Thread: April 2021 Loaders - Bunnies

Leez, Husband is insistent about my going to dinner with friends Monday nite--actually I know I should go. It is one of our very good friend's birthday s o I need to go. Do you think I should skip hcg Monday? Or just eat p3 and hope for the best re gaining weight the next day. I would skip Sat/sun/mon (like a planned interruption for one meal), but I need to do those dose days to have a rasonabloe length of round, since I need to be off to travel at end of month. Would skipping that one day make any sense, do any good in countering gain at all? I hate doing this, but I really need to support her--even if eating just p3 for one meal. Any suggestions?

For one meal, don't change your dosing pattern. Remember that HCG overlaps in your system for several days. Skipping a dose isn't going to help you mitigate a cheat. You are only having one questionable meal. Just do the best you can and hop right back on protocol afterwards.

Depending on where the celebration is, you may be able to stay close to protocol with a plain vegetable and protein. A shrimp cocktail and sliced tomatoes is a good restaurant option that is on protocol.

If you want to stay on protocol, there is almost always a way to make it happen.

Thanks Leez, sounds like a plan! I really don't want to talk to these ladies about hcg, at least not in that setting--I don't want to talk about diets at all with them, so really trying to keep it less obvious. I won't go crazy, obviously no pasta, but thinking maybe a baked fish of some kind and small salad. Don't think that would draw attention. Thanks again. I will try and not eat much in the day, but I don't think I will be able to go all day without eating anything. Unless you think that would be helpful

I think the best plan would be to eat like you would any normal P2 day and then have your dinner as you like.

I think its a bad plan to restrict your eating the first part of the day. That will send you into the meal with a deficit and could make it hard for you to stick to your intentions. Remember that the protocol is not about calories in/calories out. Your body will recover from a one time off-protocol meal. It may take a couple days to get back on a losing track, but it will happen, and its not going to affect your ending number in a significant way.

What I have found that works for situations where I don't want to talk about the protocol is (and only if the subject comes up)to say that I'm doing an elimination diet for a few weeks, so I'm pretty restricted. Most people are familiar with those. I've never had anyone inquire further after that statement.

Good idea Leez, again, thanks.

Originally Posted by Dubbles

Leez, Husband is insistent about my going to dinner with friends Monday nite--actually I know I should go. It is one of our very good friend's birthday s o I need to go. Do you think I should skip hcg Monday? Or just eat p3 and hope for the best re gaining weight the next day. I would skip Sat/sun/mon (like a planned interruption for one meal), but I need to do those dose days to have a rasonabloe length of round, since I need to be off to travel at end of month. Would skipping that one day make any sense, do any good in countering gain at all? I hate doing this, but I really need to support her--even if eating just p3 for one meal. Any suggestions?

When I've had to dine at a restaurant due to a special social event during P2, I would just have coffee at home for breakfast, an apple at lunch, and then would order a normal small restaurant-sized portion (usually 6oz.) of protein such as small sirloin steak or grilled chicken breast with a dry salad, and drink lots of Perrier or San Pellegrino sparkling water while celebrating. I remember the couple of times I did this, I still lost .8-1 lb the next day.

Originally Posted by sdwis

When I've had to dine at a restaurant due to a special social event during P2, I would just have coffee at home for breakfast, an apple at lunch, and then would order a normal small restaurant-sized portion (usually 6oz.) of protein such as small sirloin steak or grilled chicken breast with a dry salad, and drink lots of Perrier or San Pellegrino sparkling water while celebrating. I remember the couple of times I did this, I still lost .8-1 lb the next day.

Thanks SDWIS. I may try this, having a large apple for lunch. And then my dinner. I'm not expecting a loss, you said you drank water, I will have at least 1 glass of wine, but would love to keep damage to a minimum.

The problem with restaurant meats is that they are generally marinated in something before cooking, especially chicken. They won't tell you that up front. You have to ask. Its possible the marinade is just a simple salt brine, but a lot of them contain sugar and other P2 contrabands.

Because of all the marinating, the safest thing you can order is a shrimp cocktail. Grammy's recommendation is to choose some kind of seafood, because even if there is a little fat added there, it would be less than red meat or chicken.