HCG Simeon's Protocol Week of 1/17/11

[emel]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

one way to make the shrimp or seafood look like a larger amount is
1. cook shrimp and place in a large salad
2. make the seafood and tomato soup (see recipe thread)
3. chop shrimp and add to a cabbage 'stirfry'

Oh weight loss for today another .2 lbs so 5.1 in 7 days

wtg on 5 lbs in a week.

Another way to make shrimp portion look nice is to slice them lengthwise right where the vein is... basically butterfly them open all the way. You can do it before cooking, but I always do it afterwards. That way I get 12 chopsticks full from 6 shrimpies.

[LowCarbinPA]

Hi everyone, jumping over to this very active thread. :-)

I started Load Day 1 today and feeling great....looking forward to being losers with the rest of ya!

Happy Hcg'ing!

P2D1 (loading): 149.6
P2D2 (loading):
P2D3 (VLCD 1):
P2D4 (VLCD 2):
P2D5 (VLCD 3):
P2D6 (VLCD 4):
P2D7 (VLCD 5):

[mdolph]

Thanks for all the shrimp advise. I have the shrimp soup planned for lunch on Saturday. I figured I'd save seafood for the weekend as I don't like it rewarmed. It's chicken and beef during the week (well, M-Thursday).

I had a hard time getting the water in today. I'm about 16 ounces short from where I like to be this time of day. Hope to guzzle some down on the way home tonight. Other than that no hunger, but a dull headache. Nothing I can't deal with. My lunch today seemed huge and I barely finished it- 3.5oz chicken, 2 stalks of celery and an apple warmed in the microwave with cinnamon and nutmeg and van. extract. Very, filling. Dinner will be a taco salad of sorts. Still not sure I can do this without my beans and western dressing and chips. Haha!

[JeniferCA]

Don't feel so bad on the water front. It's 2pm here and I've not had a single sip! GASP! I better get crackin'. Hahaha!

[CurveControl]

I am a little behind on my water too, But I find that i am thirstier in the evenings and have to really work up to 64oz. If I try to go from zero to 64 in just a day or two I make myself sick.

[jabbok]

I am having problems getting my water in today as well it is too cold here so I don't feel like drinking anything.

[toomuchbooty]

I will admit to being a little bit hungry today, nothing unbearable but still noticeable. I know it's because my loading was poor. I've been drinking quite a bit of tea to fill up. I'll be having a club soda...also, I haven't had my apple yet today. I am trying to wait until 4:00 before I eat it. Then I should be fine until dinner at 6pm. When food is this restricted, I find timing is key.

[averyjenn]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

When food is this restricted, I find timing is key.

Oh yeah. It's just before 6PM here and I'm digging into my last meal of the day. Will be sipping tea tonight!

[emel]

I like sparkling mineral water with lemon.
I'll drink it when I don't feel like doing the plain water.
I put it in a wine glass and act like I'm Miss Fancy Pants.

[toomuchbooty]

Originally Posted by emel

I like sparkling mineral water with lemon.
I'll drink it when I don't feel like doing the plain water.
I put it in a wine glass and act like I'm Miss Fancy Pants.

That's what I'm doing right now...even though I really want to put vodka in it!

[emel]

Originally Posted by toomuchbooty

..even though I really want to put vodka in it!

Get thee behind me, Satan!



I am so teetering on the edge of tottering off of my teetotaling.

[toomuchbooty]

I don't know how I'm going to dodge my friends for the next 5 weeks...because my friends always seem to have vodka.

[jabbok]

Originally Posted by emel

I like sparkling mineral water with lemon.
I'll drink it when I don't feel like doing the plain water.
I put it in a wine glass and act like I'm Miss Fancy Pants.

[mdolph]

Crap, got sidetracked trying to get kids in bed (I got a 3 and a 4 year old) and forgot to take my drops. By the time I remembered I was STARVING! Now I'm sitting here trying to forget about food. Ick, not a good feeling!

Ok, getting me some sparkling mineral water. I wanna feel special! LOL!

[Viola De Lesseps]

Originally Posted by Lost and Found

Have any of you lost from one side, and not the other? My right inner thigh is Waaaayyyyy smaller than my left. It looks weird. Hopefully, this round attacks the left side.

My left thigh is almost 2" bigger than the right! (this is normal though, not due to weight loss)

VLCD3 and 2.2#s dropped (4.2 total). I'm 1# above my LDW from R1. I'm still hungry and crabby which happened during R1. Somewhere around day 4 everything mellows out... DH would disagree. Once I hit p3 last round he said, "you're much nicer when you eat!" :blush: I'm trying to be nicer this round. The foodie in me gets pissy with p2.

[torister]

Originally Posted by Viola De Lesseps

My left thigh is almost 2" bigger than the right! (this is normal though, not due to weight loss)

VLCD3 and 2.2#s dropped (4.2 total). I'm 1# above my LDW from R1. I'm still hungry and crabby which happened during R1. Somewhere around day 4 everything mellows out... DH would disagree. Once I hit p3 last round he said, "you're much nicer when you eat!" :blush: I'm trying to be nicer this round. The foodie in me gets pissy with p2.

My left calf is an inch bigger than my right. Always has been...prob always will be...weird!

I consider P2 the necessary evil. I am not at all physically hungry...except some mild rumbly at meal times and if I am busy at the time...I can got another 2 hours or more without even feeling the hunger. I love that. Its more the head hunger...and the boredom of the limited foods...and I limit them even more, so...... I am usually really happy when P3 comes around.

VLCD11 today and I am down another lb! 20.4 lbs for this round....so far!

[mdolph]

Peggy, your weightloss is amazing me! I wish I could follow suit! I wanted to hit my goal during this round, but doubt that'll happen with my huge load days weight.

Down another 2.2 pounds for a total of 8 down. I'm on vlcd4 today. Can't complain too much I guess! I'm back at my pre-load weight. I've been looking at everyone's weightloss and it seems that you lose roughly 1/2 of what you're going to lose for a round that first week so I'm aiming high and hoping to lose 4 pounds more by Monday, lol!

Viola, I'm more moody too! Everytime I get pregnant (5x but had 3 miscarriages) I get evil mean. We're talking scary mean. I'm not THAT bad but I am very snippy and it reminds me of how I get when I'm pregnant. Its actually helping some with my job as I'm normally too nice and have been told to be more stern!

Oh and Peggy, how much more do you limit your food? I'm sticking to strick protocol and I'm lovin' the fruit. I feel guilty eating an orange or an apple or breadstick as I've never allowed myself to do that when I lowcarbed. I'm thinking if my weightloss stops the breadsticks will go, followed by the oranges, then apples. Grapefruit and strawberries aren't too carby. I'm finding it difficult to switch gears!

[torister]

Originally Posted by mdolph

Peggy, your weightloss is amazing me! I wish I could follow suit! I wanted to hit my goal during this round, but doubt that'll happen with my huge load days weight.

Oh and Peggy, how much more do you limit your food? I'm sticking to strick protocol and I'm lovin' the fruit. I feel guilty eating an orange or an apple or breadstick as I've never allowed myself to do that when I lowcarbed. I'm thinking if my weightloss stops the breadsticks will go, followed by the oranges, then apples. Grapefruit and strawberries aren't too carby. I'm finding it difficult to switch gears!

Oh gosh! You will get there!! YOU are now where I would LOVE to be. I can't even imagine being so close to goal. GOOD FOR YOU!!! YES, I am yelling!!

I don't limit my food at all. I have half a grapefruit and a bunch of strawberries every day and enjoy my two grissini with my dinner.

[averyjenn]

Morning! Lost the rest of my load weight 7.3 lbs in two days! I truly was full of crap. Okay, now let's start losing weight.

[Lost and Found]

When I mentioned my left thigh being bigger after R1, I meant that at the top of my inner left thigh, there is a big roll of fat, and hardly any roll on my upper inner right thigh. They look like legs from 2 different people. I showed it to a couple of people, and they could see the difference from a cross the room. It's enough to make you..!!!!

Well, .8 gone today. After 4 VLCD, that equals 10.8 pounds.

Everyone is doing so well!!! Congrats with all of the releases!!!

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by averyjenn

I truly was full of crap.

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by torister

My left calf is an inch bigger than my right. Always has been...prob always will be...weird!

I consider P2 the necessary evil. I am not at all physically hungry...except some mild rumbly at meal times and if I am busy at the time...I can got another 2 hours or more without even feeling the hunger. I love that. Its more the head hunger...and the boredom of the limited foods...and I limit them even more, so...... I am usually really happy when P3 comes around.

VLCD11 today and I am down another lb! 20.4 lbs for this round....so far!

I think that what Peggy meant is that she knows what P2 foods work for her, and which ones don't. Also, she doesn't eat beef while in P2...because she is in America, and the protocol says that American beef has too much fat. Ohhh...and shrimp stalls some people out. So, she doesn't eat it. It's not that she is skipping any "part" of her meal, just what "choices" she has to choose from. Like I wish soooo bad that I could have cabbage and ground chicken, but I know what cabbage does to me...after trying it in R1...it stalls me out!?! HTH!!!!

[shelbyla]

Morning peeps. Down 1.4 today to put me exactly 1.1 pounds below load weight, and yes, below 200. 199.7 and carrying on down... Have a great day everyone and for our friends overseas, a great evening.

[michlady]

Good Morning. Day 3 of a stall...but I am ovulating and I'm in my 3rd week of P3. I checked my calendar from R1, and had the exact same stall at the same time and lost pretty good right afterwards, so I'll sit tight and wait. I'm planning on transitioning into P3 at the end of next week, so I hope I can break the stall before then. My ovulation seems to affect me the same way TOM does.

I wasn't sure whether to do a planned interruption next week for when I travel the following week or to transition into P3, but I now have surgery scheduled for the 2nd week in Feb, so I think it's going to be the transition. Hopefully that will only put me one round away from GOAL!!

Congrats on all the losses ladies!!

OH...and I'm glad I'm not the only one with differing leg sizes. I have one calf that is bigger then the other. I tore a muscle in it a few years ago, and since then it's always had a different size/dimension to it then the other calf. Probably not something anyone else would notice unless I pointed it out, but I know.

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Morning peeps. Down 1.4 today to put me exactly 1.1 pounds below load weight, and yes, below 200. 199.7 and carrying on down... Have a great day everyone and for our friends overseas, a great evening.

Good going, Shelby!!!!!

[YvetteMarie]

2nd day of P3 and I really blew it last night! Oh well, lesson learned (why do I have to repeat my lessons though? )

Up 1 1/2, but TOM is still lurking, now almost 2 weeks late.

On a lighter note, Bernice paid me a visit so that's good. :blush:

Good Luck losing!

[Gracie514]

Good morning! Down -1.4 lbs. today This is day 4 of my 20 day pledge, moving onward and downward (hopefully!!!)

You guys are rockin' this protocol! Great job ladies

Now I'm gonna have to check my legs and see if one is bigger than the other!!!

[Lost and Found]

Michlady--You're probably making the right choice to transition. You're doing great!!!! Hang in there...you know how your body works, and it's good that you "kept track" of things from prior rounds so that you can look back, and see what happened.

[jabbok]

I am the same weight that I have been for the last 4 days

[Lost and Found]

Originally Posted by YvetteMarie

2nd day of P3 and I really blew it last night! Oh well, lesson learned (why do I have to repeat my lessons though? )

Pick yourself up, dust yourself off...and don't get down on yourself too much. After-all, we ARE human. Get your mind where it needs to be, and move forward. We're here for ya'!!!!

Originally Posted by YvetteMarie

On a lighter note, Bernice paid me a visit so that's good. :blush:

That stinkin' Bernice!!!! It's the only stinky thing that I look forward to.

Originally Posted by Gracie514

Good morning! Down -1.4 lbs. today This is day 4 of my 20 day pledge, moving onward and downward (hopefully!!!)

You can do it!!!! Great loss!!!! Only 16 more days of your pledge!!!! Anyone can stick to this for 21 days, if their mind is in the right spot, and I KNOW that YOU can do it!!!

Originally Posted by Gracie514

Now I'm gonna have to check my legs and see if one is bigger than the other!!!

My best friend said: "Hopefully, this round will go after your left side!!!!"