I hear ya Coliep...ive got the munchies...so i went out and bought myself a water bottle with one of those flip top straws...so i just suck and chew on that when i feel like i need to eat something...In other words..its like..something to keep me from putting something else in my mouth... Besides.. i have a thing for straws! Funny right? But yah.. im still really tired...its only day 2 and im like BAHH! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope it goes away soon..When are we supposed to get that surge of energy?

I normally haven't felt too bad after about 5-6 days.
I am just beat today from lack of sleep

Day 8, bad headache all day. I stayed extra hungry today, forgot to eat my pickle. Had a chocolate drink for breakfast, brussel sprouts and cauliflower for lunch, a lemon bar for snack. Can't wait to get home and find some meat and veggies and sleep.

So I am on the end of my second day and doing pretty good. I mean, I'm hungry right now, so I decided to come upstairs away from the kitchen and get on the computer. This is the hardest part of the day for me. It's hitting me how much i used to snack after work. I think everytime I walked by the kitchen before I must have grabbed something to eat. I have to think about not getting a snack now.

I'm not thrilled with the food so far, but I'm hopeful that I'll find something good. The caramel nut bar was FABULOUS. I'll definitely buy that again.

I'm hearing mixed reviews about the pudding....any thoughts from experienced folks?

I blew it. Totally off the wagon. I am very surprised at myself. It started with the peanut butter. Had done that the last few days (1-2 tbsp). Then...I took my kids (2 1/2 and 1) to see a movie. It was last minute, so I had nothing. I bought them raisinets, thinking it was the best choice. Turns out a 1 year old cannot eat them as is, so I had to bite each one in half. Needless to say I ate about 1/2 the box when all was said and done.

I had read that the degree of the digression is irrelevant, even the slightest causes you to have to start over and stalls weight loss 3-4 days. instead of taking that as an "I will start that moving forward now", I had a WTH moment and figured, well, since I am off the wagon I might as well be bad. So I came home and had more peanut butter.

The upside? I actually feel pretty crappy. Not just the obvious disappointment over such a stupid thing to do, but my body feels crappy. I look forward to starting clean eating tomorrow.

Words of Wisdom: DO. NOT. CHEAT. Don't do a little, don't divert, don't make up your own rules, don't don't don't. This is not a happy place to be, I know this little affair with peanut butter and raisinets (which I don't even really like BTW) has just cost me 4 days and about $60. Most expensive hour ever.

coliep -

I think we've all 'fallen off the wagon' before. Don't dwell on it, just start fresh and try to remember how crappy you feel.

what was your IP pack for lunch or did you forget it? that could be why you are super hungry today

STalof, I just finished a Caramel nut bar, yummy....like snickers. I hadn't had my pm snack yet and saw the reese's pb ice cream in the fridge, decided good time for h2o and snack!!

Coliep,

I think you may have fallen off due to you were baiting yourself up with that peanut butter......I think we believe that it will be just enough to satisfy us but really makes us cave, I agree with your ending thoughts, DON'T DON'T DONT....

You are all correct. I am admitting the mistake and moving on. Not starting tomorrow, starting now!! I am actually feeling beyond crappy . . . a lot of abdominal cramping and GI stuff. Guessing it is a direct result of the introduction of sugar and fat. I think I am in for a long night!

I had the chocolate drink for breakfast and then veggies for lunch, saved my 2nd protein pack of the day for snack in-between lunch and dinner. Was that wrong? Also, is uncured bacon and an egg acceptable on phase 1 for dinner?

2 eggs can be an acceptable protein source but not the bacon.

You could have your 2nd protein packet as lunch and your third as your snack between lunch and dinner with no post-dinner pack. That is what I was doing because I was hungriest before dinner, not after.

Thanks Coliep, i blew it with the bacon i suppose. I had 2 thin slices of uncured bacon and one egg. I will try the ip packets a little earlier as you suggested and have herbal tea for an after dinner treat. I appreciate you answering my questions, a lot of time they just go unnoticed. I am still trippin over all these different forums and threads. I tried to subscribe to a few with email notifications but i am not getting the notifications. I have a computer degree, lol. Doesn't seem to be helping me on this site!

Ha, I find this site incredibly frustrating to navigate!! don't worry too much about the bacon, it shouldn't have carbs or be too high in fats considering your quantity. My concern is that your protein will be too low for the day. The egg and the bacon combined probably only have about 10 grams of protein or so, whereas had you eaten 8 ounces of tilapia you'd have more like 40 (don't quote me . . . just guessing). So perhaps you should have a 4th packet tonight to ensure adequate protein? Not sure if that is advisable or not. I messed up my first week thinking avocado was on the ok list . . . and it wasn't. I still lost 6 pounds (of course, the first week is mostly water but still feels good to say!!).

Do you have the Phase 1 list of "approved" foods? That way you know what veggies you can have along with what protein sources? That is helpful for me to have around. It is on one of the Sticky threads I believe - maybe the tips for newbies? Use google as your search engine and it'll often lead you back to here in a faster way!

I totalled my carbs today and despite the raisnet & PB fiasco, I think I am still under 100 which, for some, might not take me out of ketosis. Even if it does, shouldn't be long before I burn through that and get back on track taking advantage of all the fat burning benefits! yay for me nto letting it get any worse!!