Thread: Less than 25 Pounds to Lose

Would it be ridiculous of me to follow this thread if I am only in the middle of my first round (43 day), VLCD18, and have only lost 12.6# so far, but have 19.6# more to go? Looks like some of you have completed more than one round and have experience.

Originally Posted by SmartyJones

I am no expert and each round is so very different for each person. I don't think this thread has any criteria that you must have completed more than one round and are HCG experienced. If that were so, it would count out a lot of people, myself included because I am constantly learning. I would say that we are a support group that is here for one another (good bad or indifferent) and we are all about keeping it real, no excuses, providing support and taking one day at a time. I lost 31 lbs and I am part of this crazy group..so there you go! Welcome..

Thanks for the encouragement. I have seen your before/after pics, Shan, and wow! hCG works like ever!

I was in a four day stall and if I can trust my scale this morning, I am down 1.2# !! Hooray. I did eat 1/2 grapefruit yesterday morning... which I haven't had since my first week.. Maybe that is just a coincidence, but guess what I am eating for my first fruit this mid-morning? Yep, 1/2 grapefruit it is.

I'm slowing down which sucks! I'm only down 0.4lb today. At this rate there is no way I will make it to even my high goal which is 130lb. I'm almost out of HCG but I'm praying I have enough until at least Wednesday and I'm praying my losses pick up again. I'm going to try to increase my water since I can't seem to get it all in. I guess this is expected because I'm not doing anything different than I was last week and I dont even eat everything I'm allowed. Have a good day.

I'm back.....(evil grin)

SmartyJones - way to go on the 5lb loss!!! holy moly! I guess if there is one thing you can take from your ups & downs, it's that you don't really have to sweat your gains...it's just from your hardcore work outs! Did you ever get your whey protein? Speaking of...

NurseDanielle - you say you are slowing down? I had that issue. I'm sure if you covered this thread, you read a lot about me being a slow loser. My miracle was adding the whey protein. Did you ever end up trying that?

Welcome all newbies!!! Keep up the good work! This is TOTALLY worth it!

AFM - Well I am day 10 of P3 and .6 below LIW. So I guess you could say I am stabilizing well. Although I have been as far as 1.6lbs below LIW, and I like that better (winking). But I will take .6 below!!! Things are going well. Eggs didn't go so well for me. I only had two (4 days ago) and gained 1.4lbs. But by the next day (after I cut them out) I was down 2lbs! So I will just hold off on them for a while. But I still do AWESOME with all dairy (cream, dressings, cheeses, sour creams) and coconut oil rocks! I swear the more I eat, the more I lose. And organic red wine is my friend. (I know I'm beginning to sound like a lush, but I swear it's helping me stabilize) Today I added 2tbs of raw organic almond butter, for the first time...I have a bad feeling . My tummy is so bloated, and this is the fattest I've felt since P3 began. Even though as of this morning I am still .6 below my LIW...I just feel so--not right. I do 30 min of eliptical + 15min pilates every morning. Today I did 30min eliptical + 30min weight lifting...I don't know, I just feel porky. It will be interesting to see how much I gained tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be the first weigh in I am dreading (sigh)...I have also noticed a HUGE increase in my appetite the past couple days. I don't like that. I'm in day 22 of my menstral cycle. I usually get T.O.M every 30 days, so I don't know if that has something to do with feeling pudgy, bloated, anxious...blah, blah, blah. I will let you all know how it goes tomorrow....ugh!

Glad to hear you are stabilizing well! I'm at my LDW on day 6. Up a pound, down a pound. Laid off the peanut butter the last few days. I am now addicted to cocoa crack! It's gotten to the point where I start to growl if I see someone go near the plate. Dh said he doesn't like it with coconut, so I put in extra coconut so he won't eat it.

I'm off to my son's graduation ceremony now.

Have a great weekend all.

Originally Posted by SmartyJones

We all slow down at the end..its normal...I see you had a stall and then you did a "Planned Interuption", so not suprised that you are slower on the losses. The PI and stall set you back AT LEAST a week, so you really have to give yourself that time to catch up...You may not think so, but at 31 days and loss of 21lbs, with your PI and stall, you are really ahead of the average losses...Most only average between .5lbs and .7lb per day each full round. So give yourself a break if it doesn't happen this round..Move on and come back to do a R3 to get to your "low goal" weight. Round 1 I lost 21 in 40days, R2 I lost 16 in 28 days, and R3 I lost 31lbs in 50days ..so it varies..And the closer you get to ideal weight, the slower your body will get with the losses..Keep focused and no cheats and maybe even cut back to one fruit each day, and make that a Grapefruit, which burns fat and helps with water retention...sometimes that helps shake things up a bit..

Shan

Thanks, Shan. I know you are right but I started to wonder today if maybe it's my Hcg? The last two days I have been STARVING! I have not been hungry in 30 days and now my stomach is growling and I am so hungry, I start to feel sick. That is when it gets hard for me. If I'm not hungry, I could do this diet forever. I am almost out of Hcg and I accidentally left it in the car a couple of times and it got hot. I have a week left and I don't know if I want to go spend all that money on another bottle for a week. I am on the drops. I don't know what to think. I guess I will see what the scale does tomorrow. I am 136lb and I know I should be proud of what I have done so far and I am. I just really want get down to at least 130lb.

Shannon, thanks for the encouragement. I know if I don't make it, I can always come back. Hopefully I won't be back for R3 for at least a year. We are really hoping this IVF works and I will get pregnant (which is a scary thing...I know I can't diet obviously, but I don't want to blow-up).

Erin-I haven't tried the Whey yet. What do you think about Jay Robb? I know you like the Mercola but I saw some Jay Robb at GNC today and it would be quicker to get. I would love to try the Whey protein if it will kick start my losses again.

Thanks for the support!