2 Days Worth of Post

Today's Stats:
Round 1 Phase 2 Day 9 VLCD 6
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #8
Starting Weight on 03/31/09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 180.4
Today's Wt: 180.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.4lb
R1 Total Loss to Date: -8.6lbs

Yesterday's Stats:
Round 1 Phase 2 Day 8 VLCD 5
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #7
Starting Weight on 03/31/09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 181.2
Today's Wt: 180.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -0.8lb
R1 Total Loss to Date: -9.0lbs

Since I didn't have time to post yesterday, I'm posting it all today. Friday night proved to be exhausting. I was bowling against the male bowler I have a crush on. I bowled for crap because of it and he bowled a 300!! Anyway, I had to get up extra early on Saturday (4am) to get to work by 5am. I got home exhausted and just made dinner for myself and my daughter, we watched some tv and I went to bed last night at 8:30pm. I woke up this morning at 6:30. Ten hours of sleep, not bad eh? When I get on the scale and what to my surprise?! A gain!! Not a huge gain but I did check my fingers and my ring did fit a little snug and it hasn't felt like that the last few days. What that tells me is that I either had too much sodium yesterday and/or TOM is lurking. I'm sure its both reasons because TOM didn't really visit last month and has decided to rear his ugly ass head for the month of April. I'm sure the HCG had something to do with that as well because I didn't want to wait till after TOM to begin Phase 2.

Since I got up early this morning, I went ahead and headed out to Wal-Mart to get some groceries. I remembered that they had some Steamers veggies on sale for a buck so I picked up some broccoli, another big box of Tilapia fillets and today's paper. I really like Tilapia fish, it defrosts quickly (individually wrapped) and cooks just as fast. My daughter enjoys it so that's a big plus too!! Unrelated completely, I saw a cardinal outside our window this morning, that is a rarity around here in the desert.

Since I've dropped close to 10 pounds already, my back and right knee are ever so grateful. I started to miss days from work because as soon as I got up and started getting ready, my back would stiffen up to the point where I couldn't bend over to get my pants on!! Then I get to work and sit for a while, again, when I would have to get up, the pain would greet me first. But now, the pain has diminished about 70%, I still feel a bit of stiffness, especially when I lay in bed too long. My knee is not hurting as much after bowling as well.

Friday's & Saturday's Menu:

Lunch:
Wendy's chicken Ceasar salad, no dressing, water to drink
Dinner:
Tilapia fillet, melba toast, water to drink, Healthy Harvest applesauce w/cinnamon & stevia

Monica and Biz: Thanks for continuing to check in on me, it means so much to me!!! Let's see if I can behave this weekend!!

That's The Way!!

Round 1 Phase 2 Day 7 VLCD 4
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #35
Starting Weight on 03/31/09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 183
Today's Wt: 181.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.8lbs
R1 Total Loss to Date: -8.2 lbs

That's more like it!! I didn't necessarily cheat yesterday but I did indulge in a extra melba toast. I found some organic melba toast in original and sesame at Costco. I ate them because I needed something with a crunch beside potato chips or Cheetos, so the melba helped. I was feeling really hungry last night but I just drank more water and was too lazy to make a cup of wu-long tea. I have bowling tonight and I hope my muscles can take it. Everytime I start VLCD, my arms hurt more than when I'm not on P2.

Breakfast:
coffee, 1 HB egg, a shot of green juice (celery,parsley, pineapple)
Lunch:
water, 2 HB eggs
Dinner:
1 tilapia fillet, 3 melba toast and a Healthy Harvest granny smith applesauce (NSA) w/cinnamon and stevia

Hey Monica & Miz Biz, thanks for checking in on me, yes I fell hard that first day but have since recovered. It sure is nice to know you girls are checking in on me and keeping me IN check!!

Holdin' Strong

Round 1 Phase 2 Day 6 VLCD 3
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #5
Starting Weight on 03/31/09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 184.0
Today's Wt: 183.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.0 lb
R1 Total Loss to Date: -6.4lbs

I did much better yesterday but watching Man vs. Food late at night was not a good idea. The food looked so tempting that I wanted to raid the fridge but I didn't. It was just old cravings because the burgers looked so good and the 5 pound burrito looked pretty good too!!!

I'm surprised I even had a loss because we've learned that cheats don't necessarily show up the next day but within the next few days. I behaved yesterday and resisted temptation. I did another all protein day to kinda help with the cheat.

Breakfast:
coffee, 1 HB egg
Lunch:
water, 2 HB eggs
Dinner:
water w/lemon, 100gm of shrimp
Late Dinner:
small fillet of tilapia

Hey Miz Biz, thanks for checking in on me and keeping me in check!! Luv ya girl!!

Already Starting My Sh*t!

Round 1 Phase 2 Day 5 VLCD 2
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #4
Starting Weight on 03.31.09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 189.4
Today's Wt: 184.0
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -5.4lbs
R1 Total Loss to Date: -5.4lbs

Ok I must admit I cheated yesterday but not until later in the evening at bowling. My teammate decided to order a pizza and I caved in to a small slice and I drank lots of Michelob Ultra low carb beer. I don't seem to have a problem with the beer it's the cheat. I believe the beer helps me but that is just my opinion and observation. I hate to think how much more I would have lost had I not done that but I can't hang myself with the "what ifs". I'm not mad at anyone but myself but I'll just deal with it and move on. This only proves to me that Tuesday are going to be difficult until this league is over (7 more weeks)!!

After we visited the bar (yes, more beer), my daughter and I drove through Taco Bell. I figured I had already messed up, might as well make it worth my while. Let's see what tomorrow holds.

Breakfast:
lots of coffee and 1 HB egg
Lunch:
2 HB eggs, water
Dinner:
100 gm of shrimp, water
Cheat:
1 slice of pizza, lots of Michelob Ultra and 2 Taco Bell tostadas

Hey Miz Biz and Monica, how ya girls doing? Thanks for visiting and I'm glad I'm not the only one here!!!

I'm Back and Beginning Fresh

Round 1 Phase 2 Day 4 VLCD 1
0.9ml (125iu) HCG IM injection #3
Starting Weight on 03.31.09 189.4
Starting R1 Wt: 189.4
Yesterday's Wt: 188.8
Today's Wt: 189.4
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.6 lbs
R1 Total Loss to Date:

I'm finally back after some stumbling back in January. I stopped in January because of my birthday and Super Bowl. I had waaaaay too much fun!!! So much in fact that I got myself in a bind but all that is behind me now. I would have started sooner this month but then there was Spring Break with my daughter. Who wants to be on a diet when there's a teenager in the house eating 24/7??? Anyway, I'm ready and its about time. My back and my right knee have been suffering since gaining back most of my weight (197 was my original weight back in '07). I'm just going to count this as round one again because I am starting pretty much from the beginning again. I just hope I can remember everything and I need to reread Pounds and Inches.

I'm doing my VLCD day 1 as my egg day. Those have been very successful for me and I want to get rid of as much weight as possible my first week so I can feel 50% better already. I plan on doing 60 days this round because round 2 is very difficult for me after enjoying Phase 3. We'll just have to wait and see. I remember my first round back in August of 2007, I did the 40 day protocol and lost 25 lbs. I can only hope to do the same this time. Easter may prove to be a task but we'll see. Anyway, I already screwed up because I forgot my injection yesterday so I did a 3rd load day because I want to do the 60 days. I weighed 182.4 on Friday and now I'm at 189.4 after my 3 day load. Guess I did a good job there, hopefully it comes off just as quickly as I put it on. I managed to eat most of the bad stuff in the fridge so there will be no temptation (hopefully).

Well, I have rambled on enough, let's see what tomorrow holds for me!!!

Going Up and Up!!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day #11 VLCD 8
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #11
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 177.6
Today's Wt: 178.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +1.0lb
R4 Total Loss to Date: -7.8lbs

I'm going in the wrong direction and I didn't cheat yesterday. I think its true what they say, deviations take a day or two to catch up with you. Also I think this batch has fizzled. I mixed a new batch yesterday and took the last of the old batch this morning. My birthday is right around the corner and I don't know if I should just stop until that weekend is over so I don't waste the new batch or what!!!

Weekends Are Tough!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 10 VLCD 7
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #10
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 176.8
Today's Wt: 177.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +0.8 lb
R4 Total Loss to Date: -8.4lbs

I'm going to lie, I did cheat a bit yesterday and maybe didn't make a good selection for my veggie. I ate 3 demitasse spoonfuls of chunky peanut butter and 2 small handfuls of popcorn. My daughter had eaten 2 bags of popcorn throughout the day and last night I couldn't take it anymore so I caved. Then for dinner I chose green beans for my veggie, I did fine before with them but I guess the combination of my cheat didn't help.

Oh CB, I wish I had read your comment last night rather than this morning. I don't have hunger issues either just temptations. I agree whole heartedly with you about food being an addiction!! I'm mixing a new batch today because I only have 2 injections left in this batch and I won't have time tomorrow to mix it. These last 2 injections are more like 1.25ml because the last little bit was only about a 0.5ml so I divided into the last two injections. It's weak anyway so maybe it will help a bit.

Spoke Too Soon

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 9 VLCD 6
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #9
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 176.8
Today's Wt: 176.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +/- 0.0
R4 Total Loss to Date: -9.8 lbs

Ahhhh, I spoke too soon. But I must confess I did cheat yesterday with a Mexican pastry. I had been working so hard moving stuff around at the station that I started to feel hungry and tired. I thought just one cheat on Saturday and behave the rest of the week. Yes, I'm trying to justify my cheat. I don't think there was a gain because I was so tired last night that I fell asleep finally at around 11pm and I didn't wake until 8am this morning. It was very good deep sleep I might add. I was so dead asleep that I didn't even hear my daughter when she got home from babysitting. I did awake at 3am to check the house to make sure she was here and she was. I went to bed so late because I was trying to complete my tax return on line and there was a glitch in the system and it kept giving me an error. I finally got so fed up with it that I erased all my data and will start over again today.

The next two days are going to be difficult because I am off from work and my daughter is home both days. She always seems to be hungry 24/7.

Yes CB, it seems that we are the only ones left blogging, they all seem to be on the forum, but we are doing just great!!!

Day 5 Results

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 8 VLCD 5
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection # 8
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 178.2
Today's Wt: 176.8
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.4lbs
R4 Total Loss to Date: -9.8 lbs

I'd say I'm doing pretty good for only being on VLCD day 5. Last night I went bowling and I had 2 mini (7oz) Bud Lights. I started to feel really tipsy so I stopped after those two. My teammate got upset because I wasn't drinking like I usually do but that's his problem. Let's see what tomorrow holds since it is my day off and I can sleep in and weigh myself later in the morning.

I work on Saturdays now and there is a coworker that brings all kinds of Mexican pastries and donuts. There is one particular pastry that is my weakness but I'm not even going to look in the box!! I'm only on day 5 and it is not time to start cheating, I will not open that door!!!!

Down, Down!!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 7 VLCD 4
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #7
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 179.6
Today's Wt: 178.2
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -1.4lbs
R4 Total Loss to Date: -7.8lbs



This batch is almost gone and a fresh batch will be made very soon. Hope that will increase my losses, I can dream right?

I got into an argument with my daughter last night so I went to bed at 7pm. I feel very refreshed this morning at least for now.

Keep Goin' Down Numbers!!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day #6 VLCD 3
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #6
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 182
Today's Wt: 179.6
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -2.4 lbs
R4 Total Loss to Date: -6.4 lbs

Okay, I guess my expectations are bit high, I was hoping for a larger number but I'll take it. I think since my HCG is a bit old, its not as potent as a fresh batch but waste not!! I only have a few injections left with this bottle then I can mix a fresh batch. Also, since I have to weigh in at 4 am, my numbers are skewed.

I haven't been hungry and I don't eat till I get home after 1pm. So far so good, but next week will probably be another story. My bitchiness has returned and everyone is annoying me here at work. My energy is also very good because I didn't need a nap yesterday and I slept very well. I awoke at 2:30am and was ready to go. Unfortunately, I awoke to the smell of poop! I got up to investigate, so I went to my bathroom and turned the light on. Luckily for me I didn't take an extra step because one of my cats was gracious enough to leave a nice heaping pile right at the entrance to the bathroom. I had reached around to the switch therefore I was able to avoid stepping in it, if I had taken that extra step, my foot would have been a shitty mess!! I suspect one cat but I can't be too sure, he's the only one that enjoys leaving me these nasty surprises. I guess I've bitched enough for today, wait for updates tomorrow.

Hey CB, yes we are sistas!!!

Numbers Going Down

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 5 VLCD 2
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #5
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 186
Today's Wt: 182
Today's LOSS/GAIN: -4.0lbs
R4 Total Loss to Date: -4.0lbs

Looky there, 4 pounds gone already. I really hate my 4am weigh ins, I just think if I could weigh myself later in the morning, I would have better numbers but I'll take it!!

I went bowling yesterday after a 3 week hiatus and did pretty good. Everyone on my team was drinking mixed drinks and me with my water, lots of water. A friend of my teammate showed up and she ordered the supreme nachos and placed them in front of me. I wanted to smack her!! I resisted and everyone gobbled them up. I wasn't hungry but I'm trying to break my old habits that I have fallen into again. If there's food in front of me, I will eat it and now I have to work at reminding myself that I can not do that!!

Hey CB, looks like we're both losing the same, I'm just a day behind you, ha ha!!

First Official VLCD of 2009!!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day # 4 VLCD 1
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection #4
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 186
Yesterday's Wt: 185
Today's Wt: 186
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +1.0lb
R4 Total Loss to Date: ???

Today is finally my official first VLCD day. So far I haven't experienced any hunger and my coworker has been out, so I haven't had any offers for food. Tonight may be difficult because I have bowling and there is always some delicious smelling food around not to mention BEER!!! I can have one mini Michelob Ultra at least.

Hope everyone is doing great!!

I was on Facebook yesterday and found out my 20th high school reunion was last month!! I hope they have another one later this year. They did post pictures and everyone looks different, if you know what I mean. I'm happy though because I was able to connect with some friends that I haven't spoken to since high school.

3rd Load Day, Finally Decided

I finally decided to do a 3rd load day. There is too much food in the fridge and I don't want it to go to waste (cash in the trash is not my motto). So tomorrow is my official 1st VLCD day!!

Sorry guys but I'm going for the long haul and I feel that a 3rd load day will help me in the long run. This is going to be my longest Phase 2 ever!! Wish me luck!!!

I'll have to edit my original post to remove my VLCD day, he, he!!

First VLCD Of The Year 2009!!

Round 4 Phase 2 Day #3
1.0ml (156.25iu) HCG IM injection # 3
Starting Weight on 08.18.07: 197lbs
R3 LIW: 161.4
Starting R4 Wt: 185
Yesterday's Wt: 183.8
Today's Wt: 185
Today's LOSS/GAIN: +1.2
R4 Total Loss to Date: ???

Saturday I tested a batch of HCG that I had in the fridge and it is still good!! I had it wrapped in foil (amber bottle), stored in a thermos toward the back of the fridge where it gets very cold but not frozen, and the magic potion is still good!! There probably about 10 injections left so I'll use it up before mixing a new batch. Maybe my new batch will be sublingual so I can stay on as long as possible before taking a break. What do you think? I'm really starting to hate the injections but I know they're more effective but I might just try the sublingual. I haven't tried subcutaneous, just intramuscular. I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Its good to see everyone starting off the new year on HCG. It seems many of us fell off the wagon but now we are all getting back on!!! I need to do this people, my life depends on it. It depends on it physically, emotionally and financially!! It sounds strange but I need to step up my game employment wise because of the economy. I'm not able to get back to school yet because of finances not to mention the holidays just came and left and I am even more broke that before the holidays. (Income tax refund here I come!!) Oh yea, I forgot we are going to Las Vegas here very soon, April I believe, and I need to look for that as well!!

Well, I wasn't able to finish everything in the fridge so I'm debating on doing a 3rd day of loading. I plan on going in for the long haul since there are really no celebratory holidays, food wise I mean. I don't have much time to think about this because it is already 10am!!!

Hey CB!! I have to use my blog because I am just soooo busy, I'm not able to hang out on the forum for much time. Keep me posted if you do update your blog!!

Everyone take care and WE CAN do this!!!