July 31, 2007 - Day 35 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!!!

Yes! The scale AGAIN agreed to obey me! Another .6 pounds GONE - Yup, down to 223 now, and only 3.2 more pounds to reach that 219.8 number! LOL

Today is the start of my 6th week.

Will I be able to lose that extra 3.2 pounds by next Monday? Will I have to go on to another week so that I can revel in my own glory of meeting my primary goal? Will immunity set in? Will I start craving food?

Stay tuned for these and other stories as my journey continues! LOL

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/223/150 (Lost 27.8 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/31/07 (35 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

July 30, 2007 - Day 34 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

Ok, I don't know what I am doing right, but another .6 came off last night! As of this rate, I only have 3.8 more pounds to lose until I reach that "magic" number "219.8" - BELOW 220!!!

What have I changed? I ate beef three days in a row??? I have been having beef for lunch and fish for dinner the last three days - I wonder if that has anything to do with it? I am slowly coming to the conclusion that what I do makes no nevermind to my body, it does what it wants WHEN it wants! I just follow the plan, and I will lose what Dr S says I will lose "a little less than a pound a day" average.

Tomorrow is my FIVE week anniversary doing the VLCD!!! WOO HOO! Time flies when your having fun! LOL

I forgot to mention...last night I had my first "sweet" craving. I really don't know where it came from. I am not due for Aunt Flo, and usually I don't crave sweets at all, I am a chip and dip person. So I satisfied the craving using my allowed lemon to make two tall glasses of lemonade (squeezed half a lemon in the water added sweetener to taste and viola!) - it satisfied the craving and it was refreshing. BTW - I did already have my required water for the day before I drank this 'desert'!

One more thing, I have jumped on the BLOG bandwagon. What I did was copy and pasted each one of my posts to a blog, just so that my diary of this protocol is written in one place, if anyone is interested in having that kind of information. Just a journey thru my weightloss. Hoping it might help somone.

The Progress of Biz

Have a great day people!

Biz
250.8/223.6/150 (Lost 27.2 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/30/07 (34 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

July 29, 2007 - Day 33 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

Another .4 pounds today! That means I need to lose 4.6 more pounds to reach that number BELOW 220! I have 9 days left to do this in! LOL - It surely is a race to the finish! I haven't really made up my mind if I should go another two weeks yet, gosh, I am still pretty much on the fence with this one.

I had beef again yesterday, didn't seem to hurt me.

Time is flying by so incredibly fast. I cannot believe that just 33 short days ago I was over 250 pounds, and look at me today! WOO HOO!!!

Have a wonderful day you LOSERS! LOL

Biz
250.8/224.4/150 (Lost 26.4 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/29/07 (33 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

July 28, 2007 - Day 32 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

That's the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it, uh huh, uh huh!

DOWN 1.6 pounds today! A total of 26 pounds, in 32 days! WOO HOO!!! FINALLY the scale decides to be nice to me! LOL

I ate beef yesterday, for the first time in 10 days, any relation? I have no idea! But I am sure glad it finally went DOWN! It didn't even stop in the 225's - went from the 226's to the 224's in one day! Did I say WOO HOO already???

I might just see the teens yet!

Have a wonderful HCG day everyone!

BTW - My friend (JPS) posted a recipe in the recipe files for Chicken Bruschetta - it looks positively YUMMY!

Biz
250.8/224.8/150 (Lost 26 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/28/07 (32 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

July 27, 2007 - Day 31 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

UGH! The scale didn't cooperate with me today. Still the same weight, but I didn't GAIN so that is a good thing. I posted new side by side pics in the photo section if people want to see my progress.

I want to thank everyone for their input yesterday on the whole injection time thing and the thoughts about going a bit longer. I am taking everything that was said to me to heart, and going to weigh it and come to a decision.

I know I am being completely anal about this, and I am having such excellent progress in inches, but there is something that is eating at me daily that I just want to be in my 2-teens when I take my break.

So let's see what the next few days bring. I am going back to maybe eating some beef to see if that shakes things up a bit.

I did want to say that I tried a new apple yesterday, it's called "Pink Cripps" - DANG, that apple was DELICIOUS!

Biz
250.8/226.4/150 (Lost 24.4 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/27/07 (31 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

July 26, 2007 - Day 30 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

UGH! Only a .2 loss - so that means I need to lose another 6.6 to get UNDER 220 in just 12 days - that is just not happening at this rate! LOL - I took my measurements again today - I lost another 1.75 inches! So where the heck is all this going??? Are my fat cells just FLATTENING out instead of being broken down? Cause I am definitely losing it in the inch side, it's just not translating to the scale! LOL

Oh well! I have not cheated, I have followed Dr S to a "T" - so I will just keep on keeping on.

Any lurkers out there that might be on Phase 3 and used NHW??? I need some advice. NHW gives their shots in 5 day increments with 2 skip days. Their 5th day shot is a "double" shot. If I were to obey Dr Simeons and wait 72 hours PAST my last injection, what would that translate to? I take my double shot on Saturdays - my skip days are Sunday and Monday. Do I wait 72 hours from the Saturday shot, which would translate till Tuesday? Or should I wait 72 hours from SUNDAY which would mean Wednesday?

Also, do you believe that NHW says you can go 8 weeks because technically that is 40 injections instead of the 6 weeks like Dr S says?

Just curious if anyone has any thoughts.

Biz
250.8/226.4/150 (Lost 24.4 lbs) - Total of 28.75" lost - As of 07/26/07 (30 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

July 25, 2007 - Day 29 Complete on VLCD

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

Good Morning!

Another .4 pound loss! Anything going in the DOWN direction is good for me! I have 13 days left on this round, and I had hoped to reach at least 30 pounds loss, but boy oh boy would I like to be in the 210's when I start my Phase 3!!!

That's only 6.8 pounds more! Come on abnormal fat, BE GONE!!!

We shall see!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Biz
250.8/226.6/150 (Lost 24.2 lbs) - Total of 27" lost - As of 07/25/07 (29 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