Thread: Magnificent Magical & Mighty Lovely Losers Mastering Motivational Mayhem in March

Good for you Pearly!! I do about 135 iu Draw to 27 on needle. Seems to work pretty well for me. So far I eat two apples a day. Need to buy some strawberries. No grissini for me. I would eat whole box. I tried once and threw them out. O

Went up .2 this morning. Odd to slow so early in the plan but my fluid levels do tend to bounce around. I have had lung issues since Dec after Covid. Avoiding a doctor visit but every evening as I try to sleep I get breathless I had Pet scan last year when I had similar issue but all came back well. I think it is lungs. Doctor thought maybe GERD. Just another thing to put in my brain. Other than evenings doing ok

Rose, I hear you on the shortness of breath. I underwent extensive testing at a hospital specializing in lungs after Covid. I never officially had Covid--never tested positive, but had a very long bout of bronchitis starting at the very begining of Covid. I've had it several times over the years. I was however diagnosed with Covid Long Haulers. Tricky, since i never had Covid.... but anyway after all that testing i was told to do Cardio to increase my lung function and get my strength back. Huh.

If I could have done Cardio, I wouldn't have been going to the drs. It's taken me over two years of yard work and snow shoveling and riding leasurely on an electric bike to get strong enough to do water aerobics. My classmates are mostly 5 to 15 years older than me, but I am not the star student. I do what I can. However, finally, I am seeing some tiny improvements in strength and breath. It takes so much of my day, tho! And I am NOT a patient person. whew.

You are so very active! I get why being short of breath is stressing. P2 should help if its GERD! I notice I no longer reach for the Tums jar once I start doing P2 and stay compliant in P3.

I am on day 2 Loading. Up .8 from yesterday. So at least, Its working! LOL. I don't wanna do P2! I think it is like getting into cold water. It's scarier before you do it, and once in p2, I'll adapt and be fine.

Onward!
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Day 1 VLCD. I have sucessfully eaten everything in the house. Not sure that's a positive accomplishment. But, except for some left over nuts I hid in the back of the freezer, I have nothing non-protocol left.
Probably a 30 day round as I am up 8+ from my previous goal and wanted to get under it a little. We shall see. I am doing 125iu so far, and hope that has a better effect. I'll be watching carefully.

Onward all!
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Well. This is not starting out well. Last two days have gone up. Almost half lb. Lost 2.5 after loading first two days then next two up. I am having breathing issues so I am up half the night with head propped and practically sitting up to feel I am not suffocating. Fam Dr going to set up X-ray and also try steroids She said pulmonologist appt in April too far away so she will try to find one sooner. Hope inflammation doesn’t cause hcg issues Had to vent .

148.4. Down 4.8 lbs from load weight So guessing I was retaining water. I’ve had lots of cabbage and I recall the high fiber keeps me going down but erratically. Today I will see doc to review X-rays. She gave me lots of steroids snd no clue how to use inhaler so held off taking.

147.8 total 5.6 lbs lost vlcd7 Started steroid treatments today for GERD and breathing difficulties following covid last Dec. Doctor said her husband got Covid in Jan and has the same issues. Hoping the steroids do not cause weight issues but she assured me one of them prednisone (notorious for weight gains btw) im only taking for 5 days with continued reduced dosages each day. The other is inhaler… but she said that should not cause problem. So i will continue on with hcg I have 18 more prefilled syringes i believe so should end Mar28 three days before my birthday which means i can start p3 March 31. Hoping to get to 141 or less by then If not i could do a PI (never did one) for a week or so and finish a longer round. My inclination is not to but with thesteroid treatment not sure…. Pretty sure the inhaler puff is for long term use,

ACK! Rose! NO fun. Yes, I gained the initial weight that put me here in 2013 from steroids. I went from an unhappy 150's to a very unhappy 173! But those were several shots in my heel for inflamed planter fasciitis - no result!- and a couple or three of rounds of prednisone for chest wall inflamation after a bad bout of bronchitis. Different doctors. I don't want to discourage you, as I think all my pain and suffering also resulted in eating my head off, not just the steroids. But give yourself some grace and get over losing your puff and worry about a few pounds when you feel better, if necessary.

So far so good at the 125 dose. I was down 1.6 yesterday and 1.2 today. Any day that's a Pound Day is a good day! Not spectacular losses for first week but not shabby. If this keeps up okay, I will pull my syringes for the rest of the round and freeze, as I will probably need a 30 day round and I sincerly do not trust hcg mixed over 2 weeks.

I had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day yesterday. I do this to myself ever few months, but I never see it coming. I get real busy, have a couple jam packed days, little sleep and then, after over doing, I get off schedule for eating. Doesn't matter if I am on a round or eating everything in sight before hand. Then I go all hypoglycemic and get weak, dizzy, a headache and back ache and I need FOOD and SLEEP to get back to normal.

I left the house around 8 yesterday after a couple of days of running hard. I ate well on Tuesday, but just had a hard boiled egg for breakfast yesterday and probably too much caffeine and took a protein drink to get me through a long morning of a dr. tests ---checking my memory and cognition levels. I had the protein drink around 11 but was getting shaky by the time we were done at 1:30. By the time I got home, I had a splitting headache that ran clear down my back, felt so tired I wanted to cry, and gobbled down chopped salad mix with about 3 ounces of chicken. I took a 20 minute nap and some ibuprofen, but it was too little too late.

I had writing/editing stuff that had to be done by 4:30, so persevered but maybe moaned out loud a few times. I finally took another 30 minute nap, and made myself 6 ounces of tilapia with wilted fresh spinach--yum--and felt better. I took my nephew to an event and got home around 8:30---- STRAIGHT to bed. I turned out the light at 9:30 and was asleep by Oh, 9:31. I'm back to normal today but never want to do that again!

Which is what I always say when I do that, again.

I need to figure out a little more protein for breakfast. The protein drink was supposed to be an emergency snack and is low fat and low carb, but boy, it did not do the job! That was Day 2 VCLD, so stilll absorbing hcg and obviously have not gotten to the point where it is pulling extra fat to keep me going yet. It usually takes me until Day 4 before I lose the hungries.

Off to change my Ticker!

Onward!
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So about these steroids and also pill for GERD. Something causing bad headaches. Took the prednisone methylpred as directed yesterday. Didn’t notice anything. Took the flutic Salometer powder breather. Had very bad headache a cpl hrs after plus drainage and flu like symptoms. In the morning headache back but went away after coffee and eating apple Took a puff of inhaler and not long after seemed to get headache. Took prednisone after eating and nausea sleepiness and shakiness begins. So hard to know which is culprit. Felt like liw blood sugar but I checked and sugar was normal.
Between a rock and hard place. Was told to call my doctor about symptoms but it is after hrs and she would prob just send me to ER so not taking inhaler tonight or the prednisone. Hoping nothing gets worse.

147.2. Headed down so that’s good Down 6.2 from load weight. Other than a terribly sick day unrelated to hcg I slept all night without feeling like I was suffocating. Figured out I might have taken a double dose of my puffer. I thought the clicker was in the wrong place so I pushed it back up. I think I double dosed myself. By late evening besides nausea I felt much better. Now trying to decide whether to take the puffer or prednisone or wait till Monday when doc is in. My inclination is take tablets and avoid puffer or limit to once a day. Have a great weekend everyone. Hope your losses are stable or headed south !