Thread: Lovely Losers 2021- MARVELOUS IN March!!

Originally Posted by Dubbles

AFM: I said I was going to do a high protein day yesterday. Started the day exactly 1 lb over Last Dose Weight. So, trying to delay any further creep up, I decided to do high proteing day as preventative measure. Leez said Linda Prinkster in her book, noted that some will do high protein for that reason, to lessen need for Correction Day. So.........

Yesterday I started out with my 3 sausage patties with coffee (I wish I liked eggs more, can eat, but don't love them). Then was out at lunchtime and stopped at Chick Filet-A and ordered a 12 piece grilled chicken box. Nothing else. In afternoon I was feeling a little hungry, had a protein shake with 6 strawberries, about 2 T of added cream. And for dinner I had DH grill me a large Sirloin Steak , spices and a little butter on top. It was 16 oz. I shared some with my dogs, but I ate most of it. I really wanted to not keep calories down, but make it largely protein/fats day. Wanted to test that out. I figured it up in evening, and I believe it was approx. 1700-1800 calories. Fingers crossed it didn't make me go over my last dose weight.

This morning, weighed and was down exactly 1 lb. So I am exactly at last dose weight. Exactly. So seems to me the high protein day worked perfectly. If someone did the true steak day for correction, I believe I might have gone down another lb. But this was not difficult at all. I don't know why, but when I think I am not to eat until evening, I am hungry and crave food all day. This was completely painfree. So, I'm happy.

It is definitely going to be a spring day here, hope everyone has a great day.

It's why I lost loading!

Totally what I do too and it works great. I did a steak day once or twice and it worked but I did not enjoy waiting to eat that long at all. When intermittent fasting I feel I need to eat around 2 so I did that and it made it easier but still, I resorted to protein and fat days, which are kind of my norm anyway when I needed to drop a little. I really have myself figured out without carbs LOL

Originally Posted by Cupcakesoaps

I just do hope the hhcg drops work because if they don't, then I have to wait weeks/months for my next round (injections) and I want 20 lbs off now! lol. Eating healthy/lower carb and walking/biking I had lost 1 lbs in 6 weeks, it was horrible. WTH with my body! Dunno why HCG is the only way to drop weight. Gawd I'd hate to think if I ate like a normal person, I'd be 350 lbs. lol.

They have worked for me and it is all I have ever used. Up until Covid I was maintaining well too. At my heaviest I was 245.

Originally Posted by FlirtyFlo

I think that is why I prefer injections -
...open Eyes.. toilet call... weigh... injection
and then my day starts

I agree, the drops are easy, but injections I never forget, and done for the day, whereas the drops, I think, did i take my 2nd dose, or 3rd, lol.

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

They have worked for me and it is all I have ever used. Up until Covid I was maintaining well too. At my heaviest I was 245.

I love hearing this!

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

It's why I lost loading!

Totally what I do too and it works great. I did a steak day once or twice and it worked but I did not enjoy waiting to eat that long at all. When intermittent fasting I feel I need to eat around 2 so I did that and it made it easier but still, I resorted to protein and fat days, which are kind of my norm anyway when I needed to drop a little. I really have myself figured out without carbs LOL

Egg days have always worked for me, 6 to 8 eggs in 1 day lol, not much else (I will have say cocoa powder in unsweetened almond milk with stevia), coconut oil and avocado (fats) are fine with the egg, but just the boiled eggs work, you just get sick of them after about 5 lol. I never tried a steak day, I'm not good at fasting until 5pm, I think I'd fall asleep and my stomach would be growling loudly. I've heard chicken thigh days work too (all chicken quarters/ or thighs baked).

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

I work out and it's been fine. A little less energy and I adjust the exercise for less reps and weights but able to stick with it. I do eat more protein (4oz as recommended) since I also don't eat the bread nor have the milk.

So the extra ounce or two per day doesn't affect your losses (of protein?).

Originally Posted by roselanoue

I have been on VLCD for 7 days. Today is day 8 weight 146.8 i dropped a little during load but load weight was 152.4 Not massive losses but slow and steady wins the race. I am taking homeopathic pellets for the first time from Intermoutain. Many rounds of injections but wanted to see how these work as i usually do a short correction round every 12-18 months... mostly brought on by holiday baking ... but i like getting back to clean eating and this works.
Most of you know i am a senior senior... got my first covid vaccination and take low dose levothyroxin for hypothyroidism.
I am grateful for HCG as it really does help me eat healthier and understand eating fats and including fruits is doable. Keto alone works but unforgiving and for me not good option, With travel and working at shows i need more flexibility and this works. On P4 i do a modified P3 with starches mostly on weekend, On P4 i weigh only once a week on Thursdays, Last year i dropped a little on P4 so i actually,never went 2 lbs over LIW till January. That being said my goal is 140 and doing a short round to get there. For most of you 10 lbs in 3 weeks is a breeze but my slower burn if i reach 10 lbs in 3 weeks i am ecstatic . I usually average .4 to .5 day

I am happy to see all of you in the group doing so well. It encourages me and others when we read your posts. Thanks to all of you taking time to write.

I also lose an average of .5 and I always read this was the average for most women so I take comfort in that.

I tried your approach, and I need to figure out why I let go when I make carb allowances for myself like you do. Part of it is this feeling of freedom to be able to put anything in your mouth you want to. LOL I know it is totally not true, and not freeing if I end up addcited!

I am going to keep working on it. Maybe strict keto until I lose the gained weight. I need to try that next time since I lost loading. The thing is that even on keto I need to restrict calories eventually in order to lose weight. I don't like fighting hunger one bit but I am sure there is a sweet spot there. If I can do 6 weeks of protocol I can do 6 weeks of strictly planned keto. I could start on the higher fat end and drop till I hit the right place. If that works, I can enjoy some higher carb phases maybe without things getting out of control. Just talking out loud here! It helps me to write things out.

Good morning all! Thank you for posting!

Rose, we are really, really on the same path! I am only a few days behind you but Started out only a few pounds difference. I started at 149.4 and today I am at 144.8. I am on P2 D4. I know these over a pound losses will not last and I will be losing maybe .5 SOME days.

I, too, Want to get to 140 this round. And I know it will take all 21 days to get there. It Seems like I’m close enough that it won’t, but experience tells me I’ll have to sand the rest of the pounds off a little at a time!

But that said...! Boy oh boy am I thrilled to be losing this week. From mid January until mid March I cut my portions down as far as I could and lost a total of 5 pounds. That’s less than a pound a week. Hooray for Hcg!!!

There are lots of things I want to comment on, exercise, creep, thyroid, hormones, etc. but I have a cleaning lady coming for the first time later and I have a lot of cleaning to do before she gets here! LOL

I got an email from my ex-husband from 40 years ago! He’ll be in town and wanted to see me. Groan. It did pass through my mind that all those years I weighed between 125 and 130 ( thanks to hcg—2011 I was 175) since 2012, why didn’t he come then? I recall that he always thought I was fat if I got over 120. But I was in my 20s so I thought that was reasonable. Bah humbug.

Anyway I am not gonna worry about impressing him by being skinny or pretty or anything like that. I just really don’t care. However I want my house to look nice! This whole pandemic I have been on the edge of sick, bronchitis for months and never have completely cleared up. So my housekeeping has not been A+ of late. So used a Groupon coupon to hire a house cleaner and hoping to get the carpets cleaned too before Sunday.

Onward
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Originally Posted by Cupcakesoaps

So the extra ounce or two per day doesn't affect your losses (of protein?).

Maybe I would lose more, I don't know but I average .5/day on every round I have done which seems to be normal. This was a recommendation at some point on the forum. You can probably find it or ask Leez. Going much below 500 calories is just not good and this helps.