A New Day A New Loss!!!

Good Morning,

I got on the scales today hoping for another huge loss. I did get a loss but it was small, .2 pounds. That makes 6.2 pounds for this round and net total loss on hCG is 23.6!!!

I have a milestone today and that is a total of 30 pounds lost since my highest ever of 203. I hit that weight in 2007 briefly when I quit smoking for a month. But when I restarted smoking, I lost about 7 pounds and went back to 196-197. So I am not really celebrating since that 7 pounds wasn't on the hCG and that's what I am gauging, the losses on hCG.....

I hope my hunger is better today. It takes about a week to get the hunger issues under control when starting the hCG. Radishes, celery and other veggies become my best friend to keep control over those 'feelings' of hunger. Hot tea also helps fill the tummy with warmth and stifle the hungries to an extent.

So, today is a short entry, so far, but am going to try to enter some kind of post daily from now on.

Started on Round 2 Phase 2

I made it through 3 weeks of Phase 3 and maintained the entire time within my 2 pound allowance. I was absolutely thrilled!!!

I went onto P4 and tried tons of new foods during that week. I did gain but only a little. I didn't really worry because I knew I was going back on P2 in less than a week.

I did a mini-load before my R2P2, mainly just some things at the fair (I was a vendor at a 10 day fair) and a Mexican dinner the night before.

The first weigh-in after my first VLCD was astounding! I lost 4.4 pounds overnight! That took care of my fluctuations from P3, my mini-load weight, PLUS .6 pounds! I must say I was absolutely thrilled!!!

Today I was a bit reluctant to get on the scales after such an awesome first loss weigh-day but of course, I did. I weighed myself 3 times to be sure the scales weren't broken! I had lost another 1.6 pounds!!! So in just 2 days I have lost 6 pounds and 2.2 of them are NEW ones. LOL I am now at 173.2! I am on my way to my pre-hysterectomy weight of 171. Then on to my pre-tumor weight of 161.

My goal of this round is to get to 159. Initially, I was going to 161, which is a set point but with the way things are starting out, I changed my mind, as we women do, and lowered it a couple pounds to get into the 150's.

I plan to do about 4-5 weeks this round and see if I want to go on or take another P3. I do want to be able to have a cheat day for Thanksgiving and Christmas but may just plan the cheat days and stay on Protocol. Of course, plans are subject to change. LOL I will definately do the minimum of 3 weeks of the VLCD though.

I also hope to get by and post in my blog more often.

Long Time no Post

I have been negligent on my blog lately.

I ended Phase 2 with a Last Dose Weight of 175.4, which is a loss of 21.2 pounds for Round 1 Phase 2.

I am on Phase 3 which is a maintaining phase. It's been over a week now and I have maintained within the 2 pound limit.

I went on a road trip to Maryland for a few days to a sculpting workshop with a fantastic artist, Katherine Dewey. The class was for 4 days, took 2 days to drive there but I drove home in one day. So that was a total of 7 days gone. I was determined to stay within my 2 pounds either way limit so I took most of my food. Of course I took my scales and weighed every day. I also took my blender so I would be able to have chocolate shakes if I got a chocolate craving. Plus I made coco bark, made oopsie rolls for sandwiches, and also made Parmesan cheese crackers to snack on.

I made sure my hotel room had a mini fridge so I could have my food available for me. I took cream, cottage cheese, fruit, cream cheese, a gallon of fresh blueberries, salad fixings, fresh home made salad dressing and some turkey for sandwiches. I also made sure I had my Zero calorie sweetener to sweeten anything I needed sweetened. I also took some almonds, macadamia nuts and Gouda cheese.

We went out to eat as a group once to a Mexican Restaurant. I did eat the tortilla chips and salsa, ordered a chili rellena, and a beef tamale for dinner. I did enjoy the meal and even had a light beer! I never drink so that was a real treat! That night I had a nightmare that when I weighed in the morning, the scales said 185!!! When I got up I was so nervous... but went PP and jumped on the scales. I had only gained .8 pounds and was still within my 2 pound limit!! I was so relieved that it had just been a nightmare!!!

I had run out of oopsie rolls for my trip home, well actually the last two got moldy so I had to toss them so on my way home, I had really nothing substantial to eat. I ate my nuts, some pork rinds, some cheese but was still 'hungry'. So I stopped at a McDonald's and got a burger, fries and diet Coke. I did eat part of the bun but not all of it. I did eat some fries but they were cold and needed salt so I only ate about a dozen of them. They weren't good/yummy so it was not worth the fear of gaining.

I ended up driving the whole way home in one day. I was exhausted from driving 600 miles but not hungry. On Tuesday I weighed and was still under my 2 pound limit. I was relieved but won't be testing those kind of carbs often!!!

This morning I got up and was .2 under my Last Dose weight! WOOOOHOOO!!! What a relief there too. LOL I have been so concerned about this maintenance but it's what resets our hypothalamus. We need to keep our weight stable throughout our P3 so it will stay gone!!!

Tonight I made lasagna for dinner. I did not use lasagna noodles, I used thin strips of zucchini instead of noodles. The rest was made in the normal way. My husband loved it and I sure did!! I am concerned however, about mixing cheese and meat but we will see what the scales say in the morning. Since I was under my last dose weight, I should be okay but we will see tomorrow:)

I will remain on P3 for another 2 weeks. The fair is coming up and it will be much easier for me to stay on protocol on P3. I may go into P4 for a few days at the end of the fair and then start back on hCG for my next Round of Phase 2. I will have several more rounds to do before I am finished. I plan to do a short round before Thanksgiving then break for a week, then do another short round before Christmas. Hopefully I will have another 25-30 pounds gone by the first of the year. March 2009 is my final goal date at 120 pounds.