HCG Simeon's protocol week of 12/27

[MellaBella]

Chouter, you look great! What size were you wearing in your before picture??

Today is day 1 loading for me. I'm back after a successful P2 during the summer but gained because I did not follow P3. I've learned my lesson and am here to drop at least 30 - 35 lbs, hopefully in 2 rounds.

I've had eggs scrambled in butter, bacon, coffee with cream.

I'm heading over to my sisters where she is serving fried chicken, mac & cheese, greens.

My bf is in Queens today, and I asked him to bring home a torte for me from this amazing Mexican place. It's a sandwich with pork, beef, chicken, chorizo, avocado, & cheese. It will be long time before I will be eating one of those again!

Happy New Year and lots of success to everyone. All of the stories here are so inspiring....

[cynaminbear]

Chouter, you look great! I agree, go get some 6s, you'll need them in a couple days, I'm sure.

I ate properly yesterday, but ate too much, and holding water, so I'm over the window again. Not badly, though, and I'm sure eating clean today will get me back tomorrow.

Question: It's time for me to donate blood. Actually, it was time during P2, since there's no way I would put my body through trying to replenish red blood cells on the VLCD, I decided to wait until P3. Now I'm wondering if it's ok to donate during this phase.
Has anyone donated during P3 and how did your body react?

[droy]

Wow Chouter youlook amazing - go get smaller clothes and show off!

[toomuchbooty]

Having a mega hungry day today...and I will admit I had a glass of sparkling wine lastnight to ring in the New Year. Drinking a ton of water and tea today to combat the dehydration.

[DisneyPrincess]

I went totally off plan last night and am having trouble today. I haven't been bad today, but not 100%

Should I just jump back into P2 tomorrow?

Oh, and happy new year!!

[minimonkey]

Good luck to everyone! I am glad I toasted with mineral water last night... champagne is deadly for me -- it destroys my better judgment

Interested in seeing what you decide to do, Disney. I am learning from everyone here!

[DisneyPrincess]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Good luck to everyone! I am glad I toasted with mineral water last night... champagne is deadly for me -- it destroys my better judgment

Interested in seeing what you decide to do, Disney. I am learning from everyone here!

I've actually decided to take one more day to get my head back in the game. I'm off the scale until the end of the week but will resume p2 tomorrow and just call this a small interruption.

[minimonkey]

Sounds like a great plan, Disney!

[DisneyPrincess]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Sounds like a great plan, Disney!

Yeah. I hate that I went off a fee days but such is life


Chouter!! You look amazing!

[Stevie Renee]

Originally Posted by DisneyPrincess

I went totally off plan last night and am having trouble today. I haven't been bad today, but not 100%

Should I just jump back into P2 tomorrow?

Oh, and happy new year!!

When your head is ready babe...you are SO CLOSE!

[Stevie Renee]

Originally Posted by MellaBella

Chouter, you look great! What size were you wearing in your before picture??

Today is day 1 loading for me. I'm back after a successful P2 during the summer but gained because I did not follow P3. I've learned my lesson and am here to drop at least 30 - 35 lbs, hopefully in 2 rounds.

I've had eggs scrambled in butter, bacon, coffee with cream.

I'm heading over to my sisters where she is serving fried chicken, mac & cheese, greens.

My bf is in Queens today, and I asked him to bring home a torte for me from this amazing Mexican place. It's a sandwich with pork, beef, chicken, chorizo, avocado, & cheese. It will be long time before I will be eating one of those again!

Happy New Year and lots of success to everyone. All of the stories here are so inspiring....

Please send me one of those!! I WANT! So you ready to do this? Here to support you, each day Mella Bella!!

[DisneyPrincess]

Originally Posted by Stevie Renee

When your head is ready babe...you are SO CLOSE!

Head is ready! I had a few goodies and am ready to tighten up that belt one or 2 more notches!

[CelticFan]

Originally Posted by Chouter

I posted this in the Before and Afters, but thought I'd post it here, too. In the after, I am wearing my size 8 skinny jeans. After wearing them for the evening, I think if I reach goal, I could go down to a size 6. Unbelievable!

You can definitely go down to a 6. Those skinny jeans are looking more like a relaxed fit. You look great!

Originally Posted by lisacat67

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

I wanted to share my first VLCD day's success with you:

I was embarrassed to admit, but after my 2 days of loading, I GAINED 10.1 POUNDS!! SERIOUSLY?? IN JUST TWO DAYS?? Yes..true...UGH I know that I was severely bloated and gassy after those two days..to the point of real stomach pain.

I weighed myself this morning, today being R1P2VLCD2, and it showed a loss of 4.6 lbs! So, even though I am stil not at my starting weight, I have lost almost 5 pounds after eating VLC for just one day! I am super excited to be doing this and VERY GRATEFUL to have all of you to both inspire and motivate me!!

YAY to us and being NEW in the new year!!

I feel you! I gained 10# after just ONE day of loading. I almost had a heart attack when I stepped on the scale. The good thing is it is moving back down so I am sure it had a lot to do with water weight and TOM. No wonder Pounds and Inches said do not start when you are on TOM.

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

You are so cute! Yes, you definitely need a 6.

and P.S. Your top half is no longer a large, go get some smalls and show off that little body!

Agree!

[makeup]

Chouter you look simply skinny!!! Yes, it's time to get in a six!!! I recently went shopping for jean and was stunned that I could fit a six with ease! HCG is amazing!!! G

Stevie, did your losses slow way down towards the end? I just seem to be at a slow creep. Even gained a full pound the other day without a cheat. I will stick to the plan as written.

Today for some reason I have the stomach bubbles??? You know when ur feeling bubbley and gassy inside. Maybe because I did the cc for lunch today. Weird because I don't recall ever feeling this before. I did have a visit from Bernice today. Please God let this mean I will have a loss tomorrow. Last night I lost .4. I was discouraged because I was very hungry last night and expected a big loss after going to bed early. Oh well, it's a loss none the less.

It often helps for me to think of weight loss in terms of sticks of butter. I figure I lost almost two sticks last night!!! Hope that helps someone to make it through the day. I also have a date in less than three weeks. I would love to be at goal. Even if I can get seven off by then I will feel good.

OK ladies! Let's stay focused! Guzzle the water!

Makeup

[toomuchbooty]

Whoa...when I think about it in sticks of butter...over the past 3.5 months I've lost 80 sticks of butter through a combo of LC and hcg. That is insane!

[MellaBella]

Originally Posted by Stevie Renee

Please send me one of those!! I WANT! So you ready to do this? Here to support you, each day Mella Bella!!

Stevie - thank you! At some point in life you really do need to eat one of these torte's. They are in the top 5 best tasting things I've ever had.

Did you go from 162.5 to 136 in one round? If so, how long of a round did you do. I'm starting at 162.2 and want to get to 125. I'm doing P2 probably until 1/31. I have 2 family birthdays in February and want to be in P3 for those, then plan to go back to P2 to hopefully lose the rest of the weight and be DONE by the spring.

I hope to lose 20 lbs. this round. Posting here will help me alot.

[YvetteMarie]

Originally Posted by Chouter

I posted this in the Before and Afters, but thought I'd post it here, too. In the after, I am wearing my size 8 skinny jeans. After wearing them for the evening, I think if I reach goal, I could go down to a size 6. Unbelievable!

Wow what a difference, you do look younger!

Lost another 2 today and....Helllllloooooo 80's!! WooHoo! I haven't seen this decade since, the '80's!

I had been feeling sorry for myself not partying on New Years (which happens to be my birthday) so it is just what I needed to get my head back in the game.

Happy losing!

[DisneyPrincess]

VLCD1-122.0
VLCD2- 117.6
VLCD3- 115.6
VLCD4- 115.0
VLCD5- ?
VLCD6- 113.4 TOM
VLCD7- 112.8
VLCD8- 113.2
VLCD9- 112.4
VLCD10- ?
VLCD11- 112.0
VLCD12- 111.5
VLCD13- 110.8 off
VLCD14- ?
VLCD15- 109.8
VLCD16- 110.2
VLCD17- 109.2
VLCD18- 108.6
VLCD19- 109.2. Off
VLCD20- ?
VLCD21- 110.9
VLCD22- 109.6
VLCD23- 107.8
D24- 108.8
D25- ?
D26- ?

That's where I'm at. Not really sure how to count the days now?
Back to p2 eating today to get these last pounds off

[michlady]

Mind if I join you? I'm in Round 2, 1st day of P2. I loaded Friday and Saturday...which was not easy with a stomach bug. But...I gained 5 lbs. with loading, so I must not have done too bad. I'm still not feeling all that great today...so hopefully my first VLCD will be a breeze!

I lost 30 lbs. in Round 1, gaining 5 back with the holidays, and 5 lbs. with loading. I'm hoping the 10 lbs. will come off fairly quickly so that I can start losing more virgin weight! I also hope/plan to go 60 days so that I can lose the majority of weight that I have left to lose in this round (don't quote me on that tho!)

I haven't read through the posts yet...but will do that today. Time to go rid my fridge and cupboards of P4 and loading foods!

Happy New Year!!

R2 VLCD1: 203.2

[jabbok]

Originally Posted by michlady

Mind if I join you? I'm in Round 2, 1st day of P2. I loaded Friday and Saturday...which was not easy with a stomach bug. But...I gained 5 lbs. with loading, so I must not have done too bad. I'm still not feeling all that great today...so hopefully my first VLCD will be a breeze!

I lost 30 lbs. in Round 1, gaining 5 back with the holidays, and 5 lbs. with loading. I'm hoping the 10 lbs. will come off fairly quickly so that I can start losing more virgin weight! I also hope/plan to go 60 days so that I can lose the majority of weight that I have left to lose in this round (don't quote me on that tho!)

I haven't read through the posts yet...but will do that today. Time to go rid my fridge and cupboards of P4 and loading foods!

Happy New Year!!

R2 VLCD1: 203.2

that is a fantastic loss for the 1st round, happy losing in R2.

[jabbok]

Today is R2VLCD1 I am down .6 from the loading days this time I only gained .4 from loading but I was up about 4 pounds from the ldw.

[razorbackbelle]

Week 1 round 1: -1.2

Not exactly what I was expecting. But hoping for better numbers this week!

[Gibby]

Ok, if I got the lingo right, I'm on R1VLCD1 - 1st day after loading for my first phase (first time on HCG) 500 calorie day.

I just got back from the store with my oranges, apples, melba toast and chicken breast amd I'm drinking a giant glass of ice water. I gained 3 pounds on the load and hope it goes away quickly, as I now weigh more than I ever have in my life!

Thanks for the encouragement and education!

[shari]

Wow, Chouter...amazing difference!! You look wonderful. I agree, time for 6's!

For those loading..I've gained A LOT loading and actually lost during my first round. It seemed the more I gained the quicker my losses were that first week..taking me way lower than beginning weight prior to loading. No worries, it comes off fast!

Congrats to all the losers....

[MellaBella]

My first day of loading didn't go as planned yesterday. I never had my last meal, so will do better today and will load tomorrow too if I feel it's necessary.

[makeup]

Hey Ladies,

Well I dropped almost two sticks of butter last night lol! I have a date today. So far I have eaten both apples and drank a lot of green tea. I'm pretty sure that I can handle dinner plans. I will insist that we eat somewhere that has a salad bar or American dining. I am sure I can find a piece of white fish and side of veggies. Must be very interesting as to avoid him focusing on my plate lol! Even maybe Cheesecake Factory should have something that I can eat. I will just squeeze lemon and add pepper to the salad, maybe some vinegar? Sigh, not easy to eat out. I have another date in two days. This will be a great prep.

Wish me luck.

Makeup

TMB, keep counting butter sticks!

[toomuchbooty]

Makeup- I'm a little nervous about upcoming date dinners. There is a guy who has been dying to take me out for months but I've been out of town. He wants to take me out sometime next week.

[Chouter]

Originally Posted by Stevie Renee

Chouter,
I posted in the other thread...yes, definitely a six. I think you need to go exchange those 8's babe!!! Woohoo for staying on plan and dropping. Your body is on a roll. I am super impressed with you losses!

Thanks for all the kind words. I am really happy with my losses, particularly given my struggles with my second round. I am not so sure those size 6's would look very good on me. I might be able to squeeze into them, but I would have a serious muffin top. I can't stand that! I don't have one with the size 8's.

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

You are so cute! Yes, you definitely need a 6.

and P.S. Your top half is no longer a large, go get some smalls and show off that little body!

You know, when I got to the Eddie Bauer store, the first thing I grabbed was a handful of size M shirts, and not a single one of them fit. I mean NOTHING. The T-shirts looked horrible. The button shirts wouldn't even come close to buttoning (and I HATE a shirt that gapes open!) I was seriously bummed that none of the M's fit me.

Originally Posted by MellaBella

Chouter, you look great! What size were you wearing in your before picture??

I bought those clothes last summer at the same shop my Mom buys her clothes - Chico's - and it was their size 2, which is probably a 14. I look like my Mom in that photo. Not only do we look alike, but now I was dressing like her. I am not ready to turn into my Mom.

Originally Posted by YvetteMarie

Wow what a difference, you do look younger!

Oh, thank you so much. I certainly feel better.

Today I am down 1.2 for an all-time low of 146.5. I've discovered I've been taking too much of my drops. When I dose, I had a habit of turning the dropper horizontally so the drops would fall into my mouth. But when I hold it vertically, the dose is not nearly as much. And I have gone from 8 drops 3 x per day, to only twice per day. My hunger has all but disappeared! I really wondered why I seemed to be blowing through my drops this round, and I think this is the reason.

Again, thanks for the kind words. You're all so encouraging and supportive.

[makeup]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

Makeup- I'm a little nervous about upcoming date dinners. There is a guy who has been dying to take me out for months but I've been out of town. He wants to take me out sometime next week.

I know exactly how you feel. I have steered clear of most dinner dates. The one guy that I really really like took me out during first round. I gave myself permission to take the day off. Honestly, once I got to the restaurant I realized I didn't need to. There were options. Even though you don't eat meat, how about a salad and a ton of conversation lol. Most often I have requested dates take me to a coffee shop. I sip tea and often bring my stevia drops. Girlfriend just remember that one day soon you will be at goal. I have put off dating because of not being comfortable with my size. Now that I am close to goal it's sooo not worth it to go back there. P3 and P4 are right around the corner! Summer will be here before we know it. Don't lose focus.

Makeup, the butter melter

[toomuchbooty]

I also put dating on hold because of my size...and I'm definitely getting ready to put myself out there again. My eye is on the prize because there is one guy I really like. He asked me out last year, but I turned it down because I didn't want him to see me so big! I know he's still interested and I'm looking forward to knocking his socks off when I hit goal.

Have fun on your dates!