Big Girls Weighing Over 250 Lbs

**AlaskaLadyie** · February 18th, 2012, 12:26 PM

I hear ya Carol.............. I wasted the whole 3rd week this round thanks to eating Chcken and brocolli chinees food
I had hoped if I left the rice or noodles alone I would do ok But no was not so I suspect the MSG hung around for like 4 days... But you are right it is so much a bummer to have back stepped for a whole week

Moon Gazer... thank you for the complement... That Avatar picture was a company dinner out evening and was such fun to get dressed up and show off my new body.. Since I am cold all the time I wear a polar fleece jacket at work so the differernt clothes sorta even shocked some I work with
I am not realy talented with posting pictures but on my profile is a before pic
and looking at that really shows a differnence
Thank you

I am down 2 from LID so all is good.. I was so glad to get to eat cantalope here in P3 and i did ok
It is one of my favotites..
Good Luck loosing or stablizing my Freinds..

**Moongazer** · February 19th, 2012, 10:08 AM

Hi everyone. Well, I'm stuck at 206 for now it would seam. This is day three of seeing the scale read 206! I'm sure it's all part of the plan at this point since there is no cheating on my part. I do feel smaller which is good. I wonder if our bodies hang tight to a certain weight before it gives up more pounds. I know that if I was to go by the set point theory, (in part) the belief is that our bodies will stay where it's comfortable, it's set point and for me, being around 200 was one of those numbers for a long time before the scales moved up as did my eating.

I remember when I hit 240 and subsequently lost 20 pounds just how hard it was to get past any stalls so maybe there is some truth to it. So, here I am waiting it out. I will succeed!!!!! 199 and beyond, here I come!

Alaska.....well done you on the 2lbs gone. I too love melons.

Hope everyone else is having a great day and much success.

**Carol-Marie** · February 19th, 2012, 09:02 PM

@Moongazer, Girl, at least you are not gaining! And yes, somewhere here I read that our bodies kind of get stuck in some weights we were before for a long time…. It happened to me when I broke from the 250’s to the 240’s… I thought I was never gonna get there… Do NOT know if is really true or not, but it sure felt like it for me! :-) You are not cheating so you know you are doing things right. Hang in there! Maybe have a high protein day to shake things around? That has always helped me in the past. JUST a suggestion….! Hang in there, you CAN do it!

@Alaska, good to see you are doing ok! LOVE cantaloupe; enjoy!!!

AFM, I need help girls. I feel I still cannot conquer some of the “monsters” that got me here… I’ve had a horrible weekend with issues with our business that stressed me out so bad I ate Mexican food today... We'll see how long is gonna take me to recuperate from this one… I feel like I am in a freaking rollercoaster. I CANNOT go thru weeks like these????!!!

I am wasting my time, money, effort, everything!!!! This will probably take me back to where I was yesterday or worse. I finally woke up today to 1lbs lower than I was last Saturday (not yesterday but LAST) (took me almost a week to recuperate) so we'll see.... I feel like I am screwing this up so freaking bad....just like round 2. I do not know what it is.... ALthough I have to say I conquered one that I thought I wouldn't.... the plate I had at the mexican restaurant had rice & I did not eat it!!! At least, I have to admit, that really made me feel better about myself but the chips….& corn tortillas…uughh... I am trying to drink lots of water & aloe water (has no sucralose, no starches, just aloe & it always cleans me out )(works almost like a laxative) so we'll see how it all levels out.... I am so freaking frustrated with myself…. I know I know I know… tomorrow is another day… but I cannot keep on wasting another day!!!???

**pspalin** · February 20th, 2012, 05:33 AM

Good Morning Ladies! Hope everyone had a great weekend...AFM, I am 3lbs over LDW which has proven to be typical for me the first week of P3. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My head just isn't in it. I am sooo close yet so far away.

Continued success everyone....happy losing!!

Pam

**Moongazer** · February 20th, 2012, 07:47 AM

Aww Carol, we've all been there way too often....leastwise I have. I think it's just one of those things that needs a "click" moment. Well, not just one moment but many of them throughout the day. I am an addict, an addict of too much food and of all the wrong kinds and for all the wrong reasons.

I don't choose to be this way, it is just that way. But, it's my choice to either act on it, or not. So what can I and people just like me do about it? Find tools to help us manage and understand. HCG for me as become one of those tools. When I finish with HCG I really hope I have gleaned enough from this tool to help me move forward and the scales moving even further down. I'm convinced that without tools I will never be at a healthy weight. Everyone's tools will be different and it does take some sussing out as to which one's will work for each person. I use hypnosis tapes at night which I have loaded on my MP3 player. I also have a few good audio books that I listen too as well. They are all about food and address why we eat and how it effects us both physically and mentally. I'm a firm believer in motivating myself anyway I can and this also includes using my imagination to conjure up scenarios that I need to either get out of or I need to help someone other than myself get out of. Sigh,....it can be tiring but it can be rewarding unlike overindulging with way too much food of the wrong kind. It's one thing to have the tools, it's another to know how to use them in the right fashion so practice "does" make for reward. As well, I've hung clothes up in my closet that are still way to small for me. I will look at them when possible throughout the day and think of them as what I want to be wearing soon. This has really worked! I now can wear some of those clothes! I reward myself with little things along the way too. Something as simply as bath salts for face cream makes me feel so much better than a bag of chips these days. I mean a bag of chips makes me feel of so good for a very short time and bad for a good long time after I've devoured them.

But such things as bath salts and face cream have the opposite effect in that they make me feel as though I care about myself.
For me low-carb eating was heaven sent as it cut the cravings and gave me a chance to clear my head and think about food and not just react to it. I've not been perfect along this journey but I have made great strides and so have you so don't give up.
I'm going on here aren't I!!!

Suffice to say, I think you (perhaps) just need to stop and think long and hard on what makes you feel better both mentally and physically and to forgive yourself enough to lend yourself a helping hand up. You can do this!!!!!

Hi Pam, so good to see you! I hope you find your way around not being motivated soon. Slumps happen so don't despair.

AFM.....I made it! I've left 206 in the dust!!!! I'm now 204!!!! Woohoo!!!! I am so looking forward to seeing 199 on the scales. I know I'm going to cry like a baby when I do. I ate more protein yesterday in the form of cod fish and drank copious amounts of water. I am so happy. Come on ladies, we can all do this....supporting one another is just another tool.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

**Sondancer** · February 20th, 2012, 11:17 AM

Ok I messed up I haven't been drinking my water and ate too much salt I gained 4 pounds I'm drinking my water today let's see what tomorrow brings. If it doesn't help I will have to do a steak day tomorrow. I feel horrible.

**AlaskaLadyie** · February 20th, 2012, 01:17 PM

Moongazer................Fantastic post your wonderful Great words of wisdom

Oh my Sondancer Waht did u eat with that salt...............
If you are doing P3 please remember you have to stay away from All Sugars (except natural in allowed foods)
and no Starches
Good Luck

**PamelaDO** · February 20th, 2012, 03:10 PM

ok - here's what I did - I have been hungry since i started injecting. this is my 2nd day on vlcd - I had errands to run, so ate an apple at 9:30am, fish/asparagus at noon, drank almost an entire gallon of water by 3p to help with hunger. I was so hungry when I got home I mixed a protein powder with water and drank it. It has 1g of fat, 3g carbs (1g sugar) and 24g protein and it's 120 calories. I will try to skip my protein this evening, of course.
Is this all right? (adding protein) I know I should have cooked up some chicken, but I have felt so crappy, i just wanted a quick fix.

I have a huge day tomorrow - and I'm concerned about being able to function. I need suggestions - should i up my dose?

I started on load day 1 at 25, 28 the next 3 days, on an insulin needle (10ml bac water added to powdered HCG 5000iu) - i was hungry (on load days too, once I got over nausea, weird cuz i usually have problems with hunger in evenings, not during the day, especially when I'm eating plenty).

Can I/should I change my dose? My hunger is not constant, but I'm having a harder time with it today (obviously).

**AlaskaLadyie** · February 20th, 2012, 03:39 PM

Pamela............... all u can do is try............ some do an up of dose but some do a decline of dosage
I know it is a hard concept to understand but for most reducing the dosage is more often the answer
For some it takes like 2 days of reduced dosage to see a solution...
when I get home and am famished and don't have any thing allready percooked in the frig ready to eat
I eat celery to tide me over till i get my allowed meal cooked
Celery has saved me many times on this diet..............
hope celery is something u also like I know some people do not care for it
I allways have it in my frig cleaned and ready to eat as some nights if i eat lunch earlier
I am grumpy and ravinours (sp) when i get home....
Good luck

**1WildAngel** · February 20th, 2012, 03:43 PM

PamelaDO... I take my doseage of 150iu (35 on the insulin needle) every day and am never hungry. Perhaps your dose is too small?

**newme2012** · February 20th, 2012, 03:54 PM

Hello Fellow HCG Friends.. I havent been on this thread but thought it might be a good time to start. I did my first round of HCG this January and lost 22lbs in 23 days. I then did a planned interuption and have not been able to get back on track. I have loaded 2x and just cant seem to follow through with the VLCD. I don't have that excitement I first had even though I felt great and very proud of myself. I feel depressed and so disapointed in myself and just want to get back on track. I am loading today and planning on starting my VLCD tomorrow. I even booked a trip to visit my Mom in Florida and I still can't get psyched up. I just need some incouragement or a kick in the ***!! I am guessing I am at 260lbs right now I will weigh myself in the am and pray I have the strenght to get this going again.. I look forward to getting to know you all. Have a great night.