Day 1: Loading
Today was my first injection day of my second round of HCG, and all went well! I have enough syringes left over from my first round of injections to last through a short round, and hopefully will receive my supplies for the Challenge before the end of the month. The HCG that I'm using is some that I had ordered before signing up for the Challenge and it arrived a couple of weeks ago. My HCG for the Challenge arrived today!
I'm doing my injections intramuscular, because that's what my doctor originally recommended. I think some folks are a little skittish of doing it that way because the needle is so long, but I've honestly not had any problems. Granted, the needle is longer, but it is so very thin that it just slips in with no problem. The key is making sure that the needle isn't dulled from going through the rubber on the vial. If I detect any resistance in the needle going in without my having to push it, I'll change it out.
Believe it or not, LOADING has been a challenge for me today! I'm having to force myself to eat, and am trying my best to choose fatty foods. Also have been drinking whole organic milk in the hopes that it will help with the loading as well. I'm really sort of looking forward to the VLCD days - they are so structured that it's impossible to mess up, as long as you follow the directions.
I'm just hoping that I'm loading well enough to stave off the intense hunger that I felt for the first week the last time. Even if I do get hungry, I sort of meditate to get my mind off of things. By the end of my long injection phase the last time, I got to where I felt comfortable with a certain level of hunger all the time. It was never unbearable, but I was always ready to eat. And I was always satisfied with the small lunch that I did have with the VLCD. I'm interested to see if it works the same way this time.
Time to get to bed so that I can get up early and start all over again. See you next time!
I'm doing my injections intramuscular, because that's what my doctor originally recommended. I think some folks are a little skittish of doing it that way because the needle is so long, but I've honestly not had any problems. Granted, the needle is longer, but it is so very thin that it just slips in with no problem. The key is making sure that the needle isn't dulled from going through the rubber on the vial. If I detect any resistance in the needle going in without my having to push it, I'll change it out.
Believe it or not, LOADING has been a challenge for me today! I'm having to force myself to eat, and am trying my best to choose fatty foods. Also have been drinking whole organic milk in the hopes that it will help with the loading as well. I'm really sort of looking forward to the VLCD days - they are so structured that it's impossible to mess up, as long as you follow the directions.
I'm just hoping that I'm loading well enough to stave off the intense hunger that I felt for the first week the last time. Even if I do get hungry, I sort of meditate to get my mind off of things. By the end of my long injection phase the last time, I got to where I felt comfortable with a certain level of hunger all the time. It was never unbearable, but I was always ready to eat. And I was always satisfied with the small lunch that I did have with the VLCD. I'm interested to see if it works the same way this time.
Time to get to bed so that I can get up early and start all over again. See you next time!
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