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.

Day 3 - still loading

I decided to do a 3 day loading. I'm just making sure the HCG has kicked in. I'm done loading. I feel like having a heart attack with all the food I ate these past few days. But the truth is, I really have quite an appetite. I can really do this every single day. haha the only difference is that I skipped all the sweet stuff and the carbs. Im really not sweet-toothed. I'm a carbs person. I can eat 2 cups of rice per meal hahaha and I can eat bread the whole day. With loading, I skipped all that and just stuffed myself with fats.

Today, I ate 5 hotdogs, 2 slices of spam, an egg and 1/2 cup of rice for breakfast! haha I had a regular lunch...tuna mayo sandwich for snacks...super big burger for dinner, some fries and some bbq chicken! hahaha what a pig! I'm really done gorging! haha

I only gained 3 pounds so far. I will see tomorrow how much more I gained when I weigh again. I can't wait to dive in the VLCD (very low calorie diet). I'm ready to lose all this fat. 35 lbs!!!! whoo hooo! goodluck to me.

The only thing I noticed though since I started injecting HCG is that I sleep early and wake up early. Like at 10pm, I'm so ready to go to bed. I usually sleep at 1-2am. I'm up by 8am. I think it's my excitement to inject myself. Also, my acne which has been bothering me for months, kinda halted. I dunno if its all in my head. We'll see. I have a long way to go. By the way, I'm loving the 31 gauge and 5/16 syringe. The needle is so short and thin. This time, i didn't get a bruise. Yay! I wonder how many bruises my belly will end up with. haha

I loaded 3 syringes for my brother who will be traveling out of town. I hope the potency doesn't wear off since he didn't pack any ice with it. He has about 60 lbs to lose. I hope we both become successful in this journey.

Day 2 - up by 8:00am

OMG! I can't believe I woke up so early considering I slept at 2am. I'm so excited to inject myself! haha that's the MD in me. I weighed myself and I gained 2 lbs. Wow! not bad from all the fats I ate yesterday. Last night, I was eating till 1 am. The food was already up to my neck. I felt reallu stuffed. This morning though, as im writhing this blog, I can feel my tummy growling already. haha oh well!

I'm excited to eat today. I bought bacon and hotdogs. Im going to have that for breakfast. I also need to think of things I have to buy in the supermarket. I need to make sure I have food to eat so I can strictly follow the diet.

I can't wait to inject again tomorrow. Haha I hope 175 IU of HCG injection is the perfect dose for me. I'm also thinking if I need b12 shots. Maybe I'll just take the oral supplements. I hope it doesn't interfere with my weight loss.

8:40pm Update: There's a big bruise where I injected the HCG. I prolly hit a vein or something. Hope that's not too bad. Anyway, I'm still contemplating whether I'm going to take another day of loading. I'll figure it out tomorrow. Can't wait to inject again tomorrow.

Day 1

I kept waking up last night. I kept on checking if it's morning already. I couldn't wait to mix my HCG. I finally woke up at 9am...took my thyroid medicine first then started with mixing my HCG.

YOU WILL NEED: HCG in powder concentrate, Bacteriostatic water, syringes for mixing with replacement needles, alcohol pads, sterile glass vial and insuline syringes.

Of course, I just had to take a picture of my stash! haha Mixing it was a breeze. I've memorized it in my head for weeks. I've memorized when to put air or remove air from the pressurized vials.

With all the research I’ve done, I chose to use 5000 IU of HCG and mix it with 10 ml Bacteriostatic water and inject myself a daily mixture of 175 IU or 0.35ml of the mixture. I will be able to use this for 28 days.

Steps for mixing my HCG:
1. Clean the area with alchohol.
2. Open all the vials and wipe the top with alcohol swab.
3. Open the big syringe for mixing.
4. Take out 10 ml of air out of the Sterile Glass vial.
5. Take out 8ml of Bacteriostatic water and transfer it to the Sterile glass vial.
6. Take out 2ml of Bacteriostatic water and inject in the HCG vial. (DO NOT SHAKE the HCG mixture. It will dissolve even without doing anything to it. Just gently swirl the vial and you’re good to go!)
7. Take out the 2ml of HCG mixture using your mixing syringe and transfer it to the sterile glass vial with the 8ml bacteriostatic water.

DONE!!!!!!! It’s so easy. You now have a mixture good for 28 days.

I got some foil and wrapped it around the clear glass vial. I’ve read that it should be in a dark environment so the potency will last longer. After that, I went ahead and injected myself with 0.35 ml using my 29 gauge (.5 cc) ½” syringe in my belly.

I kept laughing before I injected myself cuz I suddenly was chickening out!!! Haha it was funny. But you know what? I didn’t feel a thing. That needle is sooooo thin that an ant bite would be 50x more painful. I’ve seen thinner needles though (31 gauge). I bet those will feel nothing at all.

After injecting myself, I put the HCG mixture in a zip lock bag and placed it in the refrigerator immediately.

The best part of this diet of course are the loading days! So I started off my breakfast with 4 slices of spam....yum!!!!!! then some lays potato chips. For lunch I ate fried chicken and veggies. Then for my afternoon snack, I ate 2 chicken pies. For dinner I ate in Pepper Lunch. Super yummy! I had sizzling beef and pork strips. I ate some more when I went to a party. I was eating till 1 am. hehe I hope im doing my loading right.

The day before the HCG diet

Today is Friday, and today is the last day of my gluttony. I can't stop staring at my HCG (Corion). I can't wait to be a mini-scientist and start mixing that stuff. I bought my HCG from http://www.alldaychemist.com/ and I really had a good experience shopping with them. http://www.drugdelivery.ca.com/ sucks though. I ordered from them last Oct. 6, 2009 and it's already Nov 6, 2009 and still no HCG. They suck! I got ripped off too with their high price.

I'm so excited with the loading days...the truth is, the loading days are my usual everyday intake! haha No wonder im this fat. It turns out that me and my brother will not be starting at the same time. I will go first cuz he will be out of town next week. We don't want him to start at the wrong foot.

Can I jsut share how ecstatic I am today? hehe I was in the US embassy today and my tourist visa was approved. It was a renewal actually. The Visa Officer spoke straight tagalog. It was akward though cuz I answered all his questions in English. It's really hard to answer in tagalog when you're mind has been thinking in english almost always. I'm just happy cuz I can go to the states anytime again.

So there! Tomorrow I will be updating about my first day of injection. I'm so tempted to mix the HCG tonight...but I feel it's best if I do that tomorrow so the HCG is fresh.

One more day...

TOM is almost over. I'm starting my first injection on Saturday. I'm so excited about mixing the HCG and bacteriostatic water and using the injections. haha what a weirdo. I can't wait to inject myself...for reals! I can't wait to lose all this yucky fat. How can I allow myself to gain all this fat...man! im 35 lbs over weight. I hate it. I feel like im a big ball of fat with a face. ewwwww! i cant recognize myself. I know I'm known for my square jaws, but man! im just a fat rounded faced girl right now. ewwwwww! i hate myself for eating too much. The worse part too is not being able to fit in my clothes. I struggle every time I have to dress up. I have to wear yucky clothes just to be able to go out of the house with clothes. I look like a tramp...super squatter looking! I really look like a poor person with mismatched top and pants. Last monday, i had to wear a dress to church just cuz i couldn't put on any pair of pants. i hate it! I refuse to buy new clothes!!!! I already said im not going to buy any clothes until I lose 10 pounds.

Can I still dwell on being fat??? hahahah When I'm fat i feel yucky....I dont have the energy to put on makeup...or even fix my hair. It's like a domino effect! when you dont feel good, everything else just seems to be crappy! I was in Baguio yesterday for work. In the room, when I was fixing my stuff, i was huffing and puffing. My brother was like, damn! you really need to lose weight. You're breathing hard. He laughed at me even more when I brought out my suitcase to the car. WTF! I hate my fats! I really really want to get mad at my fats so I will never allow them to come back.

Anyway, I'm hoping that I can lose as much weight as normal people who are not hypothyroid. I've read that people with hypothyroid will lose less weight. If i have to go thru 3 rounds, I'll do it. I'm here to succeed! I despise fat...so I need to stick to this HCG protocol. All I can say is that I'm super excited to start on saturday! I keep staring at the HCG and bacteriostatic vials...can't wait to mix em. haha

So there! Good luck to me and I'll keep updating my journey.