Thread: Please post QUESTIONS here- we will try to answer asap!

Originally Posted by Gemgirl

Not sure where to post this question so I picked here. Anyone know what happened to the live chat that was on here about a week or so ago? I thought it was very helpful directly talking to some of the other Hcgers. It also kept me from eating sometimes- ha!

Thanks!

chat now has it's own link- R end of the top bar.

kayln- if you forget too often, your overall hcg levels will drop, making you hungry. won't affect your losses much, though. if you get hungry grab some extra protein- not extra bread.

poison- i'd wait until TOM is over to re-assess.

momma- you said "allowed veggies" and meats- but i assume you're eating more than on P2? it might be that you're going to stabilize a little higher than the 2#. it happens, and at some point you just can't keep doing steak days all the time. do what you're doing now, and see where your weight lands after a few days.

sammi- skip your shot tomorrow and see if your hunger gets better or worse. what is your dose? if you're on hhcg drops, skip a dose or to and then let us know.

thanks, happy.

teresa- you can go up to 40 dose days, then you have to take 6 wks off before starting the hcg again.

mwater- this is not uncommon. what dose are you on? are you hungry as well?

verzie- 200 is too high for most people, but 125 is designed for IM shots, and not high enough generally for subq. if you have hucog, start at 175. if another brand, start at 150.

after a planned interuption is there a certain amount of time you need to stay on VLCD?

I did a six day interuption on day 28 ... I am now on day 33 having a real hard time and considering stopping today. Just wondering of that is too short.

I went to Sams and I noticed on the Romain lettuce, it said 2g of Sugar. How?????

What can I eat from a fast food place. I cant wait till Easter~! that is when I ll be ob Phase 4.

What can I drink, I have been eating Grapefruit when I get tired of water.

Not sure if this is a common problem for any other females. On my 1st round it thought it was a fluke because I was on the clinics shakes/bars etc. But 2 days into round 2 I am noticing the same thing. I am a female, never had kids on on R1 and now R2... I have very itchy discharge again? It's very rare for me to have lots of discharge let alone itchy and I rarely ever get yeast infections, maybe 1 every 5 years and in the beginning of R1 I got one and it seems to be happening again with the HCG shots in R2.

Help!!!

Hello ladies!

Things are looking up in P3, but I don't want to jinx it! I've added dairy in the past two days (Fage yogurt, blue cheese dressing, heavy cream in the coffee) and seem to be doing just fine! I also have been eating some strawberries and don't seem to have a problem with those, like I do with apples. I added chromium and zinc and acidopholis to my vitamin regimen, and I think that's helping as well. Tomorrow I'm adding almonds :-) My calories have been about 1,600 (which is slightly less than 'recommended' for my age/activity level/ect but that amount seems to be serving me well) and I'm feeling better and better every day! FINALLY! My weight seems to even be creeping downward towards my original LIW, which is nice.

In any case, how does one know when they are officially stable? I know I'm not there yet... but is there a certain pound window and/or time frame that people go by? Or just comfort level?

Melissamlv - I've heard & read in here that you aren't taking enough of the hormone to make you pregnant or become more fertile. The fertility clinic uses the HCG in the thousands for dosing and not what we use here. I hope this helps =) I do injections and never tried to see what happens with injections. Plus at the cost of pregnancy tests these days... WHEW!

I've never heard of drops causing a false pregnancy on a test--just the injections. HCG is used for fertility but in much, much larger doses. That said, we do on occasion see someone become pregnant while on the protocol.

Hi, I have been following P&I to the letter. I am planning for a round 2(injections).
Must I enter P4? Since I plan on losing more weight in round 2.