[SnareeWer]

I thought I was eating enough but when I plugged in my calories they only equaled out to be about 300 for yesterday! Any tips on how to get more dead on the 500??

[Doncarlito]

are you not eating both fruits?

[Nptxsews]

Yesterday I didn't, I didn't have any I could eat until after I got off work. But one apple wouldn't cover the extra 200 calories

[b91ZmxzX]

Regarding eating enough in P2...
I am a green buck when it comes to hCG, as I am only in R1P3, but I had the same "issue" in P2. I could never eat all 500 calories, and generally averaged around 300. I just was not hungry! My losses were good, and for the 2 weeks I've been on P3 I've fluctuated some, but have never gone over my LIW. I re-read P&I and noted that Dr. Simeon states that you can only eat the foods listed and not add any, but you can omit anything you wish. What is your experience on this, Grammy? Is it better to try to get all 500 in? Is it detrimental if you don't??
Thanks!
Nancy

[erroxiainsona]

That's how I feel! I ate my tiny salad with my shrimp for dinner last night and I couldn't even finish it. I was stuffed and it was a tiny portion to begin with. Some people are telling me if I eat less I'll lose less. I just started this and I want to make sure I do it right.

[Infiseeenvelp]

No the apple wouldn't cover the 200 calories but it would take up 100 of them. That's why I was asking. I would never eat less than 400 calories. That's just too low. If you cut a fruit, add 100 calories more of protein to compensate. I know Pounds and Inches says to omit any you wish but I tend to see people lose better if they get closer to that 500 calories. And we also see that those who are slow losers, like me for example (older with hormonal issues) that if they cut a fruit and add more protein they can speed up the losses. That doesn't necessarily translate if you're already losing well though. So I don't ever monkey with the ratios if the person is in the middle of the average range.

[StincPriene]

So add more protein? I didn't know I could do that. So far my biggest problem is health issues trying to work with hcg. My blood isn't the healthiest and my body kills of naturally ingested vitamin B. Will taking my prescription B interfere? I didn't think it would considering hcg is made with the vit b-12 but I wasn't 100% sure. I haven't noticed any new problems but I wanted to get opinions.

[olivelappers]

OH you can take any vitamins you want. Many take vitamin bs.

[karkinadze]

OH you can take any vitamins you want. Many take vitamin bs.

If memory serves the only people that were permitted to take vitamins, according to P&I, were those with mouth issues. That's from memory though, so I might be missing something.

I know that I looked for Vitamin B in the protocol and did not find it, so I omitted it.

You get access to the vitamins from the fat you're burning off and he even mentions vitamins under the "reasons for gain" section, if memory serves.

[Affiltavajefe]

If memory serves the only people that were permitted to take vitamins, according to P&I, were those with mouth issues. That's from memory though, so I might be missing something.

I know that I looked for Vitamin B in the protocol and did not find it, so I omitted it.

You get access to the vitamins from the fat you're burning off and he even mentions vitamins under the "reasons for gain" section, if memory serves.

If you missed it, the reason I was asking is because I can't get vitamin B naturally from burning fat. My body kills it off first for some reason. So I take artificial vitamin B or else I can't function daily tasks. It's like pregnancy/flu symptoms all rolled into one. It's terrible.

[egershna]

If you missed it, the reason I was asking is because I can't get vitamin B naturally from burning fat. My body kills it off first for some reason. So I take artificial vitamin B or else I can't function daily tasks. It's like pregnancy/flu symptoms all rolled into one. It's terrible.

I did not miss it, I am merely relaying what I remember from Pounds and Inches.

Each of us has choices to make to specifically tailor-make this protocol for our specific needs and abilities. Blanket advice to take vitamins runs contrary to Dr. Simeons' protocol (think you're allowed to take Vitamin C if you're snotty sick too...I really need to re-read that book again), which is completely fine as long as that's something that you're willing to do and do so knowing both sides.

Personally I chose not to go intramuscular because that's owie, and I'm not into lancing metal into my muscles. I have no access to grissini, since I'm in a teeny tiny town that has nothing approaching choices like that.

If I was in your shoes I would take Vitamin B supplements as well

[VEGLAS - SPB]

Oh!

I also chewed gum (some sort of new fangled sugarless expensive health food store stuff) through P2, since ketosis breath and my job are not a good mix

[levitratestimon]

Vitamins are mentioned as not necessary in P & I. But obviously yours is.

Sooner or later most patients express a fear that they may be running out of vitamins or that the restricted dietmay make them anemic. On this score the physician can confidently relieve their apprehension by explaining thatevery time they lose a pound of fatty tissue, which they do almost daily, only the actual fat is burned up; all thevitamins, the proteins, the blood, and the minerals which this tissue contains in abundance are fed back into thebody. Actually, a low blood count not due to any serious disorder of the blood forming tissues improves duringtreatment, and we have never encountered a significant protein deficiency nor signs of a lack of vitamins inpatients who are dieting regularly.