Thread: Stalls

I think MDV stands for Multiple Dose Vial, so that doesn't tell us much. Unless the 10 means 10 doses?

I would call your doctors office to be sure, but it sounds like the mix may have been 1:1, which would mean your dose of 12.5 would be 125iu. That is a pretty standard and good dose for most people.

Gurgling stomach is not hunger, its just digestive noises. Since you are not feeling hunger, don't do a skip day yet. If you want, you can try one after you have been on the same dose for 3-4 days if there is still some issue. Also, after 2 weeks of big losses, there could be a long stall as your body regroups. Do not panic if that happens, just stay on protocol and ride it out.

This little graphic helps explain what is happening during a stall:
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Is that 3.8 net, or does it include the loss of loading weight? If you gained, say 4 pounds on loading, a 7.8 loss for the first 7 days of P2 is not great, but it is pretty standard. I always lose about 8 pounds the first week, which includes load weight gain.

It is hard to not have good losses in week one. That is generally when you do your best, but you could still catch up if you figure out what is going on.

Why did you eliminate grapefruit?

The other things were a good idea to eliminate. Eliminating cabbage to get calories lower is really not going help anything. You need to be close to the 500 calories most days for the diet to work correctly. You have to forget everything you know about dieting when on this protocol, and just trust the instructions.

Are you having any hunger or cravings?

When you say the grapefruit is too much sugar, you are second guessing the diet. The sugar in the grapefruit is calculated into the chemistry of how the HCG works in your body. It is included as an option because it enhances the activity of the HCG. HCG does not depend on being low carb to work. Most people will not get into ketosis because of the fruit allowed. But that is good news, because ketosis is not needed for the diet to work.

The only reason to eliminate grapefruit would be if you hated it or you are allergic.

As for the broccoli, when you include things not in the allowed list, you are second guessing the diet. Many of the foods omitted were omitted because they were DETRIMENTAL to the process. Using logic to figure out what more you can add in will get you in trouble. Here is what the protocol says about it:

Every item in the list is gone over carefully, continually stressing the point that no variations other than those listed may be introduced. All things not listed are forbidden, and the patient is assured that nothing permissible has been left out.

...It should also be mentioned that two small apples weighing as much as one large one never the less have a higher caloric value and are therefore not allowed though there is no restriction on the size of one apple.

.... There are a number of foods, particularly fruits and vegetables, which have the same or even lower caloric values than those listed as permissible, and yet we find that they interfere with the regular loss of weight under HCG, presumably owing to the nature of their composition. Pimiento peppers, okra, artichokes and pears are examples of this.

There is no rule about how big your apple should be. You can eat two big apples a day if you want. The only reason to make them small is to keep your daily calories near 500.

My best advice to you is trust the protocol!

For what it is worth... i love grapefruit snd I find the days i have grapefruit... i have better losses

Some of them can be enormous! I usually shop for the small ones so I can eat the whole thing. A small one is about 65 calories, less than an apple, which is around 80.

Leez .. when they are in season, they are huge... the ones available now are small, so I will also do a whole one. I had to do the same with Oranges this large round... some were close to the size of a grapefruiy