VLCD 11 - the 140's!!!!!

Weight: 149.8

Down 1 pound in the last 2 days. Down 10 pounds overall and people are starting to notice:) I think i've convinced my husband to start with me. He'll do the 23 days and i'll go the distance so we can be in P3 together.

What I have learned is to journal EVERYTHING you eat. It's easy to forget how many grissini's or fruits you've had. I just keep mine in the kitchen next to the fridge and my HCG supplies. Also pre-weighing your meats (and even cooking them) in large batches is a hge time saver. If I cook chicken and freeze it, on my way out for the day i'll grab a bag and it dethaws just in-time for lunch!

VLCD 6, 7, & 8

VLCD 6
Weight: 152.4

Down another pound!

grapefruit w/stevia

Chicken and cucumbers

1 grissini

Shrimp and spinach w/dijon dressing

1grissini and apple

VLCD 7
Weight: 151.2

Down 1.2 pounds:) I can feel the 140's coming soon and it feels good. I can see changes in my shape already. My tummy is disappearing.

Coffee for breakfast

Blackened Tilapia wrapped in romaine

1 grissini

Grilled chicken and asparagus plus apple


VLCD 8
Weight: didn't weight (on boat)

grapefruit w/stevia

1 grissini

grilled tilapia and romaine lettuce

1 grissini

grilled chicken and asparagus

baked apple with cinnamon and stevia

VLCD 5

Weight! 153.4

Only down 0.4 pounds. Oh well. Having a hard time sleeping. All is going well otherwise and have hunger from time to time but I can manage.

grapefruit w/stevia and coffee

1 grissini

Grilled shrimp and spinich salad (made a dressing with organic dijon mustard, Apple Cider Vinegar, lemon, salt and pepper, and stevia)

1grissini

Grilled chicken and spinich salad w/ dijon dressing

baked apple with cinnamon and stevia

VLCD 4

Weight: 153.8

Wow, down another 1.6 pounds. This is really an amazing diet. I have a new trick today. Instead of getting my regular latte at Starbucks, I order a tall drip (plain coffee) and a Venti Ice water. I carry the water with straw (helps you drink more) throughout the day and for some reason.... makes me feel good about drinking so much water- and it's free! kinda looks cool too. When I came home, I brewed a tea and filled my Starbucks cup with ice and voila.... an iced tea.

grapefruit w/stevia

apple and grissini

shrimp w/garlic and lemon

grilled lobster and aspragus

VLCD 3

Weight: 155.4

Down 1.6 pounds!! The hunger has started to taper off and I feel really great actually. My spirits are good.

Grapefruit w/stevia and coffee

Tilapia wrapped in romain and added shredded cabbage

1 grissini

chicken and asparagus w/dill

1 grisinni

VLCD 2

Weight 157.0

Wow, 2.8 pound loss since yesterday? This is great!

I am hungry again today. Had my pilates class this morning and was shaking afterward. Couldn't wait to get home for lunch. My son wanted McDonalds on the way home and it was so hard not to snatch a french fry. Don't think i've ever been so tempted and yet ....had so much self control! I think its because I know you can't cheat on this diet, so I don't. Believe me, if I can do it- so can you. I in general, have NO self control.

Breakfast: grapefruit w/stevia and coffee

snack: 1 grissini

lunch: Blackened Tilapia wrapped in romaine

Snack: 1 grissini

Dinner: Grilled chicken and raw cucumbers

snack: apple w/cinnamon (microware 1 min.)

VLCD 1

Weight 159.8

Well here we are, the dreaded Very Low Calorie Day (VLCD). I expected to gain more during the load days so I hope it doesn't mess me up. I am making sure I drink tons of water as directed.
Here is what I ate today:

Breakfast: Grapefruit / sprinkle of stevia
Coffee

Lunch: chicken w/grilled onions and garlic

Dinner: Blackened Tilapia wrapped in lettuce (fish tacos?)

Snack: 1 grissini and apple (sprinkle w/cinnamon and stevia then microwave)

Oh I miss my red wine at night...... and was hungry today especially when going to bed. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

Load Day 2

Weight 159.2

Eating much more "crap" today. I can barely get it down. Had bloody marys in the afternoon and another bottle of wine before bedtime.

Decided to do this blog after a few days of protocol since i learned so much from other people- so i'm catching you up now.

Injection was easier today. I am doing the 125IU daily dose of the 5000IU HCG. Mixed 8ml of bacteriostatic water and take 0.2cc per day. I ordered my injetion supplies from Tim at hcgprotocol.com and the HCG from drugdelivery.ca

Load Day 1 - Getting Ready for Protocol

Weight 160

Did my first injection today. I was so scared but it wasn't that bad.

So this day, I ate so much crap. Chips for breakfast, ice cream, burgers/fries. It was really hard to load. Knowing you had to eat made it harder. Decided to have a dinner party with friends and drank like a sailor till 2am. I do love my wine!! (one thing i'll certainly miss).

To get ready for this diet:

I read Pounds and Inches 5 times and learned something new each time I read it. I also read many blogs and youtube videos. check out www.hcgprotocol.com

Supplies: I ordered my injetion supplies from Tim at hcgprotocol.com and the HCG from drugdelivery.ca. (the hcg can take 4 weeks to get and be prepared to have multiple communications and giving your credit card company the OK since charges are going outside country)

Dose: I am doing the 125IU daily dose of the 5000IU HCG. Mixed 8ml of bacteriostatic water and take 0.2cc per day.

Scale: I purchased an electronic letter scale at Staples for $30 to weight 100g of meat. The meat has to be weighed raw so I pre-weighed chicken, talapia, shrimp, lobster and froze them in individual bags.

Journal: I have a notebook to record my daily weight, injetion site, water intake and food intake.