Confusion

I am very confused about this p3 thing. I have done everything I know to do. Upped my protein lowered my carbs and I am finding myself after a little over two weeks 5 pounds above my LIW. Calling my doctor and after three weeks of being off the hcg and shots I want to go back on. I would rather loose weight than eat. That is where I am at right now. Just pissy and confused.

Did Somebody Say Protein

Well I took some advice and loaded up on protein today. By my weight I was told I should have 200 g of protein. OMG so much freaking food. Scares me. Curious what the scale will do tommorow. So a little nervous is an understatement.
After living on 500 calories a month this is like crazy eating this much food. Who knew 2000 calories was so much.
Upside peeps is I lost 8.5 inches since my last meaurements which were on the 30th of October. I quit measuring beacuse that week I showed no loss cause my weight was redistributing. So thank God for a little good news. I have been getting up and using my treadmill. Working up to using it for an hour so far only 20 minutes. But it gives me a chance to watch Desperate Housewives. My husband didnt like the idea of me watching it, Probably cause of the title. Ha! Its a hoot and Im only on first season. Well thats one way get my ass a moving lol.

Some things you just should tape yourself doing.

Thanksgiving Day on P3

So as usual the big feast will be held at my house. So I am trying a few p3 friendly recipes along with the usual's only problem is I haven't taste tested some of these.

Here are an additional few I will be making:

Mock Potato Salad ( to go with ham)

1 pound cauliflower (cut into 1/2" cubes
1/4 cup fresh onion diced
1 large celery stalk chopped
3 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
2 hard boiled eggs chopped
1/4 cup ranch dip made with sour cream
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 cup sliced almonds(optional)
1/2 tsp parsley flakes

Pour 1 inch of water into a pan with lid and add cauliflower. Cook it covered over medium heat until done about 5-8 minutes. It should be slightly firm when done. Immediately run cold water over to stop it from cooking any more. Make sure it is completely cool and drain.
Place the drained cauliflower and remaining (except parsley) ingredients into a serving bowl.Stir well to combine. Garnish with parsley serve chilled

Serves 6
Carbohydrates 8 g Protein 5 g Fat 5 g Calories 97

Appetizer
Stuffed Jalepenos

12 fresh jalapeno peppers halved lengthwise and seeded
1 (8 ounce) package whipped cream cheese
12 slices bacon, cut in half

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Stuff each jalapeno half with whipped cream cheese. Wrap a half slice of bacon around each stuffed jalapeno half.
Arrange wrapped jalapeno halves in a single layer on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 45 minutes, or until bacon is evenly browned and crisp.

Protein: 3.5g Carbs: 1.7g Total Fat: 22.4g Calories: 222

Spiced Squash Pie (aka Pumpkin Pie)





Cranberry Sauce and Applesauce

OOOOOPS I Did it Again

Seems the old girl needs to do another steak day. I was hoping I would wake up and magically those pounds would be gone. Ummm nope didnt happen. So plan for the day is to load up on freaking water YUK! And eat a big steak.
Suggestions from others suggests I am being too careful and eating too much veggies and under cutting my protein. So after steak day today I will be eating much more protein. All I have to do is survive the fasting all day. I hope I can drop the 3 pounds by morning. Anyone saying this isnt hard is a butt head. i never thought that 2000 calories was alot of food but when you factor in not eating grains, potatoes and rice thats alot of calories in fruits, veggies and protein. What a quandry I am in. Almost panic moments when I see the scale go up. Havent put anything in my mouth Im not allowed to I just think Im being conservative where I shouldnt be.
I discovered also I am missing the high of waking up every morning and loosing pounds. Imagine that.

Two Pounds + Over LIW

Ok frustrated. Not eating over the 1500 calories but seems Im over the two pounds of my LIW. Dont have any steak in the house and well I dont feel like driving 20 miles total to get one. So I will eat as usual and get my steak tomorrow. I think Im eating too many caution foods so I am going to eliminate those and just stick to the allowable veggies, fruit and protein. O well I guess thats why its called stabilizing. Cause it takes a freaking lot of work!
Planned dinner will be grilled chicken with assortment of veggies.

P3 Day 8

Well to my amazement I could really care less about eating. Just one week into p3 and I don't feel like eating anything. Ugh I fantasized about this phase during p2 and now that its here blah! So don't know what is going on with me. I'm glad I don't feel like binging or pigging out. Bottom line. Nothing is thrilling me appetite wise. I eat because I have too or just because I feel a twinge of hunger. Didn't eat breakfast. All I was in mood for was a cup of vanilla coffee with a little cream. Probably wont do that again for another week. Yesterday had 1200 calories. I can go up to 2000 and be OK but just didn't want anything. Am I fickle or what? Dr. S did say that obesity became prevalent when culture changed to eating three square meals a day, whether you were hungry or not. I guess the postponing of eating until I'm hungry is a good thing. I just have to remember not to put it off until I am famished and I grab something I shouldn't. All about living intentionally and not half assed. Living life by the seat of my pants. What did that get me but a big butt and big girl pants lol.

One Week into Phase Three...Feels Like Christmas

So not bad. I am continuing the quest of cleaning out my closet. This morning I tried all my fat clothes on. Some I haven't been able to get into for two years. All I can really say is that it felt like Christmas.
Just like getting new clothes. And yeah baby some of those when put on were loose. I did the naked happy dance. lol I have so far packed up 7 lawn trash bags of fat clothes that I am giving away. Its only been 5 weeks since starting this journey, but I am determined never to go back.
I even took a bold move and got rid of all my summer clothes I wore cause I will not fit into them by next summer. :P

So far today I am behind on nourishing myself lol. I had two small green apples for breakfast and a scoop of sugar free organic peanut butter. Its not too bad with the sweetness of the apple. On its own it takes yukky but the apple gives the sweet taste to it. It was yummy and satisfying. Took a friend to get her HCG supplies. I'm excited for her.
Eating lunch a bit late but o well. Baked hot chicken and two cups of steamed broccoli.
O yeah girls. Got my Julian bread. it was fantastic. I had a piece last night toasted no butter with bacon and eggs. And yippie the scale didn't jump negatively :)

P3 Day 6....ho hum de dum

So stupid freaking scale I hate you. First your up then your down. I swear my scale is not only female but bipolar ;)
I'm not discouraged. Nope. You little biotch you are not going to get the best of me. No matter what you say. I lost 25 pounds and I'm not going to be swayed every time you say I gained a pound when I didn't do one bad thing lol.
So teetering back and forth with a pound or two then back down again to my LIW. Fickle Little body.

So busy busy day. Love doing reports for the Department of Labor. Yeah they can kiss my big not so fat @@@. lol So any who lol. Couldn't eat lunch until 3 pm, that's bad. But all I ate was broccoli and turkey meatloaf. Not bad on the calorie front there. So totally slacking on the water intake. Got to get back on track again with that.



Thought this was pretty cute:

P3 Day 5

So steak day only got me a one pound loss. But that's OK. if I am over again by 2 pounds I will just do it again. Went to the big city to pick up my new rugs. Its looking pretty snazzy if I do say so myself. Spent my whole paycheck :P Most stuff I bought was 60% off so I was blessed.

I made sure I ate before I left so I wouldn't fall into temptation. Its easier to fight the fast food demons calling out to me if my tummy is full.

Going to be a single this weekend as the boys will be pheasant hunting. I'm thankful we got our alarms set up with 24 hour monitoring. I wont be near as chicken with lots of bells and whistles that will go off if somebody messes around here. Then there butts will be peppered with a whole lotta metal lol

So since they will be gone I made me a batch of veggie soup and a few days of turkey meatloaf. Here's to all the boys and girls out there trying to win the battle against the bulge:

I couldnt just post one






So many reasons to stay on track!!!!!!!

Steak Day Already

Yep you read that right. I have to do a steak day already. 4 days and already over 2 pounds of my LIW. I contribute that to the hiden something in restaurant food. What did I eat at the restaurant but veggies and more veggies. But I did have that crab salad which might have been more than just crab and a mayonaise dressing. So whats on the menu but a big steak. Shucks. Not happy about the gian. Moral of the story if you didnt cook it dont eat it!


So I guess I will drink water and eat a Ribeye. Hope it will correct the error. Fingers crossed and apparently mouth shut for the rest of the day :(
Going to take a walk to take the edge off.


Another reason to NOT take fat pictures. You just might end up all over the net lol