Phase 3 - Day #13

Current Weight (LIW): 128.8 lbs. (+0.6)

From LIW: +2.0

Breakfast: Tea with Cream

Dinner: 16 oz. Porterhouse Steak and Apple(s) ya, I ate more than my allotted amount.

Snack: Tea with Cream

Total Calories: 1600

Calorie Breakdown: 65% Fat /27% Protein / 8% Carb

Steak day today. Hoping it does something. I had a few extra bites of apple because mine was really grainy so I ran to the store to get another one. Well, that one happened to be grainy to but I ate it anyway. Blerg. I was looking forward to that apple all day.

Welp, I'll let ya know if the steak day does it's magic tomorrow. More and more I am considering changing my LIW to 127.4 or so because it seems I am stabilizing higher than my 126.8. Something to think about...

Have a great night!

This is how I feel today...

Guess its time for another steak day...

Phase 3 - Day #12

Current Weight (LIW): 128.2 lbs. (-0.0)

From LIW: +1.4

Breakfast: Flax Protein Pancakes and Walden Farms Syrup & 3 oz. Ground Beef

Snack: Apple and .5 oz. Ground Beef

Lunch: Braised Beef Salad from Chipotle with Guac, Sour Cream and Little bit of Bolthouse Ranch

Snack: 5 cherries

Dinner: Fish "Tacos" (Yummy - recipe later)

Snack: Chocolate Delight covered Strawberries and some chocolate delight

Drinks: Yerba Mate with HWC (1 cup)

Total Calories: 1690

Calorie Breakdown: 62% Fat /25% Protein / 13% Carb

Today I went back to regular ol' p3. I'm REALLY scared to get on the scale tomorrow. But life is for living and I don't want to live without fruit! Or chocolate! So I made some chocolate delight - seriously much better with xylitol. And I also ate out today (Chipotle rocks for P3). I had some bloating earlier but I think my magnesium citrate and Calm helped with that.

Don't have much else to say other than I am hoping the scale is nice to me tomorrow!

Phase 3 - Day #11

Current Weight (LIW): 128.2 lbs. (-1.0)

From LIW: +1.4

High Protein Day

Breakfast: 2 Egg and 3 oz. of Ground Beef

Lunch: 6.5 oz. Chicken

Snack: Hard boiled egg

Dinner: 12 oz. Prime Rib and Salad (romaine, tomatos, cucumber)

Snack: Jay Robb Shake

Drinks: Yerba Mate with HWC (1.5 cups)

Chocolate Delight

Total Calories: 1760

Calorie Breakdown: 55% Fat /43% Protein / 2% Carb

High protein day gave me another loss! Down 1 lb. today! So happy to be back in the "safety zone" after my big jumbo-cheat. I was really scared I wouldn't be able to get the weight off but luckily I am back down within my 2 lb. range.

I did another high protein day today to be safe. But I did eat at a restaurant (prime rib - delicious) with a side salad. I had blue cheese on the side but really didn't use it much. I made a Jay Robb protein shake when I got home as well. Calories are a little high but I think the protein is on the higher side and the carbs were super low! I had one bite of orange, a tiny bite, so hopefully that doesn't sabotage my whole protein day.

I'm so scared to go back to regular p3 tomorrow. I feel like no matter what I am going to gain. I am so scared to bring fruits back in cause I'm afraid it will shoot my weight up again. I just need to take it slow. I also want to add some more nut flours and I'm really nervous to do that. Believe it or not, I am only a week and a half away from p4! That means I am half way done with P3!! YEAH! So close to the end..

Flax Meal and Protein Powder Pancakes

Ingredients:

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 scoop flax meal (I used my protein scoop)

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

2 tbsp cream or half and half

Directions:

Mix and scoop onto grill. When bubbles, flip. Butter and serve with fruit, SF jam or Walden Farms syrup.

Phase 3 - Day #10

Current Weight (LIW): 129.2 lbs. (-3.0)

From LIW: +2.4

High Protein Day

Breakfast: Egg and 3 oz. of Ground Beef

Snack: Hardboiled egg with Dukes SF mayo

Lunch: 3.5 oz. Hamburger with Dukes mayo and Low Sugar Ketchup on Romaine Leaf

Snack: Jay Robb Protein Shake (2 tbsp greek yogurt, 1 scoop Jay Robb, Banana flavor, Cream, Almond Milk, and Ice)

Dinner: 7.2 oz. Grilled Chicken on Salad (romaine, cilantro, tomatos, cucumber, onions, hard boiled egg & Bolthouse Ranch)

Snack: 1/2 Jay Robb Shake

Drinks: Yerba Mate with HWC throughout day

Total Calories: 1560

Calorie Breakdown: 58% Fat /38% Protein / 4% Carb

I had a successful steak day yesterday! Dropped 3 lbs and I was so happy! I am doing a high protein day today. I don't know how successful it will be but I am hoping for at least .6 to get me into my safety zone. I am still recovering from my big cheat but hopefully I will be within my range soon enough.

I tried to get in a lot of protein today. It turns out I got in about 140 grams so I hope that is enough. I didn't do any fruit today and I won't do any tomorrow if I'm still over 2 lbs above my LIW. I am also thinking I might do a detox bath tonight. I think it will feel really nice and I always enjoy them.

Well, I'll keep you posted with my weight tomorrow. We are heading to the New Jersey shore tomorrow to see family and it should be fun! I will keep my water by my side and stay strong! Have a good night!

Phase 3 - Day #9

Current Weight (LIW): 132.2 lbs. (+3.4)

From LIW: +5.4

Steak Day

Dinner: 16 oz. T-Bone

Dessert: Apple

Drinks: Yerba Mate with HWC throughout day

Total Calories: ~1000

Calorie Breakdown: 48% Fat /41% Protein / 10% Carb

After the big cheat, I ended up 5.4 lbs above LIW. It was bad, but it was a choice I made and I knew I'd have to face the consequences. I did a steak day today and it was painless. I was still full all day from my gross gorge. I finally started to feel normal later at night.

This is going to be short because I don't have much to say other than I'm glad to have the cheat behind me. I don't plan on doing that again!