Thread: My HCG Journey.....

Originally Posted by BrandNewBabe

Whoo hoo! 9.4 in a week is AMAZING!!! You go girl. I finally feel better myself. I started reading posts by Grammy and others indicating if your dosage was off then it can make you feel horrible. I decided to do a "skip day" and stick to the 500 cal diet. I was LESS hungry with no shot than with my daily shot. I had to force myself to eat at my regualr times. So I reduced my dosage from 200 to 150. I feel like a new person. Because of me eating off regiment while my body was freakin out I didnt lose for 2 days. But I didnt gain either. Woke up to a 1lb loss today . I am at 8lbs in 7 days. Go us!!

8lb in 7 days! That is wonderful. Congrats!!! My Dr wrote the px for me to do 200 to, but one of the moderators said that was TOO much to start with. I am so glad you got all straigtened out. I am going to have a party when I get into the 140's. Good luch on your goals! Keep in touch.

Originally Posted by BadKitty63

Way to go, girls! Yep, it is amazing how enthusiastic we can be about this when we have a good loss! It definitely keeps the momentum going (I want to do that again, so I am not going to eat that melba!).

My supplier told me to start at 200, and Grammy told me to start at 150 and see what happened. I even dropped further to about 130; it seems strange to take less to get a stronger effect, but that is what happens!

Thanks goodness for Grammy!

VLCD9....and only a .2 loss this morning. One thing I've noticed with this diet vs others is that small losses are hard to take. If I truly think about it 9.6 lb in 8 days is amazing. But when you are used to waking up to .8 to 1.4losses the .2 seems like a disappointment. I need to remind myself of this today so I continue on my journey of success. I skipped one fruit yesterday, had a strawberry smoothie with stevia, frozen strawberries and ice. That was a new treat. I hope it didn't slow me down because it was delicious! I had chicken and celery with melba for lunch and my favorite steak with spicy Mexican sauce for dinner wrapped in lettuce with one Melba toast.

Well here is to a better day tomorrow....
By the way....how hard is it to not eat chocolate on Valentines Day?!?!?!

VLCD9 for me too. -1 loss today, whoo hoo! KCW, I know what you mean about the low loss days. I think we NEED to see that scale drop to be able to stay on such a restrictive diet. My scale didnt drop for two days, I literally could have cried. But keep truckin', girlie, you are doing GREAT! Oh man do I know what you mean about chocolate on valentines day. Not to mention my office (where there is hardly EVER free food) is completely stocked with cupcakes, cookies, brownies, the works! I cant even walk in the kitchen anymore... Not to mention GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE OUT RIGHT NOW!!!! Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh! What I wouldn't do for a Somoa or Thin Mint (or 10, lol). Plus, my very favorite fast food sandwich that I have been waiting 3 years for is back, The Italian Chicken Sandwich at BK. I have decided February is officially the hardest month for me to diet...

Originally Posted by BrandNewBabe

VLCD9 for me too. -1 loss today, whoo hoo! KCW, I know what you mean about the low loss days. I think we NEED to see that scale drop to be able to stay on such a restrictive diet. My scale didnt drop for two days, I literally could have cried. But keep truckin', girlie, you are doing GREAT! Oh man do I know what you mean about chocolate on valentines day. Not to mention my office (where there is hardly EVER free food) is completely stocked with cupcakes, cookies, brownies, the works! I cant even walk in the kitchen anymore... Not to mention GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE OUT RIGHT NOW!!!! Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh! What I wouldn't do for a Somoa or Thin Mint (or 10, lol).
Plus, my very favorite fast food sandwich that I have been waiting 3 years for is back, The Italian Chicken Sandwich at BK. I have decided February is officially the hardest month for me to diet...

Congrats on the loss! I bet it was hard not seeing the scale move for two days. Thank you for the encouragement.....I needed it . Oh girl scout cookies! Luckily I don't work in an office anymore....I can only imagine how challenging that would be. And the BK thing is not fair!!! I love fast food....lol. Good luck to you today!

VLCD10 today. Woke up to another .2 loss.....ugh. I just remembered something and I'd love some others opinions on this. Like many of us, I have yo yo'd through the years. EVERY TIME I get to 151 I stall. Doesn't matter what kind of diet I'm on...working out...low fat...etc. Has anyone else experienced this? I guess it makes me feel better because I feel like there is a reason for my low losses the last two days.

I have never been a big dieter, so I can't speak to that. But I do know about 5 years ago I floated betwen 135 and 140, and did great. Crept up to 150 in 2-3 years and was there around 150 for a year or so. Then a really rapid 15 pound gain. I gained 1.2 to register 150.2 today, and I would be crushed to think I was "supposed" to stay there.

Originally Posted by BadKitty63

I have never been a big dieter, so I can't speak to that. But I do know about 5 years ago I floated betwen 135 and 140, and did great. Crept up to 150 in 2-3 years and was there around 150 for a year or so. Then a really rapid 15 pound gain. I gained 1.2 to register 150.2 today, and I would be crushed to think I was "supposed" to stay there.

You aren't supposed to stay there. You will push through and hit your goal! Here is to big losses for you and I tomorrow

I'll drink to that!