Not gonna lie, been living on saltine crackers today. Well, I had some yesterday also. That and a banana. This morning I did get down some special k with protein and a banana but for lunch it's crackers. Nothing sounds good so I don't know what else to do. Ugh!

I must be the only one still posting here.

I have to admit, I hate phase 3. I'm sure being sick has made it worse but I just don't like it. I hate eating that much at breakfast. I hate that even after the flu the past few days and not even eating probably 300 calories I am up to a number I haven't seen in a couple of weeks. I hate complaining but I can't wait to be done with phase 3. I'm very glad it's only 14 days and I'm almost halfway there.

I'm seriously pi$$ed off this morning. I haven't been eating much of anything. Yes, I had some crackers and I shouldn't have but I could't stomach anything else. HOW does one gain? I'm now back up 1.8 from last Thursday. I guess I'm not oneof the lucky ones who will lose in phase 3 if I can't even lose while sick. Bummed out!

Oh Lynsey, you will be done with phase 3 in no time and off to maintenance.

I sure hope your are feeling better, I am about ready to head off to the maintenance thread myself. Yesterday was busy, busy, busy!! Had to go to school early to make frosting for our gingerbread houses, get everything ready to go, and then had a roomful of parents and grandparents to help with the project. I was asleep early.

Hang in there!

Lynsey, you have to quit stressing, that causes weight gain as well. By now you shouldn't let the scale bother you, you know you fluctuate from day to day. And enjoy phase 3 while you are there maintenance is SO much harder then anything else. You want your pancreas to start properly so continue with those big breakfasts just break them up a little you have to consume everything in the hour but don't panic... What are you having for breakfast? I found yogurt, fruit toast and peanut butter just enough... try switching up what you are eating.

Have a great day.

I have been switching it up every day so far has been something different. I haven't yet found anything that doesn't make me miserable. I do take about 45 minutes to eat it most days too. I know I didn't gain 2 pounds of fat so I'm not "stressing" but I just don't get it. I made my coffee with a little bit of shake this morning and couldn't handle it, not sure why, so I hope I'm able to drink that again once this flu is completely gone.

I see now I will be one of the "lucky" ones who has to go under goal when I restart next month so I can maintain where I want to be.

no you aren't one of the only ones... I SHOULD have as well as my weight fluctuates SO much from week to week, I haven't seen the 140s since starting maintenance... not sure why but I really have to be careful what I eat as I do NOT want to go out of control again. must admit am a little freaked out, I just have to figure out what my body doesn't really like... I am thinking it is most carbs... as I love bread I have cut that back as well as the peanut butter as that is a REAL bad thing for me. You just have to continue trying things to see what will work for you. IT isn't going to be easy but we do learn from it evey day.

Lynsey- I didn't lose in P3 either, and you do need to stop stressing about it. Phase 3 is not a weight loss phase- plain and simple. Yes, some people do lose some weight on P3, but Phase 3 is not about losing weight. It is about waking up your pancreas so that you can do maintenance properly.

You will get used to the breakfast. Yes, it is a lot of food in the beginning, but after a while, you come to look forward to it and it satiates you for the whole day. If you keep with it, you will even find that you are hungry for it.

And saltines- can you say "sodium"??? And you know, as well as anyone, that even the most miniscule things make us fluctuate from day to day. I bounce around between 132 and 134 all the time. As long as I stay under 135, I know I am good to go and do not need to take preventative action.

I know you are under the weather right now, but when you get back to healthy, just take it one day at time, do P3 properly and enjoy it. Don't worry about losing any weight. Besides, your body is still shifting even if you aren't losing pounds. Heck, my body is still trying to settle into a good spot, and it has been more than a month since I began P3.

Right now, just focus on feeling better. Eat what you can handle, and don't worry about any scale fluctuations.

I know it's not supposed to be a weight loss phase but I guess I was hoping since I'd seen so many do well and keep losing that I would too. I also haven't seen many gain that 3-5 pounds or whatever so when my scale went up right away I was shocked even though I knew it was more than likely coming. I will just keep trucking and hope for the best before I start again. I just realized I will only be in maintenance exactly 2 weeks so I hope I can maintain or at least stay near the weight I am now so I don't have a ton to lose again come January. Crossing my fingers for 20 tops. (Even with the gain I am at 17.4 from my new goal today.)

Ok where is the old old experienced thread? The only person I recognize is Linden! Hope everyone is doing well!

Hi, Jency, and a HUGE congratulations on the 101 loss. What a satisfying number that must be! If you come over to the re-starting thread, you may see some old friends. Others have phases off or, sigh, just slipped off into the ether. I'll bump it for you.

Determinedat47....sorry...I am kinda dumb with this website....I don't know what the stickies are or how to get to the phases stickies Please explain!

Lindsey, so sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope tomorrow is better for you.
I didn't do well my first day on phase 3, I had a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich and felt miserable the rest of the day. Queasy. Since then, I've enjoyed greek yogurt and a pnut butter and banana sandwich every morning, with half and half in my coffee. I did have cereal one day with something else, I can't remember now. I love this phase! I am really full the rest of the day and only eat lunch, dinner, and my snack because I am supposed to. I'm not starving for it. Honestly, I wish I could stay in phase 3 forever and still enjoy a cheat day every week. I guess it doesn't work that way though. I have no idea if I've lost or gained. I go for WI tomorrow. I don't really have any clothes that fit. The only jeans I have are sz 10 and they were too big when I started phase 3. They are still too big. I'm sure the main reason you aren't really having fun in this phase is because you seem to have gotten sick at the same time you started it. I really hope you get better soon so you can enjoy breakfast.

I'm wondering why one can't? Too much food? Not the right distribution? The reason I'm asking is if the answer to the above is yes then my thinking is way off. In 4 I'm eating a slightly modified 3, I don't need 50 g of carbs to spike my insulin, and I kind of thought that was what I should be doing?

As an aside, the reaction I got when I went into 3 has to have been from wheat and gluten. I've found an organic bakery that makes a sourdough spelt bread that is the archetype of what you think of when you think deep dark dense German bread. It is probably the best bread I've ever eaten. What a lovely happy ending. I'm having some right now with a goat cheese studded with mustard seeds and a drip-down-to-your elbow ripe pear.

I MADE IT! I AM NOW IN MAINTENANCE! I lost .5 at my last phase 3 weigh in and am ready to maintain! Woohoo!!!

Hi all. Had a wrench thrown into my Phase 3 plans -- I thought I was feeling sick from too much food on the Phase 3 breakfasts, but I wound up having to be taken to the hospital by ambulance the other night. Some sort of virus is running through these parts.

So yesterday I ate some Costco chicken soup and today am all bloated. I am not sweating it. Will resume things when I'm feeling better.