hcg 23 day mission

day 3 vlcd 152.4

2009-09-23T10:25:00.000-07:00

so here we are at day 3 of round 2. I am now -.2 from my pre-load weight. which is good. faster than last time. And I am only 5.6 away from my last injection weight from the first time. this acutally bothers me alot. Summer did a number on me. So I guess we have learned that if I want to eat like an 20 year old man than I best work out 3-4 days a week. I would like to get under 140 this time. so I guess another 12.5-13 would do the trick. hmm. we will have to see. I actually feel slimmer today. It might be because I am empty. I feel more hingry this time. Not sure why. we will see

The mission goes on

2009-09-18T11:29:00.000-07:00

Okay so I am back and doing another round. I knew I would do another round later this year. I didn't plan on gaing back a few pounds. But somehow I decided that you don't have to excercise. On my first round I learned that as long as I work out 3-4 times a week I can pretty much eat what I want and not gain. But if I stop working out, didn't do anything this summer but go on vacation, than I will be a bit higher. Stable, but higher. So between my 10 days in Jamaica and 3 week in Montana plus Idaho for another week. I am up. I will find out exactly what tomorrow when I start a new round of hcg. No big I know how to do it and I am looking forward to it. So loading will start and I will post my stats so we can see. :)

so done with P3 145.6 -1.2 LIW

2009-04-14T06:38:00.000-07:00

so here I am....145.6 and VERY steady. I eat what I like when I like. I work out and I weigh 145.6. It is very nice might I say. I finally don't feel like I am on a diet. When I had lost weight before with other things I still felt like I was on a diet when I was done. Now, for once in my teen-adult life, I feel like I have a normal relationship with food. I feel free.

I actually went swimsuit shopping yesterday. I got 2 new bikini's for our trip to Jamaica. I am enjoying watching my body change as I work out. For anyone who is even a little on the fence about doing this program. JUMP it is the BEST thing I have ever done. I am so happy I did it.

I dont know what day p3 145.6

2009-04-08T06:07:00.000-07:00

so sorry for not blogging for a LONG time. Nothing has changed. I consistanly weigh 145.6. thats what I see the most on my scale. I have a had a couple little gains but I have never been a pound over my LIW. So I guess I would venture to say that I am pretty stable. I eat what I want in moderation and I work out 6 days a week. I would like to loose a few more inches of my hips and I am sure with the way I work out I will be able to accomplish it. I feet pretty good, I eat pretty good, and I still have a treat. I just feel free from food. I don't feel like I am this weight obssesed person that I have always been. It is nice.

I think I am going to go into my DR. to have my thryroid tested again. I have autoimmuine disease which makes my thyroid either work to hard or not work enough. and I feel a bit tired this last week so I need to see what's going on with that. I did not tell my DR. I was doing this. I don't like to be told no about stuff that I want to do. It was the right choice for me. It took care of the excess pounds I had gained when my thyroid stopped working and I feel better than I have in 3 years. So YEAH

day 12 p3 145.8 -1.0 LIW

2009-04-03T07:59:00.000-07:00

Okay so this morning I got on the scale and for some reason it said 138.8. I was like "wow" no way. Do I got back on the scale and it said 145.2, so then I got on it a third and fourth time and it said 145.8. So I figured I would take the highest weight that I got the most times. Not sure what was up with my scale.

Yesterday I went to lunch with some friends. We ended up at the Olive Garden (love this restaurant) so I was wanting to make some good choices. I got the soup, salad, and bread sticks. I had minestrone soup and 2 1/2 bread sticks and 2 plates of salad. I mostly ate the broth and the vegetables. I ate more than I should. I was pretty full.

I went to the gym and worked out last night. And then had buckwheat pancakes, 1 egg, and 1 piece of bacon for dinner. I was a little nervous to get on the scale. But I was only up a tiny bit. So I am happy. Think after this week I may stop weighing myself everyday. I seem to be pretty stable. And I really don't want to become a slave to the scale. We will see

day 11 p3 145.2 -1.6 LIW

2009-04-02T07:53:00.000-07:00

sorry for not writing for a few days.

okay this seems to be about where I stay. I roam around with in 145 most days. I have not really been eating p3. I have been eating good though. back to my 90/10. Yesterday I actually had a piece of cheese pizza. It was good. Then I did Zumba (love it). What I have learned to listen to is if I am hungry or not. And if I eat pizza then to have a sensible dinner. I am working out 6 days a week and I am super excited. I think the other thing I have learned is how much fruits and vegetables I really should be eating. so I have tried to really incorporate eating them at all of my meals or as my snacks.

So to some up the last week: I went our to dinner and had drinks. I went to the movie and had butter popcorn and licorice. I went to taco tuesday and had three taco's (2 would have been fine) then I had a piece of cheese pizza and I am still doing great. :) and I am back to working out like a crazy person

day 8 p3 146.2 -6 LIW

2009-03-30T08:38:00.000-07:00

so I am happy with that. I ate movie popcorn w/butter and licorice. A also had a few bites of top roman. So this is good. I have zumba tonight. Which means I might be up tomorrow. I always seem to go up the day after zumba. thats okay. I feel great. I actually like to be naked right now. I like my body. It has been along time since I have felt that way.

day 7 p3 145.6

2009-03-29T17:34:00.000-07:00

up a bit but very happy. We went out to dinner last night and I didn't do to bad.....to start with. I ordered steak, steamed veggies, and salad. The salad had a Marion berry vinaigrette, very good, but sweet (sugar) I then couldn't resist one of my husbands loaded potato skins, so I had half. I did have a couple of drinks, Gin and soda. So after a few of those I started eating onion rings. I did pick most of the crunchy part off. We then went to a Mexican restaurant to sing karaoke, it was fun. I had a few, my husband and I don't agree on how many, mojito's with our sugar. I just add my own splenda to it. So after a bit off this I scarfed down a whole basket of chips. I shared them with my girl friend whom is also watching what she eats. We both watched the entire basket disappear into our guts. And then today we took our kids to the movies......Of course I had some popcorn and licorice. So I guess we will see how happy I am tomorrow morning. Like I said before. I really believe more in the 90-10 rule than anything. So if by working out on a regular basis, eating well 90% and then consuming 10% of the junk I want....I will be fine.

I do have to say though that after my popcorn I don't feel so good. I really don't like the "junk" like I used to.

day 5 p3 144.8 -2.0 LIW

2009-03-27T11:26:00.000-07:00

I am very happy with this. I have started working out....alot. I do weight training 3x a week and zumba 3x a week. When I work out like this I tend to stay right around 140 ish and eat like I like. I am a big fan of 90%. 90% I am good and 10% I don't worry about. I usually allow myself one day off. If I want pizza I eat it. If I want a piece of cake I will have it. This helps me not do it during the week.

We are going out to dinner with some friends this weekend so this will be my first challenge. I will let you know how it goes

day 4 p3 146.8 LIW

2009-03-26T14:43:00.000-07:00

okay so I am up.8 from yesterday. ugh. I know I am what my LIW is but I don't want to be here. I would rather be 2 under to give me a cushion. I know I know but that's how I am. I always seem to be up on the mornings after I do Zumba. Not sure why. That is an hour of working out harder than I have in a LONG time. When I leave that class I am winded. I feel like I have ran for miles.

am doing circuit today so we will see how tomorrow goes

day 3 p3 146.0 -8 LIW

2009-03-25T14:12:00.000-07:00

Okay so today I am Super tired. I actually took an hour nap. I have not had to take one of those since I got my thyroid working earlier this year. I don't know if it has something to do with this phase or if it is just a fluke. If I keep feeling this way then I am going to go into my DR. and have them test my thyroid level. I hope this did not mess it up. It has been nice having it be correct.

So I did circuit training last night and really enjoyed it. I was an athlete most of my younger life and really enjoy being active. I forgot how empowered I feel when I do it. So I also have Zumba tonight. I am very excited about that. It is fun and everyone should try it.

Oh Taco Salads were wonderful. I also had some SF chocolate pudding. Yummy!!!!

day 2 p3 146.6 -2 LIW

2009-03-24T17:57:00.000-07:00

Okay I am still alive. Sorry for being gone for some long. I will wrap up the last few days fast. On my last injection I was 146.8. Saturday I woke up at 146.2 :) And then I went out to lunch with my mom....I caved and had food. Not alot but it sure wasn't on the "diet;" I woke up Sunday at 147. Back on the plan. Monday I was 146.0 another :). So onto p3 I am.

I have found this bread that is made from sprouts and it is really good. I actually had a sandwich yesterday. It made me feel normal. I also started working out again. I like the weight I am at. I have been here before and it is good. I like it better when I am in shape. So that is my next step. I will be doing Zumba (so much fun) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and I will be doing weights on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. So this should get my body rockin before Jamaica.

Tonight I had a Taco Salad. I will let you know how tomorrow goes

day 19 vlcd AND LIW 146.8

2009-03-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

well yeah me. What a way to finish the last shot. I am sooooooooo excited. This is a good weight for me. Especially when I am working out, which I start back up on Monday,. I am looking forward to my next phase. I have been re-searching it and planning. I don't want to go crazy.

I am going to spend this weekend getting ready for the next step. deciding what I would like to eat. What I can go with out (to drink diet coke or to not) I am also going to reflect on what I have learned. What my plate at lunch should look like. The fact that I need more than diet coke to drink. Do I really need a latte, oh I can't wait to have one. where does my tea fit into this. I like the way I feel. I like that my body doesn't feel sluggish. I like the fact that it is working like it should. I also like the fact that I am not sleepy after I eat lunch, carb over load will do that to ya. I am WAY more aware of what I put in my mouth. I am also WAY more aware of what my family is putting in their mouths. My husband and those damn chili dogs and beer. I want to make this be me. Not a dieting me, not a for a short while me.....but me. Yes I imagine I could go another 6 or 10 pounds but this is good. At this weight and moderate exercise I really don't have to work to hard. I have 4 girls I work hard enough.

So we will see what the scale says tomorrow. TOM is going to be visiting soon.....yeah me. Actually I mean that. Once again, I have four girls and want no more. So every time TOM comes it is a good thing

day 18 vlcd 147.2

2009-03-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

why yes thats what I said. kissed 148 goodbye and almost 147 too. I lost 1 whole pound yesterday. What a way to make my second to last day count. I should see 146 tomorrow for my LIW. That would make me supper happy. I am wearing my skinny shirt and I feel great.

I am getting ready for p3. Doing a lot of planning and research. I want to do it right so I don't have to do it again. I like this weight but with picking back up my exercise plan I would like to loose some jiggle in my hips before Jamaica. No problem. Between Zumba 2x a week and weight lifting 5x I should be good. I love to work out. It is my down time, my no kid time, and I have missed it.

So I guess thats it for today

day 17 vlcd 148.2

2009-03-18T07:33:00.000-07:00

ahhhh!!!! we have left 149 in the dust...almost 148 too. I had some cottage cheese for lunch yesterday and it was very good. I need variety. I can't wait to actually have some.....hurry up Monday. Anyways. I am fighting a cold, TOM is on his way, and my kids are driving me nuts, oh wait that's not new,. I would love to be at 145 by last injection, which is Friday. I am not sure that will happen due to TOM coming and only having 2 days left. If I can get down to 146-147 that will be wonderful. I already have all of me exercises programs set up to start next week. So I think the rest will be about toning up an leaning out. I have to be Jamaica ready by the 29th of may. I am so going to rock that bikini. I am excited to not be having to deal with my weight anymore. My thyroid is working and my weight is down. I have actually lost 19 pounds since the first of the year. :)

day 16 vlcd 149.0

2009-03-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

I went up .2 yesturday and am holding steady. I am so ready to be done. I feel good, I look good. I am just tired of the same food over and over. I find myself "over" shopping for my family. I am like "ooh this looks yummy they will love this" or "I will bake them cookies" and etc. so at the end of this my husband may need a round. ha ha. Actually he has lost 7ounds in the last month on beer and chili dogs....jerk :) I will be done with the injections on Friday and I should ahve a visit from TOM on Saturday. so I wonder what that will do to my weight. I tend to be about 3-5 pounds heavier. We will see.

thats it for today.

day 14 vlcd 148.8

2009-03-15T18:47:00.000-07:00

Okay so I know I said that I was going to not weigh myself today.....well I lied. let me tell you why.

So yesterday I was feeling horrible. I was STARVING and weak. I have not felt that way the entire diet. I only get hungry when it's before I am supposed to eat. Well not yesterday.

So I was struggling through yesterday when my sweet husband asked to me go out to dinner with him. I hesitated, actually I said no. And then I re-thought that. My husband doesn't ask me to dinner very often. It is usually my idea. So I decided that one dinner date with my husband was worth a few days blown on my diet. So we went to Thai food. I made the choice of lemongrass chicken with cabbage. It was in a soy type broth. It was wonderful. I ate half a fresh spring roll and 3 crab langoon (deep fried wonton with crab and cream cheese :)) I drank Alot of water and ate about 1/4 of my dinner. I ate slow and paid attention to being full. We then went to the mall and they have this new self serve frozen yogurt place. UGH. I had a little bit of low fat strawberry and chocolate with fresh strawberries and 3 gummie bears, why not I had already gone to the deep end. So about an hour later my stomach hurt. I have had no fat, sugar, or milk in two weeks and lets say I did not need "smooth move" last night. So I went to bed. I didn't feel bad. I didn't feel like "oh I have cheated" I made the choice. It was not a break in will power or an impulse. I was okay with whatever the scale my say. So with all of this I could not stay off the scale. I had to see what damage I had done........-.8. Can you believe it. I stepped of and on the scale 7 different times to make sure. I also had one of my kids get on it to make sure it was working.

What this has made me see is that I can eat and make good choices......and I got lucky, actually blessed. I asked God to not let me totally blow what I have done. :) and It was worth spending the time with my husband. We have had a rough year and time together is very precious.

day 13 vlcd 149.6

2009-03-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

down .2. hmmm not very excited about that. the first time I got on the scale it said 148.4 I was excited about that. but then I cam down stairs and wasn't a hundred percent sure what it said so I went back up and got on it again. This time it said 149.6. So I guess I am glad I did cause I would be really unhappy if I got on tomorrow and it said something higher.

For some reason I have been spotting the last few days and had mild cramps. I am on the pill and not supposed to have TOM come visit me until the week after this. So this is is a bit weird.

I also decided to give my injections in my stomach. just mix it up. I think maybe I have not been to good on my water intake.

I have also decided that I am going to take a break from the scale tomorrow. I don't know why but that's what I am going to do.

day 12 vlcd 149.8

2009-03-13T17:45:00.000-07:00

okay so it's been a few days. Man time just slips away. I am down to a weight I have not been since January of 06 and I am so excited. I am not hungry expect when I should be but man I am craving stuff. I don't know if that is because I am getting near to TOM or what but oh how I wanted a candy bar.....and fries. I say that but the thought of actually consuming them doesn't make me feel very good. I was a little sad this morning because I weighed the same thing as yesterday. but then I decided to get over it. It will come off. I follow the diet and I will be good. I was having a bit of a "back up" if you catch my drift and I got some "Smooth Move" tea. it works wonders. I will never make myself be in pain from chemical products again.

I also notice that I am starting to look at food different. I keep thinking about p3 and what will I eat. It's things like Taco salad and zucchini and mushrooms ooh I can actually have a bigger variety. I am not saying like "oh I can have pizza, although that does sound good. but you catch my drift.

So that's it for now. I haven't decided if I will be done at 21 injections or if I will go for a bit longer. I will think about it

day 10 vlcd 150.6

2009-03-11T11:38:00.000-07:00

sorry for no blog yesterday (day 9) the day just got away from me. But I was down another .6 yesterday. As I am also today. So yeah. That is a daily average I can deal with. No major hurdles yesterday.

So to today I am feeling a bit pucky. Not sure why. and the thought of meat is not helping. I am going to eat beef and vegetables for lunch but I think for dinner I will do eggs. I can also make some for my family so we can eat the "same" meal tonight. I think what I laugh the most about is the fact that my family keeps trying to eat my "diet" food. Leave it alone and go eat a Twinkie!!!! If I threw all of their junk out and said "from now one we are eating no sugar or processed foo....." it would be sheer mutiny.

I think that is about it for the day. like I said not feeling well :(

day 8 vlcd 151.8

2009-03-09T19:37:00.000-07:00

so I am pretty happy with this. .6 down works well for me....especially because I had an extra bread stick last night. :) Today I decided to have eggs and spinach for lunch. It says you can if you have an aversion to meet. So today I had an aversion. I needed something different. YUMMY. it was like a treat.

So my hard thing today was when I went grocery shopping. I bought my family fresh warm french bread to go with their dinner. It was so fresh the window in the bag was steamed up. It took all I had not to eat the entire thing while walking around the store. But I didn't.. Just drank my tea and chewed my ice. Making dinner for my family is getting easier. I have figured out a trick. If I make venison it makes me gag and I don't want to touch it with a ten foot pole. So my family will be eating a lot of our meat stock from the freezer. YUMMY

on a more serious note. I have been thinking a lot about my eating habits. When I was younger I was diagnosed with an eating disorder that I battled until I was about 21. I am very good about playing games with my mind when it comes to food. Tonight I was making my husbands breakfast burritos and I thought "hm a bite looks good." and the thought right after that was "food is bad it will make you gain weight." I had this visual of the scale sliding up 2 ounces and it made me cringe. So it took me back to a day when I would weigh myself after everything I ate and worked out 3 or 4 times a day just to get the gratification of the numbers on the scale going down. So now I sit here an wonder where am I when it comes to food? do food and I have a relationship? is it an abusive one? is this going to make it worse? am I going to slip off that slippery slope? I don't think so. What I desire is a good relationship with food. to not be consumed with it one way or the other. To know what I am putting in my body and why. I am going to use this as a "reset button" for me and food.

sorry for getting serious on you

day 7 vlcd 152.4

2009-03-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

yoo hoo!!!! down another .6. I did ww watchers in the past and would be excited to see that when i got on the scale for my weekly weigh in. and now I see it on a daily weigh in. With that being said let's talk about today.

So I had to go to a cheer event today. Temptations!!!!!! oh bagels with cream cheese, cupcakes, cookies, oh you name it was there. and those skinny little carb pushers in cheer skirts. "oh come on, I made it just for you." "i eat them all the time." well when you 110 soaking wet in your cheer skirt I am sure you can eat it and not have it affect you. All I have to say is wait tell you 30 sister then we will see who is pushing cupcakes. I was good and drank my TEA.

I also noticed that for some reason my resolve is low today. I have these thoughts like well "I don't have to do all 21 days." "maybe if my weight is where I like it I could stop." I think I am getting tired of not having a whole lot of choices when it comes to food. That an my family keeps asking "can you eat this?, why not?, it's healthy." blah blah blah. I have also been thinking things like "well how long do I have to go with out starch." and what if I just do a bit."I really want to take the kids to see the monster vs. alien movie and have popcorn.....with butter. it will be after my vlcd but not off phase 3. so maybe I will stray that one day and then have a steak day. but we have a bit for that

So to wrap it up. I am the lowest weight I have been since early 2007. I am happy with that. What I can't wait is to break 150. I have not been that since 2005.

day 6 vlcd 153!!!!

2009-03-07T07:00:00.000-08:00

okay so my stance yesterday about "not letting the numbers on the scale make me happy....blah blah blah" kind of went out the window. I am down to 153 oh yes I am. That is the lowest I weighed last year when I started to loose weight. I can not wait until I break the 150 mark. here is my weight history. its confusing and long so hang on. after I had the last of my 4 kids I got down to 140. I was a stay at home mom who also watched my friends 2 year old twins. so I had three 2 year old's and one 7 month old. my sanity came at 7:00 o'clock at night. I would go to the gym for 2-2.5 hours. It was easy to loose the weight and keep it off when you are nursing and working out like that 5 nights a week. Well then I started working outside of the house again. no gym time and work lunches were fun. I was with adults. who cared what I ate. well that 140 became 150 and it just kept going up. So December of 07 my girlfriends that i work with all decided we were going to loose weight together. And we did. It was a good thing because I was up to 167 that is a crazy weight to weigh. so by April of 2008 i was down to 153. i then had surgery and then my thyroid went ca put(sp) so my weight crept up to about 162-164 depending on the day. We got my thyroid under control and my weight started to come down to right under the 160 mark. I wasn't doing anything different my body was just working right. This was January of this year. So here we are. I am on my way. I am glad that I have started this. I feel more in control of my body and that is good

sorry for the LONG thread

day 5 vlcd 154.2

2009-03-06T19:23:00.000-08:00

Okay. So yesturday I got on the scale and weighed 154.2. felt pretty good about it and then forgot. So this morning I am laying in bad feeling my hips..."hmm they feel smaller." then I get on that scale 154.2 I was so happy. that is only 1 pound away from my low weight last year. good job nikki. I went to work happy. My friend texted me wanting to know how much I was down. So I look at my log, so I know what number to subtract my cool 154.2 from....and BLAM my good day almost ended. I was bummed. But then I started to think about it. I was happy this morning. I thought my "my hips feel smaller" only 11 pounds from where I want to be. Why should that change just because of the numbers on my scale. if this is about breaking the cycle of dieting that I have to start it now. I will asses how i "feel" right along with the pounds lost.

don't get me wrong....when the scale goes down I will be doing a happy dance. I just can't let discourgament come so quickly.

day 3 vlcd 155.6

2009-03-04T18:51:00.000-08:00

Yes...I am down another 2.8 from yesturday and .8 from my start weight. Happy dance. Today was a better day. not so hungry :) I think this is gonna work. I've got to get more creative on food. I am going to end up hating things that I like. Lunch was good today. And I have learned that I really like tea.

I am a bit tired today. It may be that I worked from 6:30 am to 4:30 with a 10 minute break. I am also getting a bit of a hassle from my family, i have a DH and 4 girls, for some reason tho wonderful gooey meat ball sandwiches I made them didn't compare to my scalup spinage salad.. I would have given them the scalups and my big toe for that sandwich. I have noticed that I am looking for other options on ph 3. I have done low carb before. but this diet will make me LOVE low carb....cheese, meatballs, oh I could go on.

so thats about it for today

day 2 vlcd 158.4

2009-03-03T19:39:00.000-08:00

so today I stepped on the scale and I was down 2.6 from my load weight. still 2 above my start. I have heard this is good. but I have to say that I was a bit dissapointed. I had hoped to wake up and magicaly be under my start weight. But I will take this victory. 158-157 have been what I have been hovering at the last few months so it's not to bad.

So how did today go?.....well, I was a little hungry. I am learning to ignore it a bit. It's not to bad. I drive for a living so I am really making sure that I am focused on that and not my tummy. I actually ate something that I never had before.....red chard. it was good. I drank LOTS of water. I have been peeing a bunch. So all in all I guess we are good. I think I may buy the cook book that everyone's talking about. I am not much of a creative cook and because this is so limited I need OPTIONS.

first day of VLCD

2009-03-02T18:31:00.000-08:00

okay so my first day is almost done. I have been a bit hungry..but not like a normal hungry. It's there but it's not annoying. I have drank ALOT of water. I have not been able to find the melba toast so I am not doing that. I hope that my hcg is the correct dose. You get so much conflicting information out there. Thats why I went with Petite Salon. They figure it all out for me and I just take it. They also recommend doing viteamin b shots. so I will do that later this week. I am a bit nervouse. Is this really gonna work? how do I know that I am actually burning stored fat. So i guess this is one day down and only 23 to go. I may go to 28 days of injection instead of instead of 23. I will see how it goes. I am also going to look for the "miricle noodles" I guess they are made from yam roots and seem to be good. I will let you know

the start

2009-03-02T09:40:00.001-08:00

I have started the Dr Simoene's 23 hcg protocol. I would not be considered "over weight" by a lot of people. I think this is because in America it is so common to be over weight. I would say that I consider myself over weight and would say that I have had weight issues most of my life. I was not one of those people who was FAT all my life. I was actually very thin in my teens and early 20's, but the issue came in as a constant thought of "what's my weight" "what will I eat." it was a lot of work and it consumed me. I am a mother of 4 kids. And I can't even blame my weight gain on being pregnant. I was able to take all of my pregnancy weight and then some after my last child. I was a stay at home mom and my sanity came in the gym. 5 nights a week for 2.5 hours. It was easy to stay slim then. Well that changed. I went back to work and away went the gym time. On came those stupid 15-20 pounds that I HATE. So I started this up and down thing. Drop 16 keep it off for a bit. and then gain it back. It was like I was loosing and gaining the same pounds over and over. What was I teaching my kids? Stuff yourself and then starve, that's a great thing for 4 girls to see. My husband is no help. He always tells me how wonderful I look....he is a good man!!! but I don't look wonderful and I don't feel wonderful. Well then I heard about the "Pounds and Inches" book by Dr. Simmone. This was was a break through. I could actually reset my eating issues. I didn't have to be on a yoyo anymore. so thats what I have done. So with the help of Belle Petite Salon, here in Tacoma washington, I am on my "weigh" to being done with loosing weight. Follow this journey with me. I will keep you posted.

here is my "stats"

Start 2/28/09

Weight 156.4

rt arm 11.5

neck 13

chest 41.0

waist 36.5

hips 41.5

rt thigh 23.5

lft thgh 23

I gained 4.6 pounds on my load days. You have to fill your fat reserves so your will not be hungry during the VLCD phase. The HCG causes your body to release stored fat, approximetly 1500 calories a day. You then keep you calorie intake at 500. If you do not have the fat stores filled you will be VERY hungry the first few days. I have a group of friends who are doing this and they had a hard time "loading" and were hungry. Not me. I loaded well, ask my 11 year old. She thought it was funny.