, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, pepper. Coffee with heavy whipping cream (about a tablespoon or two).

Lunch: Spring Mix, about 5 oz of rotisserie chicken, 1/2 avocado, bacon, olives (only 2 or 3), Marie’s Blue Cheese Dressing. The salad was pretty large so I tried to listen to my hunger signals and stop when satisfied. I didn’t eat the whole thing. About 3/4 of it.

Dinner: about 5 oz of Ribeye (delish) and broccoli and cauliflower mash. I melted some Kerry Gold along with garlic and Italian seasoning and drizzled over both. Finished it off with a handful of blueberries.

Honestly I wasn’t starving so it was a little difficult to make sure I didn’t skip meals but I tried to make up for what I wasn’t going to be able to eat with all the fats. I’m trying really hard to not push my boundaries and identify when I’m satisfied and not “full”. I tried to keep my water intake the same as when I was on P2. 100-125 fl oz a day. I’m not going to play with any carbonated waters or mineral waters for another week or so.

Any comments or constructive criticism is welcome! Obviously I don’t know if I have a dairy sensitivity or not yet so I will definitely update tomorrow with my weight but I just wanted to see if I was on the right track.

Thank you all so much, you all rock!

**Leez** · October 21st, 2021, 03:58 PM

Sounds like a very good first day of P3. You've got the idea of what to do in good perspective. People don't always realize that you can have a steak in P3 if you want one. You don't have to wait until you need a steak day.

If you didn't have a dairy sensitivity before, its unlikely you will discover one now.

A dairy sensitivity will likely not just produce an overnight weight gain, but any of these: extra mucus formation, chronic cough, acne, body aches, headaches, bloating-gas-diarrhea. With a full on allergy you can experience hives or breathing problems. So if none of that is in play, a small gain can just be about the shift in food volume and type while your body is adjusting.

You can ease up a bit on the water if you feel like you have to push to get it in. Half your body weight = ounces is a good formula, but anything around 2 litres (just like is recommended for P2) is sufficient.

**RhiB** · October 21st, 2021, 04:07 PM

Leez! Thank you so much, I literally feel like I just got a gold star!

It feels great to know that I’m on the right track with my mind set. I know that can be half the battle sometimes. It was really hard not to eat the other half of my steak but at that point I would just be doing it just for the taste and not for the nourishment which is what got me dieting in the first place. (I would have been absolutely stuffed) Lol! Thank you for the sensitivity info! I had no idea and that really helps. I will most certainly update tomorrow. You’re the best!

**RhiB** · October 23rd, 2021, 07:05 AM

P3 day 3 and my weigh ins have looked like this -

LIW - 149.3
P3 Day 1 - 147.5
P3 Day 2 - 149.0
P3 Day 3 (this morning) - 149.5

I am still within my LIW 2 lb window but I don’t want to keep watching my weight creep up until I have to do a steak day. What do I do? I haven’t cheated, I’ve been keeping my calorie intake up to at least1800 calories, my water intake is good. I’ve been trying to listen to hunger cues but I still haven’t been that hungry, I have to go out of my way to eat something every 3-4 hours to make sure I’m getting enough calories. I’ve been eating fruits, I haven’t introduced anything other than dairy yet.

If I’m doing something wrong I just want to fix it now.
Advice?

**Leez** · October 23rd, 2021, 08:02 AM

You are doing exactly what you need to do. Your problem is the mental battle. Try to keep perspective. We are not meant to keep the losses that happen during the transition days to P3. If you do, its a bonus and fairly rare. So your gain over LIW is only 3 ounces, and don't forget, your scale is rounding off, so it could be less. Women especially, because our complex hormones, can swing a lot more than that day to day.

It looks to me like your stabilization is right on track.

**RhiB** · October 23rd, 2021, 08:08 AM

As I was writing that post, I knew that in my heart of hearts lol. It’s my head messing with me. I have to trust the process. I also have not had a regular BM in about a week so I’m sure the 3 days of regular eating is accumulating also. Thank you for talking me off that ledge Leez! I will continue to carry on with what I’ve been doing and trust the process. Thank you for ALWAYS being here for me and for all of us! 😀

**Leez** · October 23rd, 2021, 11:20 AM

You're most welcome!

I think we all need a tshirt that says "trust the process".

A back up at the beginning of P3 is very normal. Take extra magnesium and vitamin C and increase doses until things are moving again. I find a large glass of very warm water first thing in the morning helps too. Thats also when I take my daily concoction of supplements, so its multi functional.

**RhiB** · October 24th, 2021, 06:33 AM

Leez, I’m absolutely devastated and close to crying my eyes out.

I’m at 151.2 today. .1 lb away from having to do a steak day.

I haven’t cheated but I feel like it’s not working itself out.

I was at at 149.5 do I know I haven’t gained almost 2 lbs overnight. I took some milk of magnesia last night and unfortunately it got things moving a little too quickly so I thought for sure I would have at least maintained yesterdays weight.

So frustrated with my body right now and scared to death of what to eat today. I had some cocoa crack today with my coffee to at least get something burning (it was also a good replacement for depression chocolate lol)

I’ve been doing dairy with no major fluctuations. The only thing I can think of that I did differently yesterday was have goat cheese on my salad. Everything else was consistent with what I’ve been eating for 3 days

**Leez** · October 24th, 2021, 01:40 PM

One of the hardest things to do in P3 is to trust the 2 pound window.

What that means is that even if you gain right up to the whole 2 pounds, you do not do a steak day until you go OVER.

Hang in there and continue to eat to your hunger and satisfaction cues. I've seen the scale drop back from what seems like certain disaster so many times. Do not do a correction until you need one.

Then, if you do go over the 2 pounds tomorrow, look at the steak day as a blessing.....your body gets a rest from processing all the extra food, the steak and apple taste great when you finally get to eat them, and the next day you'll be back at or below your LIW.

Doubtful it was the goat cheese alone, since you've been eating dairy successfully. Remember that week 1 can be volatile on its own. There is a 2 pound window for a reason---we often need it. Try not to stress and do not restrict your calories.

Your guts are still sorting themselves out. Even if the MoMagnesia worked, you could still be holding water.

Remember that whatever the gain is, it is NOT FAT. Its all about shifting water stores at this point.

**RhiB** · October 24th, 2021, 02:08 PM

Thank you for the reassurance and encouragement Leez! Low and behold later today, the dreaded Flo reared her ugly head so that gave me a slight pause on my panic. It has not snuffed it out completely but I put my full faith in your advice. I have continued on my same path today and we will see what tomorrow brings. I’ve also been eating a lot of red meat lately so I’m going to switch it up and see how chicken fares. I’m sure I will be posting tomorrow as this forum and your posts have become my Holy Grail lol. You’re the bomb!

**Leez** · October 24th, 2021, 06:17 PM

Low and behold later today, the dreaded Flo reared her ugly head ...

That is the most likely the cause of the gain then.

**RhiB** · October 25th, 2021, 02:41 AM

It’s looking like a steak day!

LIW - 149.3
P3 D1 - 147.5
D2 - 149.0
D3 - 149.5
D4 - 151.2
Today - 151.9

I’m also thinking maybe I’m adding too many fats into my diet? I always make sure to have veggies with every meal and fruits at least once a day. Still haven’t done eggs or anything else. I can tell I’m bloated.

Is the fact that I’ve been eating red meat consistently going to effect my steak day at all?

I am going to have heavy whipping cream in my coffee. Hoping that’s okay. Cross fingers this works.

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