Here we go again!
I started my injections for round 2 on Tuesday, April 29. I felt so full during my entire two load days, but I didn't gain as much as last time around. My round 1 load days gained me 5 pounds, round 2 only 3.4 pounds (160.2 -> 163.6). The funny thing is, this morning I got up at 7:15 to do my injection and weighed in at 163.6, which I'm counting as my official post-load start weight, and then I went back to sleep and woke up again around 10:30am, and weighed myself and was already down to 162.8, haha... The first day of VLCD is the best. :)
I haven't eaten much today. I had some beef for lunch and then a mid-afternoon apple, but then I went to work and won't be home until about 8:30pm. I'm afraid to skip meals because I learned last time around that not getting enough protein actually sets me back, so I think I'll cook up a little bit of chicken when I get home. I also haven't been drinking enough water today! But I still have a few hours to get some more in me! (Hopefully I won't be running to the bathroom all night! haha)
Anyway, it's going well so far and I feel good. I already feel like I've lost weight today. Psychological or real I wonder? Hmm :) I can't wait to weigh in tomorrow morning!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Round 2
Just so you all know, I'm planning on doing a second round. I've maintained easily around 161, but Ashley and I ordered another round and she started her load days today. I am taking my fiance home to meet the family in a couple weeks and I don't want to be on the VLCD at that time so I'm going to start as soon as I get back, probably the 29th of April. And I'll try to make another video log of my second round. I'm also planning on going to the Philippines for an internship June 24 so I will only have about 33 days of P2 if I want to have P3 finished by the time I go there, so that's my plan. Last time I did 36 days so it's all good. I think I'll get down to around 145 and then maintain at 150. So keep an eye out for my round 2 updates and we'll see what happens!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Phases 3 and 4 in a nutshell...
First of all, my body kinda freaked out when I suddenly started eating things it wasn't used to having in large portions... Specifically DAIRY, haha... and also, I soon started eating things with artificial sweeteners (like sugar free chocolates!) and it wasn't until after I had been eating them a lot for a week or two that I read up on it and realized that artificial sweeteners cause gas and bloating! I didn't even know that! So with all the dairy and artificial sweeteners I was eating, no wonder my body was not feeling so well! lol... But I've stopped eating artificial sweeteners and cut back on dairy and I feel fine now. I eat regular sugars now but I just try to limit myself. I still eat sweets but I find that I am satisfied with less than I was before P2, and I crave sweets less often. So that's good.
As far as weight goes...
I stuck fairly well (but not perfectly) to P3 for the first three weeks off the VLCD, and had to do a few steak days (like I said, I wasn't being 100% strict so I went up a few times), but they worked! By late in the third week I felt like I had stablized between 157-158 (2-3 lbs over LIW) and I started getting overconfident... I have a bad habit of getting overconfident! haha... It has now been a couple more weeks since then and I started eating literally ANYTHING I wanted, and a lot of it, and I gained back a little, but I started identifying my problems and adjusted some things and been hovering around 161-162 now. But that's still a good 15-20 lbs below my starting weight so I'm fine with it for now.
For example, I figured out that I can eat a LOT in the first half of the day, and if I eat enough that I'm not hungry at dinnertime so I skip dinner, I never gain the next day and sometimes I'm even down nearly a pound. So I think that's one of my personal issues~ I cannot eat late at night. The earlier in the day I stop eating (no matter how much I eat in the early hours) the better. Also, I make sure I get enough protein during the day. I try to have a significant source of protein with each meal. I haven't been drinking water like I did on P2, but I should be. I want to establish that habit again because it's helpful and very good for you.
Having gone through it and looking at my own experience in retrospect, my BIGGEST ADVICE FOR PHASES 3 AND 4 are:
* Stick strictly to the P3 diet for at LEAST three weeks! Wait until you have been stable for a while before moving onto P4
* When you do move on to P4, introduce sugars and starches back into your diet GRADUALLY... I did it way too fast and ended up "stablizing" at 6-7 pounds over my LIW instead of 2.
* Get plenty of protein. Not that you have to go Adkins or anything, just ry to eat protein with every meal.
* Don't eat late. The earlier in the day you stop eating the better.
*** Listen to your body and figure out what works for you! Everybody (and every BODY) reacts slightly differently to differnt things, so be aware of what and when you eat and figure out what causes your body to react in certain ways. Then adjust your habits accordingly.
I don't have any regrets. I'm so glad I was introduced to this protocol. My friend Ashley and I ordered some more and we're going to do another round. We already received the supplies in the mail and we're just waiting on the hcg, which should be here any day now! We'll get closer to our goal weights, if not reach them, this time around. And now that we've been through it once before, we have a much better idea of how to optimize our results the second time around (or so we think!)! So hopefully it will be a successful journey in round 2! I'll blog about this one too! :D
Yay hcg! I love you! You know, one reason I love being on P2 is because every day feels like Christmas... every morning when I wake up I'm excited to weigh in and see what I've lost!
Oh, and one more thing... I'M RECENTLY ENGAGED!!! :D I'm getting married this August in Laie, Hawaii. I'm so excited! And I found hcg just in time to turn into a knockout before my big day! CHEEHOO!!! :D
As far as weight goes...
I stuck fairly well (but not perfectly) to P3 for the first three weeks off the VLCD, and had to do a few steak days (like I said, I wasn't being 100% strict so I went up a few times), but they worked! By late in the third week I felt like I had stablized between 157-158 (2-3 lbs over LIW) and I started getting overconfident... I have a bad habit of getting overconfident! haha... It has now been a couple more weeks since then and I started eating literally ANYTHING I wanted, and a lot of it, and I gained back a little, but I started identifying my problems and adjusted some things and been hovering around 161-162 now. But that's still a good 15-20 lbs below my starting weight so I'm fine with it for now.
For example, I figured out that I can eat a LOT in the first half of the day, and if I eat enough that I'm not hungry at dinnertime so I skip dinner, I never gain the next day and sometimes I'm even down nearly a pound. So I think that's one of my personal issues~ I cannot eat late at night. The earlier in the day I stop eating (no matter how much I eat in the early hours) the better. Also, I make sure I get enough protein during the day. I try to have a significant source of protein with each meal. I haven't been drinking water like I did on P2, but I should be. I want to establish that habit again because it's helpful and very good for you.
Having gone through it and looking at my own experience in retrospect, my BIGGEST ADVICE FOR PHASES 3 AND 4 are:
* Stick strictly to the P3 diet for at LEAST three weeks! Wait until you have been stable for a while before moving onto P4
* When you do move on to P4, introduce sugars and starches back into your diet GRADUALLY... I did it way too fast and ended up "stablizing" at 6-7 pounds over my LIW instead of 2.
* Get plenty of protein. Not that you have to go Adkins or anything, just ry to eat protein with every meal.
* Don't eat late. The earlier in the day you stop eating the better.
*** Listen to your body and figure out what works for you! Everybody (and every BODY) reacts slightly differently to differnt things, so be aware of what and when you eat and figure out what causes your body to react in certain ways. Then adjust your habits accordingly.
I don't have any regrets. I'm so glad I was introduced to this protocol. My friend Ashley and I ordered some more and we're going to do another round. We already received the supplies in the mail and we're just waiting on the hcg, which should be here any day now! We'll get closer to our goal weights, if not reach them, this time around. And now that we've been through it once before, we have a much better idea of how to optimize our results the second time around (or so we think!)! So hopefully it will be a successful journey in round 2! I'll blog about this one too! :D
Yay hcg! I love you! You know, one reason I love being on P2 is because every day feels like Christmas... every morning when I wake up I'm excited to weigh in and see what I've lost!
Oh, and one more thing... I'M RECENTLY ENGAGED!!! :D I'm getting married this August in Laie, Hawaii. I'm so excited! And I found hcg just in time to turn into a knockout before my big day! CHEEHOO!!! :D
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Phase 3 Day 1!
Height: 5'9"
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Jan 08 __ 159.8 __ (+0.8) What??? I even skipped dinner last night :(
Jan 09 __ 158.4 __ (-1.4) cheehoo!!
Jan 10 __ 158.6 __ (+0.2) oiaue~
Jan 11 __ ????? __ didn't have a scale this day
Jan 12 __ 156.4 __ (-2.2) (in 2 days)
Jan 13 __ 157.4 __ (+1.0) what the heck... maybe cuz i ate 2 oranges
Jan 14 __ 156.0 __ (-1.4) back on track
Jan 15 __ 156.4 __ (+0.4) :(
Jan 16 __ 156.0 __ (-0.4)
Jan 17 __ ????? __ no scale
Jan 18 __ 156.0 __
Jan 19 __ 155.2 __ (-0.8) yay a little extra last minute loss! ^.^
Jan 20 __ 155.0 __ (-0.2) MY LIW!
Jan 21 __ 155.2 __
Jan 22 __ 155.6 __
PHASE 3
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Jan 23 __ 155.4 __
Total Loss: 24.9 lbs
Loss per day Average: 0.75 lbs ~~ Not Bad! ~~
Here we go! Phase 3!! :D Cheehoo! My LIW was 155.0, so that means during phase 3 I should stay between 153 and 157. Hopefully I won't have to do any steak days but if I do, at least there is such a thing as steak days to fix it! :) Today was my first day off the VLCD, and I was excited about it! For breakfast I cooked myself an omelette with cheese, chicken, tomatoes and onion. It was good!! For lunch I had some tuna with a little bit of cheese on miracle noodles (that may sound weird but Ashley and I always used to eat tuna and cheese on rice, so I cut up the noodles to sub as rice). I also had some strawberries this morning and an orange this afternoon. I know I should be careful with the fruits. If I have a gain tomorrow, the first thing I will change will be to try having only 1 fruit a day. I want to make sure I'm eating 1500 calories a day so that my hypothalmus doesn't reset my body to want just 1000 a day, which is some advice I read on one of the online forums. I feel so full though. I had breakfast at 9am, strawberries at about 12, I didn't want lunch until about 3:30 but then I had the tuna mix and an orange together, and now it's 5:15pm and I'm still feel really full (probably some thanks to the miracle noodles). I'm not sure if I got enough protein today. And I have no idea how many calories I ate today either. I don't want to eat too much since I feel so full, but I think the lunch I just ate was about 400 cals total... I doubt my omelette was more than 600 cals, so I'm probably still under 1000 but I really don't know. I should become more educated on how many calories different foods have in general so I don't have to look it up every time I eat (because I won't). Maybe tonight I'll scramble another egg and have it with some organic salsa or something, to make sure I'm getting enough protein. I've heard that enough protein and water, and low sweet fruits, are the keys to an easy phase 3. I was even thinking about getting a protein powder supplement. I'll see how it goes, and how difficult it seems for me to get enough on my own.
I was so excited to use CONDITIONER and HAIR CREAM and LOTION this morning!!! hehe... made my day. I have gone without them for nearly 6 weeks! It's good to know the hcg is out of my system and I can use them again!! Woo hoo!
Life is good. I'm SO GLAD I DID THIS PROTOCOL. I feel great about myself, started the new year RIGHT, and since I feel good in general I feel better about all aspects of life. I'm taking more initiative in my life and I'm HAPPY! :D I even met someone and am in a new relationship, and he's AMAZING and it could turn out to be a life-long thing! :D Wow thank you Dr. Simeons!
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Jan 08 __ 159.8 __ (+0.8) What??? I even skipped dinner last night :(
Jan 09 __ 158.4 __ (-1.4) cheehoo!!
Jan 10 __ 158.6 __ (+0.2) oiaue~
Jan 11 __ ????? __ didn't have a scale this day
Jan 12 __ 156.4 __ (-2.2) (in 2 days)
Jan 13 __ 157.4 __ (+1.0) what the heck... maybe cuz i ate 2 oranges
Jan 14 __ 156.0 __ (-1.4) back on track
Jan 15 __ 156.4 __ (+0.4) :(
Jan 16 __ 156.0 __ (-0.4)
Jan 17 __ ????? __ no scale
Jan 18 __ 156.0 __
Jan 19 __ 155.2 __ (-0.8) yay a little extra last minute loss! ^.^
Jan 20 __ 155.0 __ (-0.2) MY LIW!
Jan 21 __ 155.2 __
Jan 22 __ 155.6 __
PHASE 3
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Jan 23 __ 155.4 __
Total Loss: 24.9 lbs
Loss per day Average: 0.75 lbs ~~ Not Bad! ~~
Here we go! Phase 3!! :D Cheehoo! My LIW was 155.0, so that means during phase 3 I should stay between 153 and 157. Hopefully I won't have to do any steak days but if I do, at least there is such a thing as steak days to fix it! :) Today was my first day off the VLCD, and I was excited about it! For breakfast I cooked myself an omelette with cheese, chicken, tomatoes and onion. It was good!! For lunch I had some tuna with a little bit of cheese on miracle noodles (that may sound weird but Ashley and I always used to eat tuna and cheese on rice, so I cut up the noodles to sub as rice). I also had some strawberries this morning and an orange this afternoon. I know I should be careful with the fruits. If I have a gain tomorrow, the first thing I will change will be to try having only 1 fruit a day. I want to make sure I'm eating 1500 calories a day so that my hypothalmus doesn't reset my body to want just 1000 a day, which is some advice I read on one of the online forums. I feel so full though. I had breakfast at 9am, strawberries at about 12, I didn't want lunch until about 3:30 but then I had the tuna mix and an orange together, and now it's 5:15pm and I'm still feel really full (probably some thanks to the miracle noodles). I'm not sure if I got enough protein today. And I have no idea how many calories I ate today either. I don't want to eat too much since I feel so full, but I think the lunch I just ate was about 400 cals total... I doubt my omelette was more than 600 cals, so I'm probably still under 1000 but I really don't know. I should become more educated on how many calories different foods have in general so I don't have to look it up every time I eat (because I won't). Maybe tonight I'll scramble another egg and have it with some organic salsa or something, to make sure I'm getting enough protein. I've heard that enough protein and water, and low sweet fruits, are the keys to an easy phase 3. I was even thinking about getting a protein powder supplement. I'll see how it goes, and how difficult it seems for me to get enough on my own.
I was so excited to use CONDITIONER and HAIR CREAM and LOTION this morning!!! hehe... made my day. I have gone without them for nearly 6 weeks! It's good to know the hcg is out of my system and I can use them again!! Woo hoo!
Life is good. I'm SO GLAD I DID THIS PROTOCOL. I feel great about myself, started the new year RIGHT, and since I feel good in general I feel better about all aspects of life. I'm taking more initiative in my life and I'm HAPPY! :D I even met someone and am in a new relationship, and he's AMAZING and it could turn out to be a life-long thing! :D Wow thank you Dr. Simeons!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Day 28 VLCD - Total Loss: 23.8 lbs
Height: 5'9"
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Jan 08 __ 159.8 __ (+0.8) What??? I even skipped dinner last night :(
Jan 09 __ 158.4 __ (-1.4) cheehoo!!
Jan 10 __ 158.6 __ (+0.2) oiaue~
Jan 11 __ ????? __ didn't have a scale this day
Jan 12 __ 156.4 __ (-2.2) (in 2 days)
Jan 13 __ 157.4 __ (+1.0) what the heck... maybe cuz i ate 2 oranges
Jan 14 __ 156.0 __ (-1.4) back on track
Total Loss So Far: 23.8 lbs
Loss per day Average: 0.88 lbs
Well things have slowed down a lot recently but I'm sill on a gradual downhill so that's alright. I've got six more injection days to go! My ultimate goal weight is 145, and my goal for this P2 was 150... I have six pounds left for that, and six days to go, but my loss per day average hasn't been a whole pound for a couple weeks now... but who knows, miracles happen! ^.^ I'm going to try to make the most of this last week. Also, a week or so I started eating oranges as my fruit and found that it was not so good for my weight loss, especially on a day when I ate oranges for both of my daily fruits. I think that was Jan 7, and as you can see I was up 0.8 the next day. So I'm going to stick to apples and strawberries the rest of P2. Another thing, I finally received my miracle noodles that I ordered online! It took longer than it should have to get them because my post office somehow misplaced it within the mail room and then finally found it two weeks later and called me in... oish... but I've had them a few times now and they're pretty good. I find that when I eat my lunch with the miracle noodles I don't even want dinner that day because I stay full for a long time. I usually just have my second fruit in the late afternoon or evening, as long as it's at least three hours before I go to bed. I would recommend the noodles to anyone who has a hard time with the boring P2 diet! So far I haven't really done anything interesting with them... The first time I just ate them with some beef, nothing special, then I had lettuce wraps with the noodles and chicken (that was good), and once I had them with beef again but I cut them up into smaller pieces so it wasn't like eating such big, long noodles. (They are really long.) Maybe I'll look up someone's recipes for them someday and try them out! Like spaghetti and meatballs or pasta primavera~ I've seen recipes for both of those out there! Yumm...:D One more week of P2 to go!!
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Jan 08 __ 159.8 __ (+0.8) What??? I even skipped dinner last night :(
Jan 09 __ 158.4 __ (-1.4) cheehoo!!
Jan 10 __ 158.6 __ (+0.2) oiaue~
Jan 11 __ ????? __ didn't have a scale this day
Jan 12 __ 156.4 __ (-2.2) (in 2 days)
Jan 13 __ 157.4 __ (+1.0) what the heck... maybe cuz i ate 2 oranges
Jan 14 __ 156.0 __ (-1.4) back on track
Total Loss So Far: 23.8 lbs
Loss per day Average: 0.88 lbs
Well things have slowed down a lot recently but I'm sill on a gradual downhill so that's alright. I've got six more injection days to go! My ultimate goal weight is 145, and my goal for this P2 was 150... I have six pounds left for that, and six days to go, but my loss per day average hasn't been a whole pound for a couple weeks now... but who knows, miracles happen! ^.^ I'm going to try to make the most of this last week. Also, a week or so I started eating oranges as my fruit and found that it was not so good for my weight loss, especially on a day when I ate oranges for both of my daily fruits. I think that was Jan 7, and as you can see I was up 0.8 the next day. So I'm going to stick to apples and strawberries the rest of P2. Another thing, I finally received my miracle noodles that I ordered online! It took longer than it should have to get them because my post office somehow misplaced it within the mail room and then finally found it two weeks later and called me in... oish... but I've had them a few times now and they're pretty good. I find that when I eat my lunch with the miracle noodles I don't even want dinner that day because I stay full for a long time. I usually just have my second fruit in the late afternoon or evening, as long as it's at least three hours before I go to bed. I would recommend the noodles to anyone who has a hard time with the boring P2 diet! So far I haven't really done anything interesting with them... The first time I just ate them with some beef, nothing special, then I had lettuce wraps with the noodles and chicken (that was good), and once I had them with beef again but I cut them up into smaller pieces so it wasn't like eating such big, long noodles. (They are really long.) Maybe I'll look up someone's recipes for them someday and try them out! Like spaghetti and meatballs or pasta primavera~ I've seen recipes for both of those out there! Yumm...:D One more week of P2 to go!!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Day 21 VLCD - Total Loss: 20.8 lbs
Height: 5'9"
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Total Loss So Far: 20.8 lbs
Loss per day Average: 1.04 lbs
I had a good big loss today which was nice! :D And I broke the 160 milestone! Cheehoo! I haven't been in the 150's since high school. My weight loss per day average has been dropping but it's still over 1 lb per day, so I'm okay with that! I just hope it doesn't continue to drop! I have 13 more days of injections left. My ultimate goal weight is still 14 lbs away but I feel great already so whatever I can get out of these next two weeks will be great by me, and I'll try to take off the last few pounds on my own during either phase 3 or 4. More and more people are noticing my weight loss. I'm glad I started this at the end of the semester and got the bulk of it done during the break, so now that people are coming back, it's been a few weeks since they've seen me and the loss looks more noticeable! I went to a school dance this past Friday wearing a somewhat form-fitting shirt and a girl friend of mine that I haven't seen in a while just looked at me when she saw me and said, "Dang girl! Look at you! You're skinny!" haha... :D Cheehoo! Well I guess that's all for me now. Hunger is back down to almost none again so that's good. I think TOM really just throws a wrench in things for a while. But now it's back to normal! I love this protocol! Thank you HCG and Dr. Simeon!!
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Jan 05 __ 160.8 __ (-0.4)
Jan 06 __ 160.4 __ (-0.4) fasting/ate one apple
Jan 07 __ 159.0 __ (-1.4)
Total Loss So Far: 20.8 lbs
Loss per day Average: 1.04 lbs
I had a good big loss today which was nice! :D And I broke the 160 milestone! Cheehoo! I haven't been in the 150's since high school. My weight loss per day average has been dropping but it's still over 1 lb per day, so I'm okay with that! I just hope it doesn't continue to drop! I have 13 more days of injections left. My ultimate goal weight is still 14 lbs away but I feel great already so whatever I can get out of these next two weeks will be great by me, and I'll try to take off the last few pounds on my own during either phase 3 or 4. More and more people are noticing my weight loss. I'm glad I started this at the end of the semester and got the bulk of it done during the break, so now that people are coming back, it's been a few weeks since they've seen me and the loss looks more noticeable! I went to a school dance this past Friday wearing a somewhat form-fitting shirt and a girl friend of mine that I haven't seen in a while just looked at me when she saw me and said, "Dang girl! Look at you! You're skinny!" haha... :D Cheehoo! Well I guess that's all for me now. Hunger is back down to almost none again so that's good. I think TOM really just throws a wrench in things for a while. But now it's back to normal! I love this protocol! Thank you HCG and Dr. Simeon!!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Day 18 VLCD - Total Loss: 18.6 lbs
Height: 5'9"
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Total Loss So Far: 18.6 lbs
Loss per day Average: 1.09 lbs
I've been having a harder time losing lately. My progress has slowed down a lot. I've only lost a pound in the last four days. I would do an apple day but every couple days I have a little loss, like today I lost 0.6. But with a couple small gains it brings my loss average down... So I'm not sure if that's a situation for an apple day or not because it's not a typical, no-loss/no-gain plateau... If I still have trouble in the next couple days I will try an apple day. I have about 2 1/2 weeks left on Phase 2, so hopefully I'll be able to lose another 10-15 pounds like I want to! I feel really good now though so even if I was done here, I would be happy with the results. Another 10-15 pounds would just top it all off. :) Yesterday a good friend of mine that I haven't seen in a couple weeks saw me and nearly stopped in his tracks and asked if I've been working out... I told him no, I haven't, and just smiled. He looked confused and said, "You've lost weight! You look good, Sam. Seriously." That made me feel good. My clothes fit better and I feel and look better. January 20 will be my last day of injections and by then I will be a knock out! haha... Here we go~ 16 days left!
Weight:
Dec 16 __ 174.8 __ Pre-Load Weight (Load)
Dec 17 __ 176.0 __ (Load)
Dec 18 __ 179.8 __ Post-Load Start Weight (start VLCD)
Dec 19 __ 175.2 __ (-4.6) yes!
Dec 20 __ 172.4 __ (-2.8)
Dec 21 __ 170.0 __ (-2.4)
Dec 22 __ 168.0 __ (-2.0)
Dec 23 __ 167.0 __ (-1.0) I CHEATED big time this day
Dec 24 __ 167.0 __ No Gain!! Whew!! :D
Dec 25 __ 165.8 __ (-1.2) Merry Christmas to me! hehe
Dec 26 __ 165.8 __ (-0.0)
Dec 27 __ 164.6 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 28 __ 163.4 __ (-1.2) (TOM)
Dec 29 __ 163.2 __ (-0.2) (TOM)
Dec 30 __ 163.4 __ (+0.2)
Dec 31 __ 162.2 __ (-1.2) Cheehoo! Broke the plateau!
Jan 01 __ 162.6 __ (+0.4)
Jan 02 __ 161.8 __ (-0.8)
Jan 03 __ 161.8 __ (-0.0)
Jan 04 __ 161.2 __ (-0.6)
Total Loss So Far: 18.6 lbs
Loss per day Average: 1.09 lbs
I've been having a harder time losing lately. My progress has slowed down a lot. I've only lost a pound in the last four days. I would do an apple day but every couple days I have a little loss, like today I lost 0.6. But with a couple small gains it brings my loss average down... So I'm not sure if that's a situation for an apple day or not because it's not a typical, no-loss/no-gain plateau... If I still have trouble in the next couple days I will try an apple day. I have about 2 1/2 weeks left on Phase 2, so hopefully I'll be able to lose another 10-15 pounds like I want to! I feel really good now though so even if I was done here, I would be happy with the results. Another 10-15 pounds would just top it all off. :) Yesterday a good friend of mine that I haven't seen in a couple weeks saw me and nearly stopped in his tracks and asked if I've been working out... I told him no, I haven't, and just smiled. He looked confused and said, "You've lost weight! You look good, Sam. Seriously." That made me feel good. My clothes fit better and I feel and look better. January 20 will be my last day of injections and by then I will be a knock out! haha... Here we go~ 16 days left!
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