Thread: Rocky P3

Jenn-The Big change I made in my 3rd week of P3 is eliminating all sugar. Not even trace. My friends that stabalized had zero sugar, wereas I was going by the redbook rule of anything that showed less that 4 grams of sugar per serving was ok. I re-read all lables and stopped eating things with even a trace of sugar. I was also afraid to stabalize at too low of calories and was tracking all food on Spark, and at times forcing myself to get in all my calories (this worked great for a friend)..I also stopped doing that. Just ate when I was hungry, never overate and listened to by body..so I have no idea how many calories I was eating.

My Typical P3 day:

B-fast- 2 scrambled eggs with 2 egg whites with veggies
Snackried aprocots or an apple
Lunch #1-1/2 if a salad- sald greens, 1 can of costco canne chicken, veggies, 2 hard boiled eggs, 2 slices bacon (No sugar), home made ranch
Lunch #2- other 1/2 of salad
Snack: 2 wedges laughing cow cheese with low carb home made crackers
dinner: Turkey patty (Costco frozen), herbed Gaot cheese (1 oz) and veggie (borccoli, zucchini, apsaragas)
Dessert: 1-2 times a week: Cheescake cups or Mug Cake with home mad whip cream
Chai-tea most nights

In P4 this is still what I eat, with adding starches, one night a week I will have a burger (home made with whole grain bun), or add a yam to my dinner, or beans, low carb tortilla etc. But one one of these a day.

I have only eaten out once on P3 (Vietnamese)..because I was having such a hard time stabalizing. I still do not eat out, I take my lunch to work and eat dinner at home. The thought of wondering how much sodium and sugar and processed junk isin the food gives me anxiety (LOL)...much easier on me to just KNOW what is in my food when I make it.

You can still log your food, just so can look back and see what was working and what did not...without stressing about the calories. Up the water and green tea, that might help also. I seriously NEVER thought I would stabalize...I was sooo frustrated. Just keep at it and follow the rules!

i feel your pain, jenn!! i ate out once...texas roadhouse and stuck to steak and veggies w/oil. i made all of my dressings from scatch to be sure there were no hidden sugars. unfortunately, i had to stop eating those dressings. apparently my body is responding well to fats in high quantities. I KNOW there is a lot of back and forth arguement about counting calories in P3, but i seem to gain when i up my fats. i have been sticking to lean meats, veggies, and eggs in moderation (so far....waiting three days to see if i have a reaction!)

i'm still in that "will i EVER stabilize???!!!" phase, although i am trying not to stress about it. here is the weird thing: i did 4 days of P2 foods in higher quantities, drank tons of waters, and slowly crept down the scale (SLOWLY!)...but after D4 of eating this way, i was magically up by 1.4 lbs! sometimes i just have to shrug and give up control. it could have been a digestion/elimination issue. i even cut out salt for those 4 days, stopped my weights and opted for hiking, and took nightly detox baths.

true steak days (done 5 of them in 2 wks) yield losses...but only .4-.6 of a lb. some on this forum say this sounds like a possible thyroid issue and i do have other hypothyroid symptoms. i will be getting labs done with my primary care physician on the 26th, and have to wait until day 19 of my menses to do a saliva hormone/adrenal test with a local naturopath that i like.

breeeeaaattthhhhiiinnnngggg through the process . LOVING the support on this forum!!

*NOT* responding well to fats in high quantities...

hi jen- thanks for the encouragement. i need it desperately. in three days, i have gone from .2 lbs above LIW to nearly 6 lbs above...eating "normal" P3 foods. leaving for vacation this evening and i'm feeling discouraged and depressed. i'm bloated and my stomach hurts. i introduced dairy one day, was up, and eliminated it the next...but continued to gain. this process is awful and i feel all of my weight coming back on. P4 "starts" tomorrow. i may say "screw P3" and move into sensible eating incorporating grains in P4. of course, i'll be on vacation...so i'll probably come back at my starting weight. i hate this. REALLY woke up on the wrong side of the scale this morning. bought new clothes and i can see myself busting out of them mid-trip in true hulk form.

have you ever had a problem with eggs before? keep eating clean...i know it will get you down again. as for stabilizing once you're there, i have no experience! wish i could help more!

(homemade mayo is pretty tasty, isn't it?)

Darths, would please post your recipes for Cheesecake cups, cauliflower enchilada shells and low carb home made crackers? Those all sound wonderful. I am on day 8 of P3 and stabalizing well. I am ready to add something new.