Thread: Is a 27 day round ok?

I am planning on doing an extended long round - 27 days of shots (including load). I have to fly across the country the following week (and stay in a hotel with no car for the following 10 days), so I want to have at least 5 days of P3 complete before I get on the plane.

I asked about the suggested time for extension in the HCG questions sticky on the General discussion board, and one of the mods suggested that her view would be 30 days of injections for the best chance of stabilization. I wish I could make it longer, but I am worried about making sure that I get a strong start in P3 since I will have limited food options for the 12 day sin the beginning.

it needs to be thirty days of hcg. I also did a round 2 just for 10-15 pounds, lose holiday weight. I've posted this question last year and this year and the vets same the same answer, 30 days of hcg in your system so it's be 32 if your on hhcg. When you get to your goal weight just increase your calories to slow the weight loss.

Here's what Grammy posts: "I'd do 30 days for maximum stabilization. When you get to your desired weight, just up your calories until you stop losing and ride it out. : That's what the protocol says, hon. And I've seen it over and over again on the forum. Actually even the short protocol of 23 days has less stability with it. Read Pounds and Inches and you'll know the real protocol. Your hypothalamus needs a minimum of 23 days to rest.

I did 30 days last time and only had 20 to lose and I never went over 2.0 the entire P3, P4 and life.

Ok, thanks for the info everyone. If 30 is really the least that should be done would you all suggest a planned two day break in the middle? ( I have a trip that really interrupts the whole 30 day routine) I don't want to screw this up so I'm trying to figure out the best possible solution. The two trips I need to take both involve food holidays and both would be manageable on p3. I thought a shorter round would be ok but it doesn't seem like that is a good idea.
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Any suggestions about what to do in a situation like this? I could start the injections early and try the planned interruption but that idea still sounds odd to me.

I was wondering this same thing so I'm glad to see this thread.

Blessings- when you say 30 days of hcg do you mean 2 days loading + 28 VLCD or do you mean 30 full days of VLCD? Also when you upped your calories to stop your losses about how may were you eating per day?

Thanks!

Emily

Originally Posted by ELW72886

Blessings- when you say 30 days of hcg do you mean 2 days loading + 28 VLCD or do you mean 30 full days of VLCD? Also when you upped your calories to stop your losses about how may were you eating per day?

Thanks!

Emily

I mean 30 days of VLC. I would be doing two days of loading at the beginning. Still no definitive answer about the planned break.

Ann I hope someone is able to answer your question! Maybe ask Grammy?

I'm hoping to perhaps get by with 28 VLCD. I'm about to finish R2P2 and go into 3 weeks of P3 then cycle back into P2. The timing would be perfect because if I did a 28 day VLCD + 2 load days I would hopefully be fairly stable when I graduate in May with my masters. Graduation + family = lots of food, I'm sure.

I am following this also. I just posted a very similar post but didn't see this one prior to my posting! I didn't realize that I needed 30 injections for best stabilization. Hmmmm