Why CHEATING does NOT work?

Crazy PreK Teacher · 04-25-2012, 02:41 PM

I've been gone a few days and am having a terrible time. I was doing so well that I thought I could go off protocol just for one meal. On Sunday night I ate ham...plain ole ham (prolly 4-5 oz.)...and a few bites of homemade scalloped potatoes...WELL...they did me in!!!! ;( Monday I had .2 gain, Tuesday-1.2 gain, and today a big fat 0!!!! I'm hoping tomorrow nets me a little loss.

I was at 250.4 and was so close to my first mini-goal to be BELOW 250...grrr!!

I see the importance of strict protocal now...I know it's only a pound or so up...BUT unfortunately I don't see it that way...I see it as 3 days of wasted time...kwim? I coulda been down another another pound by now. No more playing around for me.

Just in case someone is wondering what happens...DON'T do it...LOL.

Angela in TX
275.2/251.6/170ish

dawnyama · 04-25-2012, 05:26 PM

Good advice!! Now you know why Dr S put his food list together--it won't work any other way LOL. A slip like that can set your weight loss back by a week!! Some have reported even no weight loss for 2! Certainly makes you think twice the next time you feel like going off plan. Hard lesson to learn.

MemoryKeeper · 04-25-2012, 06:56 PM

I agree. I had the same issue. This round there is absolutely no cheating, it was too much work to have it undone for a few bites of something. Excellent POSTS!

MagieDen · 04-26-2012, 05:13 AM

Cheating=slow losses, I will definitely remember when I start my load day tomorrow. Thank you for posting your exeprience and helping others not make the same mistakes.

sunflowerintx · 04-26-2012, 07:08 AM

Thank you so much for the reminder! I am committed to doing a clean round, only adding some fat free hnh to my coffee.

It helps that I have an event to go to at the end of May & I wanna surprise people I don't see often.

Gilded Lily · 04-26-2012, 09:15 AM

I have seen this happen so many times. It's just not worth it. I have helped people IRL get started with hcg and always warn them about this. Very few listen and then complain that hcg doesn't work. It's a lesson some people have to learn the hard way. The small amount of food is just not worth the huge setback!

Denise78 · 05-01-2012, 08:19 AM

One cheat never hurts my loss. My problem is that one cheat leads to another and another and another. And that definitely works against me!

Gilded Lily · 05-01-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Denise78

One cheat never hurts my loss. My problem is that one cheat leads to another and another and another. And that definitely works against me!

Yep. It is a slippery slope. P2 is so mental, sometimes that one cheat is all it takes to derail us. If I give myself an inch, I want a mile.

Sleepy · 05-01-2012, 10:52 AM

its a learning process. getting thru the 'head' hunger is certainly a struggle.

gina2328 · 05-01-2012, 11:09 PM

This is my first round of HCG and I have been on VLCD for 40 days and lost 20 lbs. I have stayed on protocol and never once cheated, and have not experienced a gain. I have experienced some stalls however, lasting 4 or 5 days.

I agree that cheating is not worth it on HCG. You can cheat on other diets, but its not worth it on this diet, especially when you spend the money on the hormone, and you are on the diet for such a short time.

Arctic_Mama · 05-02-2012, 10:14 AM

Yes indeed! Cheats on the protocol waste time at best and completely undermine hypothalamic healing and weight stabilization down the road, at their very worst. Not worth it at all. I always have to remind myself of that when tempted.

sunflowerintx · 05-08-2012, 10:54 AM

I went off protocol on Sunday and I'm still gaining.

Definitely, definitely, definitely not worth it.

Arctic_Mama · 05-08-2012, 04:05 PM

Live and learn, Sunflower! Just go cleanly from here on out and you'll be back to losing soon enough

04-25-2012, 02:41 PM	#1
Crazy PreK Teacher Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 787 Gallery: Crazy PreK Teacher Stats: (Pre-HCG 291)275.2/179.6/175 AT GOAL WOE: 411(2005)/291(Jan. '12)/170(NOW) HCG/now JUDDD/LC Start Date: LC~Jan. 20, 2012 hHCG~March 20, 2012	Why CHEATING does NOT work? I've been gone a few days and am having a terrible time. I was doing so well that I thought I could go off protocol just for one meal. On Sunday night I ate ham...plain ole ham (prolly 4-5 oz.)...and a few bites of homemade scalloped potatoes...WELL...they did me in!!!! ;( Monday I had .2 gain, Tuesday-1.2 gain, and today a big fat 0!!!! I'm hoping tomorrow nets me a little loss. I was at 250.4 and was so close to my first mini-goal to be BELOW 250...grrr!! I see the importance of strict protocal now...I know it's only a pound or so up...BUT unfortunately I don't see it that way...I see it as 3 days of wasted time...kwim? I coulda been down another another pound by now. No more playing around for me. Just in case someone is wondering what happens...DON'T do it...LOL. Angela in TX 275.2/251.6/170ish

05-01-2012, 11:09 PM	#10
gina2328 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 29 Gallery: gina2328 Stats: 157/136/122 WOE: HCG Simeons Protocol Start Date: March 2012	This is my first round of HCG and I have been on VLCD for 40 days and lost 20 lbs. I have stayed on protocol and never once cheated, and have not experienced a gain. I have experienced some stalls however, lasting 4 or 5 days. I agree that cheating is not worth it on HCG. You can cheat on other diets, but its not worth it on this diet, especially when you spend the money on the hormone, and you are on the diet for such a short time. Last edited by gina2328; 05-01-2012 at 11:10 PM..

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04-25-2012, 05:26 PM	#2
dawnyama Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 21,336 Gallery: dawnyama Stats: 154/???/115 5'4" WOE: Hhcg/Rwhatever P2 Start Date: 6/1/09	Good advice!! Now you know why Dr S put his food list together--it won't work any other way LOL. A slip like that can set your weight loss back by a week!! Some have reported even no weight loss for 2! Certainly makes you think twice the next time you feel like going off plan. Hard lesson to learn.

04-25-2012, 06:56 PM	#3
MemoryKeeper Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,211 Gallery: MemoryKeeper Stats: 233.5/153.5/133 WOE: Currently: JUDDDkins Start Date: 10/18/2011	I agree. I had the same issue. This round there is absolutely no cheating, it was too much work to have it undone for a few bites of something. Excellent POSTS!

04-26-2012, 05:13 AM	#4
MagieDen Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,453 Gallery: MagieDen	Cheating=slow losses, I will definitely remember when I start my load day tomorrow. Thank you for posting your exeprience and helping others not make the same mistakes.

04-26-2012, 07:08 AM	#5
sunflowerintx Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TXish Posts: 176 Gallery: sunflowerintx Stats: 245/187/135 5'2" WOE: HCG	Thank you so much for the reminder! I am committed to doing a clean round, only adding some fat free hnh to my coffee. It helps that I have an event to go to at the end of May & I wanna surprise people I don't see often.

04-26-2012, 09:15 AM	#6
Gilded Lily Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Happy Candy Sweet House Posts: 6,373 Gallery: Gilded Lily	I have seen this happen so many times. It's just not worth it. I have helped people IRL get started with hcg and always warn them about this. Very few listen and then complain that hcg doesn't work. It's a lesson some people have to learn the hard way. The small amount of food is just not worth the huge setback!

05-01-2012, 08:19 AM	#7
Denise78 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 33,817 Gallery: Denise78 Stats: -22 WOE: Medifast Start Date: 2/08/13	One cheat never hurts my loss. My problem is that one cheat leads to another and another and another. And that definitely works against me!

05-01-2012, 10:52 AM	#9
Sleepy Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 11,269 Gallery: Sleepy	its a learning process. getting thru the 'head' hunger is certainly a struggle.

05-02-2012, 10:14 AM	#11
Arctic_Mama Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,731 Gallery: Arctic_Mama Stats: 257/163/140 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: R1 12/11, R2 3/12	Yes indeed! Cheats on the protocol waste time at best and completely undermine hypothalamic healing and weight stabilization down the road, at their very worst. Not worth it at all. I always have to remind myself of that when tempted.

05-08-2012, 10:54 AM	#12
sunflowerintx Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TXish Posts: 176 Gallery: sunflowerintx Stats: 245/187/135 5'2" WOE: HCG	I went off protocol on Sunday and I'm still gaining. Definitely, definitely, definitely not worth it.

05-08-2012, 04:05 PM	#13
Arctic_Mama Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,731 Gallery: Arctic_Mama Stats: 257/163/140 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: R1 12/11, R2 3/12	Live and learn, Sunflower! Just go cleanly from here on out and you'll be back to losing soon enough