Simeon's HCG Week of 8/16

[torister]

I continued my injections through my TOM.

[Chouter]

Good morning, all!

On VCLD8 I dropped .7 lbs. to a weight of 173.0. I had a fantastic week one on this program, for a net loss of 7.3 lbs, total loss of 11.9 lbs.!! I hope week two is good too, but I am sure not expecting those kinds of numbers. My goal this week is to loose five pounds.

Fingers crossed!

STATS so far:

Thursday, 8/5 Got drops 181
Friday, 8/6 Load day 1
Saturday, 8/7 Load day 2 185.6 (+4.6)
Sunday 8/8 VLCD1 181 (-4.6)
Monday, 8/9 VLCD2 179.4 (-1.6)
Tuesday, 8/10 VLCD3 177.8 (-1.6)
Wednesday, 8/11 VLCD4 176.6 (-1.2)
Thursday, 8/12 VLCD5 175.7 (-.9)
Friday, 8/13 VLCD6 174.7 (-1)
Saturday, 8/14 VLCD7 173.7 (-1)
Sunday, 8/15 VLCD8 173 (-.7)

Loss to-date: 8.0 net; 12.6 total

[MellaBella]

Hey Everyone,

After a few bumpy days I was down 2 lbs. this morning. Yeah!! Today I am going to eat the exact same menu I had yesterday to see if I can have a repeat weigh in tomorrow!

I can't believe so many are moving into P3 already - it seems like the 3 weeks have flown by. Except I know that is not how it feels!!

I have 8 days left of VLCD with hHCG, then my 2 non-dosing days, then P3 here I come. I already know I will be doing another round starting Oct. 1, and thinking of doing 3 load days. I've been struggling with hunger so I want to make sure I load really well. I may also trade in my HCG spray for some drops. We'll see...

Congrats to all the releasers and welcome to everyone who is joining....

And I agree, WW if that is you in your avi....WOWZA!!! :blush:

[debkeversole]

[Snookie68]

Originally Posted by torister

VLCD16 today. The scale is bouncy...bouncy..UP 0.6 lbs this am. My body is not gonna let me out of this decade just yet. Maybe tomorrow.......

Peggy I`m day 16 too

[lubbockbelle]

Originally Posted by j4Christ

I'm counting the days until I start!! I will start loading this Fri. (maybe Sat., waiting on a friend). But, gosh I sure have been treating these waiting days as load days. I'm sad that I will be starting out with about 7 EXTRA lbs. to lose than when I first decided to do hhcg. Oh well, in 3 weeks I will have forgotten that!!!

So many releasers and transitioners!! I can't wait until I'm one of you saying I'm releasing and melting!! You've all inspired me!

Going camping tomorrow so I will see ya'll when I get back!

I did the same and it has been quite the bummer. I lost 7 lbs during my first week and 4 lbs of that was due to the pounds I put on while waiting.

Man, I can't wait for P3 to be here already! I don't have internet at home anymore, so I can't post during the weekends, so here is my weight loss update. Saturday morning -2lbs, Sunday morning -.5lbs, and Monday morning -0lbs. I am finding that the days I don't lose any weight are REALLY REALLY hard for me. Not only do I want to quit, but I feel like I'm hungrier! I'm about to take some more drops and that I can make it til noon for lunch, if not I'll be having it at 11. Sigh. Sooo hungry.

Anyhoo, a question about P3 and interruptions. As I said above, I gain 4 lbs "waiting", so I haven't been all that excited over just 7 lbs lost. I am pretty sure that I CAN NOT do this for any longer than the 23 days, but do not believe that I will have lost enough weight to be satisfied maintaining for 6 weeks. What is the shortest & longest times you can do an interruptions and go back to P2? What about the loading days? And how long do I have to continue with P2 when I go back?

[sassy_red]

LB quite a few people cycle from a 3-week P3 right back into P2, provided they managed to stabilize in P3 (although that doesn't seem to be absolutely necessary). Some also take a "break" and start right up again with P2 without doing official load days. Simeon's Protocol says it's okay to do the first one but the details for the second are a bit squiffy.

Let me tell you, my first few days were AWESOME!! But weeks 2 and 3 sucked so bad because I felt like I was at a standstill. Too many days of .2 or .4 (or 0 but I never EVER let the scale give me that, instead tricking it so I lost something; I eventually stopped weighing myself because it was all too much stress). It wasn't until these last couple days that I've finally seen any losses, and now that I'm in my 2-day P2/P3 transition I'm PROUD of the 14.2 lbs I've lost in 3 weeks. There is no way, NONE, I could have lost those pounds otherwise, not even on (slow-moving) Atkins. I can't wait to start P3, but just two days ago I was seriously considering scrapping my last two days and leaping into P3. Well, I've lost almost 3 lbs in those two days - who on earth am I to rush these things?

Go girl. You can DO this.

[CaTriGirl]

Originally Posted by sassy_red

Woohoo WTG!!!

Re: the dosing while on your period. People seem to be in two camps but most that I've seen here continue dosing on through, at least with the hhcg. I'm not sure about prescription-ers, but if my period came I'd just continue my daily drops as I've no idea really how much HCG my body is really getting otherwise. I was lucky this round as I began mine right after my period ended so didn't have to worry much about it. HTH.

Originally Posted by torister

I continued my injections through my TOM.

Thanks Sassy & Torister - I will dose through. I think otherwise I'd be too hungry. I am hungrier than normal. At least I don't have major cravings for fast food and chocolate like I normally do!

[hellsbelles]

Just subscribing so I can keep up ! I'm in p4 of my first round and will start my second round labor day weekend!

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by torister

VLCD16 today. The scale is bouncy...bouncy..UP 0.6 lbs this am. My body is not gonna let me out of this decade just yet. Maybe tomorrow.......

Bet tomorrow you'll see a new decade.

Originally Posted by tempted_by_food

Thanx for the new thread should make things easier to get through VLCD10 down .8 from yesterday

Congrats on your release!

Originally Posted by ColleenMA66

R1P2VLCD1 down 1.8!

Originally Posted by wendysmiling

Regarding coconut oil:
Virgin or extra virgin is the same w/ coconut oil... it's just a marketing toll to go extra virgin. (it ain't olive oil). If it doesn't say virgin then it's over processed and will no longer smell like coconut and is more like a hydrgenated crisco type thing. As long as it's virgin you are fine. :-) It's also great for the skin and as a massage oil. You can get it at any health food store.

Thanks for the info! I really appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Gilded Lily

Thank you sweet ladies for the info on coconut oil. I am going to try it out for sure.

Down another .5 today. 1.5 more to go to reach my goal for this round. My dd called me skinny this morning. Trust me, I am nowhere near skinny but it was nice that she noticed I'm shrinking.

WW, is that you in the profile pic? You are beautiful!

Congrats on your loss! You're so close to your goal!
My dd has a galpal that is a pro photog and she can do wonders

Originally Posted by Ladidah

And thin! WW, are you still going to post your menus when you move on to P3?

My panic over going 2.2 over LDW was all for naught; today I'm -0.2 under LDW. This stabilizing business is fantastic!

I am at a crossroads. I really want to fit in another 23 days of P2 before Oct. 2nd (vacation). In 2 days I'll have 14 days of P3 under my belt and I seem to be stabilizing well. 2.2 over LDW was the most extreme variation I saw, and I went back down to -0.4 under LDW the next day without doing a steak day or anything.

I have a fresh bottle of Hhcg waiting, and if I start P2 in a few days I will be well into P4 by the time I go on vacation.

I think I will cycle back. I just bought a large jar of homemade salsa at the farmer's market :sob:. It will have to wait.

I will absolutely be posting my menus in P3. I hope others will join me in that. I want to be accountable and see what works and doesn't work for me on P3 and putting it out there for opinions will be helpful imho. I'm glad your P3 is going so well. That is wonderful and encouraging for those of us getting ready to hit P3. I think you have a good gameplan.

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

I was so looking forward to p3, but now that I am here I am afraid to eat! I am terrified of gaining.

Had a 1/2 avocado for breakfast and I feel .

Sorry the avocado didn't rock your world this morning. I bet those icky feelings will be gone shortly and you'll be enjoying all your p3 indulgences soon!

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

saw 200.0 on Sat didn't weight on Sun back to 202.4 this
AM
(drank a DC on Sunday)
salt is ebil to me

Soonie, sorry you have salt issues. Congrsts on seeing 200! It will be here again!

Originally Posted by catzrule

Morning ladies!

WW, I agree, if that is you in your avatar, you are gorgeous! (not that we don't already know that you are gorgeous on the inside)

Well, I survived loading over the weekend, gained 2.8 pounds. Man, that's tough on the ego when you had tried so hard to lose and put it back on in a weekend.

Had my coffee with 1Tbsp of milk this morning and I'm not hungry so far. can't wait to try the P2 chili today at lunch.

I have a sore throat this morning, I can't be detoxing already, can I?

Here are my stats so far:

Load Day 1: 149.2
Load Day 2: 151.6
VLCD1: 152.0 (2.8 pounds gained during loading)

I would love to lose down to 125 this round and may keep going past the 21 days if I do really well. If not, I'll just do two separate rounds. I have two bottles of drops, so I should be good to go.

SO excited to join all your ladies!

I'm glad you've joined the P2rs club! Enjoy your chili. I love it!

Originally Posted by Ladidah

I felt sick the first 2 days of P3. The reintroduction of fat can be tricky. Dawn said take probiotics to help. I didn't and it went away after 2 days, but next time I will take it slowly and add back one fat at a time. I used cream in my coffee, and had an omelette with ham AND cheese AND sour cream...

I wasn't too worried about eating and gaining. I missed my fat, dairy and salsa (mixed veggies) and I know I overate. But like I said above, the stabilizing is amazing! It is like my body is keeping itself in check, and once I got over the "OMG, I can eat fats and dairy" and returned to more normal eating, it hasn't been too difficult.

I think I will. I don't think I loaded correctly my first round - I lost 1.8 lbs. I will do one load day and then cycle back. I'm just not sure about which days to dose. I'll probably start the day before my load day so I'll have 48 hours of HCG in my system. I just hope I'm doing the right thing, but I really want to be 10-15 lbs lighter when I go on vacation. I also want to be in P4 by then. Cooking is going to be out of the question, and wine will be involved.
If I do feel a need for soda, I grab a Diet Rite. No carbs, cals, or sodium. Salt is evil for me, too.

Thanks for the reminder on the probiotics. I'm adding them to my P3 shopping list for sure. I'm glad your P3 is going well for you.

[walkingwoman]

Geez, I won't be winning any awards for my ability to respond to posts and cut and paste.

Here's my day. I'm here late to the party because my fire alarm was going off in my guesthouse and it scared the living daylights out of me! yikes! I cannot even imagine a real fire! Anyway, spent oodles of time with ADT trying to figure out what triggered it and it remains a mystery I sure hope it doesn't do that again. Yikes. On top of that, my scale batteries are dead and my love affair with my scale these days is suffering miserably So, off to the store in a bit for new batteries and keeping my fingers crossed I don't get another alarm going off and ending up with the fire dept at my house while I'm gone

On a positive note, since I couldn't weigh I tried on all my pants in my closet. Out of 30 pairs,15 fit very nicely, 10 are way, way too big and not wearable (will donate them today when I go to the store) and 4 are 'just about there' and 1 pair is what the heck was I thinking when I bought these. Um yeah. They are really cute but gosh, I'm thinking I'd need to lose another 8-10 to wear them and then nothing else would fit These were a purchase when I got carried away losing weight a few years ago. Not pretty and not flattering but it was fun for the minute or two it lasted. No thanks. I am on the fence as to whether or not I should put them in my donations bag and call it a day for them. hmm. Things that go through my head on a Monday morning.

[torister]

Originally Posted by Snookie68

Peggy I`m day 16 too

Cool! Are you doing a short or long round?

Originally Posted by CaTriGirl

Thanks Sassy & Torister - I will dose through. I think otherwise I'd be too hungry. I am hungrier than normal. At least I don't have major cravings for fast food and chocolate like I normally do!

I know...right? That is a bonus!

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Bet tomorrow you'll see a new decade.

Wouldn't that be sweet? If I do...I will have been in FOUR different decades during this round of P2. It is out of my hands. I will follow the protocol and hope for the best. Its all I can do.

WW...your pic is gorgeous! I seriously doubt there was much needing done to it. I do hope you post your P3 menus. I think that would be helpful for all of us as we go forward. I will post mine as well...which will in no way be as yummy as yours are...shoot you even make P2 sound tasty.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

Getting us started since I'm up late Happy releasing everyone!

Thanks WW!!! How great that we can have more threads AND not too many pages to wade through!!

[mybigbutt]

You guys are awesome!

I had a grilled chicken salad for lunch today. I feel overstuffed, and I didn't even finish a small salad. My body just isn't used to overeating like I used to!

My tummy is really bloated and crampy from the fats I have eaten. I actually miss p2. I am planning a light dinner tonight.

[mybigbutt]

Here's something awesome! I have a job interview tomorrow (wish me luck!!) and my old black suit fits! I thought I was going to have to buy something. Woohoo! I can even button the jacket. I am thrilled with that little victory!

[mybigbutt]

Ok, I used awesome for 2 posts in a row.

now, three.

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

Ok, I used awesome for 2 posts in a row.

now, three.

AW-SOME!!

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

Here's something awesome! I have a job interview tomorrow (wish me luck!!) and my old black suit fits! I thought I was going to have to buy something. Woohoo! I can even button the jacket. I am thrilled with that little victory!

How freaking cool is that!!! That wins for nonscale victory of the day!

Oh, in other 'trying stuff on in my own closet' news, I tried on a corset set that I bought from VS that I thought would fit ages ago and lo and behold it didn't and I didn't think I had a prayer at ever wearing it? Yep. Fits. Guess who's bf is going to have a very pleasant afternoon tomorrow? I LOVE closet shopping! Tomorrow I'm trying on all my tops. I already did my dresses and they all fit fine and look cute too.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by cookie34

I am on my second day of not dosing. First day wasn't hard. I am sure today will be fine. I am going to be busy at work all day so that will help. I have some ribeyes defrosting in the fridge for supper tomorrow. Breakfast will be a bacon, egg, and cheese omlete. I need to stop at the store tonight for some P3 essentials. I have lost a pound since my LDW. I guess the extra cushion will be nice.

I am only .6 pounds from the 40 pound club! 13 short days ago I joined the 30 pound club. I must say that HCG is not for the weak, but if you can muster up the willpower to stick it out (even for a short round) it is well worth it!

I think just the opposite!! If I can do this than anyone can!! I don't see how people canNOT do it. I even did an ENTIRE round hungry---lost weight so I wasn't sure if it was just in my head or not, but still. Which is why I hate it when people give up or whine. This is doable!! Good luck to ya!!

[dawnyama]

I am back from the middle school and packing up for a night of working at Starbucks! Yeah me. Anyhoo, here are the results of my steak day---3 lbs down!!! I have not had a result like that ever from a steak day. That is wonderful. And well worth not eating for the day!! Still way out of my window, but it is a nice start!!!

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

Here's something awesome! I have a job interview tomorrow (wish me luck!!) and my old black suit fits! I thought I was going to have to buy something. Woohoo! I can even button the jacket. I am thrilled with that little victory!

TAHT is perfectly fine about using AWESOME so much i just keep using AMAZING for this protocol myself

CONGRATULATIONS on the suit and good luck on the interview!!!

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by walkingwoman

How freaking cool is that!!! That wins for nonscale victory of the day!

Oh, in other 'trying stuff on in my own closet' news, I tried on a corset set that I bought from VS that I thought would fit ages ago and lo and behold it didn't and I didn't think I had a prayer at ever wearing it? Yep. Fits. Guess who's bf is going to have a very pleasant afternoon tomorrow? I LOVE closet shopping! Tomorrow I'm trying on all my tops. I already did my dresses and they all fit fine and look cute too.

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I am back from the middle school and packing up for a night of working at Starbucks! Yeah me. Anyhoo, here are the results of my steak day---3 lbs down!!! I have not had a result like that ever from a steak day. That is wonderful. And well worth not eating for the day!! Still way out of my window, but it is a nice start!!!

GO DAWN!! 3 pounds in wowza!!

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

You guys are awesome!

I had a grilled chicken salad for lunch today. I feel overstuffed, and I didn't even finish a small salad. My body just isn't used to overeating like I used to!

My tummy is really bloated and crampy from the fats I have eaten. I actually miss p2. I am planning a light dinner tonight.

I think the tummy shrinks while on P2 because I felt the same way when starting P3. Don't worry...your appetite will be back. Do you have any probiotics? They are very helpful in the transition back to eating fats.

[walkingwoman]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I am back from the middle school and packing up for a night of working at Starbucks! Yeah me. Anyhoo, here are the results of my steak day---3 lbs down!!! I have not had a result like that ever from a steak day. That is wonderful. And well worth not eating for the day!! Still way out of my window, but it is a nice start!!!

Great job! Love those results

[Salamander]

I have decided to join this weekly thread!
I'm on day 17 and I'm calling goal- I've been at 100.2 for 2 days now. My goal was 100, but I feel good and even my tightest pants are getting comfortable, so I don't need to be any smaller... plus .2 lb is pretty insignficant Since I need to dose until Friday, I am bumping up my protein, adding a veggie and introducing fat/oil 1 tsp at a time. Today I had 1 tsp heavy cream in my coffee, and will have 1/2c lowfat cottage cheese with my dinner. I'll see if that affects me at all.

I was starving before dinner yesterday, so I ate early and had lettuce AND tomato salad w/ a little low cal/carb salad dressing AND added a pinch of shredded cheese.... whoa nelly! It was darned tasty!

In preparation for P3, I have wrote out menus for my first 5 days, to make sure I introduce foods back in slowly. I am looking forward to P3 next Monday!

[herangeleyes1]

Originally Posted by torister

VLCD16 today. The scale is bouncy...bouncy..UP 0.6 lbs this am. My body is not gonna let me out of this decade just yet. Maybe tomorrow.......

Hopefully you will go down tomorrow!

[herangeleyes1]

Originally Posted by mybigbutt

Thanks, WW!

First day of p3!

Yummo, what are you having today?

[herangeleyes1]

Originally Posted by tempted_by_food

Thanx for the new thread should make things easier to get through VLCD10 down .8 from yesterday

Congrats on your loss today!