Hcg Rogues and Alternatives 1/23/12

[msgirl]

Gremom - please share that recipe for pb coconut bark.....I wasn't wanting the cocoa one because I am trying to avoid anything in the form of chocolate

[Gremom]

Originally Posted by msgirl

Gremom - please share that recipe for pb coconut bark.....I wasn't wanting the cocoa one because I am trying to avoid anything in the form of chocolate

Well this does have cocoa powder in it, so it is kinda like a reece's cup!

4 TBS coconut oil melted
1 TBS peanut butter
1 TBS cocoa powder
1-2 packs sweeter, depends how sweet you like it

whisk until well mixed. I poured mine into 7 mini muffin tins that had liners. Then I froze them. I just eat 1/2 of one at a time. They are really good. You might be able to leave out the cocoa though. I am sure that would be tasty too.

[mdolph]

Awww guys thanks!

I don't like talking about my weightloss too much IRL. Its funny b/c once I was getting a pedicure and someone was talking about how impossible it was to lose weight and was going on and on and I was just shaking my head in agreement when she then stated that she shouldn't be talking to me about it since I probably never delt with weight issues. Some days I will just agree but this time I pulled out my fat picture (I carry one at all times) and showed it to her and her jaw dropped.

Somewhat I'll have to put the pictures in a gallery. I'll try to post some here tonight. Yes it's quite the transformation.

Well work is getting quite scary. They let go of 8 teachers on Friday and now have suspended 1/2 of the employees who have my title. All for job performance. No one is safe. We have a new supervisor that has pretty much canned her entire staff now. I'm very fortunate to have a great supervisor who lets me get away with quite a bit (coming in late, leaving early, long lunches, work from the coffee shop so I can sit on lowcarbfriends and chat) as long as I get my work done and make him look good. I'm really afraid they are going to send me who they consider a model employee over to work under the newer supervisor for the rest of the year. Honestly I wouldn't make it a week. I only look so good as my families comply with the demands and they love me. Thing is I work to make life comfortable for my family not because I have to work. I'm just a better person when I have to get up and go to work each day!

I've been bad about taking my pellets. I'm getting them in 2x a day. Honestly I don't know what I'm even doing anymore diet-wise. I'm all over the place and I totally don't need to lose the weight. I just love being here!

This morning's weight was 149.8! I'm still up a pound from last Friday's weigh-in but I'm ok with it. First off I'm going to ovulate soon and secondly I've been working out so hard lately. My stomach muscles are so sore which is a good thing, right?

Ok more later. My supervisor has summond me! Just to make some deliveries thank goodness! Gotta keep on his good side!

[msgirl]

Thanks Gremom!

Melanie - what a tough place to be in - I hope things continue to go well for you and your job stays somewhat safe!!! Definitely gotta stay in the good graces of our supervisors!

[star a.d.]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Ok.. TOM is definitely starting -- slowly, but it is here. So, I won't be weighing until it is well underway -- no need to do that to myself.

I suspect it will be a challenge to stay on plan today -- I am wiped out, and also feel like I could happily eat my own weight in food if there were no repercussions from it.

As it stands, I will be good, and will stick to the fat fast. I have no uumph for dieting today, but I really don't want to have any gain from the refeeding stick long term.

I'm just exhausted and whiny today -- it'll pass.

with you on ALL counts, but I'll keep torturing myself via layne. this thursday kinda sucks.

[RileyWorm]

Originally Posted by Gremom

Well this does have cocoa powder in it, so it is kinda like a reece's cup!

4 TBS coconut oil melted
1 TBS peanut butter
1 TBS cocoa powder
1-2 packs sweeter, depends how sweet you like it

whisk until well mixed. I poured mine into 7 mini muffin tins that had liners. Then I froze them. I just eat 1/2 of one at a time. They are really good. You might be able to leave out the cocoa though. I am sure that would be tasty too.

Gotta try!! YUM! So you poured in a mini muffin tin and just filled 7 spaces, not 7 whole muffin tins, right?

[star a.d.]

omg, there's salted peanut butter chocolates in the staff room right now and I'm losing my mind with PMS. pray for mojo. if there are any left after the break, I'm in trouble.

[mdolph]

Stay away star! My motto that I keep on my fridge and on my daily planner is "Nothing tastes as good and skinny feels." Step away!

So I had an amazing chat with another memeber of management today. She was my boss for all of 2 months then the crazy shifting started. She told me not to worry and stay strong. I am where I am becuase the families I serve love me. She said that there was no way they could fill the void I would leave at my sites. To give you an idea what I do, I'm a social worker per say for families with preschoolers. I make sure the family is doing their part to help thier child prepare for kindergarten and that all their health and social service needs are met. I work in the rural communities. We're talking RURAL, horse and buggies and farmers. My families respect me as they know I'm working out in the fields and trying to raise a family myself. They see me at the auctions and the feed stores. Anyway, when all this crazy started a few of my families went to management and stated they would be lost without me. I've made our program thrive in the areas I serve and now have a waitlist for those to come into the program. That's never happened before. Anyway, it looks like my job is secure. I don't ever believe everything they say but I do feel better! I love my families!

Lots of driving today (common for me) and lots of time to think. I think I need to work on sticking right at 140 so keep my 138-143 range. I think I need to focus on getting enough good calories in each day and work on the toning and getting up to a 10k run by the end of April. Currently I'm running 4 miles regularly. I just won't have the stamina to run 6 miles if I'm not eating. I'm still not sure how to move over to the maintenance realm as it scares the crap outta me but I know it needs to be done.

[star a.d.]

ughhhh, I just couldn't! luckily those things are small. I even thought "is this worth a possible 1 lb gain?" and my hormonally-fuelled answer was YES. we'll see if I'm still not feeling overly guilty tomorrow though! now I have to figure out where I can trim down calories in the rest of my food for the day. sigh.

[minimonkey]

Gremom -- the scale bump IS the workouts -- if you are that sore, it's a guarantee that the muscles are retaining water so they can heal themselves.

I would suggest you do take the day off from working out -- I know there's a popular "train through the soreness, train till you drop" school of thought, but all I have ever gained from doing that is injuries, and bouts of chronic inflammation.

A lot of meathead bodybuilders have this wisdom to share -- muscle isn't built in the gym, it is built at home, in bed, and in the kitchen. It's the truth -- the workout injures the muscles (in a way that promotes growth) , but the growth happens with good nutrition during the healing and rest period.

You are making amazing progress!!

[Trishagrrl]

Hi everyone, I haven't had a chance to get caught up on the posts. I was sick a few nights ago. Caught a stomach virus that's been making its way around. Anyhow, it didn't last long. But I felt pretty icky Tuesday throughout the day. Tired and a little nauseated. I basically ate carbs that evening with a little protein because that's what sounded good. I paid for it Wednesday morning with a 2.5 pound gain . Had a pretty good fat fast day yesterday, though a little high on the protein end and not quite as many fats as I should have, but only about 850 calories. No loss today. So far, I'm having a good fat fast day tomorrow. Hoping some of the weight I gained between that day and the weight that I gained a couple days before (totaling 4 pounds up) will come off tomorrow. So discouraged and irritated with my weight loss endeavors at the moment. Onward I go though...

[minimonkey]

LOL -- Melanie, I wish I could have witnessed that pedicure interaction!!! Wow, that woman must have really done some thinking after that... thinking about her own pre-conceptions of people, and also thinking about what IS possible, despite it being very hard at times!

I'm with you, though -- I don't talk about weight much in real life either -- and people who didn't know me during my heavy periods generally assume I have always been small, and that I don't have to work to stay there. I occasionally just go along with that... but I also occasionally tell them that I have lost 50 lbs from my high weight, just so they know that I do understand the struggles they are facing.

Considering that 50 lbs is about half of my current bodyweight, it definitely gets some shocked looks!

When I declare goal, I am going to take a pic of me wearing pants from my heaviest period... I didn't let cameras get near me very often at my highest weight.

[minimonkey]

I've stayed off the scale the past couple of days -- TOM may or may not really show up -- right now it is just minor spotting, but with all the other joys of TOM.

I'm rolling with it. I've also been bad about taking the hhcg -- I only got in one dose yesterday -- but since I am fat fasting, I figure it doesn't much matter anyhow right now. Part of me desperately wants a p3 break, I think.

This must be the month for injuries that make one feel stupid, too -- First Disney's run in with the wall and the laundry basket -- and now I have jacked up my right wrist from lifting a heavy backpack the wrong way

I was carrying books, laptop, etc. last night, and I guess I twisted my wrist funny when I went to put the backpack on at some point -- and now my wrist is killing me! It only hurts in certain positions, so I assuming it is a tendon that I strained, and hoping it will be short lived.

[minimonkey]

Despite the hormonal weirdness, and the associated bloating and scale jags, I think I may still be losing fat.

Last night, I couldn't get comfortable because my knee bones were sort of jamming together when I laid on my side -- that's new. I can also see my hipbones while standing, as well as veins, tendons, and lymph nodes in my hip/groin area, and muscle below that. So that area has leaned out recently.

I'm definitely bloated, so neither the scale nor the mirror is going to tell me a lot about the real state of things right now. My jeans aren't a lot of help right now, either, with the bloating.

I'm sticking roughly to the fat fast (but at 1000-1200 cals a day) this week, and will try to get back on the hhcg schedule today.

Once TOM (real or phantom) has come and gone, I'll get back on the scale and try to make a plan for what to do next. I'd be quite happy if I can end up at my prior 105, though I'd love to end a bit lower.

It just isn't worth it to me to fight for losses during TOM this time ... so I am shooting for maintenance. I can resume the battle to lose when the hormones calm down.

[CherylB]

WARNING: MEGA POST!

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Hi Ladies!

Class went very well indeed -- I have a great group of students.. Somewhat Damaged, I teach upper division psychology classes -- this semester is Abnormal Psychology and Theories of Personality.

I am a super high energy lecturer, and I get a real rush out of doing it... but after three hours of straight lecturing, I am pretty tired once the endorphin rush wears off.... so I am exhausted tonight.

Melanie -- I am still doing the hhcg, just not doing the protocol -- I'm doing high fat, lowish calories instead.

THANKS to the wonderful people who answered the questions on the Fat Faster's thread -- I seriously didn't have that in me today!

So glad it went so well. As you said about wishing you could have seen Melanie's pedicure exchange, I wish I could see you teach!

Originally Posted by paulabob

That low bat scale is still reading 125.2. I think it's a real read. My waist has dropped 1/4 inch. I'm not doing much this week, LOL, just cutting Monday/Wed/Fri down to 1000 calories. Don't think it's a great idea to do much more while this sinus infection is still lingering. I'm almost all better though (DS & I tore thru 4 boxes of kleenex this last week, YUCK!).

No energy for personals, but have to give a shout out to Melanie! Girl, be proud of that loss! It is a big deal, and it took a great deal of personal motivation on your part. I'm so glad someone in real life gave you kudos for it. I know I don't know that I could ever have finished (or be finishing) without my real life church family (esp the older ladies telling me well done!), or my friends here.

Get well soon, Paula! It's so draining (no pun intended) to be blowing your nose all the time. I hope you are drinking plenty of fluids. You need to compensate! WTG on the scale stability and waist drop!

Originally Posted by pugswin

Morning Everyone!

up 1lb today, but I'm up 2 hours early to do some work.. so maybe if I'd slept more I'd have lost it. I haven't posted since starting so I am down 4lbs from load wt, up 3lbs from start . I haven't been very 'good' as I've been exhausted and starving (and not pmsing.. no excuse). I keep eating leftovers from my boy's dinners... grrr. I may just have to put them on low carb! One thing I'm noticing is that I have to pee a lot, I didn't notice this last time.

I had planned to try and stay on protocol but do 700-800 cals a day but its sooo hard! I may just go with what worked last time, eat whatever I want and just do low cal.

start: 181.5, ld1: 184, ld2: 188.5, lc1, 185.5, lc3 183.5, lc3 184.5

Pugs, sorry for the bump-up. I just hate those! Also sorry you've been "grazing." Dang hormones! Did you lose "eating whatever you wanted and just doing low cal"? That would be nice!

Originally Posted by Gremom

Good Thursday Morning to ya!

Feeling quite bloated and just blah this morning and the scale showed it. And I am not upset about it one bit. I can't believe that it isn't bothering me, but I am very glad that I have got the emotions in check. I did 2 days worth of really tough workouts and I am feeling really sore which I probably contribute to the bump up. My eating has been spot on, so it's just my body messing with me. I may take a day off today from working out, but I don't know yet.

I got some coconut oil yesterday and made some peanut butter coconut bark and it is

Sorry I didn't do personals, but I am keeping up with you all. I need to get some things done around here before I leave for the day.

Have a super awesome day!

I hope the blahs have departed for today (at least; if not for good!) Congrats on the intense workouts! I agree with Mini. You need the resting days as much as the workout days. So don't neglect either of those!

Originally Posted by mdolph

Awww guys thanks!

I don't like talking about my weightloss too much IRL. Its funny b/c once I was getting a pedicure and someone was talking about how impossible it was to lose weight and was going on and on and I was just shaking my head in agreement when she then stated that she shouldn't be talking to me about it since I probably never delt with weight issues. Some days I will just agree but this time I pulled out my fat picture (I carry one at all times) and showed it to her and her jaw dropped.

Somewhat I'll have to put the pictures in a gallery. I'll try to post some here tonight. Yes it's quite the transformation.

Well work is getting quite scary. They let go of 8 teachers on Friday and now have suspended 1/2 of the employees who have my title. All for job performance. No one is safe. We have a new supervisor that has pretty much canned her entire staff now. I'm very fortunate to have a great supervisor who lets me get away with quite a bit (coming in late, leaving early, long lunches, work from the coffee shop so I can sit on lowcarbfriends and chat) as long as I get my work done and make him look good. I'm really afraid they are going to send me who they consider a model employee over to work under the newer supervisor for the rest of the year. Honestly I wouldn't make it a week. I only look so good as my families comply with the demands and they love me. Thing is I work to make life comfortable for my family not because I have to work. I'm just a better person when I have to get up and go to work each day!

I've been bad about taking my pellets. I'm getting them in 2x a day. Honestly I don't know what I'm even doing anymore diet-wise. I'm all over the place and I totally don't need to lose the weight. I just love being here!

This morning's weight was 149.8! I'm still up a pound from last Friday's weigh-in but I'm ok with it. First off I'm going to ovulate soon and secondly I've been working out so hard lately. My stomach muscles are so sore which is a good thing, right?

Ok more later. My supervisor has summond me! Just to make some deliveries thank goodness! Gotta keep on his good side!

I loved that pedicure drama. I think it's great that you (and Mini and whoever does this) don't often share that you weren't always this gorgeous. You earned the right to leave the past behind you. When I have reached my goal, I will also exercise that right to keep quiet when among strangers who are talking about dieting and weight loss. Sometimes it's just better to grin and keep it under your hat. But like Mini, I wish I could have seen her face!

Originally Posted by mdolph

Stay away star! My motto that I keep on my fridge and on my daily planner is "Nothing tastes as good and skinny feels." Step away!

So I had an amazing chat with another memeber of management today. She was my boss for all of 2 months then the crazy shifting started. She told me not to worry and stay strong. I am where I am becuase the families I serve love me. She said that there was no way they could fill the void I would leave at my sites. To give you an idea what I do, I'm a social worker per say for families with preschoolers. I make sure the family is doing their part to help thier child prepare for kindergarten and that all their health and social service needs are met. I work in the rural communities. We're talking RURAL, horse and buggies and farmers. My families respect me as they know I'm working out in the fields and trying to raise a family myself. They see me at the auctions and the feed stores. Anyway, when all this crazy started a few of my families went to management and stated they would be lost without me. I've made our program thrive in the areas I serve and now have a waitlist for those to come into the program. That's never happened before. Anyway, it looks like my job is secure. I don't ever believe everything they say but I do feel better! I love my families!

Lots of driving today (common for me) and lots of time to think. I think I need to work on sticking right at 140 so keep my 138-143 range. I think I need to focus on getting enough good calories in each day and work on the toning and getting up to a 10k run by the end of April. Currently I'm running 4 miles regularly. I just won't have the stamina to run 6 miles if I'm not eating. I'm still not sure how to move over to the maintenance realm as it scares the crap outta me but I know it needs to be done.

That's so great that you don't need to feel "dispensable" in that hostile work environment. It sounds like you are amazing at what you do. That must feel wonderful! I had times when I really felt like I was a fabulous nurse, but often I'd go home with my head bowed down and my tail between my legs. Seems only the bad gets brought to light in health care. I couldn't take that part of it. It broke me down inside and I'm sure, shortened my life span.

Originally Posted by star a.d.

ughhhh, I just couldn't! luckily those things are small. I even thought "is this worth a possible 1 lb gain?" and my hormonally-fuelled answer was YES. we'll see if I'm still not feeling overly guilty tomorrow though! now I have to figure out where I can trim down calories in the rest of my food for the day. sigh.

Oops. Well, at least you enjoyed it! I hope you are one of the lucky ones who lose after a cheat. I am not!

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Gremom -- the scale bump IS the workouts -- if you are that sore, it's a guarantee that the muscles are retaining water so they can heal themselves.

I would suggest you do take the day off from working out -- I know there's a popular "train through the soreness, train till you drop" school of thought, but all I have ever gained from doing that is injuries, and bouts of chronic inflammation.

A lot of meathead bodybuilders have this wisdom to share -- muscle isn't built in the gym, it is built at home, in bed, and in the kitchen. It's the truth -- the workout injures the muscles (in a way that promotes growth) , but the growth happens with good nutrition during the healing and rest period.

You are making amazing progress!!

("Meatheads".)

Originally Posted by Trishagrrl

Hi everyone, I haven't had a chance to get caught up on the posts. I was sick a few nights ago. Caught a stomach virus that's been making its way around. Anyhow, it didn't last long. But I felt pretty icky Tuesday throughout the day. Tired and a little nauseated. I basically ate carbs that evening with a little protein because that's what sounded good. I paid for it Wednesday morning with a 2.5 pound gain . Had a pretty good fat fast day yesterday, though a little high on the protein end and not quite as many fats as I should have, but only about 850 calories. No loss today. So far, I'm having a good fat fast day tomorrow. Hoping some of the weight I gained between that day and the weight that I gained a couple days before (totaling 4 pounds up) will come off tomorrow. So discouraged and irritated with my weight loss endeavors at the moment. Onward I go though...

All these sicknesses! I hope you feel better asap! I hope you fat fasting is going to take that bump-up away and even take a friend along with it! I can totally sympathize on the "discouraged and irritated with your weight loss endeavors." I broke down and cried on the phone yesterday while talking about my frustration. In fact, I wish I was the type to be able to really CRY. I'm on too many mood meds and it seems they put a damper on my ability to just let it flow. It always feels so much better after you can "get it out." We'll get past this. We just can't give up or give in!

Originally Posted by minimonkey

LOL -- Melanie, I wish I could have witnessed that pedicure interaction!!! Wow, that woman must have really done some thinking after that... thinking about her own pre-conceptions of people, and also thinking about what IS possible, despite it being very hard at times!

I'm with you, though -- I don't talk about weight much in real life either -- and people who didn't know me during my heavy periods generally assume I have always been small, and that I don't have to work to stay there. I occasionally just go along with that... but I also occasionally tell them that I have lost 50 lbs from my high weight, just so they know that I do understand the struggles they are facing.

Considering that 50 lbs is about half of my current bodyweight, it definitely gets some shocked looks!

When I declare goal, I am going to take a pic of me wearing pants from my heaviest period... I didn't let cameras get near me very often at my highest weight.

It's really hard to picture you with 50 more lbs on that itty bitty frame! I look forward to that pic of you standing in those old pants! Hurry! I wanna see it soon.

I'm loading for another round. I'm taking my time loading because I have so much Atkins food in the house. I have set my first VLCD to be this Sunday. I'm going to try and do the entire month of February and be on P3 come March 1st. That will be 32 VLCD's, including the 2 off pellets at the end. The first round I did, I continued to drop more weight on those two days. Each consecutive round since then, I have done it so sloppily that they never had clearly-defined endings. This time I'm not even going to put a "R#" in front of the "P2". I have no clue what round this will be.

So, these dang lbs are going out the door in a hurry, starting Sunday! I'm tired of you and I can wait a month to eat the foods I've been enjoying for the past 18 days on Atkins '72. I feel the need. The need for speed! (Top Gun)

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

I've stayed off the scale the past couple of days -- TOM may or may not really show up -- right now it is just minor spotting, but with all the other joys of TOM.

I'm rolling with it. I've also been bad about taking the hhcg -- I only got in one dose yesterday -- but since I am fat fasting, I figure it doesn't much matter anyhow right now. Part of me desperately wants a p3 break, I think.

This must be the month for injuries that make one feel stupid, too -- First Disney's run in with the wall and the laundry basket -- and now I have jacked up my right wrist from lifting a heavy backpack the wrong way

I was carrying books, laptop, etc. last night, and I guess I twisted my wrist funny when I went to put the backpack on at some point -- and now my wrist is killing me! It only hurts in certain positions, so I assuming it is a tendon that I strained, and hoping it will be short lived.

I'm sorry about your injury! I hope it doesn't last long. I used to have a real problem with carpal tunnel and so I have a few wrist braces around. If you have one, it would be wise to wear it around the house whenever you can. It will heal that much quicker if it gets some good rest periods.

Veins, tendons and lymph nodes? Girl! I don't know how many of those things should be visible through your skin. But if it turns you on, then I'm happy for you. I know you said your arms were very vascular. Some people are built that way. One of my late-hubby's sisters was just like that. Very tall, very lean and had bulging arm veins.

Oh, yeah. I wanted to mention putting a thin pillow between your legs if your knees are crunching together in bed. It's good for the back, too.

[minimonkey]

Ladies, I am off to work in the sculpture lab this afternoon -- and wishing you all a good one. I'll undoubtedly be checking in later tonight.

I'm sorry so many of us have been hitting points of major frustration lately -- dieting is a drag, no matter how creative we are with our menus, our rogueing , and all the rest of it.

Cheryl, I so hear you about having no idea what round this is! At this rate, my "round" is going to last for a solid year!

I'm a bit on the fence about whether to resume the hhcg now, or wait a few days -- but I think I will just do it now. I suspect it doesn't much matter at this point... and when I do go off it, I want to be at a point where I can weigh, and do correction days, and all that.

If I can't get past my stall after TOM is gone, I really am going to do a p3 -- that may be just what my body needs to relax and reset.

[minimonkey]

Cheryl -- yeah, the "insides showing on the outside" thing is a little freaky, to be sure -- but when I am lean, that is what my body does. I think it has a lot to do with being muscular -- the muscles push those things close to the surface, and there isn't enough fat to cover them up.

I like it, in a meathead sort of way, lol!

A lot of bodybuilders have this going on... and although I don't consider myself a bodybuilder, I do have a good deal more muscle than the average woman my size and weight.

[Gremom]

Originally Posted by RileyWorm

Gotta try!! YUM! So you poured in a mini muffin tin and just filled 7 spaces, not 7 whole muffin tins, right?

Yes 7 spaces! 7 whole tins wouldn't be a bad thing though!!

[MaryMouse49]

Originally Posted by CherylB

Thanks! My Irish is showing in that pic, huh! I hope your "mini-break" (no pun intended, by either of us) does the trick for you.



Thanks, Cathy. Sorry you are in limbo-land. I'm not far off from that dreadful place. I can't believe I'm still stuck in the 170's. It's murder.



I take Jalapeno peppers and cut the tops off, then slice them down the middle. I pull out all the seeds and as much of the white stuff as I can and then I rinse them. (I wear plastic gloves for the entire procedure.) Then I dry them with paper towels, stuff them with cream cheese and them give them a good salting. I put real bacon bits (I like the Hormel bacon pieces; red lid on glass jar) in a bowl and press each pepper into the bits. Arrange on a cookie sheet (sometimes I use parchment paper but just for easier clean up) and bake in 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes. WARNING: Totally addictive.

I make five peppers, so 10 halves and it ends up using 4 oz of cream cheese and about 3 servings of bacon bits. Great late night munchie.



I hate being cold! I am cold a lot lately, too. I keep a heating pad "lit" under my feet in bed and I have a scarf/shawl wrapped around my upper arms/neck. Sometimes I put one of those ear muff thingies on to warm my ears and if I'm not typing (doesn't happen often), I sometimes put on gloves. It's pitiful. I have to keep the thermostat no higher than 64'ish. $$$$ issues.

Maybe you should try some of those jalapenos! Warm you up from the inside out?

thanks for the recipe, going to try them this weekend. yum

[RileyWorm]

Originally Posted by star a.d.

omg, there's salted peanut butter chocolates in the staff room right now and I'm losing my mind with PMS. pray for mojo. if there are any left after the break, I'm in trouble.

Laughing so hard, I first read this as "pray for MAYO." Omg.

Haha, I will pray for mojo instead!

[RileyWorm]

Originally Posted by minimonkey

Despite the hormonal weirdness, and the associated bloating and scale jags, I think I may still be losing fat.

Last night, I couldn't get comfortable because my knee bones were sort of jamming together when I laid on my side -- that's new. I can also see my hipbones while standing, as well as veins, tendons, and lymph nodes in my hip/groin area, and muscle below that. So that area has leaned out recently.

I'm definitely bloated, so neither the scale nor the mirror is going to tell me a lot about the real state of things right now. My jeans aren't a lot of help right now, either, with the bloating.

I'm sticking roughly to the fat fast (but at 1000-1200 cals a day) this week, and will try to get back on the hhcg schedule today.

Once TOM (real or phantom) has come and gone, I'll get back on the scale and try to make a plan for what to do next. I'd be quite happy if I can end up at my prior 105, though I'd love to end a bit lower.

It just isn't worth it to me to fight for losses during TOM this time ... so I am shooting for maintenance. I can resume the battle to lose when the hormones calm down.

I second the idea of putting a pillow between your legs. I do that also. I hate the insides of my knees jabbing together.

Hopefully TOM is over soon and you will be feeling yourself again!

[RileyWorm]

Originally Posted by Gremom

Yes 7 spaces! 7 whole tins wouldn't be a bad thing though!!

HA I figured but just wanted to double check. I need to buy some more coconut oil and will definitely be making these for FF#2.

[CherylB]

Originally Posted by RileyWorm

Laughing so hard, I first read this as "pray for MAYO." Omg.

Haha, I will pray for mojo instead!

You're too late. She ate 'em.

[star a.d.]

Originally Posted by RileyWorm

Laughing so hard, I first read this as "pray for MAYO." Omg.

Haha, I will pray for mojo instead!

actual LOL! that'll be me on the weekend. big fat fast, including mayo!

[RileyWorm]

Originally Posted by star a.d.

actual LOL! that'll be me on the weekend. big fat fast, including mayo!

OK, praying for mojo didn't work, so I will pray for mayo now! Laughing. Out. Loud. !

Your fat fast sounds awesome, (cream cheese/HWC, maybe on fat fasters thread?), I am So doing that next time; in addition to Stacey's coconut oil bark with P.B.

[catjrow3]

Originally Posted by RileyWorm

OK, praying for mojo didn't work, so I will pray for mayo now! Laughing. Out. Loud. !

Your fat fast sounds awesome, (cream cheese/HWC, maybe on fat fasters thread?), I am So doing that next time; in addition to Stacey's coconut oil bark with P.B.

I have made up the PB bark.. its in the freezer now.. not sure how they taste yet though...

Zoe, when I was skinnier (back when I was close to goal, had to use a pillow between my knees too... not having that problem right now though ....

[star a.d.]

I wish I could say I didn't enjoy the peanut butter things I had, but I enjoyed them MIGHTILY. hopefully I'll get away with it. not super hopeful! I AM drinking tons of water today, I hope that helps...heh!

[tay65]

I'm off the hHCG for a while. My BP is back to normal and not feeling like I'm in a tunnel. I've done my 2 days of no dosing so tomorrow starts P3, or ATKINS. Adding in fats slowly like I did my first round.
Looking for a new house now. Hope to find one soon.
You all are doing great! KUTGW!

[CherylB]

Good luck w/ P3! Are you in need of a bigger place? It's a buyers market so you'll be able to low-ball an offer when you find what you like.