[DurryVony]

So I know in an hour or two I'll be ok but for now, I'm just depressed and mad at myself!! We went away for a long weekend and I was SO good. Until Sunday. My Mom made burgers.. accidentally put cheese on mine.. well I figured ok, I was doing so well, I just wouldn't have my 1T milk for the day, no biggie. Then on the 8hr road trip home, I drank 8-10oz of a vanilla latte. I kept telling myself I was great all weekend and I had such great losses that I could have a little treat.

Well Monday I woke up to a 1lb gain. Ok, I cheated, I deserved it. It was still there yesterday. Now today, I'm up another .4 and I've been great ever since that intentional "break". However, I haven't been hitting my 500 calories either. I sit around 400. I'm going to have some steak today for 1 meal to help that and maybe both my wasas and the 1T milk, but every day except for the first 5, I've been under 500. I've also realized my sleep hasn't been 8 hours and I've been drinking about 66-70oz water a day (which is what I've always done).

I lost 16.6lbs in 14 days, I know that's great. 11.6 of them were in the first week so only 5 was in the second. Huge difference! Going into my 3rd week, this is stall week right?

What I'm thinking is:
1) Bump up the water
2) Bump up the sleep
3) Bump up the calories (but how?)

I guess I just need to hear I didn't mess myself up and even though I'm in a holding pattern (or today, the going up .4), it will come off again. I mean I'm proud of where I have gotten this far, I just need to keep reminding myself of that.

[fil_nurser]

So I know in an hour or two I'll be ok but for now, I'm just depressed and mad at myself!! We went away for a long weekend and I was SO good. Until Sunday. My Mom made burgers.. accidentally put cheese on mine.. well I figured ok, I was doing so well, I just wouldn't have my 1T milk for the day, no biggie. Then on the 8hr road trip home, I drank 8-10oz of a vanilla latte. I kept telling myself I was great all weekend and I had such great losses that I could have a little treat.

Well Monday I woke up to a 1lb gain. Ok, I cheated, I deserved it. It was still there yesterday. Now today, I'm up another .4 and I've been great ever since that intentional "break". However, I haven't been hitting my 500 calories either. I sit around 400. I'm going to have some steak today for 1 meal to help that and maybe both my wasas and the 1T milk, but every day except for the first 5, I've been under 500. I've also realized my sleep hasn't been 8 hours and I've been drinking about 66-70oz water a day (which is what I've always done).

I lost 16.6lbs in 14 days, I know that's great. 11.6 of them were in the first week so only 5 was in the second. Huge difference! Going into my 3rd week, this is stall week right?

What I'm thinking is:
1) Bump up the water
2) Bump up the sleep
3) Bump up the calories (but how?)

I guess I just need to hear I didn't mess myself up and even though I'm in a holding pattern (or today, the going up .4), it will come off again. I mean I'm proud of where I have gotten this far, I just need to keep reminding myself of that.

Awww, don't be too hard on yourself sweetie. you did NOT mess yourself up - I cheated way worse than this during my round 2, and it was a resounding success (lost over 20lbs and have maintained the loss for over a month now with zero effort). just stay on track, it will come back off - follow protocol - you will be just fine

[Anavaralo]

Thank you I just needed to hear it from someone else then close family/friends whom know nothing about this diet (nor understand it)

[alskdjreyfd]

You can't fix a cheat. The only thing you can do is leave it behind and not go visit it again. Like a bad relationship.

[Deribasov]

You'll be fine. Everyone stalls out after a cheat. You can figure 3 days lost. But you have lost a great amount of weight so you are due a regular stall anyway.

[BiseCreesia]

If I ate that in P2 I would have gained more than a pound, so you're lucky.

Also, I tend not to think about "being good." It's not good, it's your health. I keep getting this more and more. Maybe it's not the same for everyone, and it probably isn't, but I think I have as serious an allergy and negative reaction to some foods, just like people who would die if they ate peanut butter because their air ways will close up.

I really do think that's how I got as bad as 300lbs, that all those foods just kept adding up negative reactions, an entire cluster of them, clogged up the system, and once I eat one it starts the pattern to keep going. That's how I see it now, especially being two months into P4 after two rounds and seeing a whole cluster of health problems pop up for me.

I always think of food now as my nutrition, not a diet. And what I eat as being what I eat for survival and not good or bad. It's about as bad for me as the peanut guy, and even though it doesn't happen in a few seconds, the negative reactions to those foods happen.

[Veronnisa]

It broke!! I did steak at both meals and calculated my calories to get to 490 and had 94oz of water. I stepped on the scale before bed and I was .2 more then the am so I knew I was going to lose something My only issue was I kept waking up because I was so excited to weigh! So with the 1.6 loss, I'm 1.2 from being under 200!! Oh sweet onederland, here I come!

Thanks Colleen, you were right on the dot on the 3 days! Your amazing

Carolina, your right! I don't regret it, per say, I drank it with full acceptance that I'd stall... I just didn't realize how I'd feel during that 3 day stall/gain! I learned!

Crezman, I must say, I can't wait until I can have a regular salad, mixing veggies together, maybe a few almond slivers, some dressing.. not the salads I used to get from MCD's with the fried chicken and fatty dressings. I don't crave that at all! It's funny, I was talking to my Mom last night and I mentioned how 1 month ago, I never thought I'd feel like this but now, I'm SO interested in eating right and what fresh foods I can make. I'm sorry you have so many struggles but I'm glad you realized what is causing it now and can do something about it. I'm positive I'll find some food sensitivities along the way also, just too many things I see when I look back.