Stepping on the scale and seeing that you went down to the next group of 10... I am officially in the 150s now! Bye Bye 160s! Hope to see you NEVER again!
Start weight: 171 Load weight: 174 Current weight: 158.5
R1P2D19
I guess 12.5 lbs in 19 days is slower than many of you... but the last couple weeks have rough for me between TOM and going to a few parties, and then losing my pet and being super stressed at work...
But I am committed now. I am going to do whatever it takes to speed up this process!
You are doing awesome! Just thing--pre-hcg--you'd probably have gained due to all those stressors and special circumstances. You've given yourself a big gift in spite of everything and in spite of feeling like you're going slower than most (and you really aren't! Don't compare yourself to anyone else!).
Sk8grrl- GOOD POINT! I definitely would have gained if I wasn't doing this diet. I would have come home and sat on the couch eating and drinking and not caring. I am the biggest stress-eater ever. It's horrible! After I got laid off from my job 2 years ago I gained 20 pounds and have not lost it yet. But I think because of this diet I am learning how to not let food be so mental. I hope I continue with that.
Originally I wanted to do 30 days but I think with my little setback I am going for the full 40. But I don't think my little bottle of HHCG drops is going to last that long so I may have to do without it in the end.
I am only planning on having one more cheat day- and that's 4th of July... We go to Fire Island every year I am going to stick with the food as best I can (I can get steamed lobster and a veggie) I just know that I will be drinking... However I figure if I stick to club soda and vodka instead of beer and I drink slow It won't be TOO bad.
DON'T do the 500-calorie diet without the drops, unless you're just talking about the 48 hours before you being p3. Without the drops, you won't make it. You'll be burning the wrong kind of fat and you'll probably gain it all back. Can you afford some more drops? Even a $20 bottle off eBay? Or just end when your drops run out and go to phase 3 after your 48 VLC hours?
I'm a stress/emotional eater, too. A bored eater, as well. I totally feel your pain!
I feel like the drops are not doing anything anyway. They don't suppress my hunger. I got mine off amazon for like 30 bucks and I think that was my mistake. I tested it- I did 1 day without any drops and I felt no difference, lost the same amount as I usually do... I thought the only thing the drops really do is make you not feel hungry- I didn't think it had anything to do with the actual physical weight loss... Maybe I'm wrong. But I definitely think the only reason I'm not hungry is because my body has gotten used to this diet.
The drops are out of your system quicker than the injections, so they say you're good if you wait between 48-72 hours. I did 60 just because I didn't want to start p3 at 8 p.m., and I was fine. Just start slowly when you do decide to add more food in....
I just saw on another thread... 3x 15 drops. Did you try increasing up to 20? Or taking your drops maybe more frequently (I did better taking mine 4 or 5 times a day instead of just 3. It was just hard for me to remember how many times I took them..... =S ).