Sunday, September 14

Since I posted last, I thought I'd better quit while I'm ahead and go ahead and reset my hypothalmus with Phase 3 before the hunger and negative mental stuff got to me. This last round was 5000 IU spent relosing what I gained from my long break. Not a pleasant thing to have to admit, but at least I got it back off.

So now, I'll spend at least 3 weeks on the Protein phase, weighing every day and maintaining my lowest weight. Am hoping that getting plenty of lean protein and "good fats" in now will help with the insatiable hunger that I've been feeling the last week or so. I'm just now to the point where I don't feel like I could eat my own right arm - I can only think that the efficacy of the hCG was not there.

So - onward and downward! And thanks to you ladies who have posted - it really DOES help to know that our friends are following us on this journey. Positive reinforcement is a good thing! thanks so much for reading!

Finally!

At long last, the scale showed a .8# loss this morning, and that put me to 206.4, which is .6 lbs below my Last Injection Weight! I fervently hope that the last portion of this round will take me into the 190's. If I don't have any other weird mistakes (like mixing the batch too weak), then things should be good!

I'm noticing that I still have a LOT of hunger this time, in spite of drinking a LOT of water and tea, so am wondering about the efficacy of the current batch. I plan to try to make it through this week, and then use my next 5000 IU ampoule.

Have been playing around with some recipes in the hopes of getting more "volume" to my meals. I love the idea from the HCG Cookbook about using shredded cabbage as "noodles", which makes a great base for the meat, and they also do well with the various seasonings. I had been just cutting cabbage up into chunks and steaming it, but this way is certainly more versatile.

Hopefully, my posts for the rest of this round will show some good losses. Thanks to those of you who are still reading - I love it when you comment!

Progress Photos

I finally was able to find some clothes that actually fit, so you can see my progress since before I began the Challenge back in April. I still have around 57 more lbs to lose, but am really thrilled and encouraged to see my body beginning to look more proportionate.

The first photo was taken in March. The second photo was taken today, September 5.

Friday, September 5

Just .2 measly lbs - that's less than 4 ounces - until LIW!

I plan to take my measurements tonight so that you can see the difference just since July, which was during my "break" between the last round and this one. Funny how our bodies work, and taking measurements can certainly help with the spirits when the scale isn't being kind.

Haven't seen any comments lately, so I hope you all haven't given up on me. While my journey hasn't been perfect, I think it does show that we can still achieve our goals if we just stick with it. I'm thankful for having to be accountable for my actions by posting my progress in this blog, and I plan on sticking with it until I reach my goal (or until DrugDelivery.ca decides to end the challenge, whichever comes first).

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, September 4

Well, the last little bit of weight above my LIW just doesn't seem to want to come off! I'm still at .6# above LIW, so am hoping that tomorrow the scale will be kind and I can start looking forward to the 190s decade.

I'll be mixing a new batch of hCG in another week or so, so maybe that will jump-start things, assuming I get the dosage right this time!

Monday, September 1

VLCD #15:

Well, here I am, still following the VLCD exactly as I should, and I'm still 1.8 lbs above LIW. I've been doing my injections at the proper dosage for 4 days now, so you would think that things would pick up a little bit. Instead, I'm still feeling hungry and very frustrated that I've still not made any progress at all - hence the grumpiness.

Still, the scale is moving downward, and I guess that's what counts.