Thread: Loading on the 16th!

well, I made it through my first day. I am finishing my 2nd meal and all in all, it was a very good day. My headache went away midday. I didn't have any hunger. The only trouble I had was when I was cleaning up the dinner plates for the family. I tend to graze the leftovers so I really had to keep my head in the game there. But other than that, I was fine. I am actually amazed how much food you can eat. The veggies and fruit go a long way if you chop them up and add them to the protein. Definitely filling. I know 1st days are usually pretty easy - it's the 2-3rd days that are tough. So I'll have to see how tomorrow goes but so far so good! I'll be happy when you all start tomorrow. I'm going to get ready for bed soon - do some reading. If I'm in my room any thoughts of food will be less likely. Not taking any chances. Besides, I added a new goal for me to get more sleep. I know sleep helps with weightloss

I had insomnia for the second night in the row, but this time I never went to sleep. I think it must be the HCG. So I surrendered and got up to face Day 1 of VLCD. I got on the scale with my eyes closed and opened them to see the dreaded 190 lbs. I gained 7 lbs. from two days of loading. I know this isn't unusual, but I didn't realize until I re-read Pounds and Inches at 3 a.m. that Dr. S. counts these load pounds as part of the overall results. So I may not get to the weight I was hoping for after this round. But even that won't dampen my spirits because I am just so happy to not have to eat any more fattening foods. Since I'm up early and don't have to be at work for a few hours, I think I'll try to take some before pictures this morning using my automatic timer. I'd be interested to know how all of you are sleeping. Good luck today.

bebol, I have been sleeping fine on the HCG. But the restlessness does hit some people. I think it goes away after your body gets used to it.

goodluck today everyone! you can do it! make sure you don't overdo anything, even if you have extra energy. conserve it for day 2 and 3

whoo hoo! lost 2 pounds from 1st day. I didn't gain as much during loading (3lbs) so I bet you all will lose even more that first day. I'm happy to see it go down though! Getting below 190 in the next couple of days will be a big boost for me. feeling pretty good today. No headache or hunger this morning. Going swimming with my kids (we homeschool). allergies are acting up though - brain fog setting in.

That's fabulous, sapphire3. I thought I had gained 7 lbs. total, but I weighed myself too early this a.m. I just weighed again, and it's up to 8.5 lbs. I better keep off the scale.

Okay, I am convinced you two girls (Bebol and Sapphire) that you DO know what you are talking about! Haha. So today is Day 2 for me. I weighed in this morning and I am back to pre-loading weight (5lbs gone!). I was shocked. And Sapphire (I think it was Sapphire, it could have been Bebol), you were absolutely right. I am definitely not used to eating all that fatty food and I wasn't drinking water like I should. I drank over a gallon yesterday and I truly believe that helped immensely with the loss this morning. I felt really good today. I wouldn't say I feel HUNGRY per se, but I think whatever I feel is mostly pyschological. I am an exeriser and a typical week for me is 1 1/2 hours of moderate cardio twice a day. So today I felt totally ready to walk a little. Nothing big. But I wanted to keep my body feeling good and strong with some mild heart pounding. I did an hour hike with some jogging on the downhill back to my truck. While I was hungry when I got home, I felt great.

I typically suffer from lightheadedness ALL the time (I'm also mildly enemic) so I wasn't sure what to expect from this limited diet. But so far so good. As long as I keep my water levels up I seem to be fine. But I would be lying if I said that I wasn't looking forward to my piece of fish and greens tonight. I opted to cook all my protein in advance a week at a time. I am SO glad I did. In the moment I just want to EAT. I will definitely do this again for next week. I am hoping tomorrow I am down again and I can change my ticker!!!

I should also acknowledge: GOAL 1 ACHIEVED!!!!! LOADING WEIGHT GONE! YEA!

Cella, your enthusiasm is infectious. Great job on dropping the load weight. I'm having some weird side effects on my HCG that I've not seen anyone suffer from. I don't think my dosage is too high because I'm not hungry at all. I'm just going to have to monitor this. I hope I can sleep tonight. I performed well at work today. It was as if I was on 20 cups of coffee. I could take on the world.