Phase 2 Day 16 VLCD

Today I lost .1 I am so glad I didn't gain as I ate dinner at the conference and the chicken had a herb glaze on it I was so worried that I would have gained, I also ate more than the 100 grams as I was starving I think I ate 150 grams as I was eye balling how much 100 grams was. I was able to pass the warm, yes warm rolls, chocolate brownies and to die for strawberry cake that was 4 inches high. I also ate lunch meat for the lunch on the second day, I have no idea if it was safe or not, I did the best I could have done with what I had.
I looked in the mirror last night and I can honestly see a slight difference in my upper body, it is nice to see small change, I will take what I can get.

Phase 2 Day 15

I didn't weigh today as I am out of town at a conference, I have struggled being here as the food is not 100% on protocal, and I started my period. I feel really hungry and this is something that I haven't experienced yet while being on this, so this is new to me. I am hoping for the best that I haven't gained while being here. I will be home tonight so I can weigh in the morning and hope that I have gotten enough water and maintained protocal as much as I could.

Phase 2 Day 14

Today the scale is my friend I am down 1.1lbs. I am so glad, I am feeling bloated today as it is close to TOM, I am not sure how my body will do this as I haven't had one while being on HCG.
Here's for hoping the scale continues to be my friend.

Phase 2 Day 13 of VLCD

Today the scale went down .4 I am very glad for this as I never thought it would move again. I am hoping that by the end of the week I have lost at least 3 lbs. I have a busy week this week and will be out of town on Tuesday and Wednesday I am really worrried about food and that they will be serving something that I cant eat, I think I am going to pack a cooler just in case I really don't want to stall again and be stuck for the week.

I have also came to the conclusion that crystal light is not my friend I do think it is was made me stall, I am going to do strickly water this week and see if that helps.

Phase 2 Day 12

This has been a hard week for me as the scale hasn't wanted to move but in the upward fashion and then stay stuck their. Today I was down .4 which is the lowest I have been this week. Today is the day I will post how I have done since I started, I have lost a total including loading weight of 19.7 lbs, not including loading weight I am at 17.8 lbs. I am going to list the total amount inches lost from the start so that I can really see how well I have done on this.

Weight 337.4 Total weight loss of 17.8

Neck 15 Down 1 inch

Upper Bust 48 Down 4inches

Middle Bust 53 Down 2 inches

Lower Bust 44 Down 5 inches

Waist 47 3/4 Down 4 1/4 inches

Hips 66 1/2 Down 2 1/4 inches

C-Section Line 58 1/2 Down 1/2 inch

Thigh 38 1/4 Down 1 3/4 inches

Knee 19 Down 1 3/4 inches

Ankle 10 1/2 Down 1/2 inch

Upper arm 20 1/4 Down 1 3/4inches

Elbow 13 1/4 Gained 3/4 inch

Wrist 7 1/4 Down 1/4 inch

Total Inches Lost: 24.25

So I am still not sure how I gained weight in my elbow and wrist but I am so glad to see the numbers going down. From last week to this week I have lost a total inches of 12.25 inches. I have read lots of things that have said that your inches to pounds lost should be within 2 of eachother so I am hoping for a big drop of weight this next week to keep up with the inches lost.
So here is hoping for a great 3rd week on HCG.

Phase 2 Day 11

I am down .4 finally I have gotten rid of what I have gained and also lost some. I am still not hungry on this and didn't eat all that I could have eatten I didn't have 1 melba toast or a fruit. I do find that if I stay busy in the evening then I don't find myself in the kitchen looking for a snack. Well let's keep that scale moving in the downward fashion as tomorrow is the end of week 2.

Phase 2 Day 10

Down .2 so I am close to where I was before I had the random gain. This has been a hard week for me and I have followed the plan only to have gained and then have struggled to take off the .6 that I did gain. I know I should be happy with the 18.9 lbs that I have lost, but it is just hard to watch everyone else eat food that I so badly want to eat. I am not hungry but everything looks so good, it is hard to pass up the treats that are at work everyday, play bunco where they serve dinner and I can't eat and then the donuts that my husband brought home. You would think with my will power I could make the scale go down. So here is to hoping tomorrow is a better day and that the scale moves in the downward fashion. I haven't measured I will do that on Sunday and I hope to have at least lost some inches if I end up not losing an pounds this week.

Phase 2 Day 9

Down .2 but still up from the original gain. Hope the scale continues to go down.

Phase 2 Day 8 of VLCD

The scale was nice enough to move today only down .1 but at least I am not stuck anymore. I drank lots of water today, and gave up Crystal Light (I think that may have been the enemy) I am hoping for a better number tomorrow.
I do find if I can stay busy I don't get hungry and I don't find myself looking for something just because everyone else is eatting.
I do find that nights are the hardest for me, I want to eat what my family is eatting. I can't believe I am 1/4 of the way done with this, I do think I will do another round when this one is completed.
I am truely not hungry on this, and I still can't believe that I gave up Diet Coke.

Phase 2 Day 7 of VLCD

Ok today wasn't any better I did nothing, Yes ZERO I guess I should be happy I didn't gain more but I didn't lose what I had gained yesterday. I have followed everthing to the T except I have drank some crystal light tea, I am wondering if this could be the problem. I am so hoping tomorrow that I move the scale in the downward fashion as I am struggling to keep doing this and not seeing any results. I am not even eating all the food that I am allowed to eat. I usually only do 1 fruit and sometimes I will do 1 melba toast but the rest is what I am supposed to have for breakfast and lunch. I am wondering if my body is in shock or starvation, even though I am not hungry.

Phase 2 Day 6 of VLCD

I gained .6 today, I am not sure why? All I can come up with is I got sun burned a little on my face and neck from the garage sale. I drank 3 litters of water and stuck to the diet. Do you think it could be because I skipped the shot on Saturday? I know I should be happy with how fast I have dropped weight, but I am just a little frustrated when I am sticking to play how I could gain weight.
I am hoping tomorrow is better and that I haven't gained more.

Phase 2 Day 5 of VLCD

Down another 3.6 lbs, I had another super busy day I did a garage sale this morning and then after clean up it was 3:00 before I ate. I drank lots of water and I was suprised to have such a good loss as I got sunburned some, from the reading I have done it talks about not getting sunburned as it will stall your weightloss. I am also using Saturdays as my day to not take a shot, I am not sure if it is in head or not but I was hungry today. Do you think by not taking the shot it could effect you so quick?'
I tried something new last night I was getting tired of the same old items so I did extra lean ground beef with seasonings and put it in lettuce I then rolled them and ate them like I was at PF Changs, they were so good. I miss the crunchy foods that I love like potato chips, popcorn etc. I also miss peas, carrots and corn I am hoping I can do this for 40 days. If I stay busy I do seem to do better.
Here is how I am doing from the start not including the loading weight I gained.
Weight 337.4 Total weight loss of 17
Neck 15 1/2 Down 1/2 inch
Upper Bust 50 Down 2 inches
Middle Bust 54 Down 1 inch
Lower Bust 46 Down 3 inches
Waist 48 Down 4 inches
Hips 67 1/4 Down 1 1/2 inches
C-Section Line 58 1/2 Down 1/2 inch
Thigh 38 3/4 Down 1 1/4 inches
Knee 20 Down 3/4 inch
Ankle 11 Same
Upper arm 20 1/2 Down 1 1/2 inches
Elbow 13 Gained 1/2 inch
Wrist 7 Down 1/2 inch Total Inches Lost: 15
Now how I gained in my elbow is beyond me, maybe my fat is moving downward. I think is great for the first week and I am very happy with it. I read on someone else's blog that your inches and pounds should be the same or 1 away from the other so I am wondering if I am going to drop some more inches here in the next day or two. I will measure again next week and hope to have lost more.

Day 4 of P2 VLCD

Today I am down another 2.6 lbs, I was super busy yesterday I only got one one of the meals in, I drank a ton though like 6 litters. I still can't believe that this is working but the scale is going down in numbers so that is a good thing. Tomorrow I will measure to see if I have lost any inches, because I don't think things are fitting better but I am not sure. I do feel like I have more energy, I am so suprised I have tons of patience and can remember things just like that no brain fog.

Day 3 on Phase 2

Today I am down another 1.6 lbs, I can't tell a difference but I will retake my measurements on Sunday. I was able to stick to the diet and was busy, I didn't eat all the food that I could have. I think for me I need to stay busy, if I am not busy then I find myself in the kitchen looking for something to eat, regardless if I am hungry or not. I haven't missed diet coke, I was out and about yesterday and had to stop at the Crest, I wasn't even tempted by the diet coke I just wanted a large bottle of water. (This didn't even take any self control) I am so amazed.
I am worried I didn't measure the HCG right, because it looks like I only have enough for 2 more shots instead of 4 more, I am wondering if I am dosing at a higher dosage then I thought. When I mix the next batch I am going to have to be more carefull in measuring everything out. I can honestly say I haven't been hungry on this though, so it has been pretty easy to follow. My worry is if I am dosing to high am I going to hit immunity before the end of round 1. I want to do the full 30 days and stick to the diet to the T so that I can hopefully drop at least 30 lbs on this round.
I found that I wasn't as tired today either, and I am so amazed that Ihaven't lost my patience, on other diets I have done I am ready to snap at anyone and on this I feel like the same person not dieting. It is truely amazing that I am eating under 500 calories a day and I feel full and content.

Phase 2 day 2 of VLCD

I am down another 7.3 lbs from yesterday, I am sure most of it is water weight. I made it thru another day without Diet Coke, I am so happy that I haven't been craving it. I have moved on to Iced Tea Peach flavored and I can say I do like this drink. I was more hungry today and ate all the food that I was allowed, I am not sure if I needed the last fruit or the melba toast or if I was just bored. I think I eat when I can't find anything else to do, well I always have things to do but I didn't want to do any of those things.
I am wondering if anyone (Brooke this is you) has found coconut oil and what the difference is betweeen that and olive oil? I drank lots of water today but wasn't in the bathroom the whole day which was nice.
I have found that I do like Spinich, who would have guessed, and I don't miss the dressing. I have become very carefull in my measuring of food and have even made my husband bring his metric scale up from the garage, to make sure I am not eating to much.
So total weight loss to date is 11.1 lbs this includes the loading weight. I will wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Phase 2 day 1 of VLC

I made it thru day one, I wasn't hungry and didn't eat all that I could have eaten I didn't have a fruit or the melba toast. I can't figure out how much of the vegatables you can have on this so I am going to hope as long as I dont go over the calories allowed then I am ok, if you are reading this and you know better let me know. I made it thru the day without Diet Coke (which I am so shocked about) when I drove by the Crest in the morning, my foster daughter said "Miss Beth you missed the turn." I had to remind her that I wasn't going to be going their for awhile that I was tring to just have water. Bless Ciara's heart she said, "you drink water" I am sure going to try. I picked up my son from school before going to get Ciara and my daughter and Corben wanted to know if I had made it without diet coke, he was so proud that I hadn't stopped at the Crest or the Holiday.
My work wasn't so supportive I got asked 4 times if I wanted to go get a drink, I tried to tell them that I was tring to be good and eat better so that I would hopefully feel better. I went to some home visits and came back and there was a maple bar on my desk, they had went to the bakery so they got everyone a treat, I didn't eat it :) I thought about it though, but I really need to put myself first for the first time in my life and really give this 30 days to make a difference in my life.
I felt fine for the most part of the day, except I was so tired by 9:30 which isn't like me, and I didn't sleep great as I kept having to get up to use the bathroom. I need to figure out the water thing, is everyone up a lot at night or do you stop drinking at a certain time.
I weighed this morning and I am proud to say that I have lost 3.8 since load days or 1.9 since the start, I cant decide if I will do the load weight or the first day weight. What are other people doing?
Well thanks for reading and letting me share my thoughts.

Load day # 2

I have to post a day late as I can't figure out how to track my progress so this is about yesterday with today's weight. The scale says 356.3 which is a gain. I am ready to start VLC I feel so sick of all the food that I have eaten, I worry that I haven't eatten enough or that I ate the wrong kinds of food. Giving myself the shots hasn't been bad at all, I just have to not think about it and all is well. All is good other then the sick feeling, but I am hoping that goes away quick.

Day 1 of Loading on HCG

Today is the first day that I have started the HCG, I have done tons of reading and have talked to my OB/GYN as well as my doctor about doing this. I am very nervous about doing this as I work at one of the unhealthest offices out there, their is always chocolate, someone going to lunch and always something to celebrate, everyone has gained at least 20 lbs from working there. I am hoping I have the will power and be able to stay on this without a lot of trouble. I am starting this week as it is Spring Break and I only have to be in the office for 2 days I am hoping when I go back (5 days off) that I will have this under control and will know what I am doing. It took me about 40 minutes to mix the HCG as I was scared to do it wrong, I followed the directions, re-read them and then re-read again. I am hoping I did it right. I thought I would be glad to eat whatever I wanted today but I can't get to thrilled with eating anything, I have gotten used to salad for lunch so when lunch time came I was looking for it, instead I had a big mac and fries and feel sick. I have also had Easter candy with the kids. I took my measurments and they are:
Weight 354.4
Neck 16
Upper Bust 52
Middle Bust 55
Lower Bust 49
Waist 52
Hips 68 3/4
C-Section Line 59
Thigh 40
Knee 20 3/4
Ankle 11
Upper arm 22
Elbow12 1/2
Wrist 7 1/2
I have taken some pictures as well and will post them each Sunday so I can see if there is a difference. I am so excited to begin but also scared. I am hoping I can do this and that I will be succesful in doing this. I am most worried about giving up Diet Coke I love it and have at least 64 oz a day I am going to have to drink water and tea, I am not sure I like water or tea so this will be the biggest challenge.
Well that is all I have to say for today, wish me luck tomorrow is a new day.