Fat Flush

I think you are right....you have picked the wrong time to start this. But I think you can rescue it.

My take on this (Charli might have a better idea) is that (1) you could stick with a one week detox, then re-introduce the stage two friendly carbs. Then I would do a sort of Phase 3 until you get back from the trip. By a "sort of phase 3" I mean phase 3 quantities of  phase 2 foods.

Or....(2) you could finish the detox then go straight to phase 3. ALG always recommends Phase 3 when we go on holiday.

If you don't go back to sugar and coffee and avoid the "whites" whilst you are away then you should do OK.

You can always do another detox when you get back if you want to complete the investigation into whether you have issues with certain foods. You really don't have enough time to do the careful re-introduction and monitoring of the different food groups before you go.

If you follow either of these suggestions you will not get a recurrence of the detox headaches.

Sounds like a wonderful trip. We were at the G Canyon in September this year. It was magnificent, and I wished I was younger and could do what you are doing.......have fun!

I hope I have covered what you asked.....if anything isn't clear (I have a headache at the moment and have brain fog too!) ask again!

That's what I thought, makes sense. I think I will phase in a little of P2 toward the end of the two weeks, depending on how things are going and how my conditioning is going. I just don't want my body to go crazy, especially whilst hiking 17 miles round trip!

Thanks so much for your response, I was hoping someone would answer my questions! I decided to stick with it and add a little salt when I hike because my husband says you need to replace the salt you lose when you are backpacking. Yesterday I had a little salt on my food before my hike. I lost a pound from yesterday. (I know I'm not supposed to be weighing myself every day but it is so motivating and exciting!)

This is day five and I have lost 4 pounds doing FFP. I am 5'7" and I weighed 150.2 a week and half ago. That's when I started counting "points" (weight watchers) again because 6 years ago I lost 20 pounds on it. But honestly I hate WW because I am constantly hungry and nibbling, going to bed early just so I don't have to think about food anymore! Then I came across another diet that includes adding protein to every meal or snack and I lost a little on that. Then I found this wonderful FFP book at the library and I started it right away without even reading about P2 and P3. I just started with some of the basic concepts for a day or two while I gathered up the supplements and juice, whey powder, etc. I just love it, I feel satisfied all the time and I am not tempted to cheat because I know this is so good for my liver.

So I've lost a total of 5.4 pounds since I started watching my weight again. I would like to be around 130 because that's what I was pre-wedding, pre-childbirth and it felt fabulous! Right now I feel thick and a little bloated but it's coming off!

Thanks again!

OK, thanks so much!

I definitely want nothing to do with caffeine and sugar for awhile. But I know my body will need extra fuel on the hike. What do you think about dried fruits that have a higher glycemic load and that sort of thing? And would almonds, walnuts, etc. be OK? And what about chocolate, like just a little bit of good quality dark chocolate? I know it has caffeine but it's nothing like the 3+ cups per day I was having before... I'm gonna have to eat on this hike or I just won't make it, and fresh foods are not practical, period.

I'm thinking I will just slowly add small amounts of what I plan to eat on the hike for the last week of P1. Do you think that sounds reasonable?

Thanks again!