Thursday, September 30, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 31 (-0.5, 116.7)

Half a pound! I'll take it! It's day 2 of my alternating day strategy. Turns out steak/hamburger - NOT the same difference. I was STARVING at bedtime last night. Next time I have to do a steak day, it'll be steak!

Today has been all about eating a P3 type day to my baseline basal metabolic rate (BMR). The BMR is the minimum number of calories you need to consume in a day to provide fuel for your bodily functions. There are a lot of calculators online, so I looked up my BMR which is 1220,

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 30 (+0.8, 117.2)

Ugh. Too much dairy late at night. Today was a steak day.Or rather, a hamburger day (same deal, just ground steak, right?)

I read about a strategy where you do various correction days alternating with with P3 days. I figure I will try one week of this strategy. We'll see what gives from there. If my body has indeed decided that this is where it wants to be, I'll get on with P4, but I wanted to give it one last go before I move on to

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R2 - P3 Day 30 (+0.8, 117.2)

Ugh. Too much dairy late at night. Today was a steak day.Or rather, a hamburger day (same deal, just ground steak, right?)

I read about a strategy where you do various correction days alternating with with P3 days. I figure I will try one week of this strategy. We'll see what gives from there. If my body has indeed decided that this is where it wants to be, I'll get on with P4, but I wanted to give it one last go before I move on to

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 29 (-0.2, 116.4)

Well, that was a less than dramatic result lol. I think it's very telling however. I think it means that I'm stabilizing at 116. Which makes me wonder, if I'd used the Drops of Skinny from day 1 of round 2's phase 3, would I have stabilized at 111? Guess I'll never know. Now I have to decide whether to keep fighting this, or to simply decide to be happy at this weight and move on to maintenance. After all, once I get into P4, I will be able to start exercising (which frankly, mentally I'm dying

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R2 - P3 Day 29 (-0.2, 116.4)

Well, that was a less than dramatic result lol. I think it's very telling however. I think it means that I'm stabilizing at 116. Which makes me wonder, if I'd used the Drops of Skinny from day 1 of round 2's phase 3, would I have stabilized at 111? Guess I'll never know. Now I have to decide whether to keep fighting this, or to simply decide to be happy at this weight and move on to maintenance. After all, once I get into P4, I will be able to start exercising (which frankly, mentally I'm dying

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Cosmetics, Creams and Hair Products (oh my!) while on HCG

I've been receiving a lot of questions from my clients at emergewithhcg of late, about what cosmetics, skin and hair products are safe to use.

The best guideline I can give actually flies in the face of what I would normally recommend is to buy products with chemicals, and no natural oils or fats. When not on HCG, I like the more natural products, feeling that we are inundated with chemicals in our daily lives.

However - HCG is a total different ballgame. While on HCG, the body reacts

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Cosmetics, Creams and Hair Products (oh my!) while on HCG

I've been receiving a lot of questions from my clients at emergewithhcg of late, about what cosmetics, skin and hair products are safe to use.

The best guideline I can give actually flies in the face of what I would normally recommend is to buy products with chemicals, and no natural oils or fats. When not on HCG, I like the more natural products, feeling that we are inundated with chemicals in our daily lives.

However - HCG is a total different ballgame. While on HCG, the body reacts

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R2 - P3 Day 27 (0.0, 116.8)

I can live with sameness lol.

Today, I just said eff it, I'm going to RELAX. I am going to eat what I want, trust my body, and did I say relax? No stressing over getting to the LDW that I reached during Phase 2 of the HCG Diet. No stressing over gaining or losing tomorrow. Just r-e-l-a-x.

I'd read that the key to Phase 3 of the HCG protocol (and weight loss and maintenance for that matter) is to relax and not stress.

I felt like cream in my coffee. I had it. I felt like having coffee

HCG weight loss, round 2, phase 3 day 27

R2 - P3 Day 28 (-0.2, 116.6)

See what all that relaxing did for me?

Today, I'm doing an egg correction day, one of the alternatives to the famous Steak Day, found in Pounds and Inches (the manual written by Dr. Simeons), and typically used by followers of the HCG Diet to correct any weight gain of over 2 pounds above last dose weight (LDW) during Phase 3 and Phase 4 of the HCG protocol.

I've been eating eggs scrambled in olive oil at each meal, black coffee (or rather black coffee with stevia), and I may also have

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 26 (+2.1, 116.8)

Argh! I consumed way too much cheese and salt last night at the future SILs birthday party. The six year old in me is stomping her foot and whining "but I didn't have any wine or cake or delicious French apple pie or anything! It's not fair!!" LOL thank goodness she doesn't rule my life!
However, a good time was had by all, and I'm sure the scale will be friendlier tomorrow. I'll do a regular, low to no dairy day today, tons of water, and I'm sure I'll be happier with what I see tomorrow. And tomorrow will be a correction day. It's all good...

(If you'd like to read my HCG journey from day 1, go to www.emergeweightloss.com)

R2 - P3 Day 25 (-1.0, 114.7)

Now that was a successful correction day!
We had a lovely time with some friends last night, it was so good to see them! It was a very late night, I went to bed at 2am (the other half followed later, not sure when), mostly because I was very hungry, determined NOT to eat (and possibly wreck any progress I'd made), and the other half was having a snack and I just couldn't sit there and watch him eat. Most times, I'm fine with that, but not last night!
Today is a regular P3 day. I've had a couple of slices of cheese, eggs for breakfast. I'm having salad and a chicken patty for lunch. Dinner will be at the birthday girl's house (BBQ), and I will cope with that well, I'm sure. Hoping tomorrow is the same (I'm liking the 114 range, it's been a while!)
Anyway, need to get on with my day, but just wanted to check in. Happy Friday! :)

R2 - P3 Day 24 (+0.2, 115.7)

Yep, definitely feeling like I'm hitting my stride here. Yesterday I had cream in my coffee, a couple of slices of cheese (in my meals), and some sour cream in addition to my meals (breakfast was 4 eggs scrambled in olive oil with a slice of cheese, lunch was a hamburger patty fried in olive oil with a tomato on the side, and dinner was another 4 eggs scrambled in olive oil with a hamburger patty crumbled in it and a slice of pepper jack cheese).
And all I saw was 0.2 - which means I maintained! Yay! I won't push it though, I'm still keeping dairy to a minimum as a rule, and my veggies simple. Once I'm down into my safe range again, I'll add fruit again (just apples and grapefruit, the things I ate on P2) and see how it goes.
Today is a correction day. I (again lol) don't particularly feel like doing one, but since there's a birthday party on Friday and a wedding on Saturday and Sunday is my next opportunity to do one, today has to be it. I'll just suck it up, drink my black coffee and move on!
I fried up a bunch of ground turkey last night (made patties) in olive oil, and they will be my meals for the day. I had breakfast already, and allowed myself a TB of sugar free mayo with it, but I'm going to try not to do that more than maybe one more time at dinner. I want to keep the fats as simple as possible, so I might do a drizzle of olive oil on the lunch patty. We'll see.
Tomorrow (I believe) is a BBQ party, so I should be able to navigate that one well, as part of a regular P3 day. The only one that has me a tad worried is the wedding on Saturday - zero influence over the food at that one! I'll just have to pick the best protein choices I can, and avoid sugar as much as possible. I'll do my best, and NOT STRESS! (that's in caps as a not-so-gentle reminder to myself that stressing doesn't help. It just takes the joy out of the moment, and I've done that to myself far too often over the years).
Anyway, onwards, have a great day!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 23 (-0.2, 115.5)

Well, I'm feeling more and more confident that I am on the right track! I was a little afraid of what I'd see this morning, so a little release is happy-making!
I was going to do a correction day today, but frankly I just didn't feel like it, so I'll do a day like yesterday, and do a correction day tomorrow. I'm looking forward to hitting my safe zone again, but for today I just want to enjoy my cream in my coffee, take it easy, continue to test that this is the right track.
A good family friend (and client) is blogging about her HCG experience, to see her blog, go here.
Anyway, better get on with it, we have an early morning vet appointment for the boys (our dogs), otherwise I'd still be snoozing lol. I'll update later. Have a great Wednesday folks!

p.s. For my older posts and HCG Diet history, click here.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

R2 - P3 Day 22 (-1.8, 115.7)

Muuuuuuuuch better! I feel I can breathe easier again :)
Well, that definitely worked well as a correction day. Today, as per the advice I read, I am adding my cream to my coffee again, but this will be the only dairy I allow today, and if I want any coffee later in the day, it will be without cream (which will likely prevent me from wanting any lol). Breakfast will be scrambled eggs with olive oil (like all three meals yesterday - man I love that meal! So simple, yet I feel my body being FED by it). Lunch will be chicken with salad (and some olive oil and vinegar as dressing). I haven't decided what dinner will be, but it will likely be similar to lunch. I think I'll boil some eggs in case I feel a need for a snack at some point in the day. I find hard boiled eggs very filling.
Still continuing on with the Drops of Skinny, feeling good with them.
I SLEPT last night. And that's usually a sign that my body is releasing. Other than a potty trip at around 4am, I slept hard, and didn't wake until 9am, which is late for me, and made it over 9 hours of sleep!
All in all, I feel back on track. A little nervous that I'll gain tomorrow, but if I'm sensible it should not be an issue. Back on track feels good!