I'm back to HCG diet!!!

So it's been over a year since I last tried to lose to weight thru HCG. Im back again...and its my 3rd day VLCD. I must have done something different this time cuz I feel like its easier now. Hunger pains aren't that bad. Could it be my loading days? I just loaded up 2 days this time as opposed to 3 days previously. This time I ate mostly fats...like raclette cheese, sausages, spam, bacon, avocados, chicaron! Almost no carbs during the loading days. Also, I made sure all my needles are 1/2 inch. I'm also worried cuz I ran out of Bacteriostatic water and used sodium chloride water...but it looks like its working fine. This time around, I added bread sticks to my meals. The bread sticks make a whole lot of difference to get me by the mornings and afternoons. I only consume 1 fruit a day cuz I can bare the hunger at night.

So far I've lose 4 lbs!!! whooo hooo! Im just hoping to lose 15 lbs this round. Good luck to me :)

VLCD day 7 round 2

I have lost a total of 8 lbs since I started round 2. I stalled for 2 days but lost 1.5 days after. i acutally don't mind stalling on some days because inches are lost anyways. Last night, i had 2 hard boiled eggs...and they are comfort food to me during P2. I had shrimps for lunch and I think shrimps are low in calories that's why I was hungry by 6pm. I actually ate my eggs around that time.

I am now 140.5 lbs. I'm thinking of doing 40 dys of HCG but I think another 10 lbs loss would be fine. My mom said 10 lbs should be ok too, anything beyond that will be too thin. We'll see. I gain about 5 lbs after P2. So maybe 15lbs should have enough lee way for any gains in the future.

VLCD - day 3 round 2

Lost 1 pound again this morning. Happy Happy Happy!!!! That's how i generally feel the past few days. It must be the HCG working in my body. It gives me a positive and light feeling. hehe I totally want to go for the 40 days this round. Everything seems to be easier this round 2.

VLCD - Day 2 Round 2

Lost another 2 lbs when I woke up this morning. It's pretty exciting! Those 2 apples really help alot throughout the day. I slice em up and put em in ziplock bags. That way I can bring it every way. Plus I don't eat them all at one time. I eat about 2 slices here and there. Next thing I know, I still have some left after dinner. What bums me out is having to go to the bathroom alot. haha I chug down about 10 glasses of water a day. It's a hassle when you're working and you have to get up all the time. haha but water helps in feeling full. I drink a glass and I forget I ate so little for lunch or dinner.

Tonight, I had chicken asparagus soup. Soup is very filling and feels good in the tummy. I love eating my grilled fish and tomatoes. Yummo!!!! I actually like fish more than chicken while on this protocol. I bought some cauliflower too. I wanted to buy okra but that's not in the protocol. I can live off okra for real!!!! I don't see why it cant be in the protocol though. What if I try to grate some cauliflower and lay them on a baking sheet and bake them till their crispy. Maybe it'll be a good snack. I'll try to bake some apple chips. hehe

I really soooo happy I found this diet. I would have not been this strict on myself with any other diet. I might even go for 40 days! We'll see! Summer is nearing! so focus! hehe

VLCD 1 - Round 2

Everything went fine during my first day of vlcd. I lost 2 lbs when I woke up this morning. I chose to inject 200 iu. I didn't feel hungry during my first round when I up-ed my dosage to 200iu. I'm able to do my regular activities. I even had the energy to wake up early today and go to the hospital to have my blood chemistry taken.

I can't wait till it's day 26 already. hehe i'm just not going to think about dieting...I'll just think it's a normal day. Though I really miss eating everything when I feel hungry. But after a week, I know I'll be more than satisfied with the apples and 500 calories. This diet is amazing!!! It works wonders!

First loading day - Phase 2, Round 2

Today is my first day of injections for Round 2. What's different today is that I didn't wake up at 6am to inject myself. haha On my first round, i was soooo anxious to inject myself that I was up so early. Nonetheless, I injected myself today with ease and zero pain. (It reminds me to buy another pack of injections). My weight this morning is 146lbs. It's not that bad cuz my last injection weight was 143 lbs. At one point during the holidays, I was 149 lbs. I guess I'm losing weight too despite eating alot.

I'm sooo excited for my loading days. I'm going to wild out on food. haha I'm going to eat popcorn with lots and lots of butter tonight when I watch Avatar in 3D. Then, im going to buy some chicharon. hehe I'm going to have fastfood too! haha 3 days of loading is fun.

I'll update on my 1st day of VLCD.

Getting ready for round 2

By thurdsay, I'm hoping TOM has ended. I bought a pack of needles tonight. I'm sticking to the 1/2 inch needles. I feel the shorter ones don't go to my system. who knows.

I'm so happy for my friend, pearl. She ordered her supplies already and is getting ready for the protocol. As much as I want to share this miracle diet to all my friends, its not possible cuz it's hard to explain the concept behind it. People are scared of injections. But we just need to believe and actually try the protocol to see how it does wonders. I have tried so many ways to lose weight. I've tried machines...exercise...they dont really work for me cuz I still eat a lot. The only time I really lost weight was when I took the diet pills. I would have continued with it but it caused me to have high blood pressure. The other way that made me lose weight was HCG! and I felt great. I was motivated the whole time. Im not only losing weight, im doing my body good. Imagine 3 weeks of no fats, sugar and carbs. its a nice break for your body. So there!!!! Im excited for my 2nd round. If I lose another 10 lbs, that will make a huge difference from my current weight. It also feels good when people compliment you on how you've lost weight. No one has to be fat!!!! For now, HCG is the answer to my obesity!

Good luck Pearl! I'll be here for you mama!

Happy New Year!!!

I'm so excited for 2010. I have a good feeling about this year. Ok! I gained 5-6 lbs since my last injection. ok ok ok! i know im bad! haha but im not discouraged at all. In my head, for the amount of food i took in during the holidays till now, 5 lbs aren't so bad at all. I'm about to start my next round. TOM arrived today and by the end of this week, I'm going to start my LOAD days. yeeehhhhow!!!! im so excited! I'm excited to start losing weight again. I look at this diet as fasting. Fasting should really be part of our lifestyle. Just to give our bodies a break from all the junk we take in.

I've lined up my bacteriostatic water, vial and syringes. I need more insulin syringes though. So I'm going to pick some up at the pharmacy next week.

I'll post my updates soon. I'm posting 2 pictures for my before and after hehe hope there's a difference.



Nov 2009 Dec 2009

I cheated!!!!!

That's right!!! For the first time in 33 days, I was tempted to eat what's not allowed. I ate about 9 squares of milk chocolate with Hazelnuts. I kid you not, I was nauseous after downing those lil devils. It felt weird like I had shot of Patron! And of course, I felt like crap after. I'm so focused and disciplined and then I gave in to temptation. But I'm back on track! I need to buy apples which I can snack on. I'm soooo busy with work that I don't have time to do whatever. It's not even funny!!! Looks like Im working the whole weekend too. Next week is our Planning for 2010. It's a whole week event. I'm just looking forward to our vacation after Christmas. Duty first before pleasure! Another thing, I'm an emotional eater...when Im stressed out, sad, or heartbroken haha! I eat my sorrows away. With this protocol, despite being so stressed with work, I can stick with it. I don't pick out anything to munch on which I usually do. I already know what to snack on cuz I bring it to work. It's really cool! :)

Anyhow, I'm looking forward to round 2 of HCG! This protocol makes me feel like im in control of myself...im so disciplined that I'm amazed at myself. hehehe The best part too is looking skinny! hihihi Can't wait to look anorexic skinny next year :)

Phase 3 - day 6

This post is for my good friend Pearl!!!!

Girl, I want you to really try this diet! It's a miracle diet! It teaches you to eat healthy. It makes your body content with little food and healthy food. When you have HCG in your system, you have zero appetite...you feel full. You do that for 3 weeks and when that's over, your body adjusts to that way of eating. It's amazing! Imagine, i havent had anything with sugar and starch/carbs for the last 32 days! That's such an accomplishment for me cuz i can really eat! I can down a bag of chips in one sitting...i can also eat a bag of chocolates while watching a show. I eat like a man!!! No wonder I reached 160 lbs!!! (But not anymore!!!! hihi)

You really have to make a decision...do you want to be fat forever??? You dont have to be hella thin like essa haha! we just need to choose...obese? fat? thick? chubby? thin? anorexic thin? you can go for thick or chubby!!! And that's good enough. I, however, choose to be anorexic thin hahaha! so that's where im headed. For my 2nd round of HCG, i want to lose 15 more lbs. im really excited about that. I also want to get featured in the health magazine here. You tell your story on how you lost weight. hihihi

Pearl!!! Im telling you, just do your research and jump right in the diet. You have nothing to lose but more to gain!!! I'm excited for you!

Phase 3 - day 4

I'm loving Phase 3. This is when you can eat anything except for starch, carbs and sugar. There are so many things you can eat during this phase. The sweets are really tempting but I dont want to ruin my HCG protocol. I've gone too far to ruin it with a piece of cookie. (its very tempting though!!! haha) I have stayed within my LIW and I eat a lot! My breakfast usually are veal sausages...my lunch will be chicken, beef, veggies with no limits...my snack today was grilled unagi and salmon...walnuts...orange juice....for dinner i had sausages and chicken. Im pretty full. But you know when you dont end your meal with a dessert, it doesnt feel like a complete meal. It's all good! I can have the sugar free...zero carb jello. So we'll see it that will add weight in the days to come.

I just hate that I can't find time to work out since I started Phase 3. I'm really determined to lose all my excess weight. I'm only 15-18 lbs. away from my target weight. That's totally reachable with HCG. I'll be having my next round in late Jan or Early Feb 2010. I'm excited! This diet is very do-able! I can do it over and over again! This is really my answer to obesity. So happy about that :)

Last day

I decided that I'm just doing 23 days of injection. I am now going thru my 72 hours without HCG but still on the VLCD. My last injection weight (LIW) is 143 lbs. That's a total of 16 lbs loss for my first round of Phase 2. I'm happy for now. I can always do round 2. I decided to stop now so by Christmas eve, im already on phase 4. That means I can slowly incorporate back starch and sugar. Im only thinking about eating the Christmas Ham with sliced bread :) haha I dont want to miss out on that.

3 weeks of diet is just about enough for me. Anything more than that is pure torture. The best part about this is short round is I didn't cheat and stuck with the diet. Plus, I cant wait to go out to walk and bike. I need to firm up too. My rapid weight loss made my body kinda loose.

Phase 3 is a challenge as well. It says in the book that I shouldn't go beyond 2 lbs from my last injection weight which is 143 lbs. I should stabilize at 143lb in this phase despite eating more than 500 calories. I'll just update you guys on this.

Lastly, I really want my friend, Pearl to try this diet. We have been struggling with our weight problem for so long. Pearl, you'll be amazed with this diet cuz you'll be seeing results right away.

Measurements

Date: Nov. 9, 2009--- Nov. 29,2009

Chest 38" ----- 36.5"
Waist 32 ----- 29.5
First Hip 36 ----- 34.5
Buttocks 38 ----- 36.5
Thighs L24/R23.5 ----- 22.5/22
Calves 14/13.5 ----- 13/13
Arms 10.5/10.5 ----- 9.75/9.75

Weight: 159 lbs --- 143.5 lbs

Wow!!! This is why this diet is amazing and encouraging. I wouldn't have lost all these in 20 days. Plus, no exercise!!! that's the best part haha It's still hard work and it's all worth it. Im still far from my goal but I'll get there next round :)

VLCD - Day 19

I lost a total of 15 lbs. since I started my VLCD. Wow! This is really great cuz I can't lose this much in such a short time. I'm just finishing up what's left in my vial and I'm done for this round. I think I really should stop at this point cuz I've been having dreams of cheating! haha Last night I dreamt that I ordered 4 kinds of cake and I ate them all. What the heck??? LOL! It's time to stop torturing myself. Last night when I watched a movie, I was so tempted to buy myself a burrito and gobble it down. I had to stop myself from doing it. Then I wanted popcorn but just bought water instead. More than the cravings, its the hunger that's causing me to think all this. I wasnt satisfied with my dinner last night. I think im getting immune with the HCG or it can also be that the needle that i used for the last 2 days were short. It's only 5/16 of an inch. I used 1/2 inch the whole time but I ran out of them. I'm going to buy a couple of the 1/2 inch needles later. I'm so excited about my weight loss. I will definitely go for a second round to lose the last 15-20 lbs. Wanting to be 125 lbs is a little bit pushing myself too much. I should only be at 130 lbs, which is a healthy weight for me.

What's amazing too is that at my present weight of 144 lbs, my body looks like it has reached 130lbs. This diet really transforms the body. You get more curvy. It's like you lose the fat in the right places. My back fat has tremendously reduced. It's hard to explain...you just need to experience it yourself. Depriving your body of sugar and carbs does your body good! I remember doing the diet-pills and I still eat carbs and sugar but in moderation only. It took me months to lose weight but with HCG, it only took 19 days of very low calorie diet (VLCD). The work your put in while taking the diet pills is the same as the work you put in with HCG! This is great! I'm glad I tried it! I'm never going to be fat again! whooo hoooo!

VLCD - Day 12

Wow!!!! I've lasted 12 days on this diet and I've lost 11.5 lbs!!!! whuuuuutt! This is amazing! I have no headache or hunger pangs. But the craving is there sometimes so I choose to just keep myself busy and stay in bed! haha I have no social life for the last 2 weeks. It's just a bit of sacrifice. I don't really want to go out and torture myself. It's only a month of sacrifice. It's not that bad!

For my cravings, I stick my nose in the cookie jar. Just by smelling the oh so yummy chocolate crinkles, it satisfies my tastebuds already. I will be able to eat that in a couple of weeks so I'm not trippin. I only have about 10 days left on this diet. It's up to me if I want to extend it or not. I might want to take it slowly. Losing 10 lbs in such a short time might make me loose and sagging. I think I need to do some cardio and prolly some yoga.

I really want to be stick thin! I'm kinda round even if i lose so much weight. But I don't think it's impossible cuz my best friend who has always been voluptuous became stick thin when she lost more than 50 lbs. Who would have thought, right es? I need to lose all this fat so my bones will show! I'm soooo excited. Hope I can achieve that.

Good luck to all those who are on the protocol or those who are thinking of trying it. But I'm telling you! Go for it!!! it's amazing! I now have a miracle drug to fight my obesity.

I HATE FAT!!!!! NO ONE HAS TO BE FAT!!!!!

VLCD - Day 7 (I'm still alive!)

I made it thru week 1 of VLCD and it was a tough week. For most part, I was struggling. I was light-headed and faint. Just this weekend, I was just in bed most of the time. It could be the dose. Today, I increased my dosage to 200 iu and felt somewhat better. So we'll see tomorrow. I should be adjusting by this time. If not, I plan to mix another batch to see whether it will make a difference. My brother is also struggling. 500 calories a day is no joke!

I've lost 8.5 lbs so far. I only lose 0.50 lbs a day lately. I wish it was 1 lb a day but I've anticipated that since I've read that hypothyroid patients do only lose 1/2 compared to other people.

I'll update again soon. I'm really struggling and needs to stay focused, otherwise, I'd fall out.

VLCD - Day 4

I lost another pound. I'm down 7 lbs. Yay! But not yay to how im struggling. haha i'm still hungry! It's really hard for me. So I'm sure I'll be sad if I don't lose 1 pound every morning. I have to know though if the mix of food I'm eating makes me stall. Today, I had ground beef and cucumbers for lunch and for dinner, bangus grilled with tomatoes in foil. it was yummy. Wish it wasn't just 100 grams.

I'm sure phase 3 will be easier cuz portions are not limited and I can add eggs. Yay! That's no so far away...that less than a month away. I need to stay focused....fat or thin???? thin of course!!!! Let's say no to FAT!!!! no one has to be FAT! it's the worse thing you can do to yourself. For reals!!!

My motivation really is losing so much weight so fast! so imagine in 10 days, i'll be down 17 lbs!!! wowoweeee! Good luck to me.

VLCD - Day 3

I lost 1.5 lbs when I woke up today! yay! man! this diet works so fast. I mean, even if I try to eat less and exercise a little, I wouldn't lose 5 lbs in a week! This is exciting. The hunger isn't that bad too. I felt hungry at around 9:30am. I just drank my green tea and I'm good. At around 11:30am I ate 3 slices of apple and felt better. For Lunch, I had ground beef will cucumber slices. I seasoned the cucumber with apple cide vinegar, onion and garlic powder and black pepper. It was good!!! haha Everything seems to be good when you're hungry. I wasn't able to finish it. I'm just going to eat the rest if I get hungry this afternoon.

Overall, I'm fine but I don't have the same energy I have when I eat all I want. But it's only day 3 VLCD, my body is prolly still adjusting. It's really not that bad! i can eat like this everyday, but with larger portions. I just can't wait till I lose all my excess weight. I'm going to have tilapia and spinach tonight.

VLCD - Day 2

When I woke up and weighed myself, I lost 3.5 lbs! wow!!!! that's amazing! I'm pretty sure its all water weight. but 3 lbs is 3 lbs! haha so there! I had an out of town sales meeting today and I had to be prepared with my food. I brought with me my lunch and dinner and 1 apple and 1 orange. I had to eat my lunch in the office while everybody went out. It was fine cuz I enjoyed my refreshing green salad with shrimp and orange slices. Today was not as hard as yesterday. I wasn't so dizzy...just a little hungry. I survived till 8 pm just snacking on the slices of apple and oranges i had. Not to mention my mom asked for 1 of the apple slices haha. My brother ate in KFC as we drove back home. It was a 2 hour trip. Anyway, I ate my prepared dinner in KFC. haha so what! I didn't care. I didn't finish 1 slice of the chicken breast and the spinach.

But man!!! I was looking at the chicken pie and spaghetti like crazy when they were served in the meeting! haha I had to munch on my apple. And when we entered KFC that night, wow! the aroma was overwhelming. haha But I'm glad I didn't get tempted. I'm here to succeed! hihi I slept early too.

VLCD - Day 1

Today I started with my VLCD. I woke up at 8am and excitedly injected my belly with HCG. (This is the most exciting part of my day) After about 45 minutes, I felt really light-headed. My body was craving for sugar. When I get dizzy, I always pop in a piece of candy. But this time, I can't do that. I knew I wasn't hungry and I have no appetite at all. It was just the dizzy feeling that's bugging me. So I went ahead and sliced up a Fuji apple. I ate 2 slices only cuz I'm reserving some for later. I had tea as well. I was okay after that. Took a shower and all. I decided to eat at 11:30am before I get overly dizzy again. They made me grilled chicken breast seasoned with Rosemary, Braggs aminos and lemon. Then for my veggies, steamed spinach with garlic. It was actually good! haha except that the chicken was kinda dry. But taste wise, it was good. After my lunch, i had another slice of apple. I think the spinach cooked for me was too little. Next time, I'm going to have the whole 230 gram package cooked for me for 1 meal. Tonight, I'm going to have grilled shrimps and greens which I will sprinkle with fresh Orange juice and some balsamic vinegar. That should be good!

I hope I don't get dizzy when I drive around. I'm going to bring the slices of apple with me to the mall just in case I need sugar. Anyway, tomorrow will be challenging. I will have an out of town meeting. I'll just bring my stash with me. I'll update again later before I go to sleep.