LOL!!!

I warmed a chocolate shake in the microwave for dinner everyday for a month or so and sometimes still do it because I like it so much.

Good luck at your weigh in today! Why would you do a half and half week? I am looking forward to starting 3 too but still nervous. Going to write my list out today because I will be shopping Sat. and then starting next Thursday. I am going to miss my shake in my coffee. I think I will go back to that in phase 4 to be honest. Easy and yummy.

Gosh, you made me think. Is it that I don't "trust" phase 3 and I might need to do a phase 2 day?! I don't know! JUst a little uneasy that I will be able to keep the weight off in phase 3 and really I want to get lower, but that might have to wait until after Christmas.

I am pretty certain that I will still be in the 150s when I go to San Fran in 28 days. I am okay with this only for the reason that I know I will restart when I get back in January. I think I will set my new goal for 135 which is just under 20 where I am now. I don't know if I will gain while I am there or in the last few phases but I will do my best to maintain and worry about the rest at the beginning on the year. There are no important holidays, bdays, trips, or anything in the first 3 months of the year so I hope I can lose the rest then. I really don't want to be on the program for 6 months again.

I am writing my phase 3 shopping list today because I will be shopping Sat and starting next Thurs. So excited but I will miss my coffee/shake in the morning that is for sure. I think after my 14 days in 3 I will go back to it because it's so yummy and filling. (And I'm lazy like that.)

okay ladies, don't think so hard phase 3 is really good, it is what you are working towards get your pancreas started... none of this half and half crap you want to do phase 3 right so you DONT gain the weight back... I actually lost in phase 3... big bonus for me as this week I gained 8 lbs... am I stressed not yet but will see my numbers under 150 again soon... tom and maintenance the same week just isn't cool...

Lynsey and Sandy give your bodies the break it needs and phase 3 properly then you can go back after the holidays. Have a great day am in meetings most of the day so this is my 2 cents worth for the day.

I am starting Phase 3 on Thursday too Sandy. I am weighing in today after the holiday...eek. I know I had too many green beans and tomatoes over break. maybe too many packets from holiday recipes. But i figure it's better than going off plan.

I am nervous to prepare all that food for breakfast too. Bought stuff at store Sunday and felt like I was breaking the law putting bread, yogurt, fruit and butter in my cart!

Wish this head cold would go away. I love the chocolate shake warmed up with Torani Peanut butter syrup, and since I'm so congested, I can hardly taste my food and packets.

I am hoping the Clinic owner is there today so I can give her a big hug, I haven't seen her since hearing the sad news of the death of her son.

Woohoo, I lost 2 pounds! I start phase 3 tomorrow!

Yippee! That is great Sandy! In phase 3, I ate my plain greek yogurt, fruit, 1 peice of toast with peanut butter and still had a coffee with half a vanilla RTD and still lost- if you think about it, the packets only have 90-120 calories. So you can have your cappuccino or shake in coffee and add phase 3 breakfast. I do it every day.

So excited for you! I'll be lucky to lose at all. Don't know what the deal is!

I was wondering if you could so half a shake but then the whole one keeps my full til lunch so if I do half will I be able to eat all that other food?


Greek yogurt is something I tried quite a while ago and hated! I'm hoping just the diet in general has changed my taste buds so I will like it better now. What can I do to make it taste better if I don't like it? What is the best tasting brand? What flavors do you like best? Thanks!

One more week of phase 2 for me, then I will join you guys in phase 3. I can't wait. I will feel no guilt whatsoever eating peanut butter everyday for breakfast! I went for my WI today, down 2 more pounds, which I am very thankful for. That's for 2 weeks since I didn't WI last week due to Thanksgiving break. I've had a messed up last few days, so thought the scale wouldn't show that. I haven't cheated, just had more salt than I should have and a small issue with constipation. I never had that issue in phase 1, so I am assuming subbing meat for a packet or shake decreases the amt of fiber we get in out diet even more.
I will stress again that I can't wait to eat peanut butter in phase 3. I'm already drooling!

Good afternoon!

I have been MIA lately, but with the holiday and company, I have not had any time to catch up on the threads!

I wanted to let you know that I, too, was in the 150's for 8 weeks! Then I blew through the 140's in 3 weeks. Strange how the 150's seems to be a slow moving "decade"

Well, I am officially on maintenance!!!! I had my last weigh in this morning and have been holding steady between 133 and 134 through P3. I had a "fun day" on Thanksgiving and then did a P1 day on Friday and a P2 day on Saturday and have been holding steady since then. I am so glad to be moving on to the next phase. I am hoping to hold steady here through the holiday's and the beginning of January and then if I feel like I need to, I will jump back on P1 for a month or so. If not, then I will just keep enjoying maintenance. I am actually not going to start P4 for a couple of days because I have to go to the store and shop.

So, if you will humor me, here are my final stats:

Starting weight: 169.8
Current (new) weight: 133.8
Total pounds lost: 36

Starting size: a tight 12
Current size: a comfortable 4

Starting measurements:
Waist: 33"
Stomach: 39.25"
Hips: 43"
Thigh: 26"
Arm: 14"
Chest: 34"

Current measurements:
Waist: 26.5"
Stomach: 32"
Hips: 36.5"
Thigh: 21"
Arm: 10.5"
Chest: 30.25"

Total time on plan (including phasing off): 6 months

I would also just like to say "thank you" to all of you for the support you have given me. I don't know what I would have done without this site. I am probably going to jump into the maintainers thread now that I am officially maintaining. I also don't feel as dependent on this site as I used to, so I don't make it on here so much anymore, but I will still be around

That is so weird about the 150s. Good for you for maintaining. I hope to join you soon in the other thread!

Congratulations. Jenny! This is such very good news and I am so happy for you. Fantastic loses, ALL of them. And thank you so much for sharing -- especially the ray of hope about the 50s. You have really done well.

I have another grocery question. So here they are all in one place....

1. Best brand of greek yogurt. Favorite flavors?
2. Can we have granola in P3?
3. Can we use brown sugar splenda or anything in our oatmeal?
4. What kind of whole grain sugar free cereal are you eating?

Thanks!

I eat Greek Goddess plain yogurt- 1 packet splenda and mix blueberries in with it. I couldn't eat it plain but this way is yummy- I chose this brand because protein is high and carbs lower than many of the other yogurts. You may not be a yogurt eater- my coach gave me a sheet with about 10 different breakfast options for phase 3- whole grain toast and eggs, fruit, etc etc. Don't know how full you will be or if you will be able to eat all the other food in addition to your half shake-guess you will find out.