Thread: April 2013 Loaders

Hello all Im on VLCD1 and I think its going well gained 4 lbs on load days. I am doing the patch.
Also I am not a vet but this is my second time doing this as my first time was not finished.


Maggiep did you take HCG on your load days? reading previous posts it sounds like you will start taking it on your 1st VLCD day...unfortunatlly you need to start on your first load day.. I think it will be hard for you with hunger...as it takes a few days to get the HCG into your system...But I'd ake beth or Grammy as they are the ones I trust to know the most. Hopefully I misunderstood your post.
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maggiep - you are funny with the Hobbit words ....

well, as long as I don't stuff any food in my mouth for the rest of the night, then VLCD 2 is a success! I am done all my food ... this first week back on when I am done dinner I just want to hide away in bed until the next day ..... I do have a bit of a headache again tonight which is likely sugar withdrawal from the weekend craziness .... I am not hungry at all which is great ... just doing dishes though and saw some stuff in the kitchen I didn't see when I was loading and though - darn it ... I could have had that .... - so, into the garbage it went!

wish I could throw the kid's Easter stuff in the garbage but they would be so angry with me

okay - have a great night everyone

Hi everyone!
I'll be starting my 2nd round in a couple of weeks. I'm planning to do a longer round this time. I did a 28 day round back in February, and I'm going for 40 days this time. If I split the difference and make it 34 days, that'll be ok too. I lost 23.5 pounds my first round and an additional 3.5 pounds during P3. Not sure why I dropped the additional pounds during P3, but I think it was probably due to water retention being released or inflammation subsiding. I'm hoping to lose around 34 pounds in my 2nd round. That'll be almost 2/3 of the way to my goal.

I'm both excited and nervous about starting my second round. Excited because I can't wait to see the number on the scale get smaller each day, but nervous because the food restrictions are challenging. For those who are brand new to hcg, my biggest problem with the vlcd was about halfway through when I suddenly felt like I just couldn't eat another bite of meat. There were a couple of days when I would take 4 or 5 bites of my meal and then literally could not swallow another bite. My sister talked me through it, and I got past that feeling and was able to have a successful round. Whatever you do, don't give up before talking over any issue here on the forum or with someone you know who has done the hcg diet before. Chances are someone will have had the same experience and can help.

The great thing about the vlcd though is that it gives you a perfect opportunity to reevaluate your eating habits and relationship with food. One of my biggest problems is emotional eating or eating out of boredom. I couldn't do that on the vlcd. That really helped in getting me on the path to breaking those behavior patterns. I still struggle with them at times, but the urges aren't as bad, and seeing my new weight on the scale every day is a real motivator to eat right, that is, eat when I'm hungry, stop when I'm satisfied, and drink lots of water.

The best thing about hcg is the big confidence boost losing weight gets you. I was very overweight when I started my first round, and I still have a lot of pounds to lose, but already I feel so much better. I look forward to planning what I'm going to wear each day. Things that were tight now fit well and I fit into things that I had planned to give away because they were too tight. Now I'm giving away other clothes because they are too big!

Good luck to everyone whether it's your very first round of hcg or your 5th!

down 2 pounds today .... I have a meeting at work today at a restaurant - will be ordering my standard HCG restaurant meal of grilled chicken ceasar salad with no dressing, no croutons, no bacon