Thread: Lovely Losers 2021 - NO STOPPING n November!!

Thank you. I don't know why I'm so paranoid this time around!

At least I can laugh about my screenname reading as if I have hair-friends; I really should have put a space in there (I do not have lice.)

Thank you, PearlyMae!

I wasn't expecting this round to be as emotional as it has been. You're totally right - this diet takes serious determination and I need to recognize the strength it took to even make it this far. And as tough as it was, I'm very grateful right now for sticking with the long round.

>"There are days when I’ve had some thing not totally off protocol but not totally on and the next day I’m sure I’ve gained back the entire 25 pounds I lost last round. Overnight. Which of course is impossible and sometimes I’m up half a pound but sometimes I’m down so I can’t tell, that’s why I weigh."

Ugh, yes. This is exactly how I feel, regardless of how irrational it sounds. I'm not even eating dairy or nuts, but it's just the volume and frequency of meals that feels so odd. Never thought I would say that!

I really appreciate your kind words! I just needed someone to shake me back into reality. Thank you so much, and I hope you have a great day <3

Originally Posted by samslice

I'm on P3D3. This is my 4th round, so I know better than what I'm currently doing, but...

I haven't been able to weigh myself. I know I'm eating enough. I know I'm good on fat, protein, vegetables and (minimal) berries. And I've been taking digestive enzymes + magnesium + enough salt and water.

My stomach was flat when I finished P2, and it's so bloated now I look pregnant. I'm avoiding all dairy and nuts, I ate eggs all throughout P2 and lost (I had to have an egg white for extra protein every so often, then had to cut shrimp and beef, so chicken fish and eggs was it for meat).

I know if anything is going wrong with the scale, it's better to know about it otherwise I can't take action. But I developed a negative relationship with the scale during the last few weeks of P2, and I can't seem to shake it. I lost. 4.8 in 3 days before my last injection, and maintained LIW the following day. So I haven't weighed in about a week.

If anyone has any supportive or motivational advice, I'm all ears. The few people who I mentioned the diet to were incredibly condescending and had a "good luck maintaining that!" quip so I just feel like total garbage, and can't stop thinking about how hilarious it would be for everyone else when I fail at this, too.

(I did 2 rounds 10 years ago and successfully kept it off for over 5 years. I didn't have people rooting for me to fail back then.)

UPDATE - P3D4

I finally had "movement" yesterday morning and today, so I decided to be brave and just weigh myself. I'm up 8.4 lbs. Decided to change the scale battery. Aaaand...8.4 lbs.

I added chia day one, to get things "going", and in lieu of dairy I've been using coconut milk powder (no fillers, 100% organic coconut). But I'm also using shredded coconut, and coconut manna quite liberally so I will just cut that completely and see what happens. Oh god, I also had flax bread with coconut flour. I have no idea what this coconut obsession is about!

I also used butter on P3D2, so hopefully that's the culprit as I had bad inflammation every time I used HWC before starting this round.

Ugh, not what I wanted to see, but now I need to decide between chicken thighs all day or pulled pork for dinner. I get so moody when my blood sugar drops so I need to make a firm decision to stick with lest I give in to cravings later.

I actually gained 8 lbs loading for this round, and I'm 99% sure it was from dairy. I lost all of that weight overnight after starting vlcd, so I'm taking that as a glimmer of hope for today.

Wish me luck. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Sam,

Oh dear! Good luck settling that bloat down and getting back to LIW. Definitely try a nice, hot bath with Epsom salts, and enjoy your correction day. Re low BS when fasting: I'm T2D and eat keto so I'm always driving for low BS; I allow myself one coffee with HWC on correction days.

I have had similar issues with weight gain when starting P3, so now I do a calorie ramp-up. The first week, I add about 1/3 of the calorie increase, the 2nd week, about 2/3 the difference, and the last week of P3 I bring my calories up to normal by the end of the week. Then in P4, I start trying more foods. I also use steak days in P3/P4 if I feel I'm creeping up.

AFM: I'm on P4D16, 136.3#.

Thanks for your kind words, gz9.

Just did a 4 mile walk in the freezing rain, so hopefully that helps. I should just head out now to get epsom salts.

I keep trying to figure out what I can put in my coffee for sustenance, since dairy and coconut are out for the foreseeable future. I have a small ripe avocado but that seems counterintuitive...hmmm.

I was totally planning on easing into the calories, but my appetite was insatiable. Whoops. Glad I finally checked.

How is p4 treating you?

Also - for tomorrow I'll plan on a P2 day (...plus olive oil?).

Would it be wise to do an inflammation smoothie as well? How many calories should I aim for throughout the day?

Thanks again, you've all made this set back much easier. I'm trying to be positive but oh it's a fight today!

Oh nooooo, not my coconut!!!! I just bought another pound of the stupid coconut milk powder yesterday!

I'm petrified of adding anything else at this point, but thanks for the idea. I drank some acv, which I detest, so that worked as an appetite deterrent...for now. Ribeyes were on sale so I can only assume the universe is on my side today.

I woke up way earlier than usual, so I'm trying to figure out how early "dinner" can be.