Hi everyBODY.... this is my 3rd time doing HCG. After i finnished i gradually went back to my bad habits. STOOPID. This is day 12 of the vlcd....and im down 10. I was down 8 in 5 days...so i have not seen much in 7 days....agggggh. I've been pretty good....but have eaten okra pickles[ 5 calories for 2 ] will that have an effect ???? Twice i have not eaten my protein during the day...but only had fruit. This is now making me nuts....help friends...we are going to the fair this evening....fried twinkies, butter filled churros...dont do it for me...aussie potatoes and cinnamom rolls....i'll smell 'em and be good. THANKS.
Hang in there. I had a five day stall and wanted to quit. You can do the apple day. 6 apples one day nothing else but water to quench your thirst. Some people swear by this, others say you only loose water weight.
Do NOT skip your protein. You will start metabolizing muscle instead of the right fat. If you missone, you can double up at dinner, but only one type.
Here are some tricks I tries that worked...finally
1. Eliminate all salt 2. Take potassium tablets 3. Use apple cider vinegar 4. weigh your protein, do not estimate 5. Drink 64-90 oz water a day.
Oh I wanted to mention something. Someone on here posted about the process needing water to work. I don't remember exactly how she explained it, but part of the process and making the hcg effective. It made sense.
So yesterday I forced myself to drink my liquid. (I was thinking about this, I drink a lot of coffee and pepsi one, (one or two a day) ) My friend Nadine always loses a ton, but she doesn't do caffeine like I do, so at least if I choose to do it, I must hydrate to compensate. My little trick worked and I went down to 219 today. I was 221 the day before.
I recently had okra pickles too (yum-love those things!) but I think all the salt in them messed me up. I stalled a lot this last week and I wonder if they had something to do with it??
Thanks you guys..... The fair was a killer w/ the good smells....but i even refused to pay 3.50 for a 16 oz water !!!! If you live in the San Diego area , see the hypnotist...Mark Yuzik...so funny ! As far as food and drink...i weigh my food, usually chicken ...i pound the hell outa it and grill it on a Geo Foreman, with bacon flavor salt [ qvc] and i DO drink 8 bottles of water a day. I will try cutting out the salt....okra...and maybe the bacon stuff. I have never heard of potasium tabs ...worth a try. Happy Fathers day to you all.....G