11th Day

In P3 that is ... I gained about .6, lost .4 ... and like that during this 11 days ... I have added many things to my menu .. pork, turkey sausage, whole eggs, avocado, blue cheese salad dressing, home-made greek yogurt, cream, blueberries, mixing veggies together for salads, salmon, broccoli ... lots of stuff ... today am .4 below my LDW (last dose weight) and happy as a clam! (are clams really happy? and how would you know?)

I pretty much eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm not. Try not to eat until I'm "FULL" but just to be satisfied and comfortable. Have begun reshaping also, though not fast enough to suit me ... I know, from past experience at this weight, I should be another size down, but that isn't happening yet, although the size I'm in is rather roomy (they weren't last time I was in them, but I weighed ten pounds more) and there is only a 'suck it up' between me and buttoning the next size -- I just refuse to be uncomfortable in my clothes at my age! Have always liked the look of tight pants, but just don't want to be that old broad dressing like a kid! Of course, if/when I actually get back down to an 8, we might discuss it! HAHA!

Have a grandson getting married and one graduating HS next month ... sure is getting old out!

P3

So, am staying near my LDW (last dose weight) ... just about half a pound off but we are allowed to fluctuate 2lbs without doing corrections, so am good for now. I expect to have some problems since I am on meds for my crazy eye problems, but will correct when need be.

I love that I have lost 23 pounds in 7 1/2 weeks and that in 6 more weeks I can start again and lose the rest of this ugly fat! Luckily my timing is perfect for heading to WA and on to CA with my beautiful daughter .. I will be in P4 and able to eat whatever I want .. it was a accident, but a happy one for certain!

I know some think we are all crazy on this Hcg diet, but if they would just take the time to get past the 500 Calories, they would know that we are all healthy and losing the BAD fats. On this site there is a ton of information. It takes dedication and will power, it isn't made for cheats .. but it works!

The End ... for now

So .. I have been the same weight for three days and this is VLCD 48, so it will be my last day taking Hcg (just a morning dose) and I will do the vlcd today and tomorrow and have a more or less regular breakfast on Saturday.

I will be eating added GOOD fats during the next three weeks, avocados, nuts, coconut oil, animal fats, dairy and the like. Also additional carbs will be added in as we go along. Three weeks to stabilize within two pounds of this new weight, then on to P4 in time for my trip with Julia ...

P4 will be more 'regular' eating during the trip (adding sugars and starches) and will make the trip easier to deal with. That is another three weeks, then back for R2P2 to see if I can get to goal or at least close. I'd love NOT to do three rounds, but if I must, I will!

Even though I don't eat yolks much, am really looking forward to a REAL breakfast!! Like, I don't know, an avocado & cheese omelet? NO NO NO .. can't add them all at once ... so maybe that particular meal will wait a week or two .. must make sure I know what adds weight and what my body will tolerate. This will be a journey unto itself!

Wish me luck! Happy scales to you and may God bless your journey, whatever it is!

Major wooooooohooooooooo

Yep ... you see it up there??? TWENTY pounds down ... that is 2-0 ... Yippppeeeee ... (actually 20.2lbs)

OK, that said ... I am feeling a bit better even though the shaping is not happening yet .. I know 20 pounds is gonzo .. not lost (for then you might find it) but G*O*N*E ... so, I am positive that soon my body will acknowledge that and shape up a bit.

I know some think this is a crazy or crazed journey (read DIET) but it is working and I just don't care what anyone else thinks of it. The forums I participate in have hundreds of folks on this same journey losing hundreds of pounds, feeling healthy for the first time in years and enjoying an entire new life ... that is good enough for me! I get tons of support and help there and I'm good with that. We all have enough stored UGLY fat for our bodies to subsist on and although you may not think 500 calories is much, sometimes it is hard to eat that much HEALTHY foods!

Next phase will be three weeks of eating "clean" .. no added sugars or starches and only healthy fats (coconut oil, avocados, nuts, sugar free bacon, eggs, Greek yogurt and the like) with enough calories to maintain the current weight ... probably about 1600 - 1700 for me. It is truly baby steps .. adding in one food at a time to see what your body is sensitive to or stores instead of burning up.

After that, there is three weeks of adding in some sugars and starches .. quinoa, here I come... and continuing to maintain within 2 lbs of the weight you finished with after the 500 calorie weeks. Again, adding things in slowly and remaining aware. Then you may start all over if you still have weight to lose. This can be done over and over but each time you add a week to the two adding in phases ...

I am hopeful that I will reach my goal, or close enough to it, in two rounds, but we shall see. That is IF I manage to maintain and not gain after I start adding in! And with all of this discipline, we are learning to control the eating .. eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full, is a mantra we read quite often on the threads.

Wishing happy scales to you all ... happy reshaping to me ... and God's blessings on everyone!

Getting there ...

Wow, time flies doesn't it? Tomorrow starts my 6th week on the vlc portion of the diet. I am down 19.2 as of this morning and fighting myself on staying on protocol for another week or ten days. Day 40 counting 'load' days is Wednesday, not counting them is Friday. I will wait until then to make a final decision but so wanted to be down over 20 before heading in to P3. Then again, I am beginning to hear Steve chewing and smelling food every time I turn around, which means my body is getting real close to being done with this phase of the round. Had a good trip to CA .. would have been great if it weren't for the flights there and back. I flew American Airlines and all four flights were late and crowded. My visits with my son were great however ... middle of the month so not a lot of uncontrolled children and no need to give up our table to overcrowding. We laughed a lot as we usually do, over some of the crazy things that go on inside. I know there isn't exactly a brain trust in prison, but some of these guys are soooooo far beyond stupid with the things they do and say. Just too funny at times. So went through a bit of "tweaking" of the diet with my online guru and am now back in Protocol .. thinking I am actually the same either way. So this way I get some more variety to my taste buds and I like that. Adding nothing new, drinking tons of water and hoping for a good drop this week ... definitely want to be in P4 before traveling to WA and CA in May with Julia. Haven't started reshaping much as yet .. hope that happens before the trip as well. If you are on this journey, happy scales .. and God bless you all!