Thread: November 2019 Loaders - Never Surrender

Hi LinderLou,

Thank you for the tips! Thank you also for the chicken recipe!

Sorry about your doctor! That just is awful. Good idea about the book. Have you called his office and told him you are cold and tired on this dose? I only suggest this because if you keep complaining nicely they may just give you what you want to get you off their backs. I have had to do that. It is wonderful to live in a rural setting though. I wish I did! I have friends who live in the country and often they come here to visit and and we go there.

Are you thinking of starting your round in January? Good way to go to wait until after the holidays. I just could not fit into any clothes so I didn’t want to wait!

Well I am so excited to look at the hcg Chicas website for P3! Thanks so much for that!
Have a wonderful day!
Rk

Originally Posted by rkthin

Hi Leez,

I hope you are having a great Monday. I have a few questions.

Do you know why my ticker is not showing up?

I was looking at recipes --trying to find something I could feed my family and eat also--and saw that people are using Broccoli and Zucchini in P2. I went to Pounds and Inches and the are not listed. IS this just a cheat some people do? I like to stay POP. It's only for a short time and I think I get better results.

Also, has anyone had any good results baking chicken tenders? I usually grill mine. I tried baking them and they were on the dry side. Any tips wold be appreciated. Thanks!

Sorry for the delay. I had a response typed out yesterday and must have not submitted it.

You'll need to get the raw URL (starts with http and ends with the file type, something like .gif) Put the url between image tags [ IMG ] url here [ /IMG ] (without the spaces) The site will no longer let you link back to the ticker.

Broccoli and zucchini are not on the original protocol menu. But there are lots of protocol variation that include all kinds of things, so you probably saw a recommendation based on one of those. I agree with staying POP. Why mess with success, is my view.

I always did my chicken tenders fresh on a Foreman grill. They actually tasted good that way. Or I would put chunks in a P2 soup. I think baking is really tricky for something so lean.

Thanks for your reply! That is very helpful. I will work on that this weekend!

Hi Leez and whoever is out there,

I have a problem this weekend. I am judging a baking contest. I did it last year and it was such fun, I had everyone talk about their best tips and biggest fails. So I was invited back this year and I really thought I could get out of tasting and just be master of ceremonies but I can’t! Too soon for a planned interruption. Today is P2 Day 10.

Does anyone have any tips for me? I am very frustrated about this and not sure what to do.

Thanks,
RK

Hi RK,

What if you tell them that currently the doctor has you on a very restrictive diet and you can only eat certain foods, baked goods not being on the list? Could you have someone else do the tasting for you and rate the entries for you? Sounds like P2 to me...

I've been in situations where there was pressure to eat things off protocol. The answer of "I'd love to, but I just can't eat that right now" is usually accepted by most people because it is not a turn down, but a temporary situation.

My two cents...

Kind of gross, but could you taste then spit?

Other than declining, thats all I got.

Hi Leez and LinderLou,

Good News! I applied everyone's suggestions. Thank you Leez and LinderLou. I had last years winners be the assistant judges and we evaluated the recipes together. Then I had everyone rinse with water "to cleanse the palate" between samples which gave me an opportunity to spit it out. I think everyone enjoyed learning new ways to evaluate recipes and it was a lot of fun...

Even better, I did not gain any weight! So today I am back home and hopeful to continue on the right path. Thank you again for your help! I was really nervous!

Hope everyone has a great day!
RK

YAY! So happy it worked out and that everyone had fun AND you didn't undo your progress! What a creative way to handle the situation!

HI,

I have a question maybe we should all discuss. What are we doing about Thanksgiving? I am stuck doing all the cooking as usual. I am trying to figure out if I should do a Planned Interruption or not. Leez, what have most people done in the past?

Thanks everyone for giving your input! I just had to start this round as I no longer own "Fat Clothes" in the size I was...So while this was poor planning, I know we can figure this out together.

RK

I've been in P2 for thanksgiving before. I roasted a chicken brined in lemon and herbs, grilled some fennel and made some chocolate dip for fresh strawberries for dessert. It was festive and fine. Or at least thats what I told myself. If you wanted to allow a small splurge, cooking some fresh cranberries with stevia would be a fairly innocuous option.

I don't think its worth doing a planned interruption, because you have to come off the HCG the three days before, and then you have to continue the interruption for at least 4 days, so you forfeit about a week of your losing time for that one meal. Since it takes 4-5 days (or more) to recover from an off-protocol day, it is pretty much a trade-off to just go for it on the holiday meal and then get right back on plan.

But even on an interruption, you can't do sugar or starch, so you are still restricted from the traditional holiday goodie recipes.