First Timer Starting Today......Anyone Else?

[Desma]

Thank you Skinnyb for sharing your story! After reading it, I felt like a fool for complaining about my progress. I will be reporting as much as I can about my journey here on this thread and you are more than welcome to join me! We actually started the same day!

Here's to you Skinnyb.......this take this journey together!

[C'Marie]

Go skinny! Go Desma! Keep hanging in there, ladies! This is my 7th round, I would count this one as a re-do but I still feel pretty successful with it overall. I couldn't lose any kind of weight before no matter what I did. Then my naturopath told me about hcg. I am forever grateful to him. Down 100 pounds so far, well, am re-losing about 10 of those and then onward and downward!

I had a good day today, food wise anyway. I spent all day on my school project, was a paper that had to be in tonight before midnight, and I had been working on it for 3 weeks. I couldn't upload it, the computer kept telling me it had memory problem and wouldn't save it as I was typing it, the last version was saved about 2 hours prior. (unknown to me, I kept hitting the save button!) so I spent about 3 hours trying to figure out what to do, I couldn't cut and paste, couldn't print, and didn't dare shut the computer down to restart it, before I contacted the prof and told him I was having computer issues. I typed into the email to him the messages the computer was giving me and he said it sounded like the file was corrupted. I thought if I shut it down and restarted it I might be ok, but I ended up being able to have it on my monitor on one side and my skydrive up on the other side and I had to retype the whole dang thing! Then I restarted but of course lost all the formatting and all the research attachments, etc, but bless God I saved them all independently so tomorrow when I get to work I'll be able to reattach everything and reformat. Dang computers anyway.

I ended up eating about 32 calories too many for the day because I forgot something I ate before I logged all my food and thought I had enough for another little snack of celery and eggwhites. *sigh* LOL oh well! at least it was on-protocol food! Usually I eat too little!

[steph 3]

Congrats to all on losses. I am happy to announce I lost 1.5 lbs on 1st day! Yay! Although I went to grocery store yesterday to shop for the family and was drooling over the food. Do cravings go away?

[soontobesexy'ntx]

going to do this again (repeat offender (HCG'r)
LD1 today so I will start P2 vlcd on wednesday
steph
I dont know if cravings every go away but for me they did become "manageable" for example:
ohhh those chocolote cookies look so good and smell so yummy!!
ok self do I want a chocolote cookie and stall or even gain a lb OR
would I rather have an apple and lose .5 to another 1 lb
(walden farms carmel or chocolate dip helps)

[Desma]

Congrats to everyone on their losses. I haven't lost anything today and I'm feeling a little down. It's Day 6 and I've only lost five lbs the first four days. I know I'm whining again, but I just don't understand this process.
I'm eating 470-500 calories a day with drops of course, but if I didn't have the drops, shouldn't I still be losing? Confusing

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Desma,
5 lbs in 4 days is fabulose!!! If you've read the pounds and inches
the average weight loss is .5 to 2 lbs a day. when I do HCG drops I lose about .5 a day you are losing about 1.25 lbs a day!!

[cocoapeanut]

Desma - Your body is basically gonna lose weight whenever it feels like it, trust me! Some people lose like crazy in the first week and some people lose more evenly over time. A lot of times it won't seem to make sense but you gotta just trust and go with it

And you WOULD lose without the drops, but you'd be quite hungry and you wouldn't lose the right kind of fat (the abnormal fat). In his book, Dr. Simeons noted that women on starvation diets often lose fat in their face and upper body but not too much in the lower body, making them appear strangely emaciated everywhere except in the hips and thighs. You'd only lose that stubborn fat once you burned through all of your other fat stores, but by then you'd be so tired of starving that you'd have likely given up. The drops affect your hormones in a way that lets you stay full and mobilize fat.

Hopefully this makes sense and motivates you to stick with it and see what happens!

[Desma]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

Desma,
5 lbs in 4 days is fabulose!!! If you've read the pounds and inches
the average weight loss is .5 to 2 lbs a day. when I do HCG drops I lose about .5 a day you are losing about 1.25 lbs a day!!

Thank you! I get what your saying, it's just discouraging when you get on the scale in the morning and it doesn't move. Know what I mean?

[Desma]

Originally Posted by cocoapeanut

Desma - Your body is basically gonna lose weight whenever it feels like it, trust me! Some people lose like crazy in the first week and some people lose more evenly over time. A lot of times it won't seem to make sense but you gotta just trust and go with it

And you WOULD lose without the drops, but you'd be quite hungry and you wouldn't lose the right kind of fat (the abnormal fat). In his book, Dr. Simeons noted that women on starvation diets often lose fat in their face and upper body but not too much in the lower body, making them appear strangely emaciated everywhere except in the hips and thighs. You'd only lose that stubborn fat once you burned through all of your other fat stores, but by then you'd be so tired of starving that you'd have likely given up. The drops affect your hormones in a way that lets you stay full and mobilize fat.

Hopefully this makes sense and motivates you to stick with it and see what happens!

Cocoapeanut, don't I know it! My body is laughing at me right now! I'm going to stick with it and keep my eyes on the 7 day, 10 day, 14 day marks.
At least I'm not hungry!

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Originally Posted by Desma

Thank you! I get what your saying, it's just discouraging when you get on the scale in the morning and it doesn't move. Know what I mean?

I know what you mean but remember the diet is called pounds and INCHES
on the days the scale doesn't move your body is shifting weight around and you are losing inches!! do your clothes feel looser? does your step feel "bounce-er?? " yes!! See its working!!

[C'Marie]

Oh ya, I know what you mean, sexy, this morning I got up and I swear my jammies are looser from the night! ha ha ha (no, really!)

I'm down a bit more this morning, crossing soon into the decade I managed to maintain for 8 months soon! then I will stabilize before vacation and then hit it again after!

[cocoapeanut]

Aww yeahhhh, go Marie go!!

[Desma]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

I know what you mean but remember the diet is called pounds and INCHES
on the days the scale doesn't move your body is shifting weight around and you are losing inches!! do your clothes feel looser? does your step feel "bounce-er?? " yes!! See its working!!

I know!!!! I didn't have a "movement" this morning and I was thinking maybe that's why I didn't lose anything. Today is the first day I took measurements, which I should have done the first day but didn't. I will continue to take measurements to see if my inches are going down with or without weight loss. My yoga pants (because I refuse to put on anything else) feel a little looser, I figured it was because of the five lb lost so far. Thank you!

By the way Soontobesexy'ntx, I'm in EL Paso and will be moving to Killeen in Sept. are you anywhere near by? Maybe one day we can get a meet up organized for the local HCG gals.

[soontobesexy'ntx]

D
you'll prob do a drive by then!! I'm in Abilene

[Desma]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

D
you'll prob do a drive by then!! I'm in Abilene

Lol! No nothing like that! I don't want any trouble! I want my first impression at Ft. Hood to be a good one!

[soontobesexy'ntx]

are you mil or mil dependent?? IRL I'm the switchboard operator at the base here! and I own a store in our mall!!

[Desma]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

are you mil or mil dependent?? IRL I'm the switchboard operator at the base here! and I own a store in our mall!!

Really??? I'm in the Army. I'm going to school full time at UTEP and will finish in Aug. I report to Ft. Hood the first week in Sept.
I'm trying to peel off the weight I gained while being in school. What kind of store do you own?

[use_to_b_eyecandi]

hello .. i am new here and i dont know how to really operate this site too well...every day since i started my 2nd week of vcld i wanted to cry ... writing this right now i feel like i am tearing up! i bought my hcg from a hcg dietitian she claims that the average weight loss with one round (40 days) is only 18lbs... i am like what why so little..she says if u lose anything pass 18lbs it is just icing on the cake but dont be upset if u dont pass 18lbs
so i am thinking well those ppl were CLEARLY NOT SERIOUS IN LIFE. i was like i should lose atleast 35 lbs on this thing ...i was so wrong ...can someone tell me if i am making a big deal out of nothing or is there something really wrong .
how goes
Fyi i am around 5 7'
may22,2012 START Hcg day 1 -Load day --->196
Hcg day 2 - load day --->196
she claimed i should take 3 loading days ...BUT I DIDNT [/B]
hcgday 3-(VCLD1)-198 (after loading weight)
VCLD 2 -196
VCLD 3 -194
VCLD 4-192
vcld 5-192 (for no reason what so ever)
VCLD 6-189 (3 lbs this day)
VCLD 7-187
it all goes down hill from here
VCLD 8-187
VCLD 9-186
VCLD 10- 185
vcld 11-185
VCLD 12- 184
total weight loss- 14lbs
net weight loss -12lbs
I am 24 years old . i have been doing cardio ... the first week i had so much energy . this week i am feeling like crap i can barely move and i am still kinda feeling hungry ... i was planning on doing 40 days but i dont think this is worth it ... i am in med school and i am on my last summer vacation so i am hoping to lose as much weight as i can in the three months that i have ... if i can only lose tops 25lbs in only 9weeks(OVER @ 2 MONTHs) i really honestly dont see the point in continuing. i have emailed her repeated to increase my dosage due to the fact that i feeling very weak and tired... but no response i am thinking that she really just wants the money and doesnt care about me .
to make matters worse my frens saw me a couple of days ago and one of them commented "i thought u were suppose to lose weight fast'... this is clearly not working and i want it to work .. i try so hard everyday ...everday.. going to the gym twice a day even(moderate cardio and little weight training) ...someone help me plz.. i am at a breaking point already

[C'Marie]

eye candi -

First things first - you need to be good to yourself. You are doing fine. Have you read the actual manuscript, written by the doctor who designed the program years ago? Google Pounds and Inches original manuscript. Then go to the P2 sticky threads here and read.

Questions, more details needd to help you.
*Are you on prescription hcg or on homeopathic hcg?
IMHO whether or not your dose needs to be adjusted at all it may be UP or DOWN, believe it or not. UP is not always better.
*IF you read Pounds and Inches, you may see that you need to throttle down the cardio just while you are on the hcg. Your body can only do what it can do. You are asking too much of it to exercise hard plus lose weight with this protocol.
*what foods are you eating? did your dietician actually give you a food list? What foods are on it, and what calories are you taking in?

Most people lose overall at about .5 pounds a day. IF you understand the theory behind it you may relax a little better. It is "quick" weight loss, but the "quick" varies an also the kind of fat you actually lose is more specific than just a super low calorie diet.

My first 40-day round I lost 33 pounds - BUT I was freakin' 100 pounds heavier than I am now. Where you are in the whole weight loss game, what you have done in the past to lose, your hormones, thyroid levels, whether you are actually following the original protocol or whether someone has given you a "tweaked" list, whether you're ultra stressed, not getting enough rest, not drinking enough water --- ALL of this will possibly affect your results. It's not just whether we are "serious in life" about the diet or not. And every round can be different even with the same person.

Hope you post again and give more specifics so we can try to help. I wish I'd found this when I was 24.

[Desma]

C'Marie, you and me both honey! I wish I knew about this when I was 34! I think she's doing well also!

[C'Marie]

Ya, I'm 50. I started hcg in 2010 at 48 about 100 pounds ago. I made a whole thread about my experience last year but it's buried now, I could find it and bump it so you could read it. This whole thing is quite a process, and not as "quick" as the advertisements make out. It is quick, and it's simple (due to hardly any choices, lol) but it's certainly not "easy" -- but it's doable and worthwhile.

[skinnyb]

Now that is totally awesome. I got way super dizzy this morning, seem to be fine now, not sure what I did wrong and hoping it doesn't occur again. Down to 165, that was quick. How are you doing?

[Desma]

Originally Posted by skinnyb

Now that is totally awesome. I got way super dizzy this morning, seem to be fine now, not sure what I did wrong and hoping it doesn't occur again. Down to 165, that was quick. How are you doing?

Congrats on your release! I didn't lose anything. But tomorrow is another day!

[use_to_b_eyecandi]

Originally Posted by C'Marie

eye candi -

First things first - you need to be good to yourself. You are doing fine. Have you read the actual manuscript, written by the doctor who designed the program years ago? Google Pounds and Inches original manuscript. Then go to the P2 sticky threads here and read.

Questions, more details needd to help you.
*Are you on prescription hcg or on homeopathic hcg?
IMHO whether or not your dose needs to be adjusted at all it may be UP or DOWN, believe it or not. UP is not always better.
*IF you read Pounds and Inches, you may see that you need to throttle down the cardio just while you are on the hcg. Your body can only do what it can do. You are asking too much of it to exercise hard plus lose weight with this protocol.
*what foods are you eating? did your dietician actually give you a food list? What foods are on it, and what calories are you taking in?

Most people lose overall at about .5 pounds a day. IF you understand the theory behind it you may relax a little better. It is "quick" weight loss, but the "quick" varies an also the kind of fat you actually lose is more specific than just a super low calorie diet.

My first 40-day round I lost 33 pounds - BUT I was freakin' 100 pounds heavier than I am now. Where you are in the whole weight loss game, what you have done in the past to lose, your hormones, thyroid levels, whether you are actually following the original protocol or whether someone has given you a "tweaked" list, whether you're ultra stressed, not getting enough rest, not drinking enough water --- ALL of this will possibly affect your results. It's not just whether we are "serious in life" about the diet or not. And every round can be different even with the same person.

Hope you post again and give more specifics so we can try to help. I wish I'd found this when I was 24.

i am taking the the injections 30ml ... i dont know what dosage she gave me ....ummm right now i am only eatin lunch for the entire day i dont think i have passed 300calories ...the first week i was eating very close to the 500 calories(445/448 cal)...shud i go back to eating the full 500calories
she gave a strict diet plan... 100 grams of chicken breast, fish , lobster crab ...and then one veggie . for a snack: an apple , strawberries or 1/2 a grapefruit .. she said to cut down to only one meal a day if i want to see some good result which i have been doing... i just want to stop feeling like death ... so whether my dosage needs to go up or down i feel like something has to change ... i am hungry (not terribly but i do get tummy grumbles) and i am tired and weak... i am gonna cut back on the gym and see if i feel better ... i actually kinda like working out (use to be a gym rat) i am going to try and finish out the three weeks and see how i feel ...do u thinnk i should i do 3 wks of p2 then do 3 weeks of P3 then start another three weeks of p2 and then do P3 again...do u think that will optimize my weight loss or i wont see a real difference if i had just gone the full 6 weeks ???


oh i drink 3 litres of water perday

[Felina]

When I'm on VLCD phase of the protocol, I only go #2 about once every three days. Sometimes I'll have some senna tea with honey. Be careful though, because that tea really gets things moving and it could be a problem if you have to go out or to work the next day.

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Originally Posted by Desma

Really??? I'm in the Army. I'm going to school full time at UTEP and will finish in Aug. I report to Ft. Hood the first week in Sept.
I'm trying to peel off the weight I gained while being in school. What kind of store do you own?

T'shirts, Vintage Levis, camo (pink and purple) knives, swords,

Originally Posted by use_to_b_eyecandi

i am taking the the injections 30ml ... i dont know what dosage she gave me ....ummm right now i am only eatin lunch for the entire day i dont think i have passed 300calories ...the first week i was eating very close to the 500 calories(445/448 cal)...shud i go back to eating the full 500calories
she gave a strict diet plan... 100 grams of chicken breast, fish , lobster crab ...and then one veggie . for a snack: an apple , strawberries or 1/2 a grapefruit .. she said to cut down to only one meal a day if i want to see some good result which i have been doing... i just want to stop feeling like death ... so whether my dosage needs to go up or down i feel like something has to change ... i am hungry (not terribly but i do get tummy grumbles) and i am tired and weak... i am gonna cut back on the gym and see if i feel better ... i actually kinda like working out (use to be a gym rat) i am going to try and finish out the three weeks and see how i feel ...do u thinnk i should i do 3 wks of p2 then do 3 weeks of P3 then start another three weeks of p2 and then do P3 again...do u think that will optimize my weight loss or i wont see a real difference if i had just gone the full 6 weeks ???
1. you need the full 500 cal, 2 servings of meat at 3.5oz raw or 3.0oz cooked
2. you are prob working out too hard for the amount of food your are eating, Dr. S said not to take on anything NEW only do what yoru body is accustomed to doing before starting HCG
3. space your food out instead of eating it all at once. I break mine down into 5 or 6 meals ex: apple and grisini for breakfast, meat and salad for lunch, 1/2 grapefruit in the afternoon, meat and veggie for supper, 1/2 grapefruit or some strawberries in the evening. It helps alot since you are getting so few calories.
4. try some unsweet tea, or coffee durring the day also.
5. are you taking any B12??

oh i drink 3 litres of water perday

Ok I'm on LD2 and lost 1.40 lbs!
and I loaded really really good yesterday ate supper at Golden Corral
NUFF SAID!!
todays menu
grapefruit juice
slim jims
peanuts
vienna sausages
wheat and cheese crackers
cheese sticks
smothered porkchops and baked potatoes
gravy
cheesecake for desert
start vlc on Wednesday
would like to get down to 193 or lower on first round that's 16 lbs dont see why I cant make that goal or lower~!!

[C'Marie]

I would definitely lower your exercise amount. The program is not designed to work out heavily at the same time. You can't repair muscle on such little protein. If you don't know what your dosage is, 30ml doesn't say what the solution was, so we can't help you there. Your dosage is supposed to be no less than 125iu and no more than 200iu of hcg per day. MANY doctors tell their people to start at 200 and some even go up to 250. There is an effect that happens that actually can rebound and cause stalls at those dosages. My best dose appears to be about 150. My doctor always wants me to take 200. I say no.

I also would eat up to the 500, making sure you eat both servings of protein you are allotted. I don't believe you get better losses with eating less. In fact, some of us have found the opposite. Try it and see. You are doing well anyway, weight-loss wise, I know you don't want to hear that because you think it should be better. But honestly, you are doing well. Let your body do what it needs to do. It is not the enemy, it is trying to do the best it can with what you are giving it.

As far as the breaks, doing 3 weeks of P3 and then 3 weeks of P4 (adding back in starch and sugars if you like) is protocol. If you vary that, that's up to you, but I believe those breaks are necessary in the grand scheme of things. Cycling back and forth between 3 weeks of P2 and 3 weeks of P3 seems to work for some and not for others. Diet fatigue can definitely set in.

Please be nice to yourself.

Originally Posted by use_to_b_eyecandi

i am taking the the injections 30ml ... i dont know what dosage she gave me ....ummm right now i am only eatin lunch for the entire day i dont think i have passed 300calories ...the first week i was eating very close to the 500 calories(445/448 cal)...shud i go back to eating the full 500calories
she gave a strict diet plan... 100 grams of chicken breast, fish , lobster crab ...and then one veggie . for a snack: an apple , strawberries or 1/2 a grapefruit .. she said to cut down to only one meal a day if i want to see some good result which i have been doing... i just want to stop feeling like death ... so whether my dosage needs to go up or down i feel like something has to change ... i am hungry (not terribly but i do get tummy grumbles) and i am tired and weak... i am gonna cut back on the gym and see if i feel better ... i actually kinda like working out (use to be a gym rat) i am going to try and finish out the three weeks and see how i feel ...do u thinnk i should i do 3 wks of p2 then do 3 weeks of P3 then start another three weeks of p2 and then do P3 again...do u think that will optimize my weight loss or i wont see a real difference if i had just gone the full 6 weeks ???


oh i drink 3 litres of water perday

[soontobesexy'ntx]

Good morning all!!
only going to be here til 11:30 have a Dr apt to get a refill on my Metformin
(diab meds) today.
VLCD 1
nothing eaten yet going to eat my grapefruit in a bit
1 whole = 2 servings fruit all my fruit for the day
todays weight in 210.0 so total weight loss .8
first day on vlc I'll take it!!

[martiangurll]

congrats on everyone who is sticking to it. I am in my third week of R3 and the losses are slowing, so I am trying to keep positive and remind myself the weight comes off in chunks. I am so proud of all of us who stick to this. We can DO it.

[Desma]

Originally Posted by soontobesexy'ntx

Good morning all!!
only going to be here til 11:30 have a Dr apt to get a refill on my Metformin
(diab meds) today.
VLCD 1
nothing eaten yet going to eat my grapefruit in a bit
1 whole = 2 servings fruit all my fruit for the day
todays weight in 210.0 so total weight loss .8
first day on vlc I'll take it!!

Great job! Is it ok to eat a whole grapefruit? I thought you could only eat half for a serving?