August 27, 2007 - Day 4 on Phase 3

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

First the important stuff: I gained .8 - but still I am 1.2 below LIW -
so doing just fine. I only got in about 1670 calories, I honest to
goodness could not eat another thing. I was totally stuffed. Not
uncomfortable stuffed, but couldn't eat anything else stuffed. Didn't
want anything else stuffed. That kind of stuffed. I also started my
mens today, so who knows if that was the cause of the weight gain.

If you want to see my "menu" - take a look here:

http://bizadventure.home.comcast.net/hcg/dailydiet/082607FitDay.pdf

Any questions about anything I ate, please ask.

Yesterday morning, I had decided I was just gonna eat what I wanted when
I wanted it. The only request that I gave my hubby was that I didn't
want to eat late into the night, I wanted to stop eating at 8pm. He is
thrilled now because I am eating so called "regular" food so since he
just loves to cook he is experimenting with things he can give me. He
made for me for a snack yesterday afternoon, his version of "banana's
foster" - OMG - it was DELISH! All he did was pan fried bananas in
butter, then sprinkled Xylitol and cinnamon on it with a little rum and
poofed it with fire and then put whipped cream! OMG! Did I say it was
delish???

I made for dinner this Feta Avocado Salsa type thing to put on top of my
spinach leaves with some Grilled Chicken my hubby prepared along with
some asparagus cooked in butter and garlic. One small plate of food,
one totally enjoyable experience, no thoughts or desires of getting 2nds
and taking about 30 - 45 minutes to eat. This is how skinny people do
it.

I really feel like I am eating to live, not living to eat for the very
first time in my life. I am not craving food, I am not salivating about
it, I am enjoying my food when it's in front of me, but I am feeling
very satiated with the little portions that I have. I certainly don't
have the same emotional attachment to the food that I had before I
started. I find myself very satisfied eating 15 bing cherries for a
snack, instead of the huge bag of ruffles that wouldn't even end the
hunger.

This is the start of day four, and last night already I was looking
forward to going back to phase 2. It's like, I have had my fun, eaten
what I missed, let me go back to losing weight. My son asked me last
night are you not eating because your afraid to gain the weight back or
are you not eating because you are not hungry. How can you explain this
to someone that hasn't experienced it?

I didn't get to be 250 pounds because I didn't like food. I loved food.
ALL OF IT - now, I am loving my freshly made avocado feta tomato salsa
instead of a salad doused in Blue Cheese Dressing. Now, I am loving my
15 bing cherries, rather than a bag full of Ruffles. I am loving GOOD
food, and HEALTHY food. I am trying to eat more, but just can't. There
is something inside me that says, STOP! You have had enough! Your body
is FULL and you have given it what it needs!

Thank you Dr Simeons.

Biz

August 26, 2007 - Day 3 on Phase 3

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Well folks, I tried and I tried - and I gained .2 pounds! HOORAY! I am
now officially only 2 pounds under my LIW - WOW - I ate like a PIG
yesterday folks! I really did! It's so amazing to me that I had to
consistently think of ways to 'fatten' my diet up so that I wouldn't be
under that 2 pound loss that Dr S doesn't really want you to be at. I
was figuring out ways to GAIN weight! OMG! How funny is that???

I ate a half a banana yesterday, figuring if anything would make me gain
it would be that (and thanks to JPS for telling me to UP MY CARBS!) - in
fact, I ate for dessert last night, bananas, strawberries and my own
whipped cream! MMMM, it was GOOD! I had so much cream in my coffee
during the day it wasn't even funny!

I printed a pdf of my menu and posted it here:

http://bizadventure.home.comcast.net/hcg/dailydiet/082507FitDay.pdf

Now the only thing that is lacking on that printout is all my spices I
used during the day - After years of being on Atkins, I have come to
realize I don't have to put all my spices and/or sweetener in FitDay -
that it usually comes up to no more than 15 or so calories for the day -
so they are missing on there.

I have been using Xilotol - and actually quite love it! I sprinkled my
fruit with it last night and also sweetened my whipped cream with it and
it was simply wonderful. No strange aftertaste and sweet like sugar.
Even my husband said, it doesn't taste like sugar out of the container,
but when mixed with something it's good! In my coffee it is simple
delish!

I enjoyed my food a bit better last yesterday. I stayed away from the
blue cheese dressing, and hubby made a remarkable London Broil on the
grill. MMMMM - Salivating yet???

I can't lie, these two days have been very stressful - I had no idea I
was going to have to deal with loss of weight rather than gaining
weight. I was totally prepared to be frantic about all the weight I was
gonna gain on Phase 3 - not prepared for the loss aspect, not
whatsoever!

I keep re-reading this in the DR S manuscript:

Losing more Weight

An ex-patient should never gain more than two pounds without immediately
correcting this, but it is equally undesirable that more than two lbs.
be lost after treatment, because a greater loss is always achieved at
the expense of normal fat. Any normal fat that is lost is invariably
regained as soon as more food is taken, and it often happens that this
rebound overshoots the upper two lbs. limit.

I don't want to lose 'structural fat' - that is why I am very concerned
about being under that two pound limit he speaks of!

Oh the stresses of Phase 3! These are the kinds of problems I want to
have!

If anyone does look at my food list, and is interested in anything I
fixed, just let me know!

Have a good morning!

Biz

August 25, 2007 - Day 2 on Phase 3

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Yesterday completed my first Phase 3 day - eating anything I wanted but
staying off of sugars and starches.

Ok, phase 3 isn't all it's chalked up to be. I dreamed of the food I
wanted for a few weeks. I knew what my menu would be, and do you know
there were only THREE things that I really enjoyed - my BING CHERRIES,
my PORK RIBS and I had a beer. Everything else was blah. What really
shocked me was I wanted blue cheese dressing SO bad during my whole
round - and my FAVE blue cheese dressing "Maries" didn't taste like I
remembered. Even tho it's got pretty good stuff in it, it was very
chemically tasting and really, not at all like I thought it would taste.
I was highly disappointed. It makes me want to go back to braggs and
lemon!

I enjoyed my omelet, I really enjoyed my cherries, and my salad for
lunch was ok, then I had a peach for a snack and then my dinner.
Mmmmmm, pork ribs with a dry rub. Grilled to perfection. My husband
cooked some portebellos with butter and garlic and I enjoyed a couple of
slices of those, and then my salad. This time I sprayed a bit of that
WishBone spritzers in Ceaser flavor and that was a bit better. I had my
beer, all in all I totalled about 1700 - I wanted to be between 1500 -
1800.

Do you know that I lost weight this morning??? I am now 2.2 pounds
UNDER my LIW - who would have even DREAMED that I would lose weight
after all that food I ate? What am I going to have to do? DRINK FAT???
I can't imagine needing to go up to 2000 calories just to maintain my
weight??? That is LUDICROUS!

So, today is a concentrated effort to down 1800 calories. It wont be
easy - honest to goodness folks, it was HARD eating yesterday. JPS
thinks I may have HCG in my system still. I don't know, but it took me
almost an hour to eat my dinner. I took some ribs and only ate like
half and let them sit there and tried awhile later to finish.

Ok, that is my first day experience...stay tuned for day 2.

Biz

August 24, 2007 - Day 1 on Phase 3

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning,

I have been neglecting my updates haven't I? Oh well, I will do better
I promise!

I have had absolutely no hunger during my 72 hours since last injection
weight. I even lost more weight! I am now 1.6 pounds under LIW - so I
have some room to play with for the next 3 or so weeks (remember, I am
only taking a 3 week break).

Today starts my Phase 3 eating. This morning I had a cup of coffee and
a one egg omelet, cooked in butter with swiss cheese and onions. I am
STUFFED! And I am ONLY up to 286 calories so far! I gotta get a handle
on this, I am aiming for 1500 calories today. I am going to the store
this morning and buying the food I need for this weekend. I have begged
my husband to make me ribs today because I have missed pork
unbelievably! JPS mentioned she wanted me to make some
Spinach/Artichoke dip so I am buying the stuff necessary for that.

Sorry, if this makes any of you salivate, but hey, I put in my 8 weeks
of hard labor! LOL

I will let you know as the day progresses what I am eating. I honestly
cannot believe that this one egg omelet almost looked too big for me to
eat, and before I did this protocol, I wasn't satiated with a three egg
omelet! LOL

Seriously folks, I am STUFFED!

I am starting Phase 3 at 212.2 - who would have thunk?

Thanks for the support! I really appreciate each and everyone of you.

Biz

August 21, 2007 - Day 56 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Boy did I miss all of you over the weekend. I had to have my HCG FIX and no one was around! Ok, Ok, I know the board was down, but still, that didn't help anything!

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

~*~TODAY WAS MY LAST DOSE OF HCG FOR THIS ROUND~*~

I am about to embark on PHASE 3! Just 72 hours from now, I will be having my first Phase 3 meal! I am so excited, apprehensive, but still excited!

I ended on this note:

• Start weight - 250.8 - End weight - 213.8 - Total of 37 pounds lost
• Started 1st Injection on June 23, 2007 with NHW - 3 load days, and first VLCD June 26, 2007
• Ended my 6 weeks worth of shots from NHW on August 4, 2007 - that was a total of 32 shots (if you include the 2 first injection shots)
• Started with Gloria's sublingual recipe on August 7, 2007 using 150iu dose per day (taken twice a day)
• Ending today - August 21, 2007

My inch loss was nothing short of a miracle. Look at these numbers!

Neck Bicep Forearm Chest Waist Hips Thigh Calf
15.50 15.50 10.50 46.00 43.00 56.50 33.00 18.00
14.00 13.50 9.75 39.50 36.50 47.50 25.25 16.00

I am so excited with the results from this.

And oh yeah, I posted todays pics!

Please have a great day everyone!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/213.8/150 (Lost 37 lbs) - Total of 36" lost - As of 08/21/07 (56 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual - using Gloria's Original Recipe - 150iu Dose per day - 08/07/07~*~

August 18, 2007 - Day 53 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Thank you first of all for all the nice comments you folks made to me yesterday! It's cool to know that my daily progress is being heard by the masses! LOL

Scale was REALLY nice to me today! Down 1.2 pounds! Didn't expect that, no how no way! Down to 214.4!!! WOW - Totally blew me away!

I have officially 3 more days of weigh in before it's my LIW - I need to lose 1.4 pounds to get to 213 - which would be WAY cool to be there during my break. That is only a little less than a half a pound a day. DOABLE??? Well, we can only hope!

Stay tuned as the last of the round 1 story of biz comes to an exciting conclusion!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/214.4/150 (Lost 36.4 lbs) - Total of 32.50" lost - As of 08/18/07 (53 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 17, 2007 - Day 52 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

I know - a little late this morning. I don't even know if people even read about my progress anymore! LOL - it's ok, I like talking to myself anyhoo. Plus it's a place for me to journal and it helps me with accountability.

Again the scale was nice to me! .6 loss to a total of 35.2 - I am down in my 215's! 215.6 to be exact. Dare I even begin to hope that I might be down in my 214's or 213's by the time I am done with this round on Tuesday? OMG! That would be just a miracle!

Every day there is a weight loss is a bonus for me. At the beginning of this I had a goal of 30 pounds, and I did that, but now it's 35 - anything else is just gravy!

No picture update today. I left my camera behind when I went to family this past weekend, and they are sending it back to me. So whenever it gets here, I will take pics.

TTFN

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/215.6/150 (Lost 35.2 lbs) - Total of 32.50" lost - As of 08/17/07 (52 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 16, 2007 - Day 51 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Well, just like I thought, I wasn't on a plateau whatsoever! I lost .8 over night! WOO HOO - I did take my measurements again today, but they were the same.

Still feeling fine on the oral. No hunger issues to speak of. It's count down tho until Tuesday! Tuesday is my LAST dose for this round. One week from tomorrow starts my Phase 3!

Have a good day everyone!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/216.2/150 (Lost 34.6 lbs) - Total of 32.50" lost - As of 08/16/07 (51 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 15, 2007 - Day 50 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Boy, time flies when your having fun eh??? LOL

Nothing moving on the scale again. So that makes 3 days at 217 - this is not unusual for me, so I don't want anyone thinking it is the fault of the Sublingual Mixture. I have had five separate occasions where I have been the same weight for two days, and then two OTHER occasions that I have been the same weight for three days, this will be the third. I have not had to do a "APPLE" day yet. What has usually happened is that I stall and then there are more than a few days following that that I make up the difference.

There is LOTS of talk on the board recently about the Oral mixture. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE understand that this is experimental - we that are trying it are ALL trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. If you want a safe proven method, stick with the shots. They are the SURE thing. I am experimenting because I have the ability to, and right now I am MORE than satisfied with the weight loss I have had already so nothing lost. There are SO MANY variables, so unless your willing to work with those variables and figure out what works for you, SUCK IT UP and stay with shots.

GLORIA is certainly being an angel when it comes to answering all our questions, but again, she is just testing to see what works. I would hate for anyone to get angry with her because they felt like she had all the answers and it doesn't work for them. As much as I love what she is doing and offering her time, she isn't a scientist, or a doctor, or the world renowned expert on HCG - no offense meant Gloria, I am just trying to be real. I don't want people getting mad at you for ANY reason.

That being said, there are people using her formula and having great success (ME!), and those using it and not having the greatest success (JPS!)...YMMV

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/217/150 (Lost 33.8 lbs) - Total of 32.50" lost - As of 08/15/07 (50 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 14, 2007 - Day 49 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

I had a good run! It stalled today - no matter, everything right now is PURE gravy. When JPS saw me for the first time since Friday, she asked me if I took my measurements because I looked smaller. So I told her I would take them on Friday, as per normal, but I went ahead and took them today, and lost another inch! LOL

Like I said, these two weeks are all gravy to me. I wasn't planning on anything more than 30 pounds this cycle, and I am up to 33.8 - WOOT!

I had a really good time with the inlaws this weekend. Made some excellent choices on eating. Kept very busy, but kept on plan. HOORAY FOR ME!

Even went to two restaurants and had no problems. One was a MEXICAN restaurant - and that is my fave! No chips! LOL

Have a great day peeps!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/217/150 (Lost 33.8 lbs) - Total of 32.50" lost - As of 08/14/07 (49 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 13, 2007 - Day 48 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Another short and sweet post. I am headed home today so I will be more active again!

Thank you for all the responses to the article I posted. Very interesting.

Lost .6 pounds - went to a Mexican restaurant yesterday, my weakness in days gone by, didn't eat anything off plan! I ordered a plain lettuce and tomato salad with chopped grilled chicken and barely ate 1/4 of it.

This makes a total of 33.8 pounds, in 48 days - what is interesting is that this is a total of 4 pounds for the 7 days I have been on the sublingual, which is the biggest loss in one week I have had since the first two weeks on HCG. So I would say that Oral works for me.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/217/150 (Lost 33.8 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/13/07 (48 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 12, 2007 - Day 47 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Internet connection here pretty much is the pits so I am doing another short and sweet update today. Not only that, but I am staying pretty busy around these parts. I should be back home sometime tomorrow early afternoon and back to a fairly normal routine!

Lost another .8 pounds, so that makes 33.2 so far.

What is even more remarkable is that this is now 2.8 pounds lost since I started the oral last Tuesday...so I would say that the oral is working just fine!

TTFN

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/217.6/150 (Lost 33.2 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/12/07 (47 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 11, 2007 - Day 46 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Hey Peeps!

I had this long post about all the things that happened yesterday, and
for some reason it was lost - cyberspace consumed it. I don't have
the time right now to re-write everything I did, so I am just gonna
post this:

I lost another .8 pounds, down to 219.4 and 32.4 pounds lost!

Will catch up later!

Thanks JPS for handling the posts that were directed at me. I really
appreciate it, you are a fantastic pal!

Biz

August 10, 2007 - Day 45 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

I updated my photos today. I was looking at them, and saying, you know, I don't see much difference between last week and this week - but that's just me. So I remembered, oh yeah, I am supposed to take my measurements today to, so I jumped up and did them real quick,and do you know I lost just about 2 inches from last week??? I think I am doing that "losing inches, but not pounds thing" again! LOL -

Yes, the scale stayed exactly the same today as it was yesterday :( - but really, that is ok. Let me give you an update on my stats:

June 23 - 250.8 pounds ~ August 10 - 219.2 pounds = 31.6 pounds lost in 45 days.

Here are my inches lost stats:

Neck Bicep Forearm Chest Waist Hips Thigh Calf

15.50 15.50 10.50 46.00 43.00 56.50 33.00 18.00 - June 23

13.75 13.75 10.00 40.00 37.50 49.00 26.25 16.25 - August 10

I would say that those numbers are pretty darn impressive, what do you think?

I am headed out of town today people, but I will have access to a computer, just not so much. Don't do anything fun while I am gone!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/219.2/150 (Lost 31.6 lbs) - Total of 31.50" lost - As of 08/10/07 (45 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 9, 2007 - Day 44 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

Scale was nice to me, 219.2 today so a .6 pound loss.

Sublingual was working full force yesterday. Both lunch and dinner I was too full to eat. My lunch took me 45 minutes to eat, and my dinner just about the same. I had to take a break during dinner! LOL - Now THAT is what I am talking about.

Tomorrow is picture day! Let's hope the camera is kind to me.

I am headed out of town tomorrow...will be gone for the weekend, but will still have access to a computer, albeit not that much. I am taking all my own food with me, and of course, my potion! I am seeing family I haven't seen for about 6 weeks, this should prove to be interesting, to say the least.

Have a wonderful day people!

The Progress of Biz

Biz
250.8/219.2/150 (Lost 31.6 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/09/07 (44 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07
~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

August 8, 2007 - Day 43 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

I AM FINALLY UNDER 220!!!

I can hardly stand it! It took me FOREVER to get here - well, that is forever in Dr S time! But really, I was in the 220's for 20 days! LOL - that just is the pits, but I finally saw that magic number and I am in the 2teens! I just LOVE HCG!

Let me discuss a little about the sublingual. But to do that I have to go back a few days...

Friday - started feeling a little weird. I actually started "spotting" so I assumed that Aunt Flo was on her way again, had some cravings for some food other than what I was eating, but chalked it up to PMS and went on with life. I also had a bit of a headache.

Saturday - Ok, this was a bad day. This was technically my last shot for the week and it was a double dose - towards the afternoon I was feeling really yucky and head-achy and still, craving food. An unusual happening since being on this protocol - I was scared I was becoming immune. Also, I hadn't 'gone' yet for the day, so I took some Smooth Move thinking that may be the problem.

Sunday - I chalked it all up to maybe just being sick, or detoxing or something. The smooth move worked, but it really didn't make me feel any better. I ate tomato soup and chicken all day, comfort food.

Monday - feeling a bit better but having HORRIBLE cravings for food not on the protocol - when I say horrible, I mean HORRIBLE. I was focused on food, I wanted food, but I held strong and ate only what I was supposed to. Still had my headache, which I kept associating with a hunger headache. You all have had those.

Tuesday - started on sublingual - felt that rush in the morning. As the day went on I was feeling progressively better and better. The headache GONE, the hunger GONE, the cravings GONE - even at dinner last night it was like the first couple of weeks on this protocol, I got so full with the first few bites I had to take a break from eating, I was like almost pushing my plate away, it was too much food.

So my conclusion:

There was something about my last week of shots that were not working. It was still working enough for me to lose weight, but I don't think I was getting the full effect of the HCG in my system. It obviously was NOT immunity, because I was NOT hungry yesterday and I was pushing food away. I believe that my shots were losing SOME potency.

Ok, so, I am back on FRESH HCG and feeling good. Now my countdown is for the 21st when both JPS and I will be taking a three week break. I would like to lose another 6 pounds by then to be down to 213.8 before we go on break, so let's see if this continues!

2nd day sublingual, here I come!

The Progress of Biz

~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

Biz
250.8/219.8/150 (Lost 31 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/08/07 (43 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 7, 2007 - Day 42 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning People!

As all of you know, JPS and I had our little "chemical experiment" fun yesterday, we were nervous as all get out. Well, I was nervous, JPS held up like a trooper! She really was the one that got it all together, I really can't thank her enough for having the bravery to do this.

Anyhoo, I took my first half dose this morning. After reading Miss Lynne's post about keeping it under your tongue for 8 minutes, I decided to keep it in for as long as possible, that lasted about maybe 4, then I swished it all around and then swallowed it.

Ok, this might be the 'alchy' or maybe it's just my mind, but I felt a rush of warmth about a half a minute into it. Now, about a half and hour later, I am noticing that the usual grumblings that my stomach goes thru in the morning before I drink my water has not been an issue this morning. I really have no idea if this fresh hcg could be working THAT fast, and like I said, maybe it's just my mind, but I am feeling better this morning than I have felt in a few days.

ANYHOO - I lost another .6 pounds today! So I am at 220.4 - so close to that magic number of below 220 - but the milestone I did accomplish is that I am MORE THAN 30 POUNDS LOST!!!

Our goal is to go 15 days on the oral, which would put us at ending our 1st round on August 21 - My goal is to be down another 6.6 pounds by the 21st, that would make a total of 37 pounds for this round for me. 6.6 pounds in 15 days, possible? Hope so! LOL

Ok, thanks again for all the support while we mixed our own yesterday, and thank you especially JPS for being there.

The Progress of Biz

~*~Started on Sublingual 08/07/07~*~

Biz
250.8/220.4/150 (Lost 30.4 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/07/07 (42 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 6, 2007 - Day 41 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning,

First I would like to thank everyone for their help and advice given to me about how I was feeling on Saturday evening. I took a day of rest yesterday to recharge my batteries and I believe it helped! I am not feeling what I thought was hunger anymore. The Smooth Move did what it was supposed to do, and over all I am feeling better. The headache is gone. I think I might have been going thru some sort of detox.

I can tell you tho that I am EXTREMELY nervous about undertaking this switch over to Oral - why? I don't know! I just am! LOL - JPS and I will be mixing our stuff sometime today - don't worry, you all will be a part of the process, that is for sure!

Oh yeah, I didn't lose anything last night. It could be a WHOLE mess of reasons. I have been "spotting" since Friday, and it looks like Aunt Flo has come back to rear her ugly head once again. I thought she was just peeking in, but today, I am feeling the tell tale signs of her sticking around for a bit.

It could also be the 24 ounces of tomatoes I had yesterday! Yes, you heard me right, I had 24 ounces of tomatoes! I blended most of them and made a tomato soup because that is all I felt like eating yesterday. Chicken and tomato soup, with some cilantro on top, it was good, but that was an awful lot of tomatoes! LOL

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/221/150 (Lost 29.8 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/06/07 (41 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 4, 2007 - Day 39 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

It's crawling, but it's getting there! LOL

I am now officially in my 221's - 221.6 to be exact! I lost me .4 pounds last night. That means I only have only 1.8 more pounds to go before my goal of getting under 220 (219.8) and only .8 pounds to get to my goal of 30 pounds lost in 6 weeks. Come on - you need to leave abnormal fat! LOL

It feels like I have been in the 220's FOREVER! LOL - it's funny how our perspective changes when on this protocol. When I was on Atkins I was THRILLED to lose 30 pounds in 6 months! LOL - now I want it in 42 days! LOL - I crack myself up! But really, I have been playing around in the 220's since 07/19/07 - so counting today's weigh in, that is 15 days! OI VEA!!! I need to be OUT of this range, NOW!!! This last 1.8 pounds is going to be my most treasured weight loss to date! I can TASTE that 219.8 - ok - not really TASTE it, but I sure want it bad enough.

Ate pretty late last night, almost 8pm - I have been making it a point to eat by 6pm or at the latest 7pm - but it just worked out that we were eating at 7:45pm - I don't know if it had an effect on my weight loss, but I can tell you for sure it had an effect on my sleeping. I slept ROUGH last night. I ate beef, and whenever I chose to eat beef, I usually have it for lunch and do fish for dinner - something light to end the day. Well yesterday I had my fish in the afternoon and my beef at night, I don't think it sat well with me. Oh well. Lesson learned, and moving onward.

It's getting closer to our little chemical experiment. I am getting excited! Don't you folks worry, we will keep you all abreast of our progress!!!

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/221.6/150 (Lost 29.2 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/04/07 (39 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 3, 2007 - Day 38 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

I have new photos posted in the photo section - Ok, the back picture looks exactly the same to me, but I do see a difference on the side and front views. It's about time I see something! LOL

I am 222 today, so that was a .6 drop from yesterday. 2.2 more pounds till I reach 219.8 - I am so looking forward to hitting the teens!

Upping my water intake yesterday sure did help. I had no hunger, I even went till about noon before I ate my orange.

JPS and I went shopping for all of our stuff yesterday to start the sublingual on Tuesday. I don't know why but both of us are SO nervous! LOL - Until we actually do it, I guess that will be the case. But we have all of our supplies now, so that is cool. Monday we will be playing Chemistry Lab at her house to mix this stuff up. So if you hear of any explosions happening in Coastal South Carolina on Monday, you will know it was us! LOL

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/222/150 (Lost 28.8 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/03/07 (38 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 2, 2007 - Day 37 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

Good Morning!

WOW! Down to the 222's! I lost .4 last night and so I am at 222.6!!! That is only 2.8 more pounds to go to reach that number 219.8!!! Very DOABLE!

My friend (JPS) and I have decided to start on the oral formula next Tuesday. Our double shot is on Saturday and then we will have two break days, and start with the oral. I have read enough that I can honestly say that I don't think it will make a difference.

I have started to feel hunger over the last couple of days. Kinda middle of the night hunger. Now the only thing I can think of is three things. Either immunity is setting in, or there is lack of potency with my 6th week worth of shots from NHW. The third thing is that I haven't exactly been as exact with my water intake as I have been in the recent past. I haven't filled my 74 oz jug and used it twice to show me I have had more than enough water. I have been pretty much relying on just getting me a cup at a time.

Today, that will not happen. Let me also say, that this hunger is not unbearable, and is usually quenched with either eating my meal, or drinking water.

I will be drinking more than enough water today.

JPS are going shopping for our supplies. I told her that we are going to do a photo-tutorial of the directions of putting this stuff together. It's the least we could do as everyone here has been so incredibly helpful with us!

Oh, and another thing. I had some EXCELLENT Thai Hot and Sour Soup last night! OMG! It was SO GOOD. I will be posting the recipe sometime today. Gonna give Tammy a run for her money! LOL (she probably already has this recipe! LOL)

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/222.6/150 (Lost 28.2 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/02/07 (37 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07

August 1, 2007 - Day 36 Complete on VLCD

(Direct copy and paste from my post at the HcgDieters Yahoo Group)

OMG!!!

I cannot believe this! I fit into my size 18 capris from WAY LONG TIME AGO! Sure, they are TIGHT, but they actually BUTTON! WITHOUT laying down! I was in 24's just 5.5 weeks ago!!! WOO HOO!!!!

WOW! This protocol really DOES work! LOL

Ok, no loss today on the scale, which is ok, I had a really good run for a few days. BUT - I had another inch loss in the inch department - so that makes a total of 29.75 inches down!

And I fit in my Size 18 capris, did I mention that yet???? LOL

I have been seriously doing research on this whole Splenda thing. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable on nutrition and food. I have even kept my daughter away from aspertame because I knew it was unhealthy, but didn't mind her sipping on one of my Diet Rites that I always had available around the house since I always tried to eat Atkins. BUT NO MORE!

I told you that on Sunday I had a sweet craving so I made for myself a lemonade with SPLENDA. I was about to post something yesterday about this breakout in my face over the last two days. It was so bad and itchy yesterday, I had to break down and put some anti itch cream on it (probably the reason for the no loss today - but it was bad) - so when I was doing research on Splenda, one of the things I read that it can cause is redness and itchiness - VIOLA!!! Splenda was the ONLY thing I did different in my diet - I didn't have any yesterday and it has cleared up a bit. No more Splenda for me!

Anyhoo, I am flying high and feeling good in my size 18 capris, did I mention that already???!!!

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/223/150 (Lost 27.8 lbs) - Total of 29.75" lost - As of 08/01/07 (36 completed days 500 cal)
Started 1st Injection on 06/23/07 - Started 500 Cal on 06/26/07 - No Gain During Load Phase
NHW for supplies but following Dr Simeon's Protocol
Using New Scale as of 07/13/07