lost .8...liking the IM!

I am so relieved that my 2 day hiccup was not a 10 day stall as Simeons claims can happen at a set weight point.

So, I should be losing around 3 pounds each week for the next 2 weeks which will put me well below 140 before the summer break and my final round in August.

So, I've finally come to the original 125 iu IM dosage, and it is showing up on the scales now. Immunity might also show up so I may have to end before 2 weeks, but that is fine with me.

Funny how going with the tried and true actually works!

.6 loss today

Well, if that was a stall, it didn't last long!

After much consideration on my GAIN day, I suspect I ate an extra Melba that day. When I grabbed one in the evening, I had the though, is this 2 or 3 now? And went ahead...next time, I wil definitely err on the side of caution!

A Stall!!!

I gained yesterday and expected a loss today, but no such luck. I lost ZERO so I think I have hit a stall.

Dr. Simeon says this can occur at a set weight point, and 145 is amazingly my former Weight Watcher's goal weight.

I will just keep on protocol and wait for the weight to start coming off again!

OK, spoke with nurse friend about IM

So, I was telling her about my owie, owie B-12, and she said, "B-12 shots HURT badly!" She also reassured me that the smaller volume of liquid in my hcg shot would make a difference in comfort.
Also, she suggested I try my deltoid muscle at the top of my arm with a 1" needle. I had some slip tips left with 1" 30g that I had planned on using for my sublingual round. Those needles were thinner than my 28g 1/2 SQ needles even so I did not stand there for 15 minutes working up courage like yesterday.
I did a 140iu shot with .4ccs with hardly any discomfort- a touch at the end of the plunge not any more than some of my SQ!
So, I guess I'll be IM for the rest of this round. Yay.
We'll see if this IM method improves my losses. I had a gain today which I have had one gain day in each round right around this time amazingly. I was lazy with weighing my shrimp yesterday, and I did not add up my cals. I suspect I probably went over 500, or it could have been some fat free beef broth I had with extra salt I added that put on some water weight for me.

Back on fresh injections and...

Down .8 which is a good loss for 3+ weeks into VLCD.

Normal BMI- below 25 today

Today, I tumbled down into having a normal BMI. When I started HCG, I was teetering on the obese line and quickly went into the "only" overweight range until today. I am officially a normal body mass index, BMI!

Yay HCG!

TOM and skipping injections...

Ok, so I skipped my weekly injection on Wednesday only to have TOM arrive in a stealth manner so I went ahead and skipped 2 more days, resuming injections today.

However, with that long of a break and my last injecitons being fomr a 12 day old mixture, I am hungry and without energy today.

So, I sent a whiny post to the yahoogroup, called hubby to come home so I can go to "town" and get my mind off of my feeling so down by going shopping for a new planner.

IM injections

Ok, so I thought I'd switch to IM injecitons this week. I started with a B-12 shot which hurt. It took me probably 15 minutes of hemming and hawing to get the courage to poke my thigh.

I was so frustrated with myself, and after the B-12 shot, I went and did my HCG with the SQ needle as usual.

I want to meet with the local nurse and have some practice hopefully. My husband pointed out that the B-12 is a bigger shot volume, and the HCG will only be a fraction of that.

Jury is still out if I'll go for IM after all.

What a LOSER!

That's me- losing weight everyday! I had a class in which someone who missed last month due her daughter's illness said, "you've lost weight ALOT of weight!!!"

Music to my ears...

Zevia Stevia Sweetened sodas

I teach scrapbook classes, and typically, we have a monthly hostess who brings scrumptious goodies. Even during my highly natural and healthy eating times, I'd succumb to a few bites of these treats on occasion which usually resulted in my feeling icky the following AM.

Last night, my hostess made a Neiman Marcus cake which smelled amazing and just looked fabulous. I took a big sniff as she cut slices for everyone.

Then I popped open my secret weapon, a can of Zevia Root Beer. The burst of natural flavor filled my mouth and taste with something delicious and good for me!

As I watched those eating the sugary cake of doom, I felt I had the BETTER treat!!!

http://www.zevia.com/

This product sells in the big city for about $1.19/can. You can order a "free" six-pack which will cost you $10, or you can order a case with this discount code FIVE4FRIENDS for $5 off, and it will cost around $1.30/can.

I am going to encourage our local health food store to please stock some of this soda. They carry the sugary "cane sugar" sodas already.

146 even- down 29 pounds!

Yay! After about 5 days straight of .4 losses, I went down.8 for this AM's weigh-in. I "tried" an apple cider vinegar cocktail before lunch, and I hope that is what made the turn for better losses for me. I plan on trying this with lunch each day and dinner if possible.

The Blessed Fabric Lycra

BTW, my new digs do NOT have Lycra in them at all!!!!

On Cloud 8....

Size 8? The last time I wore a size 8, I had been through months on Weight Watchers (starting at a lower weight-probably 15 less to start) lost down to around 140 going to the gym 4-5/week, working with a trainer, doing yoga, and aerobics...Today, I am 147, never working out and wearing a size 8. I am 5'4", in case anyone wondered.

I am amazed at how well HCG dieting works!

Single digit clothes' sizes!

These JCPenney coupons come in my bill every month when I charge and pay off my bill, and I only have one month to spend them. They expire on May 23rd so today I had a bit of time to run through and shop.

I tried on a cute sundress. I chose some cotton knee length summer skirts and some cute tops as well as a short "skort" or two.

As I was trying on my size 10s, none fit too well, but one skirt fit just nicely, when I looked at the tag, it was a size 8, yes single digits clothing sizes!

The skirt was not too tight, but even had enough room so when it is washed, it will be a perfect fit until I lose much more weight. So, I went back and picked out some smaller sizes in different designers, and the size 8s are officially my size now.

I am amazed at how well HCG works!

Food Report

Since we raise European style grassfed beef, getting the right kind of meats has not been a problem. However, some organic cucumbers which are a favorite snack have been ucky lately from the local food stores.

Fortunately, today, hubby went to the big city and bought some yummy cucumbers from Whole Foods!

When I go to town, i usually take some slced cukes in a pyrex bowl to munch if needed plus a glass bottle of instant Yerba Mate tea.

The NEW Bathingsuit report!

My new bathingsuit fits beautifully even though I ordered it one size smaller than what I thought I needed. No, I probbaly won't post a photo of me in it, but I plan on posting an update photo in a couple of weeks.

Today, I am down 28 pounds total, more fat than actual pounds lost.

I feel great, look great, and a friend asked me last night on the phone, "what kind of diet are you doing?"

You know I was happy to share the hcg details with her because I am so happy with the results!

Bathingsuit

So, this is the first time I can recall being excited to get a new bathingsuit since childhood. A friend said she waited until Fall when swimsuits went on clearance, but I needed one for THIS summer, and Sierra Trading post had a 20% off 4-5star products sale so I went online shopping.

Their prices are already around 40-50% off retail so I gave finding my new swimsuit there a shot.

Here's a link to the suit I chose:
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/i/89322,05,_Shape-Detector-by-Carol-Wior-Side-Drape-Swimsuit-One-Piece-For-Women.html

I hope it fits as I ordered a size 10. I think the last swimsuit I bought was a 16 probably.

Joy

My opinions on short rounds after a couple under my belt...

My opinion about short round is they are not the best idea- the experimental ones with the short P3s.

I really think a hypothalamus reset is not happening in less than 23 of dosaging as well as the short interval doesn't allow the body to recoup for another 500 cal round.

I FEEL great though, and my health has not suffered at all, but I suspect I would have had the same if not better results with one long round and a long P3/P4 break, and possibly a 23 round squeezed into the summer.

Why I Chose Short Rounds

The main reason I chose the short rounds was because I was greedy to get as much of as quickly as possible, and those 6 week breaks just looked awful and would have messed up my summer travels and plans on how longer rounds would have fallen.

A lesser reason although it needs exploring was my food addiction. I could bargain with my addiction if I'd let it know we'd be eating larger quantites every few weeks. This made the thought of 500 cal bearable to the me who had not experienced HCG freedom.

I know the images that food addiciton might bring to mind, but mine was not eatting in huge amounts or all day, lots of junk, I just needed food as a crutch to fill me if I felt less than full in a life situation at times. Also, I do know my hypothalamus tested not working by my health practitioner so physically feeling full always evaded me as well so overeating was easy without an "enough" switch in my brain.

I am thankful that HCG dieting has allowed me to see these things without condemning myself as weak as well as shown me ways to cope. HCG dieting has also taught me how GOOD it feels to eat so little and not have food control me!

I will write more about how wonderful this "side effect is in another post soon.

Why I am going back to SQ....

I lost that loving feelin'...do you remember that song?

Well, on SL, I just did not have the HCG feeling I had with my first round. This could be for a couple of reasons- my experimental short rounds with short P3s are a poor variation of the prootcol, giving me too little break in between rounds thus an immunity problem. could be a bit of both!

My inches lost in the first round were amazing and the reshaping was great, but in the sublingual round, this just did not occur as much- not that I expected 5 inches off my waist again, but I did expect more than 1 inch!

So, I went from SL to SQ, a fresh mix from a 20o0iu vial of hucog Pregnyl from India., and i am injecting 150-166.66iu each day. Today, I am skipping a day because I "think" I'd like to go a long round with this or until I hit immunity to get as much weight off as possible.

Fell off the face of the Earth???

Gosh, I have neglected my blogging duties this past week. Please accept my apology for not updating regularly.

I had a harder P3 than normal, but I think I have diagnosed what went right and what went wrong.

I went 3 pounds over my LIW on Saturday, did a steak day which was not hard despite being in the middle of a National Scrapbook Day Open House. I just drank a ton of teas- mostly Mate.

Why I had the steak day: the day before, I was hungrier or I had more eating prompts than normal os I had a couple of pickles and a spoonful or peanut butter which I had heard had caused some people problems in P3. Honestly, I read on the yahoogroup that someone else had a problem with coconut water, and I had some fermeted coconut water also.

Sun AM, I was barely under the 2 pound limit, and I found myself very hungry feeling. However, I had some emotional stressors that day. Mon AM, right at 2 pounds LIW with my Mom's birthday that day so I decided to start loading a day ealry and get on with the program. We had lobster tail and asparagus, homemade cake and ice cream- sweetened with honey (not P3 friendly), and today I am way over LIW of course.

I skipped cake and ice cream when on P2 for Truman's birthday, but I went for it this time on P3. I make some wonderful almond flour cake if I do say so myself!!!!

What I learned most importantly is how delicate this hypothalamus resetting really is. My experimental short rounds which have been less than 23 days of dosage ( more like 21 dosage days with 2 vlcd) just might not do the trick for the long haul. My last "Spring" round, I am doing a FULL 23 days of dosaging- I have started with my sublingual forzen syringes from last round, and I think I will finish out SQ or IM for the last 2 weeks or so.

Why? I'll write that tomorrow...