One more week of shots and on to the next phase. While I have slowed down, the bottomline is the total results of the first round of the protocol is quite impressive. Down 26 pounds and a total loss of 15.25 inches is not to become discouraged about. I think that is why they call the manuscript "Pounds and INCHES". Watching the scale daily can cause great stress for me when it does not move. Then the weekly measurement of my waist have shown a steady decrease.
Now compared to other programs I have done - my ole standby has been Weight Watchers - I would have been down only 12 pounds or so by now and certainly the waist would not have been widdling like it is.
I did have to come clean to alot of people this weekend. Doing injections from a product you get in the mail postmarked Singapore does put some skeptism in people's minds. My youngest daughter had told the neighbor I was on a new thing to lose weight. "Weight Watchers," the neighbor asks? My daughter says, "Oh no, that does not work for here. This one I help her with a daily shot." Well it is a small world where I live and my neighbor told my sister-in-law who I saw this weekend and she wanted to know what the heck I was doing. Well bottom line for her was the fact it was working for me.
I have enjoyed pulling new old items out of the back of my closet. I had gotten very tight in the waist and it would be every uncomfortable - now almost all the pants in my closet fit - which has not been the case for a couple years.
One more week and 2 days of the VLCD and onto the variety of Phase 3....
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
End of Week Three into the Fourth
My number one fan, my husband, noticed I hadn't updated my blog this week and wondered what was going on... I am feeling a slump I guess. Down 19 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks should not be reason to feel like I am in a slump... however when the scale does not move in 3 days - it is discouraging. I an finishing my attempt of an Apple Day today and we will see what tomorrow brings. I am very tired tonight so not to ramble on for tonight but will post my results of the "Apple Day" which after my 6th one of the day I don't think that will be my fruit of choice tomorrow.
Monday, September 6, 2010
End of Week Two ... the slooowwww... down
Another successful week down, but it was not without disappointment. I have only a manual not digital scale so I was not able to see the tenth changes and that might have been helpful this week. Last week I was seeing two pound losses almost every day (11 pounds) this week it was only down 4 pounds - and it was hard to determine one pound losses on the scale. Someone mentioned on the Yahoo group that they weigh on their Wii Fit which measures in the tenth increment. That might be helpful.
Bottomline - I LOST FIVE POUNDS in ONE week. And I didn't have the hunger that I may have experienced on other diets. I also have lost a couple inches on my arms and 4 around my waist and 3 around my chest.
MEASURE when the scale does not keep up with what you want - the measuring tape will keep you in the game. I guess that is why our bible for this protocol is the Dr.'s paper entitled "Pounds and INCHES"
CHALLENGES: My daughters who are not yet teenagers baked this week - "Mom can't you even have a taste?" That is what I did - a mouse might have eaten more. Second challenge that came up was at a wedding we attended. A very nice meal was served, however, the only meat choice was pork. So I had a slice of the loin with a plate full of lettuce greens. Then the cake table had some of the best selections ever made by the most famous cake maker of our area....I allowed myself a tine of a forkful (not even half the fork) of my daughter's cake. When I got home I posted to the YAHOO group the question why the lean pork loin is not on the protocol and did that ever get an interesting varied response. Botttomline - it is not on protocol and the good doctor spent weeks (probably months) experimenting with various foods and it didn't make the cut. I will keep it out of my diet as I want to do the protocol and have the maximum results; however, when faced with it as an only option it is not so bad. With that said some folks reported having very negative reactions on the scale after allowing pork in their diet. My experience still showed the one pound loss each day.
OBSERVATIONS: I am doing the injections and the first week I couldn't even feel them in my belly. Now, however, I have a slight poke feeling upon the injection and then a slight burning sensation for the next 30 minutes or so after the injection. I do wait for the alcohol to dry prior to making the injection -- I am assuming it is from losing the FAT in my belly - the injection is actually getting somewhere right away.
STILL A FAN of hCG....
Until next week Angie
Bottomline - I LOST FIVE POUNDS in ONE week. And I didn't have the hunger that I may have experienced on other diets. I also have lost a couple inches on my arms and 4 around my waist and 3 around my chest.
MEASURE when the scale does not keep up with what you want - the measuring tape will keep you in the game. I guess that is why our bible for this protocol is the Dr.'s paper entitled "Pounds and INCHES"
CHALLENGES: My daughters who are not yet teenagers baked this week - "Mom can't you even have a taste?" That is what I did - a mouse might have eaten more. Second challenge that came up was at a wedding we attended. A very nice meal was served, however, the only meat choice was pork. So I had a slice of the loin with a plate full of lettuce greens. Then the cake table had some of the best selections ever made by the most famous cake maker of our area....I allowed myself a tine of a forkful (not even half the fork) of my daughter's cake. When I got home I posted to the YAHOO group the question why the lean pork loin is not on the protocol and did that ever get an interesting varied response. Botttomline - it is not on protocol and the good doctor spent weeks (probably months) experimenting with various foods and it didn't make the cut. I will keep it out of my diet as I want to do the protocol and have the maximum results; however, when faced with it as an only option it is not so bad. With that said some folks reported having very negative reactions on the scale after allowing pork in their diet. My experience still showed the one pound loss each day.
OBSERVATIONS: I am doing the injections and the first week I couldn't even feel them in my belly. Now, however, I have a slight poke feeling upon the injection and then a slight burning sensation for the next 30 minutes or so after the injection. I do wait for the alcohol to dry prior to making the injection -- I am assuming it is from losing the FAT in my belly - the injection is actually getting somewhere right away.
STILL A FAN of hCG....
Until next week Angie
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