Any Thoughts On This Plan?

[october's child]

So… after a lot of research (I swear, HCG forums are so addictive! I stay up till 5 am reading people’s stories!), I’ve realized that people with body weights less than 140 lbs have a tougher time losing the weight – in fact, on average, it seems that it takes two rounds of HCG to get the same result as anyone else would get with just one round.

That said, this is just an observation and I can’t back it up with any evidence so… I was wondering if the following plan would work:

Let’s assume that I get 1 bottle of the HCG for 23 days. Around the 19th day, I realize that I am nowhere near my goal and I will need a second round. Instead of entering P3 and finishing this round, can’t I just order a new 23-day bottle and make it a 40-day round/use it until I reach my goal weight? The only reason I’m not getting the 40-day bottle is because I’m not sure if my theory is correct and I don’t want to buy it and let it go to waste – that stuff ain’t cheap!

I want to reach my goal weight by December 2011 and assuming that I begin mid-August, this seems to be the only plan that will get me there in time.
I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Oh and if anyone wants to counter the theory I have, please feel free!! Thank you!

Much !

p.s. Of all the HCG forums I’ve visited, this is by far the friendliest so thanks for being so awesome!!

[Abby1983]

hello there and welcome!

if you are closer to your goal weight the pounds will come off slower, but there is no reason you can't extend the 23 day round to 40 days. i am 139 as of this AM in p3, and for my next round i want to get to 125-130 and then i am done. i will DEF be extending my round if i have to

what's your goal weight and height? if you are 140 and on the shorter side i *think* you will lose weight faster than if you are 140 and taller which would mean you are already closer to goal.

either way, i wish you luck! this is an awesome forum and a super supportive group of people. i will prob be joining you for p2 in august!

[Balance101]

You surely can! I plan on going 40 days, and there are girls on this forum that have gone longer. Good luck to you!

[october's child]

Thanks for the replies, guys!

Abby, I'm 5'2 (sob) and am trying to get myself down to 135 lbs before I start HCG (currently at 140 lbs). I know 135 doesn't sound too bad but because of my height, I look much bigger than I actually am. Also, my BMI at this point is leaning towards 'overweight and unhealthy.' My goal weight 115-120!

I'm excited and nervous about this and can't wait till August rolls around. Till then, I'm just gonna marvel at all of your amazing results! Again, thanks!!

[Solstyce]

I'm on day 40 right now (counting load days because that's when I started taking the hhcg). Since I am doing the homeopathic HCG and there is no worry of immunity, I am going right through to goal. I want to lose 35 pounds total, and P&I says it's ok to lose up to 34 pounds in the first round before your body needs a break.

I've lost 18 pounds in 38 days of VLC (not counting load weight), which is pretty slow compared to others (about .5 pounds a day), but for me it's not so bad because I am short and don't have much to lose. I also had a cheat day when I was in Vegas so I probably would have lost more.

[Sunny7]

i did 40 days my first round, was so glad i did, but was happy to enter p3 after that ---i will be starting R2 in august, but will only do the 21 days this time around, to many things going on in september

[HellsBelle]

Hi! I started hhcg at 140.6lbs and will be going through my round until I hit somewhere between 124-120lbs. I'm 5'1. I definitely do lose a bit slower with not so much to lose anymore, but that's true of any diet, really! Good luck!

[Millenia98]

Do you already have the 23-day bottle? If you do, my advice is kind of void.

But, if you don't - I wouldn’t recommend your theory. I think P3 is a MUST and is so important. If not, I feel you will quit early, or get to your goal weight and gain all of the weight back b/c your body did not stabilize.

What I recommend is that you get the 40-day bottle and lose as much as you can on the 40-day bottle. It’s an entire 17 days more than the 23-day, and I think you’ll see better results than if you do two rounds of P2 back-to-back.

Around here, I don't think it's recommended to do phase 2 without stabilizing before jumping in again.

[VEEnVEGAS]

Millenia, I believe she plans on having the 2nd bottle in hand before she finishes off the first bottle of drops....so there would be no gaps, no days without drops if she does decide to go the full 42 days. Sounds fine to me!

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by VEEnVEGAS

Millenia, I believe she plans on having the 2nd bottle in hand before she finishes off the first bottle of drops....so there would be no gaps, no days without drops if she does decide to go the full 42 days. Sounds fine to me!

Ahh, yes. My apologies. I read incorrectly.

Sounds good to me, too

[october's child]

No problem at all Millenia! I probably wrote it in a confusing way

I don't have the bottle yet - trying to decide between the drops and the pellets and where to get them from. I'm leaning towards the pellets from Intermountain...

Thank you all so much for your input! I appreciate it!!

[Abby1983]

Originally Posted by october's child

No problem at all Millenia! I probably wrote it in a confusing way

I don't have the bottle yet - trying to decide between the drops and the pellets and where to get them from. I'm leaning towards the pellets from Intermountain...

Thank you all so much for your input! I appreciate it!!

if you want any advice - pellets are way easier than drops. i did both through intermountain. it is so much easier to control your dosage with the pellets and way easier to hold them under your tongue. with drops i ended up drooling everywhere. the pellets you can put under your tongue and almost forget about

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by october's child

No problem at all Millenia! I probably wrote it in a confusing way

I don't have the bottle yet - trying to decide between the drops and the pellets and where to get them from. I'm leaning towards the pellets from Intermountain...

Thank you all so much for your input! I appreciate it!!

Just so you know, one 2oz bottle generally isn't enough for a 23 day round. So if you decide on drops, make sure you are keeping an eye on your level so you don't run out at day 20 or something. (Others have and had an unexpected "breal" while waiting for their drops to arrive!) 1 bottle of pellets seems to be more than enough for 40 days. Just thought you'd like to know...

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Just so you know, one 2oz bottle generally isn't enough for a 23 day round. So if you decide on drops, make sure you are keeping an eye on your level so you don't run out at day 20 or something. (Others have and had an unexpected "breal" while waiting for their drops to arrive!) 1 bottle of pellets seems to be more than enough for 40 days. Just thought you'd like to know...

Ohhhh man! This is news to me. Can you email me, Shelby? I now have a frantic question to ask you. Thanks!

[PaleoPrincess]

October's Child, I am about the same stats and shooting for the same goal weight! Good luck to you! I found this info very helpful!! Keep me posted on how you are doing!

[LilacBruze]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Just so you know, one 2oz bottle generally isn't enough for a 23 day round. So if you decide on drops, make sure you are keeping an eye on your level so you don't run out at day 20 or something. (Others have and had an unexpected "breal" while waiting for their drops to arrive!) 1 bottle of pellets seems to be more than enough for 40 days. Just thought you'd like to know...

Um. I used my first 2oz bottle 10 drops x 3 times a day and there was STILL liquid in it when I opened my 2nd bottle. In fact, I have it at work for my lunch time dose. Still about 5 doses left (eyeballing it) and I used it 40 days plus about 14 single doses. Just saying. :blush:

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Just so you know, one 2oz bottle generally isn't enough for a 23 day round. So if you decide on drops, make sure you are keeping an eye on your level so you don't run out at day 20 or something. (Others have and had an unexpected "breal" while waiting for their drops to arrive!) 1 bottle of pellets seems to be more than enough for 40 days. Just thought you'd like to know...

Yeah...it is the 1 oz bottle that will NOT last a round. The 2 oz will definitely last a full 40 days. Unless you have been taking too many drops Shelby How many do you take????!!! If I took mine according to the directions on the bottle (10 drops 3 times a day) it will last a full 40 day round. It was a good bargain looking at the price of one bottle and doing a round

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Abby1983

i will prob be joining you for p2 in august!

I start another round July 24th. I was going to wait until Aug but have an event for 9/11 that will be televised/photographed and I want to look my best. So hoping to get started sooner so that I can get to goal by 9/11

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I start another round July 24th. I was going to wait until Aug but have an event for 9/11 that will be televised/photographed and I want to look my best. So hoping to get started sooner so that I can get to goal by 9/11

Omg!! You're going to disappear on me. How much more weight are you going to lose?

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Millenia98

Omg!! You're going to disappear on me. How much more weight are you going to lose?

Oh, no way My stats are from my last round which I failed at miserably. I have gained since then and NEED to do this, yet again!! I will post official stats when I start. I also have to say that I am done--very much done--stressing over every little thing that happens to my family. We are allowed no more health or medical issues til I am done with my round in Sept That will keep me on track so I can be finished and done.

[Abby1983]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

I start another round July 24th. I was going to wait until Aug but have an event for 9/11 that will be televised/photographed and I want to look my best. So hoping to get started sooner so that I can get to goal by 9/11

i would love love LOVE to start another round right now, but i was bad and didnt take biotin or b12 towards the end of my extended round, and i had pretty bad hairloss. no one else can notice it (i made my mom inspect me ) but i definitely can. i'm on 5000 of biotin and a super b complex and prenatals to combat it and i *think* it has stopped, but it will take a while to grow back. im afraid if i go back into p2 i will be shooting myself in the foot

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Abby1983

i would love love LOVE to start another round right now, but i was bad and didnt take biotin or b12 towards the end of my extended round, and i had pretty bad hairloss. no one else can notice it (i made my mom inspect me ) but i definitely can. i'm on 5000 of biotin and a super b complex and prenatals to combat it and i *think* it has stopped, but it will take a while to grow back. im afraid if i go back into p2 i will be shooting myself in the foot

Well maybe by the time you are ready I will still be on P2 then You never know.........

[shelbyla]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Yeah...it is the 1 oz bottle that will NOT last a round. The 2 oz will definitely last a full 40 days. Unless you have been taking too many drops Shelby How many do you take????!!! If I took mine according to the directions on the bottle (10 drops 3 times a day) it will last a full 40 day round. It was a good bargain looking at the price of one bottle and doing a round

Ok, so I went and checked my bottles. I have two sizes, 2oz and 4oz. I have never seen a 1oz bottle and all the places that I've ordered mine from quote a 2oz bottle for the short round of 23 dosing days. I took 10 drops three times per day in my first round and ran out of drops in my first bottle at about day 20. I went thru about 1oz every 10 days and when I ended my round on day 32, I was half-way thru my second bottle. I was glad that I had ordered 2 bottles because I definitely would have run out before the end of my round, and mine wasn't 40 days. When I first started back in January, there were 3 or 4 other ladies on the boards who ran out as well. As I recall, one lady was in Canada and had to take an interruption since her second bottle of drops were stuck in Customs.

Obviously YMMV ( in this case literally!) but just didn't want Millenia to run out in her 40 day round.

Millenia, did you still need me to email you?

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by shelbyla

Ok, so I went and checked my bottles. I have two sizes, 2oz and 4oz. I have never seen a 1oz bottle and all the places that I've ordered mine from quote a 2oz bottle for the short round of 23 dosing days. I took 10 drops three times per day in my first round and ran out of drops in my first bottle at about day 20. I went thru about 1oz every 10 days and when I ended my round on day 32, I was half-way thru my second bottle. I was glad that I had ordered 2 bottles because I definitely would have run out before the end of my round, and mine wasn't 40 days. When I first started back in January, there were 3 or 4 other ladies on the boards who ran out as well. As I recall, one lady was in Canada and had to take an interruption since her second bottle of drops were stuck in Customs.

Obviously YMMV ( in this case literally!) but just didn't want Millenia to run out in her 40 day round.

Millenia, did you still need me to email you?

Thanks! Nope, I got it. Actually, I decided that I'm doing yet another round (3rd) to reach my life goal , so I will order an extra bottle. I'd rather be safe than sorry! And the company I order it from will have it in my mailbox within about 2 days.

I'm not doing a full 40 days during this round 2 (35 days) b/c I’m going to Vegas and DEF. need to be on P3 for Vegas by August 9th.

[dawnyama]

Originally Posted by Millenia98

Ohhhh man! This is news to me. Can you email me, Shelby? I now have a frantic question to ask you. Thanks!

Don't worry Millenia. You will not run out if you have a 2oz bottle. I guess everyone's size drops matters, but I have not run out when I have done any round. Customs is something we fortunately don't have to worry about either!! And if you get stuck, I know Roshann will also overnight ship you a bottle if you run into an emergency!! But it is handy to have a spare bottle.

[Millenia98]

Originally Posted by dawnyama

Don't worry Millenia. You will not run out if you have a 2oz bottle. I guess everyone's size drops matters, but I have not run out when I have done any round. Customs is something we fortunately don't have to worry about either!! And if you get stuck, I know Roshann will also overnight ship you a bottle if you run into an emergency!! But it is handy to have a spare bottle.

I know, they were great! I was so surprised - super quick

[TerriMM]

I ordered pellets from Intermountain. Did a 46 day round and believe I have enough for my next 23ish day round.

[Sunny7]

Originally Posted by TerriMM

I ordered pellets from Intermountain. Did a 46 day round and believe I have enough for my next 23ish day round.

do you prefer pellets over drops, i will be ordering soon, and can't make up my mind, i did drops last time, but thought they were easier to contaminate than the pellets, i may order both and give the pellets a try, i may have to do a round in october or november, then i will have them

[TerriMM]

Originally Posted by Sunny7

do you prefer pellets over drops, i will be ordering soon, and can't make up my mind, i did drops last time, but thought they were easier to contaminate than the pellets, i may order both and give the pellets a try, i may have to do a round in october or november, then i will have them

I never tried the drops. After a lot of research here I decided on the pellets because of;
#1 the convenience, I'm on the go a lot.
#2 the hunger, people mentioned it was better controlled with the pellets.
#3 the taste, heard the drops weren't exactly pleasant.

I'm so happy with them; I have no reason to consider the drops.