Starting P3 Today...

So, I was originally going to try to stay on HCG (in P2) for the duration of my weight loss.  However, I changed my mind and am now entering P3.  Today I took my drops in the morning and haven't taken any more since.  So, my weight from this morning is now considered my LDW (Last Drops Weight or the weight I was when I last took drops...  for those doing injections, it's referred to as LIW).  I've lost almost 43 pounds in the 50 days.  Nearly 48 pounds lost if you count the weight I gained from loading (which I do, as you know from my first post).  Woo Hoo!!  I think that's pretty good.  =)  And I managed to do the entire 50 days without cheating once!!  I'm pretty impressed with my willpower.  =)

From today, I have to remain on the 500 calorie diet (without drops) for 3 days and then I can increase my caloric intake to around 1200-1500.  No sugars or starches but I can have cheese again!!  I miss cheese!!  =) And there are so many cheesy recipes for P3 that I really want to try...  I can't wait!!  =)  I'll be sure to let you know all about them and what I think of them when I have them.

The hardest part of this diet is being around people who are NOT on it and who aren't extremely considerate of what I can and cannot eat...  For the most part, they try to hide the sweets that they have but since we all use the same kitchen, I usually find the sweets fairly easily.  Also, since I've been losing weight, my Dad has decided he's going to go on a diet (not HCG but a lower calorie diet than what he had been eating).  Well, he sucks at sticking to his diet.  I try to encourage him but it's hard because he's constantly trying to negotiate with me as to what he can eat....  "Just one more handful of peanuts..."  He has also become a sugar addict, it seems like, because he has to have the sweets that the rest of the family hides from me.  His lack of commitment is pretty discouraging as well.  But I'm sticking to this.  Hopefully for the long haul.  I plan to stick it out until I've lost all the weight I want to.  I've joined MyFitnessPal.com and made some HCG friends on there who help to encourage me and I'm also a part of a private HCG group on Facebook and the people in that group are really encouraging as well.  The Facebook group is having a meet-up in Las Vegas in June.  It would be kind of fun to go...  but I have so much to lose, I doubt I'll want to show off my new self at that point.  =)

Well, that's all for now.  I'll check back soon.  =)

R1 P2 D50
Today's Weight:  328.0
Total Lost:  47.8 pounds

Correction Days

So, if you find you're not losing at all (stalls / plateaus) or you made a big mistake the day before, I'm going to try to keep track of different ways to get those losses back.  Here are some that I've come across (thankfully, I haven't had to do one yet!!)  I'll add more as I come across more.  =)

BITS AND PIECES DAY:  Prepare 500 calories of your favorite P2-friendly protein, separate into 1-oz to 2-oz portions, then eat 1-2 oz of protein every 2 hours, skipping the veggies and fruit for that day.


EGG DAY:  6 eggs throughout the day. One recommended way is to have 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast, two boiled with mustard for lunch and two for dinner.

Daylight Savings Time Ended...

I hate when Daylight Savings Time ends.  I know we "gain" an hour but I hate it because it gets darker earlier and that sucks.  Why don't we just go into Daylight Savings Time and stay there?  When DST ends, it's sooo depressing.  =(

I joined a private group on Facebook for people on HCG.  Everyone is really encouraging.  I've joined up with three other women who are staying on HCG until the 21st of November.  Then they're getting back on it December 24th, so they'll be 'loading' the day before Christmas and Christmas day.  I think I'm going to do it with them.  Well, as 'with them' as you can, since they don't live near me.  =)

So, I'm still on HCG.  I've lost some more but not nearly as much as I wish I would.  I also started my period again.  =(  It started a few days ago (four or five?).  I'm blaming my period for my little losses these past few days.  Since I started it, I've only lost 0.2 pounds every day.  I know, at least it's still a loss but when you have so much to lose, it's somewhat discouraging.  Maybe if I think of it more as about 1.5 pounds a week...  but even then, that's a little disappointing.  I guess I got so used to the big losses.  I kept trying to tell myself that the big losses would end.  You're told to only expect about a 15 pound loss per month, which is about 0.5 pound per day.  I know, when they sell you HCG they say you can lose 1-2 pounds per day but that's just for the first week or two, it seems like.  Total, I've lost a little over 33 pounds.  Which is good, considering I've only been on the diet about the same amount of days...  It's better than what people tell you to expect to lose (the 15 pounds) but if I take a month off during the holidays (I'll still be on P3 which is still a restricted diet without the HCG drops), then the 33 pounds over two months will end up being 16.5 pounds per month...  Well, we'll see how much I lose by the 21st of November.  I'm really hoping I hit 40 or 45 by then.  That would make me feel soooo good!!  =)  I know, I shouldn't obsess over the weight but the inches lost but I don't know how many inches I've lost yet and, just like the pounds I have to lose, I also have a lot of inches to lose.  More pounds are lost than inches most of the time for me, so I like the bigger numbers.  =)

Anyway, I'll keep you posted with what's going on.  Obviously I'm not as good at 'blogging' as I was at the beginning (daily) but I haven't forgotten about you / it.  =)  I'll still keep you posted.  =)

Here's the stats as of today (I should try to do this every time I post...  sorry about that!!)
Round 1
Phase 2
Day 34
Total Lost:  -34.6
Today's Weight:  340.8