Failed 3rd Round on Phase II using HCG Injections
Day 1 213.4 lbs I love gorging!
Day 2 215.0 lbs This is really the best part of P2
Day 3 216.8 lbs I stuck to the diet perfectly today!
Day 4 213.0 lbs I fell off the wagon slightly
Day 5 212.8 lbs Cheated, but still holding on to the wagon. I'm having serious cravings today. I have a big pot of cabbage already made, I have a draw full of apples ready to go. I have several baggies of meat all weighed out and ready to be prepared, but the thought of going back to the restricted diet makes me depressed and I can't do it. I'm trying hard, but the cravings are over powering my will to get back on track.
Day 6 212.2 lbs Cheated
Day 7 212.0 lbs Cheated
Day 8 213.2 lbs Cheated. At this point, my cravings are at a level that I have never had before in life. I'm wanting these French Onion Sun Chips and I'm buying them every chance I get like a drug addict. I'm downing bottles of Yohoo and eating these dayum chips like they're going out of style. Chinese food is another craving I'm having. General Tso with Shrimp. Having rice again makes me smile. I'm still concerned that I'm still on the injections and not sticking to the diet.
Day 9 212.0 lbs Cheated
Day 10 214.0 lbs Cheated. Here we go!
Day 11 213.6 lbs Cheated Rita's Ice on a hot day! I got to have it!
Day 12 214.4 lbs Cheated
Day 13 214.8 lbs Cheated
Day 14 214.0 lbs Cheated
It's at this point that I decide to stop taking the injections and totally give into my cravings for the next couple of weeks. On a serious note, I started this weight loss journey on Jan. 1, 2008 at 252 lbs. It's been 6 months that I have been on food restriction and I believe my body just could not do it any more without a break. I wish I could describe the level of cravings that I've had while trying to start P2 again. I would eat and be totally full, but my craving for something would take over and I would have to have it even though I was full. It practically made me ill. I just had to feed every craving that I felt. I knew I needed to give into these cravings so that when I started P2 again, I hopefully wouldn't have them. I know it sounds like an excuse, but anyone who has a lot of weight to lose, will probably understand what I'm talking about. I hope my strategy works.
Day 2 215.0 lbs This is really the best part of P2
Day 3 216.8 lbs I stuck to the diet perfectly today!
Day 4 213.0 lbs I fell off the wagon slightly
Day 5 212.8 lbs Cheated, but still holding on to the wagon. I'm having serious cravings today. I have a big pot of cabbage already made, I have a draw full of apples ready to go. I have several baggies of meat all weighed out and ready to be prepared, but the thought of going back to the restricted diet makes me depressed and I can't do it. I'm trying hard, but the cravings are over powering my will to get back on track.
Day 6 212.2 lbs Cheated
Day 7 212.0 lbs Cheated
Day 8 213.2 lbs Cheated. At this point, my cravings are at a level that I have never had before in life. I'm wanting these French Onion Sun Chips and I'm buying them every chance I get like a drug addict. I'm downing bottles of Yohoo and eating these dayum chips like they're going out of style. Chinese food is another craving I'm having. General Tso with Shrimp. Having rice again makes me smile. I'm still concerned that I'm still on the injections and not sticking to the diet.
Day 9 212.0 lbs Cheated
Day 10 214.0 lbs Cheated. Here we go!
Day 11 213.6 lbs Cheated Rita's Ice on a hot day! I got to have it!
Day 12 214.4 lbs Cheated
Day 13 214.8 lbs Cheated
Day 14 214.0 lbs Cheated
It's at this point that I decide to stop taking the injections and totally give into my cravings for the next couple of weeks. On a serious note, I started this weight loss journey on Jan. 1, 2008 at 252 lbs. It's been 6 months that I have been on food restriction and I believe my body just could not do it any more without a break. I wish I could describe the level of cravings that I've had while trying to start P2 again. I would eat and be totally full, but my craving for something would take over and I would have to have it even though I was full. It practically made me ill. I just had to feed every craving that I felt. I knew I needed to give into these cravings so that when I started P2 again, I hopefully wouldn't have them. I know it sounds like an excuse, but anyone who has a lot of weight to lose, will probably understand what I'm talking about. I hope my strategy works.
10 Comments
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Comment by TBear on July 19, 2008 at 8:56am
- Thanks Terrie. That's exactly what my attitude is now. I just got up this morning and said to myself "today I will tackle the weeds in the front yard" and I will take the dog for a long walk and if I still have the energy, I will finish painting the kitchen or start some other project to occupy my mind. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm on my way!
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Comment by Terrie on July 19, 2008 at 11:21am
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Also, I was thinking, would you consider upping your dosage of HCG to 200 IU's instead of 175? I'm wondering if "upping" your dosage might help to quell any cravings or hunger you've experienced in the past which could possibly manifest themselves once again. What do you think about it?
Just brainstorming here!
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- My last round on HCG I did the 200 iu dosage and I did not have hardly any cravings. I was weighing in at around 230 lbs then. As I loose the weight I'm lowering my dosage. So now that I'm knocking at being under 200 lbs, I think 175 iu will be good. Honestly, since I went on my 3-4 weeks of eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, I really don't have any cravings this time. It's like I ate my cravings away. I'm feeling really good about finishing my injections and trying to stay active. By the way, I just got in from pulling all the weeds out my front yard. I definitely worked up a sweat doing it too!
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- Sweating is good! Now you are de-toxing, ha ha. Seriously, you are.
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- When you get done pulling weeds at your house, I have this vegetable garden you see, needs some work, and, so, well, when you get done over there, ........................................LOL
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- I'm born and raised in NY and grass and weeds are not my thing. I hate bugs! I will be totally pissed if my husband does not realize I pulled up all the weeds when he gets in from work. His idea of pulling weeds is pulling one weed up each day on his way in the house from the driveway. LOL At that rate he'll be doing that for the rest of his working life. I wish I liked gardening. I would love to grow my own organic veggies for my salads. Noting extravagant. Just some tomatoes, cucumbers and romaine lettuce. Who knows, maybe I'll try one of those indoor garden things.
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Aha, a New Yorker! What's it like? I've been to nine different countries, but never to New York, can you believe that?
While I was in Washington, I almost went but decided not to.
Living in Kentucky, now, yuck. Wish I was in Florida, where you just vacationed!
Well, my Kentucky work beckons me as we speak, and I have to message my son in law who is in Iraq; poor fella, his own folks don't have much contact with him, so Jerry and I try to be his support team and try to message him often to keep his spirits up and to encourage him; they get mortared daily where he is, and he is very frightened. I know I would be.
Take care, I will talk to you again when I can use the computer again and I get caught up with my outside work and with the garden duties. But I enjoy working outside with the animals, especially the horses. What's it like in New York? Bet there is always some place to go and some interesting thing to do there. Kentucky is so boring!!
We are getting ready to vacation in Florida, too; my cousin lives there, they just built a new home in Jupiter, so we will stay there and hang out, go to the beach, etc.
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- New York is definitely the city that never sleeps. There is always something to do. I love to visit, but I would not want to live there again. It's too hectic. I like the peace and quiet of PA. I enjoy the slower lifestlye. I'm suring moving here has added a few more years to my life that NY took away. Talk to ya soon.
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Comment by Darla Anderson on July 20, 2008 at 4:05pm - You take good care of yourself. This is easier than any other diet but you have to be ready to do it and commit to it or it is a waste. So take you time and when you are ready, you will know it. Just keep taking good care of yourself.
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Yes, you probably should take a break. Try to stick to a really healthy diet, and since it is summer, try to exercise outside doing things like gardening, etc. The most important thing is to keep your mind occupied with something other than losing weight.
There were times while I was on HCG that I found myself beginning to obsess about food. I quickly realized what I was doing, changed my mental thought process, and occupied my time and mind with doing some research, gardening, or doing some odd jobs around the house that needed doing to occupy my time. But stay away from the grocery stores, and try to stay away from the refrigerator. I really found that I wasn't really hungry at all, I just had to re-train my mind.
Actually, you have done quite well.
I also take an organic liquid mineral-vitamin supplement, which gives instant energy, and takes away aches and pains, and helps to quell any food cravings or thoughts that begin to develope. It is a big help to me, and I enjoy taking it because I feel the benefits of it rather quickly. Within an hour of taking it, I have a sudden burst of energy that lasts through the day.
But you really need to successfully go through phase 3, in order to reset your hypothalmas gland.
Phase 3 was hard for me too, but you can do it. Just hang in there, you will reach your target weight.