Thread: January 2021 Loaders - Hope & Joy

2many days, your post made me chuckle -- the protein hiding somewhere in the salad! That's the truth, it's not a large amount of protein! Ha!

Hang in there, I have had on past, even this round already multiple losses of .2 from night before. It is how it goes, but it does go! Have a great day!

Hello everyone. Started my first day on January 11 and am down 10.5 so far. I was wondering what people are doing about hand sanitizer while on the diet? With the pandemic, I have hand sanitizer in every room in the house and every vehicle. I have been avoiding using it for fear of stalling and have been using lysol wipes. Do any of the experts have any comments or feed back? I have one kind that is from a brewery and is denatured alcohol, glycerol, and hydrogen peroxide. Others have things I can not spell never mind pronounce lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by Sunshinehcg

Hi All,

Plugging away here. Trying to keep myself busy and taking my mind off the diet itself. Not hungry but sure do feel like cooking and making fun things. I think this is good for me to eat for nourishment vs eating all the time! Lol.

Re: Weighing food. It’s a good idea to know how much a 100g of meat or 3.5 oz. is. I usually look at my package of meat and divide it up. I do have a scale this round and I am really good at getting the right amount. With shrimp or fish I sometimes go over that weight a little, as the calorie count is so low. I haven’t had any fish this round though, maybe I need to add some. I have enjoyed shrimp and scallops though.

I don’t worry about weighing veggies as I can only eat so much of them. I don’t do much lettuce either except when I make tacos. I use a leaf for a wrap. I also chop the lettuce fine and throw it in with my chicken and spices. Wilt it down and it makes it feel more filling is in the wrap. Lol.

Have a Good Friday everyone!


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Sunshine, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one that throws my shredded lettuce on grill with protein at times. I like it wilted too! Especially Since I can't have my creamy dressing. And I've been watching the freakin Cooking Channel! I NEVER watch the Cooking Channel. What am I, some kind of masochist? Oh well. I like to dream, I guess. And you're right, it's not always about hunger, it's about filling time for me, I really believe sometime. I just miss the activity. Miss M mentioned on her thread how much time not making meals frees up--and it really does. I need to find a new project to work on. I am really into my house, and love redoing, need to figure out new project, keep myself busy. Right now just obssessed on staying on HCG track!

Only dropped -.4 this morning. Have more weigh in for this week, officially--and so far loss has been -2.2 lbs. Compared to last weeks -13.6, quite a dramatic difference. Have to just keep on, focused.

Hope everyone has a great Friday.

I make my own hand sanitizer with alcohol and aloe vera gel. There are recipes out on the net that tell you how to get the right alcohol percentage. I have a small mister bottle I carry in my handbag. I only use it when I'm out and about. At home, normal soap is sufficient.

You can make an on plan liquid soap by shaving an ounce off a bar soap into a bowl (zest or dial are fine for P2) and pour a couple cups of boiling water over it to melt it. It will thicken up some over the next 24 hours. You can then blend it to make it smooth and before pouring into your dispenser.

Originally Posted by Leez

I make my own hand sanitizer with alcohol and aloe vera gel. There are recipes out on the net that tell you how to get the right alcohol percentage. I have a small mister bottle I carry in my handbag. I only use it when I'm out and about. At home, normal soap is sufficient.

You can make an on plan liquid soap by shaving an ounce off a bar soap into a bowl (zest or dial are fine for P2) and pour a couple cups of boiling water over it to melt it. It will thicken up some over the next 24 hours. You can then blend it to make it smooth and before pouring into your dispenser.

Leez, is there anything you can't do, or know about? You amaze me, making your own sanitizer! I'm thoroughly impressed.

And Sunshine, you reminded me of something to get busy on. I do hand painted Christmas ornaments for my family, not for sale, and I'm always rushing to get a couple done by end of year--I should start early, keeps my hands busy and Christmas time would be not so stressful. Don't do every year, but since I didn't this past year, they will be expecting a couple this year! Thank you for reminding me of art work, I really do usually wait until November to come up with idea and paint. I could start early this year.

Hello Everyone! Good to read and catch-up on all the successes and learnings for this wonderful group of ladies As for me it's Day 16 of P3 and I am still at 25+ lbs down (5 lbs below my round goal) with no spikes. Thank you and thank you to everyone for their P3 tips; my approach has been to introduce various food groups systematically and 100% meeting the daily water requirement. Recently I spent a few days away from home and was chuffed I did not gain. Unfortunately one of my podmates was not very supportive and quite pushy with my boundaries, importantly I am made of strong stuff and did not bat an eye. Sadly my mate has too been wanting to lose weight for sometime, regardless of the weightloss method one chooses we should always respect their choice. Wanted to share this experience in case anyone happens to encounter anyone who wants to dim your light. Best wishes for happiness and success

Originally Posted by kacouch

Poweresbystarbucks this is a good book to read about our relationship with food. I was able to read it for free from my library. It was a ebook.

“Weight-Loss Apocalypse: Emotional Eating Rehab Through the Hcg Protocol” by Robin Phipps Woodall

I just went to look at this book and there was a PDF version on the internet that I went to look at ended up with a spyware alert and urgent message to contact Microsoft at a listed number or all of my information will be compromised. Fortunately I did not call the number and looked up the Microsoft Support number and spoke to them. An hour later and my computer being scoped by Microsoft, I am good to go again. Just wanted to advise people to not look at the PDF version of the book