Stabilizing, Calories, Interesting Math…hCG Diet Research

I'm currently in my Round 4 of P2 (Phase 2 of hCG Diet), but in anticipation of a stable P3 (Phase 2 of hCG Diet)I've been doing some research and math. I want to see what you guys think about this (stay with me, it's nerdy Type A stuff): They say a pound of fat equals 3500 calories, right? OK, so I wanted to see how many calories per day I burned in my P2 phases (Phase 2 of hCG Diet). I took the average loss per day (divide total lbs lost by # of days on diet, including load days), then multiplied that by 3500 to get the average daily calories burned, i.e. FAT BURNED. Then, I added 500 calories from the foods I ate during P2 (Phase 2 hCG diet). It looked like this: R1P2 (Round 1 Phase 2 hCG diet) average (0.52 lbs/day) x 3500 cals = 1810 calories from body fat + 500 calories from food = 2310 calories per day R3P2 (Round 3 Phase 2 hCG diet) average (0.69 lbs/day) x 3500 cals = 2380 calories from body fat + 500 calories from food = 2880 calories per day (note the increase!) (I didn't count Round 2 of the hCG diet because I tried a "low carb" off-protocol version touted by my HCG clinic - didn't work for me...wicked cravings and poor stabilizing) So what I gather is that between Round 1 and Round 3, my metabolism had risen by 570 calories per day! Cool, huh? But the really interesting thing to me is this idea: If my body was burning 2880 calories per day during P2, would it keep burning that many on P3 (Phase 3 hCG diet) and P4 (Phase 4 hCG diet)? I have never counted calories in P3 (Phase 3 hCG diet)but have only stabilized well for awhile, then my weight tended to creep back up (probably when I starting introducing riskier foods). I know Grammy and many other veterans don't count calories in P3 (Phase 3 hCG diet), but I can't completely ignore the whole calories in/calories out idea because at some point I started to gain weight again after each round. Maybe the veterans are just "accidentally" staying within their calorie limits without having to count (since their metabolisms are reset so high - how cool is that?) This time, what I'm going to try when I get to P3 (Phase 3 hCG)  (just 20 short days away!) is: Figure out my average daily calories burned during P2 (Phase 2 hCG diet), then during P3 (Phase 3 hCG diet), count my calories, staying near that P2 (Phase 2 hCG diet) value (with NO STARCH or SUGAR) and see if there is a point where my metabolism starts to slow back down (indicated by a weight gain). Then I'm going to decrease my calories little by little until I find my true stabilization point (hopefully a teen-age boy's metabolism!) I don't want to count calories forever, but since I've had a hard time keeping the weight off after 3 rounds, this is my plan for success this time... the LAST TIME! As much as I love this Protocol, I don't ever want to do it again. By the way I'm blood type O (Grammy knows a lot about blood type diet sensitivities...?) I have yet to look into this but it could also be a factor in why some of us have a harder time stabilizing, depending on what we eat. I would love to hear what any of you fellow nerds out there think! ;o) Tags: 500 calories, Featured hCG Diet Forum Posts, hcg clinic, hcg diet, hCG Diet FAQ, hCG Diet FAQ, hcg diet guide, hCG Diet Info Forums, hCG Diet Info on Twitter, HCG DIET Q&A, HCG DIET Q&A, hcg diet research, hCG Diet Tips, hcg weight loss tips, low carb, Metabolism, phase 2 hcg diet, phase 3 of hcg diet, phase 4, phase 4 of hcg diet, round 1, Round 1 Phase 2 hCG diet, Round 2 of the hcg diet, Round 3, Round 3 Phase 2 hCG diet, Round 4