Thread: Aussie HCGers

SURPRISE! Did y'all miss me?! I have been overstressed at work, overworked, depressed and not feeling real well ... so let me respond to the last couple of pages (but not since my last post - too hard!) ....

Originally Posted by tiah

Well I am getting rrreeeaaaalllllyyyyy annoyed now. I have been fighting with the same 800g for 10 days! I will lose 600g, then the next day lose 200g then the next day gain 800g back etc etc etc etc on and on I am eating exactly to protocol nothing as changed. Any suggestions anybody? Help!

Anyone having issues with stalls should go check out Grammy's "Stalls" thread. Kirstygirl from memory often had a 10 day stall. Try not to get down about it, keep measuring, up the fluid intake, and mix up the food you were eating - if you were eating mainly beef, switch to chicken or fish etc. Lose the grisini. Or bring it back for a day or 2 and then get rid of it again. Switch from apples to strawberries ... sometimes you need to just shock your system a little.

Originally Posted by flowerpj

Happy Friday everyone - As I start day 5 Im 6.4kgs down and a kilo more than the same time my first round - not doing anything different but loving the results.

You rock! All I can say is WOW! I think the most I EVER lost in week 1 was a tad under 4 kilos.

Originally Posted by Imafirework

I guess you could say that my loading was a success... I gained 2.7 kilos over those 2 days! Eek! I'm relieved that tomorrow the scales will show a loss and they will NEVER go this high again!
I enjoyed my loading but it does leave me feeling lousy to see such a huge gain...
Ok...VLCD day 1 here we go......

Yep, I think I put on the same for my last load - yuk! Esp when you only do a 3 week round and most of week 1 is getting rid of loading weight!

Originally Posted by ashatan42

hi all, glad to see so many successes this time around! sadly i cannot report anything more positive myself, i have been sabotage-central this week.
i'm not even sure why any more as work stress has alleviated dramatically over the past week.... i'm wondering whether i have a psychological rather than a weight barrier to getting below 90kg.... i'm almost scared to cross the threshhold.
every time i say to myself "that's it, just get back on the protocol and don't stray, you know how well it worked last time" , it seems like my contrary mary nature rebels and i fall off the wagon again. it's not that hard to follow, people. i really am at a loss! (mentally, if not physically)
sorry for being the negative nellie here, but i'm scratching my head at myself lately.

You know the only person who suffers is you. Just do the round and get it out of your system. Be strong, vent here. I don't think 90 kg is your barrier, I think P2 is boring and there's a lot of temptation out there. There is the rogue thread and there are people who post "I just did [insert naughty here] and still lost ...". Makes people want to tweak. But ... IT'S ONLY 6 WEEKS!!!!!!!! Then P3 will be back and that's yummy and an achievable lifestyle. You can always ring me and treat me as your "sponsor" (the benefit of having friends on the program).

Originally Posted by flowerpj

Hi ladies,
Starting week 2 and Ive lost 7.4kgs from my first week so Im thrilled with that.

FAAAAARRRKKK!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by ashatan42

Flower - those are some impressive results there! well done and keep going!
happy to report i am back on track since the weekend and as my reward I am already down 1.2kg over 2 days. i also think my body is shrinking faster than my scales are showing, as all of a sudden i have lost my tummy flap (you all know what i am talking about, ladies), and my legs are disappearing!

AWESOME ASH!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Imafirework

VLCD 4 and still above loading weight,but only just! It still gets me that it takes 2 days to put it on and 3 days to lose it! Much as I love eating the loading food, I hate having to lose that weight! LOL
26/11. VLCD day 4 - 85.6 kilos. (188.7lbs) - down .5 kilos. (1.1lbs)
total loss so far - 2.6 kilos ( 5.7lbs)
I always seem to lose slower than other people ( that would be you, Flower! ) ( and yes, I know I should not compare!) but I am happy to think that tomorrow I will be working on losing REaL weight again! Woo hoo...
One day at a time.... Just do one day at a time.... This is what I am telling myself!

Nope ... I think I'm slower than you ...!!! I never lost more than 10 kilos in a 6 week round, and that INCLUDED the loading weight.

Originally Posted by Imafirework

Wtf?.... VLCD 5 and a stall? You gotta be kidding me!
Totally disgusted but I'm just gonna pretend this mornings weighing never happened and look forward to a decent whoosh tomorrow. No point updating stats, will do that tomorrow.

ONE DAY IS NOT A STALL!! Happened to me last time too! Just ignore it. It isn't a stall until it's 4 days. It's just bloody frustrating!

AFM I had put on a bit again, and I did a correction day - i ate 2 boiled eggs for lunch then a steak and tomato for dinner. It was awesome. Got back under 60 (by a whisker). It stayed that way the next day. Then the following day, for no apparent reason, 950g back on! And won't shift. I don't want another correction day. BUT ... today I am home having a sick day as my stress levels are so high they're making me sick. Body aches, joint pain, muscle aches, headache ... and last night no sleep. Sigh. But even though went to a christmas function last night and stuffed myself, I ate P3 only (and I should be well into P4 by now) and 3 glasses of wine and no additional gain. But as I still feel sick today I'm taking the opportunity to do an informal correction. Have had 2 boiled eggs for brunch. I feel peckish but i KNOW it's because i'm sitting at home and not at work being the maniac lawyer I have to be ... so i'm drinking loads of tea and mineral water and sitting outside with my laptop. Thought I would finally catch up with you guys as this is the longest break I've had from the forum since I've been on the forum!

You all rock. You're all great. You guys mostly seem to have so much more to lose than me. I look like I'm down to my right size. I still think another 5 kilos is needed, mainly of butt and thighs, but to be correct on the protocol I have to wait a gazillion more weeks before I can do another round, so that will be some time next year. When I'm feeling better I will go back to the gym. I miss the gym. I want to tone my arms and get rid of those bingo wings the fat loss has left me with!

Enjoy hump day!

Hey Tiah, good for you! Glad the scales dropped finally! And wow, what a holiday you have coming up, excellent motivation!
I'm trying to lose for a Hong Kong holiday in March, having a deadline is a big help mentally!

Flower- thanks for the encouragement, I hope today sees a good loss for you too! I enjoy seeing how well you are going every day, it helps keep me motivated to see you doing so well!

MRSR1- how lovely to "see" you...yes, you were missed!!! Thanks for all the replies. It's a bit of a pain that you are having to do correction days, but at least no HUGE gains, so that's a bonus. I hope you are feeling better today, too. Being sick makes it that much harder , doesn't it! And like Tiah, I can only imagine what it feels like to be so close to goal, 60kilos is so light! You have done amazingly well!

AFM- a drop at last, so I am happier. I was SO perfect yesterday, would have really been mad if my body held on too all that fat yet again! 800 grams off, so finally I am well under loading day weight but it took 5 days! Sheesh....

So here's how it's looking now...

So far...
21/11 Preload 85.5 kilos (188 lbs)
22/ 11. Did not weigh
23/11. VLCD day 1. - 88.2 kilos. (194 lbs)
24/11. VLCD day 2. - 87.4 kilos. (192.5 ) - down .8kilos. ( 1.7lbs)
25/11. VLCD day 3. - 86.1 kilos. (189.8lbs) - down 1.3 kilos. (2.8lbs)
26/11. VLCD day 4 - 85.6 kilos. (188.7lbs) - down .5 kilos. (1.1lbs)
27/11. VLCD.day 5 - 85.6 kilos STS (huh?)
28/11. VLCD day 6 - 84.8 kilos. (186.9lbs) - down .8 kilos (1.7lbs)
total loss so far - 3.4kilos ( 7.5lbs)

To be honest, I'm not convinced that injections are doing any better than my nasal spray did last round, but who knows....

Have a great day, girls!

See ya tomorrow!

Happy Friday everyone! It's quiet here again.....

The scales were kind again and I've dropped another .4 kilos. It's still much less than this time last round, but at least I am losing. And I am starting to feel too... My clothes are a little looser, and I'm wearing a couple of things I haven't had on for quite a while! I so want to get under 80 kilos this round.... That's uncharted territory for me since I was 30 or so....

Anyway, here's the latest stats....

So far...
21/11 Preload 85.5 kilos (188 lbs)
22/ 11. Did not weigh
23/11. VLCD day 1. - 88.2 kilos. (194 lbs)
24/11. VLCD day 2. - 87.4 kilos. (192.5 ) - down .8kilos. ( 1.7lbs)
25/11. VLCD day 3. - 86.1 kilos. (189.8lbs) - down 1.3 kilos. (2.8lbs)
26/11. VLCD day 4 - 85.6 kilos. (188.7lbs) - down .5 kilos. (1.1lbs)
27/11. VLCD.day 5 - 85.6 kilos STS (huh?)
28/11. VLCD day 6 - 84.8 kilos. (186.9lbs) - down .8 kilos (1.7lbs)
29/11. VLCD day 7 - 84.4 kilos. (186 lbs). - down .4kilos. (.9lbs)
total loss so far - 3.8kilos ( 8.4lbs)

Busy day today, working on prepping for renovations, so I'm off to sand stuff! LOL

Hoping to hear from you guys soon!

Hi again,
Nice to see you here, flower and ash! It's good to hear you are both going well now. I suppose it's a bit quiet because this time of year it can be hard to mentally commit to something as restrictive as this protocol. I'm lucky, not too many temptations. Most of my challenges are of my own making! Stupid head hunger! LOL

Daily update is as follows..

21/11 Preload 85.5 kilos (188 lbs)
22/ 11. Did not weigh
23/11. VLCD day 1. - 88.2 kilos. (194 lbs)
24/11. VLCD day 2. - 87.4 kilos. (192.5 ) - down .8kilos. ( 1.7lbs)
25/11. VLCD day 3. - 86.1 kilos. (189.8lbs) - down 1.3 kilos. (2.8lbs)
26/11. VLCD day 4 - 85.6 kilos. (188.7lbs) - down .5 kilos. (1.1lbs)
27/11. VLCD.day 5 - 85.6 kilos STS (huh?)
28/11. VLCD day 6 - 84.8 kilos. (186.9lbs) - down .8 kilos (1.7lbs)
29/11. VLCD day 7 - 84.4 kilos. (186 lbs). - down .4kilos. (.9lbs)
30/11. VLCD day 8 - 84.1 kilos. (185.4lbs) - down .3kilos.(.6lbs)
total loss so far - 4.1kilos ( 9 lbs)

Given that I indulged in a couple of teaspoons of light peanut butter late last night, I'm ok with a 300gram loss. I filled the rest of that jar of PB with water and tossed it out! No more siren call for me! LOL the indulgent may show on the scales tomorrow of the next day, we will see.....

Have a good Saturday people. It's stormy and unpleasant here on the GC.

Sunday morning on the GC and it's cloudy...today is going to be a bit of a challenge. I have a family function I couldn't get out of and there will be food everywhere, as well as alcohol ( not really one of my vices, but I do have a glass of wine occasionally). And it's hubby's clan so I am going to be a bit bored... Here's hoping I make good choices all day!

Stood on the scales is morning and saw a 300gram drop, good, thinks me... Then for some reason decided to risk my sanity and weigh again.... For a 200 gram gain! Yeah, I know....why did I do it? So I am not recording a weight for today. Will just hope that tomorrow morning shows a nice drop and stays there!!! LOL

Stupid scales....
( on another note... Anyone else ever get sick of the constant obsessing that goes along with this whole weight loss/ self improvement thing we all seem to be on? It seems that I spend so much time thinking of what food I can have, what I can't, should I be doing something productive with my time, have I been exercising, what do the scales say.... That I have forgotten how to just live....sigh... Ok that's my philosophical rant for the day...)

Oh, ash.... How awful. I have been in similar situation, twice, and I know it changes your outlook. I hope things work out for your friend. Try not to take on blame or guilt, they are distractions and a waste of your emotions and energy. Just be the best friend you can be right now. I will be thinking of you and your friend and hope you are both ok over the coming weeks.

Tiah, you are doing so well! I hope you can get those last kilos off before you finish. You did wonderfully well with your family get together! Me, not so much...


Re. The scales - I know that depending on where on the floor I place them when I weigh, they read differently so I often weigh twice, to double check. The time difference between losing 300 grams and gaining 200 grams was about 10 seconds! That's what was driving me crazy! Oh well...

The family party was boring, for the most part I did ok. Just drank my water and tried to pretend that the cheese and crackers and dips were not there! I succumbed and ate one piece of cheese in the end, but it wasn't all that nice.
The actual meal was a BBQ and I had a tiny chop ( which had a bit of fat on it and I ate that) a small sausage and a rissole, which probably had breadcrumbs in it, but I really don't know. The meat was lovely, and my simple salad was a hit, so that as good. Ultimately well off protocol and too much fat, but I could have eaten much more! We left as they started to serve ice cream cake ( I really didn't want to watch people eating ice cream when I do love it so!).
Dinner at home was a mango and a mouthful of BBQ chicken, and a diet slushy.
One plus, I was able to comfortably wear a new smaller top today and it looked good, if I do say so myself.
I'm hoping for a loss tomorrow but in all honesty I am not confident. I've been eating too many off protocol things and I know mentally I am not doing as well as I was last round. It seems a bit like self sabotage and I am trying hard to get myself out of that mode. I was ultra committed last round and I want to get into that mind frame again.
Will see what tomorrow brings....